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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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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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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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NewJeans fans send protest truck against agency chief in conflict with Hybe
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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From good to great: What’s next for Korean higher education
Over the last 30 years, Korea has experienced unmatched progress in higher education. The percentage of high-school graduates attending higher education institutions has steadily increased, with Korea now ranking first among 25 OECD countries in terms of the percentage of 25- to 34-year-olds who have tertiary degrees. This boom in higher education has led to an increasingly well-educated population. Much of this success is due to the firm foundation laid by K-12 education. Universities have four
Nov. 12, 2012
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Microsoft to help N.K. defectors
The South Korean unit of U.S. computer software maker Microsoft will sign an agreement with the Unification Ministry to provide support for Seoul’s efforts to educate North Korean defectors on information technology, the ministry said Monday.Graig Shank, the general manager for Microsoft’s international affairs team, will meet with Minister Yu Woo-ik on Tuesday to sign the deal, according to the ministry.Under the agreement, the software maker will provide 100 million won ($91,869) worth of PCs,
Nov. 12, 2012
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Elite education not a surefire path to success
To parents who want their children to excel in school and have successful careers, she might be the perfect role model. Yoon Seon-joo graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University and worked as a producer at SBS, one of the country’s three major broadcasters. She then studied at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School, and worked as a lawyer with an international law firm.However, she doesn’t believe Korea’s elite education was a surefire path to success.“I don’t think I’m a per
Nov. 12, 2012
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Special counsel team begins raid on presidential office at third-party place
A team led by special counsel Lee Kwang-bum raided Cheong Wa Dae's Presidential Security Service (PSS) at a third-party place in connection with the presidential retirement home deal that critics say misused taxpayer money, officials said Monday.At a training institute of the country's financial regulator located near the presidential office in central Seoul, five members of the special counsel team began at 2:00 p.m. to search and seize relevant data and proof randomly submitted by the PSS, the
Nov. 12, 2012
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Next president should prioritize economic stimulus: poll
More than a third of South Korean companies think that the country‘s next president should put the top priority of his or her economic policy on revitalizing the flagging economy, a poll showed Monday.The survey of 500 companies conducted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) found that 35.6 percent of the respondents said that the next president should make “economic stimulus” a top priority.Economic stimulus was followed by price stabilization with 27.6 percent, job creation wi
Nov. 12, 2012
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Prosecutors, police clash over investigation rights
The prosecution and police are on a collision course over the right to investigate a senior prosecutor accused of taking bribes from a con artist and a business group. An ad hoc team at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Sunday raided the homes and offices of the official, Eugene Group and others involved.“Five groups of investigators including forensic experts began the search at 10 a.m.,” Kim Su-chang, chief of the special investigation team, told reporters. The team, consisting of 10 prosecut
Nov. 11, 2012
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Court rejects naturalization of ‘misbehaving’ Chinese woman
A Seoul court has rejected the naturalization of a Chinese woman, citing her record of “misbehavior,” court records showed Sunday.The Seoul High Court recently overturned a lower court’s ruling, which had ordered the Justice Ministry to cancel its decision to deny the 38-year-old Chinese woman a chance to become a naturalized South Korean citizen. She does not meet naturalization requirements, as her sham marriage and an illegal entry into the country are not in accordance with the naturalizatio
Nov. 11, 2012
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Dodgers bid $25.7m for Hanwha’s Ryu
The Los Angeles Dodgers submitted a $25.7 million bid to sign Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles, Major League Baseball announced Saturday.Ryu, 25, is a seven-time All-Star for the Eagles and one of the most dominant starters in the Korean Baseball Organization, the country’s pro baseball league.The Eagles announced Saturday they had accepted the Dodgers’ bid. The Dodgers now have an exclusive 30-day window to negotiate a contract with the left-handed pitcher and his agent, Scott B
Nov. 11, 2012
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Parliament ups budget against Japan’s claim over Dokdo
South Korea’s parliament approved a sharply increased budget to be used to guard against Japan’s claims over Korea’s easternmost islets, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The decision came as diplomatic tensions with Japan remain high following Tokyo’s reinforced actions to lay claim to Dokdo, which lies closer to South Korea in the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that the National Assembly’s committee for foreign affairs gave t
Nov. 11, 2012
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International community to adopt Seoul protocol on illegal tobacco trade
Representatives of governments and the international community are set to sign a landmark agreement in Seoul this week aiming to protect public health. The Seoul Protocol, to be adopted during the meeting of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, will pave the way for the global community to fight against illegal trade of tobacco around the world.Smuggling, illicit manufacturing and counterfeiting are blamed for the rise in smoking consumption particularly among
Nov. 11, 2012
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Europe’s heads in a spin over urban cycling
COPENHAGEN (AP) ― Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches to spare. Thankfully for bicycle enthusiasts, a movement is afoot to create more room for cycling in the urban infrastructure. From London’s “cycle superhighways” to popular bike-sharing programs in Paris and Barcelona, growing numbers of European cities are embracing cycling as a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive
Nov. 11, 2012
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Commerce that cares at Beautiful Store
College student Kim Min-kyong, 21, is known as “Miss Donation” in her neighborhood. Since 2006, she has collected and donated more than 100,000 items to Beautiful Store, one in a pioneering chain of secondhand shops that raise money for charities in Korea and overseas. Starting with her own things, her collection grew bigger and bigger as people in her neighborhood come to her whenever they had things to give away. She is not a millionaire donor. However, in recognition of her hard work and pass
Nov. 9, 2012
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Rise of social enterprises
Aiming to provide jobs for the socially vulnerable and build a sustainable welfare system, social enterprises have been sprouting up in Korea in recent years.Around 720 such companies are running, a 20-fold increase from 36 in 2007 when the government started supporting their operations under the Social Enterprise Promotion Act. They currently hire around 17,410 people and made 521 billion won ($48 million) in revenue in 2011.The government is considering diversifying its support from next year
Nov. 9, 2012
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Financial independence, public trust key
A growing number of entrepreneurs are jumping on social businesses that help the poor and socially vulnerable by creating jobs and returning profits. But devotion and hard work are not enough. Even with government support, many social enterprises in Korea have folded after failing to find a sustainable financial model and firm trust from the public. “Entrepreneurship is prerequisite to achieving success. Social enterprises should become financially independent first to carry on their will aimed
Nov. 9, 2012
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Special counsel seeks more time to investigate
The independent counsel probing President Lee Myung-bak’s retirement home scandal sought more time Friday, asking the president to allow them an extension to investigate the first family. “We plan to send the application to Cheong Wa Dae this afternoon for the extension of the investigation period,” assistant special counsel Lee Chang-hoon said during a press briefing. “Despite a month’s investigation, there are points that need to be made clear,” he said.A high-ranking Cheong Wa Dae official wa
Nov. 9, 2012
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Senior prosecutor accused of taking conman bribes
Seoul police are investigating a senior prosecutor on allegations that he received tens of millions of won in bribes from a notorious pyramid scheme ring, police officials said Friday. The National Police Agency’s Intelligence Investigative Unit suspects that the prosecutor, surnamed Kim, took 200 million won around 2008 from the side of Cho Hee-pal, the nation’s most wanted con artist, who purportedly died last year while hiding out in China. It plans to summon Kim for questioning. Kim, about a
Nov. 9, 2012
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Violent crimes by teens on the rise
A 12-member theft ring consisting entirely of teenagers was nabbed by police in South Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday. The ring stole about 100 million won ($91,000) using a stolen Mercedes, and even used female members to lure men into motels before robbing them.Recent reports and statistics appear to suggest that the number of teenagers committing violent crimes is on the rise. According to “2012 Statistics on Teenagers” by Statistics Korea, the proportion of violent crimes perpetrated by tee
Nov. 9, 2012
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Japanese group place ad degrading comfort women
A Japanese far-right group ran a ad in a U.S. newspaper, claiming that the imperial Japanese government was not responsible for forcing Korean women to serve as sexual slaves in the military. The ad titled “Yes, We Remember the Facts” was published in the Star Ledger daily in New Jersey on Monday, and was sponsored by the Committee for Historical Facts, an extreme right-wing group in Japan.The ad argued that comfort women ― a euphemism used to describe the victims of Japan’s wartime military sex
Nov. 9, 2012
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Police to grill high-ranking prosecutor over suspected bribery
A high-ranking prosecutor is expected to be summoned by police for questioning on suspicions of taking large sums of money in kickbacks from a notorious con artist and a major conglomerate, a police officer said Friday. The prosecutor, surnamed Kim, is accused of taking some 200 million won ($183,908) from a man surnamed Kang who is close to famous swindler Cho Hee-pal, the National Police Agency (NPA) officer said. The prosecutor is also suspected of receiving 600 million won from an officia
Nov. 9, 2012
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OECD calls for mental health reform in Korea
Korea needs to overhaul its mental health care system and end its long-accepted practice of isolating the mentally ill in hospitals, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report Thursday. The current system, dominated by hospitals and other long-term facilities and a high proportion of involuntary admissions, requires a thorough investigation of its cost-effectiveness as well as potential for human rights abuses, it added. “As in other OECD countries, Korea should s
Nov. 8, 2012