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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Seoul City councilors propose parents’ vote on free meals
Democrats in the Seoul City Council proposed that parents of elementary school children vote on whether schools should provide free meals to all students, reigniting a two-year-old political controversy.The suggestion came as civic groups opposing the across-the-board complimentary meals staged a signing campaign for a referendum on the issue.Forty-two Democrats in the city council submitted a pro
April 14, 2011
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Seoul City housing policy to focus on preservation
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Thursday declared a “paradigm shift” in the city’s housing development strategy, which has seen standardized apartment complexes dominate the city over the past 40 years.“Seoul City will discontinue its ‘new town projects,’ in which existing buildings are demolished to build new apartment complexes. Instead, we will adopt a new development style that puts more emphasis on
April 14, 2011
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Gangnam strives to lead medical tourism
District displays advanced capabilities at Medical Korea 2011 exhibitionThis is the second of a three-part series on medical tourism in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul. ― Ed. On Wednesday morning, people from various countries bustled into the COEX Hall in southern Seoul for Medical Korea 2011, the largest convention-exhibition dedicated to boosting medical tourism here. From giant hospitals such as Se
April 14, 2011
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Anti-corruption watchdog outlines year’s policies
ACRC implements code of conduct for local council membersThe head of the state’s anti-corruption watchdog explained its continual efforts to battle corruption to foreign corporation representatives here, introducing the year’s new policies, in Seoul on Thursday.Kim Young-ran, chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, welcomed the chiefs from global corporations including Patr
April 14, 2011
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First school in Jeju global city to open in Sept.
City project head confident of drawing more branches and students from abroadNorth London Collegiate School Jeju, the first international school in Jeju Global Education City, will open in five months. By 2015, if all goes as planned, at least three prestigious international schools will have opened branch campuses in the government-financed, 3,794,000-square-meter city in Seogwipo. Byon Jong-il,
April 14, 2011
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N. Korea says U.S. citizen held since November to be indicted
(Yonhap News)North Korea said Thursday it has detained a U.S. citizen since last November and plans to indict him, as he admitted his "crime," the North's media reported.North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that the American, named Jun Young-su, was arrested in November last year and has since been investigated by officials for committing a crime against the North after en
April 14, 2011
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KAIST students, faculty puzzled
International students express concern about change in English-only policyDAEJEON ― At this time every year, a strawberry festival is held at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul.During the event, students and faculty members sit together to share ideas and thoughts while eating fresh strawberries grown at neighboring farms. But the
April 13, 2011
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Seoul gender ratios depend on location
Singles looking for a significant other can increase their chances by choosing different locations, with different areas throughout Seoul showing a wide range of gender ratios, according to census data released Wednesday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, more men resided in areas north of the Han River, including Yongsan-gu, Jongno-gu and Jung-gu, which had the highest ratio of men t
April 13, 2011
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Anti-corruption watchdog to meet foreign executives
Seoul’s anti-corruption watchdog will host a conference Thursday to discuss corruption and inform chiefs from foreign corporations of the state’s efforts to handle the issue.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will invite some 50 CEOs and representatives of multinational corporations, foreign chambers of commerce and embassies, to form an understanding of the problems in the past and i
April 13, 2011
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Korean men shun housework: data
Asian men spend less than an hour a day doing home choresKorean men spend the least amount of time doing housework in the OECD. The 2011 edition of “Society at a glance ―- OECD Social Indicators” indicated that Southern European and Asian men were least likely to participate in household chores. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development conducted a survey on 29 countries to see how
April 13, 2011
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Seoul's female population outnumbers males in 2010
The female population outnumbered the males in Seoul for the eighth straight year last year, though the proportion of the male population grew slightly, census data showed Wednesday. Out of 10.5 million people living in the capital, 5.2 million or 49.5 percent were male, and 5.3 million or 50.3 percent were female as of December, showing a male-to-female ratio of 98.09, according to data from t
April 13, 2011
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Police arrest suspect of Hyundai Capital data leak
Local police said Tuesday they were investigating a suspect for the leak of personal information from Hyundai Capital Services Inc., the country's major lending company and a financial unit of Hyundai Motor Group.The 33-year-old man, whose name was withheld, was caught because he paid a usage fee for one of the Internet servers involved in the hacking of Hyundai Capital's server last month, the po
April 12, 2011
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Korean schools mulled to teach migrant workers
The government is considering establishing Korean language institutes in foreign countries that send workers to Korea through the employment permit system.The institutes would introduce Korean culture and language to permit workers, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday. Further details have yet to be drawn up but the administration is reportedly looking to set up the language institut
April 12, 2011
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Prosecution raids Kumho Petrochemical over slush fund
The prosecution Tuesday raided Kumho Petrochemical headquarters and offices of its business partners to look for proof of alleged embezzlement to create slush funds. Investigators from the Seoul Southern Prosecutors’ Office seized hard disks containing accounting information. “We have found circumstantial evidence that Kumho Petrochemical misappropriated company money to amass slush funds, but it
April 12, 2011
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KAIST crisis raises calls for change
Civic groups demand government audit against the state-funded schoolStudents and faculty members of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Monday called for a new leadership after a spate of student suicides at the school, calling the current president’s reform efforts a “failure.”Four KAIST students have killed themselves since January, with the latest death confirmed last Thur
April 12, 2011
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Bugsmusic ex-CEO under questioning
The Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office is investigating allegations that Gloworks chief executive Park Sung-hoon may have compromised the health of his firm with inappropriate corporate activities, police sources said on Monday.Park is best known as the chief executive of online music provider Bugsmusic, which was transformed into a company developing natural resources called Gloworks.Some of the c
April 12, 2011
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Billions of won found at garlic farm
Police have dug out more than 8 billion won ($7.1 million) in cash from the soil of a garlic farm owned by an unemployed man in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, officials said Monday. The money is believed to be part of a slush fund raised by running an illegal gambling website, the officials said, adding the total amount of the illegal fund reached 11 billion won. According to the investigators, the
April 11, 2011
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Medical discount coupons ruled illegal
Downloading discount coupons from social commerce business websites for medical treatments is a violation of the Medical Law, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday. However, it is not illegal for hospitals or medical facilities to offer price cuts directly to patients on services not covered by insurance, it said. The conclusion was reached upon request from Seoul Metropolitan Government,
April 11, 2011
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Korea may close old reactors
All nuclear power facilities to undergo safety inspectionThe Korean government will conduct a safety inspection on nuclear power plants in the country amid growing worries about the radiation leaks in Japan. Officials said they may shut down reactors if they fail to meet safety standards.In a nuclear power committee meeting Monday, presided over by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, participants decide
April 11, 2011
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Professor of top science university found dead in apparent suicide
Police said Sunday a university professor was found hanged at his apartment, the latest suicide involving students and faculty of South Korea's top science university.The professor, identified only by his surname Park, hanged himself in the kitchen of his apartment in Daejeon, about 160 kilometers south of Seoul, when he was discovered by his wife on Sunday afternoon, police said.The 54-year-old P
April 11, 2011