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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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KOICA on mission to educate public on ODA
As South Korea recovered from the Korean War to become the first country to go from aid recipient to donor, the government is educating the public about the importance of official development assistance.Shortly after Korea joined the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, government officials decided that the country was in need of more ODA expertise and policy and project reform. So the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a state-run organization for overseas assistance and humanitarian a
April 1, 2012
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KOICA-certified assistance expert eyes Africa
Hwang Yae-ji one of first six accredited by aid agencyThis is the third installment of a series of articles introducing programs and activities of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a state-run organization for overseas assistance and humanitarian aid. -- Ed.Hwang Yae-ji was well on her way to starting a career in law, until she discovered a new program on international assistance.The 24-year-old has one of the highest scores for a test on official development assistance administered by
April 1, 2012
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Ahead of polls, Myanmar activist wary of hasty optimism, investment
Myanmar’s first internationally monitored elections this Sunday could help prove the new government’s dedication to democracy. The polls anticipated to bring Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament for the first time could help inspire other countries to lift sanctions imposed against the pariah regime. The opposition leader has warned elections will be neither free nor fair because of irregularities including intimidation of candidates, but is pressing on with her bid. And another of the country’s democ
March 30, 2012
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P.M.’s office had more than 2,600 people under surveillance
New evidence suggests prosecutors aware of wider case in 2010New evidence surfaced on Thursday suggesting that the surveillance scheme operated by the ethics division of the Prime Minister’s Office targeted more than 2,600 people.While the controversy surrounding the ethics division’s surveillance scheme grew former presidential secretary for employment and labor Lee Young-ho did not appear for questioning, saying that he needed time to prepare, and that he will make himself available on April 2
March 30, 2012
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Sookmyung Women’s University president allowed to keep office
Sookmyung Women’s University president Han Young-sil will stay in office for the time being, according to a court ruling released Friday.According to the Seoul Western District Court, officials decided to put a temporary hold on Han dismissal, which came after an emergency board meeting earlier this month.Han had applied for an injunction regarding the decision which was made during an impromptu meeting in a Kimpo Airport caf at 7 a.m. on March 22, held by university board head Lee Yong-tae.Shor
March 30, 2012
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Doctors’ group in turf war over leadership acknowledgement
The nation’s largest interest group of medical doctors is staggering over an internal feud on whether to acknowledge its newly-elected, hot-tempered leader, who has been accused of acts of aggression against the outgoing leadership.According to the Korean Medical Association’s ethics committee, Roh Hwan-kyu, who was elected the new president last Sunday, was given a two-year suspension of his membership for egging his senior at the group’s general congress. Roh will be able to appeal to the comm
March 30, 2012
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Korea to unify athlete name Romanization
The government will unify the Romanization for all of its national athletes in time for the London Olympic Games, officials said Friday.The government hopes to reduce confusion with official rosters, as currently different organizations and events use different Romanization for the same athlete.According to a government official quoted in news reports, the government plans to start the project as early as this May and will have the names unified on both rosters and uniforms by the Olympics. The
March 30, 2012
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Kangwon Land probed over card-game fixing
Police are currently investigating Kangwon Land, the country’s only casino open to Korean citizens, over allegations that some of its workers were running a scheme to fix card games. Police officers of Jeongseon in Gangwon Province on Friday have requested arrest warrants from the prosecution for two casino maintenance staff for installing micro-cameras on card shuffling machines at game tables in order to read the cards before they are dealt.Officers have raided the office of the two to secure
March 30, 2012
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About 90 pct of college graduates in 2011 obtained at least B: report
About 90 percent of South Korean college graduates in 2011 obtained an average grade of B or higher, with public university graduates scoring better than their counterparts in private schools, a report showed Friday.According to the report jointly published by the education ministry and the Korean C
March 30, 2012
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Kangwon Land probed over card-game fixing
Police are currently investigating Kangwon Land, the country’s only casino open to Korean citizens, over allegations that some of its workers were running a scheme to fix card games. Police officers of Jeongseon in Gangwon Province on Friday have requested arrest warrants from the prosecution for tw
March 30, 2012
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Chung quits shared growth panel, hints at political aims
Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan stepped down as the head of the Commission on Shared Growth for Large and Small Companies, raising speculation that he may be looking to run for office.Although Chung said that he was stepping down as he considered it the best way to raise interest in shared-growth among the government and the public, observers suspect that the move is the first step in running in the presidential election at the end of the year. In addition, Chung strongly criticized the Fede
March 29, 2012
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Gender Ministry criticizes Noda’s denial of comfort women
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Affairs on Wednesday expressed its disappointment with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s denial of Korean sex slaves drafted by the Japanese military during its 1910-1945 colonial rule. “We are more than disappointed about the level of the Japanese Prime Minister’s understanding of the issue. We call for his government’s proactive resolution of the issue to reinstate the honor of these victims of the wartime slavery,” the ministry stated. The min
March 29, 2012
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Board rejects dismissal of MBC president
The operator of MBC, the nation’s second largest terrestrial broadcaster, on Wednesday refused to fire the MBC president, despite a long-standing union strike against management calling for political neutrality. The decision is expected to take the 60-day general strike to a new level.Personnel decisions related to the MBC president are taken up by board members of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, consisting of six figures nominated by the ruling party and three named by the opposition.The
March 29, 2012
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Two hackers arrested in S. Korea-Dutch joint probe
Dutch police, in close collaboration with their South Korean counterparts, have arrested one Dutch and one Australian teenager on suspicion of hacking into the servers of a telecom operator and a number of universities worldwide, police here said Thursday.Police said they launched the joint probe after a South Korean college student reported a hacking incident into the internal server of Dutch telecom firm KPN in January.The 25-year-old student, whose name was withheld, read a message in one of
March 29, 2012
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Prosecution mulls charging police chief
Police refuse prosecutors’ investigation requests, citing internal probe casesThe police and the prosecution are once again clashing over investigative powers.This time the police have refused to investigate a number of election rules violations deferred to them by the public prosecutors, saying that the cases fall under the category of internal process. Under the modified Criminal Procedures Act, all criminal investigations are conducted under the direction of prosecutors. However, the prosecut
March 29, 2012
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New York Times carries ad demanding Japan’s apology
Singer Kim Jang-hoon and Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyoung-duk placed an advertisement in the New York Times on Wednesday, requesting compensation or a public apology from the Japanese government to former sex slaves for the Japanese military. The ad calling on the Japanese gove
March 29, 2012
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Honorary Ph.D. for Vietnam P.M.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received an honorary doctoral degree from Korea University on Wednesday, the school said.He was in Korea for the Nuclear Security Summit, which ended its two-day run in Seoul on Tuesday.Korea University conferred the honorary doctoral degree in economics to Dung in recognition of his achievements in the economic development of Vietnam. “Prime Minister Dung is a leader who has devoted his life to developing the country and raising its international status
March 29, 2012
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ICC president appointed UNICEF head
Song Sang-hyun, president of the International Criminal Court, has been appointed head of the South Korean committee for the United Nations Children’s Fund on Wednesday.The Korean Committee for UNICEF’s secretary-general Park Dong-eun and Bokwang FamilyMart chairman and CEO Hong Seok-joh have both been appointed as vice-presidents.Son and the rest of the board will take office April 1.UNICEF provided assistance to South Korean children for about 43 years starting in 1950, the year the Korean War
March 28, 2012
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Court approves arrest warrant for opposition party official
A Seoul court has accepted prosecutors' request for a warrant to arrest an official of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) on charges of receiving kickbacks from a party nominee hopeful in return for help in next month's parliamentary elections.The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesd
March 28, 2012
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Seoul court dismisses arrest warrant for Himart chairman
A Seoul court on Wednesday turned down prosecutors' request for a warrant to arrest the chairman of Himart Co., a major South Korean home appliance retailer, on the charges of embezzlement and corporate malpractice.Sun Jong-koo has been under investigation on his suspected role in stashing company f
March 28, 2012