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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Prosecutors raid 7 newly-suspended savings banks
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday raided seven savings banks whose operations were suspended last week due to large debts and insufficient capital in search of possible irregularities by the executives and large shareholders of the banks.Scores of prosecutors and police investigators
Sept. 23, 2011
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Head of suspended savings bank found dead in apparent suicide
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The head of one of the nation's seven savings banks whose operations were suspended due to capital shortages last week was found dead in an apparent suicide Friday, police said.Jeong Gu-haeng, 50-year-old president of Seoul's Jeil 2 Savings Bank, appears to have jumped fr
Sept. 23, 2011
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Abortion rate in S. Korea on decline: health ministry
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The number of abortions performed in South Korea has decreased sharply over the past three years, as married women got fewer abortions, the country's health ministry said Friday.According to the ministry, the number of abortions performed on every 1,000 fertile women reac
Sept. 23, 2011
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Police probe hospital over death of Thai ambassador’s wife
Police said Thursday they have launched a probe into a Seoul hospital over the death of the wife of the Thai ambassador in Seoul.The wife of Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon died on Monday, four days after she was admitted to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital after complaining about an acute ab
Sept. 22, 2011
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Graft scandal embroils another Lee confidant
Businessman claims to have given money to ex-vice culture ministerAnother of President Lee Myung-bak’s close confidants has become embroiled in a graft scandal, on top of two already under a prosecutorial probe for taking bribes. Shin Jae-min, a former vice culture minister and election campaigner f
Sept. 22, 2011
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Kang Ho-dong stirs another controversy over farm purchase
Was it an investment or speculation? The question looms over retired TV show host Kang Ho-dong, who purchased 2 billion won ($1.8 million) in real estate in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.The popular TV entertainer recently retired “temporarily” after comi
Sept. 22, 2011
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More foreigners apply to major in Korean studies: report
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- A growing number of foreigners are interested in studying about Korea, spurred by the growing cultural power of Asia's fourth-largest economy, a report showed Thursday. Foreigners who applied for the Graduate School of Korean Studies (GSKS) at the state-run Academy of Kor
Sept. 22, 2011
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Universities face inquiry on foreign student management
The Education Ministry will select the bottom 15 percent of universities which poorly manage international students, and restrict visa issuance, while disclosing their list as well, in an extension of its efforts to restructure badly managed universities.It plans to conduct inquiry into schools with
Sept. 21, 2011
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Agency mulled to coordinate state projects
A presidential advisory panel is seeking to establish an independent state agency to handle regional and interclass conflicts over state projects.A slew of state projects pursued by the Lee Myung-bak administration engendered confusion and contention in different regions as their locations were undi
Sept. 21, 2011
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Seoul education chief indicted, suspended
Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Kwak No-hyun, Seoul’s education superintendent, on charges of buying his rival candidate out of last year’s election. His job as Seoul education chief was immediately suspended in accordance with a provincial educational law. Lim Seung-bin, deputy chief, will serve
Sept. 21, 2011
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Divorce rate soars among baby boomers: data
Divorce among those in their 50s has increased rapidly, taking up to one-seventh of the total divorce cases last year. This contrasts with the overall decline in divorce in the country. According to the Supreme Court and the Statistics Korea, a total of 15,813 divorce cases involving husbands betwee
Sept. 21, 2011
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Five accused of making fake designer goods worth 42 billion won
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Five suspected members of a South Korean smuggling ring have been arrested on suspicion of producing and selling counterfeit designer goods worth 42 billion won ($36.7 million), the country's customs office said Wednesday.One person was held in custody and four booked wit
Sept. 21, 2011
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Savings banks face massive joint probe
The prosecution on Tuesday vowed to conduct a joint investigation with related state agencies such as the nation’s top financial regulator and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation into corruption at mutual savings banks, signaling a tougher crackdown on bribery scandals ahead of major elections.T
Sept. 20, 2011
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Savings banks face massive joint probe
The prosecution on Tuesday vowed to conduct a joint investigation with related state agencies such as the nation’s top financial regulator and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation into corruption at mutual savings banks, signaling a tougher crackdown on bribery scandals ahead of major elections.T
Sept. 20, 2011
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314 die each year from overwork
An average of 314 workers die every year of “karoshi,” or death from overwork, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday. Among males, occupational death is detected the most in high ranking workers, while for females, it was laborers that died the most frequently from overwork.According to
Sept. 20, 2011
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Ex-president’s grandson rides coattails to Yonsei University
A grandson of former President Kim Young-sam has been admitted to Yonsei University as a “social contributor,” partly thanks to his grandfather’s legacy, it was revealed Tuesday. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said there had been no irregularities involved in the process. At the N
Sept. 20, 2011
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FSS deputy chief entangled in savings bank graft case
An indicted lobbyist has told prosecutors investigating the illegal lobbying scandal of Busan Mutual Savings Bank that he delivered gift certificates worth tens of millions of won to a deputy chief of the nation’s top financial regulator. Park Won-ho, one of the three senior deputy governors of the
Sept. 20, 2011
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Suicide for men in 50s quadruples over 20 years
The suicide rate for men in their 50s has soared, driven by a combination of economic hardship and poor health, reports from Statistics Office and Police Agency showed Tuesday.The suicide rate for men aged 50-54 was 62.4 per 100,000 persons in 2009, quadrupling from 20 years ago. It is the highest s
Sept. 20, 2011
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A generation in angst, anger
Koreans in their 30s negative toward establishment, frustrated over economic difficultiesBooks on how to become rich have always been steady sellers in Korea, particularly when the economy is suffering. In the first half of this year, however, three books designed to address the concerns of 30-somet
Sept. 20, 2011
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Pastor accused of embezzlement
Pastor Cho Yong-gi of the Yoido Full Gospel Church has been charged with embezzling money from the church.Twenty-nine elders of Korea’s biggest church filed a charge on Monday with the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office against their senior pastor Cho and his son Hee-jun, former chairman of daily new
Sept. 20, 2011