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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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[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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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Korea, Sweden to cooperate on aging
The Korean and Swedish health authorities on Thursday agreed to join hands in tackling low birthrates and problems stemming from an aging society. They also shared understanding in the development of dementia vaccines and elderly people-friendly commodities.During his four-day visit to Stockholm from Wednesday, Health and Welfare Minister Rim Che-min and his Swedish counterpart Maria Larsson decided to develop a memorandum of understanding in the entire field of health and welfare and annualize
Aug. 30, 2012
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Obesity and disease
It is well known that obesity has a significant detrimental effect on human health. It has also been known that obese people are more likely to develop diseases. Conditions that have been found to be associated with obesity include diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary artery disease and artherosclerosis. Other conditions include cancers such as colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer, as well as joint problems. Recent studies have shown that obese women are more likely to d
Aug. 30, 2012
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Court says deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the current law stipulating the deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional, officials said Thursday.Under the Immigration Control Law, immigration offices can take illegal foreign workers into emergency custody and put them under compulsory expulsion. The foreign workers are subsequently repatriated to their home countries unless they are granted refuge
Aug. 30, 2012
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Two more bodies of missing Chinese fishermen found
Two more bodies of missing Chinese fishermen were found off the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday, the Coast Guard said, bringing to seven the death toll in the running aground of two boats amid a powerful typhoon the previous day.Still missing are eight crew members of the fishing boats that ran aground in waters off Jeju on Tuesday amid strong winds and high waves spawned by Typhoon Bolaven.
Aug. 29, 2012
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Doctors Without Borders head urges support in humanitarian aid
Saving lives in war zones or extreme poverty or disaster-stricken countries is sometimes not so complicated: The provision of clean water, vaccinations and food could prevent substantial casualties. Still, five children die every day in South Sudan and one in two children less than two years old are severely malnourished in these areas. Malaria is rampant in most of such states, despite its preventability with a few pills, while mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus still
Aug. 29, 2012
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Another typhoon appoaches
Another typhoon is heading toward Korea, just as the nation recover, from one of the strongest storms it has seen in decades. Typhoon Tembin, the 14th typhoon this year, is expected to make landfall in Korea as early as Thursday, dumping heavy rains, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. It is expected to take almost the same route across the Korean Peninsula as Typhoon Bolaven, which pounded the country’s southern and western parts on Monday and Tuesday, leaving at least 25 dead or miss
Aug. 29, 2012
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Korea raises minimum household living cost by 3.4 pct
The government said Tuesday it has decided to raise the minimum cost of living for a four-member household by 3.4 percent to 1.55 million won ($1,365) next year in a bid to increase support for low-income earners.The decision was made during a 12-member committee meeting of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amount serves as the legal standard for selecting beneficiaries of welfare programs a
Aug. 28, 2012
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Umbrella union calls for nationwide strike
Korea's largest umbrella union said Tuesday that it has called for a nationwide strike to push for an end to irregular workers and the revision of existing labor laws.The walkouts are expected to affect 137,000 workers and marks the first time in four years that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has called for a general strike.The umbrella union added that it has called for 20,000 workers f
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon Bolaven slams nation, leaving 23 dead or missing
Typhoon Bolaven pounded the southern and western parts of the country Tuesday, leaving at least 23 dead or missing and causing massive blackouts. As of 5 p.m., four Chinese fishermen were found dead after two boats carrying 33 crew members capsized off the southern island of Jeju. Seventeen of them have been rescued, while 12 others were still missing, according to the Korean Coast Guard. A cargo ship, carrying 4,500 tons of coal, was split into two, after becoming stranded in the shallow water
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon puts nation on alert
Strong wind broke windows and toppled trees, sign boards and traffic lights, causing power outtages and traffic congestion in Seoul as Typhoon Bolaven headed northbound Tuesday.The power supply to 3,000 households was cut off in Samjeon-dong, southern Seoul, Tuesday, while uprooted trees and debris shut down roads in central and southern Seoul, including the Jongro and Apgujeong areas. The number of emergency calls to the fire department in the capital surpassed 160 as of 5:00 p.m.As the approac
Aug. 28, 2012
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Private education boom mass-produces ‘education poor’
Excessive education-related spending is fueling the growth of so-called “education poor” and raising concerns many middle class families could become impoverished down the road, a local think tank said Sunday.Hyundai Research Institute, a Seoul-based private think tank, said of the 6.32 million households that reported spending money on private education last year, 13 percent borrowed to pay for outlays while struggling to cope with mounting debt.“As of 2011, 824,000 households were classified a
Aug. 28, 2012
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New global Korea: From brain drain to brain circulation
Dr. Sherikulova Minara, an associate professor of the Department of Korean Studies at Bishkek Humanities University in Kyrgyzstan, finished her master’s and doctorate courses in linguistics as a Korean government scholarship student from 1997 to 2005. After returning to her home country, she became a professor for the newly established Department of Korean Studies, contributing to promoting Korean studies as one of the most popular majors at the university. During her visit to Korea again in Aug
Aug. 28, 2012
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POSTECH aims to be top global science school
President Kim Yong-min emphasizes balance between education and researchPOHANG, Gyeonggi Province ― When Professor Kim Yong-min returned to Korea last year after nearly 30 years on the faculty of the University of Washington, he had a self-imposed mission: to build a truly world-leading university in Korea.In less than a year, the president of Pohang University of Science and Technology has already made strides toward that goal. The school topped Times Higher Education’s list of the world’s best
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon Bolaven leaves property damages across nation
Aug. 28, 2012
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Two Japanese suspected of setting up provocative 'Dokdo' posts
Police said Tuesday two Japanese men are suspected of setting up provocative wooden posts to lay claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo at entrances to two history research-related establishments in Seoul.Wrapping up an internal investigation, Seoul's Seodaemun Police Station said that two Japanese nationals allegedly put three wooden posts with the phrase, "Takeshima (referring to Dok
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon Bolaven slams nation, leaving 25 dead or missing
Typhoon Bolaven pounded the southern and western parts of the country Tuesday, leaving at least 25 dead or missing and causing massive blackouts. As of 6 p.m., four Chinese fishermen were found dead after two boats carrying 33 crew members capsized off the southern island of Jeju. Seventeen of them have been rescued, while 12 others were still missing, according to the Korean Coast Guard. A cargo
Aug. 28, 2012
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Four dead after typhoon strands Chinese fishing boats off S. Korea
A Chinese fishing boat that sank off South Korea`s southern island of Jeju on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)A raging typhoon grounded two Chinese fishing boats in waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju Tuesday, with four crew members confirmed dead and 12 still missing, South Korea's Coast Guard said.A total of 33 crew members were aboard the two vessels, 17 on one and 16 on the other, when they
Aug. 28, 2012
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Nation braces for strongest typhoon in decades
Authorities on Monday braced for the strongest typhoon to hit the nation in decades, closing ports and schools and urging residents living along its expected route to stay indoors. Typhoon Bolaven, with winds gusting at up to 48 meters per second, was on track to make a direct hit in Korea on Monday, roaring away from Japan’s Okinawa. Reports said at least six were injured and thousands were left without power in Japan, as the typhoon caused massive blackouts. “This is slightly weakened, but is
Aug. 27, 2012
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Fire on Busan subway train injures 40
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Forty passengers were taken to area hospitals for minor injuries Monday after a running subway train caught fire in the southern port city of Busan, fire authorities said.The blaze broke out around 2:06 p.m. when electric sparks ignited a fire on one of the power suppliers of the northbound subway train heading toward Daeti Station on line No. 1, the authorities said.“Sparks were flying from the exterior part when the train was about 200 meters away from the station,” a rai
Aug. 27, 2012
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N.K. defector gives self up to police
A North Korean defector who arrived in Jeju Island by air from China, has turned herself in, the police said Sunday.The defector, surnamed Kim, 41, arrived at Jeju International Airport at 2:30 on Sunday from Bejing. Kim passed through immigration with a fake Chinese passport. After failing to get a visa to come to the South, she reportedly chose to come to Jeju, which has not required a visa from Chinese travelers since 2008.An organization that supports North Korean defectors is said to have h
Aug. 27, 2012