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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Washington denounces N. Korean leader for absolute dictatorship
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. on Friday denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for ruling the reclusive communist state under an absolute dictatorship replete with extrajudicial killings and prison camps.North Korea is “a dictatorship under the absolute rule of Kim Jong-il, general secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party and chairman of the National Defense Commission,” the State Departmen
North KoreaApril 10, 2011
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Ministry reviews all past treaties for translation errors
The Foreign Ministry is reviewing all of its past foreign treaties and agreements for translation errors after taking the blame recently for similar mistakes in a free trade deal with the European Union, an official said Sunday.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has come under fire for making more than 200 errors and omissions in the Korean-language text of the EU deal scheduled to take eff
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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N. Koreans in Libya ordered not to return
North Korea has ordered its citizens in Libya not to return home, a move apparently aimed at preventing the news of anti-government movements in the northern African state from spreading among its isolated people, a source here said Sunday. The communist North has ordered its embassy in Libya to “obey the measures taken by the Libyan government” instead of sending people back home, the source said
North KoreaApril 10, 2011
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Korea reports radioactive materials in air
Traces of radioactive particles were detected in air samples from seven out of 12 test areas throughout South Korea but they posed no immediate health risks to humans, a state agency on nuclear safety said Saturday.Minuscule traces of iodine-131 were found in seven areas including Seoul, while traces of cesium-134 and cesium-137 were detected in five others, according to the Korea Institute of Nuc
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Korea to launch special committee on disasters
Korea is working to launch a committee that will deal exclusively with disasters and accidents caused by disasters, such as the radiation leak from a nuclear power plant in Japan, a government official said Saturday.The committee will be set up within the National Science and Technology Commission that governs policies on high-tech industries and investment, Lee Seok-rae, a commission official, sa
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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KAIST president faces grilling over students’ suicides
KAIST president Suh Nam-pyo is to face questioning at the National Assembly and a board meeting over the suicides cases of four of his students, who have reportedly been under enormous stress stemming from his policies. While the 74-year-old former MIT professor defends his rules as a necessary procedure to improve the overall competitiveness of the school, calls for his resignation are mounting w
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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High schoolers ditch 2nd foreign language
The number of Korean high school students choosing to study a second foreign language fell sharply last year, after education authorities decided it was no longer required, government data showed Sunday.According to data released by the state-run Korean Educational Development Institute, the number of high school students learning a second foreign language totaled 596,044 as of April 2010, marking
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Island of the ‘cursed’ becomes tourist magnet
Leprosy treatment facility on Sorok Island gets new lease of lifeSOROK ISLAND, South Jeolla Province ― Just decades ago, Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy, was considered a curse from nature, subject to prejudice and discrimination. The disease is now almost eliminated from the country and is controllable with proper medication and nutrition. Although there are 13,300 people nationw
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Assistant position opens at Swedish Embassy
The Swedish Embassy is recruiting a full-time assistant to deal with Korean and Swedish government agencies.The position, which starts on May 2, also entails preparing incoming and outgoing visits and assisting diplomats at the embassy.Email ambassaden.seoul@foreign.ministry.se to submit applications, including a curriculum vitae, general information and three letters of reference by April 17.Appl
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Korea, Israel collaborate on nanoparticles
Ink from silver-coated copper particles for printed electronics marks the first commercial joint venture between a technology transfer office of an Israeli University and a Korean company.The deal gives a leading Korean printing firm the rights to an Israeli innovation in producing conductive ink.Vaxan Steel will develop a process invented at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for utilizing silver
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Korea, Portugal release golden year stamp
The governments of Portugal and Korea announced the release of commemorative stamps to celebrate the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic ties.“In both countries, several initiatives are planned to mark the passage of a date to which both governments attach high significance, not only due to its symbolism, but also with regard to the global position of the two countries and to their r
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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British Council starts 3rd YCCA program
The British Council will be recruiting the third group of their Young Climate Change Ambassador program.YCCA is a university climate change leadership program for planning and executing a variety of projects on climate change and environmental protection.University students who wish to apply for this year’s YCCA program should submit a project proposal on the theme of “Educating Middle School Stud
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Lighting up the room with vivid art from Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a rich tradition of art yet little is known about it in this part of Asia.To rectify this, the Bangladesh Embassy organized an art exhibition at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center which showcases modern artwork from Bangladesh.“Bangladeshi paintings show the innocent beauty of our nature and people which is in step with modern trends but also takes a lot from the millennia-old tra
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Korea’s green plan, model for Czech
Recently, the Czech Republic decided to change its course on the road toward a green growth program.Almost a year after entering the European Union, the Czech Parliament passed acts in 2005 to support production from renewable energy sources, but along the way, it found that due to the country’s geographical position, environment and other conditions, that policy would not be beneficial.Now, the C
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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People quietly demand change for Morocco
King keeps control of reform process in move to change country’s constitutionThe air of change sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East is taking no prisoners.From peaceful protests to violent altercations, “hard-line” and “moderate” Muslim countries are faced with an unforeseen destiny that started in Tunisia and is transforming the region’s dynamic and political landscape into what the
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2011
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N. Koreans in Libya ordered not to return home: source
A rebel fighter riding on the back of a pickup truck mounted with a multiple rocket launcher, gestures as he flees the town during an advance by pro-Gadhafi forces, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 9, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the Afr
North KoreaApril 10, 2011
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More students in Australia choose Korean as school subject
The Korean Education Center, based in Sydney, said Friday that 5,758 students in Australia are learning Korean language as their school subject.Only 3,030 students were learning Korean in 2009 but in just two years the number increased by 90 percent. In New South Wales, where most Korean expats live, the number doubled during the same period. But it is apparently not due to more Korean expats stud
Social AffairsApril 10, 2011
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Watchdog to investigate personal data leak affecting 420,000
South Korea's financial watchdog plans to launch an investigation next week into the leak of personal data from 420,000 customers of a major financial firm, Hyundai Capital, officials said Saturday.The company, whose president returned to South Korea from an overseas trip earlier in the day, also began its own probe into the leak, which prompted the firm Friday to ask its 2 million customers to ch
NationalApril 9, 2011
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NK military threatens action against S. Korea-U.S. drills
A chief North Korean military general said Friday that his troops will not remain a "passive onlooker" if South Korea and the United States continue their joint military exercise, according to Pyongyang's official news agency. The threat from Ri Yong-ho, vice marshal of the Korean People's Army, came at a ceremony to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the election of North Korean leader Kim Jon
North KoreaApril 8, 2011
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S. Korea should be aggressive over Dokdo issue: scholar
The South Korean government needs to be more active and logical in defending its sovereignty over Dokdo against Japan's continued claims to the rocky islets in the East Sea, a Japanese-born scholar said Friday. Yuji Hosaka, professor of Japanese Studies at Sejong University in Seoul, questioned the effectiveness of Seoul's so-called quiet diplomacy on the Dokdo issue aimed at blocking it from
Foreign AffairsApril 8, 2011