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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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[Graphic News] French bulldog most popular breed in US, Maltese most popular in Korea
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Obama to sign FTAs on Friday
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will sign the free trade accords with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Friday, completing Washington's long-delayed legislative and administrative procedures necessary for the implementation of the deals, according to the White House.Oba
PoliticsOct. 19, 2011
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Lee to hold summit with Japan's prime minister
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Wednesday to talk mainly about bilateral relations, North Korea and a possible free trade agreement between the two neighbors.Noda arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for a t
PoliticsOct. 19, 2011
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S. Korean pilot under probe for pro-North Korea activities
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- A local pilot with a South Korean passenger airline is under police investigation on suspicion of uploading pro-North Korean materials on the Internet in breach of the National Security Law, police said Wednesday.The 44-year-old plane captain surnamed Kim posted about 60 a
Social AffairsOct. 19, 2011
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Restaurateurs demand lower card costs
Tens of thousands of restaurant owners rally at Olympic Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday, demanding credit card firms lower commission rates for restaurants. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)In a rare collective action, owners of restaurants across the country rallied in Seoul on Tuesday, demanding a cut
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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Opposition blocks committee’s action on U.S. FTA bill
Committee to hold more debates on Korea-U.S. FTA later this weekThe parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, trade and unification on Tuesday decided to extend the debate on the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement Thursday and Friday before voting on the bill, as opposition lawmakers boycotted a comm
PoliticsOct. 18, 2011
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‘90% of N. Koreans see Kim’s word as law’
Nine out of every 10 North Korean defectors regard their leader Kim Jong-il’s words as law, contrary to expectations of North Korean citizens’ weakening loyalty to the totalitarian regime, a survey showed Tuesday. About 90 percent of the defectors said the dictator’s instructions “were laws to keep
North KoreaOct. 18, 2011
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Defense Ministry expands budget for cyber defense
The national budget to protect defense systems against cyber attacks has been increased for next year amid increasing threats, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The ministry said in a statement that the budget allocated for defending defense information for next year has been pegged at 25.8 billion
DefenseOct. 18, 2011
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N.K. official threatens war with South Korea
ATHENS (Yonhap News) ― A senior North Korean official, who is on a rare trip to the United States, said Monday the security condition on the Korean Peninsula is so unstable that a war may occur again anytime.Rhee Jong-hyuk, a ranking member of the all-powerful Workers’ Party of the communist nation,
North KoreaOct. 18, 2011
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N.K. defector joins S. Korea’s spy agency
A North Korean defector who formerly served as a key member of Pyongyang’s youth organization was recently appointed a researcher of an organization affiliated with Seoul’s spy agency, a source said Tuesday. The defector, Sol Jong-sik, who had headed the Yanggang Province for the League of Kim Il-su
North KoreaOct. 18, 2011
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Park hits back at Na and GNP
Change of stance seen as move to make up for image tarnished by attacksThe race for Seoul mayor is to intensify this week as liberal candidate Park Won-soon launched an aggressive counterattack against the ruling party’s negative campaigning.The liberal bloc’s unified candidate, together with the ma
PoliticsOct. 18, 2011
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Hagwon required to double check foreign teachers’ history
English language private institutions will be required to check the passports, visas and foreign registration cards of foreign teachers before employment, according to a revised law related to private institutions, the Education Ministry said Tuesday. According to the law which will take effect in O
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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Third labor group to launch next month
A third umbrella labor group is to launch next month, with nearly 70 trade unions and 30,000 workers as its members, a union activist leading the move said Tuesday. “We plan to hold an inaugural meeting early next month and submit the necessary documents to register with the Labor Ministry,” said Je
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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S. Korea to hold 1st meeting to address U.S. military crimes
South Korea’s inter-government task force to better deal with crimes by American soldiers will hold its first meeting this week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The task force, consisting of senior officials from the foreign ministry, police, the defense ministry and the South Korea-U.S.Combined
DefenseOct. 18, 2011
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New state guideline to be finalized this week
The government on Tuesday decided to establish new guidelines to better compensate the families of those killed in action during the 1950-53 Korean War amid public criticism of the 5,000-won ($4.36) compensation for their loss.The Ministry of National Defense will finalize the guidelines sometime th
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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Outcry grows over W5,000 war compensation
Veterans Affairs Ministry, Defense Ministry under fire for ‘passing the buck’Kim Myung-bok, 63, is enraged when reminded of the havoc the Korean War wreaked on her family. Her brother and two sisters died during the 1950-53 conflict.To add to her agony, after years of struggling to receive proper co
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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By-elections a prelude to presidential race?
Some potential candidates going all out in campaign activitiesGreeting a group of senior citizens at a Busan welfare center last Friday, Rep. Park Geun-hye used only her left hand.“Sorry but my (right) hand hurts,” said Park, who had shaken hands with voters all day long. The former chairwoman of th
PoliticsOct. 18, 2011
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HUFS cherishes memory of devoted president
The statue of Park Solemn, former president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, who made a great contribution to the foundation of the school, is unveiled on the school campus on Monday. (HUFS)Hundreds of students and professors of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies commemorated former presid
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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Park counterattacks Na and GNP
Change of stance seen as move to make up for image tarnished by mudslingingThe race for Seoul mayor is to intensify this week as liberal candidate Park Won-soon set to launch aggressive counterattacks against the ruling party’s negative campaigning.The liberal bloc’s unified candidate, together with
PoliticsOct. 18, 2011
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Seoul to fine smoking in city parks from December
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Smokers who are caught lighting up in Seoul's major city parks will be fined 100,000 won (US$93) from December when a stricter anti-tobacco rule goes into effect, the municipal government said Tuesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government last month revised a city ordinance t
Social AffairsOct. 18, 2011
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N.K. official threatens war with S. Korea
ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean official, who is on a rare trip to the United States, said Monday the security condition on the Korean Peninsula is so unstable that a war may occur again anytime.Rhee Jong-hyuk, a ranking member of the all-powerful Workers' Party of the communi
North KoreaOct. 18, 2011