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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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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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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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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Prosecutors summon parents over massive admission fraud at foreign schools
The parents of dozens of students attending foreign schools in Seoul were summoned for questioning over suspicions that the students gained admission based on fraudulent documents, prosecutors said Friday.The parents, including the 39-year-old wife of a lawyer working for one of the country's largest law firms, were questioned about submitting fabricated documents to falsely identify their childre
Sept. 14, 2012
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Park seeks to resolve Jeongsu Foundation furore
The ruling Saenuri Party presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye took steps aimed to end the controversy surrounding a scholarship foundation set up by her father late President Park Chung-hee that has received flak from her detractors.In an interview with a local daily, Park said criticism being lodged by her political opponents have effectively tarnished the image and purpose of the Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation.The 60-year-old lawmaker, who won her party’s presidential candidacy on Aug. 20, then
Sept. 14, 2012
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Chaebol kids implicated in admission scam at foreign schools
Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating a large number of parents including “chaebol,” or conglomerate, families who used forged documents to enroll their children in schools for foreigners in Seoul.As many as 60 people who bought forged documents from a broker to meet the requirements for enrolling their children in a foreign school are being questioned. Under local regulations, children who have a parent with foreign citizenship are able to study at foreign schools. As foreign sc
Sept. 14, 2012
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Ex-KCC chief jailed for 2.5 years for bribery
Choi See-joong, the country’s former communications chief and one of the closest confidants of President Lee Myung-bak, was sentenced Friday to a two-and-a-half year term in prison and 600 million won ($536,834) in fines for accepting bribes from a local construction company in return for influence peddling.The 75-year-old Choi was arrested and indicted in May on charges of taking 800 million won in bribes from property developer Pi City through broker Lee Dong-ryul on 13 occasions between July
Sept. 14, 2012
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Ex-communications chief sentenced to 2.5 yrs in prison for bribe taking
Choi See-joong, the country's former communications chief and one of the closest confidants of President Lee Myung-bak, was sentenced Friday to a two-and-a-half year term in prison and 600 million won (US$536,834) in fines for accepting bribes from a local construction company in return for influence peddling.The 75-year-old Choi was arrested and indicted in May on charges of taking 800 million wo
Sept. 14, 2012
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Conservationists issue plea to save world’s 100 most threatened species
Conservation experts released a list this week of the world’s 100 most threatened species and warned that only a changed public and government mindset could save them from imminent extinction.The list compiled by the Zoological Society of London in a report titled “Priceless or Worthless?” comprised 100 animals, plants and fungi deemed first in line for extinction.“All the species listed are unique and irreplaceable. If they vanish, no amount of money can bring them back,” said the report’s co-a
Sept. 13, 2012
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Busan water forum to discuss water crisis
Thousands of academics, professionals and business people from around the world are to gather in the southern port city of Busan this week to discuss the global water crisis. At BEXCO on Sunday, the IWA 2012 World Water Congress and Exhibition will kick off its six-day run from Sept. 16 to 21, packed with workshops, exhibitions, business forums and various social events. “More than 7,000 participants from about 130 countries are expected to attend,” the International Water Association, the organ
Sept. 13, 2012
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A bear problem
Korea called on to act on bear farming for bileIn July, two bears were shot dead by hunters hired by the police, after they escaped from a farm in Yongin in the outskirts of Seoul. They were among about 100 Asiatic black bears on the farm, locked up in sweltering, cramped steel cages. Three months prior to that, another bear had run away from the farm and faced the same fate. Asiatic black bears, or moon bears, are a globally endangered species. The Korean government has been trying for years t
Sept. 13, 2012
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S. Korea to expand chemical castration for sex offenders
South Korea will expand chemical castration to include those convicted of sex crimes against minors under 19 and retroactively apply the law on disclosing personal information of sex offenders, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Thursday.The measure follows growing calls for tougher punishment against sex offenders and stronger preventive measures, including the medical treatment program in the wake of a recent string of such violent crimes victimizing women and children.Under current law, t
Sept. 13, 2012
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P.M.’s Office to move into new administrative city this week
The Prime Minister’s Office said Wednesday it will begin moving into the newly built administrative hub in central South Korea later this week.Sejong City, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, came officially into being as a “special autonomous city” in July to be home to 16 central government offices and 20 subsidiary organizations in or near Seoul by 2014. The project, first put forward by former President Roh Moo-hyun in 2002, aims to promote balanced regional development and ease overpopulati
Sept. 12, 2012
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Primary school student numbers drop by half over past 30 years
The number of elementary school students in Korea has halved over the past three decades due mainly to the country’s chronically low birthrate, data showed Tuesday.According to the statistics compiled by the education ministry, the number of primary school students came to 2.95 million in 2012.That is a 5.8 percent decrease from a year earlier and nearly half of the 5.65 million students tallied in 1980. This year’s number of middle and high school students also decreased by 3.2 percent and 1.2
Sept. 11, 2012
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Jeju Gotjawal park offers eco-diversity
Jeju Gotjawal Provincial Park, slated to open next year, is offering a glimpse into its ecological repository in a bid to drum up domestic and international interest and garner support for its preservation.The Jeju Free International City Development Center said Tuesday the unfinished park would be open to the public for nine days from Sept. 7-15 while the IUCN World Conservation Congress is being held. It is inviting environmental leaders participating in the world’s largest environmental gathe
Sept. 11, 2012
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Korea tops in high-school attainment among OECD
Korea has the highest rate of high school graduates, and also ranked high in spending on public education among OECD members, according to a data from the organization.Nearly 98 percent of Koreans aged 25-34 have completed high school, putting the country at the top for this age group among the 34 OECD member countries, ahead of Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, each with a 94 percent attainment rate, according to the organization’s 2012 edition of “Education at a Glance” released on Tuesday.K
Sept. 11, 2012
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Creating style that fits your identity
I am sure there isn’t anyone who hasn’t heard the song “Gangnam Style” at least once this summer. Whether you’ve been walking down the streets, having a conversation with friends, or watching television, you would have inevitably run into someone or something mentioning the song. The song “Gangnam Style” is sung by Korean pop singer Psy, who sings about the lifestyles of people who live in Gangnam. The music video amusingly shows Psy doing his cowboy dance while performing unthought-of actions a
Sept. 11, 2012
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KAU charts course beyond pilot training
President Yuh aims to build globally competitive school to power Korea’s aerospace industryA fleet of training airplanes and a runway greet visitors to Korea Aerospace University.Founded 60 years ago during the Korean War, the university has long been the main supplier of pilots and aerospace engineers in the nation.Initially, the school’s primary goal was to educate students to serve in civil and military aviation: Some 600 pilots from the school are currently working at home aabroad. The count
Sept. 11, 2012
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Fire breaks out in building in central Seoul
A fire broke out in a building in central Seoul on Tuesday night. No injuries were reported. The fire started at around 7:07 p.m. on the fourth floor of the building, unleashing dark plumes of smoke. It was put out about 47 minutes later. The floor is used for storing clothes. The cause of the fire has yet to be known. The nearby fire station sent some 30 fire engines along with about 120 firef
Sept. 11, 2012
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Int‘l forum on kimchi to be held in Washington
The flavor of kimchi, Korea’s national dish, will spice up the capital of the United States this week.The 4th International Kimchi Conference is to open here on Thursday, introducing everything about the fermented food from Chinese cabbage or radishes.Kimchi is served as side dish at almost every meal in Korea. It has been gaining international recognition as healthy food. With the theme of “Kimchi from the East Meets Pickle from the West,” the one-day forum aims to provide an opportunity for ex
Sept. 11, 2012
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Police detain civil servant for allegedly killing wife
Police said Monday that they have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife and then chopping up her body and dumping it at a mountain.The suspect, a 46-year-old civil servant identified only by his family name Jin, was arrested earlier Monday in Icheon, about 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul.Jin is suspected of striking his wife with a liquor bottle during a quarrel late Saturday after he had
Sept. 11, 2012
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N.K. accepts Seoul’s aid offer
North Korea on Monday accepted Seoul’s flood relief aid, raising hopes for the improvement of cross-border ties chilled for two years, the Unification Ministry said. “The North notified through the Red Cross channel at Panmunjeom that it would receive flood assistance,” said an official of the ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs. Last Monday, the South’s Red Cross chief sent a proposal calling for talks with the impoverished North on aid shipment.It would be Seoul’s first official assis
Sept. 10, 2012
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Korea has cheapest tobacco, 2nd-highest smoking rate in OECD
Cigarettes in Korea are the cheapest in the OECD, while the smoking rate is the group’s second highest. According to the data from the European Commission Excise Duty on Tobacco which surveyed the price of the best-selling tobacco in 22 member nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2012, Korea sells the cheapest tobacco at 2,500 won ($2.21) per pack of 20 cigarettes, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.Korea also had the second-highest smoking rate, re
Sept. 10, 2012