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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Mayor-city council spat turns uglier
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday refused to promulgate an ordinance passed by the city council last month to provide free school meals to all students. The decision is forecast to escalate the conflict between the two sides as the council is moving to make an arbitrary proclamation later this week. Mayor Oh Se-hoon, affiliated with the conservative ruling Grand National Party, said h
Social AffairsJan. 5, 2011
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Is Lee waging anticorruption campaign?
A series of irregularities among public office holders is drawing attention to whether the Lee Myung-bak administration would launch an all-out campaign to tighten the discipline of civil servants as it enters its fourth year.President Lee emphasized in his New Year’s address Monday that the government “has so much to achieve this year,” reiterating his call on public officials to focus on work to
PoliticsJan. 5, 2011
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Hagwon hiring sex criminals face fines
Educational institutes will face a fine of up to 10 million won ($8,800) if found to have hired sex offenders, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Wednesday.Under a related revision, which will take effect from February, institute owners will be obliged to check new teachers’ and other employees’ records for sex crimes. If the owner violates the rule or makes a false report of a sex crime
Social AffairsJan. 5, 2011
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The reality of the Northern Limit Line
Expert says NLL has been effective, practical maritime border for six decadesOn Dec. 12, 2010, The New York Times published an opinion piece entitled “Drawing a Line in the Water.” It caused a commotion, in part because of its simplistic and inaccurate approach to a complex problem. Jack PritchardThe thrust of Selig Harrison’s argument in his op-ed was that there was an inequality in the manner t
North KoreaJan. 5, 2011
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‘N.K. commits 221 provocations since 1953’
North Korea has violated the armistice with South Korea 221 times, a recent report by the Defense Ministry said, as tensions continue to run high following two deadly attacks by Pyongyang last year.Since the two Koreas temporarily ended their three-year war with a truce in July 1953, North Korea has repeatedly violated the pact and conducted an actual military attack up to 26 times, according to a
North KoreaJan. 5, 2011
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Officials slammed over ‘shoddy’ temple repair work
Korea’s oldest wooden structure building located in Bongjeong Temple in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, is showing cracks and other signs of damage only seven years after it underwent major repairs.The building, Geungnakjeon, meaning “paradise hall” serves as the main building of the historic temple, housing its Buddha statue. The building’s side walls and columns are showing visible cracks, an
Social AffairsJan. 5, 2011
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TV host Menounos suffers bikini wardrobe malfunction
U.S. TV host and actress Maria Menounos sparked a buzz online on Wednesday because of her bikini malfunction in Miami Beach.CBS reported that the "Access Hollywood" correspondent suffered a wardrobe malfunction while vacationing over the weekend. "The 32-year-old was playing beach football in the surf when her black bikini bottom budged to the right, partially exposing her private parts," it repo
InternationalJan. 5, 2011
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Study reveals single women find married men more attractive
Angelina Jolie was attracted to Pitt, who was then married to Jennifer Aniston. (Matt Sayles/ AP)Why are some single, young and attractive females drawn to married men? A study reveals that single women are attracted to men who are already taken more than the ones who are not, reported the Daily Mail on Monday. Psychologist Anthony Little said female birds and fish find a male more attractive if t
InternationalJan. 5, 2011
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Lee’s church in pastor punch-up
Pastor Kim Jie-chul of Somang Presbyterian Church in southern Seoul was assaulted by two junior pastors who protested against their reduced duties, police said Tuesday. According to Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, Kim was attacked by the two, identified by their family names Cho and Choi, at his office Sunday morning. He reportedly had bones around the eye broken and was taken to a nearby hospita
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2011
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Allies move toward resuming 6-way talks
Preconditions for reopening dialogue to be delivered to the North ‘via inter-Korean channel’While maintaining tough rhetoric, South Korea and the U.S. appear to be opening the door to possible peace talks with North Korea, apparently sending messages Pyongyang that the issue depends upon its attitude from this point on. Positive changes have been brewing on the tense Korean Peninsula since North K
PoliticsJan. 4, 2011
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Korea, Japan to discuss bilateral military relations
Defense chiefs to hold talks in Seoul next weekDefense chiefs of South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul next week for talks on a proposed agreement on protection of military secrets and bilateral cooperation on military supplies, Seoul officials said.During their talks next Monday, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa are also expected to exchange views on
PoliticsJan. 4, 2011
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Call center to open for N.K. defectors
A 24-hour call center will be set up to help North Korean defectors deal with problems while resettling in the South, according to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday.The North Korean Refugees Foundation plans to support the call center by organizing a network of social assistance with resettlement officers, counselors and additional volunteers. They also plan to build a nationwide network of supp
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2011
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Prosecution confirms ‘Minerva’ innocent
The prosecution has dropped its appeal against Park Dae-sung, better known as online economic pundit “Minerva,” Tuesday, earlier acquitted of charges stemming from the posting of online articles denouncing government financial policies. The move came after the Constitutional Court last month ruled the relevant law unconstitutional, freeing Park and several others who had been indicted for spreadin
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2011
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U.S. military killed 5,000 civilians during war
S. Korean panel wraps up investigationAt least 5,000 civilians were killed by the U.S. military during the Korean War, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission found Tuesday.According to the truth panel, which was established in 2005 to reinvestigate past atrocities, a total of 4,091 civilian casualties were caused by the U.S. military in the first three months of the war, before the reclaim of Seo
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2011
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Navy to hold drills against N. Korean invasion on islands
South Korea’s Navy and Marine Corps will hold joint maneuvers this week to strengthen their ability to detect and repel a potential infiltration by North Korea into one of five islands near the tense Yellow Sea border, officials said Tuesday. The maneuvers, the first of their kind, will be held on Friday and Saturday with an unspecified number of personnel and military assets taking part, official
DefenseJan. 4, 2011
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N.K. leader more active despite health woes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il conducted the largest number of public activities last year since he inherited the communist country from his father in 1994, according to figures aggregated by the South Korean government.The 68-year-old appeared in North Korea’s official media a total of 161 times, the Unification Ministry said Tuesday in a release that suggested Kim was trying to tamp down outsid
North KoreaJan. 4, 2011
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Taekwang chairman questioned over slush fund
Taekwang Group chairman Lee Ho-jin appeared before prosecutors Tuesday to face questioning over his alleged slush fund and stock price manipulation.Prosecutors have been investigating the 49-year-old on his suspected involvement in creating tens of billions of won in a secret fund to lobby influential figures to get business favors and manipulating stock prices to evade inheritance taxes in transf
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2011
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Kim Kardashian poses for Glamour
“I don’t find myself as sexy as everyone thinks,” Kim Kardashian said in Glamour magazine’s February issue. “I am a lot more insecure than people would assume, but with little stupid things. When I get dressed, I’m always so indecisive.” (Glamour)The sexy star, who has posed nude on the covers of Playboy and W, expressed her thoughts on women being comfortable with their body, and recalled memorie
InternationalJan. 4, 2011
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N. Korean leader heeds 'American tastes' in propaganda show: cable
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told a visiting South Korean businesswoman in 2009 that he had ordered the removal of a missile launch scene from his country's mass propaganda show because "Americans did not like it," according to a U.S. diplomatic cable. The cable, found on WikiLeaks and released this week by a New York-based blogger, offered a rare look into how the aging but omnipotent leader
North KoreaJan. 4, 2011
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N. Korea urged to take concrete steps for denuclearization before 6-way talks: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The United States Monday called on North Korea to take concrete steps toward its denuclearization before reopening the six-party nuclear talks, which have been stalled for more than two years over the North's provocations. "We have noted public statements about the potential for improved dialogue between North and South," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "Obviously,
North KoreaJan. 4, 2011