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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Standoff escalates over Jeju naval base
Court accepts government petition to prohibit obstruction of constructionCalls are mounting for a referendum on the ongoing construction of a Jeju Island naval base just one week after Seoul City’s failed vote on free school meals, which saw the mayor’s resignation,Ever since the Defense Ministry na
Aug. 30, 2011
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Children start learning English by age 4: report
Children in and around Seoul start learning to speak English at an average age of 3.7 years, the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education said. Its latest survey of 1,200 elementary school first- and second-graders in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, found that 92.7 percent received their first-ever
Aug. 30, 2011
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Judiciary pendulum set for conservative swing
The Aug. 18 announcement of the nominee for new Supreme Court chief justice came as a surprise to most reporters and judiciary members, who had been closely watching the selection process for the past weeks.Former Justice Yang Sung-tae was not considered to be on the shortlist, as he went on a trip
Aug. 30, 2011
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Teens involved in 1 in 10 cases of prostitution: report
Minors have accounted for one out of 10 prostitution cases, police said Tuesday, prompting calls for proper measures to discipline and protect youth.According to the data collected by the National Police Agency,1,184 adolescents aged 13-19 were caught for buying or selling sex in the first seven mon
Aug. 30, 2011
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College student dies in Busan PC room
A 27-year-old college student collapsed in a PC room in Busan after playing online games for seven consecutive hours.The student surnamed Kim was quickly taken to nearby hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival.“I shook him when he fell forward while playing games but he was not conscious,” a m
Aug. 30, 2011
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'Kwak promised to pay off dropped candidate’
Prosecution secures statements from professor on agreed financial compensationPublic prosecutors investigating election corruption involving Seoul’s education chief Kwak No-hyun said Monday they had secured statements that Kwak had promised to pay off a rival candidate during last year’s election ca
Aug. 30, 2011
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Court issues injunction against protesters blocking construction on naval base
A regional court on Monday issued an injunction against angry protesters who for months have been blocking the construction of a major naval base on South korea's southern resort island of Jeju.South Korea's central government began building a naval base on Jeju's southern coast facing the South Chi
Aug. 29, 2011
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‘Kwak promised to pay off candidate’
Public prosecutors investigating election corruption involving Seoul’s education chief Kwak No-hyun said Monday they had secured statements that Kwak had promised to pay off a rival candidate during last year’s election campaign. According to sources at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, which l
Aug. 29, 2011
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Ministry draws up steps to raise transparency of pension fund
From next year, financial firms will be banned from all National Pension Service contracts for up to five years if caught lobbying the service to secure rights to manage portions of its fund, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.According to the guidelines unveiled by the ministry to stren
Aug. 29, 2011
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Key lobbyist of Busan savings bank scandal faces questioning
Prosecutors are interrogating Park Tae-gyu, a 71-year-old lobbyist who allegedly peddled his political and economic influence to save the nation’s largest savings bank from suspension earlier this year. All eyes are now on whether Park would name those who took bribes and other favors he had provide
Aug. 29, 2011
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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