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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Lee arrives in Washington for state visit centering on free trade deal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Washington on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama as Congress prepares to endorse a long-pending free-trade agreement with Seoul, a landmark deal expected to bring the two allies further closer together.Wi
PoliticsOct. 12, 2011
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Time to shatter political glass ceiling?
GNP candidate for Seoul mayor Na Kyung-won waves to supporters in Seoul early this month. (Yonhap News)More women take center stage as Korea braces for major elections next yearAsked to comment on his rival contender announcing policy pledges every day, Park Won-soon, who is running for Seoul mayor
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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Itaewon murder suspect arrested in U.S.
Man accused of infamous 1997 murder faces possible extradition to KoreaThe now sole suspect of an infamous 1997 murder in Seoul was arrested in California and is standing trial for possible extradition, Korean prosecutors said Monday.“We are aware that Arthur Patterson, who is a suspect of the homic
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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208 military NCOs killed selves since 2000
More than 200 low-ranking commissioned and non-commissioned officers have committed suicide since 2000, a local civic group said Tuesday, calling for immediate measures to alleviate mental and physical stress in the military.Citing a recent Defense Ministry report, the Center for Military Human Righ
DefenseOct. 11, 2011
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Lee arrives in D.C. for official visit
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday arrived in Washington D.C. for a five-day official state visit during which he will hold summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.Lee is the sixth South Korean president to make an official state visit to the U.S. The last to visit was forme
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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DAPA expands corruption report system
The state military acquisition agency will expand a corruption report system to allow non-employees to file a report, officials said.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said that it will allow ordinary citizens to report corruption cases through the internet starting from Wednesday. It al
DefenseOct. 11, 2011
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Korean diplomat in Germany probed for drunk driving
A senior South Korean diplomat in Germany has been investigated by local police on allegations of drunk driving, a foreign ministry official in Seoul said Tuesday. The diplomat rammed his vehicle into a cement wall near a restaurant last Friday in downtown Berlin and crashed into four parked cars, a
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Seoul to lift Gaeseong construction ban
Unification Ministry says will allow South Korean firms to build facilities in joint parkSouth Korea said Tuesday it will allow its firms to resume building facilities within the joint factory park in North Korea in the latest sign of easing ties between the two divided countries. Seoul also plans t
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Excessive asbestos found in 8 school playgrounds
Asbestos has been found in the playgrounds of eight schools and its level is confirmed to have exceeded the permissible 0.1 percent, the Education Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry’s investigation and result-came after an environmental group claimed they had found high levels of the cancer-causing
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Cheating rampant on Korean language test in Southeast Asia
Cheating on the Korean language test is rampant in Southeast Asian countries, labor ministry officials said Tuesday. A total of 114 Indonesian test-takers were caught cheating on the test in June, according the ministry. There were 53 cases of someone else taking the test for the applicant and 49 ca
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Parties dispute ethics of mayoral candidates
Parties clashed Tuesday over the ethical records of Seoul mayoral candidates Na Kyung-won of the Grand National Party and unified liberal Park Won-soon.The GNP focused its attacks on Park’s family registration records, denouncing him for allegedly evading military duty through false family records.P
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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‘Occupy Yeouido': Activists plan anti-corporate protests Saturday
American protesters’ rage against the “greed of financiers” is expected to reach Korea as a worldwide protest is planned for Oct. 15.Whether Korean young people, many of whom are low-income or unemployed, will join the protests against the financial system is drawing keen attention. A U.S.-based web
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Corrupt workers at state-run firms to get stronger punishment
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would punish corrupt employees at state-run firms the same as government officials, which the government said is a measure aimed at increasing transparency in the management of local public firms.The revised law on provincial public firms is subject to app
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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S. Korea’s nuclear envoy to visit Japan this week
South Korea’s new chief envoy to the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs will travel to Japan this week to coordinate a joint strategy on efforts to revive the multilateral forum, officials said Tuesday. Lim Sung-nam, who was appointed to the post last week in a routin
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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China releases S. Korean held for helping N.K. defectors
One of two South Koreans detained by Chinese authorities late last month with a group of North Korean defectors has been released and returned home, Seoul’s foreign ministry officials said Tuesday. The two men, who had also defected from North Korea before they settled in the South, were held by Chi
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Prosecutors launch probe into online pro-N.K. activity
The South Korean prosecution has launched a sweeping investigation into Internet users carrying out anti-state acts including praising North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il, its military and society, officials said Tuesday.The move comes as the number of pro-Pyongyang postings on websites based here and
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Lee transfers retirement home plot deeds from son to himself
President Lee Myung-bak decided to transfer the ownership of a housing lot where he will live after retirement from his son to himself immediately, in an apparent bid to resolve suspicions over the land deal, such as Lee’s possible attempt to give property to his child expediently.Before leaving the
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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N. Korea notches up cult around 'Illustrious' son
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- The Illustrious General has had a busy year.Since making his international debut a year ago Monday, Kim Jong Un has been serving as military strategist, political statesman and trusted deputy to his father, leader Kim Jong Il. North Korea leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim J
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Man gets 20 years in prison for killing Cambodian wife
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- A local court here on Monday sentenced a 45-year-old South Korean man to 20 years in prison for killing his Cambodian wife last year to collect US$1 million from insurance policies.The defendant, identified only by his surname Kang, was indicted in March l
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011
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Lee calls on parliament to ratify FTA
President vows to increase spending on infrastructure, welfare, women and elderlyPresident Lee Myung-bak on Monday called for swift parliamentary ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade pact and defense reform bills in an administrative policy speech at the National Assembly.“The U.S. Congress is
PoliticsOct. 10, 2011