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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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Korea enters full election mode
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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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[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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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Government ordered to pay for cleanup around U.S. base
A Seoul court has ordered the South Korean government to compensate the Seoul city government for environmental damage caused by an oil leak from a U.S. military camp here, the city said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling in favor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, w
DefenseSept. 1, 2011
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Law on board to support philanthropic donors
The ruling Grand National Party plans to honor philanthropists and give credits for their contribution to society by supporting them in later life. According to a bill submitted by Rep. Kim Young-sun, the government will list those who have donated more than 3 billion won ($2.7 million) to charity a
PoliticsSept. 1, 2011
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Tension rises over Jeju naval base
Local government to remove all installations put up by opponentsTension surrounding the construction of a strategic naval base on Jeju Island is mounting as the government is pressing ahead with the controversial project following a recent court ruling in support of it.Since Gangjeong Village in Seo
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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Navy Academy unveils bust of late Adm. Sohn Won-il
The Navy Academy held a ceremony unveiling a bronze bust of Sohn Won-il, Korea’s first chief of naval operations, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday.Hong Eun-hye, the late admiral’s widow, and several top naval officials including Navy Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Won Tae-ho atten
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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Obama government begins consultation with Congress over drone sale to S. Korea: report
DefenseSept. 1, 2011
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Lee seeks chaebol support on shared growth
In meeting with business leaders, president stresses conglomerates’ social responsibilityPresident Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday drummed up support from chiefs of the nation’s largest businesses for his new socioeconomic vision to reduce disparities.In a meeting with the heads of 26 conglomerates, Lee
PoliticsAug. 31, 2011
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Disgraced lawmaker dodges expulsion
A lawmaker who made sexist remarks dodged expulsion on Wednesday as the parliamentary ethics committee’s motion failed to meet the required quorum in the National Assembly on Wednesday.Only 111 out of the 297 lawmakers agreed to the bill, while 198 or two-thirds were required.Rep. Kang Yong-seok thu
PoliticsAug. 31, 2011
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Former speaker Kim won’t seek sixth term
Former parliamentary speaker Kim Hyeong-o of the Grand National Party announced that he will not enter candidacy in next year’s 19th general election.“I hope to contribute to the restoration of public trust on the party by remaining humble and low in the next parliamentary term,” Kim told reporters
PoliticsAug. 31, 2011
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Parties clash in session on U.S. FTA ratification
Parties once again clashed over the ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement bill during the parliamentary foreign affairs committee meeting on Wednesday, the last day of the August provisional session.The meeting was scheduled to end in the early afternoon but was extended due to the unc
PoliticsAug. 31, 2011
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Yu seen sending message of reconciliation to N.K.
Unification minister-nominee vows to work with flexibility on inter-Korean tiesPresident Lee Myung-bak appears to have expressed willingness to soften his hard-line stance toward North Korea by appointing a moderate diplomat as his next point man on Pyongyang, officials and analysts said Wednesday.
North KoreaAug. 31, 2011
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Doubts over direct election of education chiefs
Some fear backpedaling on education autonomy, others see elections wasting taxpayers’ moneyThe election corruption scandal involving Kwak No-hyun, Seoul’s education superintendent, has many Koreans questioning whether a direct popular vote is the best way to select education chiefs. The city’s first
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2011
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Ministers renew call for activists to drop protests over naval base
The two ministers of defense and land, transport and maritime affairs on Tuesday renewed calls for civic groups to halt opposition to a strategic naval base being constructed on Jeju Island. They made a joint statement two days after a Jeju court accepted the petition the government and the Navy fil
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2011
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SOS Public Relief Service expanded nationwide
The government will start expanding a crime prevention system nationwide this September as its pilot program has proved effective in safeguarding vulnerable people such as women and children, officials said Tuesday.The Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the National Police Agency hav
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2011
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Chance to sell soaps for hope in Seoul
Organizers are being sought to help a social enterprise benefiting North Korean refugees. The Soap for Hope charity makes and sells all-natural soaps and plows the profits back into projects for North Koreans living here. Soaps made by North Korean refugees. (Soap for Hope)“The soap project wa
Aug. 31, 2011
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Free Korean classes from Seoul volunteers
Volunteers are set to teach foreigners the Korean language for free at a new season of classes in Seoul. Those interested in enrolling for the classes provided by Mannam volunteers can sign up at a registration day on Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. at Chongshin University, in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, near Isu S
Aug. 31, 2011
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Welcome auction to improve life on Jeju
A charity auction is running on Jeju until Sept. 30 to raise cash for needy people on the island. The Jeju Furey Foundation is gathering funds for a grandmother and her two orphaned grandchildren by selling off household goods. The family receives 200,000 won a month in welfare and a little more fro
Aug. 31, 2011
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Cleanup on Daebu Island
Koreans and expats are being sought to help protect the environment on a Korean island.Volunteers will have the chance to help clean up a tidal flat on Daebu Island on Sept. 24. The conservation day organized by the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation is to run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volu
Aug. 31, 2011
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Campaign for better conditions for bears
Animal rights campaigners have visited a moon bear sanctuary in Korea to check on the animals’ living conditions there. Volunteers with the Bear Necessity Korea group visited Bear Tree Park in Chungchondong, a 90 minute drive from Seoul. The former Asiatic bear farm has been transformed into an anim
Aug. 31, 2011
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Seoul subway sit-in for free disabled services
People with disabilities are staging a protest to call for free personal care services in Seoul. Members of Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination have been holding a sit-in at City Hall Subway Station for the past 22 days and say they will not budge until they are granted the same free servic
Aug. 31, 2011
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Saving sight between classes
Teen runs 180-member charity group across 14 schools in free timeSometimes it is hard to get taken seriously as a teenager, said high school student Kim Soo-yeon, but she needs people to listen to her to help save others’ sight. The 16-year-old Seoul International School student and her team of 180
Aug. 31, 2011