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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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N. Korea defectors slam remittance approval plan
North Korean defectors here are strongly opposing a government plan to require them to gain approval before making remittances to relatives in the cash-strapped state.They say that the approval process could put them and their loved ones in the North in dangerous situations and make brokers demand more money for delivering funds.They also say that since their remittances are made through “complica
PoliticsMay 26, 2011
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Somali pirates could face death penalty
Four of the five Somali pirates taken alive on a South Korean carrier await their verdict Friday, possibly facing the death penalty or life imprisonment, after a week-long trial in Busan. The Busan District Court is expected to announce the verdict late Friday afternoon, after reviewing photos, interrogation material and witness examinations as evidence, officials said.Although charges of maritime
Social AffairsMay 26, 2011
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Woman dies from mystery virus
One of seven hospitalized with unknown virus dies 16 days after first deathAnother pregnant woman has died of acute pneumonia caused by an unidentified virus, the health authorities confirmed Thursday. She was the second death among the seven pregnant women who had been hospitalized at a Seoul hospital in April for infection with the unknown virus.The 36-year-old woman first visited the hospital o
Social AffairsMay 26, 2011
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N. Korean leader leaves Beijing after visit to technology center
BEIJING, May 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il departed from Beijing on Thursday, the seventh day of his secretive trip, after holding talks Wednesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao on expanding bilateral economic and political relations.Kim's special train left Beijing Station at around 2:19 p.m.(local time) and headed north apparently towards China's northeastern region bordering
North KoreaMay 26, 2011
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USFK to test soil at Camp Carroll next week in Agent Orange probe
SEOUL, (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military in South Korea will use ground-penetrating radar devices next week for tests of soil on one of its bases in the South where large amounts of the toxic chemical Agent Orange were said to have been illegally buried in the 1970s, the chief investigator in the claims said Thursday.South Korea and the U.S. launched a joint probe last week following the allegations b
Social AffairsMay 26, 2011
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Korea signs deal to export trainer jets to Indonesia
South Korea signed a contract Wednesday to export its T-50 trainer jets to Indonesia, a government official said, a deal that will mark the first time for the country to export supersonic jets. The state-run aircraft maker Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed the deal in Jakarta with Indonesia's defense ministry, the official told Yonhap News Agency by phone. The deal calls for exporting 16 T
DefenseMay 25, 2011
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Match rigging scandal hits Korean soccer
A prosecution investigation is underway into a match rigging case in which brokers bribed some professional soccer players to deliberately lose games, local daily Munhwa Ilbo reported Wednesday. The two brokers, including a former midfielder from a local soccer club, made significant profits from a sports lottery by arranging game scores, the report said. According to Changwon Prosecutor’s Office,
Social AffairsMay 25, 2011
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Kim, Hu discuss widening economic cooperation
BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il held summit talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Wednesday apparently on boosting economic cooperation and resolving deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programs.As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Sunday that Kim's trip, the third in just more than one year, is aimed at learning from China's
North KoreaMay 25, 2011
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Ex-U.S. soldier ‘got orders on dioxin’
Amid confirmation that the U.S. military dumped toxic chemicals on Korean soil in 1978, a new testimony has surfaced, saying that orders were given to remove all supplies of dioxins in Korea around the same time.“I was given orders, probably general orders to all units as well, to remove all remaining supplies of dioxin from warehouses throughout all the 2nd Division,” said Larry Anderson, a forme
Social AffairsMay 25, 2011
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Assembly needs innovation, too
Kwon successfully organizes G20 parliamentary forum, hopes to retake Assembly seatThe National Assembly secretary-general is gearing up to retake a lawmaker seat for the fourth time after serving the parliament as head of its administrative affairs.“I believe that one becomes a true politician only after serving several terms as lawmaker and as administrator as well,” Kwon Oh-eul, secretary-genera
PoliticsMay 25, 2011
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GNP conflict deepens on tuition, N.K.
Floor leader meets education minister; reformist calls for easing Pyongyang stanceConflict among ruling Grand National Party legislators over policy directions intensified Wednesday, as the party’s new leaders pushed forward a plan to reduce college tuition fees despite resistance from the old guard. Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, floor leader and acting chairman of the conservative ruling bloc, met Wednesda
PoliticsMay 25, 2011
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Kim seen traveling with woman, said to be wife
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was confirmed to have taken his partner Kim Ok with him to China, a South Korean news report said, drawing attention to her mysterious official role and status in the Pyongyang government. Kim Ok, 47 years old, is known as Kim’s current spouse and a powerful figure who personally assisted him through his illness in 2008 and assumes the role as North Korea’s first la
North KoreaMay 25, 2011
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Kim’s long train ride indicates his health
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, long known for his frail health, has traveled tirelessly by train since Friday without spending a night in a hotel en route to eastern China, demonstrating that his health may have improved to the extent that he can sustain three days of train ride.The 69-year-old Kim, who suffered a stroke in 2008, crossed the border into China on Friday before heading to China’s
North KoreaMay 25, 2011
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N.K. leader’s China visit shows crucial ties
BEIJING (AP) ― Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to crucial ally China highlights his regime’s increasing dependence on its giant neighbor amid his country’s economic collapse and diplomatic isolation over its nuclear program.This is Kim’s third trip to China in just over a year, indicating an interest in the market economy initiatives that Beijing is believed to be pushing for in
North KoreaMay 25, 2011
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Party for Busan Abandoned Pet Shelter
A month-long campaign to save a closure-threatened Busan animal shelter is to continue with a beach fun day this weekend. The Busan Abandoned Pet Shelter is in danger of closing because the lease for its current premises is not being renewed. The shelter’s canine residents face the prospect of homelessness again if a new building is not found by August. Koreans and foreigners have helped keep the
May 25, 2011
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Burmese film screening
A film exposing human rights abuses in Burma is to be screened near Seoul’s Insadong area. “The Prison Where I Live” is a feature-length documentary from Rex Bloomstein about Burmese comedian Maung Thura, better known as Zarganar. He has been persecuted by the Burmese junta, and is currently serving a 35-year jail term. Documentary-maker Bloomstein secretly traveled to Burma in 2009 to make the fi
May 25, 2011
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Music, market and meeting defectors among N.K. events
A concert was to be held Thursday to raise funds for North Korean defectors. The concert was being held as part of a week of events to mark charity Justice for North Korea’s fourth anniversary. Funds raised at the events are to be sent to North Korean women and children living in China and other countries.Woo Yeo Hwang, President of the National Assembly Human Rights Forum and member of the GNP wa
May 25, 2011
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Education chief donates book money
An avid mountaineer and educational superintendent of South Gyeongsang Province has donated the proceeds from his mountaineering book to 18 local charities. The educational superintendent of South Gyeongsang Province gave millions of won in proceeds from his book, a climbing guide to mountains in the surrounding area, to local charities.Ko Yeong-jin donated 10 million won ($9,140) to nurseries, te
May 25, 2011
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Korean punk band to record for Japan
Crying NutPunk band Crying Nut is to feature on a charity album to raise money for Japan disaster relief efforts. Korea’s best-selling indie band of all-time is to record a cover-version of a Coldplay song for the album to be made at an international music festival in Singapore. The charity album is to be released worldwide and will feature some of the 40 artists from 18 countries performing at th
May 25, 2011
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Film to build bridges between Korea, Japan
Korean and Japanese high school students are to bridge long-standing boundaries between their nations this summer by making a film. The Processing Together charity-funded project is to bring eight Japanese students to meet eight of their Korean counterparts in Seoul. The kids are to learn about the historical, cultural, and social crossing-points between their two countries by making a film, funde
May 25, 2011