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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Rock singer Yim Jae-beom holds solo concert in L.A.
Rock singer and MBC music show “Nagasu” (I Am a Singer) star Yim Jae-beom charmed some 7,000 audience members in L.A., receiving a standing ovation during his solo concert at the NOKIA theater on Friday.Wearing a hanbok, Yim started off the concert by singing his famous “Nagasu”-hit “Bin Jan” (An Em
Oct. 9, 2011
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Samsung and LG family names illegally used in overseas fraud
Small, independent firm LKH Investment Group was discovered using the names of business tycoons Lee Kun-hee and Koo Ja-hak without permission in an apparent financial scam. Lee is chairman of Samsung Electronics, international tech giant, and Koo is the third son of the LG Group founder and ma
Oct. 9, 2011
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Korean smartphone users likely to top 20 mln in Nov.
The number of smartphone users in South Korea is set to surpass the 20 million mark in November as local handset makers roll out new smartphone models, data showed Sunday.As of the end of September, the total number of smartphone users in South Korea reached 18.8 million, according to data compiled
Oct. 9, 2011
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Knox alleges sexual harassment while in Italian jail
(AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend. Knox, who has returned home to Seattle after being acquitted of murder and sexual assault, alleges the
Oct. 9, 2011
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Prosecutor probes leak of Nobel winner's name
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish prosecutor said Saturday he would investigate rumours that the name of poet Tomas Transtroemer was leaked before he was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize.Chief anti-corruption prosecutor Alf Johansson said he would be looking at why betting odds on Transtromer winning th
Oct. 9, 2011
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Prosecutors question former vice culture minister over alleged corruption
Former Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min on Sunday faced questioning by state prosecutors after a businessman claimed to have given him nearly 1 billion won ($847,000) over the space of a decade. The interrogation is expected to widen investigations into the scandal including President Lee My
Oct. 9, 2011
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Na’s spokesman quits after appearing on TV drunk
A spokesman for the ruling Grand National Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate Na Kyung-won resigned over the weekend after being accused of appearing on a live TV debate show while drunk. “I offered to resign because I didn’t want to be a burden to Na,” Shin Ji-ho, a GNP lawmaker and chief press of
Oct. 9, 2011
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Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women’s rights.The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored the three women “for their non-violent struggle for
Oct. 7, 2011
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Samsung, Apple relations to enter new chapter
(Yonhap News)Market watchers say Samsung has chance to come out top The tumultuous relationship between Samsung and Apple may be headed for a new chapter following the recent death of co-founder Steve Jobs, who had waged a fierce patent war with the South Korean electronics bellwether. While Samsung
Oct. 7, 2011
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Apple looks to overseas growth to stay on top without Jobs: Tech
Steve Jobs built Apple Inc. into the world’s most valuable technology company with easy-to-use products that transformed the computing, wireless and music industries. The company will look for overseas growth to extend that legacy and remain an investor favorite. Apple, which said its visionary foun
Oct. 7, 2011
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Monkey see, monkey feel helps research for paralysed
Monkeys implanted with brain electrodes were able to see and move a virtual object and sense the texture of what they saw, a step forward in the quest to help the severely paralysed touch the outside world once more. MCT"Someday in the near future, quadriplegic patients will take advantage of this t
Oct. 7, 2011
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N. Koreans with over $100,000 in cash number 500,000: expert
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- An estimated 500,000 North Koreans have cash assets worth more than US$100,000, a researcher at the South Korean state-run institute said Friday, indicating a stark gap between rich and poor in the impoverished communist state.In a forum held at the National Assembly, Lee In-ho, se
Oct. 7, 2011
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Gov’t to toughen punishment for sexual crimes on disabled
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Teachers and aspiring teachers will be permanently barred from working at schools, if they have a record of being convicted or fined for sex crimes, the government said Friday, announcing a set of new measures to crack down on sexual abuse of young students, especially disabled tee
Oct. 7, 2011
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Jobs authorized biography so his kids can know him
Oct. 7, 2011
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La Nina gets reborn, will strengthen during winter: CPC
Oct. 7, 2011
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S. Koreans start using cellphones at age 10.4: poll
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans begin to use mobile phones at the age of 10.4, with nine out of 10 elementary and secondary students in the nation possessing one, a recent survey showed Friday.According to the survey conducted by Dankook University's medical school between Aug. 22-26, 91 per
Oct. 7, 2011
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Apple fans reach for Jobs‘ devices to mourn him
He was a conjurer, a modern magician who reached into tomorrow and came up with things that changed millions of lives. And as people gathered at Apple Stores from Sydney to San Francisco to mourn Steve Jobs, the feeling was more than grief for an executive or even an inventor. It was something close
Oct. 7, 2011
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Wayne Rooney's father arrested in betting probe
LONDON (AP) -- The father and uncle of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney were arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into betting irregularities at a Scottish Premier League football match. Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, right, celebrates after scoring a goal against Chelsea during th
Oct. 7, 2011
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Swedish poet Transtroemer wins Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― Scandinavia’s best-known living poet, Tomas Transtroemer, who on Thursday won the Nobel Prize for Literature at age 80, explores the relationship between our intimate inner selves and the world around us.Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer (AP-Yonhap News)A trained psychologist, Transtr
Oct. 6, 2011
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Ex-GNP leader vows to help Na in mayoral race
Rep. Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the ruling Grand National Party, at last declared that she will back the party’s campaign for the upcoming Oct. 26 by-elections.In doing so, she added momentum to Na Kyung-won, who registered herself as Seoul mayoral candidate on Thursday.“I shall discuss the
Oct. 6, 2011