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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Ex-con wearing electronic tag arrested for attempted rape, murder
A convicted sex criminal who had been sentenced to wear an electronic anklet reportedly attempted to rape a woman before stabbing her to death, police said Tuesday, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the monitoring program.Police said they have requested an arrest warrant for the suspect, identified only by his surname Seo, who allegedly broke into a house in eastern Seoul on Monday intending to rape the 37-year-old occupant and stabbed her to death when she resisted. The news of the atte
Aug. 21, 2012
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City sewage dumping might have fed Han algae outbreak
Namyangju City, a satellite city northeast of Seoul, illegally released wastewater into the Han River, a water source for 25 million people, a government environmental office said Tuesday.The city has discharged up to 10,000 tons of untreated water a day since at least late 2005 into a tributary of the river, according to the Han River Basin Environmental Office, a subsidiary office of the Ministry of Environment.“The city has released sewage into the river on quite a regular basis for years,” s
Aug. 21, 2012
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Programs help Korean students study abroad
Studying abroad is increasingly necessary for Korean students to broaden their future opportunity. But most of them find it tough due to language barriers and huge costs. Han Jong-woon, 23, a junior student at Busan University of Foreign Studies, has found a solution with help from the Korean government and a U.S. language test firm.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology organizes an overseas internship and scholarship program called WEST, short for Work, English, Study and Travel, in
Aug. 21, 2012
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How can we nurture young scientists?
The National Science and Technology Commission recently announced that they would actively support basic research next year in part by increasing the budget allocated to the International Science Business Belt Project by 20 percent from last year. It is good news because long-term, stable support is indispensable for promoting basic science. In addition to the budget, investment in human resources is also compulsory. Despite our short history of investment in science and technology, we need to s
Aug. 21, 2012
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Broadening Korea’s human resources networks
Head of National Institute for International Education says foreign students boost profile, competitiveness of the nationGlobalization permeates every nook and cranny of society, making diplomatic expertise and international thinking increasingly important for the advancement of various sectors. So it was no wonder that one of Korea’s top educational agencies is headed by a veteran diplomat.“For Korea to join the ranks of the most advanced countries, attracting foreign talent is one of the most
Aug. 21, 2012
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[Pangs of history] Files show forced labor during Japan’s annexation
The Korean government on Monday unveiled tens of thousands of documents that detail Japan’s mobilization of Koreans into forced labor during its colonial rule from 1910-1945.The nearly 400,000 documents revealed by the Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism included books, photos and written testimonies. Since 2005, the special committee, headed by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, has been investigating by interviewing forced labor v
Aug. 21, 2012
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Drunken man's stabbing rampage kills one, injures four
Police said Tuesday they have arrested a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Suwon, just south of Seoul, killing one and seriously injuring four others.The 38-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Kang, is suspected of stabbing a woman multiple times at a bar in a bustling area in Suwon around 1 a.m. Tuesday after attempting to rape her, police officers said. He also stabbed another c
Aug. 21, 2012
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Police step up security on Dokdo
South Korean police said Monday they have stepped up security on the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo to cope with potential landing by Japanese right-wing activists to reinforce their country’s claims to Dokdo and other incidents.Following the unprecedented visit by President Lee Myung-bak to Dokdo in the East Sea earlier this month, Tokyo has voiced its claims to the cluster of rocky outcroppings, threatening to take the issue of Dokdo to the International Court of Justice.“An order has b
Aug. 20, 2012
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Prosecutors to seek arrest warrant for lawmaker
Prosecutors plan to request an arrest warrant for a lawmaker on Wednesday over allegations that she bribed her way into the parliament, sources said Monday.Rep. Hyun Young-hee, who was expelled from the Saenuri Party on Friday, is suspected of passing about 300 million won ($264,700) in bribes to a member of the party’s committee responsible for nominating proportional candidates in a bid to win the proportional representation ticket ahead of April’s general elections.The lawmaker also allegedly
Aug. 20, 2012
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Law aims to expand hiring of defectors
A revised law will help increase public employment of North Korean defectors here and other naturalized South Koreans, the government said Monday.The Cabinet meeting presided by President Lee Myung-bak in the morning passed a revised National Public Service Law to allow North Koreans and naturalized citizens to apply and compete with other South Koreans for general government posts. Previously, a few North defectors were employed under a special law designed to assist North Koreans in the South
Aug. 20, 2012
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U.S. congressmen meet Korean victims of Japan’s World War II sex slavery
GWANGJU (Yonhap News) ― Two U.S. congressmen, who played a leading role in the U.S. House of Representatives approval of a 2007 resolution condemning Japan’s sexual enslavement of women during World War II, met with elderly Korean victims on Monday, and urged Japan to do more to resolve the long-standing grievance. U.S. Representatives Michael Honda and Eni Faleomavaega visited a home for Korean former sex slaves in the city of Gwangju, south of Seoul, on the final day of their five-day trip to
Aug. 20, 2012
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Macquarie mulls legal action against documentary
A signboard installed in front of the headquarters building of Macquarie Group Korea in Sogong-dong, central Seoul, shows the names and locations of the financial groups’ units. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Macquarie Korea Asset Management Co. said on Monday it was considering legal action against the screening of a documentary film on alleged business favors the Australian fund operator receiv
Aug. 20, 2012
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History book, exchange programs aim to promote Korea-China understanding
Many Chinese people believe Seoul provoked the Korean War as is written in their history textbooks, a view unacceptable to South Koreans.But a recently published history book co-written by a group of historians from Korea, China and Japan says, “Based on newly declassified Soviet archives, it is becoming clear that the North Korean army invaded South Korea.”The two-volume book titled “The Modern History of the Three Countries of East Asia” resulted from the three countries’ years of efforts to c
Aug. 19, 2012
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New York-based Dwight School opens in Seoul
Dwight International School Seoul opens on Monday in Sangam, western Seoul, with the aim of improving living conditions for foreign residents and attracting more foreign investment, the city government said.The campus of the Dwight School, a New York-based private school, will be the fourth international campus of the institute following three others in Vancouver, Beijing and London.The Seoul campus will offer courses for students in kindergarten through high school.“The opening of Dwight Intern
Aug. 19, 2012
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Eight injured in subway knife rampage
Eight people were injured in a knife rampage at a subway station near Seoul on Saturday. The victims were stabbed or cut by a man wielding a box-cutter, but none of the victims’ injuries are believed to be life-threatening, police said.The incident happened at around 6:35 p.m. when a man began stabbing people on a running train heading to Seoul from Uijeongbu Station on the Gyeongwon Line.The 39-year-old suspect surnamed Yoo also injured passers-by while running away from people who tried to sto
Aug. 19, 2012
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Police arrest box cutter-wielding man in subway
Police arrested a man who attacked passengers in a running subway with a box-cutter and inflicted injuries on seven of them, officials said.The man in his early 40s, identified only by his family name Yoo, went on a rampage as the subway was headed to Seoul from Euijeongbu, a city 23 kilometers north of the capital, said Oh Yoon-hui, a police officer.The suspect later got off the subway and ran aw
Aug. 19, 2012
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Building bridges
Mayor Park tries to bring together capital’s diverse interestsSeoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s office evokes a sense of instability. Packed into two slanted bookshelves, piles of documents appear on the verge of collapsing. In between, an inverted triangular section holds them together, maintaining a perilous-looking balance.“Seoul City is like this, divided by opinions and interests that are hard to bridge. What I am doing resembles what the central section does,” Park said.The former human rights l
Aug. 17, 2012
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Man devoted to social justice
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon stepped into politics last October after beating his ruling party rival Na Kyung-won in a by-election. He is the first mayor of the capital from civil society without a political affiliation.His triumph drew keen attention from political circles as it underscored the public disenchantment with the political establishment, which critics argue has been mired in wasteful partisan disputes at the expense of the public.The former human rights lawyer is well-known for his lon
Aug. 17, 2012
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Mayor looks to vitalize city diplomacy
Following are excerpts from the interview with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. ― Ed.Korea Herald: You have promised to make Seoul a city which is “human-centric and vibrant with creativity and innovation.” What efforts have been made for this vision? Park Won-soon: The world is moving that way. If the 19th and 20th centuries were eras of development and growth, now the quality of life and gross national happiness (GNH), instead of gross national product (GNP), are at the center. In that regard, meani
Aug. 17, 2012
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Kim’s uncle meets Chinese leaders
BEIJING (AP) ― The powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday morning, after Beijing earlier in the week agreed to help Pyongyang revamp two trade zones near the Chinese border.The high-level talks are a sign that Beijing and Pyongyang are strengthening ties after Kim took over following his father’s death last year. State media have said the visit by Jang Song-thaek, the chief of the central administrative department of t
Aug. 17, 2012