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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Will China's self-sufficient dream in HBM come true?
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Man stabs woman and her son amid financial dispute, killing 1
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Civilian group to deliver 300 tons of flour to N. Korea
A South Korean civilian relief group with ties to the Unification Church said Friday that it plans to send 300 tons of flour to North Korea early next week. The Ambassadors for Peace said the flour will be sent to a children's home in a town in North Pyeongan Province near the border wit
North KoreaNov. 11, 2011
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Lee postpones visit to parliament over U.S. FTA
President Lee Myung-bak postponed a visit to the National Assembly over the free trade agreement with the United States until next week after a last-minute request from the main opposition party, officials said.Lee rescheduled his visit until next Tuesday after the opposition Democratic Party said i
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Voter registration to begin for S. Koreans overseas
Voter registration will begin Sunday for South Koreans living abroad in preparation for the April general elections, the first poll in which overseas citizens will be allowed to cast ballots, the National Election Commission said. South Korea enacted a law in 2009 that grants citizens in foreign cou
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Lee to make rare visit to parliament over U.S. FTA
President Lee Myung-bak plans to make a rare visit to the National Assembly on Friday to call for quick approval of the long-pending free trade agreement with the United States, a senior presidential official said.The unusual move reflects the urgency that Lee feels on the need to break the parliame
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Bosworth not ruling out N. Korea’s third nuclear test
The former top U.S. official on North Korea policy on Thursday didn't rule out the possibility that Pyongyang could conduct its third nuclear test.In an interview with Kyodo News Agency, Stephen Bosworth, who resigned as the U.S. point man on North Korea last month, said it was "very difficult" to p
North KoreaNov. 10, 2011
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Prosecutors to summon SK vice chairman over allegations
Prosecutors are considering calling in SK Group's vice chairman next week for questioning on suspicions of embezzling nearly 100 billion won ($88.3 million) of company funds, prosecution sources said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office is investigating allegations that SK Group C
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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Korean-American U.S. envoy stresses special partnership
Sung Kim arrives in Seoul to take up postSung Kim, Washington’s newly appointed chief diplomat to Seoul, arrived here to officially take office on Thursday, pledging to make the utmost effort for a stronger bilateral alliance. Kim, a Korean-American former State Department official, was named the new ambassador to South Korea based on his expertise on North Korea and the peninsula. He was sworn in last week in Washington, becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Seoul of Korean heritage since the t
Foreign AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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Hanjin Heavy union endorses agreement
A prolonged labor dispute at Hanjin Heavy shipyard finally came to an end on Thursday, after workers approved a deal reached a day earlier between union leaders and the management. In a unanimous decision, unionized workers of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. approved the compromise deal, which calls for the company to rehire 94 laid-off workers within a year. Following the endorsement, labor activist and former Hanjin worker Kim Jin-suk came down from a giant tower crane at the compan
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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More than 690,000 students take college entrance exam
More than 690,000 high school students and graduates took the state-administered annual college entrance exam on Thursday, a crucial test seen as a deciding factor in an applicant’s choice of college and subsequent career.The number of test takers dropped 2.6 percent from last year to 693,634, of which about three-quarters were high school students and 22 percent were graduates, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said. The test were administered at 1,207 centers nationwide.The sta
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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N. Korea’s flag carrier cancels its air route with Kuwait
North Korea’s flag carrier has canceled an air route to Kuwait, Airline Route blog says, in what could be Pyongyang’s latest attempt to prevent the news of popular uprisings in the Arab world from reaching the isolated country.The move came less than six months after Air Koryo started a weekly direct flight service between Pyongyang and Kuwait City, Airline Route said Monday on its Web site, citing the carrier’s planned winter operation.In late May, Air Koryo announced the service on its Faceboo
North KoreaNov. 10, 2011
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U.S. military intelligence chief visits South Korea
The top U.S. military intelligence official has been in Seoul for annual consultations with his South Korean counterpart and other officials on North Korea, a Defense Ministry official said Thursday.Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, Jr., director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, visited the Defense Intelligence Command where he received a briefing on the situation in North Korea on Wednesday, the ministry official said.He also met with the commander of the Defense Security Command and the top Defen
DefenseNov. 10, 2011
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Obama to discuss N. Korea with Chinese, Russian, Japanese leaders
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- When U.S. President Barack Obama holds bilateral summits with his Russian, Chinese and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii later this week, North Korea will be high on agenda, White House officials said Wednesday.Obama is scheduled to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.“We‘ll, of course, address with the Russians a
North KoreaNov. 10, 2011
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Seoul dismisses Japan’s request to call off Dokdo concert
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed Japan’s recent request to cancel a scheduled concert on South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, saying it was “needless” to even consider the request.The Japanese request came as a group of South Korean lawmakers are planning to stage a concert Friday on Dokdo, a source of frequent tension between Seoul and Tokyo as the latter continues to lay claim to the islets.“It’s true a complaint has been filed by Japan over the planned concert on Dokdo,” a fo
Foreign AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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S. Korea names honorary envoys for nuclear summit
South Korea on Thursday named singer Park Jung-hyun and actor Jang Geun-seok honorary ambassadors for a nuclear security summit in Seoul next year, the Foreign Ministry said. Park and Jang, along with children’s TV entertainers Jin Ji-hee and Wang Seok-hyun, will be making “a big contribution to promoting” the two-day summit that will open on March 26 next year, the ministry said in a statement. Leaders from some 50 countries, including the U.S., China, Britain, Japan and Russia, will be attendi
Foreign AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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New U.S. ambassador to S. Korea arrives for duty
Sung Kim, Washington’s newly appointed chief diplomat to Seoul, arrived here to officially start his duty on Thursday. Kim, a Korean-American former State Department official, was named as the new ambassador to South Korea based on his expertise on North Korea and the peninsula. He was sworn in last week in Washington, becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Seoul of Korean heritage since the two sides established diplomatic ties 129 years ago. The appointment of the 51-year-old career diplomat is
Foreign AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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Test takers undergo stressful rite of passage
College entrance exam weighs on students, parents, even exam writersPark Jae-heung, a senior at Shinjang High School in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis three days before she took the state-administered college entrance exam on Thursday. Though she suffered from pain and a high fever after surgery, she made up her mind to take the exam which could play a decisive role in what university she attends and career she pursues.This year, over 690,000 students took the
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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Dozens of sex offenders found working illegally at youth facilities
Police have uncovered dozens of convicted sex offenders working at schools and other educational facilities for minors in violation of a law banning their employment at such places, officials said Thursday.Under the law, those convicted of sex crimes and sentenced to a minimum punishment of a fine a
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2011
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Sohn and Moon move to form united left-wing party
Main opposition Democratic Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu and the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation chairman Moon Jae-in reached consensus on creating an integrated liberal party on Wednesday.They agreed to hold a national convention to consolidate liberal parties and select a new leader, but the idea was slammed by DP lawmakers who had their eye on the party’s leadership.In the Wednesday meeting, Sohn suggested a consolidated national convention be held on Dec. 17 to embrace the entire liberal bloc.The date i
PoliticsNov. 10, 2011
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Park pushes envelope in management style
Civic activist-turned-mayor touts ‘change’ to meet expectations of his supportersMicro-blogging and an unconventional approach have been the epitome of civic activist-turned-Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s first two weeks in office.Having gained fame by successfully nudging businesses and individuals to donate to his charity venture, Park vowed to raise 300 billion won ($265 million) in social investment funds over the next three years to create more jobs and support young venture entrepreneurs. Hal
PoliticsNov. 10, 2011
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Lee travels to Hawaii for APEC summit
President Lee Myung-bak will travel to Hawaii this weekend to discuss ways to spur the global economy, create jobs and reform regulations with other leaders of major Pacific Rim economies, the presidential office announced Thursday,The summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, set for Sunday, comes as the world economy struggles to stave off the negative impact of the eurozone debt crisis that has battered Greece and shows signs of spreading.Lee, who will leave for Hawaii
PoliticsNov. 10, 2011