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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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Language program bridges Korea, the world
TaLK volunteer teachers from English-speaking countries help rural kids learn languageYEONGI, South Chungcheong Province ― Benjamin Stevens, 24, first came to Korea with his mother for a seminar nine years ago. Fascinated by Korea, he wanted to come back, and realized his dream thanks to the TaLK (T
Aug. 29, 2011
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Prosecutors question key lobbyist in savings bank probe
A key lobbyist for a troubled savings bank has been questioned about his role in a massive influence-peddling scandal involving the bank as he voluntarily returned home Sunday after fleeing to Canada, prosecutors said Monday.Park Tae-gyu, 71, is suspected of helping the corruption-ridden Busan Savin
Aug. 29, 2011
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Police fire water cannons on pro-union protesters in Seoul
Left-wing civic groups again protested massive layoffs by a major construction firm in central Seoul during the weekend, before they were broken up by police using water cannons for the first time in three years. A police-estimated crowd of some 2,500 people from various parts of the country staged
Aug. 28, 2011
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Police fire water cannons at protesters in rally against Hanjin layoffs
Left-wing civic groups again protested massive layoffs by a major construction firm in central Seoul during the weekend, before they were broken up by police using water cannons for the first time in three years. (Yonhap News)A police-estimated crowd of some 2,500 people from various parts of the co
Aug. 28, 2011
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Prosecution imposes travel ban on Seoul education chief
Seoul’s education chief said Sunday that he gave 200 million won to one of his former election rivals purely out of goodwill, denying suspicions that the money was linked to the candidate’s dropping out of race during last year’s election campaign.Park Myoung-gee (left) Kwak No-hyun (Yonhap News)“Af
Aug. 28, 2011
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Professor questioned in corruption probe linked to Seoul's education chief
(Yonhap News)A college professor was questioned for the second day Saturday on suspicion that he had dropped out of last year's election for Seoul's education chief in exchange for money, prosecutors said.Park Myoung-gee, a professor at Seoul National University of Education, was taken into custody
Aug. 27, 2011
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5 killed in Gumi chemical plant fire
Five people died in a fire at a chemical textile plant in Gumi of North Gyeongsang Province on Saturday. Local police and fire fighters said the fire broke out at TK Chemical plant inside the Gumi Industrial Complex around 1:30 p.m. (Yonhap News)Witnesses said they heard large explosion and saw
Aug. 27, 2011
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Wheelchair-bound young researcher’s passionate life
Shin battles muscular atrophy to study computer scienceIn cyberspace, young researcher Shin Hyung-jin feels as though he is Detective Conan, the Japanese manga character who solves criminal cases with brilliant ideas. Though the wheelchair-bound 28-year-old is too disabled to move a finger and is sm
Aug. 26, 2011
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190 multidrug resistant TB patients committed
A total of 190 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients have been ordered to check in to hospitals by the government this year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday. This is the first time MDR-TB patients were forced to receive treatment for the disease by law, which was implemented in 19
Aug. 26, 2011
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‘Song depicting alcohol not harmful to youths’
A Seoul court on Thursday advised the government to cancel its decision to label a K-pop song that mentioned liquor as “harmful to youth.”The ruling is expected to have a huge impact on the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Affairs’ plan to revise censorship criteria, which have been denounced
Aug. 26, 2011
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Man gets 5-year prison term for exploding bombs in public areas
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for exploding homemade bombs at crowded public transportation stations in May in a plot he designed to cause a plunge in the stock market.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the jail term to the 43-year-o
Aug. 26, 2011
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NHRC hits male-centric condolence payments
A state human rights watchdog has deemed it gender discrimination for an organization to give condolence money to a female employee only when her husband’s parents die, while giving it to a male employee when his parents pass away.In Korea, it is customary for the government or companies to pay cond
Aug. 25, 2011
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Military equipment traded on black market
Authorities find training missiles, launchers; worried about potential use by terrorists, N.K.Seoul police booked five men without detention Thursday on charges of selling military articles including fake field jackets and scrapped U.S. training missiles.According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
Aug. 25, 2011
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Pervert arrested for making prank video calls
A man has been arrested for randomly making numerous video calls to women, sexually harassing those who answered.The 34-year-old offender, known only by the surname Song, allegedly dialed 107 females since April, Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency said.They said he had made calls by hiding his sender
Aug. 25, 2011
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Oh’s free meal referendum fails
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon lost a politically charged referendum on whether to give free lunches to all students or only to poor students Wednesday as voter turnout was too low for the vote to be valid.A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Seoul on Wednesday, as the capital holds its first-ev
Aug. 24, 2011
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Wages rise 5.2% this year
By Lee Sun-youngKorean workers saw their salaries rise by an average of 5.2 percent this year, slightly higher than a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. According to the Labor Ministry, this year’s average is 0.6 percentage point higher than in 2010, when the figure stood at 4.6 percent
Aug. 24, 2011
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Ministry to scrap direct election of public univ. heads
By Lee Woo-young The Education Ministry will ask public universities to phase out presidential elections and require presidents to specify school development goals. Under the university reform measures suggested by an experts’ panel formed amid rising calls for tuition fee cuts, national and public
Aug. 24, 2011
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Girl commits suicide after being assigned to different school from her friends
A 17-year-old in Daejeon committed suicide at her apartment on Tuesday afternoon.She was discovered by her neighbor. Although the student was taken to a hospital, she was pronounced dead soon after.The anonymous teenager left a message in her room which reads “I don’t want to go to school.” Investig
Aug. 24, 2011
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Insect warning issued after rainy spell
Seoul City government warned Tuesday that more bees and wasps will emerge in the city from late August to September and asked citizens to be cautious during outdoor activities. During the period, the number of bees and wasps will increase from 600 to 3,000 in a single hive and will tend to be more a
Aug. 23, 2011
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‘366 minors registered for work as entertainers’
A total of 366 elementary, middle and high school students are working as entertainers here, a governmental report showed Tuesday. However, the number is estimated to be higher as entertainers or celebrities are among the most admired occupations among youths. According to the Ministry of Education,
Aug. 23, 2011