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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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Senior police officer disciplined over reply to president's text message
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior police officer has been disciplined after answering President Lee Myung-bak's holiday text message with a warning that he will "pass judgment" on the government's law revision seen as restricting investigative rights of the police.On Saturday, Lee sent a thank-you
Jan. 27, 2012
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Ministry seeks court injunction on student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Education Ministry clashed over the controversial ordinance on students’ rights on Thursday as the ministry sought legal action to prevent its implementation.As soon as the Seoul Metropolitan Government proclaimed the ordinance in the name of SMOE chief Kwak No-hyun on Thursday morning, the education ministry filed a suit with the Supreme Court. “We will support schools to effectively implement the ordinance so that every student’s dignity and r
Jan. 26, 2012
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Auditors demand sacking of energy envoy
Prosecution raids office of CNK International over stock scandalThe state watchdog on Thursday demanded the Foreign Ministry sack Kim Eun-seok, the ministry’s ambassador for energy and resources, for his role in pumping up the stock price of CNK International in 2010 by releasing an exaggerated press release.The Board of Audit and Inspection said its council of commissioners held a meeting earlier in the morning and decided to punish Kim and other government officials who engaged in insider trad
Jan. 26, 2012
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Branksome Hall Asia to hold admissions info session on Feb. 8
Branksome Hall Asia, the first overseas campus of a premier all-girls independent school in North America, will hold an admissions information session at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Orchid Room at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas Hotel.According to the school’s PR representative KPR on Thursday, Branksome Hall Asia, which opens in Jeju Global Education city in October, is accepting boys and girls for preschool to grade 3, and only girls for grades 4 through 12. For its foundation year
Jan. 26, 2012
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State audit uncovers illicit college admissions
Hundreds of college students were found to have been admitted illicitly by abusing a special admission system for rural students and overseas Koreans.The Board of Audit and Inspection released the results of a probe into college admission on Wednesday, and said that it found 865 students illicitly enrolled in colleges nationwide under a program for rural students and overseas Koreans. “We discovered illegal admission practices for seven students under the overseas Koreans program. Their parents
Jan. 26, 2012
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‘Heavy penalty’ on energy envoy in Cameroon diamond mining scandal
The state watchdog on Thursday reportedly demanded the Foreign Ministry slap a “heavy penalty” on Kim Eun-seok, the ministry’s ambassador for energy and resources, who is suspected of involvement in pumping up the stock prices of CNK International in 2010.The Board of Audit and Inspection’s council
Jan. 26, 2012
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6 out of 10 leave first job within 3 years: study
Six out of 10 workers with a college diploma quit their first job within four years, according to a study released Thursday. The report by state-run Korea Employment Information Service analyzed the employment status of about 440,000 people who graduated from universities or two-year colleges in 2007, through a sample survey of some 18,000. Some 40.5 percent of them were still at their first job in 2010, three years after graduation, while 46.3 percent had found a new job. Some 13.2 percent were
Jan. 26, 2012
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Counseling support upped for Seoul expats
Seoul Global Center said Thursday it would offer expatriates more counseling services in more neighborhoods.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Onsite Counseling will be expanded to include more sites, professionals and areas of counseling for those who cannot visit the current centers.The service that began in 2009 offers counseling in daily issues for foreigners living in highly foreign-populated areas such as Itaewon and Daerim Village.Its services will be expanded to include help
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul raises ordinance issues with KORUS FTA
Seoul City voiced concerns over South Korea’s free trade agreement with the U.S., saying it possibly clashes with several local laws, capital officials said Thursday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, after analyzing 7,138 city and district regulations they found 30 that may disagree with the Korea-U.S. FTA.The capital recommended that the central government create countermeasures for eight of the regulations that have a possibility of clashing with the FTA. The regulations affect
Jan. 26, 2012
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Ministry to crack down on excessive work hours
Plans to tighten on-the-spot checks especially at metal and food companiesThe Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to strengthen the monitoring of working conditions in industries known for excessive overtime and weekend work, as part of its drive to shorten labor hours, officials said Thursday. Starting from next month, local labor authorities will conduct on-the-spot checks on up to 35,000 workplaces around the country. The inspections, though an annual event, will have a clear focus on work
Jan. 26, 2012
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‘Heavy penalty’ on energy envoy in Cameroon diamond mining scandal
The state watchdog on Thursday reportedly demanded the Foreign Ministry slap a “heavy penalty” on Kim Eun-seok, the ministry’s ambassador for energy and resources, who is suspected of involvement in pumping up the stock prices of CNK International in 2010.The Board of Audit and Inspection’s council of commissioners held a meeting earlier in the morning and decided to demand punishments for eight officials including Kim, a local media outlet said, prior to the watchdog’s announcement of investiga
Jan. 26, 2012
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Lee calls for continued pursuit of green growth
President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday South Korea should continue to pursue “green growth,” a policy that seeks economic growth through environment-friendly technologies and industries, stressing that the era of fossil fuels is drawing to an end.“Green growth is a task that not only South Korea, but the entire world is faced with. It is a task that will last more than fifty and even a hundred years,” Lee said during an annual policy briefing by the Presidential Committee on Green Growth, accordi
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul proclaims student rights ordinance
Education ministry seeks suit to prevent implementationThe Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Education Ministry clashed over the controversial ordinance on students’ human rights on Thursday as the ministry sought legal action to prevent its implementation.As soon as Seoul Metropolitan Government proclaimed the ordinance in the name of the SMOE chief on Thursday morning, the education ministry filed a suit to the Supreme Court. “It’s a historical event that the city council passed t
Jan. 26, 2012
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6 out of 10 leave first job within 4 years: study
Six out of 10 workers with a college diploma quit their first job within four years, according to a study released Thursday. The report by state-run Korea Employment Information Service analyzed the employment status of about 440,000 who graduated from universities or two-year colleges in 2007, thro
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul proclaims controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday proclaimed an ordinance to protect the human rights of students, which have been at the center of public controversy.With an aim to expand students' rights at school, the student human rights ordinance bans corporal punishment by teachers as well as disc
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul gov't proclaims controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday proclaimed an ordinance to protect the human rights of students, which have been at the center of public controversy.With an aim to expand students' rights while at school, the student human rights ordinance bans corporal punishment by teachers as well a
Jan. 26, 2012
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Labor ministry moves to cut working hours
South Korea plans to start inspecting 35,000 local workplaces next month as the country is gearing up to reduce its conventionally long workweek here, the labor ministry said Thursday.South Korean workers have the longest workweek among the 34 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooper
Jan. 26, 2012
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Ministry strives for women’s rights
Minister stresses better childcare at workplaces, safe environment for immigrant wivesGender Equality Minister Kim Kum-lae says she is striving to make Korea a global symbol of women’s empowerment.Kim is looking to take Korea’s progress further this year, as it chairs one of the biggest international organizations for gender equality.The country has been accepted to chair United Nations Women, the U.N.’s entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, according to U.N. officials.The min
Jan. 25, 2012
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Jacket of Lee’s granddaughter enlivens netizens
President Lee Myung-bak is being criticized for his grandchildren’s expensive outfits.Online bulletins are abuzz over a set of photographs showing his granddaughter wearing a high-end winter jacket in a family outing during the Lunar New Year’s Day holiday. The pictures, uploaded to show Lee’s caring, family-centered side, prompted an outcry over the luxurious clothes worn by his family, a stark contrast to his pledge to empathize with ordinary people’s economic hardship.In the photos released b
Jan. 25, 2012
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Seoul education office to proclaim controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Wednesday that it will proclaim an ordinance on the protection of students' human rights, banning corporal punishment and allowing freedom to choose their own hairstyle and clothing, a move expected to cause conflict between the office and the educatio
Jan. 25, 2012