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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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US steps up testing for fungicide in orange juice
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will step up testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice.FDA officials said they are not concerned about the safety of the juice but will increase testing to make sure the contamination is not a problem. I
Jan. 10, 2012
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High school students favor teaching, gov't jobs: poll
Becoming a teacher or a civil servant is the most favored career path for South Korean high school students and their parents, a survey showed Tuesday, reflecting their desire for job security.In a survey of 2,165 high school students across the country conducted by the education ministry, 11 percen
Jan. 10, 2012
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Seoul to loan W40 bil. for inter-Korean businesses
South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it will provide an additional 40 billion won ($34 million) in loans for inter-Korean business operators which were hit by soured relations with North Korea.Last year, 169 companies doing business in the North received 33.6 billion won support from the government. The move came as Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik met with nine CEOs of companies doing business in North Korea, including Gwak Su-hwan, CEO of Taerim Industrial, other than those operating at the M
Jan. 9, 2012
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Ministry finalizes plans for W2tr science R&D
The government on Monday announced plans to earmark 2.05 trillion won ($1.76 billion) from the budget on research and development, including setting aside 111 billion won for its space program, which seeks to build an indigenous satellite by 2017 and a space rocket by 2021.The total amount marks a 5.17 percent increase from last year’s 1.95 trillion won, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.The largest share of the R&D fund, or 975 billion won, will go to research in fu
Jan. 9, 2012
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Nation’s charity feeling the love again
The Community Chest of Korea is racing toward its goal this year, as the nation’s only charity established by statute shows signs of recovery from its earlier scandals.The CCK said it has already reached 91.3 percent of its two-month goal with more than three weeks left to go, an unexpected boost after it was marred in corruption scandals in 2010 The nationwide charity network said the “Hope 2012 Sharing Campaign” has already hit 199 billion won ($170.9 million) since December, leaving it only
Jan. 9, 2012
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Multicultural students at risk of being bullied
Likely to have a hard time mixing with peers due to language, appearanceStudents from multicultural families are at a higher risk of being bullied at school as they are likely to have a hard time mingling with their peers due to language problems and racial discrimination. Four out of five foreign teenagers in Seoul are out of school largely because of discrimination and bullying, coupled with study problems, according to a recent city survey. It hasn’t been long since the government started to
Jan. 9, 2012
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NEMA to be a global safety keeper
Large-scale disasters triggered by climate change have caused unprecedented damage in terms of life and property. According to the World Bank report in 2007, the burning of fossil fuels globally produces around 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is too enormous to surmount in a short period of time. Carbon dioxide, the primary factor in global warming, directly relates to the size of mega disasters. Accordingly, international society will confront the worst natural disasters and
Jan. 9, 2012
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Police seek arrest warrants for teenagers for bullying peers
Police said Monday they have requested an arrest warrant for a middle school student on charges of habitually assaulting a classmate and extorting money from him, some two weeks after the victim committed suicide.On Dec. 29, the 14-year-old was found hanged in an apartment building in Gwangju, some
Jan. 9, 2012
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Nation’s main charity feeling the love again
The Community Chest of Korea is racing toward its goal this year, as the nation’s only charity established by statute shows signs of recovery from its earlier scandals.According to the CCK, it has already reached 91.3 percent of its two-month goal with more than three weeks left to go.The nationwide charity network said the “Hope 2012 Sharing Campaign” has already hit 199 billion won ($170.9 million) since December, leaving it only some 19 billion won from its goal.The charity, better known as S
Jan. 9, 2012
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U.N. body on international trade to open office here
The United Nations will open a regional center here Tuesday for one of its legal bodies that oversees international trade.The U.N. Commission on International Trade Law will hold the opening of its Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific, which will focus on the Middle East, Australia and Japan and other countries in the region.The center is expected to promote trade and development in the region by backing international commercial transactions and settling disputes when necessary.The opening c
Jan. 9, 2012
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Multicultural students target of bullying
Likely to have a hard time mixing with peers due to language, appearanceStudents from multicultural families are at a higher risk of being bullied at school as they are likely to have a hard time mingling with their peers due to language problems and their different appearances.An 11-year-old boy born to a Bangladeshi father and a Korean mother was beaten by his classmates who reportedly hated him for no reason, a local media outlet said. He had been so abused until recently that he suffers from
Jan. 9, 2012
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Speaker Park faces probe
The prosecution is likely to summon National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae as early as next week to investigate whether he attempted to buy votes during the ruling party’s chairmanship election in 2008.Investigators are also expanding their investigation to verify whether more lawmakers are involved in the irregularities that could put the perpetrator behind bars for more than five years. According to the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, Rep. Koh Seung-duk of the ruling Grand National Party at
Jan. 9, 2012
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Seoul’s two-year plan focuses on welfare
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon proposed a two-year city plan that focuses on welfare, economic harmony, jobs for young people and sustainable development of the capital. Park revealed his plan on Monday under the new vision entitled “the city created and enjoyed by citizens together” and announced a set of about 285 projects for welfare, economy, culture, sustainable development and citizen’s rights. The city plans to invest about 25 trillion won ($21 billion) in the new plan through the end of his t
Jan. 9, 2012
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Chinese man firebombs Japanese Embassy in Seoul
A Chinese man who claimed his grandmother was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II was arrested on Sunday for hurling four Molotov cocktails at the Japanese Embassy building in Seoul.The 36-year-old, identified by his surname Lui, was caught for throwing four Molotovs at the wall of the Japanese Embassy in downtown Seoul at around 8:18 a.m., officials at Jongno Police Station said.No injury or property damage was reported in the incident, they said.The man fro
Jan. 8, 2012
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Sex matters for elderly wellbeing
Education and interest necessary to help them lead an active, healthy lifeA man in his 70s recently called up the hotline for the elderly in need of sex consultation at the Planned Population Federation of Korea. He was frustrated with his inability to make love to his wife. “Over the past seven or eight years, she has refused any sexual intercourse. Whenever I feel the urge, all I can do is masturbate,” he told the counselor, adding that he feels miserable with sexless life.Another 75-year-old
Jan. 8, 2012
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Ahn Cheol-soo heads for U.S. to meet Bill Gates
Ahn Cheol-soo headed for San Francisco on Sunday to meet Microsoft founder Bill Gates to receive advice on charitable foundations and discuss the latest trends in information technology with other IT moguls. Ahn, who currently teaches at the Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, embarked on his trip to visit prestigious universities in Silicon Valley in search of new staff for the graduate school.His trip has drawn attention as it follows the announce
Jan. 8, 2012
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Sex significant for elderly: they are still active
Education and interest necessary to help them lead an active, healthy life By Bae Ji-sookA man in his 70s recently called up the hotline for the elderly in need of sex consultation at the Planned Population Federation of Korea. He was frustrated with his impotence, which inhibits him from making love to his wife. “Over the past seven or eight years, she has refused any sexual intercourse. Whenever I feel the urge, all I can do is masturbate,” he told the counselor, adding that he feels miserable
Jan. 8, 2012
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Korea to approve world’s 2nd batch of stem cell-based drugs: sources
Two South Korean biotechnology firms are expected to receive government approval for their stem cell drugs this month, paving the way for the world’s second batch of stem cell-based medicines to hit the market, sources said Sunday.The Korea Food and Drug Administration will likely approve “Cartistem” produced by Medipost Inc. for treatment of damaged cartilage in mid-January, they said. A stem cell-based anal fistula drug by Anterogen Co. will also receive official permission within this month.“
Jan. 8, 2012
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Female teachers dominate middle, elementary schools
The gender disparity among teachers here has grown over the past decade, raising concerns about a lack of male teachers in middle and elementary schools.The Education Ministry said Sunday that a survey it conducted on teachers in elementary, middle and high schools found that some cities have roughly one male teacher for every four female teachers.However, men still made up the majority of high-school teachers, with female high school teachers rising to 46 percent of the total in 2011 from 35 pe
Jan. 8, 2012
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Chinese man attacks Japanese Embassy in Seoul with firebombs
A Chinese man who claimed his grandmother was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II was taken into custody on Sunday for hurling four Molotov cocktails at the Japanese Embassy building in Seoul, police officers said. The 38-year-old, identified by his surname Liu,
Jan. 8, 2012