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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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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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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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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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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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‘Education shouldn’t be stressful, but a joy’
Georges Haddad, a high-profile director at UNESCO, stresses that education in the 21st century is becoming more challenging and more stressful for families in many countries.“It’s so sad to see many students are intensively stressed by education, and when they fail they lose their confidence, lose self-respect to commit suicide,” he said.“We don’t want education stress, but it should remain a joy.”Since 2010, Haddad has been leading UNESCO’s Education Research and Foresight.He was at the World I
Nov. 21, 2012
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Children’s education is society’s future
DOHA, Qatar ― For many, the meaning of education is simply going to school and earning a degree. But for Suad Shariff Mohammed, from the Kakuma refugee camp, education is a hope and life.Suad grew up and became a teacher at the refugee camp in northern Kenya, which is currently home to more than 100,000 people fleeing from war in Sudan, Congo and Somalia as well as a handful of other African nations.“I’ve been living in Kakuma more than 10 years. I studied there, went to college on a scholarship
Nov. 21, 2012
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Experts to explore future of lifelong learning
Practitioners, academics and policy planners in lifelong learning will gather at an international forum in Daejeon on Thursday to share their experiences and discuss future challenges. The fourth annual International Conference on Lifelong Learning is drawing over 120 experts from home and abroad to a debate under the theme of “Learning Unlimited: Learning and the World of Work.”It is organized by the state-run National Institute for Lifelong Education in Korea in cooperation with The Korea Hera
Nov. 21, 2012
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Korea-America Friendship Award goes to ex-diplomat
The Korea America Friendship Society awarded Hyeon Hong-ju, a corporate lawyer at Kim & Chang Law Firm, the Korea America Friendship Award on Tuesday at the “2012 Korea America Friendship Night,” which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul.Hyeon was awarded for fostering Korea-U.S. relations in parliament, administration and academia through his work as ambassador to the United States in 1991. He was also recognized for his involvement in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement eff
Nov. 21, 2012
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Man belatedly charged for killing wife
A man whose wife died in a gas explosion four years ago is being tried for murder, after police reopened the case on suspicion he caused the blast.Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency indicted the suspect after it reinvestigated the gas explosion that took place in March of 2008 and left the 27-year-old woman dead. The decision was prompted by the victim’s father who said that he was suspicious of the fact his son-in-law had bought so many life insurance policies under his daughter’s name shortly
Nov. 21, 2012
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Nation braces for bus strike
With a nationwide bus strike looming, officials in Seoul and other cities were striving Wednesday to prepare charter buses, extra taxis and subways in a bid to minimize the impact on commuters. Bus operators across the country are to halt operations of more than 50,000 buses from early Thursday in protest against a bill to redefine taxis as mass transit. That includes more than 7,500 buses running on more than 350 routes throughout Seoul, carrying approximately 5 million passengers a day. "As de
Nov. 21, 2012
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Korean man sentenced for retweeting N.K. posts
A South Korean man has received a suspended 10-month prison term for retweeting North Korean propaganda posts.The Suwon District Court cited the National Security Law in its ruling Wednesday against Park Jeong-geun. The law prohibits praising and glorifying North Korea. Park could have received seven years in prison.The court says it suspended the prison term partly because Park promised not to repeat his act. It says Twitter's widespread influence over society is the reason Park's actions threa
Nov. 21, 2012
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Bus companies to launch strike Thursday over taxi bill
Bus drivers nationwide will abandon their vehicles from Thursday in protest against a bill that redefines taxis as a mode of mass transit and offers them compensation for losses.The bill, which unanimously passed through the parliamentary committee on land, transport and maritime affairs last week, was also approved on Wednesday by the parliamentary Legislation and Judiciary Committee, paving the way for being finally dealt with during the plenary session scheduled for Friday.Expressing immediat
Nov. 21, 2012
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F1 Korean Grand Prix bleeds red for third straight year
The only annual Formula One (F1) auto racing event in South Korea has bled red for the third straight year, race organizers said Wednesday.The organizing committee for the F1 Korean Grand Prix said this year‘s event resulted in an operating loss of 39.4 billion won ($36.4 million).The race has been held annually in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, since 2010.The organizers said this year’s race cost them 74.5 billion won. They made 35.1 billion won from ticket
Nov. 21, 2012
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High court halves compensation for families of ‘Inhyeokdang’ victims
Compensation for families of a group of pro-democracy activists who were falsely convicted of violating the anti-communist security law and executed in the mid-1970s has been sharply reduced by an appellate court, officials said Wednesday.In 1975, 25 anti-government demonstrators were indicted, including eight who were executed, for trying to rebuild a disbanded pro-communist group called “Inhyeokdang,” in violation of the anti-communist National Security Law.Almost three decades later, the Trut
Nov. 21, 2012
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Activist group to provide ‘comfort women’ teaching manual
A Seoul civic group representing Korean women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during World War II said Wednesday it has developed guides for teachers to use for educating elementary school students on the subject of the wartime victims.According to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery, copies of the teaching manuals along with DVDs will be distributed free of charge to those willing to use them to teach third to sixth graders about victims of the Japanese sexu
Nov. 21, 2012
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Another assault on Korean in Australia raises alarm
Another Korean in Australia was seriously injured in an assault last month, raising concerns over the safety of Asian immigrants in the country.The 33-year-old Korean, identified only with his surname Kim, was attacked on Oct. 13 by four to five people near his residence in Sydney, according to Kim and Australian police. The attackers kicked Kim and struck his head with a golf club. The Korean ended up with two broken ribs and skull fractures, police said.“They were hiding behind a car and sudde
Nov. 20, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Kim case reveals ugly face of prosecution
Kim Kwang-jun, a senior prosecutor at Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, was arrested Monday on suspicion of corruption in a case that is tainting the reputation of the prosecution. The 51-year-old is accused of a long list of wrongdoings, mostly bribery and influence-peddling. Among them is that he may have received nearly 900 million won ($826,000) from Cho Hee-pal, the mastermind of Korea’s biggest-ever pyramid scheme, and Eugene Group, a mid-sized conglomerate, in exchange for favors. Kim’s mod
Nov. 20, 2012
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Bus strike looms larger over parliamentary taxi bill
Bus drivers vowed Tuesday to begin a naitonwide strike later this week in protest against a bill that redefines taxis as a mode of mass transit and offers them compensation for losses.The debate over whether taxis are public transportation means heated up after a parliamentary committee last week unanimously passed the bill that effectively categorized taxis as a mode of mass transit.The bill has yet to be approved by a full parliamentary session.Expressing immediate opposition to the move, the
Nov. 20, 2012
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Threatened bus strike could cause public transport chaos
All city and inter-city buses nationwide could stop operating from Thursday morning if the National Assembly passes a revised act Wednesday that acknowledges taxis as a means of public transportation.“Five hundred bus operators and 100,000 bus drivers cannot but express anger toward ignorance of the political circles, who are only interested in garnering votes in the upcoming presidential election,” said the bus union through a statement released Monday. Around 48,000 city and inter-city busses
Nov. 20, 2012
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‘Human flesh’ pills from China contain human DNA
Human DNA, body and skin tissues were found in “human flesh” pills smuggled from China and illegally traded at local markets in Korea, health authorities said Tuesday.The Korea Food and Drug Agency said the pills being sold at a local market in Seoul contained a mix of human organs and skin tissues. Body parts of animals like cows, pigs and horses were not found in the genetic analysis of the tablets, officials said. They did not detect medical substances like steroids or bacteria such as salmon
Nov. 20, 2012
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Seoul City receives Guangzhou award for urban innovation
Seoul City said Monday that it received the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (the “Guangzhou Award”), an award co-hosted by Metropolis, Guangzhou Municipal Government and the United Cities and Local Governments. They received a trophy and prize money of $20,000 last Friday.Vancouver (Canada), Vienna (Austria), Kocaeli (Turkey) and Lilongwe (Malawi) have also received the award.UCLG is a local government organization established in 2004 with over 1,000 cities and 112 Local Gover
Nov. 20, 2012
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N.Y. high-school students visit Korea
Representatives from a high school in New York City’s Harlem visited the Education Ministry on Tuesday as part of their two-week cultural exchange program in Korea.Democracy Prep High School founder and superintendent Seth Andrew is guiding 35 students from the school from Nov. 9. The purpose of the trip is to show them all different aspects of Korea, and to broaden their understanding of the country, according to the school official.“I came to Korea many times, but it’s the first I bring my stu
Nov. 20, 2012
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Painting depicting Saenuri presidential candidate stirs controversy
A painting depicting ruling Saenuri Party presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye giving birth to a baby who looks like her late father has fueled fresh controversy about freedom of expression and political exploitation of art ahead of the December election.The painting by Hong Sung-dam, a member of the country's progressive Minjung art movement, shows Park reclining in a hospital delivery room with her legs in stirrups, and expressing joy at having given birth to a baby boy wearing sunglasses.The wo
Nov. 20, 2012
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Number of Koreans studying overseas falls
The number of Koreans studying overseas fell this year for the first time in four years amid a prolonged economic slowdown, a report said Monday.As of April, students at foreign universities or short-term language courses dropped by nearly 9 percent from a year earlier to 239,213, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.The report released by the Bank of Korea showed that some 154,000 students are pursuing degrees at overseas universities, a 6 percent drop from the previou
Nov. 19, 2012