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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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President Lee to publish autobiography in U.S.
An English-language autobiography of President Lee Myung-bak will be published in the United States in November, according to online bookstore Amazon.com. Titled “The Uncharted Path: The Autobiography of Lee Myung-Bak,” the book will be out on Nov. 1, published by Chicago-based Sourcebooks, the website said. It is currently available for pre-order online. The 336-page hardcover is priced at $26.99
July 17, 2011
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Korean a mouthful for English speakers
Korean has long been thought of as a difficult language to learn, and now a U.S. website, the ThirdAge (www.thirdage.com), has ranked it the fourth most difficult language to learn, at least among English native speakers. The website, which calls itself the biggest site for baby-boomer generation women, said that Korean has a “different sentence structure, syntax, and verb conjugations that makes
July 17, 2011
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Heat wave forecast this week as storm clouds subside
As the rainy season comes to an end, the country is expected to face sweltering weather throughout the week, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Sunday. The North Pacific high-pressure system developed north, placing the Korean peninsula on its outer edges, bringing about a heat wave and partly cloudy skies in place of wet weather.Temperatures will remain at hotter than 30 degr
July 17, 2011
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Seongsu IT Center to foster Seoul technology companies
Seoul opened the Seongsu IT Center last Thursday in Seongdong, one of its eastern districts, to help foster small- and mid-sized technology companies based in the capital city.The center housed in a 14-story buildng has 9,900 square meters of offices, a mobile phone application development facility, and exhibition and consulting rooms, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. The Seongsu IT Center
July 17, 2011
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U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly assaulting elderly Korean woman
A U.S. soldier was arrested Sunday for allegedly breaking into the home of an elderly Korean woman and assaulting her, local police said.The 27-year-old staff sergeant, identified only by his initial W, is accused of trespassing in the home of a 67-year-old woman, identified only as A, in the city of Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The U.S. soldier was allegedly under the
July 17, 2011
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Korean 'SlutWalk' hits Seoul
Dozens of South Korean women in skimpy clothes and wearing sunglasses or masks rallied on Saturday as part of the "SlutWalk" global protest against sexual violence.About 70 people, mostly women who met online to coordinate the action, danced together in the rain in central Seoul to make their point that "a dress does not mean yes." (Yonhap News)"Don't touch my body," read a slogan written on yell
July 17, 2011
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Profiteers of social ills
Citizens make big money reporting violationsIn the waiting room of one internal medicine clinic in Seoul, an inconspicuous pair of investigators is conducting a sting. These sleuths do not have fedora hats or trench coats, but designer purses, blouses, and most importantly, a camcorder hidden out of sight.Kim, the veteran of the two, exhibits such nonchalant behavior in the clinic that it is hard
July 15, 2011
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Apple may have violated local laws
Apple Inc. may have violated local laws when it tracked the whereabouts of iPhone users, which if found to be true could spell bigger trouble for the California-based company.Sources close to the situation said tracking and storing information on the location of the users may have infringed on domestic laws on location information. In Korea, it is illegal to collect information about the location
July 15, 2011
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High-speed train halts again after smoke occurs
MIRYANG, South Korea, July 15 (Yonhap) -- A high-speed train from Seoul was forced to stop in the southeastern city of Miryang on Friday after passengers complained of smoke rising from the back of the train, railroad officials said.The KTX-Sancheon, the first locally made high-speed train that runs at a speed of up to 300 kilometers per hour, came to an abrupt halt Friday morning in this city 386
July 15, 2011
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Taxi fire distrupts traffic in Namsan tunnel
Passengers and drivers walk out of the tunnel. Yonhap NewsA taxi caught fire on Thursday in the tunnel linking Hannam-dong to Yejang-dong through Namsan, stopping traffic for about 90 minutes. The taxi caught fire while going through the tunnel towards Hannam-dong at 6:05 p.m. The fire was extinguished about 20 minutes later. No casualties were reported, but the fire caused motorists and passenge
July 14, 2011
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Apple may face class action over tracking
A lawyer here announced Thursday that he will lead a class action against Apple Inc. for violation of privacy with its iPhone “tracker” device. All eyes are now on whether Apple will aggressively defend against the litigation, which may affect the majority of the country’s 3 million iPhone users and inflict billions of won in losses on the business giant.Apple’s iPhone 4 (AP-Yonhap News)According
July 14, 2011
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Two Seoul elementary schools merge due to lack of students
Two elementary schools in Seoul will likely be merged due to their declining enrollment, affected by Korea’s low birth rate.It will be the first time for Seoul-based elementary schools to be mergedThe merger between the two neighboring schools in southeastern Seoul, Daecheong and Younghee elementary school, has been discussed since 2009 as the number of Daecheong students has shrunk to half the av
July 14, 2011
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Workers groan under high prices for food, fuel, rent
High prices for basic necessities such as food and housing are taking their toll on Seoul’s office workers, with many people turning to cheaper alternatives to make ends meet.Im Su-jeong, 33, works in Seoul’s financial hub of Yeouido, where dining out is known to be expensive. In a culture where going Dutch is still awkward and sometimes embarrassing, Im finds herself easily paying 40,000 won ($38
July 14, 2011
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VOA thanks KMA for N.K. broadcast
Voice of America, a U.S.-funded radio broadcaster, awarded Seoul’s weather agency a certificate of appreciation for its collaborative weather broadcasts into North Korea, according to officials on Wednesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration’s partnership, which started in 2010, offers residents of the hermit kingdom weather forecasts and other relevant information segments through the radio
July 14, 2011
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Cult member gang-beaten to death
Four members of a religious cult based in Daegu were charged of killing a female colleague after arguing over her inactiveness in missionary work, police said Thursday.Police requested an arrest warrant for a key suspect and booked without detention three others who assisted the crime.They are suspected of beating the 21 year-old woman, surnamed Lee, for not following the group’s rules, on July 2.
July 14, 2011
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Foreigners advise Seoul to improve openness
Global enterprise executives in Korea held the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss plans for improvement of the foreign investment environment in the capital.Seoul city, the government and various chambers of commerce officials and heads of multinational corporations gathered in hopes of making Seoul a top global city.“Seoul’s competiveness has advanced greatly ove
July 13, 2011
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Court gives N. Koreans right to assets left by father in South
Four North Koreans from the same family have come to share assets left by their late father with their half-brothers and sisters in South Korea under mediation by a Seoul court in the first case of its kind.The North Koreans, surnamed Yoon, had filed a lawsuit against their South Korean stepmother and four half-brothers and sisters in February 2009 demanding they split 10 billion won ($9.35 millio
July 13, 2011
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174 die 'solitary deaths' in Seoul
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A total of 174 people died "solitary deaths" in Seoul last year, with no one to take care of their bodies and funerals, the city government said Wednesday.Among the 25 administrative wards, Joong-gu and Yeongdeungpo-gu-- districts with the highest number of homeless -- had the largest number of such deaths, 43 and 27, respectively, said the city government, citing a 2010
July 13, 2011
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S. Korea aims for 'Top 10' in national brand
The head of South Korea's state image-making agency said Tuesday that the country's planned hosting of the Winter Olympics will greatly boost its national brand.South Korea's eastern alpine city of PyeongChang was chosen last week as host of the 2018 games after two consecutive failed attempts.Lee Bae-yong, chairwoman of the Presidential Council on National Branding, said the international communi
July 13, 2011
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Seoul court orders split of leftover assets from N. Korean father
After more than two years, a legal dispute between four North Korean residents and their five half-brothers and sisters in South Korea over assets left over by their common father who died in the South concluded on Tuesday with court mediation.The four North Koreans filed a lawsuit against their five South Korean half-brothers and sisters in February 2009, demanding they split 10 billion won ($9.3
July 12, 2011