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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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GNP chairman Hong to visit Gaeseong
Chairman of the Grand National Party Hong Joon-pyo will make a one-day visit to the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in North Korea this Friday.Though the Unification Ministry here has not yet announced its stance, Hong’s visit has already been approved by the North Korean government, according to party
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Lee orders unsparing probe into aides
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday broke his silence on his aides’ alleged misdeeds by ordering the Justice Ministry to investigate the possible bribery cases thoroughly and quickly.Lee instructed relevant government agencies to devise ways to prevent and deal with such irregularities, prompting the
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Park denies allegations on his civic activities
Civil activist Park Won-soon, who seeks the liberal camp’s sole candidacy next week, set out to defend himself against financial and ethical charges posed against him.“I understand that the public may well request a certain level of frugality and integrity from a civil activist candidate,” Park said
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Trilateral secretariat officially opens in Seoul
South Korea collaborated with Japan and China in launching the Trilateral Cooperative Secretariat Tuesday. Attending the ceremony, South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said the trilateral body will “play a vital role” in the “systemized mechanism for peace and prosperity of Northeast Asia.”Th
Foreign AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Na within touching distance of Park
Lawmaker’s key strategy in mayoral race is to challenge welfare issuesNow that she has clinched the Grand National Party’s nomination for Seoul mayor, Rep. Na Kyung-won closing in on Park Won-soon, the current frontrunner.“The party shall hold its Supreme Council meeting late on Tuesday and confirm
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Lawmakers oppose OTC drug sales
The Cabinet’s approval of over-the-counter drug sales outside pharmacies is facing opposition from lawmakers, with the prospect of the relevant bill passing the National Assembly appearing dim. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is seeking to push the pharmaceutical law revision through the parliame
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Asbestos risk threatens baseball schedule
The Environment Ministry plans to request that related organizations suspend the use of five baseball fields used in national league games, where a civic group claimed harmful asbestos was detected, officials said Tuesday.Later in the day, officials from relevant ministries, the Korea Baseball Organ
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Disgraced soprano sues SNU for reinstatement
Former music professor and acclaimed soprano Kim In-hei has sued Seoul National University to get her job back.In filings to Seoul Administrative Court, Kim, who was dismissed from SNU for abusing her students, defended her alleged violence as disciplinary action. She also claimed that the school’s
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Weather agency to forecast flu probabilities
The state’s weather agency will provide the probabilities of catching a cold along with their forecasts, in an effort to help citizens’ maintain their health, said officials on Tuesday.The Korea Meteorological Administration will offer a national flu report on the possibility of catching a cold or t
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Defense budget up to raise combat readiness
No money set aside for project to purchase presidential airplaneThe government has earmarked some 33.15 trillion won ($28.13 billion) for the 2012 defense budget, up 5.6 percent from this year’s budget, aiming to make the military “truly combat-ready,” officials said Tuesday.It seeks to set aside 23
DefenseSept. 27, 2011
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Third way emerges in Korea’s polarized politics
Rival parties pressed to overhaul themselves as independent voices riseLawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party and the main opposition Democratic Party met separately at the National Assembly last Wednesday morning to discuss their final positions on the nominee for Supreme Court chief justice.
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Koreans spent W2.3tr in Macao, Philippine casinos in 2010: report
More than 220,000 South Koreans visited casinos in Macao and the Philippines last year and lost a total of 2.3 trillion won (US$ 1.9 billion), a lawmaker said Tuesday, calling for government measures to curb overseas gambling.South Korea strictly regulates gambling within the country for its citizen
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Lee calls for stern handling of bribery cases involving close aides
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called for stern handling of alleged bribery cases involving some of his close aides, saying Tuesday it has been one of his top goals to rid the administration of corruption by presidential aides and relatives.It was Lee's first comments since two
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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N.K., China leaders agree on economic cooperation
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― North Korea and China agreed to strengthen economic cooperation during talks between their prime ministers in Beijing, China’s state news agency reported Tuesday.The North’s Premier Choe Yong-rim and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao “pledged to promote trade, investment and
North KoreaSept. 27, 2011
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New chief Supreme Court justice sworn in
Yang Sung-tae was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in South Korea on Tuesday, vowing to bolster transparency and openness of the judiciary.The 63-year-old incoming chief justice, who replaced predecessor Lee Yong-hun, said the current level of South Koreans’ trust toward the ju
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Commerce minister offers to resign
Choi Joong-kyung, minister of knowledge economy, offered to step down Tuesday, taking responsibility for nationwide blackouts earlier in the month, a government official said.The minister in charge of energy affairs offered his resignation to President Lee Myung-bak after a cabinet meeting, accordin
PoliticsSept. 27, 2011
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Soldiers indicted over national security law violation double: report
More than twice as many South Korean soldiers and officers have been charged with violating the anti-communist National Security Law in the current conservative government than in the previous liberal administration, a report showed Tuesday.The law strictly prohibits distribution of publications pra
DefenseSept. 27, 2011
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Weather agency to introduce 'flu infection index'
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- The nation's weahter forecast agency is to start alerting residents to how likely they are to catch a cold as part of its efforts to address growing public concern about health and disease, officials said Tuesday. (Bloomberg)The so-called "flu infection index" will be cal
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Prosecutors investigate head of Jeil Savings Bank
Prosecutors said on Monday they were investigating the head of a suspended savings bank over allegations that executives of the bank offered illegal loans and engaged in other financial irregularities.Prosecutors earlier arrested Lee Yong-jun, president of the Jeil Savings Bank, along with another e
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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Parties seek to absorb civic candidates
GNP, DP strive to unify respective candidacies; Park and Lee pledge to remain independentAs the upcoming Seoul mayoral race comes down to a four-party contest ― two party-affiliated and two independent figures ― both the ruling and the opposition camp are set to unify their candidates before the act
PoliticsSept. 26, 2011