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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Korea enters full election mode
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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Ex-GNP chief throws weight behind Na
Ruling party candidate gains crucial support in showdown with independentRep. Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the ruling Grand National Party, at last declared that she will back the party’s campaign for the upcoming Oct. 26 by-elections.In doing so, she added momentum to Na Kyung-won, who regis
PoliticsOct. 6, 2011
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Lone Star found guilty of stock price manipulation
Ex-Korean chief of U.S. firm sentenced to three years in jailA Seoul court on Thursday found Lone Star Funds and its former chief of its unit guilty of stock-price manipulation, overturning an acquittal in 2008. The Seoul High Court ruled that the Texas-based private equity fund and Paul Yoo rigged
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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‘Drunk driving re-offenders total 230,000 from 2000-10’
More than 230,000 habitual drunk drivers nationwide were caught more than three times in the last 11 years, a police report showed Thursday.In a report submitted for a parliamentary audit, the National Police Agency said that about 3.2 million drivers were caught driving drunk between 2000 and 2010.
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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New nuclear envoy heads to U.S. for N. Korea talks
South Korea’s new chief envoy to the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs left for the United States Thursday, amid cautious diplomatic jostling to revive the multilateral forum. Speaking to Yonhap News Agency before departing for Washington, Lim Sung-nam said that he “
North KoreaOct. 6, 2011
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‘Killer heels’ considered weapons, court rules
“Killer heels” are famous for the discomfort they cause fashion-conscious women, but now a local court has ruled that they can be considered weapons.Suwon District Court Judge Lee Jun-cheol on Wednesday issued a sentence of 18 months jail time, suspended for two years, to a 26-year-old woman who bea
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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Seoul, Tokyo to hold summit Oct. 19
S. Korean foreign minister reiterates call for talks on wartime sex slaves Leaders of South Korea and Japan will hold a summit meeting Oct. 19 to discuss bilateral ties and other pending issues, Japanese foreign minister told a press conference in Seoul on Thursday. Foreign ministers of Seoul and To
Foreign AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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Sex criminals with high status get softer sentences
More than 1,000 high-income professionals and public office holders had their indictments for sex crimes suspended over the past three years, a lawmaker revealed Thursday, adding more fuel to public outrage over the country’s leniency on sex offenders. According to Justice Ministry data presented to
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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More earthquakes hit Korea this year
Ministry to revise geographical control pointsThe frequency of earthquakes in South Korea rose sharply this year, following the global trend in the number of tremors, the weather authorities said Thursday.The Korean Peninsula experienced 45 quakes ― 17 times on land and 28 times in nearby seas ― fro
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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Seoul named top convention city
Seoul has been named the best convention city by a Singapore-based leading travel and convention magazine, TTG Asia Media, city officials said Thursday.Korea’s capital, honored by the magazine with the renowned convention and a travel award as well, has outstripped Singapore, holder of the title for
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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China to take more time questioning N.K. defectors
Parliamentary panel adopts resolution urging China to stop sending N.K. defectors back homeThe Chinese government informed the South Korean foreign ministry Thursday that it will take more time interrogating over 20 North Korean defectors or illegal aliens in its custody. Beijing delivered its position through the South Korean embassy in Beijing and the Chinese embassy in Seoul, a foreign ministry official said Thursday. "As for the number of the aliens under probe, it seems to be less than 35,
Foreign AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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Red Cross welcomes first female chief
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Red Cross said Thursday it named its No. 2 official as its first female head in a meeting earlier in the day.Vice President Yu Jung-keun will lead the relief organization after her designation is authorized by President Lee Myung-bak, honorary head of the R
PoliticsOct. 6, 2011
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N. Korean defectors return to South after failed asylum attempts: report
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- More than 100 North Korean defectors who had sought aslyum overseas despite holding South Korean citizenship returned to the South in the last five years, a lawmaker said Thursday.Seoul's diplomatic missions overseas issued 109 individual passports to North Korean defectors with South Korean citizenship in what appeared to be efforts to return to the South after fake asylum attempts were rejected or when life in foreign nations proved too difficult, even if asylum had b
North KoreaOct. 6, 2011
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Gov't steps up efforts to encourage Korean language study overseas
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will improve and increase the number of its programs to teach the Korean language to foreigners next year as the recent boom of Korean pop culture has helped push up demand for learning the language, the culture ministry said on Thursday.The Ministry of Cultu
Social AffairsOct. 6, 2011
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U.S. House panel passes FTA with S. Korea
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. congressional committee Wednesday approved a free trade pact with South Korea, setting the stage for the full House of Representatives to vote on it.The House Ways and Means Committee passed the free trade agreement (FTA) in a 31-5 vote. It also endorsed FTAs wi
InternationalOct. 6, 2011
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Lee urges chaebol to do more for balanced growth
President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday called for business conglomerates to make more efforts to help the government achieve balanced growth and address growing income inequality.Lee made the remark during a dinner meeting with the heads of family-owned conglomerates, or chaebol, marking the 50th anni
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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100 civil servants to be disciplined for gambling while on duty
One hundred public officials will be disciplined en masse for habitually gambling at a local casino during work hours, state auditors said on Wednesday.The Board of Audit and Inspection has recently conducted an intensive audit into 465 accounting and safety management officials who have visited Kan
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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Support from popular figures key in Seoul race
Securing big-name backers is becoming increasingly important in the battle between the two main candidates for the Seoul mayoral by-election.While Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Grand National Party is yet to confirm her support for Na Kyung-won, entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Chul-soo is backi
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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New U.S. Navy chief visits S. Korea
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, the new U.S. chief of naval operations, is in Seoul this week for talks with local military officials, a military source here said Wednesday."Adm. Greenert paid a courtesy call to Defense Minister Kim Kwang-jin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Han Min-koo today," the sou
DefenseOct. 5, 2011
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Japan’s role in six-party nuclear talks uncertain
North Korea has met with both the U.S. and South Korea on the resumption of the six-party talks aimed at its denuclearization. China and Russia have already spoken forcefully in favor of the talks’ resumption. But what role Japan is willing to take should they resume is unclear. This question is sig
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011
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Drive to help women in Busan
A donation drive to gather goods for people living at women’s shelters in Busan is going on throughout October. The last drive in May collected more than 50 boxes of toiletries and 230,000 won, which was used to buy food and more useful items. ATEK Volunteer group reported that Saegil Women’s Shelte
Oct. 5, 2011