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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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N. Korean dropout rate falls in S. Korean schools
The dropout rate of North Korean defectors in South Korean schools has gradually declined over the last few years, an education institute said Thursday, a sign that efforts to help support North Korean students paid off.The dropout rate for North Korean students in primary, middle and high schools s
North KoreaSept. 8, 2011
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Opposition leader calls for change in labor policy
An opposition leader Thursday called on the government to focus its economic policies on improving working conditions and creating more jobs as part of efforts to move toward a welfare state. “To become a fair welfare state, (the government) should change the policy focus to make a people-centered e
PoliticsSept. 8, 2011
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Seoul to offer talks to Japan over sex slaves
Korea considers setting up arbitration committee if Tokyo turns down proposalFollowing a recent court ruling calling for specific measures to settle the issue, South Korea said it will propose talks with Japan over a proper apology and compensation for Korean women forced into sexual slavery during
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Ex-Pigeon CEO accuses chairman of assault
Pigeon, the nation’s largest fabric conditioner maker, has been rocked by an assault involving one of its former CEOs and its autocratic chairman. While the ex-CEO blamed the chairman as the culprit and revealed the dirty laundry of the closed corporation, the management is keeping tight-lipped abou
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Paju sues Ewha University for cancelling campus plan
The Paju city government on Wednesday filed a damages suit against the nation’s most prestigious women’s university over its withdrawal of plans to build a campus in the region. According to the suit filed with the Euijeongbu District Court against Ewha Womans University, the municipal government is
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Colleges still counting cost of blacklisting
The aftereffects from the blacklisting of 43 universities for bad management continued to hit the university community.Seoul-based Sangmyung University President Lee Hyung-cheon stepped down, while Kundong University in North Gyeongsang Province faces a sharp reduction in freshmen enrollment.Sangmyu
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Park denies making shady deal with Kwak
Jailed professor claims money given to Seoul education chief was not bribeThe election graft scandal involving Seoul’s education chief Kwak No-hyun took a twist Thursday, after a professor under arrest for taking bribes from Kwak claimed that the money he received was not a bribe.Speaking through hi
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Swiss designs highlight form and functionality
Swiss Charge d’Affaires Daniel Cavegn (left) discusses the story behind Freitag bags with Ghana Head of Chancery Kwasi Asante (center) and Dominican Republic Minister Counsellor Ernesto Torres. (Yoav Cerralbo/The Korea Herald)Swiss product designers have always emphasized a balance between form and
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Gov't, ruling party agree to spend 1.5 tln won for tuition support
The government and the ruling party agreed Thursday to set aside 1.5 trillion won (US$1.3 billion) in next year's budget to help curb soaring college tuitions, party officials said.The agreement came at a meeting among the Grand National Party(GNP) and the finance and education ministries. The money
PoliticsSept. 8, 2011
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Saving sight between classes
Saving sight between classes Teen runs 180-member charity group across 14 schools in free timeBy Kirsty Taylor Sometimes it is hard to get taken seriously as a teenager, said high school student Kim Soo-yeon, but she needs people to listen to her to help save others’ sight. The 16-year-old Kore
Sept. 8, 2011
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Gov't to probe large coffee franchises for possible labor law breaches
The government will investigate seven big coffee franchises operating in the country's capital area and five other large cities to see if they violated local labor laws, the labor ministry said Thursday.The seven chains are Caffe Bene, Coffee Bean, Starbucks, Tom N Toms, Pascucci, Angel-in-us and Ho
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2011
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Kwak
After two days of interrogation, prosecutors sought warrant to arrest Kwak No-hyun, Seoul’s education superintendent, Wednesday on allegations that he bought a rival candidate out of last year’s election. Investigators at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office were said to have reached a conclusion t
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2011
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Ruling, opposition parties in confusion over Seoul mayoral race
The Grand National Party was divided over who should be their mayoral candidate as opposition parties took a step closer to fielding a unified contender after respected entrepreneur Ahn Cheol-soo declared support for an opposition canidate.In a Gallup poll of some 1,000 Seoul citizens earlier this w
PoliticsSept. 7, 2011
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Park Won-soon, lawyer turned leading activist
The public’s attention has turned to lawyer-turned-civil activist Park Won-soon, as professor. Ahn Cheol-soo declined to run in the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election, throwing his support behind Park.“Park has long dedicated himself to promoting civil rights in Korea and is sufficiently qualified t
PoliticsSept. 7, 2011
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Foreign Ministry to buy bulletproof Equus limousine
The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it will buy a domestic bulletproof limousine to serve visiting state leaders and high-ranking officials ahead of the 2012 Seoul nuclear security summit. The ministry will be purchasing a Hyundai Equus limousine in November as the first locally produced bulletproof
Foreign AffairsSept. 7, 2011
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Colombian president to make state visit next week
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will visit South Korea next week for summit talks with President Lee Myung-bak on economic cooperation and other issues, the presidential office announced Wednesday.Santos will arrive on Sept. 14 for a three-day state visit that will also include a visit to the
PoliticsSept. 7, 2011
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Smallpox vaccines against N.K. attack unusable
The majority of smallpox vaccines that Seoul has stockpiled in case of a biological attack by North Korea have either expired or failed to pass toxicity tests. According to a report by the Korea Food & Drug Administration released on Wednesday, Seoul stockpiled 7 million vaccines between 2002 and 20
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2011
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Ahn’s popularity threatens Park’s lead
Ex-GNP leader loses No. 1 spot in poll on potential presidential candidatesAhn Cheol-soo topped a poll of potential presidential candidates just hours after announcing he would not run for Seoul mayor on Tuesday, causing new unease within the Grand National Party.In a snap poll by local news agency
PoliticsSept. 7, 2011
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Seismic study points to explosion as cause of Cheonan ship sinking
An artificial seismic event that occurred at the time of the sinking of the Cheonan last year indicates that an explosion was the cause of the disaster, a study showed Wednesday.Hong Tae-kyung, a South Korean professor at Yonsei University, wrote in a recent paper that a tremor of 1.5 magnitude occu
DefenseSept. 7, 2011
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Researchers search Japan for clues to patriot Ahn’s remains
A group of researchers are seeking clues in Japan as to the whereabouts of the remains of South Korean patriot Ahn Jung-geun, in the first trip of its kind, sources said Wednesday“A group of four researchers left for Japan yesterday as part of efforts by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2011