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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Will civic candidates for Seoul mayor join parties?
Lee, Park against joining intra-party polls for candidate selectionAs two influential figures from civil society have expressed their intention to run for Seoul mayor by-election, attention is being drawn to whether they will join any political parties for the crucial vote slated for Oct. 26.T
Sept. 18, 2011
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Inquiry of presidential aide, power blackouts put pressure on Lee
Politicians and government officials are holding their breath as senior presidential aide Kim Du-woo faces prosecutorial interrogation this week over his connections with an indicted lobbyist who tried to save a corrupt mutual savings bank.The implication of President Lee Myung-bak’s top secretary f
Sept. 18, 2011
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Koreas to hold nuke talks on Sept. 21
N. Korea’s uranium enrichment program expected to top the agendaThe two Koreas agreed to hold a second round of denuclearization talks in China on Wednesday, where they will discuss the conditions for the resumption of the six-party negotiations, a Seoul official said Sunday.The Seoul delegation wil
Sept. 18, 2011
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Parties to clash over U.S. FTA again
Opposition parties hang onto hardline position on ratification billRuling and opposition parties are preparing to lock horns once again over the free trade agreement between Korea and the U.S. Main opposition Democratic Party lawmakers on the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and trade left
Sept. 18, 2011
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[URGENT] Knowledge economy minister says he is ready to resign
Knowledge Economy Minister Choi Joong-kyung on Sunday said he will take full responsibility over the recent nationwide blackouts that inconvenienced many businesses and private citizens.In a news conference, Choi said he did not plan to cling to his post, hinting that he may step down, for the power
Sept. 18, 2011
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Power cuts hit military units, lawmaker says
Last week’s massive power outages affected 124 military facilities including frontline units and radar bases, an opposition lawmaker revealed on Sunday. Citing data from the Defense Miniistry Rep. Shin Hak-yong of the Democratic Party said 116 Army facilities and eight Air Force bases suffered elect
Sept. 18, 2011
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2 state power firms face audit over massive blackouts
The government has launched an audit into the state power monopoly and distributor to find out the exact cause of this week's massive blackouts that left millions of homes without electricity for hours, officials said Saturday.Massive blackouts occurred on Thursday as unseasonal heat waves raised el
Sept. 18, 2011
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Second lawyer activist emerges ...in mayoral race
Lee hopes to stand for conservative bloc, including ruling partyThe race for Seoul mayor by-election got a jolt as Lee Seog-yeon, a former minister of government legislation with long experience of civic activities, indicated his intention to run as a unified conservative candidate.If he takes on Pa
Sept. 16, 2011
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GNP refers U.S. FTA bill despite opposition
The ruling Grand National Party referred the long-pending Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ratification bill to the parliamentary panel, despite resistance from opposition parties.“I hereby submit the free trade bill to the foreign affairs committee,” Rep. Nam Kyung-pil, GNP lawmaker and committee ch
Sept. 16, 2011
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Free trade pact with U.S. introduced in parliamentary committee
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) - South Korea's ruling Grand National Party (GNP) presented a long-pending free trade agreement with the U.S. to a parliamentary committee Friday in the first step toward its ratification despite objections from opposition parties.The trade pact, signed in 2007 and supplemen
Sept. 16, 2011
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Health minister nominee will not raise cigarette prices excessively
Health and Welfare Minister-nominee Rim Che-min indicated Thursday that he will not seek to raise cigarette prices excessively during his term.In the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing Thursday,Rim said tobacco prices are closely related to everyday lives of ordinary people. Asked by Rep. Jeon
Sept. 16, 2011
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Top presidential aide offers to resign over savings bank scandal
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Senior Secretary to President for Public Relations Kim Du-woo offered to step down on Thursday over allegations he had ties to a lobbyist at the center of a corruption scandal involving a troubled savings bank.Kim submitted his resignation to Presidential C
Sept. 15, 2011
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GNP turns to Na for mayoral race
Lawmaker fast narrowing opinion poll gap with liberal candidate ParkRep. Na Kyung-won of the Grand National Party is once again gaining momentum as the party’s likely candidate for next month’s race for Seoul mayor as the polls show her catching up with potential candidate Park Won-soon.According to
Sept. 15, 2011
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S. Korea proposes talks with Japan over comfort women
South Korea proposed an official bilateral discussion with Japan to address issues concerning former “comfort women” who were forcibly taken by its army for sexual slavery during World War II, officials said Thursday.It is the first time for Seoul to make such a proposal to the Tokyo government, whi
Sept. 15, 2011
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Three-way talks on gas pipeline speed up
South and North Korean officials visit Moscow simultaneouslyThe project to pipe Siberian gas through North Korea to South Korea, which is expected to be economically beneficial for all three countries, is shaping up as South and North Korean officials visit Moscow for working-level talks.Constructio
Sept. 15, 2011
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Health minister nominee won’t raise cigarette prices excessively
Health and Welfare Minister-nominee Rim Che-min indicated Thursday that he will not seek to raise cigarette prices excessively during his term. In the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing Thursday, Rim said tobacco prices are closely related to everyday lives of ordinary people. Asked by Re
Sept. 15, 2011
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Korea, Colombia agree to seal trade deal this year
President Lee Myung-bak and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday agreed to seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement and to develop bilateral relations beyond economic interests.The two leaders agreed to upgrade their half-century-old ties to a “strategic cooperative partnersh
Sept. 15, 2011
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S. Korea proposes talks with Japan over wartime sex slaves
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday proposed holding talks with Japan to discuss the issue of Tokyo's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, an issue that has long been one of the thorns in relations between the two nations.The Foreign Ministry called in Nobukatsu Ka
Sept. 15, 2011
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Blue House to crack down on civil service sleaze
The presidential office has drawn up a list of unethical practices considered common in bureaucracy, such as personal use of official credit cards, and sent it to ministries and agencies as part of efforts to tighten discipline in officialdom, an official said Wednesday.“There are practices that min
Sept. 14, 2011
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Minister nominees grilled in hearing
Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Unification Minister-nominee Yu Woo-ik and Gender Equality Minister-nominee Kim Kum-lae, both close aides to President Lee Myung-bak.In the parliamentary foreign affairs committee’s confirmation hearing, Yu was slammed for lacking professional knowledge and experience
Sept. 14, 2011