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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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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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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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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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N. Korea, U.S. hold 2nd round of bilateral nuclear talks
GENEVA (Yonhap News) -- North Korea and the United States on Monday started a second round of bilateral talks in less than three months to see whether the North is indeed prepared to take concrete steps toward denuclearization before the stalled six-nation negotiations can resume. While South Korea and the U.S. consider the discussions “exploratory,” they remained cautious, with the North showing no signs of accepting terms set by Seoul and Washington for a resumption of the six-party talks. Nor
North KoreaOct. 24, 2011
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Samgyeopsal favorite food of Seoul expats
Foreigners in Seoul think samgyeopsal, or Korean pork belly meat, is the most delicious food in the city, followed by kimchi and tteokbokki, a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government showed Monday. The city government polled 1,984 foreigners about their favorite Korean dishes in Seoul via the city government website, social networking sites such as Facebook, Japanese blog websites and the Chinese microblogging site Weibo for five weeks from Sept. 3 to Oct. 2.Samgyeopsal ranked first with vot
Social AffairsOct. 24, 2011
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Lee to meet Medvedev in St. Petersburg, attend Cannes G20
President Lee Myung-bak will fly to St. Petersburg next week for a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and an annual Korea-Russia dialogue before heading to Cannes to attend the G20 Summit.Lee is scheduled to arrive at St. Petersburg next Tuesday and hold summit talks with Medvedev on Wednesday during which the two leaders are expected to deal with the envisioned project to pipe Siberian gas to South Korea via North Korea.Talks are under way between the South’s Korea Gas Corp. and Russ
PoliticsOct. 24, 2011
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U.S. military presence in Asia to remain firm despite budget cut: Panetta
BALI, Indonesia, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Making his first trip to Asia as U.S. defense chief, Leon Panetta sought to dispel concern that Washington's plan to slash its defense budget in the coming years would diminish its military presence and operations in Asia."Our goal is to try to strengthen the all
DefenseOct. 24, 2011
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Ahn decides to back liberal candidate Park in Seoul mayoral race
The rival candidates for Seoul mayor ratcheted up their last-minute campaigns Monday, two days ahead of the vote, closely eyeing how star IT expert Ahn Cheol-soo's call for support for the opposition candidate would affect the close race.Ahn Cheol-soo (Yonhap News)Ahn, who had previously been consid
PoliticsOct. 24, 2011
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Candidates campaign for swing votes
The two frontrunners for Wednesday’s Seoul mayoral race braced themselves over the weekend for the last two days of their election campaign, aiming at attracting a maximum number of swing votes.According to recent public polls, the number of undecided swing votes greatly rose, especially among the moderate 40s group, reflecting the public’s disapproval of the mudslinging between the candidates.Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party focused on getting in direct contact with the voters by
PoliticsOct. 23, 2011
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Number of ethnic Koreans in Japan obtaining S. Korean citizenship falls
The number of ethnic Koreans in Japan acquiring South Korean citizenship is declining after a surge in the 2000s, a government report said over the weekend. Currently, there are about 700,000 Koreans living in Japan, a legacy of Japan’s colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula from 1910-45. Of th
North KoreaOct. 23, 2011
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Colombia rescues 4 Koreans adrift in Caribbean
BOGOTA (AFP) ― The Colombian Navy has rescued four Koreans from their catamaran after it suffered a breakdown while sailing across the Caribbean, a Colombian official said Saturday. “We responded to a call from the Korean embassy, which alerted us to a boat with four of its nationals aboard,” Comman
Social AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Parliament to vote on U.S. FTA ratification Monday
The Korean parliament is expected to vote on the ratification of a free trade pact with the U.S. on Monday, after a last round of discussions over the long-delayed deal. The U.S. Congress passed the deal as President Lee Myung-bak was visiting Washington for summit talks with President Barack Obama
PoliticsOct. 23, 2011
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Tight races forecast in Busan, Chungju
Local by-elections hotly contested in prelude to major elections next yearThe Seoul mayoral contest, where independent Park Won-soon and the ruling Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won are running a tight race, is by far the most intense and important in Wednesday’s by-elections. But several provinci
PoliticsOct. 23, 2011
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Ex-employees sue Shim for non-payment of wages
Former employees of comedian-turned-film director Shim Hyung-rae filed a suit against him Sunday demanding that he pay overdue wages amounting to 890 million won ($760,000.) According to the Korea Legal Aid Corporation, 43 former employees of Shim’s film production firm, Younggu-Art Entertainment, a
Social AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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2 Vietnamese fall to death escaping arrest
A pair of illegal Vietnamese immigrants fell to their deaths out of a four-story motel window while trying to evade an illegal-gambling raid by police in Gwangju on Sunday.The two men, aged 30 and 34, whose names were undisclosed to the media, fell while attempting to hide during the raid and were t
Social AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Sperm and egg trade, surrogacy back in spotlight
Police find 29 arrangements of surrogate pregnancy, arrests organizer, two women for ova salesDespite its illegality, the trade in sperm and eggs goes on, exploiting sterile couples’ desire to have children. A recent case has highlighted the issue once again.On Sept. 30, the police arrested a 50-year-old man, surnamed Chung, for arranging a surrogate pregnancy for 200 million won ($173,000). He used a blog to recruit women wanting to become surrogates and infertile couples looking for surrogates
Social AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Busan forum opens new chapter for development
Korea is going to usher into a new chapter in the history of development cooperation at the Fourth High-level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, the world premier forum on development cooperation, in Busan from 29 November to 1 December. Following the successful launch of the Seoul Development Consensus for Shared Growth at the G20 Seoul Summit last year, Korea is now preparing for the Busan Forum with the same sense of urgency and responsibility to chart new territories of development cooperation in a
Social AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Voting in the New Zealand elections
Enrollment in the upcoming New Zealand general elections and referendum are under way with the elections set for Nov. 26.Eligible New Zealanders overseas can vote in the lead-up to Election Day but must be enrolled first.To be eligible to vote, the person voting must be a New Zealand citizen and have visited New Zealand within the last three years, or a permanent resident of New Zealand and have visited New Zealand in the last 12 months.Once enrolled, voters can cast their ballot from Nov. 9.All
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Gumi, Dutch Embassy team up for concert
Gumi City and the Netherlands Embassy have teamed up for a special concert by the Gumi City Choir as part of celebrations of 50 years of diplomatic relations.This choral concert is part of a tour starting in Seoul on Nov. 1 before continuing to Breda, Rotterdam and Eindhoven in the Netherlands on Nov. 3, 4 and 5, respectively. The Seoul concert will be held at the Hyehwa Catholic Church from 8 p.m. The conductor of the choir will be Joseph Hwang, a graduate from the Brabant Conservatory in the N
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Canada Education Fairs 2011
This year’s Canada Education Fairs 2011will take place on Oct. 30 at COEX, southern Seoul.Organized by the Embassy of Canada, the event showcases 64 Canadian institutions including public school districts, private schools, colleges, universities and private language training institutions all ready to meet prospective students and parents with interests in studying in Canada.“The fair will be a good opportunity to find out more information on studying in Canada and Canada’s world-wide-recognized
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Great Swedish explorer’s photos at SNU
The Swedish Embassy is holding an exhibition of images taken by a famed zoologist more than 75 years ago.Sten Bergman carried out natural science work here during a visit from February 1935 to November 1936 with the purpose of studying birds, mammals and insects in Korea and to collect samples to bring back to the Swedish museum. During his stay, he tried to capture almost everything of what he saw in the photos. Then, he published a book named “In Korean Wilds and Villages, 1938,” which has be
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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Dealing with climate change without Durban
Will there be a binding agreement signed in Durban to replace the Kyoto Protocol? The answer is “no” according to the Chilean environment minister.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Kyoto Protocol expires next year, the year when the big emitters of greenhouse gases will hold elections to choose their leaders.The past two climate change meetings in Mexico and Copenhagen saw strong commitment from the host countries to push forward agenda that will help in the eventual re
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011
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N.Z. embassy aims to maximize impact of Rugby World Cup
For the past few weeks, about 4 billion viewers worldwide have been captivated by the Rugby World Cup played in New Zealand. Although the outcome of the game was unknown at the time of the interview, the final match pitted two powerhouses: New Zealand’s All Blacks versus France’s Les Bleus.Rugby is virtually unknown here in Korea except for games played at the local universities, military academies and expat teams such as the Seoul Survivors Rugby Club.Yet, the International Rugby Board sees the
Foreign AffairsOct. 23, 2011