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Top factor for women when looking for dates? Survey says 'age'
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Yoon, Mirziyoyev agree on S. Korea's 1st export of bullet trains to Uzbekistan
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[From the scene] BTS' Jin returns, fans erupt with joy
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How will med professors' walkout on June 18 impact hospitals?
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Couple’s tennis game at Incheon Airport draws public outcry
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Lisa hints at solo return
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Record fine on Coupang raises questions about online retail practices
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[Graphic News] 3,444 shade canopies installed in Seoul
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Man faces animal cruelty charges for killing his dog for meat
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Yoon visits ancient Uzbek city, wraps up Central Asia trip
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Concerns growing over Korean nuclear power plants
Concerns are growing here about the safety of nuclear power plants in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami that was followed by a series of explosions at atomic facilities.Another reactor was rocked by an explosion Tuesday at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 240 kilometers north of Tokyo. Japanese officials cautioned the residents to stay indoors to avoid radiation sickness.
March 15, 2011
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Tougher penalties for hiring illegal foreign workers
Businesses caught hiring illegal migrant workers will be banned from recruiting any more foreigners for three years, in a government bid to deal with illegal immigration.Korean employers found to have foreign nationals working for them illegally will get a warning the first time they are caught, but will receive the three-year ban the second time, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday.
March 15, 2011
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Korean infant education funding among OECD lowest
The Korean government’s spending on infant education is among the lowest of OECD member nations, a state-run institute revealed Tuesday. And the rate of women’s participation in earning activities also tables at the below most other OECD countries. The figures suggest that women could take on more money-making roles if the administration helped families with pre-school education, according to the
March 15, 2011
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A third of Seoul’s overpasses not quake resistant
Roughly a third of bridges and highways here have not been retrofitted to withstand earthquakes, causing safety concerns in light of the devastating quake in Japan, said Seoul officials Tuesday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 111 bridges, highways and overpasses are in need of retrofitting, out of a total 348 located throughout the capital. City officials said, however, that all of
March 15, 2011
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Pizzerias to cooperate on safe delivery
The government and pizza delivery franchises Monday agreed rules to protect delivery staff who often drive dangerously due to fierce competition within the industry. Triggered by the deaths of delivery drivers and protests by their colleagues, they also decided to hold safety campaigns.The Ministry of Employment and Labor signed with Pizza Hut, Mr. Pizza and Domino’s Pizza as well as the Korean Fr
March 15, 2011
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Cho, Kim condemned for quake comments
Senior pastor Cho Yong-gi of Yoido Full Gospel Church, the largest Christian church in the world, has faced vicious public condemnation as he called the catastrophic Japanese quakes and tsunamis "God’s warnings.""I fear that this disaster may be warnings from God against the Japanese people’s atheism and materialism," an online Christian press quoted the elderly religious leader as saying Saturday
March 15, 2011
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Koreans admire Japan’s calm
Many Koreans spent the weekend in front of televisions watching news of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic and nuclear power plant explosions shaking the eastern part of the Japanese archipelago. They were first shocked by the natural disaster and then impressed by the calm of the Japanese people, even in the face of such a catastrophe. Koreans paid their condolences and praised t
March 15, 2011
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U.S. professor urges fight on modern-day slavery
The term “slavery” may seem rooted in the past, not associated with modern day. A U.S. professor, however, has set about to reaffirm its meaning, create awareness, and combat the slave trade.David Batstone, a professor at the University of San Francisco, with his non-profit corporation, Not for Sale, is spearheading the fight against modern-day slavery including its most common form, sex trafficki
March 14, 2011
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Korea's 102-member rescue team to arrive in Japan
A 102-member Korean rescue team departed for Japan aboard Air Force planes Monday to help the neighboring country cope with the massive devastation left by a record earthquake and tsunami.Three Air Force C-130 planes carrying the rescue workers took off from a military airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul, around 8:10 a.m. and were scheduled to land at Japan's Narita airport around 10:50 a.m., the
March 14, 2011
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S. Korea on lookout for possible impact from radiation leak in Japan
South Korea is on the lookout for a possible impact from a radiation leak at a Japanese nuclear power plant, holding an inter-agency meeting Sunday to assess the possibility of radiation reaching the country and discuss countermeasures. Radiation has leaked from the damaged plant in Fukushima, 240 kilometers north of Tokyo, after Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Ja
March 13, 2011
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South Korea reviews tsunami response systems
In light of the strongest earthquake ever to hit Japan, Korea is reviewing its tsunami warning and seismic response systems.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration and other seismologists, Korea would have at most 100 crucial minutes to evacuate citizens on the eastern coast before a tsunami hits land here, should an at least magnitude-7 quake strike western Japan.Officials, however,
March 13, 2011
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‘Korea not ready for earthquake’
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan has thrown neighboring Koreans a question: How safe are we?Experts here say Korea is unlikely to suffer such a massive earthquake but caution that the country should be fully alert for all possibilities.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the chances of a massive earthquake and tsunami affecting Korea are quite slim since the Japanese archip
March 13, 2011
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Koreans offer support for quake victims
Koreans have offered their condolences for the deaths and damage caused by the recent earthquakes in Japan. Internet users have distributed the latest news online, shared information about the safety of their families and friends in Japan and expressed their grief over the tragedy. “I would like to offer my condolences to disaster-stricken Japan. I feel sorry for the Japanese people. Let’s hope no
March 13, 2011
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S. Korean team to head for Shanghai to investigate sex scandal
SHANGHAI (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean officials arrived in Shanghai on Sunday to investigate an alleged sex-for-influence scandal involving a Chinese woman and several South Korean diplomats. (Courtesy from Seoul Shinmum)South Korean officials said the previous day that the team of officials from the Prime Minister's Office and foreign ministry plans to make the on-site investigation at the
March 13, 2011
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Eight out of 10 South Korean buildings fragile to earthquakes: report
Over 80 percent of South Korea's buildings remain vulnerable to earthquakes because they were not constructed following seismic design codes, a report by the state disaster agency said Sunday.The report comes as concerns grow that the country may no longer be free from quakes as an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit neighboring Japan on Friday, sending a high tsunami that ripped through towns and cities
March 13, 2011
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Panel to judge medical disputes
The government will establish a committee dedicated to verifying faults in medical accidents to help settle disputes under a law passed by the National Assembly on Friday. The body will help citizens less knowledgeable of the sophisticated field confront their doctors with the help of a professional third party, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, welcoming the passage of the medical arbitrat
March 11, 2011
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Powerful quake in Japan causes Tokyo-bound flight cancellations
A powerful earthquake that struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday caused all flights bound for Japan to be canceled, the government said. The flight disruption came hours after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Japan's Pacific coast, unleashing a tsunami that washed away cars and houses along the coastal areas. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said that flight operat
March 11, 2011
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S. Korea relatively safe from major quakes: experts
DAEJEON (Yonhap) -- South Korea is relatively safe from major earthquakes, although there is a need to pay close attention to developments taking place in countries such as Japan, local geological experts said Friday. Lee Hee-il, head of the geological research division at the state-run Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM), said the country is relatively insulated from the
March 11, 2011
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Anti-N.K. group hints at terrorist attack
Mother of a group member found dead with no traces of robbery: policeA conservative group that has flown anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets across the border said Friday that its senior member’s mother had been killed a day earlier, and possibly by terrorists.The group, Korea Parent Federation, cancelled its leaflet-sending event at Imjingak scheduled for Saturday, claiming she was likely to hav
March 11, 2011
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Seoul wary of scandal’s impact
The Seoul government is anxious that the escalating scandal involving Korean diplomats and a Chinese woman in Shanghai might damage diplomatic relations with Beijing.Kim Jung-ki, former consul general in Shanghai, returns home Wednesday night in Seoul after being interrogated on the leak of consular files to a Chinese woman. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)Officials here say the government informat
March 11, 2011