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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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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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Korea enters full election mode
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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SNU mulls free tuition for low-income students
Seoul National University may waive tuition fees for students from low-income families from the fall semester, an official said Thursday. Of the 16,325 undergraduate students at the school, some 1,700 to 2,000 are expected to benefit from the new measure. “(The school) is considering offering a full scholarship to students from low-income households in the bottom 50 percent of the income bracket,”
Social AffairsJune 16, 2011
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Ministry on the rack over OTC drug market opening
Just 44 items to be taken from pharmacy controlThe Ministry of Health and Welfare’s attempt to permit sales of over-the-counter drugs, including cough drops, pain killers and digestion pills, was crushed Wednesday as representatives of pharmacists, doctors, consumers and the administration failed to reach an agreement. Instead, the group agreed to allow a total of 44 items including the energy dri
Social AffairsJune 16, 2011
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Lee's friend sentenced to prison for influence-peddling
A businessman and friend of President Lee Myung-bak received a prison sentence on Thursday for taking kickbacks in return for using his influence to help a troubled company.Chun Shin-il, chairman of Sejoong Namo Tour agency, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and a forfeit of 3.2 billion won (US$2.96 million) for influence-peddling."The jail term was inevitable since we need to eradic
Social AffairsJune 16, 2011
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Suwon mob members arrested: Police
Members of organized crime outfit “Bookmoonpa” were arrested for violations of the Act on Punishment of Violence etc., according to Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency.The mob’s vice-leader, surnamed Choi, and 15 other members were detained, while another 74 were booked without detention.The group was organized in Suwon in 1983 by their leader, surnamed Kim, who is now abroad. Therefore, Choi is bel
Social AffairsJune 16, 2011
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Korea to allow supermarket sales of 44 OTC drugs
The health ministry said Wednesday that it will allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products to be sold not only at licensed drug stores, but also at supermarkets, convenience stores and any other retail outlet.The measure is expected to go into effect as early as August, considering the time needed for administrative procedures to revise related regulations and for preparations by phar
Social AffairsJune 16, 2011
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Seoul City sees steady increase in foreign visitors
Chinese tourists emerging as biggest spendersDespite recent unfavorable conditions including North Korea’s bombardment on Yeongpyeong Island, the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, an earthquake and radiation fears in Japan, Seoul City sees a slight increase in the number of foreign visitors to the capital this year.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday, the number of foreig
Social AffairsJune 15, 2011
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Korea gets tough on corruption
Land Ministry hit by series of bribery scandalsThe government will begin carrying out a stringent across-the-board inspection of public officials next month in efforts to stamp out corruption and shore up deteriorating public confidence, officials said Wednesday. The move comes as the public is becoming disenchanted with the government’s mantra of a “fair society” following a recent spate of corru
Social AffairsJune 15, 2011
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Hyundai Development chief accused of tax evasion, embezzlement
Four executives of Hyundai Development Co. including its chairman Chung Mong-gyu were accused last Friday by a local housing developer on charges of tax evasion, breach of trust and embezzlement, prosecution sources said Wednesday.The chief of the housing developer in charge of the sale of the I-Park apartment units built in Ulsan by the Hyundai construction unit filed the accusation with the pros
Social AffairsJune 15, 2011
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Lee’s ex-aide denies bribery allegations involving bank
A chief of a public corporation and former presidential secretary on Wednesday denied allegations that he pocketed tens of millions of won in kickbacks from the troubled Busan Savings Bank Group in return for business favors.The prosecution is said to have secured a statement by Yun Yeo-seong, a financial broker who has been arrested in the investigation into the banking group, that he gave money
Social AffairsJune 15, 2011
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GNP finds no answers to tuition debate
Free-for-all forum fails to reach agreement on cutting cost of collegeLawmakers, government officials, university presidents, professors and students gathered on Wednesday for a forum on tuition cuts hosted by the Grand National Party but failed to reach any agreement.“We are running against the clock as the Education Ministry is to submit its budget bill to the Finance Ministry by the end of the
PoliticsJune 15, 2011
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Nine N. Koreans defect via western sea: Seoul
Nine North Koreans who crossed the tense western sea border on a small engineless vessel over the weekend for apparent defection are being questioned by South Korean officials, the Seoul government said Wednesday. The nine people, including family members, arrived on a frontline South Korean island around 6 a.m. Saturday, and are seeking asylum in the wealthier South, a government source said on c
North KoreaJune 15, 2011
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More overseas students interested in N. Korea
Nearly 200 Korean college students studying abroad have applied for a Seoul internship program focusing on relations with North Korea, the Unification Ministry here said Wednesday, indicating the growing interest among youngsters in the issue. Among some 185 students who applied for the one-month summer internship program, a total of 60 students studying at colleges in the U.S., Canada, Britain, C
Foreign AffairsJune 15, 2011
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[Herald Interview] N. Koreans use phones to sneak information out
Former professor from North sends S. Korean media content across border to show the world to North Koreans North Korea is a country that has been almost entirely isolated from news around the world for the past 60 years. The regime in Pyongyang allows Internet access to only a fraction of government officials and its power elite as it prepares for a third-generation hereditary succession to a youn
North KoreaJune 15, 2011
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Korean IT experts to volunteer abroad
A volunteer program is sending Korean IT experts to help educate communities around the world. Supported by the National Information Society Agency, the Korea Internet Volunteer program is to send teams of four Korean IT experts to provide free training in various countries for one month between July and August. The program has sent more than 3,400 volunteers to 68 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin
June 15, 2011
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Children’s home summer program
A Gyeongbuk Province orphanage is seeking English-teaching volunteers for its summer program. Emmanuel Children’s Home in the city of Gimcheon is looking for adult volunteers to live on-site to live and help at the center during August. There are 115 children at the orphanage ranging in age from newborn babies to college students. Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission will provide training, s
June 15, 2011
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Refugee Day flashmob dance
A mob is set to perform a spontaneous dance to a Michael Jackson tune on the streets of Seoul to raise awareness of World Refugee Day.The flashmob event will involve dancers moving to pop hit “Black or White” at locations across the capital over two days. Participants are still being sought for the event, with dance practices to be held at World Cup Stadium Peace Square from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1
June 15, 2011
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Lee Hyori on World Vision India trip
Lee HyoriK-pop diva Lee Hyori is setting off to India this month for volunteer work. The singer is reportedly set to spend a week in India with international aid and development organization World Vision. The Christian NGO helps children, families and communities in poverty throughout the world. Famous for K-pop hits including “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “U-Go-Girl,” Lee also recently volunteere
June 15, 2011
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Giving food for thought at Seoul Station
It is dusk in a park near Seoul Station, and a small group has stopped beside a man curled motionless in the middle of the path.A Korean charity worker approaches him, and gently nudges him. The man stirs and speaks. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief ― he was only sleeping. One volunteer moves the plastic sandal that has fallen from his foot closer to him and another lays a bag of food down besid
June 15, 2011
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Helping Hands needed for N.K. kids
Charity founder calls for more help for ‘second wave’ of orphans in ChinaHe was only 11 years old, but he was already fending, rather unsuccessfully, for himself. Separated from his North Korean mother and abandoned by his Chinese father, the boy was living in a collapsing cottage without a roof or running water. Struggling to survive on scraps and garbage from the nearby village, he soon contract
June 15, 2011
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Autopsy result of motorist hit by K-pop idol Daesung’s car postponed
The autopsy results of a man allegedly hit and killed by a car driven by K-pop idol Daesung will be released next week, police said.Daesung, member of the Korean pop idol group “Big Bang,” allegedly ran over the motorcyclist who was lying on the street late at night on May 31. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, but whether he died after he was run over by Daesung’s car or before hasn’t been
Social AffairsJune 15, 2011