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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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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Lee's former aide summoned over election bribery scandal
President Lee Myung-bak's former senior secretary appeared before prosecutors for questioning early Wednesday for his suspected involvement in the allegations that former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae bribed fellow lawmakers to win the ruling party's chairman post in 2008.Kim Hyo-jae, who worked as Lee's chief political-affairs secretary, arrived at the central prosecutors' office in southern Seoul at 9:21 a.m. He resigned from the post earlier this month amid rising suspicions."I am so
Feb. 15, 2012
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Judges to hold meeting over evaluation system
Low-ranking judges are expected to hold a series of general meetings from Wednesday to denounce the current evaluation system that could harm their independence. Their move, ignited by the court leadership’s decisions to discipline or fire liberal judges citing low evaluation scores is expected to cause a stir over whether the judges’ expression of political ideology outside of the courtroom can result in demotion or dismissal. The meeting of judges is the first in three years since they held a
Feb. 14, 2012
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Prosecutors seek to bring home CNK head
Prosecutors said they are considering nullifying the passport of Oh Deok-gyun, head of CNK International, in a bid to forcefully bring him back to Korea for questioning over a stock-rigging scandal.Despite the prosecution’s request to return home, Oh is still believed to be staying in Cameroon. Oh is suspected of intentionally leading the Foreign Ministry to publish an exaggerated press release about a diamond mine’s reserves for which CNK won the mining rights. He is suspected of raking in abou
Feb. 14, 2012
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One-stop counseling in Seoul Chinatown
Yeongdeungpo District has the largest population of Chinese-Korean immigrants in capitalChui We-loong works all throughout the week for very little pay. And after emigrating from Harbin, China, eight years ago and marrying a Korean man, Chui felt it was time to set up her own knitting business.“I didn’t know how much I would need, or how to find a location, or who I need to receive permits from,” said Chui.That’s why Chui came to the Onsite Counseling session held by the Seoul Metropolitan Gover
Feb. 14, 2012
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Yale loses legal fight in fake degree lawsuit by Dongguk
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- A U.S. judge has rejected a second bid by Yale University to throw out all the allegations in a lawsuit filed by a South Korean university that claims it lost tens of millions of dollars after Yale damaged its reputation.Dongguk University claims in the 2008 lawsuit that it hired an art history professor after Yale wrongly confirmed the professor earned a doctorate at the New Haven school. Court papers say the professor, Shin Jeong-ah, later had a scandalous love af
Feb. 14, 2012
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Baseball, basketball hit by match-fixing claims
Baseball and basketball officials on Tuesday were scrambling to find evidence of match-fixing attempts in their professional leagues, following recent testimony by a gambling broker, who has been arrested for an alleged connection with volleyball match fixing, that other leagues also had match-rigging issues.Prosecutors in Daegu, who are investigating a snowballing match-fixing scandal in the top pro volleyball circuit called V-League, have expanded their probe into baseball and basketball.Accor
Feb. 14, 2012
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Seoul’s dust level falls to record low in 2011
Dust levels in Seoul and its surrounding areas fell to their lowest on record in 2011, showed government data released Tuesday. According to the data from the Ministry of Environment, the levels of dust in Seoul, as measured in the amount of PM10 particles per cubic meter, averaged 47 micrograms, the lowest since the official monitoring began in 1995. Dust levels have been on a steady decline from 78 micrograms in 1995. The 2011 figure is within the Korean government’s target of 50 micrograms pe
Feb. 14, 2012
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Chocolates banned after bacteria found
The government banned the sale of Orion’s chocolates after excessive levels of bacteria were found in them. <한글기사>오리온 밀크초콜릿서 기준치 초과 세균식품의약품안전청은 ㈜오리온의 밀크초 콜릿 제품에서 기준치를 초과하는 세균이 검출돼 유통과 판매를 금지하고 제품 회수 에 들어갔다고 14일 밝혔다.문제의 제품은 오리온 제3익산공장에서 지난해 12월28일 생산된 '초코 클래식 미니 스페셜'로 유통기한은 오는 12월27일까지다.인천
Feb. 14, 2012
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Local woman commits suicide over death of pet dog
A local woman was found dead in an apparent suicide out of despair over the death of her pet dog, police said Tuesday.The 24-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Kim, was found dead a day earlier in a restroom of her residence in Busan, some 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, alongside bur
Feb. 14, 2012
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Supreme Court slaps 6 month suspension on judge
The Supreme Court's disciplinary committee on Monday ordered a six month suspension of duties for a judge who illegally released inside information on a controversial case ruling.The committee, headed by a Supreme Court justice and made up of seven judges, lawyers and scholars, ruled that Lee Jeong-
Feb. 14, 2012
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Yale loses legal fight in fake degree lawsuit
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- A U.S. judge has rejected a second bid by Yale University to throw out all the allegations in a lawsuit filed by a South Korean university that claims it lost tens of millions of dollars after Yale damaged its reputation.Dongguk University claims in the 2008 lawsuit tha
Feb. 14, 2012
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Cost of cleaning up U.S. bases rising
Yongsan Garrison continues to spew oil-polluted water near Noksapyeong, Camp KimPolluted water continues to flow out of a Seoul U.S. military base raising calls for more effective measures as the cost of cleanup totals billions of won for the local government, officials said Monday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Yongsan District Office, the U.S. Eighth Army Yongsan Garrison base continues to spew oil-tainted water near Noksapyeong Station and Camp Kim.The two local govern
Feb. 13, 2012
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Lawmaker asks prosecution to investigate Ahn Cheol-soo
Independent lawmaker Kang Yong-seok on Monday filed a complaint to the prosecution against software entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo, claiming that he embezzled company funds and evaded taxes. This is the third time the serial-complainant has accused Ahn, who is frequently spoken of as a potential candidate for president in December. Kang filed the complaint with the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, saying that he acquired a total of 1.46 million bonds with warrant of AhnLab, the co
Feb. 13, 2012
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More students drop out due to difficulty adapting
A growing number of students are dropping out school because they cannot adjust to campus life, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Monday.According to a report by the ministry and the Korean Educational Development Institute, 38,887 high school students, or 2 percent of all students, have quit or taken a break from school. The largest portion, or 45.1 percent, cited failure to adapt to campus life as their main reason why, followed by moves abroad, family issues, health probl
Feb. 13, 2012
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Lee‘s former aide gets suspended jail terms for bribery, illegal fund raising
A Seoul court sentenced a former aide to President Lee Myung-bak to a total of 18 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, on Monday for receiving bribes and illegal political funds.Kim Hae-soo, now president of state-run Korea Construction Management, was convicted of having received 20 million won ($17,798) from a Busan Savings Bank lobbyist in 2010 in return for using his influence to help the now-suspended bank secure a construction project. He was sentenced to eight months behind bars,
Feb. 13, 2012
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Police begin analyzing data from school violence survey
The police began analyzing the results of the Education Ministry’s school violence survey and plan to open investigations where necessary.According to the Korean National Police Agency, the ministry’s survey of all 5.58 million students was completed on Sunday. The police have completed analyzing 120,000 surveys. So far 3.6 percent of the students answered that they had been exposed to school violence to varying degrees, the police said.The police said they plan to open investigations regarding
Feb. 13, 2012
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Pastor's kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children -- aged five, eight and 10 -- were found death in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul.&n
Feb. 13, 2012
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Ex-Lee aide summoned in bribery case
Prosecutors to grill Kim Hyo-jae over alleged vote-buying in 2008 ruling party leadership electionProsecutors plan to question on Wednesday a former aide to President Lee Myung-bak who is accused of being deeply involved in alleged vote-buying during a 2008 leadership election for the ruling party. “He has been summoned to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office by 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,” a prosecution official said Sunday, referring to Kim Hyo-jae. The 60-year-old Kim resigned Fr
Feb. 12, 2012
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Pastor’s kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children ― aged five, eight and 10 ― were found dead in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul. “It is presumed that their deaths were caused by assault and starvation at the hands of their parents,” said an officer at the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency. He said the parents kept their bodies
Feb. 12, 2012
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Korea’s rescuers on global mission
Head of emergency management agency calls for more support for firefightersKorea is now an emerging leader in international disaster response after previously being largely disregarded in the field, said the state’s emergency agency chief.The National Emergency Management Agency’s Korean Disaster Relief Team has come a long way since its international debut in 1997 and is now only one of a handful of teams deemed ready to enter any rescue situation.“We are the 16th nation to have a rescue team c
Feb. 12, 2012