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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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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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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Rizal book bridges gaps for all local communities
What started off as a simple writing contest to bring a community closer together has grown into a book that gives an insight into an important foreign community, its people and how they relate to Korea.The Philippine Embassy led a simple ceremony near the Filipino Sunday market in Hyehwa-dong recently to launch the book “Finding Jose Rizal in South Korea: Reflections by Filipino Migrants.”The boo
Foreign AffairsJan. 16, 2011
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Planting the seeds of Latvian growth
Building relations from nothing into something is a challenge but if you are the first ambassador from an unknown country, then that challenge can be even greater.Latvia Ambassador Peteris Vaivars is taking the challenge in full stride even if he resides and works out of Tokyo.He explained to The Korea Herald that relations between Latvia and Japan were virtually non-existent when he headed the mi
Foreign AffairsJan. 16, 2011
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Choo Shin-soo files for salary arbitration
South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians has filed for salary arbitration in hopes of getting a large raise following the best season of his career.Choo was among 119 players who filed for arbitration on Saturday, according to Major League Baseball. The left-handed outfielder received $461,100 last year, slightly above the major league minimum, while putti
More SportsJan. 16, 2011
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Lee inspects quarantine activities against animal disease
President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday instructed civil servants to step up efforts to stem the nationwide spread of livestock foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) ahead of the three-day Lunar New Year holidays to begin on Feb. 2. President Lee Myung-bak visiting Hoengseong in Gangwon Province to inspect the quaratine efforts against highly contagious livestock epidemic. (Yonhap News)Lee gave the instructions
TechnologyJan. 16, 2011
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Crew of hijacked S. Korean freighter confirmed to be safe: foreign ministry
The crew of a South Korean freighter, hijacked in the Arabian Sea on Saturday apparently by Somali pirates, have been all confirmed to be safe, an official at Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday.The 11,500-ton chemical freighter, the Samho Jewelry, was en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates carrying 21 crew members when it was seized in waters between Oman and India on Saturday."The
Social AffairsJan. 16, 2011
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BOK chief calls for addressing global imbalances
BOK Gov. Kim Choong-soo (Yonhap News)South Korea's top central banker stressed on Sunday the need to address global imbalances in a bid to prevent global financial turmoil, calling for swiftly setting "indicative guidelines" for current account imbalances.In November, political leaders from the Group of 20 leading nations agreed to come up with indicative guidelines by the first half of this year
Jan. 16, 2011
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S. Korea's inflation may grow in 4 pct-range in Q1: analysts
South Korea's consumer prices may grow in the 4-percent range in the first quarter, as rising raw material costs and food prices are putting upward pressure on consumer inflation, experts said Sunday.South Korea's central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), forecast the country's consumer prices to rise 3.5 percent this year, up from 2.9 percent in 2010. The bank's inflation projection stood at 3.7 per
Jan. 16, 2011
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South Korea gripped by worst cold spell in 10 year
(Yonhap News)A prolonged cold spell sent the mercury plummeting nationwide on Sunday, with temperatures in even the usually warmer southern regions dropping to their lowest in decades, the country's weather agency said.Seoul recorded minus 17.8 C, the lowest since a minus 18.6 C reading in the nation's capital on Jan. 15, 2001, said the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).The morning low dro
Social AffairsJan. 16, 2011
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News Corp.'s launch of iPad newspaper is delayed
(News Corp. and iPad maker Apple Inc. have decided to delay the launch of The Daily.)NEW YORK (AP) _ News Corp. is pushing back the launch of the world's first iPad-only newspaper.The company declined to comment on why. But a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to disclose details, said Friday that News Corp. and iPad maker A
IndustryJan. 16, 2011
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Chinese transgender woman hopes for wedding bells
A transgender woman is looking for a marriage proposal in China’s capital Beijing.According to the Global Times, the woman wore a large white wedding dress on Dec. 26 and held a sign asking, “I have changed my gender. Who will propose to me?” (captured from Global Times)Several pictures of the unidentified woman circulated across the Internet after some fascinated spectators posted them on a Chine
PeopleJan. 16, 2011
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Women must wear bras at work: court
Bosses in Germany came out on top Wednesday in a court ruling that said they can insist female workers wear bras.The State Labor Court in North Rhine-Westphalia ruled on a case between an airport security agency and its employees, the British newspaper The Daily Mail reported. (MCT)Moreover, supervisors have the right to check the length of their female employees’ fingernails and insist that hair
Jan. 16, 2011
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Japanese FM puts inter-Korean dialogue ahead of Tokyo-Pyongyang talks
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara at the joint news conference. (Yonhap News)Japan's foreign minister said Saturday that inter-Korean dialogue should be the starting point for talks with North Korea and urged the communist nation to take specific steps demonstrating its commitment to denuclearize."For dialogue with North Ko
North KoreaJan. 16, 2011
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Georgian women offered 'rent-a-husband' service
TBILISI (AFP) - A new business in Georgia is offering single women who need household help the chance to hire 'husbands' by the hour -- but the company's owner admits that all that some of his customers need is love."Our service is here to assist those women who need help with tough housekeeping tasks, such as for example minor repair works," company owner Beso Mchedlishvili told AFP.But he said t
CultureJan. 15, 2011
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Unrest engulfs Tunisia after president flees
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Unrest engulfed Tunisia on Saturday after apopular rebellion forced the president to flee: Dozens of inmateswere killed in a prison fire, looters emptied shops and torched themain train station and gunfire echoed through the capital. Power changed hands for the second time in 24 hours in this NorthAfrican country after President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled thecountry F
WorldJan. 15, 2011
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Japanese FM urges N. Korea to improve ties with Seoul
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Saturday that North Korea should take concrete stepsdemonstrating its seriousness of purpose and first hold dialoguewith South Korea if six-party nuclear talks are to reopen.Maehara also said that inter-Korean dialogue should be the starting point for any talks with North Korea and urged the communist nation to take specific steps demonstrating its comm
North KoreaJan. 15, 2011
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Japanese FM urges N. Korea to improve relations with Seoul
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Saturday that North Korea should take concrete stepsdemonstrating its seriousness of purpose and first hold dialoguewith South Korea if six-party nuclear talks are to reopen.Maehara also said that inter-Korean dialogue should be the starting point for any talks with North Korea and urged the communist nation totake specific steps demonstrating its commi
Latest NewsJan. 15, 2011
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Government to probe savings banks
South Korea's state-run asset management corporation plans to conduct probes on real estate-related project financing operations under the control of local savings banks, a source said Saturday.The Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) source said 386 project financing projects are to be checked, as concerns have been raised about deteriorating conditions that can cause trouble for the lenders.Afte
Jan. 15, 2011
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Major leaguer Choo files for salary arbitration
South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians has filed for salary arbitration in hopes of getting a raise following thebest season of his career.Choo was among 119 players who filed for arbitration on Saturday (Korean time), according to Major League Baseball. The left-handed outfielder received US$461,100 last year, slightly above the major league minimum, wh
BaseballJan. 15, 2011
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S. Korean shares to gain next week
South Korea's stock market is expected to continue doing well next week although gains will be more modest as investors may take on a more wait-and-see approach, local analysts said Saturday.The country's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 18.69 points to close at a record high of 2,108.17 on Friday, a month after the bourse surged past the 2.000-point mark on Dec. 14.The K
Jan. 15, 2011
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Additional FMD case discovered
South Korea confirmed a single case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Saturday in the country’s southeastern region, as nationwide vaccinations and quarantine efforts have started to help stem new outbreaks.The additional case in Cheongsong, 285 kilometers southeast of Seoul, brings the total number of confirmed FMD outbreaks to 119, since animals started showing symptoms in late November, the Mi
Social AffairsJan. 15, 2011