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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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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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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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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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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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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
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Leap in suicides by men in early 50s blamed on economic pressures
The suicide rate for men in their 50s has soared, driven by a combination of economic hardships 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
Sept. 20, 2011
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Big firms dodge pension payments
Large corporations have been caught making downscaled reports of their workers’ salaries to evade national pension premiums. Workplaces are mandated to cover half of their workers’ national pension premiums. They have reduced more than 100 billion won ($92.5 million) every year, the Board of Audit a
Sept. 19, 2011
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Seoul offers free Korean and IT lessons to expats
Seoul city government is offering free Korean and computer lessons in the nation’s biggest Central Asian town in Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, where foreigners from Russia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan have gathered and formed their own community since 1990.The classes take place at the Gwanghui-dong residents
Sept. 19, 2011
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Overseas students surge 32% in 5 years
The number of Korean students studying abroad has jumped more than 32 percent over the past five years, data unveiled by a lawmaker showed Monday.A total of 251,887 students were reported to have studied overseas in 2010, up from 190,364 in 2006, according to the Education Ministry figures submitted
Sept. 19, 2011
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Former presidential aide to be summoned this week over corruption scandal
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday they plan to summon a former senior presidential aide this week on suspicions of receiving money in a corruption scandal involving a suspended savings bank. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office is scheduled to call Kim Du-woo, the former senior presiden
Sept. 19, 2011
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Number of reported rapists surges 33 percent in past 3 years: report
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of reported rapists nationwide jumped more than 33 percent over the past three years, though the country moves toward harsher punishment for the crime, a report showed Monday.A total of 21,116 rapists were reported to the country‘s prosecution offices last year
Sept. 19, 2011
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Customers to see sparkling water in Korean market
Korean consumers will be able to choose from a variety of bottled water as the government plans to make quality standards more flexible to diversify types on sale and expand the nation’s water market. The Environment Ministry said Sunday that they plan to ease restrictions on water quality in order
Sept. 18, 2011
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Local police stations run short of officers
Local police stations suffer from a shortage of officers while the headquarters is overstaffed, data unveiled by lawmakers showed Sunday.Small police stations in charge of local crimes and safety have always experienced personnel shortages, but the staff situation has become worse over the years, ac
Sept. 18, 2011
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Japanese police fixed records concerning mysterious death of Korean-American
ATLANTA (Yonhap News) -- Japanese police fixed their records to rule the mysterious death of a Korean-American man in Tokyo last year a mere accident, the late man's family and friends here claimed Saturday.In August last year, Kang Hoon, whose English name is Scott, died three days after he was fou
Sept. 18, 2011
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Korea mandates warnings labels for high-caffeine drinks
South Korea's government said Sunday that it plans to put warning labels on highly caffeinated beverages such as Coca-Cola and so-called energy drinks that may be harmful to pregnant women and children.The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it has issued administrative notices for the mandatory
Sept. 18, 2011
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Somali pirates case to go to Supreme Court
The case against five Somali pirates involved in the hijacking of a South Korean freighter earlier this year will go to the South Korean Supreme Court for a final ruling, officials said Saturday.The move came as Mahomed Arai, 23, and four other pirates as well as local prosecutors appealed the recen
Sept. 17, 2011
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Presidential aide faces charges in bribery scandal
Prosecutors plan to summon for questioning next week Kim Doo-woo, a senior presidential aide, on suspicion that he had shady ties with an arrested lobbyist hired by a corruption-ridden mutual savings bank. “He is likely to be questioned next week,” an official at the Central Investigation Unit at th
Sept. 16, 2011
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Civic group sues tax authorities for information leak
A group of civic activists filed a complaint against the National Tax Service for defaming celebrities by leaking its tax audit results, which resulted in the much publicized retirement of Kang Ho-dong.The Korea Tax Payer’s Federation said Thursday that the filing had been completed with the Seoul C
Sept. 16, 2011
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Crimes involving U.S. servicemen on the rise: report
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of crimes involving U.S. servicemen stationed in South Korea has steadily risen over the last four years, while most of them evaded arrests, a police report showed Friday. Criminal cases committed by American military personnel totaled 377 last year, up from 19
Sept. 16, 2011
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Loss of power threatens communications networks
With some cities including Wonju, Gangwon Province, without power for more than 40 minutes Thursday, outages left telecommunications companies hoping their emergency generators could hold out.The power cuts began to occur at 3:30 p.m. According to the Korea Electric Power Corp., the power plants wer
Sept. 15, 2011
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Blackouts shut banks, businesses, schools
People trapped in elevators; banking services stop; college application delayedRare power outages that struck across the nation Thursday halted businesses and hampered people’s daily activities.The blackouts hit right before the entrance application deadline for prospective Kookmin University studen
Sept. 15, 2011
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Heat wave to continue until Friday
The heat wave, cited as of the causes for Thursday’s widespread power outage, is to continue through Friday, according to the state weather agency.The Korea Meteorological Administration said that as a high-pressure system has settled over the nation, the temperatures surged with those in some south
Sept. 15, 2011
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Universities resist, bow to reforms
The recent government announcement of a list of 43 poorly managed universities to face subsidy cuts or closure has not only spurred reform efforts but provoked resistance.Forty-seven faculty members of Seoul-based Chugye University for the Arts on Wednesday announced their resignation in protest of
Sept. 15, 2011
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Toxic substance found in military antiseptics
The military used antiseptics containing toxic substances over the past two years a government report said on Thursday.According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, a public contractor had supplied the DAPA with antiseptics that were 7 to 40 percent industrial methanol, for two years,
Sept. 15, 2011