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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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[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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[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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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Liberal bloc moves to rewrite student rights ordinance
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Seoul City to offer employment subsidies to foreign-invested firms
Seoul City government will pay employment subsidies to foreign-invested firms that have contributed to creating jobs and revitalizing the local economy, city officials said.The subsidies that amount to 1 billion won ($918,000) will go to companies in Seoul that have more than 30 percent of shares co
Aug. 11, 2011
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Acupuncturist fights for recognition
Court bars Kim from practicing despite large following, experienceThe Oriental medical field is abuzz over whether to acknowledge Gudang, the pen name of Kim Nam-su, as a medical practitioner. Is the widely hailed acupuncturist who is not acknowledged by the orthodox circle a persecuted guru or a co
Aug. 11, 2011
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Secretary-General Ban kicks off model U.N. conference
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday kicked off a U.N. conference where students from some 60 countries will discuss global warming and other pending issues.“You are an important part of the solution. The world needs your active engagement,” the 67-year-old diplomat told those attending th
Aug. 11, 2011
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Man arrested for rape of pregnant woman
A man in his 30s was arrested for two sexual assaults, involving violence and theft, including one against a pregnant woman, according to Incheon Nambu Police Station.The offender, whose name has not been released, allegedly broke into a pregnant woman’s home on July 23 and threatened her with a wea
Aug. 11, 2011
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Curtain raised on model U.N. conference
Students from some 60 countries around the world discussed global warming, financial crisis, war and other pending issues at the U.N. model conference that opened in Incheon on Wednesday. The annual conference, hosted by the international body and participated in by nearly 1,000 college and high sch
Aug. 10, 2011
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U.N. chief stresses role for scholars in global challenges
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the role of the academic community in tackling global challenges and praised Korean universities for contributing to the nation’s economic development and democracy.At the U.N. Academic Impact Forum in Seoul on Wednesday, he also stressed the responsibil
Aug. 10, 2011
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Adultery law faces constitutional review
A district court judge has requested its ruling on the constitutionality of the penal punishment for adultery. It is the fifth time the penalty for adultery has been be brought to the Constitutional Court, which ruled it constitutional in 1990, 1993, 2001 and 2008.Clause 24 of the nation’s criminal
Aug. 10, 2011
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Ex-police chief gets six years for taking bribes
Former National Police Agency commissioner general Kang Hee-rak, was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for taking bribes from Yu Sang-bong, a construction site canteen operator and lobbyist.According to the Seoul Eastern District Court, he was also given a 170 million won fine and will f
Aug. 10, 2011
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Hanjin’s Cho ‘regrets’ strife, keeps layoff plan
Critics denounce news conference as stunt to evade grilling at parliamentReeling from a long strike and protest over layoffs causing social and political upheaval here, chairman of Hanjin Heavy Industry & Construction Cho Nam-ho vowed Wednesday to take full responsibility for the aftermath of the st
Aug. 10, 2011
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Securities firm employee kills himself after stock loss
A South Korean securities company employee jumped from an apartment building to his death in a southern city on Wednesday in an apparent suicide after a recent stock market rout triggered by the grim U.S. economic outlook, police said.The 48-year-old man surnamed Seo was found lying dead in front of
Aug. 10, 2011
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Students gather in Songdo for model U.N. conference
Undergraduate and graduate students from 61 countries will take part in an annual model conference hosted by the United Nations at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, starting Wednesday through Sunday.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to give a keynote speech on Thursday, after which he will
Aug. 9, 2011
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Officials under fire for lack of disaster readiness
The local and central governments have come under fire for the nation’s lack of disaster readiness made apparent by the floods that ravaged the country this July.Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has also drawn criticism for his decision to continue with the already highly controversial plebiscite vote on free
Aug. 9, 2011
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Kim of Ewha Medical Center wins Hippocrates Award 2011
Kim Young-hoo, director of Ewha Womans University Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center, was named the winner of the Hippocrates Award 2011 by the American Biographical Institute, the hospital said Tuesday. ABI is one of the top three biographical dictionaries. The two others are International B
Aug. 9, 2011
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Three receive Proud Korean Award
Winners honored for making contribution to Korean-American communityFormer National Assembly Speaker Lee Man-seop, Philip Kim, a professor of physics at Columbia University and Colonel Daniel Yoo of U.S. Marine Corps received the Proud Korean Award from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in L
Aug. 9, 2011
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Man found hanged in airplane toilet
A Korean man was found dead in an apparent suicide in an airplane lavatory on an international flight operated by an unidentified domestic air carrier, police said Tuesday.The 43-year-old man, identified only by his surname Yang, an employee of a private company, apparently hanged himself aboard the
Aug. 9, 2011
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Woman arrested for producing fake bills for luxury shopping
A woman was arrested for allegedly producing fake money in order to repay debts stemming from her lavish purchases of luxury handbags and cosmetics, police said Tuesday.The 27-year-old woman, surnamed Lee, is suspected of printing out 1.7 million won (US$1,560) worth of counterfeit bills and checks
Aug. 9, 2011
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11 percent of college students at risk of gambling addiction
A Korean study has found that the prevalence of problem gambling in college students is nearly twice as high as that found by an earlier study on the general population.Daegu’s Catholic University conducted a study on 2,026 students nationwide, and found out that 11 percent of them were dependent on
Aug. 9, 2011
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Vietnamese wife booked for attempting to poison mother-in-law
GWANGJU, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday that a Vietnamese woman married to a South Korean man has been booked without detention on charges of attempting to poison her mother-in-law.Last week, the 23-year-old suspect, whose name is withheld, allegedly put poison in food she had prepared for h
Aug. 9, 2011
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KTX train forced to stop
CHEONAN (Yonhap) -- A home-made high-speed train stopped abruptly on its way from Seoul to a southeastern town Monday due to unspecified technical problems, the train's operator said.A locally-built KTX-Sancheon train was forced to pull over near Cheonan-Asan Station, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, a
Aug. 8, 2011
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Women still stereotyped in TV commercials: report
While society moves toward the diversification of gender roles, TV commercials’ portrayals of women are still bound by stereotypes, the National Human Rights Commission said Monday. In its report on 2,046 TV commercials aired in 2010, it found that men were flexibly depicted, moving away from fixed
Aug. 8, 2011