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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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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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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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Progressive professor cleared of plagiarism
Cho Kuk, a progressive law professor, has been cleared of suspicions of plagiarism that were raised by conservative activists, according to his school.Seoul National University announced Tuesday that its research ethics committee concluded there is lack of evidence to support the allegations against Cho.Cho has been under investigation by the university since February after conservative columnist Byun Hee-jae filed a claim that Cho plagiarized a research paper published in 2008 from one of his p
Dec. 25, 2013
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[Photo News] Catholic celebration
Dec. 25, 2013
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Robot scientist pushes limits of virtual reality
In a remote hospital, a patient waits in bed for an operation. Standing bedside is not a surgeon but a human-faced machine, equipped with three-dimensional cameras, high-precision sensors and ultra-tiny instruments. A large screen projects the face of a doctor, who controls the procedure through the robotic surgeon to check on the patient’s condition in real time using the latest telepresence technologies.The virtual operation, already in use in some parts of the world, is only a part of changes
Dec. 25, 2013
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Police surround Jogyesa Temple in rail strike standoff
Tensions mounted around Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on Thursday as police surrounded the headquarters of the country’s largest Buddhist order to apprehend four railway strike leaders who took refuge there.Railway union members, including deputy chief Park Tae-nam, wanted for his involvement in leading the strike, entered Jogyesa Temple late Tuesday. Police deployed some 250 officers to surround it and operate checkpoints on its grounds. The railway union has staged the general strike since Dec. 9 in
Dec. 25, 2013
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Progressive educational chiefs reject ministry’s anti-poster directive
Local education offices led by progressive superintendents rejected the Education Ministry’s recent directive to curb the spread of political posters at middle and high schools. The ministry last Wednesday sent out guidelines to provincial education offices expressing concerns that the academic atmosphere may be damaged by the wave of the so-called daejabo movement. Daejabo, or hand-written posters dealing with various issues, have been appearing across the country after a Korea University stude
Dec. 24, 2013
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Koreas, China in modern conflict over ancient kingdom
JIAN, China (AFP) ― Centuries ago Gwanggaeto the Great ruled over a mighty empire stretching from south of Seoul deep into Manchuria in China’s northeast, but his Goguryeo dynasty is now at the center of a historical tug-of-war.He is revered as a Korean national hero on both sides of the divided peninsula, while Chinese attempts to claim Goguryeo as its own have provoked fury among its neighbors.One of Goguryeo’s capitals, now the modern Chinese city of Jian, stands on the Yalu river on the fron
Dec. 24, 2013
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Amnesty International slams raid on union office
Amnesty International criticized South Korea Tuesday for a police raid on the office of a militant umbrella labor union, saying it breached international human rights and labor standards.Hundreds of policemen stormed the headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in central Seoul on Sunday to arrest striking rail union leaders believed to be holed up there, sparking controversy over the excessive use of police force.“The entry of police forces into the KCTU building is a clear viol
Dec. 24, 2013
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Number of traffic deaths in Seoul drops 15%
The number of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Seoul fell nearly 15 percent on-year in the July-November period thanks to facility improvements, data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 156 people were killed by traffic accidents in the capital city in the five-month period, down 14.8 percent from 183 cases a year earlier.A city official attributed the decline to the completion of traffic facility improvements. “We’ve completed work
Dec. 24, 2013
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Military faces backlash over probe into cyber command
Opposition lawmakers accused the military Monday of trying to cover up more pervasive election meddling in last year's presidential poll by purposely carrying out a shoddy investigation into an alleged online smear campaign by the cyber warfare command.The defense ministry last week announced that military prosecutors will indict the director of the psychological warfare unit and 10 other cyber warfare officials for posting political writings in connection with last year's presidential election.
Dec. 23, 2013
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[Newsmaker]Tension adds to labor group unity
Escalating labor strife is giving new momentum to Korea’s major labor group crippled by internal splits and its links with alleged pro-North Korea politicians.On Sunday, police stormed the headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in Seoul for the first time since its launch in 1995.The raid was conducted to arrest railway strike leaders believed to be holed up inside the building. None of them were caught in the nearly nine-hour search that triggered a violent clash between polic
Dec. 23, 2013
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Tighter admission rules sought for overseas Korean students
The state anti-corruption body on Monday called for the government and universities to plug loopholes in preferential admission rules for overseas Korean students.Currently, applicants who hold foreign citizenship or who studied at least three years in a foreign country can apply for the special quota system without competing with ordinary applicants.But the rule is believed to be widely exploited by affluent parents to gain admission of their unqualified children into prestigious schools, espec
Dec. 23, 2013
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Comedian under fire for nightclub photo with ‘teenage girls’
Comedian and movie director Shim Hyung-rae came under a hailstorm of criticism on Monday after a picture emerged of him sitting at a nightclub with supposedly underage girls.Earlier in the day, a young woman uploaded a photo that she said was of herself with Shim. The photo shows Shim and scantily-clad girls sitting in what appears to be a private room at a nightclub with alcohol and food placed on the table in front of him.There was a furor among netizens when it was learned that the person who
Dec. 23, 2013
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[Graphic News] Cancer remains top cause of Korean deaths
Cancer remained the most common cause of death in 2012 while cerebrovascular diseases replaced heart diseases as the second leading cause, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Dec. 22, 2013
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Striking rail workers taken into custody in police raid
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- More than 100 striking railway workers were taken into custody Sunday after the police forced their way into a union office with tear gas to round them up for questioning.Some 600 police officers were deployed to raid the headquarters of a militant labor umbrella group, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), in central Seoul around 11 a.m. to arrest union leaders of the state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) who have been defying summons by prosecutors. The
Dec. 22, 2013
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Korea to permit 53,000 foreign laborers next year
Korea will allow about 53,000 migrant workers under the non-professional employment (E-9) visa next year, an increase of 3,000 from this year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Sunday.The figure includes about 5,600 workers with a reentry visa under the government’s foreign work permit system. They will be assigned largely to the manufacturing, construction, agriculture and fishing industries, which are suffering a worsening labor shortage. Some 17,000 foreign employees will return to th
Dec. 22, 2013
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Striking rail workers taken into custody in police raid
More than 100 striking railway workers were taken into custody Sunday after the police forced their way into a union office with tear gas to round them up for questioning. Some 600 police officers were deployed to raid the headquarters of a militant labor umbrella group, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), in central Seoul around 11 a.m. to arrest union leaders of the state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) who have been defying summons by prosecutors. The unionists fought b
Dec. 22, 2013
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Samil Pharm to stand trial over massive illegal 'rebates'
Mid-sized drug manufacturer Samil Pharm Co. has been charged with offering massive illegal kickbacks to doctors and hospitals, state prosecutors said Sunday. The pharmaceutical company is suspected of giving what in the industry is known as "rebates" worth some 3.25 billion won ($3.1 million) to a total of 1,132 doctors and officials from 894 hospitals across the country in exchange for prescribing its products, they said. Wrapping up an intensive eight-month probe, prosecutors said they ha
Dec. 22, 2013
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Seoul issues ultrafine dust advisory, asks people to stay indoors
South Korea's capital city has issued its third ultrafine dust advisory this month on Saturday, advising people to stay indoors. The measure was taken after Seoul's atmospheric concentration levels of "particulate matter-2.5" pollutants stood at 69 micrograms per cubic meter as of 10 a.m. after hitting 62 micrograms in 8 a.m. Seoul issues an advisory if the pollutant levels stay above the 60 micrograms per cubic meter for more than two consecutive hours.The alert is lifted after concentratio
Dec. 21, 2013
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South Korean expats protest election meddling by government bodies
South Koreans living abroad in such places as Paris and Berlin have held candle light vigils this week to protest the meddling of last year's presidential election by government bodies, sources said Saturday. Organizers of the rallies that took place in Paris and Berlin said dozens of protesters showed up on or near the one-year anniversary of the Dec. 19 election to denounce namely the National Intelligence Service, the country's spy agency, and the defense ministry's psychological warfare un
Dec. 21, 2013
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Safety concerns grow over working holiday program
Concerns are rising over young Koreans taking part in a working holiday program in Australia after two students were murdered within a one-month span. Kim Min-tae, a 20-something student, was found dead Thursday in the eastern coast city of Brisbane. He was last seen Monday before leaving home to exchange about 15,000 Australian dollars ($13,300) into South Korean won through a classified advertisements website. Kim, who had been preparing to return home in a few weeks, was apparently attract
Dec. 21, 2013