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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Seoul unveils teachers’ guidelines on Dokdo
South Korean schools will systematically reinforce their students’ education regarding the nation’s easternmost islets of Dokdo under special teaching guidelines newly distributed by the Education Ministry, officials said Thursday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology sent comprehensive teaching guidelines to the municipal and provincial education authorities and schools across the nat
March 3, 2011
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Rights panel opposes proposal on corporal punishment
The government’s proposed alternatives to corporal punishment at schools could also be a violation of human rights if they cause students physical pain, South Korea’s rights watchdog said Thursday.The Education Ministry in January started taking steps to revise an enforcement ordinance for a related education law, aiming to ban corporal punishment and introduce various other forms of punishment, i
March 3, 2011
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GRE offered more frequently
The Graduate Record Examinations, the most widely accepted set of tests adopted by graduate schools, will now be offered up to twice every month in Korea, saving students a flight to Japan.Starting this August, a revised format of the GRE will be offered once or twice every month here in the form of computer-based testing, according to the Educational Testing Services and the Ministry of Science,
March 3, 2011
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SNU mulls in-house human rights panel
Move follows dismissal of professor for abusing studentsSeoul National University is considering establishing an in-house human rights watchdog to monitor abuses within the community including violence, corruption and embezzlement.Students will be encouraged to inform the school of their professors’ irregularities under a tight witness protection system and violence among students will be thorough
March 3, 2011
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Men sleep, women socialize on holidays
Last Saturday, 34-year-old office worker Lee Ik-je woke up around noon and spent the day lazing around. He’d had a dinner-turned-drinking party the previous day with colleagues and didn’t feel well. “I gave myself some time to recharge, lolling around the home and preparing for a hectic schedule next week,” he said. On the other hand, 30-year-old office worker Shin Jee-won met her friends downtown
March 3, 2011
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Judicial trainees protest gov't law school policy
A group of prospective judges, prosecutors and lawyers on Wednesday raised their voices against the government's recent decision to employ law school graduates as state prosecutors, refusing to take part in the admissions ceremony for the national judicial training center. Under the current judicial laws, after passing the national bar examination, some 1,000 prospective judges, prosecutors a
March 2, 2011
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Defector groups continue to send anti-North leaflets despite threats
Defector groups Wednesday pledged to continue flying propaganda leaflets across the border despite North Korea’s recent threat of “direct firing” at the South’s psychological warfare sites.“The empty threats from the North have repeated over the past four years. There is nothing special this time as well,” said Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and head of the Fighters for Free North Korea. “
March 2, 2011
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Yoo takes office as Herald Media CEO
Yoo Byung-chang took office as the new chief executive officer and publisher of Herald Media in a ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday.Yoo, 61, former president of POSCO ICT, succeeded Park Haeng-hwan, who retired after three years in the post.The new CEO vowed to strengthen growth businesses of the future, including digital media and broadcasting. Herald Media CEO and Publ
March 2, 2011
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80% of Seoul’s elderly living alone are women
Most see families less than once a weekAlmost eight out of 10 elderly people living alone in Seoul are women, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.The city conducted a census on senior citizens aged 65 or older who lived alone without family over the past three months, aimed at assessing their welfare needs.According to the survey on 214,506 citizens registered as single family household
March 2, 2011
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Seoul highly vulnerable to earthquakes: report
In light of the recent quake that New Zealand is calling its worst natural disaster to date, South Korea could face over 100,000 casualties should a 6.5 magnitude earthquake occur in the middle of Seoul, according to government data.A report recently submitted by the National Emergency Management Agency to a ruling party lawmaker estimated that in the event of such a quake, Seoul and metropolitan
March 2, 2011
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Prosecutors obtain painting at center of graft scandal: official
Seoul prosecutors have secured a high-priced painting at the center of a graft scandal involving two former national tax chiefs, a prosecution official said Tuesday.The official said the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has obtained the painting titled "Hakdong Village" by the late abstract artist Choi Wook-kyung. Han Sang-ryule, a former head of the National Tax Service, is accused of p
March 1, 2011
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S. Korea to send two ships to Libya
South Korea will send two chartered ships to strife-torn Libya to bring home citizens and foreign workers at South Korean construction firms there, an official said Tuesday.The ships chartered from Greece can each carry up to 1,800 passengers, a Transportation Ministry official said.“We have prepared ships capable of evacuating a far larger number of people than before,” the official said without
March 1, 2011
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Expats to promote Gangnam district
Gangnam-gu Office has selected a group of foreign nationals as honorary publicity ambassadors to promote the district around the world, officials said Tuesday.The 29 expats from 14 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Britain, the Philippines and Thailand, will introduce Gangnam’s tourist attractions to their home countries using social media such as Twitter and Facebook. They will also contribu
March 1, 2011
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Wounded ship captain says 'thank you' after completely regaining consciousness
The captain of a South Korean freighter, who was shot during a rescue operation against Somali pirates, completely regained consciousness Monday and expressed thanks for the support that South Koreans have rallied for him.The health of Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry, has drawn wide national attention since South Korean naval special forces on Jan. 21 stormed the ship se
March 1, 2011
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Seoul National University fires music professor accused of violence against students
Seoul National University decided Monday to sack a music professor accused of habitually using violence against her students and other alleged misconduct,officials said. Seoul National University decided to sack Professor Kim In-hye accused of habitually beating and taking high-priced gifts from her students. (Yonhap News)The top South Korean university has looked into allegations raised late last
March 1, 2011
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Court to review ban on teachers’ political activity
A group of unionized teachers have asked the Constitutional Court to review the law that bans teachers from joining political activities, court officials said Monday, challenging the long debated law that causes any teacher who wages an anti-government campaign to face disciplinary action. The Seoul Administrative Court has accepted the appeal by three teachers, affiliated with the liberal Korean
Feb. 28, 2011
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Korea may raise retirement age to 60: report
The government is reportedly considering raising the average retirement age to 60 from the current average of 57 to lessen the impact of the retirement of 7.1 million baby boomers born between 1955 and 1963. However, the plan is expected to face fierce opposition from both employers and employees.The “Baby Boomer Committee,” an affiliate of the Economic and Social Development Commission, a group r
Feb. 28, 2011
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Seoul switches evaluation system for principals
Seoul’s education office plans to completely revamp the principal evaluation system, hoping that straightening out principals will lead to positive changes in schools.Officials said Monday that, once passed through review, headmasters will undergo management skill evaluations starting this school semester, monitoring their schools’ curriculum and its results, as well as 13 other criteria. A good p
Feb. 28, 2011
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Shin elected new KBA president
Shin Young-moo, a 67-year-old veteran lawyer, was elected the new president of the Korean Bar Association during its general assembly in Seoul on Monday.Shin ran for the post as the candidate recommended by Seoul Bar Association and won 167 votes, beating runner-up Shin Yong-do, who had stood for Busan-based lawyers but only received 49 votes. Shin began his judicial career as a judge at Daejeon D
Feb. 28, 2011
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Prosecution probes BBK antagonist again
The sister of an alleged former business partner of Lee Myung-bak has been questioned by the prosecution over a long-dormant scandal which engulfed the 2007 presidential election.Erica Kim, sister of Kim Kyung-joon, returned to Seoul over the weekend to help the prosecution wrap up an investigation into the scandal involving stock manipulation. With her brother Kyung-joon now serving an eight-year
Feb. 28, 2011