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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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N.Korean fishing boat found drifting in East Sea
Three North Korean fishermen were rescued earlier this week while drifting aboard a small boat off South Korea's east coast but they had no apparent intention to defect, a government source said Friday."The coast guard was called after a South Korean boat found the North Korean fishing boat near Ulleng Island yesterday," the source said, asking that he not be identified.The source later confirmed that three North Koreans were aboard the boat when they were rescued at 1:33 a.m. Friday, adding tha
Dec. 14, 2012
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S. Korea analyzing salvaged N. Korean rocket debris
South Korean authorities on Friday moved to analyze the debris of a North Korean long-range rocket, launched earlier this week in defiance of repeated international warnings. “The debris will be important material that can verify North Korean missile capability,” Kim Min-seok, a spokesperson at the South’s Defense Ministry said. North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket blasted off from a launch site Wednesday and put a satellite into orbit. Its first-stage booster broke into four pieces and dropped into the
Dec. 14, 2012
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Military denies missing rocket launch signs
The Defense Ministry denied accusations on Wednesday that the military and intelligence authorities were in the dark about North Korea’s preparation of a rocket launch.The Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin said that the ministry informed Cheong Wa Dae of related developments.Until the rocket was detected by the South Korean destroyer Sejong the Great at 9:51 a.m., both South Korean and U.S. authorities are said to have had held the position that the launch was not imminent based on intel
Dec. 12, 2012
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Greenpeace sues S. Korea over nuclear activists
Greenpeace said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the South Korean government for denying entry to half a dozen key campaigners and seeking to “silence” criticism of its nuclear policies.The environmental group said it wanted recognition from the court that Seoul‘s decision to bar six Greenpeace staff was a violation of freedom of expression and international human rights.The lawsuit also demands almost 70 million won ($65,000) in compensation for the disruption to the group’s campaigning ef
Dec. 10, 2012
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S. Korea signs defense support deal with Spain
South Korea and Spain have agreed to share military supplies in peacekeeping and rescue operations as part of efforts to expand military ties between the two sides, the defense ministry said Monday.Lee Sang-wook, the head of South Korean defense ministry's logistics management bureau, met his Spanish counterpart Prieto Oses Ramon in Madrid to sign a memorandum of understanding on the bilateral military support, the ministry said. Under the agreement, the two countries will share military supplie
Dec. 10, 2012
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Vigilance over N.K. rocket launch
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan are remaining vigilant over North Korea’s expected rocket launch between Dec. 10 and 22.The three countries have deployed destroyers and surveillance aircraft with advanced radar systems to track and intercept the long-range rocket.North Korea announced its intention to fire the rocket Saturday and notified countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan of its launch and path.The first-stage propulsion rocket is expected to separate and fall into the sea s
Dec. 4, 2012
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Korea scales down troop deployment to Afghanistan
South Korea has scaled down its troop deployment to Afghanistan as its civilian reconstruction team is to end its mission in the war-torn country next month, the Army said Thursday.The number has decreased to 61 from 350, it said.The military held a send-off ceremony for the sixth batch of troops at the International Peace Supporting Standby Force headquarters in Incheon Thursday. They are to leave for Afghanistan early next month.“The sixth batch will work at a job training center and hospital
Nov. 29, 2012
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Over 17,000 conscientious objectors jailed since 1950
More than 17,000 conscientious objectors have been given prison sentences since the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, according to data from civic groups.The number of conscientious objectors has risen with the increase in civil liberties. The figures showed that more than 8,200 of the 17,000 were sentenced between 2001 and 2012, while just over 4,000 people were imprisoned for the offense between 1994 and 2000. The figure for the 1980 to 1993 period, when the military governments of Chun Doo-
Nov. 28, 2012
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Satellite image shows increased activity at N. Korea's Sohae launch site
A satellite image by a U.S. company on Tuesday showed increased activity at North Korea's launch site used to fire off long-range missiles amid wide speculation over the North's looming missile test.The image taken on Nov. 23 and released by DigitalGlobe shows "a marked increase in activity at North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launch Station," the U.S. imagery provider said, referring to the North's west coast launch site, often used to send off long-range missiles. The launching site, also known as
Nov. 27, 2012
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S. Korea deploys Aegis ships to track rocket launch
The South Korean military has deployed two Aegis destroyers off its southern coast to trace a space rocket to be launched later this week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.The two Aegis warships with an advanced radar system left for the nation‘s southern waters to follow the path of the two-stage Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) after it takes off at Naro Space Center on the south coast on Thursday.“Two Aegis warships have been deployed to guard southern waters near Naro Space Center
Nov. 27, 2012
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Hyundai Rotem close to deal for armored vehicles
Hyundai Rotem, a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has been chosen as the preferred bidder to develop proprietary amphibious armored vehicles by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.DAPA plans to develop up to three test vehicles, complete with Korean-made parts and equipment by 2015, and will be deployed at infantry units for operation beginning in 2016, an DAPA official said.DAPA will finalize its negotiations with Rotem by the end of December.This is in line with efforts to build Korean
Nov. 27, 2012
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Sign of N.K. missile launch detected
Defense officials in South Korea and the U.S. are closely monitoring signs that North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile. The U.S. recently informed South Korea and Japan that it had detected via satellite North Korea transporting something shaped like a missile component from a weapons factory in Pyongyang to its missile assembly base in Dongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported Friday. “We are closely monitoring North Korea’s movements
Nov. 23, 2012
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S. Korea completes Gaeseong fire station construction
A new fire station will go into operation in the joint inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city of Gaeseong, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday.“The Gaeseong complex fire station has been completed last month and will be put into motion around next month,” said an official of the ministry handling inter-Korean issues. The current fire house, installed within the building used by South Korea’s agency for managing the industrial zone, will move to the newly built three
Nov. 23, 2012
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S. Korea commemorates 2nd anniversary of Yeonpyeong shelling
South Korea on Friday commemorated the second anniversary of North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island near the tensely guarded western sea, as it prepared to conduct military drills to prepare for future attacks.North Korea lobbed 170 rounds of artillery onto the front-line island two years ago, killing two Marines and two civilians in the first attack on South Korean soil since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. About 4,000 people, including bereaved family members, government officials and
Nov. 23, 2012
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West Sea still vulnerable to N.K. attack
South Korea is still facing difficulties on placing key advanced weapons in the northwest islands and boosting its military preparedness against North Korea, defense sources said.The country has not deployed precise guided missiles, a surveillance airship and an unmanned drone as planned due to technical and political issues since North Korea’s shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeongdo in 2010, which claimed the lives of two South Korean marines and two civilians.Israel’s anti-tank guided missile,
Nov. 20, 2012
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ADD seeks to boost tech transfer
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development is seeking to revise laws to allow it to share and transfer ideas and technology more easily between itself, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the private sector.Its proposal for the revision is subject to approval by the National Assembly.The proposal comes as the agency plans to restructure some of its key divisions to set up a new unit focusing on developing new defense technology in collaboration with private companies, including
Nov. 19, 2012
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JCS eyes new inspection unit
The Joint Chiefs of Staff’s operational readiness inspection unit will be restructured by the end of this year, defense officials said.The unit will be re-established under the wing of the Ministry of National Defense by early 2013, with an expanded role evaluating and overseeing comprehensive aspects of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, including munitions supplies, administration and the strategic command system.The JCS unit had been limited to inspection and evaluation of the milita
Nov. 18, 2012
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U.S. Forces Korea commander gets Korean name
Gen. James Thurman, the commander of the United Forces in Korea, got a Korean name in a gesture of friendship and goodwill for his service in the nation, an alliance association said Friday.The Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance Friendship Association conferred the name, "Seo Min Jae," to the four-star general, who is dual-hatted as the commander of the United Nations Command, during a ceremony held at the U.S. Army garrison in Yongsan, Seoul.The society has made a special plaque, containing a mess
Nov. 16, 2012
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Military under fire after soldier’s late treatment leaves him in coma
The military has come under mounting criticism once again for failing to appropriately care for an enlisted soldier.Corporal Kim Yoo-seung, who was stationed at an armored brigade in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, was transferred to a civilian hospital last Monday after belatedly finding out that he was suffering from scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease that can potentially lead to death.Kim first visited his army surgeon, who treated him only with medicine for stomachache and diarrhea, e
Nov. 15, 2012
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Military trainer jet crashes, killing pilot
An Air Force aerobatic jet crashed in northeastern South Korea on Thursday, killing its lone pilot and sparking a brush fire, police said.The T-50B plane went down at 10:28 a.m. on a mountain in Hoengseong, about 90 kilometers east of Seoul, and its pilot, identified only as Capt. Kim, 32, is believed dead, officials said.A parachute was found hanging from a tree about 70 meters from the scene, but the pilot was believed to have failed to eject, officials said. It was one of two planes that took
Nov. 15, 2012