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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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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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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Parks clash ahead of Monday showdown
Rep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party and civil activist Park Won-soon, who are to compete Monday for the liberal bloc’s unified candidacy for Seoul mayor, took part in heated debates on Friday.Both Parks attended the official televised open forum, following Professor Sohn Seok
PoliticsSept. 30, 2011
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GNP chief calls for flexible N.K. stance
Hong visits Gaeseong Industrial Complex amid lingering tensionsSouth Korea’s ruling party will push for the government to ease its North Korea policy stance, a top conservative politician here said Friday after his one-day trip to a joint factory park in the North. “After this trip, I will demand th
North KoreaSept. 30, 2011
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Parks clash ahead of Monday showdown
Rep. Park focuses on policy talks, civic activist Park on public pollingRep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party and civil activist Park Won-soon, who are to compete Monday for the liberal bloc’s unified candidacy for Seoul mayor, took part in heated debates on Friday.Both Parks a
PoliticsSept. 30, 2011
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Seoul bus fares to go up
Bus and subway fares in Seoul will be raised by 200 won by early next year, the capital said Friday. The Seoul municipal government is currently in talks with public transportation operators and is likely to allow the fares to rise by 100 won in November and by another 100 won early next year, city
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2011
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Ranking N. Korean official to attend academic forum in U.S.: official
A ranking North Korean official in charge of policies on South Korea will attend a private academic forum in the U.S. next month, an official in Seoul said Friday.Won Tong-yon, deputy director of the United Front Department of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, will travel at the invitation of a pro
North KoreaSept. 30, 2011
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Lee calls for aides to exercise greater ethical control
President Lee Myung-bak urged aides Friday to exercise greater ethical self-control, saying he wants to make his administration the cleanest in South Korean history, although a series of top secretaries have been implicated in corruption scandals.“We have to keep in mind that our administration was
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2011
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Korea tops Abilympics medal tally
Korea finished top in an international skills contest for disabled persons in Seoul, its organizing committee said Friday. It clinched 17 gold, 17 silver and seven bronze medals at the International Abilympics, which wrapped up its six-day contest with a closing ceremony Friday. It was the fifth con
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2011
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First international private school opens in Jeju
North London Collegiate School Jeju, the first international private school in Jeju Global Education City, opened Friday.“NLCS Jeju is the country’s first case where the 161-year-old prestigious private school in the U.K. will maintain its reputation and realize its time-honored educational philosop
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2011
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Ruling party chief visits N.K. amid lingering tensions
Visit raises anticipation for reactivation of economic cooperationSouth Korea’s top right-wing politician visited a joint factory park in North Korea Friday, raising anticipations for the possibility of the two Koreas reactivating their economic cooperation. Before crossing the heavily fortified lan
North KoreaSept. 30, 2011
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Man who pushed wife off cliff gets 10 years in jail
A lower court on Friday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife in Goseong, Gangwon Province.The 56-year-old man was arrested in July after stabbing his wife repeatedly and pushing her off a 100-meter cliff. .Despite her injuries the 44-year-old woman survived the
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2011
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Physical altercations highest in Navy: report
Navy soldiers have been more exposed to physical abuse compared to other military forces over the past several years, a lawmaker said Friday, calling for measures to curb violence in the barracks.A total of 4,670 cases of violence took place in the Navy between January 2005 and June this year, Rep.
DefenseSept. 30, 2011
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Ruling party chief visits joint industrial complex in N. Korea
South Korea's ruling party chief crossed the border into North Korea to tour a joint inter-Korean industrial complex on Friday, a move seen as an attempt by Seoul to improve strained ties with Pyongyang.Tensions still linger between the two divided Koreas over the North's two deadly attacks on the S
PoliticsSept. 30, 2011
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Air Force under probe for lost files on wartime operational plan
South Korea's Air Force is under investigation for having lost classified documents on its aerial operational plan in case of war, a military official said Friday. (Yonhap News)Two secret military documents have been missing at the Air Force headquarters since late August, right after South Ko
DefenseSept. 30, 2011
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GNP chases civic groups’ support
Ji Sang-wuk of Liberty Forward Party announces bid for mayoral by-electionIndependent candidate Lee Seog-yeon has officially withdrawn his candidacy in the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election, but efforts to solidify support around a single conservative candidate continued.“I wish to withdraw my prev
PoliticsSept. 29, 2011
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Film rekindles rage over Inhwa School case
Public uproar over sexual assault against disabled leads police to reopen 2005 caseA local box office hit about the true story of sexual abuse of disabled students by teachers in a special school has reignited public outrage over lenient court rulings. It has prompted police to reopen th
Social AffairsSept. 29, 2011
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GNP seeks civic groups’ support
Ji Sang-wuk of Liberty Forward Party announces run for mayorIndependent candidate Lee Seog-yeon has officially abandoned his candidacy in the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election, but efforts to solidify support around a single conservative candidate continued.“I wish to withdraw my previous pledge to
PoliticsSept. 29, 2011
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Military needs more sailors, pilots
Harassment and abuse by senior officers still rampant: lawmakersThere will be a serious shortage of military sailors and pilots as the country is stepping up efforts to secure scores of new high-tech warships and aircraft to enhance national defense, a lawmaker claimed Thursday
DefenseSept. 29, 2011
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Civic groups fume at national cemetery burial of coup leaders
At least five people who took part in a 1979 military coup were found to have been buried at the national cemetery, rekindling a rumpus over who deserves to be laid to rest there.Civic groups in August had opposed the burial of Ahn Hyun-tae, a member of Hanahoe, a group of military officers led by e
PoliticsSept. 29, 2011
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Environment group chief convicted of bribery charge
The president of Korea Green Foundation was slapped with a fine and prison sentence for taking bribes in an appeal but was not put under court custody.In the ruling by the Seoul High Court, Choi Yul was found guilty for receiving 130 million won ($110,560) in bribes for helping a real estate firm wi
Social AffairsSept. 29, 2011
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‘S. Korean reporters held in China released’
Chinese authorities released a group of South Korean journalists and others who were detained early last week while on a reporting trip near the Chinese border with North Korea, a foreign ministry official in Seoul said Thursday. The five-member team dispatched by Seoul’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper was
Foreign AffairsSept. 29, 2011