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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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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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Mandela makes ‘dramatic’ progress
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Nelson Mandela has made “dramatic progress,” and may be going home “anytime soon,” said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday. “I visited him yesterday and he was watching television with headphones,” said Zindzi Mandela in an interview with Britain’s Sky TV. “He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand ... He responds with his eyes and his hands.” Mandela is gaining “energy and strength,” said his daughter. “I should think he will be going home anytime soon.” T
July 18, 2013
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Pope ditches bulletproof car for Brazil trip
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Pope Francis will ditch the bulletproof “popemobile” used by his predecessors on his visit to Brazil this month and travel in an open-top jeep, the Vatican said Wednesday.Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi also dismissed concerns ahead of the July 22-28 trip about the demonstrations that have recently been rocking Brazil.“We are going to Brazil with confidence in the authorities’ ability to manage the situation,” he said at a briefing on the upcoming visit ― the pope’s firs
July 18, 2013
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Two illegally captured dolphins freed off Jeju
Two Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, dubbed “Jedori” and “Chunsami,” returned to the sea near Kimnyoung on Jeju Island, Thursday, from an offshore pen where they had been training to adapt to the wild. Jedori and Chunsami were illegally captured near the coasts of Seogwipo and Jeju City in May and June 2009, respectively. It took Jedori 1,540 days and Chunsami 1,487 days to return to the wild.The ceremony to set them free was attended by officials from Seoul City, Jeju Province, Jeju Special Se
July 18, 2013
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S. Koreans adore ‘world’s most fashionable kid’
Five-year-old online fashion icon Alonso Mateo found a new batch of fans in South Korea after his photos went viral early Thursday.South Korean netizens expressed keen interest in the minute fashionista. “Alonso Mateo” became one of the most popular search terms on the country’s most-visited portal Naver.Dubbed “world’s most fashionable kid” by South Korean netizens, Alonso has 28,000 followers on the photo-sharing website Instagram, and a fan page on Facebook which has over 35,000 likes.Alonso
July 18, 2013
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Lee Han-chul wins Italy fashion contest
Korean designer Lee Han-chul has won the finals of the International Talent Support fashion competition in Trieste, Italy. The 36-year-old graduate from Samsung Art and Design Institute was named the winner of the Fashion Collection of the Year award on July 13, the institute said Wednesday.Lee will receive 15,000 euros ($19,700) in prize money. He will also return to the 2014 edition of the ITS contest as part of the jury and has the chance to present a new collection.Lee won the Vogue Talents
July 17, 2013
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Ministry, Lotte agree on war veteran projects
The Ministry of National Defense and Lotte Group agreed Wednesday on overseas projects for Korean War veterans to mark 60 years since the cease-fire ended the conflict.Under the agreement, Lotte will pay for the Defense Ministry’s projects for overseas veterans for five years. To begin with, the projects will be held in Thailand, followed by the Philippines and Turkey.About 1,700 third-year cadets from the Korea Military Academy will visit Thailand during summer vacation as volunteer workers. Th
July 17, 2013
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New medals to honor allies in Korean War
The local minting authorities will sell new medals from Friday to honor the five countries that gave the most combat support for South Korea during the 1950-1953 Korean War. Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. said Wednesday that it will launch five medals for the allies, one each month for five months.The five countries that dispatched the most soldiers were the United States, Britain, Canada, Turkey and Australia. The U.S. sent 1.789 million soldiers, followed by Britain
July 17, 2013
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Ex-VP Cheney's daughter running for U.S. Senate
Liz Cheney announced Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2014, six years after her father Dick Cheney's two terms as vice president."I'm running because I believe it is necessary for a new generation of leaders to step up to the plate," the 46-year-old Republican, from the conservative western state of Wyoming, said in a statement.The younger Cheney's bid puts her on a collision course with the state's senior Senator Mike Enzi, 69, a member of the Republican old guard and one of the Sena
July 17, 2013
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S. Chungcheong teachers to volunteer in Kenya
The office of education of South Chungcheong Province said that it would make educational contributions in Kenya from July 19-31. Fourteen teachers from the province will visit Danjose Education Centre and Gatongora High School in the African country as teacher volunteers there. They will hold classes on the Korean language, English, music, arts and physical education for 352 Kenyan students of the two schools. The office also plans to implement a KeyPal Project in which elementary, middle and h
July 16, 2013
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Video of expats abusing Korean woman ‘staged’
An online video showing a Korean woman apparently being harassed by a group of Western men in a nightclub was staged, two men who say they acted in the video have claimed. The video, which has caused outrage online in recent days and appeared in Korean and foreign media including the Washington Post website, appears to show a number of men sexually and verbally harassing an intoxicated Korean woman. The men are shown cursing at the woman, filming her chest and forcing her own finger up her nose
July 16, 2013
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U.S. Korean War vets to be honored
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Four U.S. congressmen who participated in the Korean War will be honored in a ceremony next week to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the three-year war, a volunteer group here said Monday.The Descendants of Korean War Foundation (DKWF) said it would hold a recognition and awards reception and dinner for Korean War veterans and their families on Friday, the eve of the Korean War armistice anniversary.Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), a Korean War veteran, plans to deli
July 16, 2013
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Former comfort woman visits memorial in Bergen County, N.J.
Yi Ok-seon, a former South Korean comfort woman, visited a memorial to all comfort women in Bergen County, New Jersey, Monday. She placed flowers on the statue in front of the county courthouse honoring thousands of Korean “comfort women” who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. According to Yonhap News and the digital edition of The Record, a New Jersey newspaper, the 86-year-old moved slowly toward the stone and stood silently as a translator read
July 16, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Park ties record for all-time low in LPGA
Park Hee-young showed winning for her was par for the course on Sunday, scoring her second LPGA Tour win and tying for an all-time low in shot count.She captured the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic at Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday, beating American Angela Stanford with a birdie on the third playoff hole.Park and Stanford tied for an LPGA Tour all-time low with 258 shots over 72 holes. The record was first set by Karen Stupples of England at the Welch’s-Fry’s Champ
July 15, 2013
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U.S. homeland security secretary resigning
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced her resignation Friday to take over the University of California system, leaving behind a huge department still working to adjust to the merger of nearly two dozen agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S. The former Arizona governor came to President Barack Obama’s Cabinet with plans to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, and she is leaving in the midst of a heated battle in Congress ove
July 15, 2013
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Korea’s first legation in U.S. included in heritage trail
Korea’s first legation building in the United States has been designated part of a walking trail in Washington D.C.According to the South Korean Embassy in the United States, Cultural Tourism D.C., Logan Circle Heritage Trail Working Group and the Logan Circle Community Association officially unveiled D.C.’s newest walking trail, “A Fitting Tribute: Logan Circle Heritage Trail,” on Saturday.Korea’s first legation building in the U.S. is included in the 2.4-km trail. The unveiling ceremony showca
July 15, 2013
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Speaker seeks expansion of ties with Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s National Assembly speaker met with Ethiopia’s prime minister and discussed ways to expand economic ties between the two countries.Kang Chang-hee, who is on a 13-day trip to Africa, paid a courtesy call to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in the country’s capital Addis Ababa on Thursday.The prime minister expressed his country’s wish to learn from South Korea’s economic development experience and called on South Korean businesses to invest in
July 12, 2013
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British veterans mark Korean War anniversary
LONDON (AFP) ― Nearly 300 elderly veterans marched through London on Thursday as Britain marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.Wearing medals on their blazers and carrying regimental flags, the veterans marched the short distance from the Horse Guards Parade ground to Westminster Abbey, in tribute to all those who fought in the campaign, including more than 1,000 British troops who lost their lives.A service of thanksgiving was held at the abbey, attended by South Korean Ambass
July 12, 2013
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New Zealand motorcyclist set to travel through Panmunjom
Gareth Morgan, a New Zealand economist and motorcycle adventurer, will travel through Panmunjom, the truce village in Korea’s heavily-fortified demilitarized zone. Morgan and five others plan to ride for a 40,000-kilometer trip from Russia to New Zealand. The crossing is part of the trip. According to the Dominion Post, a New Zealand newspaper, Friday, the 60-year-old motorcycle traveler, who is also known for philanthropic and nature preservation activities, has finally been granted permission
July 12, 2013
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Ex-Peru leader writing autobiography in prison
LIMA (AFP) ― Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori, in prison for rights abuses during his 10-year rule, said Tuesday he’s writing his autobiography.In a handwritten note to RPP radio, the 75-year-old Fujimori said President Ollanta Humala’s refusal to grant him a pardon on medical grounds was a “low blow” but said he had moved on to a new stage of life.“I now devote more time to painting and also to writing my autobiography, some summary paragraphs of which I will deliver on a regular basis,
July 11, 2013
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First-generation female golfer dies
Ku Ok-hee, a first-generation Korean female golfer, died in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday. She was 57.A local news media reported that she had died of a sudden heart attack while playing at a country club in the prefecture. Ku turned pro in 1978 and moved to Japan in 1983. She won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005. On the LPGA Tour, she won once in 1988 at the Standard Register Classic. It was the first win on the LPGA Tour for a Korean. She was also the first golf
July 11, 2013