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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Lee‘s former aide gets suspended jail terms for bribery, illegal fund raising
A Seoul court sentenced a former aide to President Lee Myung-bak to a total of 18 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, on Monday for receiving bribes and illegal political funds.Kim Hae-soo, now president of state-run Korea Construction Management, was convicted of having received 20 million won ($17,798) from a Busan Savings Bank lobbyist in 2010 in return for using his influence to help the now-suspended bank secure a construction project. He was sentenced to eight months behind bars,
Feb. 13, 2012
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Police begin analyzing data from school violence survey
The police began analyzing the results of the Education Ministry’s school violence survey and plan to open investigations where necessary.According to the Korean National Police Agency, the ministry’s survey of all 5.58 million students was completed on Sunday. The police have completed analyzing 120,000 surveys. So far 3.6 percent of the students answered that they had been exposed to school violence to varying degrees, the police said.The police said they plan to open investigations regarding
Feb. 13, 2012
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Pastor's kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children -- aged five, eight and 10 -- were found death in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul.&n
Feb. 13, 2012
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Ex-Lee aide summoned in bribery case
Prosecutors to grill Kim Hyo-jae over alleged vote-buying in 2008 ruling party leadership electionProsecutors plan to question on Wednesday a former aide to President Lee Myung-bak who is accused of being deeply involved in alleged vote-buying during a 2008 leadership election for the ruling party. “He has been summoned to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office by 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,” a prosecution official said Sunday, referring to Kim Hyo-jae. The 60-year-old Kim resigned Fr
Feb. 12, 2012
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Pastor’s kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children ― aged five, eight and 10 ― were found dead in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul. “It is presumed that their deaths were caused by assault and starvation at the hands of their parents,” said an officer at the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency. He said the parents kept their bodies
Feb. 12, 2012
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Korea’s rescuers on global mission
Head of emergency management agency calls for more support for firefightersKorea is now an emerging leader in international disaster response after previously being largely disregarded in the field, said the state’s emergency agency chief.The National Emergency Management Agency’s Korean Disaster Relief Team has come a long way since its international debut in 1997 and is now only one of a handful of teams deemed ready to enter any rescue situation.“We are the 16th nation to have a rescue team c
Feb. 12, 2012
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Police to crack down on gangs in foreigner-dense areas
The police on Sunday decided to place more officers in Itaewon, Daelim and Garibong-dong of Seoul and Wongok-dong of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, where the foreign population is dense and relevant crimes are reportedly rampant. All police officers in the areas will join patrols and other security measures to stem violent crimes and prevent any terrorism that could take place ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit slated for March 26-27 in the capital. Police units will be placed around-the-clock to s
Feb. 12, 2012
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Homeroom positions empty as liabilities rise
Teachers avoid extra responsibilities after bullying prompts police actionA middle school in Gyeonggi Province has recently fallen short of homeroom teachers. Despite repeated urges from the headmaster, few have stepped forward to take on the responsibility. The school had to fill the open positions with irregular contract-based teachers who conventionally have limited duties as specialized subject teachers.The teachers are reluctant because the government has placed more responsibility on homer
Feb. 12, 2012
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Faith-healer father's children found dead
Three children were found dead in South Korea Saturday after their faith-healing father, a Christian pastor, attempted to treat their illnesses only with prayers, police said.The bodies of the children, aged 10, eight and five years old, were found by their relatives at their home next to the pastor's church in the southern county of Boseong, a detective at Boseong Police Station told AFP."They were apparently suffering from infections that went untreated for a long time as the father was only p
Feb. 12, 2012
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Egypt Bedouin free 3 Korean hostages
CAIRO (AFP) - Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday released three South Korean tourists and their Egyptian tour guide a day after abducting them, South Sinai's governor told AFP.(Yonhap News)Khaled Fouda said the tourists, all women, "were unharmed" and he was waiting for them to arrive at
Feb. 12, 2012
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Kim Jong-un death rumor spreads across SNS
An unfounded rumor has spread across social networking websites on Friday that North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un had been assassinated.According to BBC, CNN and other media outlets, the rumor, which claimed Kim was killed by gunmen at the North Korean embassy, originated on Chinese microblogging
Feb. 11, 2012
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3 children of pastor found dead at home
Three children of a local pastor who had been sick were found dead at home Saturday after their father chose prayer over medical intervention, police said.A relative found the bodies of the children, aged five, eight and 10, in their home attached to the church where their father works as a pastor i
Feb. 11, 2012
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Eighth wonder? Jeju’s W21b phone bill
The government of Jeju Island is drawing criticism for having racked up a 21.2 billion won ($18.8 million) phone bill in the voting for the New Seven Wonders of Nature.Last year the southern island was named one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The new wonders were chosen by e-mail and telephone voting conducted via the Internet and phone calls from July 2009 through Nov. 11 last year.On Thursday the Jeju government report to the provincial council revealed that the telephone voting process r
Feb. 10, 2012
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Jeju draws fire for W21b phone bill related to Seven Wonders
The government of Jeju Island is drawing criticism for having racked up a 21.2 billion won ($18.8 million) phone bill in the voting for the New Seven Wonders of Nature.Last year the southern island was named one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The new wonders were chosen by an e-mail and telepho
Feb. 10, 2012
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Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
JERUSALEM (AP) _ In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice system and its treatment of detainees who can be held without charge for lengthy periods.Khader Adnan,
Feb. 10, 2012
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Court upholds 3-year prison term for ex-head of Lone Star Korea
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s three-year prison term for the former head of U.S.-based buyout fund Lone Star Funds’ Korean unit on Thursday for manipulating stock prices of the credit card unit at Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) in 2003 in order to buy up the card firm on the cheap.The Seoul High Court delivered the prison sentence for Yoo Hoe-won, also known as Paul Yoo, in October for announcing a false plan. He said Lone Star would carry out capital reduction on the credit card firm in 2
Feb. 9, 2012
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Seoul City to require days off at retailers
Seoul City plans to crack down on major discount retailers here to ensure that they take days off, to protect the commercial rights of smaller retailers.The plan comes after the council of the southwestern city of Jeonju recently passed an ordinance requiring large retailers in the city to take days offs in a bid to protect smaller stores.A Seoul City official told reporters Wednesday that it will set the guideline on ordinance revision, requiring two days off and a closing time of midnight to 8
Feb. 9, 2012
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One in four pieces of fire equipment expired: gov‘t data
Firefighters in South Korea are ill-equipped, as a large amount of their overstretched safety equipment has expired, the disaster management agency said Thursday.According to data compiled by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 17.3 percent of apparatus for firefighters and 19.4 percent of fire engines across the country had outlived their usefulness as of the end of last year. Nearly 25 percent of fire-proof overalls, gloves, and helmets have expired, while 16.8 percent of safety s
Feb. 9, 2012
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Prosecutors indicate possible criminal punishment for teacher suspected of ignoring school violence
Prosecutors have recently directed police investigating a middle school teacher suspected of ignoring a bullied student to examine whether the school authority did all it could to help the student, police said Thursday, an indication that the teacher may face criminal punishment.The bullied student jumped from a high-rise apartment in Seoul to her death in November last year after months of beatings and insults by school peers. Police booked the student‘s homeroom teacher on Monday for allegedly
Feb. 9, 2012
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Seoul City tougher on civil servants’ drunk driving
Seoul City plans to implement a three-strike rule for civil servants caught for drunk driving, officials said Thursday.Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will dismiss civil servants who have their driver’s license suspended or revoked three times for driving under the influence.The new rule is part of a revision of regulations for the capital’s civil servants.Civil servants who receive tickets for their first and second DUI will be reprimanded and have their pay reduced, respectively.A strict
Feb. 9, 2012