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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Rocket explodes near S. Korean base in Afghanistan
A rocket-propelled grenade exploded in the air near a base for South Korea's aid workers and troops in Afghanistan on Sunday, but no casualties were reported, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.The grenade exploded outside the base in the city of Charika in northern Afghanistan at 10:40 p.m., the ministry said. The base has come under rocket attack eight times this year, raising concerns about t
May 16, 2011
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Rocket lands near S. Korea’s Afghan base
A rocket fell early Saturday just outside an Afghanistan base where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, but there were no reports of injuries, Foreign Ministry officials said. The rocket landed about 200 meters away from the wall surrounding the base in Charikar City in the northern Afghan province of Parwan at around 12:45 a.m., according to them. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said tha
May 15, 2011
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Military duty employment plan under fire
Women, disabled people oppose what they call ‘discriminatory’ systemControversy is growing over a system the Defense Ministry seeks to revive to give extra points in recruitment exams to those who have fulfilled their military duty, as women’s groups and disabled people continue their opposition.The ministry has been working to gain parliamentary approval for the system, contending that soldiers s
May 15, 2011
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Sexually abused ex-soldier ruled as patriot: official
A former soldier who was sexually assaulted by his superior before being discharged has been acknowledged as a patriot of national merit due to lifetime compensation from the state. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said on Friday that the 23-year-old, surnamed Lee, discharged after being sexually abused by the chief of staff in his unit surnamed Oh, suffers post-traumatic stress disor
May 13, 2011
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S. Korean, U.S. marines to hold first joint drill on border islands
South Korean and U.S. marines will stage their first joint drill on islands near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea this year, in a show of force to the North that its provocations won’t be tolerated, officials said Thursday.Marine commanders from the two allies discussed details about the planned drill at their regular “Staff Talk” held on Baengnyeong Island this week, officials at the South’
May 12, 2011
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S. Korean Army commander to receive U.S. military medal
Major Gen. Chun In-bumA Souh Korean Army commander will be decorated on Friday with a prestigious military medal from the U.S. government for his contribution to enhancing the bilateral military alliance, officials said Thursday.Major Gen. Chun In-bum, the head of the 27th Division, will receive the Legion of Merit from U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens at her residence in central S
May 12, 2011
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U.S. generals in S. Korea on educational tour
Twenty newly promoted general-grade officers from the U.S. are on a five-day tour to South Korea under an educational program aimed at enhancing understanding of its key Asian ally.Under the “Capstone” program organized by the U.S. National Defense University, the group, which arrived here Sunday, visited Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and was briefed on the security situation on the Korean Peninsu
May 9, 2011
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How does the U.S. name their operation codes?
When the U.S. intelligence caught Osama bin Laden, the first words that came out from the officer in command was “Geronimo EKIA.” Geronimo referred to the legendary Apache Indian who became a hero to Native Americans, and EKIA meant “Enemy killed in Action.”The U.S. has, historically, used codes that tended to summarize the character of the person, often reflecting how the government viewed the pe
May 9, 2011
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Indians say bin Laden code name another insult
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military's use of Geronimo as a code name for Osama bin Laden tarnished the achievement of the raid by insulting an American ethnic group, Native American tribal leaders and advocates told Congress on Thursday.Comparing the legendary Apache leader to a terrorist and enemy of the United States was deeply insulting and did real damage to Native Americans of all ages, said
May 6, 2011
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Korea’s Afghan base attacked; no injuries
Four artillery landed in and around a base in Afghanistan, where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, early on Thursday, but there were no injuries, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.“Four unidentified artillery rounds landed in and around the base at around 9:30 p.m., local time, but there were no injuries and no damage on our equipment and facilities,” said a JCS official, declining t
May 5, 2011
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Military to reshape command structure
Reform measures aim to enhance efficiency and interoperabilityThe South Korean military is stepping up efforts to overhaul its top command structure in a bid to enhance efficiency of its peacetime and wartime operations, and interoperability among the three armed services.On Wednesday, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin reported to President Lee Myung-bak recent developments of the military’s reform en
May 5, 2011
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S.Korea to stage live-fire drills near islands: report
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will stage live-fire artillery exercises in the coming week on two frontline islands including one hit by a deadly North Korean shelling last November, a news report said Saturday.A defense ministry spokesman told AFP that regular military exercises will be carried out on the two islands but declined to give further details on the timing or whether live-fire drills will b
April 30, 2011
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JCS chairman visits overseas S. Korean troops
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Han Min-koo visited Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates to encourage three South Korean contingents operating there and off the Somali coast last Saturday through Wednesday, officials said Thursday.On Sunday, the top military commander met with more than 300 soldiers belonging to the “Ashena” unit in Afghanistan and inspected its security conditions. Ashena
April 28, 2011
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N.K. ship violates sea border
A North Korean vessel thought to be a military patrol ship violated the western inter-Korean sea border and retreated back to its waters Tuesday night after a South Korean warship fired warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. “At 9:38 p.m. Tuesday, an unidentified North Korean ship invaded our waters and continued to 700 meters south of the Northern Limit Line (sea border). Our pa
April 27, 2011
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Rocket launchers deployed on border islands: source
The South Korean military has deployed a set of multiple launch rocket systems on two of the northwestern border islands in efforts to prepare for North Korean provocations, a government source said Monday.The source said some 10 systems have been sent to Bangnyeong and Yeonpyeong Islands near the western maritime border, where North Korean military attacks have persisted. “The rocket systems have
April 25, 2011
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S. Korea deploys extra rocket artillery to Yellow Sea islands
South Korea's military has deployed more rocket artillery to two islands near the Yellow Sea border to guard against a possible attack by North Korea, a government source said Monday, amid high tensions following the North's deadly shelling of one of the islands. An unspecified number of the homegrown 130-millimeter "Kuryong" multiple rocket launchers were recently installed on Baengnyeong and Yeo
April 25, 2011
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All 20 crew members of Korean container ship confirmed safe
All 20 crew members of a South Korean-owned container vessel, which was apparently attacked by Somali pirates early Thursday, have been confirmed safe, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Naval commandos of the Cheonghae Unit, a South Korean anti-piracy contingent operating off the Somali coast, boarded the 75,000-ton Hanjin Tianjin and found that all crew members remained unharmed inside the citadel,
April 21, 2011
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Korea pledges additional $500,000 for Libyan refugees
South Korea pledged an additional $500,000 to help refugees in and near strife-torn Libya, the foreign ministry said Thursday.The aid will bring Seoul's total assistance for Libyan refugees to $1 million, including $500,000 provided in March. The new assistance will be used via the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the ministry said.Tho
April 21, 2011
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Army nursing academy to accept male cadets
The Armed Forces Nursing Academy will begin accepting male cadets for the first time next year, allowing more men to engage in the military nursing service, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.The ministry will put on public notice the revision to the enforcement ordinance regarding the operation of the hitherto women-only institution from Friday through May 12, officials said.Under the
April 21, 2011
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TV actor Hyun Bin assigned to frontline Marine unit
Actor Hyun Bin (Yonhap News)A popular TV actor who enlisted in the Marine Corps last month for his mandatory military service has been assigned to serve on a frontline island on the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, Marine officials said Monday. Hyun Bin, 29, who starred in "Secret Garden," one of this season's most popular TV dramas in South Korea, is scheduled to finish six weeks of basic trai
April 18, 2011