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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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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Would you follow ministers on Twitter?
Social networking tools become routine of government publicity officialsShortly after Labor Minister Lee Chae-pil met representatives of labor and management for Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction amid the labor confrontation in mid-June, word of an imminent police crackdown on striking workers started spreading via Twitter.“That wasn’t what the minister truly meant. So we responded via Twitte
PoliticsJune 30, 2011
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Mayor seeks to develop Busan Global Village into major English education hub
Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik has a strong conviction that Busan Global Village, an English immersion camp in the southeastern port city, will grow into the country’s representative English education hub.For the last two years since its opening in 2009, BGV has garnered great recognition from locals as well as some from outside the city for its high-quality, yet low-cost language learning programs.While
Social AffairsJune 30, 2011
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Busan Global Village emerges as major English education center
Students of many ages show high satisfaction with unique language programsBusan Global Village is emerging as the country’s key center for English education thanks to a variety of unique programs tailored to the needs of different age groups and its location in the center of the southeastern port city.Since it opened in July 2009, BGV has gained much recognition from inside and outside of the coun
Social AffairsJune 30, 2011
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Pervert arrested after stealing 641 underwear
A man who allegedly stole female underwear has been arrested, the Daejeon Jungbu Police Station reported.The accused, identified by the surname Jung, broke into houses while the occupants were away to search for lingerie. Jung has stolen 641 items in 102 incidents since last August.An official from police told reporters that the 45-year-old thief served several months of jail time four years ago f
Social AffairsJune 30, 2011
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Gov't allows 10-percent hike in subway and bus fares
(Yonhap News)SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Subway and bus fares in Seoul and its adjacent cities will likely jump by 10 percent in the second half of the year, adding to the already heavy financial burden on households under inflationary pressure.The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced a guideline for local governments' management of public service fares on Thursday, allowing them to marg
PoliticsJune 30, 2011
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Prosecutors express intent to resign over revision of investigation rights
South Korean senior prosecutors expressed their intent to resign on Wednesday in apparent opposition to a move that would empower police to open investigations.Senior Prosecutor Hong Man-pyo offered his resignation amid deepening tension surrounding the revision of the criminal procedure code.Four other prosecutors offered their resignations in a collective move later in the day.The resignations c
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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National Assembly passes Korea-Peru FTA bill
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill on South Korea’s free trade agreement with Peru, paving the way for trades and investments between the countries to increase.South Korea and Peru signed the deal in March. The pact, which does not require an endorsement from the Peruvian parliament, calls for both countries to eliminate all tariffs within 10 years after it takes effect.The National
PoliticsJune 29, 2011
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Koreans top in digital literacy: OECD data
Young South Koreans learn the best from computers and the Internet according to a survey of 15 year-olds in 19 countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Monday. The OECD, which groups 34 of the world’s most advanced economies, tested the digital literacy of students in 16 member countries as well as Colombia and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Macao as part o
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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All textbooks to go digital by 2015
Ministry seeks to hold nationwide academic tests onlineThick textbooks weighing on students’ shoulders may disappear in four years. The government seeks to convert all paper textbooks into digital versions by 2015, the Education Ministry said Wednesday.Using smartphones, tablet PCs and smart televisions, school students of all ages will be able to view the content of existing textbooks, ministry o
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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15,000 military duty deferrers must retake physical exam
Some 15,000 men who have delayed their mandatory military service for the last several years will be notified to take another physical checkup next year under a 2007 law, the military recruitment agency said Wednesday. Under the military draft law, young men are to go through another checkup five years after taking the first one. Before the law was enacted in January 2007, men had taken only one c
DefenseJune 29, 2011
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Romania prosecution leads in independence
While prosecutors here are struggling against some lawmakers’ plans to end what they call politically biased investigations, in Romania, the prosecution’s authority is supreme.The European country’s prosecution has total authority to initiate and conduct an investigation and no one, not even the president or justice minister, can interfere with or comment on an ongoing case. Only prosecutors thems
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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S. Korea marks 9 years since West Sea clash
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs on Wednesday held a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of a naval skirmish between the two Koreas, which resulted in several casualties on both sides.Some 2,000 people, including top military officials and members of the bereaved families, attended the ceremony at the Navy’s Second Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. Prime Minister Kim
DefenseJune 29, 2011
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Two Koreas hold talks as N.K. ups threats ‘No progress made over joint tours’
The two Koreas held a rare meeting over a stalled joint tourism project at the North’s mountain resort, but little was discussed due to North Korean officials’ careless attitude, Seoul officials said Wednesday.Twelve government officials and company representatives from Seoul returned to the South Korean side, crossing the heavily fortified border Wednesday afternoon after holding brief talks with
North KoreaJune 29, 2011
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GNP leader election in disarray
Party to hold emergency meeting after court says voting rules invalidThe Grand National Party is in a state of confusion after a court unexpectedly invalidated its revised rule on its chairperson election scheduled for next Monday.The Seoul Southern District Court upheld the claim that the party’s revised internal constitution was unlawful and suspended its legal effect on Tuesday.The GNP revised
PoliticsJune 29, 2011
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U.S. general urges preparation for collapse of N.K. regime
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The incoming top American military commander in Korea said Tuesday that the United States and South Korea should prepare for the possibility of a regime collapse in North Korea.In his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Gen. James Thurman, the nominee to lead 28,000 U.S. forces in South Korea, raised doubts over the North’s heir apparent, Kim Jong-un, w
DefenseJune 29, 2011
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Heavy rain kills one, injures several more
One person died and several others are assumed injured after a landslide caused by rain that hit the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday.Scores of buildings were inundated by up to 170 millimeters of rain while traffic accidents have been reported in the center of the country. According to Seoul City authorities, a landslide took place near the Choansan Station construction site in Nowon-gu, northern Se
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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Universities face restructuring
Demographic shift adds urgency to the need for reformThis is the third and last installment of a three-part series looking into problems in Korea’s tertiary education ― Ed. Earlier this month, professors at Sunghwa College received 136,000 won as their salary and a text message that the rest would be wired once the institution collected tuition fees from students. The college, where about 1,200 st
Social AffairsJune 29, 2011
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Musicians sought for volunteer positions
Musically-minded volunteers are being sought to help teach orphans how to play a variety of instruments.The Camarata Music Company Outreach Volunteers is looking for more participants to help in its program to teach orphanage children how to play music, and about music in general. Helpers do not need to be an expert in an instrument, just able to play it and commit to teaching once or twice a week
June 29, 2011
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Volleyball fund-raiser to help Seoul’s homeless
A volleyball day along the Han River is to raise cash for homeless people in Seoul. Games will be played on Sunday, July 10 from 3-7 p.m. costing 15,000 won per player to enter. The event will be held on the river about a 10 minutes’ walk from Sincheon Station, near Jamsil.The event, organized by PLUR, is to generate funds to buy rice and other essentials for the soup kitchen supported by the grou
June 29, 2011
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Volunteers wanted for international youth festival
Voluntary participants are being sought for Korea’s only International Youth Festival. The 11th Yeosu International Youth Festival is to be held from July 25-31. The five day cultural exchange will see 350 youths from here and abroad join under the theme of “Youths Moving Islands Towards the Future.” Participants must be aged between 15 and 24. The event is being organized by the Seoul Youth Facto
June 29, 2011