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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Abducted son of S. Korean businessman freed in Lima
LIMA, Peru (AFP) – The son of a South Korean businessman was freed after a gang held him for 19 days demanding a $1.8 million ransom, police said Sunday.Kim, 18, was released about midnight in a neighborhood on Lima's south end, and is now with his loved ones," said General Felix Murga, the po
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2011
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Inter-Korean trade decreases 16 pct through July
Trade volume between South and North Korea reached $958 million in the first seven months of the year, down 16 percent from a year earlier, Seoul's customs office said Monday.According to data provided by the Korea Customs Service (KCS), the South's exports to the North came to $447 million in the J
North KoreaSept. 12, 2011
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Seoul to ask foreign countries this week not to invest in Mt. Kumgang
South Korea will formally ask foreign countries this week not to invest or engage in tourism activities at North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort, officials said Monday.Earlier, Seoul said it will use all diplomatic channels to prevent foreign companies from controlling operations at the resort, w
North KoreaSept. 12, 2011
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Cancer-linked deaths grow 3.2 pct last year
The number of people who died from cancer in South Korea grew 3.2 percent last year from a year earlier, data showed Sunday.A total of 72,046 people lost their lives to cancer last year, compared with 69,780 tallied a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea. Cancer made up 28.2 perce
Social AffairsSept. 11, 2011
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N.K. leader inspects DVD factory: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son, heir-apparent Kim Jong-un, have inspected a newly-built factory producing DVDs in Pyongyang, the North's state-run news agency said Saturday.While touring the Mokran Video Company, the leader praised the workers and technicians of the company and related
North KoreaSept. 10, 2011
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Seoul education chief arrested on election bribery charges
Seoul's education chief was detained on Saturday for further investigation into allegations that he bribed a rival candidate to drop out of last year's election. A local court issued a warrant to allow the physical detention of Kwak No-hyun, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Educati
Social AffairsSept. 10, 2011
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U.S. expert: North Korea may need more atomic tests
North KoreaSept. 10, 2011
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Lee sends message to Obama to commemorate 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
President Lee Myung-bak sent a message of comfort to U.S. President Barack Obama on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Saturday, pledging to work together with the traditional ally to make sure such a tragedy won't happen again."On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror
PoliticsSept. 10, 2011
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Court approves arrest warrant for Seoul education chief
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for the city's education chief over allegations that he bribed his rival candidate in last year's election to get him to drop out of the race.Kwak No-hyun, who was elected superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office o
Social AffairsSept. 10, 2011
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S. Korea issues nationwide warning against encephalitis
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities on Friday issued a nationwide warning against the spread ofencephalitis for the first time this year, advising people to keep personal hygiene and receive vaccinations.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said it has
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Ruling camp plans to expand welfare of low-wage workers
The government and the ruling party laid out a series of policies to provide unemployment insurance and national pension fees for low-income workers Friday in a bid to appease the working class ahead of Chuseok.The GNP’s plan to raise the salary of irregular workers up to 80 percent of that of regul
PoliticsSept. 9, 2011
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‘Traces of Agent Orange found at U.S. army base’
Traces of a toxic defoliant were found in groundwater in Camp Carroll, a U.S. military camp in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, where three American veterans claimed they dumped drums containing chemicals presumed to be Agent Orange in 1978, Korean investigators said Friday.Korean officials on th
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Wi holds ‘substantive’ meetings with U.S. officials: State Dept.
South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy, Wi Sung-lac, had “constructive, substantive” discussions with U.S. officials on a range of issues on the peninsula, the State Department said Thursday.Wi arrived in Washington on Wednesday and met with Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, Assistant Secretary of St
Foreign AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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S. Korean missionary dies near Chinese border with N. Korea
A South Korean missionary died in the Chinese border city of Dandong last month after suddenly collapsing, a South Korean official said Friday.The 46-year-old missionary, identified by his family name Han, fell to the ground while foaming at the mouth as he waited for a taxi in the city‘s downtown a
North KoreaSept. 9, 2011
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Maestro Chung to visit N. Korea
Chung M.W.South Korean maestro Chung Myung-whun is likely to visit Pyongyang during the Chuseok holidays, the Unification Ministry here said Friday.Chung, music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and also Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF has asked the government to approve of his trip to Nor
North KoreaSept. 9, 2011
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More choosing leisure than tradition during holidays
Usually around this time of the year Mi Bo-ra, a 26-year-old engineer, would spend her time slaving away in the kitchen for hours preparing the harvest festival feast.But this Chuseok, Mi is doing something different: going on vacation.There is an increasing trend among Koreans who are choosing to g
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Pregnant civil servants to get hour off
Seoul City government has decided to send pregnant civil servants home an hour early from work for prenatal care, making them the first in the public sector to adopt this type of policy.The Seoul City Council passed a revised ordinance Thursday on giving female civil servants with babies and pregnan
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Inflation dampens Chuseok spirit
More people avoid traditional shopping items because of sharp rise in pricesWhile it cost the exactly same price as the box of fresh abalone and fruit she sent her parents as a New Year’s gift, housewife Seo Jae-hee feels somewhat ashamed about the thin envelope she plans to give them for Chuseok.“I
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Court to decide Kwak’s fate
The embattled top educator of Seoul may have to face the music Friday, officials said, as the court was expected to make decision upon an arrest warrant sought by prosecutors. Prosecutors asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant on Seoul’s education superintendent Kwak No-hyun on allega
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011
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Pregnant women among 26 caught for drug offenses
Twenty six people, including a lady in her ninth month of pregnancy were caught by the police using methamphetamine and marijuana, Yonhap News reported. Busan police department said Friday that they arrested nine people and booked 17 people without detention for selling and injecting illegal dr
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2011