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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Shaking shopping mall evacuated
Thousands of people evacuated from a high-rise office building after tremors were felt throughout the building for unknown reasons in Seoul on Tuesday.According to the Gwangjin Fire Station, the 39-story Prime Center including TechnoMart, a major electronics retail outlet in Gwangjin-gu, shook violently for 10 minutes at around 10:10 a.m., prompting some 300 people to evacuate.At the time of the t
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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GNP’s Hong vows to settle Korea-U.S. FTA, N.K. rights law
The new chief of the conservative ruling party said Tuesday his party would seek to ratify the free trade deal with Washington and pass the North Korean human rights law next month regardless of opposition from rival parties. Hong Joon-pyo, who was elected the new chairman of the Grand National Party, presided over his first Supreme Council meeting Tuesday, vowing to achieve harmony between differ
PoliticsJuly 5, 2011
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iPhone app uncovers stunning view of N.K.
A U.S. photo album app maker released its latest app, showcasing more than 1,000 photos of North Korea, from all facets of life. Fotopedia North Korea, available free for the iPhone, iPod and iPad at the App Store, features photos by world renown photographer Eric Lafforgue from his visits into the isolated country.“I traveled to North Korea four times between 2008 and 2010, always under strict su
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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New GNP leadership may make Lee a lame duck
Members of the Grand National Party’s new leadership, including chairman Hong Joon-pyo (second from left, front row), visit the national cemetery in Seoul on Tuesday, a day after the party convention. (Yonhap News)The recent election of Hong Joon-pyo, a non-mainstream lawmaker close to President Lee Myung-bak’s in-house rival, as the new ruling party leader may make Lee an early lame duck, politic
PoliticsJuly 5, 2011
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Lee discusses nuclear plant deal with Zuma
(From left) Lee Myung-bak, Jacob ZumaPresident in South Africa to boost PyeongChang’s Winter Olympics bidPresident Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday discussed nuclear energy development cooperation with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma during their summit talks in Durban.Seoul is seeking to win atomic plant construction deals abroad, with the United Arab Emirates being its first overseas customer
Foreign AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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North Korea holds massive rally to condemn S. Korean government
North Koreans gathered Monday at a massive rally in Pyongyang to denounce the conservative government of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak as a “group of unparalleled traitors.“More than 100,000 citizens, soldiers and senior government and army officials flocked to Kim Il Sung Square, according to footage from Associated Press Television News in Pyongyang.Signs carried slogans praising North Ko
North KoreaJuly 5, 2011
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Michelle Obama may visit Seoul for nuclear summit
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is expected to make her first visit to South Korea next March to join a rare gathering for spouses of world leaders during a global summit on nuclear security, an official at Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The U.S. first lady is likely to accompany her husband, President Barack Obama, on his trip to the next Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, which leaders fro
Foreign AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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Mongolian Airlines sells tickets for ‘ghost’ flights
An airline carrier that operates flights to Mongolia has been creating “ghost” flights out of Korea to sell extra tickets, according to Seoul’s transportation ministry on Tuesday.Starting last month, Mongolian Airlines has been increasing the number of flights, promoting ticket sales. But because those flights were not authorized by Seoul, customers were forced onto alternate flights.According to
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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Military to set up non-smoking units
The defense military has declared a war on smoking, unveiling a plan to lower its service members’ smoking rate by 3 percentage points this year.Some 47.2 percent of military personnel were smokers as of the end of last year, higher than the average of 39.6 percent for the country’s men, according to government data.“Under the smoking reduction goal, the defense ministry designated 100 non-smoking
DefenseJuly 5, 2011
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Bullying could have led to shooting
Poor ammunitions management partly blamed for death of 4 marinesThe Marine who went on a shooting rampage Monday, killing four fellow soldiers, had been treated like an outcast on his base on Ganghwa Island, military officials said Tuesday.The 19-year-old corporal, identified only by his surname Kim, said in writing, “I feel a lot of pain. I want to die. The practices of beating and ostracizing a
DefenseJuly 5, 2011
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The forgotten men who helped create the miracle on the Han
Keenan FaganA short time ago, I received a call from Han Sang-man, voicing his disappointment that his father’s contributions to Korean development had been virtually forgotten. Han’s father helped rebuild Seoul National University and the Korean education system. These contributions, which started in 1954, just after the ravages of the Korean War, were so extensive that Han’s father received grea
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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'Bullying could have led to shooting'
A family of the four soldiers killed in Monday’s shooting rampage enter a military hospital, where their bodies are laid, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)The Marine who went on a shooting rampage Monday, killing four fellow soldiers, had been treated like an outcast on his base on Ganghwa Island, military officials said Tuesday.The 19-year-old corporal, ide
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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iPhone application offers rare glimpse into North Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- A new iPhone application now offers a rare glimpse into North Korea, one of the most isolated countries in the world.The free application, Fotopedia North Korea, which launched in late June, displays more than 1,140 photos that photographer Eric Lafforgue took across North Korea on his four visits between 2008 and 2010.The photos show soldiers, children, the massive gymnastics ex
North KoreaJuly 5, 2011
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Tainted milk powder rekindles China safety concerns
Food safety concerns are resurfacing in China after piglets in five farms in southwest parts of the country were confirmed to have been fed milk powder contaminated by melamine, an industrial chemical used to make plastics and tan leather. According to a report by Xinhua News, the farms used 515 times more tainted milk powder than the legal limit. In 2008, melamine-laced powder killed about six ba
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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Shaking shopping mall evacuated
Firefighters exiting the building after finishing their survey, while thousands were evacuated earlier from Technomart and Prime Center following violent tremors throughout the building, in Seoul on Tuesday. (Park Hyun-kyoo/The Korea Herald)Thousands of people evacuated from a high-rise office building after tremors were felt throughout the building for unknown reasons in Seoul on Tuesday.Accordin
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2011
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Chief prosecutor offers to resign over investigation right feud
Prosecutor General Kim Joon-gyu on Monday expressed his willingness to step down from his position in protest against political circles’ attempt to weaken his organization’s status. If his offer to resign is accepted, Kim will be the highest ranking and the sixth prosecutor to quit over the recent passage of a bill empowering police officers by sharing investigation rights currently exclusive to t
Social AffairsJuly 4, 2011
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4 killed in Marine shooting rampage
A shooting spree by a 19-year-old Marine corporal on Monday has left four soldiers dead, the Marine Corps said.The incident took place inside a barrack of the Marine Second Division on Ganghwa Island off the west coast at around 11:50 a.m., officials said. The corporal, identified only by his surname Kim, opened fire with a K-2 rifle. Kim was captured after the incident. A grenade also exploded at
DefenseJuly 4, 2011
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Animal abusers face prison, heavier fines
Starting next year, those who commit cruelty to animals in Korea may face a jail term of up to 1 year or a maximum fine of 10 million won ($9,400). The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Monday that a revision to the animal protection law, which entails the toughened penalties for pet abusers, is to take effect on Jan. 1, 2012. Currently, the heaviest penalty is a fine of 5
Social AffairsJuly 4, 2011
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40% of business heirs studied abroad: report
Four out of every 10 conglomerate heirs have been educated abroad, a local institute revealed Monday. The younger they were, the more likely they were to have been to high schools, universities and higher educational institutes overseas, said Chaebol.com, a website dedicated to researching large corporations. According to its report of 146 direct members and cousins of the owners of the 30 largest
Social AffairsJuly 4, 2011
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Cheonghae repels vessels in piracy attempt
A South Korean antipiracy unit operating off the coast of Somalia on Sunday morning repelled three ships suspected of trying to seize a Panamanian-registered chemical freight vessel, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.The Cheonghae Unit received an emergency satellite call from the 17,000-ton Azalea belonging to South Korea’s major shipping firm STX POS at around 1 a.m., JCS officials said.The
DefenseJuly 4, 2011