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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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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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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
Social AffairsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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Probe targets agricultural co-ops
Investigators seek to stamp out corruption to protect small-sum depositorsProsecutors are investigating possible corruption at regional agricultural cooperatives, turning their focus away from local savings banks amid concerns that co-op irregularities could impact the livelihoods of citizens.Investigators recently discovered that a cooperative in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province raked in tidy sums after it illicitly raised its interest rates without consent from borrowers, sources at the Supreme Pro
PoliticsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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Ex-S. Korean envoys demand China stop repatriating N.K. defectors
More than 120 diplomats who formerly served as South Korean ambassadors released a statement calling on China to stop sending North Koreans back against their will, a civic group here said Tuesday. A total of 127 ex-ambassadors accused the Chinese government of violating international law by sending back the refugees.“It is the international society’s unchangeable custom to protect and shelter refugees,” the diplomats said in the statement released during a press conference here. The statement c
North KoreaNov. 1, 2011
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Gas pipeline, N.K. on Lee-Medvedev agenda
S. Korean leader to speak on cooperation at St. Petersburg State UniversityPresident Lee Myung-bak arrived in St. Petersburg on Tuesday for summit talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during which the two are expected to discuss a natural gas pipeline project and North Korea.Lee has since September expressed a strong intent to bring about a preliminary deal signed between the Korea Gas Corp. and Russia’s Gazprom in 2008 to pipe Siberian natural gas from Vladivostok to South Korea via the
PoliticsNov. 1, 2011
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Ex-lawmaker tapped as vice Seoul mayor for political affairs
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Tuesday tapped former lawmaker Kim Hyeong-joo as vice mayor for political affairs, finalizing his choices for the three vice mayor positions.Park also named his election campaign’s chief secretary Ki Dong-min as a head of the metropolitan government’s political coordination division. Ki formerly served as the DP’s vice spokesperson. Kim Hyeong-joo was also a key campaigner for Park in last month’s by-election. He served as a lawmaker of the then Uri Party, a predeces
PoliticsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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Park picks jobs as welfare policy keyword
Leading presidential hopeful expected to play active role for party to regain public trustAmid the Grand National Party’s efforts to refurbish its image after the Seoul mayoral by-election defeat, former chairwoman Rep. Park Geun-hye outlined her welfare policy, gearing up for next year’s presidential race.“The fundamental solution to pending welfare problems is to turn the current vicious cycle into a virtuous one,” said Park at a party seminar Tuesday.She also suggested employment as the keywo
PoliticsNov. 1, 2011
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GNP moves to push FTA ratification bill
DP demands Lee’s word on ISD deletion The Grand National Party on Tuesday was moving to have a floor vote on whether to ratify a free trade agreement with the U.S., as a parliamentary subcommittee was unable to deliberate the bill due to strong opposition objections. According to reports, GNP leaders were discussing ways to have the FTA bill by-pass the foreign affairs and trade committee. The committee delayed handling of the FTA ratification bill to Wednesday, after opposition members physical
PoliticsNov. 1, 2011
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S. Korean Protestant church leaders to visit N. Korea
A group of South Korean Protestant church leaders will make a rare visit this week to North Korea, a local council of churches said Tuesday, in another sign of thawing tensions between the two Koreas.The group is scheduled to visit Pyongyang from Wednesday to Saturday where they will hold a joint pr
North KoreaNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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S. Korea plans to create 55 trillion won fund for unification with N. Korea
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea policy said his government is planning to set up a fund as early as this year to start raising 55 trillion won ($49.4 billion) to help pay for its eventual reunification with the North. "Government agencies are near an agreement o
PoliticsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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Gov't to reinforce welfare for ailing veterans, patriots
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government will provide free respite care service to 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 a
PoliticsNov. 1, 2011
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Public-sector salaries likely to increase 2.5 percent next year
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Salaries of workers at South Korea's state-run companies and other public institutions will likely grow about 2.5 percent next year, the finance ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said that it will hold a meeting next week and produce guidelines on which such public agenci
PoliticsNov. 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
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2011
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Vietnamese leader to make state visit to Korea next week
President Lee Myung-bak will hold summit talks next week with Vietnamese President Trong Tan Sang, who will make a three-day state visit, Lee’s office said Monday.The two leaders will exchange views on bilateral cooperation in foreign policy, security, energy and resource development as well as economic and trade ties at the summit next Tuesday, Cheong Wa Dae said in a press release. During his visit, Sang is scheduled to visit Korea’s industrial facilities, meet with Korean business leaders to
PoliticsOct. 31, 2011