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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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One-on-one Korean classes for multicultural kids
One-on-one Korean language lessons will be offered for children of foreign parents or multicultural households from March, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. Starting with 200 households this year, the city plans to extend the number of families receiving the service to 2,500 by 2013. There are about 20,000 children with foreign parents who are at compulsory education ages ― between 3
Feb. 16, 2011
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Patients lose damages suit against cigarette firms
Cigarette makers once again escaped liability for lung cancer prevalence among their customers as an appellate court ruled in their favor Tuesday. However, the ruling seems to be a step forward from a lower court’s verdict as it acknowledged the health risks of smoking.Judge Seong Kee-moon of the Seoul High Court said, “There seems to be cause-and-effect relations between smoking and cancer preval
Feb. 16, 2011
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N. Korean man makes rare defection by land to S. Korea
A North Korean man crossed the inter-Korean border and defected to South Korea, a military official said Wednesday. The man in his early 20s passed through the heavily armed border and was spotted by South Korean soldiers patrolling a frontline guard post at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Cheorwon County, some 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, the official said. North Korean military guard post sta
Feb. 16, 2011
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Organ donations spread during second year since cardinal’s death
As the nation marks the second anniversary of the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, which falls on Wednesday, a government agency said Tuesday that the number of organ donation pledges in South Korea exceeded the 100,000 mark for the second straight year, apparently influenced by a precedent set by the late cardinal.According to the Korean Network for Organ Sharing, a total of 124,300 South
Feb. 15, 2011
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State support increased for rough sleepers
The government is strengthening measures for homeless people and rough sleepers to help them support themselves and earn a living. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday announced a set of guidelines to help the rehabilitation of people who sleep on the streets and lodge at state-run shelters. The ministry will provide around-the-clock care and accommodation through 74 shelters nationwide,
Feb. 15, 2011
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Mayor Oh vows to proceed with pet projects
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Tuesday that he would spend reserve funds to continue the city’s projects that have been suspended due to the opposition of the city council.The announcement comes after a series of talks between Oh and the Seoul City Council ended without reaching any agreement by Monday. “(The city government) has decided not to neglect any more citizens’ inconvenience and suspended s
Feb. 15, 2011
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Police launch manhunt for husband of woman after her body found 12 years after death
Police said Monday they have launched a manhunt for the husband of a woman after her body was found over the weekend, at least 12 years after her death.Her 20-year-old daughter found the body wrapped in 10 layers of vinyl and contained in a cardboard box at her home in Seoul on Saturday and then alerted police, officials said. (MCT)Fingerprints have shown the body was that of her mother, identifie
Feb. 15, 2011
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World kissing record broken amid explosion of loving acts
Lovers nationwide celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday, with 250 couples registering their wedding at Bangkok's Bang Rak (Village of Love) district, while Pattaya hosted a contest for the longest kiss - and seven couples broke the world record.As has become tradition, couples made their weddings memorable at various sites in Thailand. Nine couples in Chiang Mai registered their marriage midair in
Feb. 15, 2011
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More snow hinders east coast clean-up
Another round of heavy snow hit the nation’s east coastal area Monday, which had already received a record snowfall of more than 100 centimeters over the weekend. While officials and local residents were busy clearing streets and vehicles, the weather agency expected more snow of up to 50 centimeters in Gangwon Province until Monday evening. On Friday alone, Gangneung, a major city in the region,
Feb. 14, 2011
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Cyber police to train ICC officials
Internet police in South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, will share experience and knowhow with the International Criminal Court, officials said Monday.The Cyber Terror Response Center, the National Police Agency’s Internet crime unit, plans to teach its investigative techniques to ICC investigators, as the Hague-based organization requested Seoul’s help. “The ICC expressed the nee
Feb. 14, 2011
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Police to confiscate billion won found in boxes
The police are poised to confiscate 1 billion won ($980,000) found in cardboard boxes at a warehouse in Yeouido, Seoul, last Wednesday. The money is suspected to be a slush fund created by a private lottery dealer. The investigators aim to track the source of the money and trace the whereabouts of the man identified by his family name Kang, who is reportedly staying overseas at the moment. Yeongde
Feb. 14, 2011
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Porn uploader arrested
A 36-year-old Seoul man has been arrested on charges of distributing over 33,000 files of pornographic materials to Internet cafes nationwide and earning at least 200 million won ($178,000) in illegal profits, police said Monday.The suspect, identified only by his surname Suh, is accused of having uploaded 33,353 files of sex videos and other pornographic materials to two Web sites since last July
Feb. 14, 2011
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Men decry Ewha’s women-only policy
Ewha Womans University Law School could be forced to accept male students, breaking the university’s 125-year tradition and raising question about its identity.The Constitutional Court held a public hearing last Thursday, over whether or not the law school’s women-only admissions policy is in violation of constitutional rights, after three male law students filed a petition against the private uni
Feb. 14, 2011
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Seoul to ban smoking at bus stops, public parks
Seoul will expand its "no-smoking zone" to include bus stops and neighborhood parks, starting next year, stepping up efforts to heighten public awareness of the health hazards from secondhand smoking, officials said Monday.Under the toughened policy, those caught smoking at bus stops or neighborhood parks in Seoul will be fined 100,000 won (US$89) from 2012, said the officials at the Seoul Metropo
Feb. 14, 2011
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Korea still relies on international adoption
Despite a falling birth rate here, many Korean children are still finding their home abroad, a report found Sunday. Of the total 2,439 children adopted in 2009, 1,125 were sent abroad, slightly down from 1,250 in 2008, the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said. Adoptions have declined here along with the country’s falling birth rate. Over the past 10 years, the number of domestic adop
Feb. 13, 2011
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East coast blanketed after record snowfall
A record snowfall almost paralyzed city life on Korea’s east coast over the weekend, as officials and soldiers struggled to restore normal life. As of Sunday morning, some 1,280 residents of 640 households were stranded in their homes in major cities including Gangneung, Donghae and Samcheok, the emergency management agency in Gangwon Province said. Damage caused by the snow was estimated to surpa
Feb. 13, 2011
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Opposition party ends parliamentary boycott, rejects talks with president
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Sunday it decided to rejoin parliamentary sessions, a move to put the National Assembly on a normal track after two months of paralysis.Sohn Hak-kyu, head of the party, however, said he refuses a proposed bilateral meeting with President Lee Myung-bak, claiming Lee lacks seriousness on dialogue."The life of low- and middle-income people is really head
Feb. 13, 2011
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S. Korea confirms 2 more bird flu outbreaks
South Korea on Sunday confirmed two additional bird flu outbreaks in areas near Seoul despite nationwide efforts to stem the spread of the disease.The farm ministry said the new cases were reported at a medium-sized duck farm and a small poultry farm that raises chickens and ducks, which reported symptoms earlier in the week.All 8,400 birds on the two farms in Hwaseong south of Seoul and Dongduche
Feb. 13, 2011
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At age 50 women become invisible to men
American actress Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is 52 years old. (AP)After reaching 50, eight out of ten women believe that members of the opposite sex no longer notice them. And seven out of ten women feel neglected by the fashion industry after 50. The study by the online retailer isme.com surveyed 1,246 U.K. women, of which 47 percent were over 50. Besides deepening wrinkles and graying hair, about th
Feb. 13, 2011
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East coastal areas hit by heaviest snowfall in a century
CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province (Yonhap) -- A record-breaking snowfall pounded South Korea's east coast on Saturday, stranding hundreds of motorists on highways and destroying dozens of houses, officials said. President Lee Myung-bak ordered the military to help clear waist-high snow that blanketed the area and transport emergency food to isolated residents. Some sections of a highway linking Seou
Feb. 13, 2011