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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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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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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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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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Military seeks to add 2,000 to marines
The South Korean military is seeking to add between 1,200 and 2,000 marine troops to its numbers as part of efforts to better defend five northwestern border islands, multiple government sources said Tuesday.The plan to increase the number of marine troops ― which currently stands at around 27,000 ― could lead to the numbers of Army, Navy and Air Force troops also being readjusted, according to th
Feb. 8, 2011
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Navy plans to deploy ship-to-surface missiles in West Sea
The South Korean military plans to deploy ship-to-surface cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers this year on 4,500-ton KDX-II class destroyers operating in the West Sea, a military source said Tuesday.The indigenous Cheonryong missile is capable of attacking key strategic ground targets in North Korea, including its military command posts and surface-to-ship missile bases on the
Feb. 8, 2011
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New heads for National Museum, Cultural Heritage Administration
Choe Kwang-shik, the current director-general of the National Museum of Korea, has been designated as the new administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration, replacing Yi Kun-moo, who was removed from the position Tuesday. Choe Kwang-shik, new administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration. (Yonhap News)Choe, who holds a Ph.D. in history from Korea University, had served as the presi
Feb. 8, 2011
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France to return ancient Korean books by May
Some 297 volumes of Korean royal books taken by France during their war in the 19th century will be returned by the Paris government by May, the Seoul government said Monday. One of the Joseon-period royal books set to return from France (Yonhap News)South Korea and France officially forged a pact Monday over the return of centuries-old “Oegyujanggak books” as follow-up to French President Nicolas
Feb. 8, 2011
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Boat carrying 31 N. Koreans towed into South Korea
Thirty-one North Koreans crossed the tense sea border and arrived on a frontline South Korean island at the weekend, but it is unlikely they are defectors, the Seoul government said Monday. The North Koreans, consisting of 11 men and 20 women, arrived on South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island on a 5-ton fishing boat on Saturday. Their ship has been towed to a nearby port city for investigation, the South
Feb. 7, 2011
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Police corroborate Somali pirate’s shooting charges
Investigators have corroborated charges that a Somali pirate shot the captain of a seized Korean freighter using ballistics evidence, maritime police in Busan said Monday. The evidence includes a bullet removerd from the injured captain and bullet traces on the ship’s wheel house.In addition, the rescued Korean crewmembers of the Samho Jewelry told police that they saw Arai Mahomed shoot the capta
Feb. 7, 2011
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Rival parties at odds over Assembly session
Pro-Lee Myung-bak faction pushes for discussion of constitutional revisionRival parties are at odds over holding an extraordinary National Assembly session this month and a meeting between President Lee Myung-bak and opposition party leader, while a group of governing party lawmakers push for Constitutional amendment. Floor leaders Kim Moo-sung of the ruling Grand National Party and Park Jie-won o
Feb. 7, 2011
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Seoul will be flexible with new emissions trading scheme: Lee
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his government will introduce a carbon emissions trading system in a flexible way, taking impact on businesses into account.“The government is planning to introduce the emissions trading scheme at an opportune time after thoroughly sounding out the opinions of industries,” Lee said in his biweekly radio address.“A business that emits greenhouse gases more t
Feb. 7, 2011
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Pirate admits carrying gun
Police to announce probe results todayA Somali pirate, suspected of shooting the captain of a Korean freighter during a naval rescue operation last month, has admitted that he was carrying a firearm while holding him hostage, in a reversal of his earlier position, according to maritime police in Busan.Arai Mahomed, one of the five pirates captured during the naval commando raid in the Indian Ocean
Feb. 6, 2011
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‘N.K. has ulterior motives for offering talks’
Seoul remains firm that Pyongyang should first show ‘sincerity’Through its continuing overtures for talks with the South, North Korea apparently seeks to be seen taking the initiative to enhance inter-Korean relations that plunged to new lows over two attacks last year, experts here said Sunday.Other motives behind its recent “peace offensive” include creating a mood conducive to the resumption of
Feb. 6, 2011
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Myanmar picks junta insider as president
YANGON (AFP) -- Myanmar named a key retired general as President on Friday, an official said, as the military hierarchy retained its stranglehold on power in the country's new political system.Thein Sein, who shed his army uniform to contest controversial elections last year, "was elected as the president with a majority vote," a Myanmar official told AFP on condition of anonymity.The former junta
Feb. 4, 2011
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Captain Seok put back on respirator
The injured South Korean captain shot by Somali pirates last month was put back on a respirator early on Friday with signs of pneumonia complications, hospital officials said, one day after regaining his consciousness.Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the Korean freighter Samho Jewelry, sustained multiple gunshot wounds during a Jan. 21 rescue operation in the Arabian Sea and received surgery twice in
Feb. 4, 2011
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U.S.-Egypt discuss Mubarak quitting
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of an interim government that could prepare the country for free and fair elections later this year, U.S. officials said. Creation of a military-backed caretaker government in Egypt is one of several ideas being discussed as
Feb. 4, 2011
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Crew of hijacked ship arrives i n S.Korea
BUSAN (Yonhap News) – South Korean crew members of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates last month returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the Navy.The seven crew members, including the ship's first officer, Lee Ki-yong, arrived at Gimhae International Airport, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day and plan to head for the local Coast Guard office to help in the ongoing in
Feb. 2, 2011
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Lee says summit with N.K. leader possible but calls for change
President suggests constitutional revision to meet needs of digital eraPresident Lee Myung-bak reiterated during a televised talk show Tuesday that an inter-Korean summit would be possible if Pyongyang shows a sincere change of attitude.“Six-party negotiations or inter-Korean talks can produce outcome only if North Korea changes its attitude,” Lee said, referring to the North’s past record of repe
Feb. 1, 2011
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Two Koreas agree on Feb. 8 military talks
The two Koreas have agreed to hold working-level military talks at the South-controlled Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom on Feb. 8, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.The agreement to talk came after a string of proposals and counterproposals between the two sides. The North made a proposal last Saturday to hold the talks on Tuesday this week, which Seoul rejected, r
Feb. 1, 2011
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Ex-official named Lee’s top aide for economic affairs
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday named former chief of Statistics Korea Kim Dae-ki as his new top aide for economic affairs.Kim will succeed Choi Joong-kyung, who was appointed minister of knowledge economy last week.Having been in charge of financial management at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, which was later merged into the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Kim became the chief of Stati
Feb. 1, 2011
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Rescued captain remains unconscious
The captain of a rescued South Korean freight vessel is expected to spend the Lunar New Year holidays lying unconscious in a hospital bed, as his medical team said Tuesday he remains in a critical condition. South Korea’s 11,500-ton chemical freighter Samho Jewelry and its 21 crew members were rescued on Jan. 21 by the Navy days after it was seized in waters between Oman and India.All crewmen were
Feb. 1, 2011
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Foreign minister may add Libya to Mideast trip
South Korea’s foreign minister will meet his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates and Algeria next week, during which he is also seeking to visit Libya to patch up a months-long diplomatic row, the ministry here said.“We are currently discussing the details with the Libyan government so that the minister can visit the country upon his trip to the Middle East,” a ministry official said, asking
Feb. 1, 2011
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Shin vows to tackle unemployment among young attorneys
Shin Young-moo, a 65-year-old veteran lawyer whose election as chairperson of the Korean Bar Association was virtually predetermined, has vowed to tackle the unemployment issue facing new attorneys.“This year, the Judicial Research and Training Institute produced 1,000 new attorneys. Of the total, (nearly) 45 percent remain unemployed,” said Shin. “In the local legal market at crossroads, the live
Feb. 1, 2011