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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Natl. Assembly to pass bill mandating new probe into Itaewon tragedy
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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24 Chinese sailors arrested for violence on S. Korean officers
(Yonhap) -- South Korean maritime police said Sunday they have arrested 24 Chinese sailors who violently resisted the authority's crackdown on their illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea. The latest clash took place in waters near the western port city of Incheon on Nov. 27, when Chinese sailors aboard three vessels fought against Korean maritime police officers, hurling fishing gears and wielding steel pipes at them, Incheon Coast Guard officials said. Four officers sustained minor injuries i
Dec. 9, 2012
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Ministry discloses list of habitual tax delinquents
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security unveiled the names of the worst tax delinquents Sunday with former Hansol Group vice chairman Cho Dong-man and GS Engineering and Construction topping the lists of individuals and corporations, respectively. The disclosure is part of the government’s efforts to tighten its reins on high-income tax dodgers and address growing concerns of the budget balance. The list includes 7,546 individuals and 3,983 corporations that owe at least 30 million wo
Dec. 9, 2012
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Mandatory dog registration to start in Seoul next year
All dogs three months or older in Seoul should carry registered labels on microchips, pendants or tags that can identify them when lost beginning next year, the city government said Sunday.Otherwise their owners will be fined 1 million won ($924) under a new regulation aimed to better protect pets.Dog owners can choose from three types for the registration: electronic microchips which are embedded under dogs’ skin, electronic pendants that have microchips in them, and tags on which the owners’ n
Dec. 9, 2012
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Police to have more leeway in probing U.S. soldiers
The Korean police are permitted to conduct preliminary investigations into U.S. Army officers and soldiers who are caught red-handed in criminal cases before they hand them over to the U.S. military police, the National Police Agency said Sunday. The police will also have the right to investigate all types of crimes committed by the U.S. servicemen under detention.Previously the U.S. military was only required to give “sympathetic consideration” when Korea requested a transfer even before indict
Dec. 9, 2012
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Kettle heralds season of giving and sharing
On the shopping streets of Myeong-dong, it is hard to miss the sound of a bell rung by a man clad in a military-style black coat and hat.Standing beside a tripod with a bright red kettle hanging from it, and facing a line of trees and buildings glistening with Christmas lights, the man continues to ring the bell to attract attention.The sound, the handbell, the kettle and the man are all too familiar to hundreds of Korean passersby at this time of the year, when the cold begins to bite.They have
Dec. 7, 2012
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Salvation Army keeps red kettle on
The red collection kettles so familiar in Korea at this time of year each have a red shield inscribed with “Gusegun,” Salvation Army in Korean.The Salvation Army, a charity organization, was founded by William Booth who preached in slum areas in London in 1865 to the poor and labor workers who were excluded from churches at the time. First called the Christian Mission, the charity organization was given its current name in 1878. The SA did not only evangelize to the marginalized such as thieves,
Dec. 7, 2012
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Commander hopes to see a Korean become general
Park Man-hee, Korea’s territorial commander and commissioner of the Salvation Army, has dedicated his life to serving those in need since the late 1960s when he first attended an Army church.With less than a year left to his retirement and the expiration of his three-year command post, Park’s remaining wishes are to see a younger commander carry on the Korean Army’s long-term plan under God, and one day see a Korean voted general of the Salvation Army, which is based in London and administers an
Dec. 7, 2012
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Rate of drinking ‘poktanju’ highest among those in 20s
Almost one-third of Koreans aged 15 and above have drunk “poktanju” ― a mixture of spirits and beer ― this year, with nearly half of those in their 20s having done so.According to the survey conducted by the Korean Food Drug Agency 626 of 2,066 respondents, or 30.3 percent, said they had more than one glass of the Korean boilermaker. The rate of people drinking poktanju was highest among those in their 20s, with 49.2 percent, followed by people in their 30s and 40s with 34.9 percent and 32 perce
Dec. 7, 2012
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Senior prosecutor indicted on bribery charges
Kim Kwang-jun, a senior prosecutor in Seoul, was indicted Friday on bribery and influence-peddling charges in the largest-ever corruption case involving an incumbent prosecutor. The 51-year-old official of Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office is accused of receiving money and entertainment worth over 1 billion won ($922,934) from several people, including a fugitive con artist, in return for favors, a special prosecutor investigating the case said. Kim has been under arrest since mid-November. “We’re
Dec. 7, 2012
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Wife-killer doctor gets 20-yr sentence in retrial
A medical doctor was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a retrial on Friday for murdering his pregnant wife.The 32-year-old doctor surnamed Baek initially received the same jail sentence by a district court and an appeals court for strangling his nine-month pregnant wife to death during an early-morning quarrel early last year.The Supreme Court, however, overturned an appeals court's conviction and sent the case back to the Seoul High Court for reconsideration, citing a lack of objective evidenc
Dec. 7, 2012
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S. Korea issues power shortage alert
South Korea's state-run electricity distributor issued a power shortage alert Friday due to a surge in electricity consumption caused by cold temperatures.The Korea Power Exchange issued the "watch" warning, the fourth-highest level, at 11:25 a.m. as the country's electricity reserve dropped below 4 million kilowatts for more than 20 minutes.The company's "attention," the third-highest level, comes when the reserve level drops to between 2 million and 3 million kilowatts. The second-highest warn
Dec. 7, 2012
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Female suspect in sex scandal sues Internet users for leaking photo
A female criminal suspect, accused of offering sex to a prosecutor questioning her in return for leniency, sued three people for circulating her photo on the Internet, the woman's lawyer said Thursday.A photo of the 42-year-old woman began to spread on the Internet when the sex scandal was reported by news media in late November. More photos of her were later put online.The woman asked the police to investigate those who had leaked and circulated her photo on Nov. 28 for the first time, the lawy
Dec. 6, 2012
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Prosecutors find evidence in fake Iran trade case
Korean prosecutors’ inquiry into suspicions that a Korean firm carried out fake intermediary trade with Iran is expected to move forward with the emergence of circumstantial evidence.There is a big gap between the amount of money the firm received from Iran for its marble exports last year and the amount Tehran appears to have actually paid, according to Yonhap News.Some observers suspect that the Islamic republic used the Korean firm to launder money deposited in the Iranian central bank’s won-
Dec. 6, 2012
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Parents in nerve-wracking battle to grab spots in kindergartens
It’s been one hectic and nerve-wrecking morning for Hwang Jin-ah. Four of her family ― Hwang with her 3-year-old daughter, husband, and her 71-year-old mother ― were mobilized to take part in three lotteries on Wednesday morning, taking place at different locations between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. They briefed each other through cell phones about the size of the crowd gathered and how the draw was processing. “Thankfully, my husband picked the lucky number in a draw that he attended. We are so reliev
Dec. 6, 2012
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S. Korea’s corruption index falls
South Korea’s transparency ranking has slipped for the second consecutive year, placing the country 45th among 176 nations analyzed by Transparency International.According to the Transparency International, Korea’s Corruption Perceptions Index came in at 56 points out of a possible 100. Last year the country scored 5.4 out of 10 to come in at 43rd. In 2009 and 2010, the country was perceived as the 39th least corrupt country.The fall in South Korea’s ranking is thought to have been caused by cor
Dec. 6, 2012
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Education office candidates stray into politics, ideology
Ideological divides and political accusations eclipsed policy debate in the first and only televised discussion in the by-election for Seoul education chief Thursday. Five candidates led by conservative former Education Minister Moon Yong-lin and former teachers’ union chief Lee Soo-ho sparred over a range of issues including private education costs, the public education system and students’ and teachers’ rights. The three others are law professor Lee Sang-myun, Seoul education bureaucrat Nam Se
Dec. 6, 2012
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UNHCR holds symposium on Korea’s new refugee act
The Korean office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the National Assembly Human Rights Forum will hold a symposium next Wednesday to discuss ways to successfully implement the new Refugee Act.The legislation, which was passed by the National Assembly in December 2011, will come into force on July 1, 2013.Experts and officials, including UNHCR Korea Representative Anne Mary Campbell and NAHRF Chairman Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, will discuss refugee policies under the new law.This
Dec. 6, 2012
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Heavy snow disrupts air traffic in Korea
Heavy snowfall that hit the central part of South Korea disrupted dozens of domestic and international flights on Wednesday, the state-run airport operator said. At least 15 international flights and two domestic flights bound for the Incheon International Airport were canceled as the weather agency issued a warning for snow earlier in the day, the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) said.Heavy snow forced 29 flights bound for Incheon and 66 flights departing from the main gateway to be delayed, it
Dec. 5, 2012
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SNU confirms research fraud
Seoul National University concluded Wednesday that its professor Kang Soo-kyung, a leading stem cell researcher, fabricated much of her research.The university announced following an ethics committee meeting that Kang, associate professor at the college of veterinary medicine, had fabricated data in 14 papers published in journals from 2010-2012.She admitted earlier that there were some “simple mistakes” in her papers, but claimed that she had no intention of distorting the data.The ethics commi
Dec. 5, 2012
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College student to host massive Christmas Eve matchmaking event
For many singles, Christmas is not exactly a day to celebrate but to suffer. To save those worrying about spending the romantic day at home, a 26-year-old college student came up with one striking idea.Titled “Solo Battle,” Yoo Tae-hyung, a student at Kwangwoon University said he will host instant matchmaking event at Yeouido Park, central Seoul on Christmas Eve. The event, currently being promoted on Facebook, has already drawn about 35,000 people signing up for the event, including celebrities
Dec. 5, 2012