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Landmines wash ashore in South Korea
Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a...
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S Korea Exports Grow In July; 2010 Surplus Seen +$30 Billion
in the preceding month as robust semiconductor and car exports remained on the expansionary phase. With the nation's surplus in the first seven months...
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S.Korea trade surplus widens in July
billion dollars in July, the sixth straight month of gains thanks to robust exports, officials said Sunday.Exports, led by automobiles and semiconductors, rose 29.6 percent...
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S. Korea Exports Rise for Ninth Month, Gaining 29.6%
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s exports increased for a ninth month in July as weakness in the won and the global economic recovery boosted...
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• Girls' Generation forgives 92 slanderous fans
By Park Si-soo Staff reporter Nearly 100 Internet users accused of posting digitally-doctored nude photos of Girls’ Generation in cyberspace avoided...
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• Cat abuser indicted without detention
By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter A woman, who became notorious for savagely beating a neighbor’s cat and throwing it out a...
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• Nudist forest to open in Jangheung County
By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter Korea’s first nudist forest is scheduled to open in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province in late...
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Record second highest trade surplus po..
Korea posted a trade surplus of $5.67 billion in July, the sixth month in a row that the balance has stayed in the black, a...
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One die in explosion near border town ..
A man died and another was injured in an explosion in a restricted area in Yeoncheon near the border with North Korea, possibly from a...
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Korea wins Asian Women's Hockey Champi..
Korea beat Japan 2-1 to win the inaugural Asian Women's Hockey Championship at this southern port city of Busan on Saturday. Korea...
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South Korea cracks down on marriage brokers after death of foreign woman
AP, SEOUL Sunday, Aug 01, 2010, Page 5 Young and poor, the Vietnamese woman jumped at the chance to marry a...
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UNC proposes joint probe of ship sinking to NK
By Jung Sung-ki Staff reporter The U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) proposed North Korea a plan Friday to conduct a joint...
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President Lee Myung-bak speaks during a policy coordination ..
Lee to go on vacation: President Lee Myung-bak speaks during a policy coordination meeting with his senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. The meeting...
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US sanctions target NK funds from arms sales
By Na Jeong-ju Staff reporter The U.S. plan to impose new financial sanctions on North Korea will focus on cracking down...
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Will Korea become venue for show of force
NK denuclearization remains elusive By Jung Sung-ki Staff reporter This week’s major naval and air exercises by South...
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Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Remington, commander of the U.S. 7th Air ..
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Remington, commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force, explains the role of U.S. airmen participating in the ongoing joint Korea-U.S. naval...
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S. Korea, US conduct live-fire drill
A 4,500-ton KDX-II destroyer fires a domestically-built “Cheongsangeo (Blue Shark)” light torpedo during a live-fire naval exercise in the East Sea, Tuesday. The naval maneuver...
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Thousands of people cool off in the sea at Haeundae Beach ..
Overcrowded beach: Thousands of people cool off in the sea at Haeundae Beach in the southeastern port city of Busan, Sunday. Haeundae is Korea’s most...
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Pyongyang again warns of water discharge
By Kang Hyun-kyung Staff reporter North Korea informed Seoul Thursday of the possible plan to release water downstream of the Imjin...
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Allies show off deterrence against North Korea
An F-16 aircraft of the U.S. 7th Air Force (below) flies away after receiving fuel from the KC-135 refill tanker (above) from the 909th Air...
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• Student rights vs. teachers' authority
Should elementary schoolers be allowed to hold demonstrations? By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter Do elementary school students have...
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North Korea has apparently begun discharging water from a dam near the inter-Korean border, officials...
Water is released from Gunnam Dam in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, to deal with rising water levels on the Imjin River, Monday. A discharge of dam...
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• Another alleged police torture case surfaces
The nation’s human rights agency said Friday it is scrutinizing two alleged cases of torture by police on criminal suspects. The National...
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Pyongyang ready to resume six-party talks
By Kim Young-jin Staff reporter North Korea is ready to rejoin the six-party negotiations on its denuclearization, its state-run media said...
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• United Airlines introduces lie-flat seat
By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff reporter The United States-based United Airlines (UA) has introduced lie-flat seats in its first and business class...
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N. Korea runs risk of economic crisis again
By Kang Seung-woo Staff reporter The North Korean economy is forecast to contract this year due largely to South Korea's decision...
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An Army private was found shot Thursday at his barracks in Seoul.
An Army private was found shot Thursday at his barracks in Seoul. The private, identified only by his surname Lee, 20, was...
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• Park Ji-sung to Promote Asiana Airlines
By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Asiana Airlines said Wednesday it has renewed its honorary ambassador contract with the Manchester United striker...
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• Asiana, Air Canada Establish All-Round Business Alliance
Asiana Airlines President Yoon Young-doo, left, and Air Canada President Calin Rovinescu, pose after signing their comprehensive alliance pact at the Korean carrier’s headquarters in...
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NK ruling party to elect new leaders in Sept.
By Kim Young-jin Staff reporter North Korea said Saturday that delegates of its ruling Workers' Party will hold a rare meeting...
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• Qatar Airways Introduces Incheon-Doha Service
By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Qatar Airways will launch direct services between Incheon International Airport, Korea's main gateway, and Doha, Qatar,...
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Joint Statement of ROK-US Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting
On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Korean War, Seoul, July 21, 2010 ROK Minister of Foreign...
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Clinton backs Seoul’s response to NK threat
President Lee Myung-bak, left, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Wednesday. Clinton said the...
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• Korean Air Lounge Ranked No.1 in Asia Pacific Region
Korean Air’s Lounge at Incheon International Airport has been voted No.1 among 109 candidates in the Asia Pacific region by Priority Pass, a U.K.-based company...
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US warns North Korea against provocations
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, right in the front row, and her South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, at her right, inspect a guard of...
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Korea women should also serve in the m..
“Korean women should also serve in the military to become strong and learn self-discipline,” preached one of South Korea’s leading women entrepreneurs. ...
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Washington shies away from harsh sanct..
The United States will not resort to establishing a new legislation to punish North Korea for the Cheonan warship incident as it sees that new...
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Lee’s critic applied to be Lee’s spoke..
A person who opposed to President Lee Myung-bak’s policy turned out to be among the candidates who applied for Lee’s spokesperson post. ...
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'Ugly' stars bounce back too easily
By Park Si-soo Staff reporter Several top entertainers have recently made headlines not with their hit movies or songs but by...
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Girls' Generation forgives 92 slandero..
By Park Si-soo Staff reporter Nearly 100 Internet users accused of posting digitally-doctored nude photos of Girls’ Generation in cyberspace avoided...
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