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What is Hybe’s next move?
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea to issue travel ban on Haiti amid intensifying gang violence
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Seventeen shows who is the ‘Maestro’ of K-pop in greatest hits album
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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Around 50% of people with disabilities aged 65 or above: report
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Stark contrasts of post-retirement life
Gap between rich and poor underscores need for effective supportTo mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The following is the seventh
Aug. 15, 2011
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IFEZ promises bright future as Northeast Asian hub
It isn’t difficult to find why Incheon International Free Economic Zone is rising as the next hotspot for global business. It has good air, sea and land access and people with great potential to lead the city to become an internationally hailed business district over the next two decades. Designated
Aug. 15, 2011
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Model U.N. creates goodwill ambassadors to Korea
This year’s model U.N. conference, which took place in Incheon from Aug. 10-14, attracted a record number of participants from around the world, largely helped by the attendance of the United Nations chief.About 1,000 high school, university and graduate students from 60 countries discussed pending
Aug. 15, 2011
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Air of Seoul getting cleaner
Thanks to recent green initiatives, the air of Seoul and its adjacent areas have become cleaner than ever, the Ministry of Environment said Monday. According to authorities, the fine dust density of Seoul was 49 micrograms per cubic meter last year, passing the domestic air quality standard of 50 mi
Aug. 15, 2011
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'Women spend 5 hours gossiping per day'
The average woman spends around five hours gossiping every day, the Daily Mail reported, citing a study. (Yonhap News)Women natter for around 298 minutes every day -- the equivalent of more than one third of their waking hours, it said.The survey was commissioned to mark FirstCape Cafi Collection’s
Aug. 15, 2011
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Court orders SK Communications to pay compensation for info leakage
A South Korean court ordered on Sunday the operator of the country's third most-visited Internet portal to pay out compensation to a user whose information was leaked during last month's massive hacking attack.Two popular Web sites operated by SK Communications Co. were hacked in late July, causing
Aug. 15, 2011
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Most Gangnam SAT hagwons in breach of law
Private institutions in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam District were caught engaging in illicit administrative activities, stirring further unease after a Korean-American wanted for attempted murder was found operating an English academy earlier this month.According to the Ministry of Education, Science a
Aug. 14, 2011
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International English program bears fruit at Hallym University
Cooperative English education program between the Korean government and Canada’s public education offices proved its worth at the program’s end.The special program driven by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Canada’s educational organizations, including the Peer International Edu
Aug. 14, 2011
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Helping Kopino kids fight poverty, prejudice
Groups strive to support children abandoned by Korean fathers in PhilippinesIn Cebu, a Philippine resort island visited by tens of thousands of Koreans every year, an increasing number of Kopino children grow up in poverty and prejudice after being abandoned by their Korean fathers.Many of the
Aug. 14, 2011
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Canada group seeks tax benefits for retirees
With the global economy dwindling again in the aftermath of the downgrade of the U.S.’ “AAA” credit rating by S&P, retirees or those who plan to retire in the near future are concerned about a reduction in retirement savings.When the market went down in 2008 and 2009, 61 percent of working baby boom
Aug. 14, 2011
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World copes with flood of retirees
Developed countries promote private pensions, encourage retirees to work longerTo mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The following
Aug. 14, 2011
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Most Gangnam SAT hagwons in breach of law
Private institutions in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam District were caught engaging in illicit administrative activities, stirring further unease after a Korean-American wanted for attempted murder was found operating an English academy earlier this month.According to the Ministry of Education, Science a
Aug. 14, 2011
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Four people drown in southwestern Korea
SEOCHEON (Yonhap News) -- Four people drowned on Saturday while playing a mock cavalry-battle game at a beach in this southwestern village, police said. The three men and one woman were among 17 people, mostly in their mid or late 20s who visited this village for an weekend gathering, they said.The
Aug. 14, 2011
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Korean man shot to death in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Yonhap News) -- A South Korean man was shot to death by an unknown assailant near Mexico City, local authorities said Saturday, in the latest death of a Korean national in Mexico's capital city.The man, whose identity was withheld, was shot in the face several times in front of his own
Aug. 14, 2011
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S. Korean man shot to death in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- A South Korean man was shot to death by an unknown assailant near Mexico City, local authorities said Saturday, in the latest death of a Korean national in Mexico's capital city.The man, whose identity was withheld, was shot in the face several times in front of his own clothing shop
Aug. 13, 2011
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S. Korean political leaders set to visit Dokdo
South Korea's ruling and opposition party leaders are set to visit the easternmost islets of Dokdo in a show of support for its sovereignty, party officials said Saturday, as the nation celebrates its liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.Rep. Hong Joon-pyo, head of ruling Grand National Par
Aug. 13, 2011
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Bill on 'comfort women' rejected 8 times in Diet: Japanese politician
A former Japanese lawmaker said Saturday that the National Diet has repeatedly rejected a bill on Korean women forced into sexual slavery during World War II, but legislative efforts are still under way.Haruko Yoshikawa, a former lawmaker of Japan's Communist Party, said she and three other female o
Aug. 13, 2011
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S. Korea's multicultural students nearly double in 3 years: data
The number of students from multicultural families in South Korea nearly doubled over the last three years, a report showed Saturday, highlighting their need for more educational support.There were 38,890 multicultural students attending elementary, middle and high schools nationwide this year, comp
Aug. 13, 2011
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S. Korea sees fewer crackdowns on copyright infringement: report
Despite the growing number of copyright infringement cases in South Korea, fewer violators faced legal punishment over the past couple of years, a report showed Saturday.The number of illegal downloads or copies discovered by the state-run copyright protection center jumped to 280,000 cases last yea
Aug. 13, 2011
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Prosecutors seek repatriation of savings bank's lobbyist from Canada
South Korea's prosecution has beefed up its investigation team to speed up the repatriation from Canada of a key lobbyist for a troubled local savings bank to probe his role in a massive influence-peddling scandal, officials said Saturday.Park Tae-gyu, 71, is suspected of helping corruption-ridden B
Aug. 13, 2011