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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Showbiz agent arrested for forced sex charges
Latest in cases victimizing aspiring entertainersAn entertainment agent was arrested Monday for coercing prostitution among aspiring celebrities to achieve sponsorship, the police said.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, a man identified as the family name of Lee was arrested for having raped two aspiring actresses and one singer several times between September 2007 and September la
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2011
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4 million Haiti children at risk
Children in Haiti are a chorus of more than four million voices, nearly half of the country’s total population. Each one of these voices speaks for a child whose life has been forever altered by the January 2010 earthquake and the cholera, hurricane, and civil unrest emergencies that further complicated humanitarian response.This chorus of voices shares common hopes and aspirations and calls out i
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2011
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N.K. Army watcher in Colorado expects busy 2011
Such is the Korean Peninsula’s global profile that there are overseas experts on all aspects of Korea, from politics to literature, from martial arts to cuisine.In the mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado, one man has carved a particularly arcane niche: Joseph Bermudez, 56, is possibly the world’s top non-Korean expert on the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA, which ranks as the world’s fifth
North KoreaJan. 17, 2011
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China denies N.K. troop plan
BEIJING (AFP) ― China has denied it is in discussions with North Korea about stationing Chinese troops over the border in the isolated state, state media reported Monday.“China will not send a single soldier to other countries without the approval of the U.N.,” an official at the Defense Ministry, who refused to be named, was quoted as saying by the official Global Times newspaper.The Chosun Ilbo,
North KoreaJan. 17, 2011
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Civil servants told to don long johns
Korea’s civil servants have been ordered to do their public duty by switching off the heating and donning long johns as the severe cold puts a strain on power resources, officials said Monday. In an emergency energy savings plan, all ministries and state-run companies have been told to turn off the heating from 11:00 am to noon and 5:00-6:00 pm, the Knowledge Economy Ministry said. Government buil
Jan. 17, 2011
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Expert calls for tougher supervision of banks
Banking regulators across the globe need to introduce marco-prudential measures, including a bank levy, in a bid to enhance soundness of the economy and the financial system, an expert said Monday.“New bank capital rules called BASEL III can be considered an outcome from an agreement on micro-prudential measures. But there has been not enough agreement on macro-prudential tools so as to enhance th
Jan. 17, 2011
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Korea’s trade surplus hits record high $41.2b in 2010
Korea’s trade surplus reached a record high last year, aided by robust exports of semiconductors, ships and other key products, the customs office said.The country’s trade surplus reached a revised $41.2 billion in 2010, down from an earlier estimate of $41.7 billion, according to the Korea Customs Service. But the 2010 reading still marked the largest trade surplus, exceeding the previous record
Jan. 17, 2011
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Firms’ direct financing drops 10.4% in Dec.
Korean companies’ direct financing shrank 10.4 percent in December from a month earlier due to a drop in corporate bond sales, the financial regulator said Monday.Local firms raised a total of 9.4 trillion won ($8.4 billion) through sales of stocks and bonds last month, compared with 10.5 trillion won in November, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said in a report. The decline came due to co
Jan. 17, 2011
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Won rises 2.6% against dollar in 2010
The Korean currency gained 2.6 percent against the U.S. dollar last year amid robust exports and continued capital inflows, the central bank said Monday.The won’s gain was the smallest last year among major Asian currencies excluding the Hong Kong dollar, which lost 0.2 percent against the greenback, according to the Bank of Korea. Hong Kong has pegged its currency to the greenback.Among major Asi
Jan. 17, 2011
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Korean firms aim for further gains at Detroit Motor Show
DETROIT (AFP) ― Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia made a strong showing at this year’s Detroit auto show, turning heads with new models and vowing to build on last year’s gains.Both Kia and Hyundai ― which share manufacturing and engineering facilities but sell their vehicles separately in the U.S.― are looking for more growth this year after setting sales records in 2010, with Hyundai having fini
IndustryJan. 17, 2011
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Russian company builds Web empire at home and abroad
MOSCOW (AFP) ― It is a company with a stake in Facebook, the leading position in one of the world’s fastest-growing Internet markets and a listing on the London Stock Exchange.But this is not a firm from Silicon Valley or a high-tech Asian economy. It is from Russia, in recent years not a place known for cutting-edge corporate innovation.While President Dmitry Medvedev ploughs on with his state-sp
IndustryJan. 17, 2011
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U.S. priest an unlikely ally to sex abuse victims
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― When a group of clergy sex-abuse victims held a news conference recently, it was the quiet man standing in the background who delivered the loudest message.Although the Rev. James Connell said little, his mere presence spoke volumes. It’s not every day that a Roman Catholic priest and archdiocesan vice chancellor stands in support as angry protesters demand his superiors stop hidi
WorldJan. 17, 2011
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Beatles museum opens in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ― A brick from The Cavern Club, a check for 11 pounds signed by Ringo Starr, an “authentic” Beatles wig. These and thousands of other objects related to the “Fab Four” are luring Beatles fans to a new museum in Buenos Aires.The museum is the product of the particular “Beatlemania” obsession of Rodolfo Vazquez, a 53-year-old accountant who became a fan at the age of 10
PerformanceJan. 17, 2011
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Princess, Dutchess, Countess: What to call Kate?
LONDON (AP) ― If you’re invited to the royal wedding, don’t go buying Kate Middleton an engraved gift ― the poor woman doesn’t know yet what her title’s going to be.She will be a princess, possibly a duchess, perhaps even a countess. But the exact title is unlikely to be divulged until shortly before April 29, the day she officially joins “the firm” ― as the lordly British royal family is known.Mo
PeopleJan. 17, 2011
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Larger lingerie returns as women accept curves
PARIS (AFP) ― Whoever said economics is the dismal science never considered the prognostic powers of women’s taste in lingerie.To hear trend-spotters at the Salon International de la Lingerie tell it, a global swing towards a fuller feminine figure ― think the TV series “Mad Men”and 1950s pin-up queens ― is a harbinger of the waning of the Great Recession.“What were the 1950s? It was a post-war period,” explained Caroline le Grelle, a fashion consultant for Eurovet, organisers of the world’s mos
Arts & DesignJan. 17, 2011
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Italian designers brighten up men’s winter wear
MILAN (AP) ― Color ― even in winter ― is the strong message coming off the current Milan menswear runway.Midway through the four days of preview showings for the fall-winter 2011-2012, it is clear that designers are asking men to brighten up their wardrobe, adding bold purple, blue, green and even yellow to their conservative black and gray palette.Sunday, day two of the Italian menswear preview s
Arts & DesignJan. 17, 2011
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French perfumer, family team up for Jackson scents
NICE, France (AFP) ― Thanks to an autograph hunter in Las Vegas who asked to borrow a pen, a French perfumer is poised to launch his-and-hers fragrances in memory of Michael Jackson.Inspired by plants that grow at the late King of Pop’s Neverland Ranch, “Jackson’s Tribute” for men and “Jackson’s Legend” for women, both eau de parfums, will be formally launched on March 7 in the United States.Julia
Arts & DesignJan. 17, 2011
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Chung elected Oceania president
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ― David Chung replaced suspended FIFA vice president Reynald Temarii as president of the Oceania Football Confederation Sunday after his two New Zealand opponents for the position withdrew their nominations.Chung, the president of the Papua New Guinea football association, was elected at the congress of the 11-member confederation at Pago Pago in American Samoa.New Zea
More SportsJan. 17, 2011
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G20 committee to go under Finance Ministry
The government is placing the Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit into the Finance ministry as a task force during February to coordinate follow-ups of agendas with France, the G20 chair for this year.“The G20 preparation body was created to organize the G20 Seoul summit last year and we are readying to move them to the Finance Ministry,” the government said.The committee will be comprised o
Jan. 17, 2011
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State R&D chief to speak at CeBIT
Hwang Chang-gyu, head of Ministry of Knowledge Economy’s Strategic R&D Planning office, has been chosen as one of the three speakers for a conference to be held during German IT exhibition CeBIT from March 1 to 5, the organizers of the event said Monday. Hwang Chang-gyuThe former Samsung Electronics chief, who was appointed to the government post early last year, is the first Korean to give a spee
IndustryJan. 17, 2011