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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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N. Korea's trade falls, reliance on China remains high in 2009
North Korea's external trade fell in 2009 with its economic reliance on China staying significantly high, a report showed Sunday, underscoring the need for Pyongyang to diversify its industry structure and open its market for survival. According to the report by the Korea Finance Corporation, North Korea's total trade amounted to US$3.41 billion in the cited year, down 10.6 percent from a year
North KoreaJan. 9, 2011
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Marines to get redesigned uniforms
The Marines this year will try out new combat uniforms in a revised color scheme that will set them apart from other armed forces, officials said Sunday. The defense ministry approved the design for the new fatigues late last month, and the new uniforms will be distributed on a trial basis from early September, the officials said. The final version of the uniforms will come after any alterations
North KoreaJan. 9, 2011
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Arizona congresswoman shot, at least 5 killed
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. Giffords was among at least 10 people wounded, and the hospital said her outlook was ``optimistic'' and that she was resp
InternationalJan. 9, 2011
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Probe into construction site catering bribes spreads
Civil service marred by ethical problemsDozens of government officials and lawmakers could have been involved in bribery related to construction site catering contracts, prosecutors said.Prosecutors began investigating the potentially explosive scandal last month, suspecting former National Police Agency chief Kang Hee-rak and ex-commissioner general of the National Coast Guard Lee Gil-beom of rec
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2011
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S. Korea confirms additional FMD cases near Seoul
South Korea confirmed additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Saturday at three pig farms in cities just outside of Seoul, indicating a failure of nationwide quarantine efforts to contain the highly contagious animal disease.The additional cases now brought to 102 the number of confirmed FMD cases in the country that reported the first confirmed case in the latest outbreak on Nov. 29.The
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2011
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N. Korea proposes inter-Korean dialogue in early future
North Korea on Saturday renewed its call for an early resumption of dialogue between the divided Koreas, proposing to hold such talks at least within a month.The North earlier proposed "unconditional and early" resumption of talks between the two Koreas to defuse tension that arose after the North's sinking of a South Korean warship in March and then its bombing of a populated South Korean island
North KoreaJan. 8, 2011
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N. Korea's Twitter account apparently hacked on successor's birthday
North Korea's Twitter account was apparently hacked with a string of messages derogatory of leader Kim Jong-il and his heir Kim Jong-un on Saturday, the birthday of the hereditary successor.The five most recent tweets posted in the morning accused the Kims of exploiting their people to enjoy sumptuous lives, and develop nuclear arms and missiles. One tweet called for an uprising to slay the Kims "
North KoreaJan. 8, 2011
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Campbell due in Beijing on N. Korea, other Obama-Hu summit agenda
A senior U.S. official will travel to China early next week to discuss North Korea and other agenda items with Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington scheduled for later this month, the State Department said Friday."Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell will travel to Beijing, China January 9-11, 2011," the department said in a statement. "Assista
North KoreaJan. 8, 2011
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Suicide attack kills 17 at Afghan public bath: police
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber killed 17 people and wounded another 21 in assassinating a police commander at a public bath in a southern Afghan town on the border with Pakistan, the local government said.A nine-year Taliban insurgency is concentrated in southern Afghanistan, but suicide attacks targeting civilians in public places are relatively rare."A suicide bomber blew up explosives strapped to his chest at a public bath in Spin Boldak," border police official General Abdul
InternationalJan. 7, 2011
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Demanding justice for 19 years
Victims of Japan’s military sex slavery seek truth, apology and compensationThe weather was freezing at noon last Wednesday. Ears turned red and fingers went numb as the mercury dropped to nearly minus 10 degrees Celsius and strong winds blasted every nook and cranny. The streets of Seoul were almost empty ― just a handful of office workers rushed by to grab lunch.Braving the cold, scores of peopl
Social AffairsJan. 7, 2011
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Lee’s chief auditor nominee faces tough hearings
Civil service marred by ethical problemsChief state auditor nominee Chung Tong-ki faces tough questions at his parliamentary confirmation hearings about his political impartiality and his earnings at a law firm after resignation as a prosecutor.President Lee Myung-bak last week nominated his former aide Chung as the new chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection.Opposition legislators argue th
PoliticsJan. 7, 2011
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Flu patients surge amid cold spell
Lee Kyung-joon is concerned about the slowing speed of production at his manufacturing factory in Gyeonggi Province. A factory manager has already been staying at home for days after he was diagnosed with the influenza A(H1N1) virus, while there are more workers who show flu symptoms. “If more workers become ill from the virus and have to rest at home, it would greatly affect the factory’s product
Social AffairsJan. 7, 2011
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S. Korea to repatriate 3 stray N. Koreans
South Korea will return on Friday three North Korean fishermen who had drifted on a boat across the countries’ tense western sea border about a month ago, an official said.The fishermen were rescued by the South Korean Navy on Dec. 3 near the island of Yeonpyeong in the West Sea, Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said in a briefing.The island was the site of an attack by North Korean ar
PoliticsJan. 7, 2011
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Ex-KH editorial writer dies
Kim Kak, former editorial writer for The Korea Herald, died of bile duct cancer Friday morning at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. He was 76.Kim had been a journalist for four decades since he joined the Korea Times as a reporter in 1957. He became an editorial writer for The Korea Herald in 1972. Kim KakKim also briefly served as former President Park Chung-hee’s secretary for public relations in 1973.
PoliticsJan. 7, 2011
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Seoul, Tokyo ministers talk on cooperation
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan met with Japan’s national strategy minister Friday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two neighboring nations, including the possibility of a free trade agreement.Koichiro Genba, Japan’s state minister in charge of national policy, arrived in Seoul on Thursday for a two-day visit that includes meetings with Foreign Minister Kim, Trade Minister Kim Jon
PoliticsJan. 7, 2011
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Chemical signal in women's tears a turnoff for men
WASHINGTON — If a crying woman's red nose isn't a big enough turnoff to a man, a surprising experiment found another reason: Tears of sadness may temporarily lower his testosterone level.Those tears send a chemical signal as the man gets close enough to sniff them — even though there's no discernible odor, say researchers from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science.It's the first such signal to be
InternationalJan. 7, 2011
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N. Korea's military eases alert level for Yellow Sea border: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is on a tour to observe military excercises. (Yonhap News)North Korea's military appears to have lowered its alert level for the tense Yellow Sea border with South Korea, a government source here said Friday, after weeks of tension triggered by the North's bombardment of a southern island."The North Korean military recently lifted its order of special alertness for
North KoreaJan. 7, 2011
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Google violates laws: police
Google’s high-flying Street View service is in violation of Internet privacy laws here, police said Thursday. According to the Cyber Terror Response Center, the National Police Agency’s Internet crime unit, the conglomerate’s Street View mapping service had gathered sensitive private information from unencrypted wireless networks during the filming process.“We succeeded in breaking the encryption
Social AffairsJan. 6, 2011
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Allies skeptical over N. Korea’s dialogue offer
South Korea and the U.S. have dismissed North Korea’s proposal for “unconditional talks” as insincere, insisting actions still had to be made ahead of any kind of dialogue. Nuclear envoys of Seoul and Washington agreed Wednesday that peace talks between the two Koreas should precede the resumption of the six-party denuclearization negotiations. The reclusive North made the rare proposal through an
PoliticsJan. 6, 2011
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Probe begins into RNL’s handling of stem cells
Prosecutors on Thursday started an investigation into RNL Bio, which is suspected of illegally formulating stem cells and brokering their overseas injections, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said. The probe, the first of its kind here, came after the Ministry of Health and Welfare filed charges against the company Tuesday, which the ministry said had manufactured stem cells without
Social AffairsJan. 6, 2011