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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Liberal bloc moves to rewrite student rights ordinance
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Lee calls for thorough probe into savings bank scandal
President Lee Myung-bak called on law enforcement agencies and political parties to thoroughly get to the bottom of an influence-peddling scandal involving a corruption-laden savings bank to restore public trust, his aides said Wednesday. His remarks came as a parliamentary investigation committee h
Aug. 3, 2011
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S. Korea officially recognizes wartime kidnap victims
South Korea acknowledged Tuesday that 55 people were abducted by North Korea during the Korean War six decades ago, marking the first official recognition of kidnap victims.The announcement, intended to disclose the truth about kidnap victims during the 1950-53 war and restore their honor, came near
Aug. 2, 2011
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Panel confirms 55 citizens abducted by N. Korea
A government panel to verify kidnappings of South Koreans by North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War officially confirmed 55 South Korean abductees for the first time, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday.The National Committee on Investigating Abductions during the Korean War, which is headed
Aug. 2, 2011
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DP slams P.M., Cheong Wa Dae over savings banks scandal
Opposition lawmakers once again lashed out at the presidential and prime minister’s offices for neglecting their supervisory duties during a special committee meeting on the savings banks state investigation on Tuesday. “President Lee Myung-bak promised in June to fully cooperate in the savings bank
Aug. 2, 2011
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GNP chief vows to strengthen policies for ordinary people
The chief of the ruling Grand National Party said Tuesday that his party’s move to withdraw additional tax cuts for conglomerates is aimed at strengthening policies for ordinary working households.The tax cuts for businesses and high-earning individuals, which form the backbone of President Lee Myun
Aug. 2, 2011
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Korea-U.S. FTA bill holds back August assembly
Parties are still conflicted as to whether to open the parliament’s August provisional session scheduled for this month, especially regarding the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.“The August session must be held to deal with urgent pending issues such as the recent flood damage and Hanjin Heavy Indus
Aug. 1, 2011
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Presidential aide arrives on East Sea island to block
A top aide to President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday arrived at a South Korean island in the East Sea in an effort to thwart a planned trip by three Japanese lawmakers seen as an attempt to reassert Tokyo's claim to the Korean territory.Lee Jae-oh, a lawmaker of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) who
Aug. 1, 2011
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Korean junior diplomat to work at U.S. State Dept. for first time
A Korean foreign service official is to work at the U.S. Department of State for the first time as part of a personnel exchange program between Korea and the U.S. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Kim Hye-jin, a 29-year-old female diplomat, has been chosen for the stint. Kim currently works at the ministry’s North Korean Nuclear Affairs Bureau. She will start in August, although t
July 31, 2011
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Three Japanese lawmakers vow to visit island near Dokdo
TOKYO (Yonhap News) -- Three Japanese lawmakers vowed Saturday they will go ahead with their trip to a Korean island next week, a day after Seoul formally informed Tokyo that it will bar them from entry.Korea quickly reaffirmed its stance on Saturday that immigration officials will deny entry to the lawmakers upon their planned arrival at an airport on Monday and send them back to Japan.The loomin
July 31, 2011
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S. Korea, Bolivia to cooperate on lithium battery business
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- South Korea and Bolivia agreed on Friday to cooperate on a lithium battery business with the two countries seeking to set up a joint venture here to produce parts for rechargeable batteries.In April 2009, the two countries signed a deal to develop lithium resources in the South American country, which boasts nearly half of the world's known reserves.The deal allows South Korean
July 30, 2011
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Five S. Koreans 'arrested for spying for N. Korea'
SEOUL, July 29, 2011 (AFP) - South Korean prosecutors have arrested five people on charges of spying for North Korea, a report said Friday.The five, led by an information technology company chief identified only as Kim, were charged with violating South Korea's security law, Yonhap news agency said.They were accused of setting up an underground communist group on the instructions of an espionage u
July 29, 2011
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Lee pays respect to policeman killed while trying to rescue citizen from flood waters
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak paid his respect Friday to a young conscripted policeman who was killed while trying to rescue a citizen from a stream swollen in this week's torrential rains.Lee offered flowers and a moment of silence before the funeral photo of the 21-year-old policeman, Cho Min-soo, who was found dead Thursday after being swept away in flood waters in Dongduch
July 29, 2011
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Row escalating over island visit by Japan lawmakers
Seoul plans to slap entry ban on fourA diplomatic conflict between South Korea and Japan is escalating as four Japanese lawmakers are pushing ahead with their plan to visit Ulleung Island, while Seoul plans to ban their entry into the country.Despite repeated warnings, the lawmakers of Japan’s main opposition Liberal Democratic Party have stuck to their plan to visit the island, the closest they c
July 29, 2011
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N.K. vows to begin disposal of resort assets
Seoul hints it could rely on international law to resolve issueNorth Korea on Friday notified South Korea that it would begin taking “practical steps” to dispose of South Korean assets at its Mount Geumgang resort, a move that could further aggravate inter-Korean ties.Friday was the deadline by which the North had demanded the South “dispose of its rights to the properties” at the scenic resort on
July 29, 2011
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Parties focus on flood countermeasures
GNP calls for emergency action; DP slams Seoul’s ‘neglect’ of safety dutiesAmid the record-breaking flood damage in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, political parties cancelled most of their parliamentary schedules and focused on aid measures and victims’ relief activities.The Grand National Party was especially tense as Seocho-gu and Gangseo-gu, the two districts hardest hit, are both represented by
July 28, 2011
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Lee not to grant special pardon for Liberation Day
President Lee Myung-bak will not grant special pardons for local prisoners and convicted people on the National Liberation Day, which falls on Aug. 15, one of Lee's close aides said Thursday. South Korea's president usually grants a special pardon in commemoration of major national holidays. The Liberation Day marks the end of the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula. "This yea
July 28, 2011
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GNP to push special law for savings banks victims
The ruling Grand National Party set to work on legal measures to guarantee comensation for the victims of the savings bank scandal.GNP members of the special committee met with Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Seok-dong and Financial Supervisory Service Governor Kwon Hyouk-se on Wednesday to discuss the revision of related laws and the legislation of a special law, officials said.“The go
July 27, 2011
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S. Korean pastor indicted over celebrating N.K. founder's birthday
A South Korean pastor was indicted on charges of secretly entering North Korea to celebrate the birthday of the late North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, prosecutors said Wednesday.The pastor, a U.S. resident who was identified only by his surname Hong, is accused of visiting the communist state in April without government approval, and taking part in celebrations of the late leader's birth on April
July 27, 2011
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Letter from U.K. urges passage of N. Korea rights bill
Some members of the U.K. Parliament have sent letters to major political parties in Korea, urging them to work together to pass a long-delayed bill on North Korean human rights, a North Korea watcher here said. “Twenty U.K. MPs sent the letter on July 20, directed to four major political parties of Korea,” Ha Tae-keung, who runs Open Radio for North Korea, a Seoul-based radio station that broadcas
July 26, 2011
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GNP floor leader spurs tuition talks
Grand National Party floor leader Hwang Woo-yea urged the parliamentary education committee to accelerate the university tuition cut discussions and come up with detailed measures by the beginning of the fall semester.“I have been told that the education committee has made little progress lately,” said Rep. Hwang in the ruling party’s floor meeting on Tuesday.“Should the committee fail to reach a
July 26, 2011