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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Education innovation forum opens in Doha
DOHA ― The third World Innovation Summit for Education, one of the largest international education forums, kicked off its three-day run in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday with more than 1,000 attending. The forum has attracted about 1,200 participants and 140 distinguished speakers from about 120 countries, including Colombia University professor Jeffrey Sachs, former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown and Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales. They will discuss the future of education and global challenges.The a
Nov. 2, 2011
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Ex-FSS chief indicted for bank irregularities
Prosecution indicts 76, wraps up probe into Busan Savings Bank scandalProsecutors have indicted Kim Jong-chang, a former top financial regulator, for the breach of a public officials’ ethics law, wrapping up its probe into a failed savings bank in Busan. “A total of 76 have been indicted in connection with our investigation into Busan Mutual Savings Bank, whose financial corruption amounts to 9 trillion won,” Choi Jae-kyung, an official at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office told a press bri
Nov. 2, 2011
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One killed, one injured in Army helicopter emergency landing
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- An Army non-commissioned officer was killed and another officer injured when a light attack helicopter made an emergency landing southeast of Seoul during an exercise, the South Korean military said Wednesday.An official said an MD 500 helicopter made the emergency landing
Nov. 2, 2011
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Former top financial regulator indicted over savings bank scandal
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted a former chief financial regulator Wednesday for a breach of ethics law, wrapping up a months-long investigation into a corruption scandal engulfing the troubled Busan Savings Bank.Kim Jong-chang, who in March ended his three-year term as chairman of th
Nov. 2, 2011
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New moderate labor body launched
A new labor umbrella group submitted documents to register with the Labor Ministry on Wednesday, officials at the ministry and the labor group said. “The ministry will review its constitution and other papers for any violation of labor rules. The new group will be given the green light within three days, if no problems are found,” a ministry official said.The Korea Trade Unions Confederation was launched in a ceremony in Daejeon on Tuesday, becoming the nation’s third umbrella group to represent
Nov. 2, 2011
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Ex-financial regulator indicted over Busan bank
Prosecution wraps up probe into Busan savings bank scandal, indicting 76 Prosecutors have indicted Kim Jong-chang, a former top financial regulator, for the breach of an ethics law, wrapping up its probe into a failed savings bank in Busan. “A total of 76 have been indicted in connection with our investigation into Busan Mutual Savings Bank, whose financial corruption amounts to 9 trillion won,” Choi Jae-kyung, an official at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office told a press briefing. Of them,
Nov. 2, 2011
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Government to reinforce welfare for ailing veterans, patriots
The government will provide free respite care service to the aged and ailing veterans and patriots under a bill that the Cabinet approved Tuesday to improve the welfare of those people, officials said.Under the program, caregivers will visit homes of veterans and patriots who are aged 65 or older, living alone or suffering from senile diseases to help them eat meals and do house chores and other daily activities, they said.The bill, which now awaits approval from the parliament, also allows regi
Nov. 1, 2011
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Constitutional Court chief gets doctorate
Korea’s chief of the Constitutional Court received an honorary doctorate from one of Russia’s leading universities on Monday, the court said.Lee Kang-kook held a celebratory lecture for the students of Russia’s Saint Petersburg State University after receiving the doctorate from the school. The former Supreme Court justice lectured the Russian students on his experiences over the past 23 years he has worked within the Korean justice system, including its social effects and future direction.The 6
Nov. 1, 2011
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U.S. soldier gets 10 years for rape
A provincial district court has sentenced a U.S. soldier stationed here to a 10-year prison term for the rape of a young Korean woman.The Uijeongbu District Court sentenced the 21-year-old U.S. Army private of the 2nd Infantry Division, with the heaviest sentence since 1992 when another U.S. private was jailed for 15 years in a high-profile rape and murder case. The court ordered that the soldier, whose name has not been released, fulfill 80 hours of a sexual violence treatment program and that
Nov. 1, 2011
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TV host Kim Mi-hwa plans to open online news outlet
Comedienne-turned-TV and radio host Kim Mi-hwa is planning to open an online media outlet.According to local media, Kim reported her plan to establish Soonakjil News to the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Government on Monday. By law a person wanting to open an online news outlet has only to report the plan to the authorities and does not need government authorization. Unless critical faults are found, Kim may well open the site within a week, officials said.Kim, perhaps best known for her comic character
Nov. 1, 2011
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18 killed by humidifier sterilizer: civic group
A civic group on Tuesday alleged that 18 people have died from a mysterious f pulmonary disease caused by a humidifier sterilizer, a death toll far higher than the government estimated.The activists disclosed 50 additional reports and urged the administration to ban the sales of the sterilizers. According to the Asian Citizens’ Center for Environment and Health, a total of 18 people, one of whom was pregnant, likely to have died of the pulmonary infection caused by the sterilizers. “The governme
Nov. 1, 2011
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Pohang suffers FMD scare
A cow at a farm in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, was confirmed negative for foot-and-mouth-disease, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday.Authorities lifted the precautionary measures around the area including a ban on the movement of cows, vehicles and people.The Pohang municipal government received a report on Monday about one of the 14 cows raised in a farm in Shingwangmyeon behaving strangely. FMD swept the nation earlier this year with tens of thousand
Nov. 1, 2011
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‘Livable’ Korean cities internationally recognized
Multiple Korean cities were internationally recognized for their management of the local environment at the closing ceremony of the International Awards for Livable Communities held in Seoul on Monday. Tongyeong City, South Gyeongsang Province, received first prize as the most “livable” city with a population of 75,001-150,000, in recognition of its efforts in developing a sustainable island resort for tourists, among other projects.Namwon City, North Jeolla Province, took third place for its hi
Nov. 1, 2011
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Free lunch expanded to all elementary students in Seoul
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Public elementary schools in Seoul offered free meals to all students on Tuesday under an expanded meal program, the first policy change by the new mayor who took office after his predecessor resigned over the failed attempt to downsize the plan.The opposition-led city coun
Nov. 1, 2011
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Professor gets 30 years in jail for killing estranged wife
BUSAN, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Tuesday for killing his estranged wife and abandoning the corpse in collusion with his secret lover, a regional court said. The Busan District Court delivered the jail term to the 53-year-old man surnamed Kan
Nov. 1, 2011
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Stress drives more Korean adolescents to depression
An increasing number of South Korean youth suffer from depression and sleep disorders due to stress, with many of them going untreated, data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC), 23,806 adolescents aged 10 to 19 nationwide received treatment for
Nov. 1, 2011
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U.S. army private gets 10-year jail term for raping S. Korean
A regional court sentenced a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea to 10 years behind bars for raping a local teenage girl in what could be one of the nation's heaviest punishments for crimes committed by a U.S. soldier.(Yonhap News)The 21-year-old U.S. Army private of the 2nd Infantry Division stat
Nov. 1, 2011
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Ex-P.M. Han acquitted of illegal funding
Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook was acquitted Monday of charges that she took illegal political funds from a builder in 2007. This is the second time the ex-premier has been found not guilty of accusations by prosecutors. Last April the Seoul Central District Court cleared her of charges that she had received $50,000 from Kwak Young-wook, former chief executive officer of Korea Express, in December 2006 in exchange for helping him obtain the top post at a state-run corporation.This time, H
Oct. 31, 2011
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Personal info online despite law revision
Private personal information is readily available online a month after a revision of the personal information protection law took effect, leaving much of the population here at risk.According to Internet security experts on Monday, private information including resident registration numbers of Grand National Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won, who ran for Seoul mayor, civil servants and people with disabilities can be found online.Na’s resident registration number, for instance, was first discovered on
Oct. 31, 2011
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Korea to cut drug prices drastically
Pharmaceutical firms vow to defy measure designed to reduce insurance expendituresThe government plans to slash the price of about half the drugs on the market by an average of 14 percent, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday. The price cuts, if approved by the Prime Minister’s Office in December, will be the largest since the government took away drug sales rights from doctors and gave them exclusively to pharmacists in 1999.The move, designed to reduce national health insurance expen
Oct. 31, 2011