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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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POSCO denies report on Lee SD’s involvement in investment loss
POSCO on Friday denied a report that lawmaker Lee Sang-deuk, elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, encouraged the steelmaker to make a failed investment in a savings bank two years ago. POSTECH, a science and technology university affiliated to the Pohang-based firm, invested 50 billion won ($43.6 million) in Busan Savings Bank in June 2010. Citing senior POSCO officials, the local daily Hankyoreh reported Friday that Lee requested the investment to POSCO chairman Chung Joon-yang and the sch
May 19, 2012
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Choi SC, Park YJ indicted for bribery
The prosecution on Friday indicted Choi See-choong and Park Young-joon on bribery charges as part of its investigation into an influence-peddling scandal involving the members of President Lee Myung-bak’s inner circle. Choi, the former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Lee’s mentor, is accused of taking 800 million won ($681,000) between July 2006 and February 2008 in bribes from a local developer seeking construction rights for his mega mall project. Park, a former vice minist
May 18, 2012
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Prosecutors find slush fund linked to Roh’s brother
Prosecutors investigating alleged corruption by the elder brother of late President Roh Moo-hyun said Friday they found tens of billions of won in a bank account apparently owned by his wealth manager.Roh Geon-pyeong, 70, is being investigated for embezzlement and influence peddling allegations. He remains in custody since Tuesday for questioning at the prosecutors’ office in Changwon. The bank account is believed to be owned by Roh’s financial manager and the bulk of the money was used for thre
May 18, 2012
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Arirang-3 launch lifts Korea’s space program
Korea made progress in its commercial space program by launching its third Earth observation satellite from a Japanese space center on Friday.The KOMPSAT-3, also called the Arirang-3, lifted off aboard the Japanese H-2A rocket at 1:39 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center on an island some 115 kilometers south of Kyushu.The satellite was separated from the rocket and went into orbit 16 minutes after launch and sent its first signal to a ground station in Antarctica at 2:18 a.m. The satellite ex
May 18, 2012
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House foreign affairs chair to vist Seoul
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit South Korea next week, her first trip there in 11 years, according to a congressional source.“Rep. Ros-Lehtinen will lead a seven-member delegation of the House to visit Seoul from May 22-25,” the source told Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.During the trip, coinciding with the Memorial Day recess of Congress, she is expected to meet President Lee Myung-bak, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and Unification M
May 18, 2012
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Surveillance scandal set to expand
Cheong Wa Dae denies involvement; key Lee aides summonedThe probe into the illegal surveillance scandal is revealing an increasingly wide web of corruption that could engulf the Lee Myung-bak administration.New evidence emerged this week suggesting that an organization was established in July 2008 at the Prime Minister’s Office specifically to protect Lee from “political attacks.” The document, titled “Command Structure of Public Official Ethics Division,” states that the president, or his chief
May 17, 2012
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Lee vows support for basic science research
President Lee Myung-bak vowed Thursday to provide policy support to develop the country’s basic science research.“We have so far copied and followed advanced technologies,” Lee said in an international symposium celebrating the opening of the Institute for Basic Science in Daejeon, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul.“In order to make it into the advanced, top-class nations, we have to make a history of creation based on basic science and fundamental technologies,” he added, noting that he will p
May 17, 2012
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Seoul City ups green energy plans
Seoul City plans to increase the number of hydrogen power systems for a stable electricity supply in case of blackouts or other emergencies, officials said.Under the plan, 29 hydrogen fuel cell power plants will be built and 102 hydrogen fuel cells will be installed by 2014. The facilities are expected to generate 230 megawatts of electricity per hour that could meet the energy demands of 400,000 households. Hydrogen fuel cell plants are recognized for their efficiency, emitting less greenhouse
May 17, 2012
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A place where death is a daily duty
Chung Nak-eun, 55, stands near his office building in western Seoul, looking at an apartment complex called DI Ville. “We call that complex the Death Identification Village,” Chung says with a grin. Coincidence or not, the rather chilling name is befitting. The apartment complex stands next to the Korean National Forensic Service where Chung works as an investigator.What happens at the NFS behind closed doors, most people wouldn’t want to see or even imagine. It is at the NFS headquarters in Seo
May 17, 2012
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Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression)
Bipolar disorder gets its name because it is associated with mood swings from one extreme to the other. It used to be called manic depression, as it involves both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. People with this illness experience unusual shifts in emotional states that occur in distinct periods. A manic episode includes a long period in a joyful, happy and energetic state. Patients become highly talkative, restless and overconfident. They have a decreased need for sleep, jump fro
May 17, 2012
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Seoul braces for looming bus strike
With the first strike by bus drivers in 15 years looming, the Seoul Metropolitan Government was striving Thursday to minimize its possible impact on commuters. City officials were preparing extra taxis, subways and village buses, plus some charter buses, while asking its affiliated agencies and public companies to have their employees come to work an hour late on Friday morning. From 4 a.m. Friday, the Seoul City Bus Labor Union, which covers 98 percent of the city’s unionized bus workers, plans
May 17, 2012
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Weather chief probed in influence peddling case
Police said Wednesday they have launched an investigation into alleged influence peddling involving Korea Meteorological Administration chief Cho Seok-joon in a contract bidding process.The Seoul Metropolitan Police suspect Cho, along with Park Kwang-joon, chief of the Korea Meteorological Industry Promotion Agency, of providing favors to a specific contractor during bidding for Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) between June and December last year.They allegedly changed the standard range of w
May 17, 2012
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Seoul City steps up renewable energy efforts
Seoul City announced on Wednesday that it will increase the number of hydrogen power systems for a stable electricity supply in case of blackouts or other emergencies.Under the plan, 29 hydrogen fuel cell power plants will be built and 102 hydrogen fuel cells will be installed by 2014. The facilities are expected to generate 230 megawatts of electricity per hour that could meet the energy demands
May 16, 2012
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'PD Notebook' cleared in damages suit over U.S. beef report
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared producers of TV network MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” from having to compensate a group of viewers for airing inaccurate information.Justice Yang Chang-woo said the claims for damages did not have merit since the plaintiffs did had no connection to the content of the program. “The program targets a random audience and the pain they feel is stric
May 16, 2012
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Korean hospitals see surge in foreign patients
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday said that the number of foreign patients treated in Korea in 2011 increased by 50 percent from the previous year, contributing to a 75 percent jump in revenue at the institutions. According to the ministry’s analysis of 1,383 medical institutions nationwide registered to host and treat foreign patients, 122,297 foreign nationals visited the facilities in 2011, from the previous year’s 81,789. The authorities’ goal for the year was 110,000.The insti
May 16, 2012
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APEC education chiefs to meet in Gyeongju
Korea is hosting a meeting of Asia Pacific education chiefs next week to discuss ways for their cooperation and development of future education, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday.The 5th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting will be held in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province from May 21-23.Korea aims to bridge advanced and developing economies for regional cooperation during the event expected to draw some 600 officials.Representatives of the 21 member countries, inc
May 16, 2012
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Chief of Solomon Savings Bank arrested for suspected corruption
Prosecutors said Wednesday they have arrested the chief of a suspended savings bank over allegations he embezzled billions of won (millions of U.S. dollars) and gave out more than a hundred billion won in illegal loans.Lim Suk, the chief executive of Solomon Savings Bank, was arrested in Seoul late Tuesday after the prosecution determined he could destroy evidence related to the allegations he emb
May 16, 2012
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Jogye order hit hard by scandals
The Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, is plunging deeper into crisis following a string of revelations of unbecoming and illegal conduct among monks. The scandal erupted last week when Buddhist monk Seongho exposed an all-night gambling and boozing party among his fellow monks, prompting nationwide criticism.He exposed on Tuesday that Ven. Myungjin and the order’s treasury chief Ven. Jaseung went to “room salons,” establishments that often facilitate prostitution. Jogye responded
May 16, 2012
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China keeps silent on detained S. Korean
The Chinese authorities have continue to withhold information about arrested South Korean human rights activist Kim Young-hwan, despite Seoul’s diplomatic efforts.Kim, along with three other South Koreans, has been in the Chinese Ministry of State Security’s custody since March 29 on charges of “damaging national security.” Kim is a former pro-North Korean movement leader who turned to promoting human rights in North Korea in the 1990s, and currently works as a researcher at the Network for Nor
May 15, 2012
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Whistle-blowing monk takes aim at top Jogye Order official
A Buddhist monk who revealed an all night gambling and boozing party by fellow monks said Tuesday that he will make fresh revelations soon, targeting the highest ranks of the country’s largest Buddhist sect, Jogye Order. “(Next revelations) will include the executive director himself,” Ven. Seongho told reporters at the entrance of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul where he was to be questioned. He was referring to Ven. Jaseung, the sect’s administrative chief. Tue
May 15, 2012