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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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S. Korea to issue travel ban on Haiti amid intensifying gang violence
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Leaders of S. Korea, Angola agree to boost economic, trade cooperation
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Nuclear reactor breakdowns cost S. Korea 333 billion won
Nuclear reactor breakdowns in South Korea have cost the country 333 billion won ($299 million) over the past 10 years, a report by a state-run atomic power company showed Sunday.In the report to the National Assembly, the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. said there were 89 malfunctions that caused reactors to go off-line temporarily from 2001 onwards.The country currently operates 21 reactors that
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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‘Kim Jong-il dreamed of stoning’
GNP Rep. Chung Mong-joon reveals chat between his late father and N.K. leaderKim Jong-il has had nightmares at times in which his people threw stones at him, Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the ruling Grand National Party said Sunday, citing his father’s private conversations with the North Korean leader.His remarks indicated that Kim was aware of the growing discontent among his people, who have long suf
PoliticsMarch 27, 2011
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French scholarships for next academic year
The French Embassy is accepting applications for 18-25 local students for the Blaise Pascal scholarship scheme.Launched in 2005, the program encourages talented students from Korean universities to pursue postgraduate degrees in France.The French government, through the embassy in Seoul, has been providing scholarships of excellence to Korean citizens for more than 55 years, and over 1,650 Koreans
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Quota set for NZ Working Holiday Scheme
Students interested in studying in New Zealand under the Working Holiday Scheme should get ready as 1,800 places will become available on April 15.Applications can be made online from 10 a.m.For more information, including relevant links to the appropriate New Zealand government agencies, visit the embassy’s website at www.nzembassy.com/korea.(yoav@heraldm.com)
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Korea, Israel collaborate on nanoparticles
Ink from silver-coated copper particles for printed electronics marks the first commercial joint venture between a technology transfer office of an Israeli University and a Korean company.The deal gives a leading Korean printing firm the rights to an Israeli innovation in producing conductive ink.Vaxan Steel will develop a process invented at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for utilizing silver
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Canada celebrates its French culture
For the Week of the Francophonie held throughout the world, the Canadian Embassy and Quebec Provincial Office in Seoul are organizing an event to showcase Canada’s place in the French world. Set for March 29, the event titled “Canada and La Francophonie” will feature a presentation on French Canadian universities and an advanced screening of the 2011 Oscar nominated French Canadian film “Incendies
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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India Cultural Center opens with spring classes
India and Korea share a very long history, yet Indian culture in Korea is still relatively unknown and, at times, misunderstood.The Indian Embassy is planning to change that with the opening of its Cultural Center on the first floor of the Korean Methodist Women’s Society building in 36-1 Hannam-dong, Yongsan district. The embassy will hold regular classes from April 1.Everyone is welcomed to sign
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Indonesia looking to expand exports with gadgets
Just a decade ago, Indonesia was considered the weak link in Asia, but with a lot of hard work, the country is proving itself to South Korea and the world as a haven for foreign direct investment.There are several reasons why the world’s fourth most populous country is attractive to companies like POSCO, Hankook Tires and small and medium-sized companies who invested about $10 billion last year.Fi
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Prospect of peace between Israel, Palestinians
Initiatives and new paradigm could bring hope for peace in Middle EastThroughout the years, the dichotomy of peace in the Holy Land has been close enough to touch, smell and feel but also, far enough to believe.Yet hope still stands as an underlining principle that drives conflicting sides to see an end to the conflict.The new paradigm shaping the Middle East is creating another dichotomy. On the
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Persian New Year bridges cultures
For the first time in Korea, the Iranian Embassy showcased one of its most important national holidays.Nowruz, widely known as the Persian New Year, is celebrated and observed by Iranic people.Newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Masoumifar explained that it is a holiday also celebrated in Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, northwestern China, the Crimea and some parts of the Balkans.“We organi
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Most arrivals from Japan not checked for radiation: lawmaker
Most people arriving in South Korea from Japan do not receive checks for radiation contamination that may pose health risks for the general public, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday.South Korea has been operating "radiation detection gates" at all major airports with direct flights to Japan since March 17, but checkups are carried out on a voluntary basis.Citing reports by Incheon and Gimpo inter
NationalMarch 27, 2011
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27 N. Koreans repatriated by sea
Twenty-seven North Koreans were repatriated to their communist nation Sunday. (Yonhap News)South Korea repatriated 27 North Koreans to their communist state Sunday aboard their wooden boat, which had strayed across the western inter-Korean sea border 50 days ago.Seoul did not repatriate the four people who expressed their intent to stay here, citing international humanitarian principles.Two naval
North KoreaMarch 27, 2011
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N. Korea's Kim Jong-Il 'dreamed of stoning'
SEOUL, (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told a visiting businessman he had nightmares of being stoned by angry members of the public in his isolated nation, a Seoul lawmaker said in an interview aired Sunday.North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (Yonhap News)Kim told the late founder of the Hyundai group, Chung Ju-Yung, of having a dream that he was being stoned "first by Americans, second by Sou
North KoreaMarch 27, 2011
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Seoul to renovate Dokdo heliport against Tokyo's territorial claim
South Korea plans to begin full-scale work to renovate a heliport on Dokdo if Japan lays renewed claim to the rocky islets in the East Sea in its new school textbooks, officials said Sunday. The planned renovation of the outdated, 20-square-meter heliport is among a set of countermeasures that are being considered if Tokyo presses ahead with the endorsement this week of middle school textbooks t
PoliticsMarch 27, 2011
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Thai government requests Korean language tutors
The Thai government has requested Seoul to send Korean language teachers to the country, as Thailand is running short.According to the Korea International Cooperation Agency, the Thai government sent the request to the Korean embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday for tutors for 12 north east provinces.If the request is accepted, the tutors will teach laborers and soldiers hoping to work in Korea.The Tha
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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Seoul marks first anniversary of deadly naval ship sinking
Citizens are praying for South Korean sailors who were killed in the sinking of the Cheonan on March 26 of last year. (Yonhap News)South Koreans marked the first anniversary of the deadly sinking of a navy ship on Saturday with a memorial ceremony in Daejeon, south of Seoul, attended by thousands of government and military leaders and citizens.Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed in the sink
DefenseMarch 27, 2011
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Another S. Korean confirmed dead in Japanese quake
Another South Korean national has been confirmed dead from the massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Saturday. The recent finding brought to four the number of South Korean citizens killed in the disaster. "Police headquarters of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture notified the South Korean Consulate General in Sendai that an 86-year-old South Korean woman
Social AffairsMarch 26, 2011
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Spy chief face allegations of breaching ethics code
Won Sei-hoon, chief of the National Intelligence Service faced allegations that he may have violated related ethics codes by holding more than 400 million ($358,000) worth of stocks. According to Friday's data on the assets of government officials, Won and his wife had 2,430 shares of Hanatour shares and over 4,000 shares of Daewoo Securities issues. They also had 13 shares in G&ST, a manufacturi
PoliticsMarch 26, 2011
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S. Korea bans food imports from Japan
The Seoul government on Friday imposed a temporary ban on food imports from parts of Japan contaminated by radiation from its quake-stricken nuclear power plant. Tokyo has so far advised against eating broccoli, cauliflower and leafy vegetables such as spinach produced near the Fukushima Daiichi plant. It is also limiting shipments of spinach, turnips, parsley and milk from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Toc
PoliticsMarch 25, 2011
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N. Koreans seeking asylum weigh on inter-Korean ties
Seoul plans to send back 27 N. Koreans over weekend as 6 new asylum-seekers arriveSix North Koreans, including a grandson of the communist state’s patriotic martyr, are seeking asylum in South Korea, just days after the two rivals patched up a conflict over the repatriation of dozens of others who accidentally strayed here last month. The arrival of North Korean nationals comes at a bad time, anal
North KoreaMarch 25, 2011