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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Italy awards cultural attache with nation’s highest honor
Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri (left) decorates Italian Cultural Institute Director Lucio Izzo for his work in promoting Italy-Korea ties. (Yoav Cerralbo/The Korea Herald)Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri made a surprise announcement that an Italian diplomat had been bestowed the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.Diplomats, the Italian community and professionals in the cultural sector wer
Foreign AffairsJune 12, 2011
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Month of festivals for Philippines Embassy
With the first official day of summer only a week away, the Philippines Embassy is using this month to bring Filipino warmth and hospitality to the big city.“For Filipinos, the month of June is rife with meaning. Not only did we gain our freedom on June 12 1898, but Dr. Jose Rizal ― our national hero who galvanized the independence movement in the Philippines after it endured three centuries of co
Foreign AffairsJune 12, 2011
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Private universities could cut tuition fees with gov't support: council
South Korea's private universities could cut tuition fees by as much as 15 percent if the government funds their scholarship programs, the head of a private universities' council said Sunday, amid a growing political debate over tuition cuts. Park Chul, who heads a council of presidents of private universities, told Yonhap News Agency in an interview that the council is surveying its members
PoliticsJune 12, 2011
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Bangladesh police arrest ‘Robin Hood’ burglar
DHAKA (AFP) – A “benevolent burglar” hailed as a modern-day Robin Hood for donating his ill-gotten gains to local orphanages has been arrested in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.Badiul Haq Nasir, 45, who had earned millions in well-planned heists, was revered in dozens of villages for making large donations to orphanages and mosques, local police chief Babul Akhter told AFP.“The villagers say
Social AffairsJune 12, 2011
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Hyundai Motor settles talks with labor union
Hyundai Motor Co. and its labor union said Saturday they reached an agreement to resume operations at one of its plants, 39 hours after unionized workers walked off their jobs because of a colleague's death. Assembly workers at the top automaker's plant in Asan, about 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul, had laid down their tools on Thursday, claiming that a union worker committed suicide due to t
Social AffairsJune 11, 2011
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Thousands rally for college tuition cuts
Twenty-four years ago, tens of thousands of college students protested in Seoul, calling for democracy. But thousands of students gathered Friday at Chonggye Square, calling for the government to cut their tuition fees.“Half-price tuition, half-price,” shouted the crowd sitting on the ground, holding a candle in each hand. Student protesters shout slogans, calling for the government to cut their t
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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State auditor to probe college tuition fees
The nation’s public and private universities will face a sweeping audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection from August, amid a growing public outcry over exorbitant tuition fees, officials at the state audit agency said Friday. “It will be the largest-ever scale,” said Sohn Chang-dong, a BAI spokesperson. About 200, or one third of the entire BAI staff, will be mobilized for the inspection, whic
PoliticsJune 10, 2011
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Protesters demand college tuition cuts
Students, civic group members and politicians flocked to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun area Friday evening for the candle light vigil urging the government and the ruling party to follow up on their pledge to halve college tuition.Students, nongovernmental organizations and opposition politicians have called on the ruling Grand National Party to keep its promise to halve college tuition. GNP’s new floor lea
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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Bongeun Temple plans renovation for tourism
The Bongeun Temple of the Jogye Order, in the affluent Gangnam area in southern Seoul, will be transformed into a history-themed park, Seoul officials said Friday. According to Gangnam-gu Office, the temple has recently filed for the re-designation as a history park from its current status as a neighborhood park, a move aimed at attracting foreign visitors who want to see Korean Zen culture. The S
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. finetune N.K. policy
Washington strongly supports Seoul’s strategy on resuming dialogue with Pyongyang and China shares such position, a visiting U.S. diplomat on East Asian affairs said Friday, promising continued patience in the prolonged deadlock on denuclearizing North Korea. Despite the few differences they have, the U.S., South Korea and China all note the necessity of seeing improved inter-Korean ties before mu
Foreign AffairsJune 10, 2011
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Rep. Hyun stripped of seat
A rookie lawmaker of the ruling Grand National Party lost his parliamentary seat as the top court Friday upheld his conviction for accepting illegal political donations.Rep. Hyun Kyoung-byoung of the GNP became the 21st member of the 18th National Assembly to lose his seat for violation of the election or political fund laws.Hyun was indicted on charges of accepting a total of 130 million won ($12
PoliticsJune 10, 2011
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Ruling camp to push N.K. human rights bill
South Korea’s ruling camp will cooperate for the parliamentary endorsement this month of a bill designed to help improve North Korea’s dismal of human rights conditions, officials from the government and the ruling party said Friday. “We agreed that the National Assembly of South Korea should no longer sit idly by on the problem of human rights infringements in North Korea,” Rep. Lee Ju-young, the
North KoreaJune 10, 2011
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Police: Girl, 5, said she drowned boy over crying
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Juvenile justice experts expressed shock Thursday that police said they were treating the death of an 18-month-old boy who drowned in a bathtub as a potential homicide, after a 5-year-old girl told social workers that she held him under water to stop his crying.Kansas City police said the girl, who was left with other children in the care of a teenager, was considered a po
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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N. Korean taekwondo athletes in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- A group of North Korean taekwondo athletes arrived in the United States Thursday for a rare performance tour abroad.The 17-member team, which left Pyongyang on Saturday, arrived in San Francisco via Beijing. Leaving the San Francisco airport, they refused to answer reporters' questions.It is the second time that North Korean taekwondo athletes have visited
North KoreaJune 10, 2011
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Man pretends to be NSA agent for swindling
Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station have arrested a 35-year-old man who allegedly posed as an agent from the National Security Agency to deceive his classmates.The accused, identified by his surname Lee, approached to one of his classmates and said that he is an agent from NSA. After buying his trust, the swindler persuaded his friend to make an investment in the Daegu English Village project.Lee pr
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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Boy kills mother engaged after father’s death
A British boy allegedly struck his mother to death with a bat, after she became engaged to a man eight months after the death of his father.James Gethen, 15, allegedly killed his mother a few hours after she announced her engagement on her Facebook.The accused suffered from meningitis, which may have affected his behavior, reports said. The boy has a record of being in trouble including throwing a
Social AffairsJune 10, 2011
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Pyongyang threatens to disclose tapes of secret South-North talks
North Korea on Thursday threatened to disclose voice recordings of a secret meeting with South Korea where it said rejected the South’s proposal to hold a series of summits. “If all (South Korean officials who attended the meeting) refuse to admit the truth, we will have to disclose the full recordings of the contact,” the Korea Central News Agency, the north’s state news agency, reported, quoting
North KoreaJune 9, 2011
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Lee replaces top Blue House aides
Reshuffle affects key posts of politics, publicity and welfarePresident Lee Myung-bak on Thursday replaced his top aides for political affairs and public relations as well as his spokesperson in a partial shakeup of presidential secretaries 10 months ahead of the general elections next year.The reshuffle of senior secretaries, which was previously scheduled for after the ruling Grand National Part
PoliticsJune 9, 2011
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Ex-top bank regulator questioned over scandal
Kim suspected of peddling influence to help savings bankA former chief of Korea’s financial regulator appeared before prosecutors Thursday to face questioning over allegations of influence peddling in a widening investigation into corruption at mutual savings banks. Kim Jong-chang, who was until March governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, is suspected of exerting his influence to help Bus
Social AffairsJune 9, 2011
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Ministry warns against kids’ mobile use
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday advised infants and minors to avoid mobile phone use due to health risks.It recommended that they use Bluetooth, hands-free or other non-contact devices if use was necessary to minimize exposure to possibly harmful radio waves.A couple of weeks ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an affiliate of the World Health Organization, classif
Social AffairsJune 9, 2011