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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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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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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Lee’s brother to visit Latin America as envoy
Lee Sang-deuk, former parliamentary vice speaker and elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, left for South America on Monday as a special presidential envoy.Lee is to attend the Peruvian presidential inauguration ceremony Thursday and deliver President Lee’s personal letter to the new President Ollanta Humala, officials said.He is also expected to hold talks with Humala over a wide range of iss
PoliticsJuly 25, 2011
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Panel starts probe on savings banks, watchdogs
The special parliamentary committee on the savings banks corruption scandal began its investigation on Monday, but is still mired in conflict over witness selection, the key factor in the upcoming public hearing.Members of the committee visited the central headquarters of Busan Savings Bank on Monday morning to meet with victim representatives and to audit the related documents.“Financial authorit
PoliticsJuly 25, 2011
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Seoul proposes talks on Geumgang tour
The government proposed to North Korea a meeting of working-level officials to discuss how to handle issues related to tourism on Mount Geumgang, a joint project between the two Koreas which has been suspended for three years, officials here said Monday. “We have delivered North Korean authorities a notice proposing a meeting of working-level officials at the Mount. Geumgang resort on July 29,” a
North KoreaJuly 25, 2011
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Seoul cautious ahead of U.S.-N.K. talks
Minister Kim sees no major improvement in inter-Korean relationsDespite the recent gesture by North Korea to resume dialogue with regional powers, South Korea appears to be maintaining a cautious stance with its top diplomat saying he does not expect to see “drastic improvement” in relations with the unpredictable northern rival.Pyongyang’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan will travel to N
North KoreaJuly 25, 2011
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GNP leader calls for ban on Tokyo politicians’ island visit
South Korea’s ruling party leader urged the government Monday to ban a group of Japanese lawmakers from entering the country as they plan to visit an island near the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in an attempt to lay claims to the islets.Four lawmakers of Japan’s conservative opposition Liberal Democratic Party said last week they are planning to visit Ulleung Island in the East Sea, the c
Foreign AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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Lee urges people to vacation here for economy
President Lee Myung-bak called Monday for South Koreans to head to domestic destinations for vacation, saying it will contribute greatly to spurring domestic demand that is key to revitalizing the country’s economy.Lee made the appeal in a biweekly radio address, saying that sluggish domestic demand is to blame for economic difficulties felt by low-income people, though South Korea’s economy is fa
PoliticsJuly 25, 2011
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Hundreds of principals accused of bribery
The Seoul education office has identified 220 principals and teachers of the capital city’s elementary and secondary schools implicated in bribery and irregularities.According to preliminary results of audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education starting in April, about 200 bribery and corruption cases were detected, involving 220 principals and teachers who will face penalty. The prelimin
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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First comprehensive census of North Korean defectors
Seoul will conduct its first ever census of North Korean defectors to determine their quality of life, the North Korean Refugees Foundation said Monday. According to the public organization, they have conducted interview surveys of all North Korean refugees over 8 years old on family conditions, standard of living, education and other factors. This is the first time the government has held a censu
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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Ex-U.S. soldier: I helped bury drums
Testimony runs counter to findings so far of joint investigation into Agent Orange burialSteve House, a U.S. veteran who first alleged the burial of Agent Orange by U.S. forces at one of their army bases here, said Monday that he clearly remembered where he helped bury drums believed to be containing the highly toxic defoliant decades ago. His testimony, made before several members of the Korean p
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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S. Korean students ditch paper for digital books
Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung’s students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an animated boy and a girl squabble about whether water becomes heavier when frozen.The small scene in this rural town is part of something big: South Korea is taking a $2 billion gamble that its students are ready to ditch paper textbooks in favor of tablet
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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South Korea, India sign nuclear cooperation pact
South Korea and India signed an agreement Monday to cooperate in nuclear power, providing a legal basis for the South's future participation in atomic plant projects in India.The agreement was signed after a summit between President Lee Myung-Bak and his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil, Lee's office said in a statement.South Korea operates 20 nuclear plants that generate some 35 percent of its e
InternationalJuly 25, 2011
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Foreign objects found in sealed soju
A man found foreign objects in a sealed bottle of soju on Sunday.The 48-year-old office worker said he found three toothpicks, a cigarette butt, a thread and vinyl material inside the sprit which he bought at a shop near his home in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. A bottle of contaminated soju (Yonhap)The distilled alcohol was produced by Muhak Co. based in the southeastern province. The norm
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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Game addict dies at home
An Internet game addict died at home in Incheon on Saturday.The 20-year-old man had stayed at home playing games almost all day long for the past three years after graduating from high school, according to his brother who found him dead at 6:20 p.m.(Yonhap News)The man has not eaten properly for the past two months, his brother told police. He was often short of breath but refused to go to hospita
Social AffairsJuly 25, 2011
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Wu talks with Democrat leader about sex allegation
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) _ Congressman David Wu faced calls for his resignation Saturday over a young woman's reported accusation that she had an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the Democrat three weeks after his election victory in November.Congressman David Wu, D-Oregon., speaks during an interview in Portland, Oregon. (AP-Yonhap News)Wu's spokesman, Erik Dorey, said the seven-term Democrat had a
InternationalJuly 25, 2011
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S. Korea, China to hold inaugural defense strategic talks this week
South Korea and China will hold their inaugural defense strategic talks this week in Seoul, the defense ministry here said Monday.The first strategic dialogue is scheduled for Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement. Lee Yong-gul, the South's vice defense minister, and Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese Army, will lead each delegation, the ministry added."
InternationalJuly 25, 2011
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Bali talks give green light for six-party talks
Hopes are rising that the long-stalled six-party talks may resume as the two Koreas held a rare official talk for the first time since 2008.The South Korean top nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho held surprise talks in the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday.“Our meeting was constructive and fruitful,” Wi told reporters after the talk. “We have agreed to make joi
PoliticsJuly 24, 2011
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U.S. invites top N.K. official for nuclear talks
BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- The United States has invited a top North Korean official to New York to talk about the next steps necessary to resume the long-stalled six-nation discussions aimed at ridding the North of its nuclear programs.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Sunday that North Korean Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan will meet this week with U.S. officials to explore his
North KoreaJuly 24, 2011
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Lawyers may wear robes in courtroom
All officials in tribunal courts, both bar and bench, may now wear robes during trials, in an attempt to maintain a formal atmosphere and instill pride and esteem in attorneys, said the Seoul Bar Association on Sunday. In order to test the waters, the association plans to have its members wear the robes during opening ceremonies for law practice and other events, eventually leading to use by lawye
Social AffairsJuly 24, 2011
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North Korea tested missile engines last October: source
North Korea had tested the rocket engines for its intercontinental ballistics missile ahead of the deadly attack on Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, according to a high-ranking source on Sunday.“In October of last year North Korea tested the rockets for its intercontinental ballistics missile at its Dongchang-ri base,” said the high-ranking government official. “We believe they conducted the test as a d
Social AffairsJuly 24, 2011
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Top N.K. diplomat to visit New York for discussions with U.S. officials
A top North Korean diplomat handling nuclear negotiations with the outside world plans to make a rare trip to New York later this week for talks with U.S. officials, multiple diplomatic sources said Sunday.First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan is expected to visit New York around July 28 on a trip that includes a meeting with Stephen Bosworth, the top U.S. envoy on Korean Peninsula affairs, the
North KoreaJuly 24, 2011