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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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North Korea holds drills simulating nuclear counterattack against enemy
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Nation’s gets first woman police chief
The nation saw the appointment of its first female police agency chief in Gwangju on Wednesday.Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency Senior Superintendent General Lee Kum-hyoung became Korea’s first female police agency head in its 66-year history.“I will be a commander for the common people and victims of society,” said Lee during a press conference. Lee joined the force in 1977 and since has held many positions of power, including senior superintendent of Seoul’s Mapo Police Station and the Korea
Nov. 24, 2011
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Robot prison guards to go on duty in Pohang
Robot prison guards will go on duty in a pilot scheme in Korea in March.According to the Ministry of Justice’s Korea Correctional Service, robot prison guards for night duty are under development and three robots will be piloted at a correctional facility in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.The Korea Correctional Service said that the robots are being developed by the Asian Forum for Corrections and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute with support from the Ministry of Know
Nov. 24, 2011
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Anti-FTA protests likely to continue
Opposition lawmakers, labor unions, farmers hold anti-government ralliesThousands of anti-FTA protesters gathered in downtown Seoul on Thursday afternoon for a third massive protest after the Korea-U.S. FTA was ratified on Tuesday, urging the government to scrap the deal. Opposition party lawmakers, labor unions, farmers and citizens gathered in Seoul Plaza despite the cold and called the free trade deal invalid. They criticized the Lee Myung-bak administration and the ruling Grand National Par
Nov. 24, 2011
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Police officers wage online campaign against probe rules
Members of the police force have taken to the Internet to protest the modification of the presidential decree regarding criminal investigation procedures.With the modified version effectively making internal investigations by police subject to review by the prosecutor’s office, officers across the country have bombarded the homepages of politicians with posts opposing it.On Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office announced a modified version of the decree regarding the enforcement of the revised
Nov. 24, 2011
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Seoul mayor becomes host for live online broadcast
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon became the host for an online broadcast Thursday in an effort to listen to citizens on city policies and open doors for them to express their opinions.“You see I kept my promise when I said during my mayoral campaign that I will visit citizens even after I get elected,” said Park during the live online broadcast from his office. The broadcast started at 2 p.m. on two online TV channels, Afreeca TV and Olleh On-Air, and consisted of three parts ― Seoul city government ne
Nov. 24, 2011
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Samsung develops diabetes management app
Samsung Seoul Hospital developed a smartphone application that “monitors” the blood sugar levels of the user and provides an appropriate diet regime, the hospital said Tuesday. The application has a database of nutrition information about 800 foods favored by many people. With the input of the blood sugar level checked daily, the application will let its users know about the nutritional balance between foods and calories, and recommends appropriate eating to control diabetes. An estimated 4 mill
Nov. 24, 2011
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18-year-old murders mom, hides body in apartment
Police apprehended a student Thursday for allegedly murdering his mother, having been unable to deal with her increasing academic expectations, and leaving her body to rot for months in their apartment.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the high school senior, 18, stabbed his mother, 51, in the throat with a kitchen knife in March and left her body to decompose in a room for eight months.“I was afraid of the severe punishment I was going to receive when my mother found out that I
Nov. 24, 2011
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Hyundai Group files lawsuit against Hyundai E&C creditors
Hyundai Group, a shipping and inter-Korean travel conglomerate, filed a 325.5 billion won (US$282.7 million) lawsuit against creditor banks for losses incurred during its failed attempt to buy a local builder earlier this year. The business group said it submitted the suit t
Nov. 23, 2011
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P.M.’s office draws up modified police-prosecutor probe rules
The police have rejected the modified presidential decree on the investigative powers of the police and prosecutors disclosed Wednesday, saying that a full agreement was not reached.The Prime Minister’s Office announced the modified version on Wednesday, saying that this version is aimed at minimizing friction between prosecutors and the police.The presidential decree establishes areas where the police will be under public prosecutors’ command in investigating cases according to the revised Crim
Nov. 23, 2011
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SOFA panel discusses custody rules
May recommend Korean custody of U.S. troops for minor crimesKorean and U.S. delegates held a joint committee meeting in Seoul on Wednesday discussing the U.S. military’s governing protocols over its personnel here, amid public cries for reforms after crimes by U.S. soldiers. The Korea-U.S. Joint Committee, including USFK Deputy Commander Jeffrey Remington and Foreign Ministry officials, discussed the Status of Forces Agreement which governs some 28,000 troops stationed here. The meeting’s top is
Nov. 23, 2011
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P.M. office’s modified investigation rules draw fire from police
The police have rejected the modified presidential decree on the investigative powers of the police and prosecutors disclosed Wednesday, saying that a full agreement was not reached.The Prime Minister’s Office announced the modified version on Wednesday, saying that this version is aimed at minimizing friction between prosecutors and the police.The presidential decree establishes areas where the police will be under public prosecutors’ command in investigating cases according to the revised Crim
Nov. 23, 2011
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SOFA Joint Committee discusses custody
Korean and U.S. delegates held a joint committee meeting in Seoul on Wednesday discussing the U.S. military’s governing protocols over its personnel here, amid public cries for reforms after crimes by U.S. soldiers. The Korea-U.S. Joint Committee, including USFK Deputy Commander Jeffrey Remington and Foreign Ministry officials, discussed the Status of Forces Agreement which governs some 28,000 troops stationed throughout the Korean Peninsula. The meeting’s top issue was the custody of U.S. milit
Nov. 23, 2011
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Free travel adds to staggering transit deficit
The deficit incurred by the nation’s subway systems has continued to grow, largely as a result of providing free rides, according to information released by a local firm Wednesday.According to the data by Clean-Eye, a management information disclosure system for local government enterprises, the deficit caused by providing free rides throughout the nation over the past five years reached 1.58 trillion won ($1.7 billion).Last year alone, providing free rides to senior citizens, the handicapped an
Nov. 23, 2011
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Seven missing after S. Korean cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
Hong Kong and Vietnamese rescue workers are scrambling to find survivors after a South Korean cargo ship sank in the South China Sea as a result of apparent high waves, with three South Korean and four Myanmar crew still unaccounted for, Seoul officials said Tuesday.The 15,000-ton bulk carrier was carrying 21 crew when it went down on Monday afternoon while sailing from Malaysia to mainland China. Fourteen crew members, including six South Koreans, were rescued by other commercial ships and resc
Nov. 22, 2011
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Yeonpyeong rebuilds, but scars linger
Residents step up work to rebuild homes damaged by North Korean artilleryYEONPYEONGDO ― In early November, the northwestern South Korean island of Yeonpyeongdo was bustling. Builders were everywhere reconstructing the village ruined by North Korea’s shelling a year ago on Nov. 23. They were rebuilding ruined housings, air-raid shelters, a public health care center and a monument to the victims of the shelling. Just 3-4 kilometers from the Northern Limit Line separating the two Koreas, people wer
Nov. 22, 2011
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Lifelong learning participation increases among adults
Lifelong learning participation has increased from 29.8 percent in 2007 to 32.4 percent in 2011, but remains short of the OECD average of 40.2 percent, a survey showed Tuesday. Participation in adult education was higher among women, younger people and persons of high income, but remained otherwise, according to the Education Ministry survey. The survey asked 5,000 people between the ages of 25 and 64 to find out patterns and achievements in education and training in terms of lifelong learning s
Nov. 22, 2011
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Yeonpyeong gearing up for recovery but scars linger
Residents step up repair to return to newly-built homes on 1st anniversary of bombingYEONPYEONGDO -- In early November, the northwestern South Korean island of Yeonpyeongdo was bustling. Builders were everywhere reconstructing the village ruined by North Korea’s bombing on the island a year ago on Nov. 23. They were reconstructing ruined housings, air-raid shelters, a public health care center and a monument to the victims of the shelling. Just 3-4 kilometers from the Northern Limit Line separat
Nov. 22, 2011
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Former soldier investigated for espionage
A former South Korean Army soldier is being investigated for suspicions of espionage.According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency on Tuesday, the former sergeant first class was arrested on suspicion of passing on military secrets to North Korea.Police suspect that the soldier, Kim, 34, whose full name was undisclosed to the media, crossed through Shenyang, northeastern China into the North and handed over information gathered during and after his military service.The police report found t
Nov. 22, 2011
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Multicultural center offers free social support classes
A Seoul multicultural support center has begun enrollment for free occupation, language and social support training for foreign brides, migrant workers and multicultural children, according to city officials Tuesday.The Seoul Haevichi Multicultural Family Support Center is accepting up to 360 students on a first-come, first-served basis for its seven courses divided into 26 classes, which will begin December 5.The curriculum includes Korean language courses, care-giving and babysitting occupatio
Nov. 22, 2011
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Govt. to invest 10.2 trillion won to boost IP capabilities
10.2 trillion won earmarked for IP investment by 2016 The government will invest 10.2 trillion won ($8.9 billion) by 2016 in the country’s intellectual property capabilities, the Presidential Council on Intellectual Property announced Tuesday.The figure was included in the national intellectual property plan approved by the council Tuesday.Plans for executing the measures will be drawn up from plans submitted by 21 concerned government ministries and 16 major regional governments. The action pla
Nov. 22, 2011