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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Former ‘comfort women’ pray for Japan
By Lee Ji-yoonFrail-looking grandmothers gathered again Wednesday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. They were former “comfort women,” who were forced to provide sex to the Japanese army during World War II. However, there were no chants denouncing the Japanese government, which has yet to issue an official apology to them.This time a silent tribute for 10 minutes was followed after a brie
Social AffairsMarch 16, 2011
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Korean victims of WWII atomic bombs sympathize with Japan
By Bae Ji-sookKorean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have had old fears of nuclear disaster dredged up by the explosions at a Japanese nuclear power plant. But they stood up and paid their condolences to the victims of the worst disaster to hit Japan since World War II, starting fund-raising campaigns as another nuclear disaster looms. The Korea Atomic Bomb Victim A
Social AffairsMarch 16, 2011
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Lee orders check on nuclear facilities
From news reportsPresident Lee Myung-bak instructed his government Wednesday to painstakingly check the safety of local nuclear reactors, a move aimed at easing public anxiety here amid news of Japan’s nuclear crisis.The president sent Lee Ju-ho, minister for education, science and technology, to a major nuclear power facility in the southeastern region of Gori for an on-site inspection, they adde
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Seoul to seek Boeing’s help in presidential jet probe
Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday it plans to ask the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing to look into what caused the presidential jet to make an unprecedented emergency landing shortly after takeoff Saturday.The Presidential Security Service is examining the maintenance problem that forced the Boeing 747-400 leased from Korean Air to turn back, resulting in a two-hour delay of President Lee Myung-bak’s
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Wind delays repatriation of N. Koreans
South Korea temporarily suspended the return of 27 of the 31 North Koreans who accidentally strayed here on a boat last month until winds calm to allow their safe voyage back home, the Unification Ministry here said Wednesday. North Korea on Tuesday asked the South to repatriate the 27 people via sea, softening its previous stance not to accept anyone unless Seoul also returned four of its nationa
North KoreaMarch 16, 2011
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Prosecutors: Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times
MILAN (AP) _ Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed Tuesday seeking indictments against three aides for allegedly soliciting prostitutes for the Italian leader.The seven-page document, obtained by The Associated Press, alleges that the sex-fueled parties started with dinner, progressed to erotic
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Lee orders close safety checks on S. Korea's nuclear facilities
Lee orders close safety checks on S. Korea's nuclear facilities President Lee Myung-bak instructed his government Wednesday to painstakingly check the safety of local nuclear reactors, a move aimed at easing public anxiety here amid news of Japan's nuclear crisis, officials said. The president sent Lee Ju-ho, the minister for education, science and technology, to a major nuclear power facility
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Reactor fire at quake-hit Japan plant under control: govt
TOKYO (AFP) - A fire which broke out early Wednesday at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant is under control, the government said. "We have received information from TEPCO that the fire and smoke is now invisible and it appears to have gone out of its own accord," Minoru Ogoda, a spokesman for the state nuclear safety agency, told AFP. The plant is operated by the Tokyo Electric Power
NationalMarch 16, 2011
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Korean rescue team starts work in Japan
By Song Sang-hoSouth Korean rescue workers Tuesday began searching for survivors in a Japanese northeastern coastal city, devastated by last week’s earthquake and tsunami, according to the Foreign Ministry in Seoul.On Monday, the 102-member rescue team arrived in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture ― one of the hardest-hit regions in the country struggling to deal with the aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude qua
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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South Korea vows customized aid to Japan
Red Cross, businesses send donations, aid supplies to help victimsThe South Korean government said Tuesday that it will provide customized assistance to Japan when the quake-stricken country makes an official request through the Foreign Ministry.Seoul tries to unify the channels for assistance to Japan while the Korean Red Cross and businesses are joining in the donation campaign.“The government w
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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Concerns growing over Korean nuclear power plants
Concerns are growing here about the safety of nuclear power plants in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami that was followed by a series of explosions at atomic facilities.Another reactor was rocked by an explosion Tuesday at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 240 kilometers north of Tokyo. Japanese officials cautioned the residents to stay indoors to avoid radiation sickness.
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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Tougher penalties for hiring illegal foreign workers
Businesses caught hiring illegal migrant workers will be banned from recruiting any more foreigners for three years, in a government bid to deal with illegal immigration.Korean employers found to have foreign nationals working for them illegally will get a warning the first time they are caught, but will receive the three-year ban the second time, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday.
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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Korean infant education funding among OECD lowest
The Korean government’s spending on infant education is among the lowest of OECD member nations, a state-run institute revealed Tuesday. And the rate of women’s participation in earning activities also tables at the below most other OECD countries. The figures suggest that women could take on more money-making roles if the administration helped families with pre-school education, according to the
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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Cheonan sinking marks 1st anniversary
South Korea plans to hold a series of commemorative events next week to mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, which North Korea torpedoed in March last year, killing 46 sailors. The events, which will include a memorial ceremony on March 26, the day of the tragic sinking, are aimed at honoring the deceased soldiers and enhancing security awareness among South Koreans,
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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N.K. says to discuss uranium program
North Korea is willing to discuss its uranium enrichment program within the framework of multinational denuclearization talks, its official media said Tuesday, as regional powers continue their tug-of-war over when and how to resume the stalled dialogue. North Korea can “come to the six-party talks without any preconditions and does not oppose discussing the uranium enrichment issue,” its represen
Foreign AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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S. Korea opens school in Rwanda
An elementary school built by South Korea opened in Rwanda last week, ready to provide education to hundreds of young students, a state-run institute here said Tuesday.A ceremony was held on March 10 to celebrate the opening of the Wimana Elementary School in the city of Kamonyi, the Korea International Cooperation Agency said in a press release. Korean and Rwandan officials attend the opening cer
Foreign AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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A third of Seoul’s overpasses not quake resistant
Roughly a third of bridges and highways here have not been retrofitted to withstand earthquakes, causing safety concerns in light of the devastating quake in Japan, said Seoul officials Tuesday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 111 bridges, highways and overpasses are in need of retrofitting, out of a total 348 located throughout the capital. City officials said, however, that all of
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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N. Korea not opposed to discussing uranium enrichment in six-party talks
North Korea told a visiting top Russian diplomat that it does not oppose discussing its uranium enrichment activity in the stalled six-party talks once they resume, a report said Tuesday.North Korea also told Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin that Pyongyang was ready to rejoin the talks "without any preconditions" and hopes to work under an "action-for-action principle," the offici
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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N. Korean Red Cross expresses sympathy for quake-ravaged Japan
North Korea's state-run media said Monday that the North's Red Cross sent a message of sympathy to its Japanese counterpart, a rare move considering the communist state has remained largely mum on the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan."Jang Jae-on, chairman of the DPRK Red Cross Society, Monday sent a message of sympathy to Konoe Tadateru, president of the Japan Red Cross Society," said
North KoreaMarch 15, 2011
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Pizzerias to cooperate on safe delivery
The government and pizza delivery franchises Monday agreed rules to protect delivery staff who often drive dangerously due to fierce competition within the industry. Triggered by the deaths of delivery drivers and protests by their colleagues, they also decided to hold safety campaigns.The Ministry of Employment and Labor signed with Pizza Hut, Mr. Pizza and Domino’s Pizza as well as the Korean Fr
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011