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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Man arrested for a series of daybreak sexual assaults
A 39-year-old man was arrested for sexual violence in a series of daybreak attacks on women over the past six months, police said Monday.The offender, only known by his surname Kim, had allegedly attempted to rape a 27 year-old woman near an apartment in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on July
Aug. 1, 2011
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Seoul announces referendum plan for free lunch
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it will hold a referendum on Aug. 24 on whether the city should proceed with its free school lunch program.Seoul citizens will be asked to choose between providing free lunches to selected students or to all students in the vote requested by
Aug. 1, 2011
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South Korea and China close to joint rescue exercises
South Korean and Chinese naval forces are close to agreeing on holding joint search and rescue exercises, a high-level government source said on Sunday. “China expressed the wish to hold joint SAR (search and rescue) exercises last Saturday during the inaugural South Korea-China strategic defense dialogue,” said the official. The talks were led by Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the ge
July 31, 2011
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Leaders delay vacation for flood relief
Hong, Sohn visit disaster-hit areas, vow support for restoration effortsParty leaders are giving up their summer vacations with drinks in the sun for trudging in the mud with shovels and galoshes, joining in nationwide restoration efforts after floods and landslides hit the nation last week.Ruling Grand National Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo deferred his Monday vacation plans to personally oversea
July 31, 2011
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Mystery grows over Asiana cargo plane crash
Maritime police have yet to find a crashed Asiana Airlines cargo plane and its pilot and co-pilot, police officials said Sunday. Mobilizing 10 army and police vessels, three aircraft and underwater sonar, police and the navy have for three days searched the waters off Jeju, where the Boeing-747 aircraft, operated by Asiana Airlines Co., went down early Thursday. “We found nothing special yet, exce
July 31, 2011
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Grenade found in Ewha Womans University
A grenade presumed to be from the Korean War was found on a university campus in Seoul, police officials said Sunday. The explosive was found Friday afternoon in one of the flowerbeds at Ewha Womans University, in Sinchon, central Seoul, by a member of the cleaning staff. It did not have a safety pin in it.Police, who arrived on the scene with a bomb squad, determined that it had been deactivated.
July 31, 2011
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Seocho may be declared disaster area
Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, hit hard by heavy rains last week, may be declared a special disaster area, the home administration ministry said Sunday. If the cost of flood and landslide damage exceeds 9.5 billion won ($9 million) in Seocho, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will approve the designation.The Seocho Ward Office puts the estimated damage at more than 100 million w
July 31, 2011
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Umyeon landslide victims to seek legal action
Claim local authorities’ neglect led to disaster which killed 18Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed 18 lives. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to for
July 31, 2011
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Victims of Umyeon landslides to seek legal action
Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed the lives of 18. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to form an emergency committee of tenants in order to prepare f
July 31, 2011
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One injured in explosion near border with North Korea
YEONCHEON (Yonhap News) -- A Korean worker was slightly injured Saturday after an unidentified explosive device went off near the heavily fortified border with North Korea, military officials said.The accident happened around 9:40 a.m. when the 40-year-old, identified only by his family name Cho, was overseeing excavation work near a military base.Cho is currently being treated for debris injuries
July 31, 2011
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Prosecution detains 5 Koreans on espionage charges
Korea's prosecution said Friday that it detained five Koreans on charges of spying for North Korea by forming an underground anti-state organization.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said five locals were imprisoned on suspicions of violating the country's national security law as they allegedly set up an anti-state organization, ordered by North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.A 48-yea
July 31, 2011
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When cats and dogs just won’t do
Exotic pets becoming more common feature of nation’s householdsAre you considering “adopting” a pet? Dogs and cats are usually the first to be considered, but a growing number of people are choosing rather unusual animals. Snakes, scorpions, toads, parrots and spiders are rapidly settling in as new pets.Jang Se-won, a 23-year-old salesman, bought a snake as a pet 10 years ago when he and his famil
July 29, 2011
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Citizens flock to aid rain-hit areas
As the devastating torrential rain came to a lull, citizens and politicians flocked to flood-stricken areas for restoration works.According to Seoul Volunteer Center, about 3,000 citizen volunteers helped out in eight districts Friday. Volunteers help with cleanup efforts of a village damaged by a rain-triggered landslide in southern Seoul on Friday. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)On Wednesday a
July 29, 2011
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Ministry orders upgrade of flood control measures
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on Friday announced a set of guidelines calling for provincial administrations to accept the reality of climate change and upgrade anti-disaster measures accordingly. Experts say that weather on the Korean peninsula has turned subtropical due to global warming and climate changes. A section of a commuting railway between Seoul and Yeoncheon, Gye
July 29, 2011
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MBC chief offers to resign over delayed merger plan
The president of South Korean broadcaster MBC offered to resign Friday over the government regulator's refusal to approve a planned merger of two regional stations, the broadcaster said. Kim Jae-chul submitted a letter of resignation to MBC's largest shareholder, the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, the company said. The resignation was "to take responsibility for the Korea Communications C
July 29, 2011
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Sohn to head Arirang TV
Sohn Ji-ae, former presidential secretary for overseas public relations, has been appointed the new president and CEO of Arirang TV & Radio. Sohn Ji-aeSohn, 48, a former CNN Seoul bureau chief who also served as the spokeswoman for the G20 preparation committee, will head the Seoul-based English broadcasting service that provides news and entertainment on Korea for the global audience. The broadc
July 29, 2011
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Ex-convict arrested for sexually assaulting would-be TV entertainers
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting several would-be entertainers he had enticed disguising himself as a TV program director.The suspect, identified by his surname Kim, was charged with attempted rape and other crimes, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in southern Seoul said.He had served a 10-month term until May for sex crimes.According to police, he tried to rape an asp
July 29, 2011
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Female student in Cheonan gang-raped, had abortion
Police in Cheonan are investigating five male high school students who allegedly gang-raped a 16-year-old runaway girl.They were booked without detention on Friday.According to the police investigation, the girl, surnamed Park, ran away from home on March 17 and the five suspects allegedly lured her by offering a place to stay. They are accused of repeatedly raping the girl at a studio in Cheonan.
July 29, 2011
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Frequent calls mean love for Korean women
Seven out of 10 Korean women regard the frequency of phone calls from their partner as an indication of how much he loves them, a survey showed. Less than half of males feel the same.The poll was conducted on more than 1,064 single men and women by I-um, an internet blind dating website based in Seoul.It also showed that 74 percent have been obsessed with the frequency of calls. About 81 percent r
July 29, 2011
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67 dead or missing in record rainfall
The toll from this week's record rainfall has risen to 53 deaths and 14 people missing in landslides and flooding across South Korea, the country's disaster management agency said Thursday.A series of mudslides that hit southern parts of Seoul on Wednesday left 16 dead, another person missing and 20 others injured, while 13 people were killed and four were injured when a landslide engulfed a lodgi
July 28, 2011