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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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6,000 soldiers participate in blood donation drive
Private First Class Jang Ho-joon of the 19th Regiment, 6th Division, 5th Corps rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday to donate blood. He was the 6,000th and last participant to donate to the corps’ blood drive, which lasted about three months, “I am doubly happy because I did not just join the meaningful event but also marked the completion of the blood donation event,” he said.He was awarded a souvenir from the corps commander and a leave of absence. The Fifth Corps said Sunday that it carried out a
Sept. 29, 2013
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Berlin Wall fragments to be displayed in Uijeongbu
Several fragments of the Berlin Wall, which divided Germany from Aug. 13, 1961 to Nov. 9, 1989, will be displayed at a unification-themed park to be created in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.The government of Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, said Sunday that it would place five fragments of the dismantled wall in a temporary park near Uijeongbu Station and open it to the public in mid-November. The display of the symbol of German reunification is intended to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signi
Sept. 29, 2013
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Lee Bo-young, Ji Sung take wedding vows in Seoul
Actress Lee Bo-young and actor Ji Sung tied the knot on Friday at a Seoul hotel with more than 200 guests in attendance. The pair has been dating for six years after starring opposite each other in the 2004 TV drama “Save the Last Dance for Me.” They admitted to dating in 2007 but have been low key about their relationship until very recently when Lee, who successfully finished her summer hit show “I Can Hear Your Voice” in July, announced her engagement. “What we wrote on our wedding invitation
Sept. 27, 2013
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Korean Air plants trees in Chinese desert
Korean Air employees began to plant trees in the Kubuqi Desert in China’s Inner Mongolia for the seventh straight year Thursday. The desert is the origin of about 40 percent of the sand that gets blown into Northeast Asia, including the Korean Peninsula, every year. It is also regarded in China as the source of Beijing’s spring dust.The carrier has planted trees abroad to improve the global environment.Sixty-five executives and employees planted trees in the desert Thursday and Friday with 55 Ch
Sept. 27, 2013
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S-Oil gives jet fuel to Air Force
S-Oil said Thursday it had pledged to donate jet fuel to the Air Force ahead of the upcoming Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1.S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher visited Air Force headquarters in Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong Province and promised Air Force chief of staff Sung Il-hwan a donation of 160,000 liters of jet fuel, worth some 150 million won ($140,000), to be used for fighter jets such as the T-50.This is the first time a company has donated jet fuel to the Air Force.“We decided to donate jet fue
Sept. 26, 2013
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Outgoing USFK commander receives top military award
Gen. James Thurman, the outgoing commander of U.S. Forces Korea, on Thursday received a top military award from the local government for successfully leading American troops in defending South Korea amid heightened tension with North Korea.President Park Geun-hye granted the Order of National Security Merit’s Tongil Medal to Thurman in a ceremony, which was attended by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and other top commanders. “I am deeply honored and humbled to serve in the Republic o
Sept. 26, 2013
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Sungshin fetes opening of fashion design major at Chinese university
Sungshin Women’s University celebrated the opening of a fashion design major modeled after the curriculum in Heibei University of Science and Technology with a joint fashion show at the Chinese school. The Chinese university created the department this month under the Chinese government’s policy to help universities introduce advanced curricula and pedagogies of foreign universities.The Korean university also opened a similar program for an art design major at Sandong Youth University of Politic
Sept. 26, 2013
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Park Kyung-ni literary prize goes to Robinson
American author Marilynne Robinson has been announced as this year’s recipient of the third annual Park Kyung-ni literary prize. Robinson, 69, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist best known for her award-winning novels “Housekeeping,” “Gilead” and “Home.” “Gilead,” which is a story based on the fictional autobiography of the Reverend John Ames, landed the author a Pulitzer Prize award for fiction in 2005. “We wanted to award one of American literature’s most talented writers who ha
Sept. 26, 2013
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Lebanese envoy disputes news of car accident
The Lebanese ambassador to South Korea stated that news reports about a car accident he had on Wednesday morning were blown out of proportion, saying that the matter has been “handled privately and adequately.”Yonhap News reported Wednesday that Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea Jad El-Hassan was suspected by the Yongsan Police of speeding away in his car after rear-ending another vehicle while at a traffic intersection at around 10 a.m. in the Itaewon district of Seoul. The car was driven by a
Sept. 26, 2013
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S. Korean literary legend Choi In-ho dies
Popular South Korean novelist Choi In-ho died of cancer on Wednesday at the age of 68. He started his career by winning a competition sponsored by the local daily Hanguk Ilbo in 1963 with his short novel "Through a Wall Hole." He wrote a number of bestsellers since the 1970s, including "Whale Hunting," "Winter Wanderer" and "Deep Blue Night," with many of them used as originals for movies and TV dramas. (Yonhap News)
Sept. 25, 2013
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Air Force pilot trainees set safety record for flying
Pilot trainees of the 213th Flying Training Squadron of the 3rd Training Wing have set a record of 200,000 hours of accident-free flying, the Air Force said. The record was set Tuesday when squadron leader Lt. Col. Kim Joong-soo, 39, and student pilot 1st Lt. Lee Jin-seon, 24, safely landed a KT-1 Korean training aircraft during a practice mission.No member of the squadron has had an accident in flying since Aug. 30, 1983, during which time they clocked up 200,000 hours of flight time. No other
Sept. 25, 2013
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Mexican lawmakers form Korea friendship group
A handful of Mexican lawmakers formed a parliamentary friendship group on Tuesday to promote bilateral exchanges with Korean legislators. Thirteen deputies of the lower house of the Mexican legislature held a ceremony in Mexico City, Tuesday, to launch the group, Yonhap News reported. “Korea is an important country we can benchmark,” Gabriel de Jesus Cardenas Guizar, a deputy of the National Action Party (PAN), who will head the group, said in the ceremony. “The group will strive to make contrib
Sept. 25, 2013
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Woman becomes first to row solo from Japan to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ― A 28-year-old British adventurer became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving late Monday at a small town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days at sea. “I have had some of the most intense and memorable months of my life out on the Pacific, it has been brilliant and brutal at the same time,” Sarah Outen said in a statement. “And it has been a privilege.” Outen celebrated with a bottle of champagne in Adak, Alaska, and greeted community members and s
Sept. 25, 2013
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Rihanna selfie with rare Thai primate gets locals arrested
BANGKOK (AFP) ― Thai authorities on Monday said two men had been arrested on suspicion of possessing a protected primate after pop star Rihanna posted a picture of herself online holding the creature.The singer posed with the tiny, large-eyed slow loris on a night out in the tourist resort of Phuket on Friday, posting a picture on Twitter and Instagram, without apparently realizing that the use of the animal as a prop for tourist snaps is illegal.The image ― captioned “Look who was talkin dirty
Sept. 24, 2013
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Kwon named Korea Coal CEO
Kwon Hyuk-soo, 64, was appointed as the new CEO of Korea Coal Corp.According to the state-run coal mine operator, Kwon, who joined Korea Coal Corp. in 1975, served as a vice president between 2006 and 2008, and then worked for state-run Kangwon Land Corp. as an outside director. Industry watchers said the biggest task ahead of Kwon was to develop a restructuring plan to lower the company’s debt level. Korea Coal Corp. gained the poorest score in the 2013 financial standing evaluation of 22 state
Sept. 24, 2013
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Seoul, Beijing strive to step up nongovernmental ties
South Korea and China held their first joint forum on public diplomacy on Tuesday as the two countries increase efforts to step up their nongovernment-level ties.The forum with a tag line “the path toward winning heart and trust” was held in Seoul, with officials from the foreign ministries of the two nations and diplomacy scholars attending. The forum is part of efforts by the two neighbors to promote bilateral public diplomacy encompassing nonpolitical sectors like culture, sports or education
Sept. 24, 2013
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Equestrians begin horseback journey from Jeju to Gwacheon
About 50 equestrians kicked off a cross-country horseback ride from Jejudo Island to Seoul on Monday in a bid to promote equestrianism.Organized by a national association to promote the horse industry and a local club of horse riders, the journey started at Jeju Race Park on the southern island of Jejudo and will end at Seoul Race Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, the equestrian ground nearest to the nation’s capital, on Oct. 3.The 11-day tour will mobilize about 60 horses for 490 kilometers
Sept. 24, 2013
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KOICA, Peace Corps to team up for overseas volunteer projects
The Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Peace Corps of the United States will join forces to boost their overseas volunteer projects. According to the Korean governmental agency for overseas aid and grants on Tuesday, KOICA president Kim Young-mok is scheduled to sign an agreement with the Peace Corps during an annual dinner reception to be hosted by the Korea Society in New York on Wednesday. Under the agreement, volunteers of both agencies will cooperate on international development
Sept. 24, 2013
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Pioneering abstract painter dies at 89
Kim Hoon, among the first generation of abstract expressionists in Korea, died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 89. Kim led the development of Korean modern art by opening the Modern Painting Exhibition in 1954 and forming the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association in the late 1960s. His contemporaries include Park Soo-keun, Kim Whanki and Chang Ucchin. He was among the first Korean artists to be invited for an exhibition in New York in 1958, along with Kim Whanki and Pa
Sept. 23, 2013
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Lee Choung-bum receives friendship medal from Vietnam
Lee Choung-bum, founder of the Junghae Welfare Association in Seoul, received a friendship medal from the Vietnamese government on Saturday for promoting bilateral relations between South Korea and Vietnam, the association said. The medal is conferred to a foreigner or a group of foreigners who have contributed greatly to friendship between the two countries. The 57-year-old attorney and other like-minded Koreans opened Junghae Vocational School, the predecessor of Thu Duc College of Technology
Sept. 23, 2013