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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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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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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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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Obama, Hu to discuss N. Korea, Iran, yuan and human rights
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The White House said Tuesday North Korea will be among the major topics at the crucial Sino-U.S. summit here Wednesday. Also high on the agenda are Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Chinese currency yuan's revaluation and human rights. "There are a whole host of issues and topics that we anticipate that the two leaders will discuss tomorrow before meeting with you guys," Ro
PoliticsJan. 19, 2011
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Seoul's air quality improving steadily
The atmospheric concentration of dust particles in Seoul hit 49 micrograms per cubic meter on average last year, an all-time low since the air pollution test was started in 1995, the city government said Wednesday, indicating a steady improvement in the capital's air quality. The capital's dust density level has fallen for the third consecutive year after peaking at 61 micrograms per cubic meter
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Number of S. Korean househusbands surges in 5 years
The number of full-time stay-at-home dads in South Korea has jumped over the past five years as more women enter the workforce, replacing men in many professional jobs, data showed Wednesday. The number of househusbands, who stay at home to do household chores, totaled 156,000 at the end of last year, up 34.5 percent from 116,000 in 2005, according to the data offered by Statistics Korea. The
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Couple fall in love with rats
A bizarre U.K. couple have come into the spotlight after showing off the 28 rodents living in their house.According to the British daily Metro, the rats have an entire room in the house to themselves and get plenty of love from their owners, Kate and Kevin Rattray. (Metro)Kate had two pet rats during her university years, whereas her husband Kevin was fed up with the much-maligned creatures, sayin
InternationalJan. 19, 2011
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South Korea sink India to set up Iran showdown
DOHA (AFP) - South Korea marched into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 defeat of an obdurate India in their final Group C game at a sodden Al Gharafa Stadium on Tuesday. Beneath pouring rain, the Koreans established a quick-fire 2-0 lead through Ji Dong-Won and Koo Ja-Cheol before striker Sunil Chhetri brought India backinto the game from the penalty spot. Ji swiftly restored the Tae
SoccerJan. 19, 2011
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LG Uplus officially begins ...mobile office support for SMEs
LG Uplus, the country’s smallest mobile carrier, said Tuesday that it will officially begin providing mobile office support for small and mid-sized firms.In a joint effort with Microsoft, the company will use the global firm’s software platforms and cloud services like Software as a Service in a bid to jump into the local mobile office market.This comes after LG Uplus and Microsoft formed a strate
IndustryJan. 19, 2011
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New pan-Asian girl group gearing up for global launch
The results are in. After a six-week training-and-elimination process, “Project Lotus” ― the pan-Asian girl group enterprise that kicked off last summer ― has whittled contestants down to the final five. A mere three to four months remain till the world meets Blush ― the appropriately girly moniker of the upcoming quintet of singing-and-dancing talent hailing from the Philippines, China, India, Ja
TelevisionJan. 19, 2011
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Family of missing Japanese still hopeful
The daughters of a Japanese woman who went missing a year ago are desperately holding onto hope that she may still be alive.Hinato and Madoka Tanahashi came here for a four-day manhunt and left for Japan last Friday, after appealing for help in their search from Gangwon Province Gov. Lee Kwang-jae, a women’s group in the town where she was last seen, and Hallyu star Ryu Si-won, of whom she was a d
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Korea scrambles to cut electricity use
Consumption soars to record amid deep chill, fueling power shortage concernsThe government is introducing a series of contingency measures to cut power consumption as the cold spell drives up electricity demand to record levels.With the cold snap gripping the nation, even in the warmer southern regions, electricity demand has shot up, setting new records three times already this month.On Monday, t
IndustryJan. 19, 2011
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S. Korean major leaguer Choo Shin-soo gets a huge raise
Coming off the best season of his career, South Korean Major League Baseball player Choo Shin-soo received a huge raise for the upcoming season. The Cleveland Indians outfielder reached a one-year deal worth US$3.975 million Wednesday, Korean time. The left-handed Choo put up the best numbers of his six-year major league career in 2010 while making $461,100, slightly above the major league minim
BaseballJan. 19, 2011
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Writing on world to see Korea anew
Popular cartoonist and author Rhie talks about writing overviews of world historyAccording to ancient Greek sage Thales, the hardest thing is to know yourself and the easiest to advise others. Perhaps it is a certain cartoonist of the 21st century who best follows the drift of what the ancient sage tried to impart. Rhie Won-bok, a famous cartoonist and author, has a world view resembling that of T
PeopleJan. 19, 2011
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Prison term sought for Gyeonggi superintendent
Prison term sought for Gyeonggi superintendent By Bae Ji-sookThe prosecution on Tuesday asked a local court to give a one year prison sentence to Gyeonggi educational superintendent Kim Sang-gon for violating the election law.His establishment of the foundation and distribution of a scholarship in his own name violates the election law prohibiting candidates from making public donations, the inves
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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A Pakistani laborer transporting the front portion of a van
A Pakistani laborer transports the front portion of a van through his handcart at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. (AP-Yonhap)
Jan. 18, 2011
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Quarter of Southeast Asian expats in Seoul experience discrimination: survey
One out of every four Southeast Asians living in Seoul has experienced discrimination, according to survey results released Tuesday.The poll of 333 expatriates living in Seoul, conducted by the Seoul Development Institute, found that Asians experience more discrimination than foreigners from OECD countries, which also include Japan.According to the poll, 25.9 percent of those from Southeast Asian
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Airport inspection tightened on livestock workers
Livestock farmers and their families will be obliged to receive medical inspections when they return from a country where an infectious animal disease has broken out, according to a revised bill approved Tuesday. The revision, which belatedly passed through the National Assembly on Thursday, was approved during the Cabinet meeting in order to better control the rampant foot-and-mouth and other con
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Will Supreme Court turn right?
Six Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court justices appointed under the Roh Moo-hyun administration are scheduled to retire this year and are likely to be replaced with conservative figures. The change of personnel is expected to create a stir within the judiciary, which has been accused of left-wing bias by the conservative administration and other politicians. A committee under the Supreme C
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Minister-nominee rejects allegations
Choi Joong-kyung pledges to stabilize commodity prices, create jobsWhile defending himself against ethical suspicions at a parliamentary hearing Tuesday, President Lee Myung-bak’s economy minister-nominee pledged to focus on stabilizing commodity prices and creating more jobs once parliament approves his appointment. Choi Joong-kyung, who formerly served as senior presidential secretary for econom
PoliticsJan. 18, 2011
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Private health insurance ‘necessity’ for Korean families
Nearly eight out of 10 Korean households considered additional private health insurance a necessity even under the obligatory national health insurance scheme, a recent survey found Tuesday. In 2009, Korean families had an average of 3.62 private health plans, up from 3.48 in 2008, according to a study conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Of the 6,300 households surveyed
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Prosecutors: Berlusconi had many prostitutes
ROME _ Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a significant number of prostitutes, Milan prosecutors alleged Monday in documents seeking authorization to search some of his properties.The prosecutors are leading a probe aimed at determining if the 74-year-old media mogul paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl nicknamed Ruby who attended parties at one of his villas last year. Prosti
PoliticsJan. 18, 2011
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Whistleblower hands WikiLeaks offshore bank secrets
LONDON (AFP) ― WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to publish secret details of offshore accounts after a Swiss banking whistleblower handed over data Monday on 2,000 purportedly tax-dodging individuals and firms.Former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer, who worked for eight years in the Cayman Islands, a renowned offshore tax haven in the Caribbean, personally gave Assange two CDs of data at a London
IndustryJan. 18, 2011