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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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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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‘Petit’ surgery promises ‘natural’ look
A South Korean actress recently returned to the small screen with a new weekend drama after a two-year hiatus. When the first episode aired, discussion immediately erupted online about whether she had plastic surgery. Her agency denied the accusation and said her face was swollen because of fatigue while filming.One online user, however, retorted: “She could say she didn’t go under the knife as fillers are not counted as plastic surgery these days.”It’s not just celebrities. On Mondays, office w
Nov. 29, 2013
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The dark side of nip and tuck
With cosmetic surgery common nationwide, so-called “modified faces” have become a regular sight in bustling areas such as Gangnam, Cheongdam-dong and Sinsa-dong.But despite their vast popularity, cosmetic procedures can go awry just like any other medical procedure. “I had a calf reduction done to become more attractive, but I got the worst out of it,” a woman wrote on Anti-Plastic Surgery Cafe, one of the largest online anti-plastic surgery communities.The patient had her calf muscles involuted
Nov. 29, 2013
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Foreigners clamor to go under the knife in cosmetic surgery capital
A Chinese woman entered Dr. Park Plastic Surgery in the “beauty Mecca” of Gangnam, known for its cluster of plastic surgery clinics, as the first patient on a Friday morning. She and her two friends were greeted by a Chinese staff interpreter in the lobby. An hour later, a second set of patients ― a father and a daughter from Kazakhstan ― came in, and were escorted by a staff interpreter who speaks Russian to examination rooms for a checkup.On one side of the wall in the lobby hang four plastic
Nov. 29, 2013
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Court orders Ssangyong labor to compensate firm, police
A lower court on Friday ordered unionized workers at Ssangyong Motors to compensate the company and the police for inflicting financial loss and casualties during a 77-day strike staged in 2009.The Suwon District Court said it has ordered senior members of the union and umbrella union groups who led the protest to pay 3.3 billion won ($3.1 million) and 1.3 billion won to the carmaker and the police, respectively, saying their actions were “violent, illegal and unjustified.” In the 2009 strike, t
Nov. 29, 2013
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Regulator looks to punish Sohn Suk-hee for ‘unfair report’
South Korea’s broadcast regulator is pushing for disciplinary action against jTBC anchor Sohn Suk-hee for allegedly being biased while reporting on the government’s move to disband a leftist minority party, local media reported Friday.According to Yonhap News Agency and Hankyoreh newspaper, the Korea Communications Standards Commission decided on Wednesday that the jTBC report on the United Progressive Party -- which was recently accused of pro-North activities -- was biased in favor of the UPP.
Nov. 29, 2013
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Gov't orders modification of Korean history textbooks
The education ministry said Friday it ordered publishers of seven out of the eight government-approved Korean history textbooks to revise a total of 41 instances of what it calls obscure and imbalanced descriptions of history.Publication of the books will be suspended if the order is not complied with, the ministry warned.The ministry has reviewed the textbooks endorsed for use at high schools around the country from the 2014 school year after one of them, published by Kyohak Publishing Co., rai
Nov. 29, 2013
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Notorious ex-gang boss extradited from Philippines
One of South Korea's most wanted fugitives and former gang boss, Cho Yang-eun, was extradited from the Philippines Friday.Cho, the former boss of one of the three major criminal syndicates in the 1980s, arrived in Seoul around 4:15 a.m. and was immediately taken into custody.Cho has been on a wanted list for charges of fraud after he fled to the Philippines through China in June 2011, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said. He was arrested inside a casino in the northern Philippine cit
Nov. 29, 2013
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Prosecution questions Hyosung chairman’s son
The prosecution questioned Cho Hyun-joon, the eldest son of Hyosung Group chairman Cho Suck-rai, to investigate suspected tax evasion, slush funds and accounting fraud, officials said Thursday.The country’s 26th-largest business group is suspected of having evaded corporate taxes worth 1 trillion won ($900 million) since 1997 by manipulating accounting records and setting up paper companies in overseas tax havens.Earlier this month, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office questioned the H
Nov. 28, 2013
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Seoul City, police enhance crackdown on sex crimes
Seoul City and police have designated some 600 spots in the city for strengthened measures against sex crimes. Police patrols will be enhanced in the areas including secluded residential towns, neighborhood parks, entertainment streets and construction sites, the city government said Thursday. A total of 340 extra surveillance cameras will be installed in the areas. All 25 districts and police will share images under an integrated system, helping monitor about 25,000 cameras at the same time.(re
Nov. 28, 2013
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Court approves second change in ex-spymaster's indictment
A Seoul court on Thursday accepted state prosecutors' second request to press additional charges against a former national intelligence chief accused of meddling in last year's presidential election.Won Sei-hoon, who headed the National Intelligence Service (NIS) under former President Lee Myung-bak, was indicted in May on charges of leading an online smear campaign to sway public opinion ahead of the Dec. 19 poll in favor of President Park Geun-hye, the then ruling Saenuri Party candidate.A tea
Nov. 28, 2013
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Singer Rain under prosecution probe over alleged military code breaches
K-pop star Rain is under investigation by prosecutors on charges of violating the military code of conduct during his mandatory service, prosecution officials said Thursday.The probe comes after an unidentified person had filed a charge against the 30-year-old singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, for spending too many days off duty before being discharged in July, they said.All able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve about two years in the armed forces.Rain spent 21 months as an "
Nov. 28, 2013
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Top court dismisses lawsuit nullifying student right ordinance
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the education ministry that seeks to nullify a controversial ordinance that protects the human rights of students.Aimed at expanding students' rights at school, the student human rights ordinance bans corporal punishment by teachers as well as discrimination against homosexual and pregnant students, allows rallies on school grounds and gives students the freedom to choose their own hairstyles and clothing.The Seoul Metropolitan Office of
Nov. 28, 2013
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Oldest nuke reactor halted, raising power supply concerns
A local nuclear reactor was once again shut down for what appeared to be mechanical flaws, elevating concerns about the nation’s power supply situation this winter.Kori Reactor 1, located in Busan, halted operation at 1:18 a.m. on Thursday due to “problems in its turbine system,” according to the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corp.The number of inactive nuclear reactors in Korea thus increased from five to six out of 23, including Shin-Kori Reactors 1 and 2, which were involved in a certificate fo
Nov. 28, 2013
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[Photo News] Mixed emotion
Nov. 27, 2013
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Safety rules ignored during gas leak: police
Police investigating a deadly gas leak at a local power plant found on Wednesday that employees did not comply with safety rules before the accident which left one dead and three others in critical condition. The incident occurred at Hyundai Greenpower in Dangin, South Chungcheong Province, on Tuesday evening.Police said six out of the nine workers on the scene didn’t wear gas detectors. One worker was poisoned by the gas while doing maintenance work on the plant’s boiler. His co-worker, who cam
Nov. 27, 2013
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Court extends CJ chairman’s custody suspension
A Seoul court on Wednesday extended the suspension of imprisonment of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group chairman by another three months, citing his poor health, court officials said.The custody suspension of Lee Jay-hyun, who has been staying at a Seoul hospital since being temporarily released from prison in August, will be extended until Feb. 28, said the officials at the Seoul Central District Court.The 53-year-old Lee, who underwent a key transplant surgery, will stand trial with
Nov. 27, 2013
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State firm voluntarily cuts top executives’ wages
A public organization voluntarily cut the annual salaries of its top executives by 30 percent after the government vowed to strictly monitor lax management of public organizations, the Labor Ministry said Wednesday.The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association, under the wing of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, said it has decided to cut next year’s annual salaries of its top executives by an average of 30.1 percent and lower-level executives by an average of 10 percent, the ministry said
Nov. 27, 2013
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UNIST aims to lead in global research
The eight bridges on the campus of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology remain unnamed. The reason? It has yet to produce the Nobel Prize winners after whom each of them will be named. That goal may seem far-fetched for a school that is only five years old. But its president is confident, given its fast progress so far in university ranking, faculty quality and education programs.Opened in 2009, the state-run university was ranked among the top nine Korean universities in 2012 by t
Nov. 27, 2013
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Lawmaker sues professor advocating execution of N.K. defectors
Defector-turned-lawmaker Cho Myung-chul on Wednesday sued for defamation a university professor who called for the execution of North Korean escapees.In a news briefing held at the National Assembly, Cho accused Yoon Jae-man, a Daegu University professor, of defamation and called his remarks in messenger app KakaoTalk "shocking." He said a complaint has been filed with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, calling for a probe into the matter.The progressive scholar allegedly characteri
Nov. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] Holiday spirit
Nov. 27, 2013