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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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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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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Orphans and international kids meet on the field
An International Youth Football Championship has helped bring European children and Korean orphans closer together through soccer. The tournament organized by the Europe-Korea Foundation was held at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Gyeonggi-do. The tournament was started in 2005 and has seen European, Japanese, Chinese and American kids living in Korea take part in its five editions so far. This year, eight international schools and Suwon orphanage Dong Kwang Won took part in the event. Donations made
Nov. 2, 2011
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Volunteers seek to end stray cat problem
An animal protection group is looking for people to take a 10-day challenge to help end the stray cat problem in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province. Volunteers have been catching cats roaming the Yeungnam University area of the city and taking them to be spayed or neutered by the Korean Animal Protection Society. It costs 50,000 won to neuter a male cat and 80,000 to spay a female under the Cat TNR (Trap Neuter Release) Program, which has been running since September. Volunteers collect and ke
Nov. 2, 2011
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Racing to raise cash for multiple sclerosis sufferers
A 10k and a 5k race are to be held in Daejeon to raise funds to help sufferers of MS in Korea. The runs will be held along the banks of the Gapcheon River from 1 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 5 with around 150 runners expected to take part. Runners will be charged a 25,000 won entry fee to go toward the Miles for MS charity, which has organized the races along with the Daejeon Diablos running group. All funds raised throughout the day will go to the Korean Multiple Sclerosis Society which helps support
Nov. 2, 2011
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Turning point for animals in Korea
A U.K. animal welfare expert has called for more action to protect pets and farm animals in Korea.Paul Littlefair, head of external affairs for British charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been visiting Korea since 1999 and said he has seen many positive changes in the past 12 years. But the RSPCA representative, a graduate in Chinese language with many years’ experience living and working in East Asia, said Korea still has some way to go to tackle the problem
Nov. 2, 2011
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Army pilot killed during emergency helicopter landing
One pilot was killed and another wounded after an Army 500MD combat helicopter made an emergency landing for an unverified reason in a mountain in Gangwon Province on Wednesday.The accident occurred at around 2:40 p.m. in Wonju of the province when the helicopter of the Army’s aerial operations command participated in the annual Hoguk Exercise. The 45-year-old warrant officer, the main pilot, lost consciousness as the helicopter struck the mountain during the landing process. He was immediately
DefenseNov. 2, 2011
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Ex-FSS chief indicted for bank irregularities
Prosecution indicts 76, wraps up probe into Busan Savings Bank scandalProsecutors have indicted Kim Jong-chang, a former top financial regulator, for the breach of a public officials’ ethics law, wrapping up its probe into a failed savings bank in Busan. “A total of 76 have been indicted in connection with our investigation into Busan Mutual Savings Bank, whose financial corruption amounts to 9 trillion won,” Choi Jae-kyung, an official at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office told a press bri
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2011
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One killed, one injured in Army helicopter emergency landing
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- An Army non-commissioned officer was killed and another officer injured when a light attack helicopter made an emergency landing southeast of Seoul during an exercise, the South Korean military said Wednesday.An official said an MD 500 helicopter made the emergency landing
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2011
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Former top financial regulator indicted over savings bank scandal
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted a former chief financial regulator Wednesday for a breach of ethics law, wrapping up a months-long investigation into a corruption scandal engulfing the troubled Busan Savings Bank.Kim Jong-chang, who in March ended his three-year term as chairman of th
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2011
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FTA submitted to committee
Ruling, opposition parties heading for showdownThe ruling Grand National Party on Wednesday moved to ratify a free trade agreement with the U.S. on its own, submitting the bill for a committee-level vote, despite strong resistance from opposition members. Rep. Nam Kyung-pil, chair of the parliament’s foreign affairs and trade committee and GNP lawmaker, used his authority to put the bill to the table, as opposition members physically obstructed the committee’s session to prevent the deal’s ratif
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011
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Ruling party faces lowest approval rate ever
The public’s approval rate for the ruling Grand National Party has fallen steadily over the past four years, recently hitting its lowest level ever, according to some local public polls.The rate as of Monday was 27.3 percent, a crash from the record high 57.4 percent scored in December 2008, showed a recent survey conducted by Munhwa Ilbo.The rates first took a downturn in the first half of 2008, after the party’s sweeping victory in the general election, and fell visibly, affected by the global
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011
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Lee, Medvedev vow to cooperate for gas pipeline venture
President Lee Myung-bak and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed during their summit talks Wednesday in St. Petersburg to closely cooperate to pipe Siberian natural gas to South Korea via North Korea. “The two leaders agreed that if carried out successfully, the project to import Russian natural gas will bring economic benefits for all three countries,” Lee’s office said in a press release.Korea and Russia reached a tentative agreement to start building a pipeline through North Korea in 2013
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011
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New moderate labor body launched
A new labor umbrella group submitted documents to register with the Labor Ministry on Wednesday, officials at the ministry and the labor group said. “The ministry will review its constitution and other papers for any violation of labor rules. The new group will be given the green light within three days, if no problems are found,” a ministry official said.The Korea Trade Unions Confederation was launched in a ceremony in Daejeon on Tuesday, becoming the nation’s third umbrella group to represent
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2011
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Military recruitment agency offers counseling for overseas Koreans
The state military recruitment agency is offering counseling on conscription procedures for overseas Korean men during the annual World Korean Business Convention in Busan this week, officials said Wednesday. The Military Manpower Administration is running a booth in BEXCO in the southeastern port city until Friday to introduce a system under which those with foreign permanent residency can apply to join the armed services here.Presently around 110,000 overseas Korean men qualify for military se
DefenseNov. 2, 2011
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Embassy to raise cash for Children in Need
The Annual Children in Need Quiz and Raffle will take place at the British Embassy’s Broughton’s Bar on Friday.The event, in aid of BBC Children in Need and the Hwasung Center, costs 15,000 won at the door for adults and 10,000 won for children. This year the Standard Charted-sponsored night has a Halloween theme.Michael Watters, Acting Head of Press and Public Affairs at the British Embassy in Seoul said:“It’s fantastic that once again the embassy will be raising money for these two worthwhile
Nov. 2, 2011
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N.K. strengthens ideological education, travel ban after Gadhafi’s death
North Korea has reportedly been scrambling to shield itself from the fallout of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s death last month, a sign that his demise was a shock to the regime.It has intensified ideological education for young people since Gadhafi was killed in his hometown of Sirte on Oct. 20, about two months after the downfall of his regime that ruled the northern African state for 42 years.It also appears to be stepping up measures to bar overseas citizens from returning home to prevent
North KoreaNov. 2, 2011
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Ex-financial regulator indicted over Busan bank
Prosecution wraps up probe into Busan savings bank scandal, indicting 76 Prosecutors have indicted Kim Jong-chang, a former top financial regulator, for the breach of an ethics law, wrapping up its probe into a failed savings bank in Busan. “A total of 76 have been indicted in connection with our investigation into Busan Mutual Savings Bank, whose financial corruption amounts to 9 trillion won,” Choi Jae-kyung, an official at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office told a press briefing. Of them,
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2011
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N.K. desperately collecting foreign currency
Diplomats buy duty-free goods for resale, sell fake artwork to ChineseAhead of the 100th birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung, the North Korean regime is coming up with a variety of ideas to rake in foreign currency from outside the country as well as from its own starving people, sources say. North Korea has been struggling to secure as much outside assistance as possible before 2012, which is the centennial of its founder’s birth.Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong-il has boasted that a “powerful, pros
North KoreaNov. 2, 2011
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S. Korea downplays roadmap for gas pipeline project with Russia
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials on Wednesday downplayed the significance of a roadmap it had agreed with Russia to build a massive gas pipeline linking the two countries via North Korea, saying the project still has a long way to go.On Tuesday, a senior Russian of
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011
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GNP starts action on FTA bill
(Yonhap)The ruling Grand National Party moved to ratify a free trade agreement with the U.S. on its own Wednesday, submitting the bill for a committee-level vote, but abadoned the meeting after opposition lawmakers physically opposed it. Rep. Nam Kyung-pil, chair of the parliament’s foreign affairs
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011
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Unification minister heads to U.S. to coordinate N.K. policy
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik headed to the United States Wednesday to meet U.S. officials and members of Congress over the allies' joint stance on North Korea and other issues.During his six-day visit to Washington and New York, Yu plans to exchange views on
PoliticsNov. 2, 2011