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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Korea enters full election mode
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Bodies of 8 Somali pirates killed in rescue operation removed from freed ship
(Yonhap News)The bodies of eight Somali pirates killed in last month's commando raid on a South Korean freighter have been removed from the ship, the first step in transporting them to Somalia, an official said Thursday.The bodies were being kept in a refrigerator aboard the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry after the Jan. 21 rescue operation to free the cargo ship and its 21 crew members. Five other pirat
PoliticsFeb. 10, 2011
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Safety measures for South Korean PRT in Afghanistan urgently required
The latest rocket attack on a newly built base for South Korean aid workers in Afghanistan calls for thorough security measures for the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) and their base.Five rounds of rocket-propelled grenades were fired toward the base in the city of Charika in the northern Afghan province of Parwan Tuesday evening (local time). Three of them landed in an open area on the base
DefenseFeb. 10, 2011
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Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out in N. Korea: RFA
North Korea has reported an outbreak of the livestock foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease on its soil to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Radio Free Asia said in a report on Thursday. North Korea's agricultural ministry sent a letter to the U.N. organization on Wednesday, notifying it of the outbreak of the contagious animal disease and asking for emergency support, the
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2011
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S. Korean fishing vessel meets EU warship after release from Somali pirates
A South Korean fishing vessel released from four months of captivity in Somalia met with a European Union warship in international waters and all crew members were confirmed safe, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The 241-ton trawler Keummi 305 and its 43 crew members were freed Wednesday four months after the vessel was seized by Somali pirates on Oct. 9. The crew consisted of two Koreans, two C
PoliticsFeb. 10, 2011
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N. Korean military says it won't meet with reluctant S. Korea
North Korea's military said Thursday its side will no longer talk to South Korea as long as Seoul remains reluctant to lower tension, a day after their first defense talks in nearly half a year collapsed despite high anticipation.In a bulletin carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency, the North's delegation to the two-day colonel-level talks said its South Korean counterpart "uni
PoliticsFeb. 10, 2011
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Egypt regime warns of crackdown as revolt spreads
CAIRO, (AFP) - Egypt's embattled regime warned of a military crackdown on Wednesday as massive protests demanding its overthrow spilled out across the country and deadly unrest flared in the remote south. Hundreds of demonstrators marched on parliament from the epicentre of the uprising in Cairo's Tahrir Square the day after the largest protests since the revolt began, as other demonstratio
InternationalFeb. 10, 2011
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Fewer young students going abroad to study
Unlike other Gangnam mothers, Park Sung-hee, 43, does not believe in the effectiveness of studying abroad at an early age.“My children have no problem studying English to prepare for the college entrance exam. Among other things, there are many highly-qualified teachers and private institutes in Seoul too,” said Park, a mother of two residing in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul. “I’m sure that the blind
Social AffairsFeb. 10, 2011
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Korean fishing boat released from 4 months' captivity in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya (Yonhap) -- A South Korean fishing vessel with 43 sailors aboard, including two South Koreans, was released after four months of captivity in Somalia on Wednesday (local time), Seoul's foreign ministry and a local industry source in Kenya said. The 241-ton trawler Keummi 305, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on Oct. 9, and all the crew members were freed around 9 a.m. loca
Social AffairsFeb. 9, 2011
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Koreas’ military talks end with no progress
The inter-Korean working-level military talks broke down after no progress Wednesday, as the two sides failed to narrow their differences over the agenda for the possible high-level meeting, officials at the Ministry of National Defense said.The two Koreas also failed to set a date for another round of the talks, they said.The talks were held for the second consecutive day at the inter-Korean bord
PoliticsFeb. 9, 2011
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S. Korean base in Afghanistan attacked
The base of South Korea’s provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan came under attack from unidentified assailants who fired rocket propelled grenades, but there were no casualties, a Seoul official said Wednesday. The attackers fired five shells, two of which fell within the South Korean base, a Foreign Ministry official said, on the condition of anonymity. “The situation came under control w
PoliticsFeb. 9, 2011
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Half of men say OK to their girlfriends cheating with other girls
Half of men would forgive their girlfriends for cheating on them -- as long as they did so with another woman, a U.S. study has found.Researchers from the University of Texas, in Austin, quizzed 718 students on the subject of cheating. Half the men surveyed said that they would forgive their girlfriends as long as the affair was with a woman. But only 22 percent of men told researchers they could
Social AffairsFeb. 9, 2011
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Italian judges to seek immediate Berlusconi trial
ROME (AFP) ― Italian magistrates on Wednesday will request that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi face a fast-track trial over allegations he had sex with an underage girl and abused his powers to help her.Chief prosecutor Edmondo Bruti Liberati and his fellow judges in Milan have finished an inquiry into allegations that the 74-year-old premier paid for sex with a nightclub dancer nicknamed Ruby t
InternationalFeb. 9, 2011
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Defense minister visits Afghanistan, UAE
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin is on a five-day trip to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, which began Monday with an aim to encourage Korean troops stationed there and enhance defense cooperation with the two countries, officials said Wednesday.It is the first official overseas trip for Kim since he took office last December.On Tuesday, Kim visited the Korean contingent, called the “Ashena
PoliticsFeb. 9, 2011
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Aspiring military officers to face exams
Beginning next year, all aspiring commissioned and non-commissioned officers will be required to pass examinations, a measure to secure more competent military personnel, an official at the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.The official said that the aspiring officers should go through a comprehensive evaluation process to verify an array of factors including their combat skills, command
PoliticsFeb. 9, 2011
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Military commissioning ceremonies merged
A joint commissioning ceremony for all Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps cadets will be held to avoid a “leadership vacuum” while top military officers attend what have previously been separate academy events.The Ministry of National Defense will hold the joint ceremony in the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in South Chungcheong Province in early March, officials said Wednesday.It will be t
DefenseFeb. 9, 2011
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1 billion won found in department store ‘bombs’
Police discovered 1 billion won ($904,000) in suspicious cases originally thought to contain bombs at a department store in Seoul on Wednesday. At 9:02 a.m. the police received a 112 call reporting two suspicious looking cases that might contain explosive material from a storage facility employee. The Yeongdeungpo Police Station responded to the call on the tenth floor of a department store with s
Social AffairsFeb. 9, 2011
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GNP in feud over science belt, airport
President Lee Myung-bak is facing fierce opposition from members of his own Grand National Party over plans for the controversial Science Business Belt and a new hub airport for the southeast region. Since more than 16 million swing votes may come down to these location selections, some GNP members poised to run in next year’s general elections have openly denounced Lee’s plans, reflecting feuds w
Social AffairsFeb. 9, 2011
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North Korea keeping mum about Egypt
Experts say resistance by N.K. military to father-son succession more likely than popular revoltIf there is one thing the ironfisted North Korean regime fears, it’s outside information ― and what that can do to its people. As the world is paying close attention to the antigovernment protests in Egypt, the reclusive North has so far not made any comments regarding the weeks-long situation in the No
PoliticsFeb. 9, 2011
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KF-16 fighter jets carry 'smart' bombs to neutralize N. Korea's artillery
The Air Force said Wednesday that it is deploying satellite-guided joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs) on its KF-16 fighter jets, enhancing the capability to neutralize long-range North Korean artillery. The South Korean Air Force has been working with the U.S. military since 2008 to modify the KF-16's computer systems to carry the all-weather "smart" bombs guided by an internal navigation
DefenseFeb. 9, 2011
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Obama finally quits smoking
US President Barack Obama has finally kicked his craving for the odd cigarette -- and his wife Michelle is "very proud" the former puffer-in-chief can look his kids in the eye and say he doesn't smoke.Obama's struggle to beat his addiction has been a subject of inordinate fascination for the US press, throughout his barnstorming 2008 campaign and in the first two years of his presidency. President
InternationalFeb. 9, 2011