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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Escape to nature at Dosan Park
Walking in downtown Seoul can be tiring with the urban traffic noise and loud music from stores, but the Dosan Park area in the wealthy southern Seoul district of Gangnam offers a moment to relax. And, while there, shoppers can experience history and art as well as gourmet food and luxury stores. Connected to trendy yet bustling Gangnam roads such as Garosu-gil and Apgujeong Rodeo Street, Dosan Park is a place where travelers and shoppers can rest while shopping or after a long day of walking. L
Social AffairsOct. 30, 2011
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Russia optimistic about recent three-way nuclear talks: envoy
Russia is optimistic about North Korea’s recent talks with the South and the United States over its nuclear weapons programs, Seoul’s top nuclear envoy said Saturday. Returning from his three-day visit to Russia, Lim Sung-nam said, “Russia is viewing the two rounds of South-North and North-U.S. talks positively,” in a phone interview with the Yonhap news agency.Lim left for Russia earlier this week as part of policy coordination efforts with member nations of six-party talks on ending North Kore
North KoreaOct. 30, 2011
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A pragmatist’s vision of new labor movement
Third umbrella union to launch Tuesday, vowing ‘no politics,’ more benefits Korea’s labor unions had their day.With violent strikes and street protests, they made contributions to advancing democracy and improving labor rights in the 1970s and 1980s. But those days are gone. What unions need to do now is to break away from their stereotyped militant showdown with police and find a new way to address their issues, said Jung Yeon-soo who leads a movement to launch a new umbrella organization. “We
Social AffairsOct. 30, 2011
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Overseas-based pro-N.K. websites on sharp rise
The number of overseas-based websites glorifying the North Korean regime has been increasing rapidly, a police report here showed Sunday. With their servers based in foreign countries, South Korean authorities have faced difficulties in dealing with the Korean-language websites legally. Police detected 58 such sites from 2007 until September of this year, and blocked South Korean Internet users’ access to 37 of such websites, according to documents submitted by the National Police Agency to an o
North KoreaOct. 30, 2011
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Korea, region to launch ‘Asian Erasmus’
300 students including Chinese and Japanese expected to join program every yearMajor universities in South Korea, China and Japan will launch a joint degree program next year as part of efforts to expand academic exchanges, the Education Ministry said Sunday.The Education Ministry and the Korean Council for University Education announced 10 South Korean colleges and universities chosen to partner with Chinese and Japanese universities under the Campus Asia program.The program is an Asian version
Social AffairsOct. 30, 2011
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Defector calls for probe into state foundation info leak
A North Korean defector asked South Korean prosecutors to investigate a government-affiliated organization for its alleged leaking of personal information on defectors like himself, investigators said Sunday. The unnamed leader of a defectors’ group has accused the North Korean Refugees Foundation of handing over personal information on about 4,100 North Korea defectors to a private research institute for about a year from last August, according to Seoul Jongno Police Station. Police are current
North KoreaOct. 30, 2011
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Rival parties on collision course over U.S. FTA
Scuffle likely Monday as parties fail to bridge gap on investor-state disputesRival political parties braced for physical clashes over whether to ratify the free trade agreement with the U.S., signed in 2007 and revised late last year, after failing to narrow differences Sunday on the contentious clauses on investor-state disputes.Floor leaders Hwang Woo-yea of the ruling Grand National Party and Kim Jin-pyo of the main opposition Democratic Party held a closed-door luncheon meeting Sunday in wh
PoliticsOct. 30, 2011
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GNP faces reform calls after defeat
Opposition DP to hold convention by year-end to select new leaderFollowing Na Kyung-won’s loss to liberal civic activist Park Won-soon in last week’s Seoul mayoral race, the ruling Grand National Party faces mounting calls for reform ahead of general and presidential elections next year.Na, the GNP nominee, lost to Park in 41 out of 48 constituencies in the capital, including her own constituency Jung-gu, causing a sense of emergency in the party.Most swing voters below the age of 50 preferred
PoliticsOct. 30, 2011
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Bodies of crashed plane pilots found
The bodies of two pilots of a South Korean cargo plane that crashed into waters off the southern resort island of Jeju were recovered on Sunday nearly three months after the accident took place, Jeju maritime police said.The pilots ― Choi Sang-gi, the 52-year-old captain of the plane, and Lee Jeong-wung, his 43-year-old deputy ― had been unaccounted for after their Boeing 747 cargo plane operated by Asiana Airlines crashed into waters about 107 kilometers west of the island in an accident presum
Social AffairsOct. 30, 2011
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Overseas-based Web sites praising N.K. on sharp rise: police
The number of overseas-based websites glorifying the North Korean regime has been increasing rapidly, a police report here showed Sunday. With their servers based in foreign countries, South Korean authorities have faced difficulties in dealing with the Korean-language websites legally. Police detec
PoliticsOct. 30, 2011
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Court grants divorce to woman suffering from husband's nit-picking
The Seoul Family Court said Saturday it has granted divorce to a housewife and ordered her husband to pay her compensation, finding him responsible for ruining the relationship with his constant belittling comments.The 37-year-old wife, identified only by her surname Park, filed for divorce, claimin
Social AffairsOct. 30, 2011
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S. Korea mulls hiking highway, train fares this year: source
South Korea will likely raise highway and train service fares by the end of this year following years of unchanged rates aimed at curbing inflation, a source said Friday.The finance ministry and the transportation ministry are currently in the last phase of talks to determine when and by how much th
Social AffairsOct. 28, 2011
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Allies to write defense plan on N. Korea
South Korea and the U.S. agreed to establish a joint operational plan to counter North Korean provocations within this year and strengthen bilateral cooperation in dealing with cyberspace threats, the allies’ defense chiefs said Friday.They also decided to craft a “tailored bilateral deterrence strategy” to bolster their capabilities to handle North Korea’s nuclear threats and those from its weapons of mass destruction.These agreements were announced after South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-
DefenseOct. 28, 2011
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Women wise up to defend themselves
Walking home alone after a night out with friends, Anna Desmarais found herself with some unwelcome company. “This guy just grabbed me,” the 34-year-old Korean-American said, recalling the late-night assault that was not the first time she’d been threatened by men in Seoul’s Itaewon area. Luckily, the martial arts gym owner was well-equipped to deal with her attacker. “I just started yelling and I went to lunge at him and he ran away,” she said. “The power dynamic had turned around. I looked lik
Social AffairsOct. 28, 2011
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Does Kakao Talk infringe on rights?
The National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea ruled that Kakao Talk, the county’s most popular messenger app for smartphones, to be in violation of the right to informational self-determination on Friday.According to the state’s human rights watchdog, Kakao Talk violates the law on telecom network and information protection, and the group requested the Korea Communications Commission to investigate and take appropriate measures.Yonsei University graduate student Lee Jung-min, who
Social AffairsOct. 28, 2011
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Police probe liberal podcast hosts
Police are investigating four panelists of an Internet podcast over allegations they spread false information about Na Kyung-won, the Grand National Party’s unsuccessful candidate in Wednesday’s Seoul mayoral by-election. According to the National Police Agency, the investigation was launched after Na’s election camp filed a complaint against the four ― political commentator Kim Yong-min; former Democratic Party lawmaker Chung Bong-ju; magazine reporter Ju Jin-woo; and Kim Eo-jun, head of online
Social AffairsOct. 28, 2011
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Opposition parties again vow to block U.S. FTA bill
Five opposition parties on Friday reiterated their vehement disapproval of the free trade pact with the U.S., saying they would mobilize “all possible means” to block its parliamentary passage.The main opposition Democratic Party also said that the removal of the clauses concerning the Investor-State Dispute Settlement is the “only condition” for its ratification.Calling some of their worries “unfounded,” the ruling Grand National Party urged them to cooperate in ratifying the pact, which has be
PoliticsOct. 28, 2011
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Conservatives mull ways to grab young minds
GNP, Cheong Wa Dae plan targeted pitch for voters under 50The conservative ruling Grand National Party, stung by a sharp fall in support among younger voters, continued agonizing Friday over how to reform itself. The party’s leaders, including chairman Hong Joon-pyo, looked set to stay on and lead the reform measures. “We should take the initiative and push for a complete overhaul of the party,” Rep. Hong told members of the party’s top decision-making Supreme Council on Thursday evening. Some
PoliticsOct. 28, 2011
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Former S. Korean diplomat in Russia under probe over embezzlement
A former senior South Korean diplomat in Russia has been under a probe by prosecutors on suspicion of embezzling tens of millions of won of the government's budget, the Seoul prosecution and the culture ministry said on Friday.Ryu Min, 53, is suspected of pocketing about US$51,714 between 2008 and M
Foreign AffairsOct. 28, 2011
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Full text of joint communique of ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of the joint communique issued after the 43rd South Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul Friday.1. The 43rd Republic of Korea-United States Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul on October 28, 2011. ROK Minister o
DefenseOct. 28, 2011