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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Online mall busted for selling information of over 11 million people
Seven businesspeople have been detained on charges of illegally releasing the personal information of more than 11 million people, selling some of the data to insurance companies for profit, police said Monday.The Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency said they apprehended two people who operate an Internet shopping mall on suspicion of sharing the private information of 11.75 million clients and memb
April 23, 2012
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Prosecutors to summon police chief over Roh remarks
Prosecutors are reportedly considering summoning Police Commissioner General Cho Hyun-oh in a libel investigation over remarks he made that indicated the late former President Roh Moo-hyun amassed slush funds. The investigation prompted by complaints by Roh’s family is expected to shed new light on the bribery scandal involving Roh. He killed himself on May 23, 2009, as the prosecution tightened its examination into the allegations of illegal funds. The investigators closed the case after his de
April 23, 2012
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Ministry warns against strike by rail workers
The government said on Sunday that unionized rail workers’ recent decision to walk out to resist the proposed partial privatization of KTX bullet-train operations is clearly illegal and should be scrapped.“An introduction of competition (into the KTX operations) will promote the interest of the people and the nation and is a future-oriented move,” the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said in a statement.“It is problematic for Korail to claim vested rights and a monopoly on public
April 22, 2012
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Korea to appeal to IHO on map use of East Sea
The government will appeal to international society to acknowledge the body of water between Korea and Japan as “East Sea,” instead of or alongside the current name of “Sea of Japan.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Friday announced that a government delegation would attend the 18th general meeting of the International Hydrographic Organization scheduled from Monday through Thursday in Monaco. IHO is the body responsible for uniformity in nautical charts and documents. The authoriti
April 22, 2012
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U.S. general hones Korean front line to ‘fight tonight’
A quarter-century of historical events is reflected in the resume of Maj. Gen. Edward Cardon of the Second Infantry Division. The commanding general of the U.S. Forces Korea’s front line division was in Europe to see the fall of the Berlin Wall, at the Pentagon for 9/11 and in Iraq for the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This prompts the question of what will happen while he is stationed in Korea.For Cardon, the 2ID’s motto “fight tonight” could not ring any truer, having seen both the death o
April 22, 2012
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3 officers arrested for taking bribes from bar
Three more police officers have been arrested on charges of receiving bribes from a big-time Seoul room salon owner now under arrest for tax evasion and other law violations, prosecutors said Sunday.With the additions, a total of 10 incumbent police officers, who formerly served at a police substation in Nonhyun-dong in the affluent southern Seoul district of Gangnam, or at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, have been indicted or arrested in the bribery probe into Lee Kyung-baek. The 40-year-
April 22, 2012
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Lack of evidence blights spying probe
One month into reinvestigation, prosecutors still struggle to identify key suspectsAfter a month of reinvestigation into alleged spying on civilians by the Prime Minister’s Office, prosecutors are still struggling to identify the higher-ups who ordered the surveillance and its cover-up.According to Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, more than 20 people have been questioned for allegedly playing a role in the illegal surveillance of scores of citizens including businessmen, politicians,
April 22, 2012
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Korean doctor builds orthopedic surgery in Tanzania
When Lee Jae-heon, an orthopedic surgeon and World Friends Korea volunteer, arrived in the northern town of Arusha, Tanzania three years ago, he was the only orthopedic specialist in the town. In the country with an average of one such specialist per 3.5-5 million people (equal to Seoul having just two or three orthopedic surgeons), the conditions were too poor even for basic surgery on broken arms or legs. Traffic accidents were frequent there, causing many injuries.Dispatched to Mount Meru Hos
April 22, 2012
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Korean War veteran up for Medal of Honor, sainthood
A Korean War veteran may be the first ever to be both awarded the United States’ highest military honor and be made a saint.Father Emil Kapaun, who served in the Korean War as a U.S. Army Chaplain, has been posthumously nominated to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor and may be canonized for his services here, according to the Wichita Eagle, a daily based in Kansas, U.S., and other media.Kapaun would be the third American saint and the first to have received a Medal of Honor, awarded only to those
April 22, 2012
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Jeju hit by heavy rain
A series of cars were stranded on Jeju after heavy rains hit the southern resort island on Saturday. At around 11:05 a.m., six cars carrying some 30 passengers drifted away in surging waters. All of them were pulled out of the cars some 40 minutes after the rescue staff was dispatched to save them.Three other cars carrying a total of nine people were also stranded on the day on two separate locat
April 21, 2012
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Civic group holds rally in Paris, urges IHO to use East Sea name
(Yonhap) -- A South Korean civic group held a rally in downtown Paris to urge the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to formally adopt the East Sea name for the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, organizers said Saturday. The Dokdo Network in Seoul said the rally was held in Place Du Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower on Friday with participants made
April 21, 2012
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Guardians of the subway
149 guards patrol lines 1 through 8 to ensure safety, convenienceA new set of uniforms has begun appearing in Seoul’s subway stations. Walking in pairs with approachable smiles that mask a constant battle readiness of sorts are the security guards of the capital’s sprawling public transportation system.As the number of crimes committed on Seoul’s subway rises, line operators have doubled the number of guards for one of the world’s most frequented systems.And as the program is still new, peopl
April 20, 2012
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Police file compensation suit against prank caller
The Anyang police will file a civil suit against a prank caller who made a false report that he was kidnapped.If filed, it will be the first suit against a prank caller by the police.Police will seek compensation for expenditures made to find the man, who made the false report that he was locked in a car trunk, officials said Thursday.The 21-year-old caller, identified by his surname Kim, called the police in the city in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday.About 50 police officers were mobilized for
April 20, 2012
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Second KBS union to strike next month
Yet another labor union for the nation’s largest state-run broadcasting network announced Thursday it will stage a strike early next month.In a week long vote from April 12-18, about 65 percent of KBS Union 1 chose to go on strike.Out of 2,903 members, 2,456 members cast ballots, with 64.6 percent, or 1,878 members, voting yes, and 572 no. Last month, another labor union with the network began a sit-in, demanding that CEO Kim In-kyu resign. KBS Union 1 is demanding the reform of the CEO appointm
April 20, 2012
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‘Ex-Saenuri lawmaker-elect denies allegations’
Lawmaker-elect Kim Hyung-tae appeared for questioning late Thursday over the allegation that he attempted to sexually assault the wife of his late brother, but denied most of the accusations, police said.Kim, who left the ruling Saenuri Party on Wednesday over the scandal, requested the investigation be delayed, citing he had incomplete data, the Pohang Southern Police Station said.The former KBS reporter who won in the South Pohang and Ulleung Island constituency had filed a defamation suit aga
April 20, 2012
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Report: Women’s lower status risk for Asian future
Female entrepreneur at her office in Tokyo (MCT)The 2 billion women in Asia are still paid less than men for similar work and are extremely underrepresented in top leadership positions, according to a report that estimates limits on female employment cost the region $89 billion a year in lost productivity.The Asia Society survey on women’s status in health, education, economic activity and politic
April 20, 2012
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Chinese captain gets 30 years for murder
The captain of an illegal Chinese fishing boat was sentenced to 30 years in prison and fined 20 million won (about $18,000) on Thursday for murdering a Korean Coast Guard.Incheon District Court handed down the sentence on Cheng Dawei, 43, after he was indicted on charges of murdering the officer during a raid on his boat last year. The captain killed Korean Coast Guard sergeant Lee Cheong-ho and seriously wounded another officer with a knife on Dec. 12 during a raid on Chinese boats illegally fi
April 19, 2012
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Men in northeast smoke, drink more: report
Men in the northeast of the country tend to smoke more than those living in the southwest, government research suggested Thursday. A similar pattern was detected with drinking, and generally the health of men living in the northeast was worse than that of those in the southwestern region.According to an annual Ministry of Health and Welfare report on health by region, released Thursday, the male adult smoking rate in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang provinces marked 49.6 percent and 49.3 percent, re
April 19, 2012
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Number of first-time marriages rises in 2011
The number of marriages involving couples tying the knot for the first time rose to a nine-year high last year mainly due to favorable demographic factors, a government report showed Thursday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the number of men and women getting married for the first time reached 258,600, or 78.6 percent of all marriages tallied last year. This is the highest percentage since 78.7 percent reached in 2002.“The increase of about 4,000 couples is mainly due to the rise in
April 19, 2012
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79 killed by domestic violence last year
The number of people killed in domestic violence rose from 69 in 2010 to 79 last year, a women’s rights group found on Thursday. The number of females killed in domestic violence was much higher than males, as 65 wives were murdered by their husbands last year, with the remainder being husbands killed by their wives, according to statistics by Korea Women’s Hotline. The numbers jumped from 57 homicides by husbands and 12 by wives in 2010.The group estimates there were more domestic homicides as
April 19, 2012