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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Soldiers indicted over national security law violation double: report
More than twice as many South Korean soldiers and officers have been charged with violating the anti-communist National Security Law in the current conservative government than in the previous liberal administration, a report showed Tuesday.The law strictly prohibits distribution of publications pra
DefenseSept. 27, 2011
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Weather agency to introduce 'flu infection index'
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- The nation's weahter forecast agency is to start alerting residents to how likely they are to catch a cold as part of its efforts to address growing public concern about health and disease, officials said Tuesday. (Bloomberg)The so-called "flu infection index" will be cal
Social AffairsSept. 27, 2011
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Prosecutors investigate head of Jeil Savings Bank
Prosecutors said on Monday they were investigating the head of a suspended savings bank over allegations that executives of the bank offered illegal loans and engaged in other financial irregularities.Prosecutors earlier arrested Lee Yong-jun, president of the Jeil Savings Bank, along with another e
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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Parties seek to absorb civic candidates
GNP, DP strive to unify respective candidacies; Park and Lee pledge to remain independentAs the upcoming Seoul mayoral race comes down to a four-party contest ― two party-affiliated and two independent figures ― both the ruling and the opposition camp are set to unify their candidates before the act
PoliticsSept. 26, 2011
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Vague rules for N.K. aid irk charity groups
A growing number of nongovernmental charity groups here are reluctantly regrouping to gain permission for aid to North Korea largely due to the government’s inconsistent application of the rules, civic group members said Monday. Scores of religious and aid groups belonging to the Korea NGO Council f
North KoreaSept. 26, 2011
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DAPA continues to sign contracts with suppliers once accused of corruption
The state military acquisition agency has continued to sign contracts with local firms with a track record of irregularities, making it difficult to stamp out corruptive practices in defense deals, a ruling party lawmaker said Monday.Rep. Chung Mi-kyung of the Grand National Party said during the pa
DefenseSept. 26, 2011
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Han River project emerges as hot issue
Conservative candidates lambast civic activist over remarks on weir removalPark Won-soon, the liberal civic activist leading among Seoul mayoral candidates, got his first taste of election bickering Monday, after his remarks about the Han River stirred harsh criticism from conservative rivals. The r
PoliticsSept. 26, 2011
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Lee stymied by probes on closest aides
President’s top aides facing possible imprisonment ahead of Seoul by-electionPresident Lee Myung-bak is facing his biggest controversy since the mass demonstrations over U.S. beef imports in 2008, with one of his top aides facing possible imprisonment over graft allegations and another to be subpoen
PoliticsSept. 26, 2011
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Zenith Travel probed by police for not paying refunds
A local travel agent that caters to foreigners is under police investigation after failing to refund millions of won in cancelled flights ― and is still operating despite having its business suspended by a local government office.A spokeswoman at Korea Travel Organization’s Tourist Complaint Center
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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Suicide attempts over Han River every other day
A suicide attempt happens once every two days off the bridges that overlook the Han River in Seoul, a government report said Monday.According to the report by Seoul Metropolitan Government, over the past five years 892 people have attempted suicide over the Han River.The report, submitted to the Nat
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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Number of elderly people living alone rises
Demographic shift demands independence from childrenSouth Korea’s elderly demographic is increasingly living alone. The traditional family model of children supporting parents has broken down and more elderly people are choosing to live on their own rather than depend on their offspring. According t
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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Seoul may cancel Global Hawk purchase
U.S. surveillance planes cost almost five times the amount first budgeted forSouth Korea is seriously considering halting its plan to purchase Global Hawk surveillance planes as their price has more than doubled, a local daily reported Monday.Seoul has sought to deploy four of the high-altitude unma
DefenseSept. 26, 2011
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Tanker drivers stole over 460,000 liters of military oil: report
Contractors employed to deliver oil to the military have stolen hundreds of thousands of liters over the past three years, a report revealed Monday, raising concerns about lax fuel management amid soaring energy costs.Tanker drivers siphoned off 462,000 liters of oil between 2009 and the beginning o
DefenseSept. 26, 2011
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Deploying unmanned spy drones top priority for Army
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Deploying unmanned surveillance aircraft is the most important task among the Army‘s armament plans to better monitor North Korea’s military activities, according to a lawmaker on Monday.It was the second time that the Army placed the deployment of spy drones at the top o
DefenseSept. 26, 2011
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Women account for three of every four elementary teachers
More than three out of every four elementary school teachers in South Korea are women, government data showed Monday, indicating potential problems in the education of young students caused by a serious gender imbalance and the lack of presence of male teachers.Among a total of 180,623 teachers at e
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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DP picks ex-anchor as mayoral candidate
Park Young-sun to compete against Park Won-soon for sole liberal candidacyThe main opposition Democratic Party selected its policy committee chief and former news anchorwoman Rep. Park Young-sun on Sunday as its candidate for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.In the selection process, split even
PoliticsSept. 25, 2011
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Russia names first honorary consul general of Korea
Russia has named a South Korean scholar as its first honorary consul general of South Korea, diplomatic sources said Sunday, a move to promote financial and social ties between the two countries. Under the approval of the Kremlin, the Russian government has appointed Jung Heon, a professor of Moscow
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Seoul set for policy shift after by-election
Mayoral candidates vow greater welfare, review of ‘show-off’ projectsSeoul is set for a major shift in policy priorities, after five years under a conservative mayor who favored large construction projects aimed at giving the capital a modern makeover, while opposing universal welfare. Be they conse
PoliticsSept. 25, 2011
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Osaka University offers SNU faculty exchanges
Seoul National University said Sunday that Osaka University had requested mutual exchanges with it.According to Seoul National University, 12 professors from Osaka University’s Graduate School of Science visited SNU’s College of Natural Sciences and discussed plans to develop education and research
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Companies fail to provide mandatory child care
More than a fifth of the nation’s biggest corporations were found to have neglected to provide some form of day care to its employees’ infants as required by law, a government report said Sunday. According to a report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 22 of the top 100 corporations failed to pr
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011