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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Talks on gas pipeline project stalled
Korea, Russia far from rough draft, with possible N.K. shutdown of pipeline a thorny issueTalks on pumping Siberian gas through North Korea to South Korea are unlikely to see any immediate breakthroughs, according to the Korean company that signed a preliminary deal in 2008.Korea Gas Corp. and Russi
Foreign AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. set talks on war dead for Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold "working-level" talks on resuming recovery missions for the remains of American troops killed during the Korean War on Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok, a senior Seoul diplomat said Tuesday. The talks come amid a flurry of recent d
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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Civic activist selected as liberal bloc’s sole candidate
Independent Park beats DP runner to vie against GNP’s Na Kyung-won in Seoul mayoral raceLawyer-turned-activist Park Won-soon was selected Monday as the unified liberal bloc candidate to compete against the Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won in the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.“Now we may be co
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011
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Korea to give disused destroyer to Colombia
South Korea is seeking to give its decommissioned destroyer to Colombia for free to help boost its arms exports to the South American region, a government source said Sunday.“We are thinking of handing over to Colombia the 1,200-ton destroyer Gunsan, which was decommissioned on Sept. 29, in the firs
DefenseOct. 3, 2011
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GNP’s Na reaches out to voters
Ruling party candidate says she will repay W4tr of city debts by 2014While the liberal bloc gathered to select a unified mayoral candidate on Monday, the Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won focused on promoting policy, especially in districts where the ruling party’s support runs low.She pledged to
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011
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Number of mentally ill criminals to hit 2,000 this year
The number of mentally ill criminals who have committed felonies such as murder and is expected to rise to 2,000 this year, said a government report released on Monday. According to the report by the National Police Agency, 1879 mentally ill people were convicted of a crime in 2010. The report noted
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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Precision weapons would last 3-10 days
The Air Force’s current stockpile of precision-guided weapons would run out in just three to 10 days should a war break out, a ruling party lawmaker has recently said, spawning concerns over the country’s capacity for wartime aerial operations.Its stock of weapons including GBU-24 bunker busters, Ko
DefenseOct. 3, 2011
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Asbestos cancer cases to peak in 2045
Korea predicts a surge in number of asbestos exposure victims: expertsThe number of people suffering from malignant mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos is expected to peak in 2045, the Ministry of Environment said in a report Sunday. Comparing the trends of asbestos use and patients in Korea
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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Netizen fined for defaming entertainer online
A man was fined for posting false rumors on the Internet and defaming entertainer Lee Kyung-shil, local court officials said Monday.According to the Seoul Southern District Court, the man surnamed Lee, whose name was not disclosed to the media, was fined 2 million won ($1,693) for uploading false ru
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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Number of young Korean students abroad rebounds
The number of young Korean students being sent to study abroad is back on the rise, apparently buoyed by recently improved economic conditions, said a government report released on Monday.The report by the Education Ministry and the Korean Educational Development Institute showed that in the 2010 ac
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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Disabled but tenacious designer wins skills contest
Life is always challenging and sometimes frustrating for wheelchair-user Woo Song-shik. But that could not stop him from pursuing his dream to design a better product.“New ideas never cease to spring up within me. I am eager all the time to learn more to make products of my own design,” the 37-year-
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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N.K. defectors in China face repatriation
Scores of North Korean defectors in China are facing repatriation back to their ironfisted homeland, a South Korean humanitarian group said Monday. According to the Commission to Help North Korean Refugees, a group of 20 North Koreans was rounded up in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 26, along with 10 oth
North KoreaOct. 3, 2011
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N.K. expands travel routes for Chinese tourists: source
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― North Korea is expanding travel routes between China and its scenic resort in Mount Geumgang, a source familiar with the North said Monday, indicating Pyongyang’s continued efforts to earn much-needed cash from Chinese tourists.The new routes will include extra flights from C
North KoreaOct. 3, 2011
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SLS chief presents evidence of presidential aide graft
SLS Chairman Lee Kook-chul talks to reporters before entering the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul Monday. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)SLS Chairman Lee Kook-chul on Monday was summoned to the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office to explain his allegations that he offered 1 billio
Social AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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Lee calls on Koreans to have confidence in economy
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday urged Koreans to have confidence in the country’s economy, pointing to reassuring data such as foreign reserves of over $300 billion, a relatively low state deficit and this year’s estimated trade volume of $1 trillion.“I can assure you that the Korean economy is st
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011
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Tokyo rejects Seoul’s proposal on sex slaves
The issue of Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II has been wholly settled, a senior Tokyo official said Monday, restating his government’s rejection of Seoul’s proposal for new talks on the matter. It is an unchanged position of Japan that the issue has been settled under a
Foreign AffairsOct. 3, 2011
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GNP’s Na focuses on neglected districts
By Bae Hyun-jungWhile the liberal bloc gathered to select a unified mayoral candidate on Monday, Rep. Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party focused on communicating directly with voters and promoting her policy blueprints.She pledged efforts to bridge the economic and cultural gap between
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011
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Group of 35 N. Korean defectors in China face deportation: group
Dozens of North Korean defectors in China were recently arrested and will soon be deported back to their communist homeland, a South Korean humanitarian group said Sunday.In a special bulletin posted on its own website, the Commission to Help North Korean Refugees (CNKR) claimed a group of 20 North
North KoreaOct. 2, 2011
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Ruling party considers charitable gift annuity
The government and the ruling party are reviewing the introduction of a charitable gift annuity program in which donors transfer cash or property to a charity in return for tax deductions and pension contributions.The Grand National Party’s policy committee is looking into both charitable gift annui
PoliticsOct. 2, 2011
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Opposition bloc to select unified candidate
GNP seeks to enlist Rep. Park Geun-hye to support standard-bearer NaThe opposition political bloc will choose a unified candidate on Monday for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election to boost their efforts to win in the major conservative-liberal showdown.After the candidate selection, its fight to
PoliticsOct. 2, 2011