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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Military minces words on reform
Generals are still too attached to decorations, outfitsWithdrawing the plan to detach the star-studded plates from military generals’ sedans has prompted concerns over whether the top brass’ reform drive is eroding.At the beginning of this year, the Army leadership asked generals to remove the plates ― a longtime symbol of their pride and authority ― displaying its strong resolve to revamp the mil
PoliticsJan. 11, 2011
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NASA spots tiny Earth-like planet
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― NASA has spotted a tiny, rocky planet about the size of Earth doing a speedy orbit of a star outside our solar system, but its scorching temperatures are too hot for life, the space agency said Monday.The exoplanet, named Kepler-10b, is the smallest-ever planet discovered outside our solar system, and was located by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft.It is about 1.4 times the size of Eart
InternationalJan. 11, 2011
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Top auditor nominee yet to make decision
President Lee Myung-bak’s chief state auditor nominee Chung Tong-ki said Tuesday he was preparing for the parliamentary confirmation hearing despite growing pressure from political parties to withdraw from his position. “I will do what I have to do,” Chung said in response to a reporter’s question on whether he was getting ready for next week’s confirmation hearing as he entered his office in Seou
PoliticsJan. 11, 2011
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Seoul to assist acquisitions of foreign firms
A presidential council said Tuesday it will support Korean businesses’ mergers and acquisitions of foreign companies as part of efforts to raise national competitiveness, benchmarking a Chinese policy. “We will seek to strengthen Korean companies’ global investment capabilities to encourage M&As of competent overseas firms, especially in the energy and resources sector,” Kang Man-soo, chief of the
PoliticsJan. 11, 2011
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Book of condolences opened for Czech hero
The Czech Republic Embassy in Korea has set up a book of condolences in memory of former Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier, who was a key player behind the establishment of diplomatic relations between Czechoslovakia and South Korea.Dienstbier was the first post-communist and democratic minister of foreign affairs of Czechoslovakia as well as the leading personality of the Czechoslovak
Foreign AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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‘Philippines interested in nuclear power plants’
South Korea may have a new customer for its nuclear power plant technology.The Philippines, a longtime ally to Korea, expressed interest during a three-day visit by their Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo.While the details are still being discussed in Manila, the Southeast Asian nation believes that nuclear technology is an ideal option to replace fossil fuels and help protect their environment.“We
Foreign AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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GNP chief distances party from administration
The chairman of the ruling Grand National Party vowed Tuesday to pay more attention to public demand while backing government policies, a significant wording as his party remains at odds with President Lee Myung-bak over a controversial chief state auditor nominee.His party has and will continue to actively support policies by the conservative Lee government, but at the same time will “make the ut
PoliticsJan. 11, 2011
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Korea gives $100,000 of cholera drugs to Haiti
The government has donated medicines to fight cholera to the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Haiti, officials said. The delivery ― worth $100,000 ― which was made on Dec. 28 via the Korea International Cooperation Agency is expected to fight the epidemic in the Caribbean state. “The cooperation between South Korea and Republic of Haiti is a cooperation model between both states. This n
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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4-year term sought for environment activist Choi
The prosecution has requested that a local court sentence Choi Yul of the Korea Green Foundation to four years in prison and an 130 million won ($113,000) fine for his alleged embezzlement.Officers of the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office told Judge Kim Woo-jin of Seoul Central District Court at a trial that the case is serious because Choi leads one of the most influential civic groups. “Civic ac
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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Humans could reach their upper athletic limits within 10 years
The human body is capable of running 100 meters in 9.51 seconds, about 0.07 seconds faster than the current world record held by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, Korean researchers have suggested. It could take up to 10.55 years for humans to reach this estimated upper limit, after which the chances of performance improvement is extremely low, said professor Chang Yu-sang of KDI School of Public
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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Military academies may merge ceremonies
The Ministry of National Defense is seeking to hold a joint commission ceremony for all military academies, officials said Tuesday.The move is aimed at reducing the cost of holding all the ceremonies separately. It is also in line with military efforts to curtail administrative procedures and enhance interoperability among the Army, Navy and Air Force, the officials said.According to the plan unde
PoliticsJan. 11, 2011
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U.S. urges N.K. to take steps for talks
Pyongyang slams Seoul's rejection of dialogueSEOUL/WASHINGTON ― The U.S. affirmed Monday that Pyongyang should take concrete steps to renounce provocations if it is committed to “constructive” dialogue.“There are still things that North Korea must do to make it clear that that kind of dialogue would be productive,” said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley.“I would say that first and foremost
North KoreaJan. 11, 2011
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Gates calls for China’s cooperation on N.K. issues
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called for closer cooperation with China in defusing tensions on the Korea Peninsula and denuclearizing North Korea.Speaking to reporters in Beijing after meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, Gates stressed the need for “maintaining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula by facilitating engagement betwee
North KoreaJan. 11, 2011
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Military pension contributions rise, payouts frozen
The Defense Ministry is seeking to make a revision to a law governing the military pension system that would eventually increase pay-ins while keeping payouts at the current level, officials said Tuesday.The revision is aimed at repairing the military pension system as it struggles with chronic deficits because more money is needed to meet payouts for a growing number of retired military officers
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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Why the CIA is spying on a changing climate
WASHINGTON ― Last summer, as torrential rains flooded Pakistan, a veteran intelligence analyst watched closely from his desk at CIA headquarters just outside the capital.For the analyst, who heads the CIA’s year-old Center on Climate Change and National Security, the worst natural disaster in Pakistan’s history was a warning.“It has the exact same symptoms you would see for future climate change e
InternationalJan. 11, 2011
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Brain changes explain why teens have no fear
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The brain undergoes changes in adolescence that suppress fearful experiences learned in childhood, said a study released Monday that could explain why teenagers act so brashly at times. Scientists studied the fear responses of mice for clues about how adolescents would react to situations that resembled prior experiences that involved pairing of electric shocks and tonal n
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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NASA finds smallest planet outside solar system
WASHINGTON — A NASA telescope has found the smallest planet outside our solar system and it is rocky just like Earth. But it is way too hot for any life. One side of the planet is about 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit. The planet is called Kepler 10-b after the telescope that found it.NASA scientist Natalie Batalha (Bah-TAL'-ya) said the planet is about 1.4 times the size of Earth and has a mass about 4
InternationalJan. 11, 2011
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Ex-NASA worker charged military tech sale to SKorea
(MCT)WASHINGTON - An American who worked for NASA was charged with illegally shipping infrared military technology to South Korea, the Department of Justice announced Monday.Kue Sang Chun, 66, of Avon Lake, Ohio, was charged with one count of illegally exporting US defense articles and one count of knowingly making and subscribing a false US individual income tax return, the department said.Chun,
InternationalJan. 11, 2011
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Three-year-old girl beats breast cancer
(captured from Daily Mail)The youngest person ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer has made a full recovery at the age of three, reported the Daily Mail on Sunday. When Melanie Hunter found a little lump on her daughter Aleisha’s chest, she thought it was a harmless cyst. “It was a tiny little hard lump, the size of a pea,” Melanie told the Daily Mail. After hospital tests, Melanie was told it
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2011
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Turtle on wheels
A male turtle named Zvilka lost the use of his back legs after he got run over by a lawn mower. The serious injury fractured his spine and disabled his back legs. (Captured from Telegraph video clip)Now he is able to move again with the help of wheels, British newspaper the Telegraph reported Wednesday. According to the report, the Israeli Wild Animal Hospital attached wheels to his abdomen to hel
InternationalJan. 11, 2011