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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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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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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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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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S. Korean man confirmed dead in New Zealand quake
The body of a South Korean man missing in a powerful earthquake in New Zealand has been found, Seoul's ambassador to the country said Friday.The New Zealand police notified South Korea that Yoo Gil-hwan, 24, who went missing along with his sister after their language learning center building collapsed in the 6.3-magnitude quake in Christchurch on Feb. 22, was confirmed dead, according to Amb. Noh
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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Body believed to be that of S. Korean missing in NZ quake found
A body believed to be that of a South Korean man missing in a powerful earthquake in New Zealand has been found, a government official said Friday. The New Zealand government notified South Korea that the body appears to be that of the 24-year-old man, identified only as Yoo, who went missing after his language learning center building collapsed in the 6.3-magnitude quake in Christchurch on Fe
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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Four North Koreans’ decision to live in South may add chill to bilateral relations
North Korea did not respond on Friday to the proposal to send back 27 of the 31 North Koreans whose fishing boat strayed across the western inter-Korean sea border on Feb. 5.Despite Pyongyang’s repeated calls to send all of its nationals back, Seoul has decided to return only 27. The South says that it cannot repatriate the four who wish to stay here, based on “international humanitarian principle
North KoreaMarch 4, 2011
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Coast guard fires on Chinese fishing boat
Officers of the Korea Coast Guard on Thursday fired at a Chinese vessel suspected of illegal fishing in South Korean waters, leaving one fisherman injured, the police said Friday. It was the first time for the Korean authorities to open fire against Chinese fishermen despite growing tensions between the two countries over Chinese boats’ frequent trespassing into Korea’s exclusive economic zone. Ac
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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‘N.K. tightens info control amid Mideast unrest’
South Korea’s intelligence chief said Friday that North Korea was tightening control of information to keep its people from being influenced by the pro-democracy protests in the Middle East. “North Korea is strengthening its ideological training through media statements, fearing domestic spread of the news” that uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia overthrew dictatorships and spread to Libya, Won Sei-ho
PoliticsMarch 4, 2011
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Ambatel leaves guest data exposed
Ambassador Group, Google blame each other for leak of personal dataAmbassador Group, operator of the Grand Ambassador Hotel in Seoul and several others nationwide, is under fire for leaking its guests’ personal information on Google. While Google claims the hotels’ slack management of online firewalls is to blame, the hotel franchise is blaming Google’s reckless indexing of online data, including
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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Ministry to help Korean products gain U.S. FDA approval
The government is planning to support 41 health and cosmetics companies’ advancement into the U.S. market. The “Columbus Project,” to be funded by the ministry and other related agencies, aims to help Korean firms increase their share of the U.S. market from the current 1.1 percent to 3.4 percent by 2015, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday.The 41 companies include some household name
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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Lee calls for rebirth of military
GYERYONGDAE -- Attending an unprecedented joint commissioning ceremony of South Korea's major military academies Friday, President Lee Myung-bak urged his military to be reborn as an "advanced, strong armed forces" through sweeping reform and stressed the importance of teamwork among soldiers "wearing different colors of uniforms." "The military should make a revolutionary change in its syste
PoliticsMarch 4, 2011
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Obama hopes Egypt will follow S. Korea's suit for democratization
U.S. President Barack Obama has suggested that Egypt could become a democracy modeled after South Korea, Indonesia and Chile. Speaking at a meeting with American Jewish leaders at the White House Tuesday, Obama "elaborated on his optimistic vision for Egypt and for democratic change in the Middle East" and expressed optimism that "Egypt could transform itself into a democracy on the model of Ind
PoliticsMarch 4, 2011
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Rocket propelled grenades fall near Korea's Afghan base
Two rounds of rocket propelled grenades fell near the base for South Korean aid workers in Afghanistan Friday, but there were no casualties, a government source said.The grenades exploded on a road outside the base in the city of Charika in northern Afghanistan around 1 a.m. (Korean time), but it was not clear whether the attack targeted the base, the source said. (Yonhap news)아프간 한국기지주변에 로켓포탄 2발 떨어져 아프간 PRT기지 외곽에 로켓포탄 2발 떨어져 아프가니스탄 내 한국 지방재건팀(PRT)의 차리카 기지 외곽에 4일(한국시간) 휴대용 로켓포탄(RPG) 2발이 떨어
DefenseMarch 4, 2011
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Warship Choi Young departs from Libya with 32 S. Koreans aboard
A South Korean warship is on the way to Malta on Friday after departing from Libya with 32 passengers aboard as part of efforts to evacuate its nationals from the North African nation engulfed in bloody turmoil, an official said. The 4,500-ton destroyer Choi Young left the port of Tripoli at 4 p.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Korean time) and is scheduled to arrive at the nearby island of Malta around 7
DefenseMarch 4, 2011
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Man confesses while high, regrets
A repeat drug offender was booked after turning himself in while under the influence of methamphetamines to “become a new man,” but regretted his decision after coming down from the drug.According to the police Thursday, the 34-year-old man identified by his family name Oh bought a gram of methamphetamines at a street value of 800,000 won ($710) moments after being released from a 14-month drug ab
Social AffairsMarch 4, 2011
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Lee stresses respect for others in congregation with Protestants
President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday that he wished the South Korean church could help bring the country together, without mentioning its latest fury over a bill on Islamic bonds. “I hope the Korean church can untie the knots of social conflict and serve as a bridge for national integration,” Lee said during the national prayer breakfast in southern Seoul.“I believe an attitude of understanding a
PoliticsMarch 3, 2011
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Defense Ministry scraps plan to create ‘Joint Forces Command’
The Defense Ministry decided to scrap a plan to create a top military command structure intended to enhance interoperability of its armed forces because of a constitutional challenge and resistance from the Navy and Air Force, officials said Thursday. South Korea had planned to establish the so-called “Joint Forces Command” amid calls to improve interoperability among the three wings of the milita
DefenseMarch 3, 2011
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Parties gear up for April by-elections
Polls to elect three lawmakers, 23 other officialsRival parties are speeding up preparations for the April 27 by-elections as their lists of potential candidates take shape.The ruling Grand National Party and the main opposition Democratic Party are striving to field more competitive personalities for the elections, which are expected to serve as a political weathervane ahead of parliamentary and
PoliticsMarch 3, 2011
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Air Force cuts flying hours as oil prices soar
A significant rise in oil prices has forced the Air Force to slash its authorized flying time and other military wings to take energy-saving steps, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The measures are in line with a government-wide campaign as the price of Dubai crude, which makes up the bulk of South Korea’s imported oil, is hovering around $110 a barrel, following turmoil in the Middle East and
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2011
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Seoul unveils teachers’ guidelines on Dokdo
South Korean schools will systematically reinforce their students’ education regarding the nation’s easternmost islets of Dokdo under special teaching guidelines newly distributed by the Education Ministry, officials said Thursday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology sent comprehensive teaching guidelines to the municipal and provincial education authorities and schools across the nat
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2011
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Rights panel opposes proposal on corporal punishment
The government’s proposed alternatives to corporal punishment at schools could also be a violation of human rights if they cause students physical pain, South Korea’s rights watchdog said Thursday.The Education Ministry in January started taking steps to revise an enforcement ordinance for a related education law, aiming to ban corporal punishment and introduce various other forms of punishment, i
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2011
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GRE offered more frequently
The Graduate Record Examinations, the most widely accepted set of tests adopted by graduate schools, will now be offered up to twice every month in Korea, saving students a flight to Japan.Starting this August, a revised format of the GRE will be offered once or twice every month here in the form of computer-based testing, according to the Educational Testing Services and the Ministry of Science,
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2011
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SNU mulls in-house human rights panel
Move follows dismissal of professor for abusing studentsSeoul National University is considering establishing an in-house human rights watchdog to monitor abuses within the community including violence, corruption and embezzlement.Students will be encouraged to inform the school of their professors’ irregularities under a tight witness protection system and violence among students will be thorough
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2011