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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Naver Q1 net income soars 1,171.9% on growth of major businesses
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Smoking to be completely banned at national parks next year
The government said Friday it will designate a non-smoking zone for the country's national parks starting in 2013 as part of efforts to protect the environment and promote public health.Currently, smoking is allowed in several spots within the national parks, including restrooms, parking lots and sn
Feb. 17, 2012
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Simultaneous transplant of seven organs ‘successful’
Local doctors successfully transplanted seven organs to a 7-year-old girl last fall, Asan Medical Center said Thursday. It is the first simultaneous transplant in Korea involving that many organs, and a sign of a new era of treatments for hard-to-cure disease, the medics said.According to the hospital, Dr. Kim Do-yeon and his team in October transplanted liver, pancreas, small intestine, stomach, duodenum, large intestine and spleen to Cho Eun-seo, who had suffered from chronic intestinal pseudo
Feb. 16, 2012
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Rogue travel agent indicted for fraud
A Seoul travel agent has been indicted on charges of fraud and embezzlement for scamming at least 60 customers out of more than 170 million won ($150,000), Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday.Initially operating as Zenith Travel, the man, Wystan Kang, canceled and pocketed the money for dozens of mostly foreign customers’ flights, often without notice. Kang also embezzled some 60 million won in travel certificates allocated to him by an unnamed travel agency, according to pr
Feb. 16, 2012
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Pizza, dairy firms used fake cheese
The Korea Food and Drug Administration found a number of large domestic pizza franchises to be using processed and imitation cheeses. The KFDA found nine franchises using such ingredients, contrary to their advertising, and has deferred the case to the public prosecutors’ office. Along with the pizza makers, three cheese producers were found to have falsely recorded the ingredients of their products. According to the KFDA, nine domestic pizza franchises have been using processed and imitation ch
Feb. 16, 2012
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Korea convicts pair for robbery in Japan
A convict held in another country was brought into Korea to testify against a defendant here, leading to a conviction, in a first for the country, court officials said Thursday.The Seoul Northern District Court sentenced Kim and Park to five and four years in prison, respectively on Feb. 3 for a 2007 robbery and assault of a family in Japan, after their accomplice was transferred from Japan as a witness.This was the first time Korea had a criminal incarcerated in another country transferred to t
Feb. 16, 2012
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Board-faculty conflict hits Sookmyung, Inha
Sookmyung disguises donated funds as money from foundationConflict is deepening at two universities between their foundation boards and faculties. Sookmyung Women’s University based in Seoul is mired in internal conflict over school funds. Inha University, a prominent school in Incheon, is in dispute over its newly elected president. Some Inha faculty members and Incheon-based civic groups say that a graduate of the same high school as board chairman Cho Yang-ho was elected as the new president
Feb. 16, 2012
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Park Choon-bae new head of Inha University
Park Choon-bae, president of Inha Technical College, has been appointed president of Inha University, the school said Thursday. “The new president has been selected according to legal procedure through a transparent selection process, which examines their vision for the school as well as past academic achievements,” said the school. The school board appointed Park as the 13th president, following the retirement of current president Lee Bon-su. It applauded Park’s achievement and leadership as t
Feb. 16, 2012
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KFDA finds cheese fraud at pizza and dairy firms
The Korea Food and Drug Administration found a number of large domestic pizza franchises to be using processed and imitation cheeses. The KFDA found nine franchises using such ingredients, contrary to their advertising, and has deferred the case to the public prosecutors’ office. Along with the pizz
Feb. 16, 2012
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Philippine kidnappers free 5 after ransom paid
Five South Koreans were recently released by kidnappers in the Philippines after paying a ransom, police said Thursday.The freed hostages were four sports club members from Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, and a tour guide who traveled with them to Manila on Saturday for a four-day leisure trip, according to police here.Eight other members of the club took part in the trip, but they remained safe.Philippine police rounded up 10 people, including a local police officer, in connection with t
Feb. 16, 2012
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Board-faculty conflict hits Sookmyung, Inha
Sookmyung disguises donated funds as money from foundationConflict is deepening at two universities between their foundation boards and faculties. Sookmyung Women’s University based in Seoul is mired in internal conflict over school funds. Inha University, a prominent school in Incheon, is in dispute over its newly elected president. Some Inha faculty members and Incheon-based civic groups say that a graduate of the same high school as board chairman Cho Yang-ho was elected as the new president
Feb. 16, 2012
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Police uncover new cases of school violence
A police investigation revealed shocking cases of school violence in which victims were buried in the ground and hung on a crane to be taught to respect their seniors.Police in Daegu sought arrest warrants for three high school seniors Thursday for habitually assaulting their juniors. Three second-graders involved in the abuse were booked without detention. A graduate of the school currently serving in the military was referred to the Army prosecution on the same charges.According to police, the
Feb. 16, 2012
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Teens force juniors into street vending, extort W10m
Two teenagers forced 12 younger children to sell sweet potatoes on the street and extorted the profits worth 9.4 million won ($8,300), police said Thursday. Police in the southern city of Gimhae requested an arrest warrant for one of the suspects, an 18-year-old high-school student surnamed Lee, and booked an accomplice named Kim without detention. Lee and Kim allegedly coerced their school juniors to work as street vendors from November to January. The victims had to sell roasted sweet potatoes
Feb. 16, 2012
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Hard time for judges: Would humble gestures help?
It was meant to be a memorable occasion, the country’s judiciary humbling itself and reflecting on its past with laymen’s advice in an open forum for the first time in its history. No one really expected it to veer into an embarrassing commotion charged with cries, tears and invectives. “Thugs, robbers!” a middle-aged woman in the audience shouted as a judge announced the opening of the forum titled “Interaction 2012, Into the People” at the Seoul Central District Court last week. Half the crowd
Feb. 16, 2012
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‘1 in 6 Koreans has mental illness’
One in six Koreans has experienced mental illness over the past year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday.However, only 15.3 percent of mentally ill people seek professional help, raising concerns that such illnesses could affect more people in the near future.According to the ministry’s recent face-to-face in-depth survey of 6,022 people nationwide aged over 18, about 16 percent had suffered from a mental disorder within the previous year.It means roughly 5.7 million people in the
Feb. 15, 2012
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Parties push own teachers’ rights plans
Seoul Council members of the ruling Saenuri Party proposed an ordinance to protect teachers’ rights Thursday, weeks after liberal councilors of the opposition Democratic United Party had presented their own version of a teachers’ rights ordinance.The different proposals came as the students’ rights ordinance was approved in December, causing disputes between conservatives and liberals regarding its restriction of teachers’ authority while enhancing students’ rights.Rival parties share the purpos
Feb. 15, 2012
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Korea to dispatch police officer to Philippines
The National Police Agency plans to deploy an officer overseas to help with cases involving Korean expatriates, officials said Wednesday.The agency is coordinating with the Philippine National Police to send a Korean officer to the Philippines to help with investigations. The Philippines is one of the most popular tourist destinations for Koreans and has a sizable number of Korean expatriates. According to the NPA, the Philippines is also a popular haven for Korean fugitives.“We are aggressively
Feb. 15, 2012
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Ex-Lee aide grilled on vote-buying scandal
Prosecutors expected to summon former speaker next weekA former aide to President Lee Myung-bak appeared before prosecutors Wednesday to face questioning over his alleged involvement in a cash-for-votes scandal that has rocked the ruling camp in a key election year. Kim Hyo-jae, who was until Saturday senior presidential secretary for political affairs, is suspected of running a bribery scheme targeting the Saenuri Party’s lawmakers and other members to help Rep. Park Hee-tae win the party’s 200
Feb. 15, 2012
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One dead, two injured in factory shooting
A vengeful former employee went on a shooting rampage at a factory Wednesday, killing one worker and seriously wounding two others. Police captured the assailant in his 30s after a gunfight. The man identified by his surname Sung told police he was seeking revenge against his former colleagues for bullying him when he worked at the company three years ago.The shooting spree occurred at the parking lot of the car parts maker in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. The suspect opened fire with a hu
Feb. 15, 2012
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One dead, two injured in factory shooting
A vengeful former employee went on a shooting rampage at a factory Wednesday, killing one worker and seriously wounding two others. Police captured the 30-year-old assailant after a gunfight.The man identified by his surname Sung told police he was seeking revenge against his former colleagues for bullying him when he worked at the company three years ago.The shooting spree occurred at the parking lot of the car parts maker in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. The suspect opened fire with a hu
Feb. 15, 2012
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Mental illness incidence doubles in five years
The number of Korean adults suffering from mental illnesses has nearly doubled over the past five years, but most of them shun treatment due to social prejudice. In a survey of 6,022 adults conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare released Wednesday, about 16 percent of respondents said they had suffered a mental disorder last year, an increase from 8.3 percent in 2006. It also showed 27.6 percent had a mental disorder at least once in lifetime, compared with 12.6 percent five years ago.“
Feb. 15, 2012