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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Lee to deliver New Year's address to nation Monday
President Lee Myung-bak speaks after receiving a policy briefing from the Foreign Ministry at Cheong Wa Dae. (Chung Hee-cho/The Korea Herald)South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will deliver a special New Year's address this week to the nation in a bid to express his intention to strengthen the country's security in the face of North Korea's aggression, his office said Sunday.In his 20-minute mess
PoliticsJan. 2, 2011
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Norway cross-country skiing in Korea
The Norwegian cross-country skiing competition Skarven Race Korea will be held on Jan. 29 in Gangwon Province.This is the third time the Norwegian Embassy is organizing the Skarven Race, which will take place at the Alpensia Cross-country Stadium in Pyeongchang County.“Participation in the race is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to try cross-country skiing,” said Norwegian Ambassador Didr
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Book compiles folktales from Korea, Asia
A new children’s book available from a UNESCO division presents a collection of 27 prominent folktales from 11 East Asian countries.The book, “Telling Tales from Southeast Asia and Korea: Teacher’s Guide,” can boast of being the first of its kind.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding hopes to help tea
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Danish site lists benefits under FTA
The Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement, expected to be implemented from July, represents the beginning of a new era of trading opportunities for both sides.To assist Danish exporters in understanding the new benefits this deal entails, the embassy set up a website with relevant information.The European Union notes that this FTA with South Korea is the most ambitious and far-reaching free trade agreemen
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Center publishes figures for ASEAN, Korea
The ASEAN-Korea Centre has published a book compiling a wide range of information and statistics on ASEAN member states and South Korea.The “2010 ASEAN and Korea in Figures” statistical yearbook contains information on topics such as trade, investment, culture, tourism, and key social indicators of the Association of Southeast Asian member states and Korea shown through tables and diagrams. “This
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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EU awards recognizes efforts to build bridges
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea awards were set up to recognize the role of European companies and government authorities by not only rewarding companies for their dealings, but also by building bridges.Recently the EUCCK held its annual EU-Korea Awards on the occasion of European Union Industrial Cooperation Day.Since they were first held in 2006 to honor EU companies and governme
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Embassy brings new wines into market with flair
No snow or holiday season stops true wine aficionados from tasting a new set of wines to be introduced into the local market. Last week, the Argentina Embassy showcased seven new wines on a day the city had been digging itself out of a 10-cm snowfall just 12 hours previously.“Our wines are famous everywhere,” said the newly arrived Argentina Ambassador Carlos Alberto Arganaraz.“We are among the fi
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Chad has oil; everything changes
African nation aims to break cycle of history and bring in Korean investmentsThe central African nation of Chad is turning a new page in its external policy by building ties with old partners, hoping that they can help develop the country into a modern state. “Links between Chad and (South) Korea go back to 1961, but these links have distanced themselves due to our political turmoil,” remarked Cha
Foreign AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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S. Korea reports another 5 cases of FMD
South Korea confirmed five additional foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks at two beef cattle farms and a milk cattle farm in provincial areas on Sunday despite nationwide quarantine efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious animal disease, provincial government officials said. The South Chungcheong provincial government said two milk cows at a farm in the central city of Cheonan,
Social AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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S. Korean quarantine officials find dead duck infected with bird flu
South Korea has found one dead duck infected with the virulent strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the country, the provincial government said Saturday.The South Gyeongsang provincial government said one of five dead ducks found in the city of Sacheon was infected with the deadly strain of Avian influenza.The provincial government said it designated a 10-kilometer region around the outb
Social AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Police continue search for suspect in armored van robbery
Police continued their search on Sunday for a man suspected of stealing 530 million won (US$472,760) in cash from a armored van in this southeastern city on New Year's Eve. The suspect, thought to be in his 20s or 30s, is still at large after robbing the cash-carrying van that was parked on a college campus on Friday afternoon in Gumi, 261 kilometers south of Seoul.At the time of the theft, the
Social AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2010
(Bloomberg)The smoking rate in South Korea fell in 2010 from a year earlier, the nation's health ministry said Sunday, but it still maintains a higher-than-average rate compared to other advanced OECD nations. According to the survey conducted by the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the smoking rate for people aged 19 or older here reached 39.6 percent last year, down from 43.1 p
Social AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Jogye Order expands temple stay Web site to 6 languages
A business arm of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect said Sunday it has expanded its Web site on temple stay programs to support Chinese, Japanese and three other foreign languages as well as English. The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, affiliated with the Jogye Order, said it has retooled the site (http://eng.templestay.com) so that information on programs is also available in German, Frenc
Social AffairsJan. 2, 2011
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Gov't believe N. Korea willing to seek aid despite artillery attack
North Korea appears willing to push for humanitarian aid from South Korea by calling for cross-border dialogue in its New Year's message, despite tension that soared when the North attacked a South Korean island last year, the government said Saturday.In its analysis of a joint press editorial from Pyongyang, the Unification Ministry in Seoul also warned that the North will continue to create a r
North KoreaJan. 1, 2011
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Two dead, 15 missing as N. Korean cargo ship sinks
Two sailors were killed and 15 remain missing after a North Korean-registered cargo ship sank in the Yellow Sea off China, according to a news report Saturday.The North Korean ship "Kang Bong" sank on Friday morning amid strong gales off Lianyungang Port in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.Three sailors had been rescued, and rescuers recovered the bodies
Social AffairsJan. 1, 2011
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Gov't reports two additional foot-and-mouth outbreaks
The government confirmed two additional foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks on Saturday, despite nationwide quarantine efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious animal disease.The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said cattle at farms in North Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeastern region and Gangwon Province on the east coast tested positive for FMD.All 9
Social AffairsJan. 1, 2011
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Ruling, opposition lawmakers propose 'unification tax' bill
Twelve ruling and opposition lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make it legal for South Korean taxpayers to pay for the expected massive cost of an eventual reunification with North Korea, a ruling party lawmaker said Saturday.While reunification of the two Koreas is still a distant goal, it was the first time that lawmakers proposed such a bill to the National Assembly that would require
PoliticsJan. 1, 2011
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N. Korea calls for improved ties with S. Korea, revival of economy
North Korea called Saturday for improvement in its relations with South Korea and a "full-scale offensive" to revive its moribund economy in its New Year message."Confrontation between north and south should be defused as early as possible," the North said in the joint editorial of its three leading newspapers, Rodong Sinmun, Joson Inmingun and Chongnyon Jonwi, adding nothing is "more vital" than
North KoreaJan. 1, 2011
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India-China border tensions belie leaders’ warm words
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― The theme of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India was “friends not rivals,” but a border dispute remains a source of tension and, analysts warn, potential conflict between the Asian giants.The joint communiqu that concluded Wen’s recent visit barely mentioned the long-standing border issue, as both sides sought to highlight areas of agreement with an ambitious plan to double trade to 100 billion dollars by 2015.The only reference was a vague pledge to try and “maintain p
InternationalDec. 26, 2010
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WikiLeaks founder to meet U.K. police
LONDON (AFP) ― WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was Monday arranging to meet with British police, his lawyer said, as the net tightened around the man behind the release of a hoard of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.Swedish authorities want to quiz the elusive 39-year-old Australian ― whose website is in the process of releasing tens of thousands of U.S. cables ― on suspicion of crimes including rape.Assange’s lawyer, Mark Stephens, said British police had telephoned him to say they have received
InternationalDec. 7, 2010