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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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Trade ministers of S. Korea, China hold talks in Beijing
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U.S. considering designating Korean-established pilot school site as historical asset
The U.S. National Park Service is positively considering a request to designate the site of a flying school that Korea's government-in-exile established in California in 1920 as a historical asset, a Korean-American scholar said.The Willows Korean Aviation School near San Francisco was established in Feb. 20, 1920, as part of Korea's independence fight against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, and is considered the predecessor of South Korea's Air Force.Professor Chang Tae-han of the University of
InternationalMarch 31, 2016
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White House rejects Trump‘s idea of allowing S. Korea to go nuclear
The White House on Wednesday rejected Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's idea of allowing South Korea to go nuclear in response to North Korean threats, saying it could give Pyongyang justification for its nuclear development."That prospect would be incredibly destabilizing," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. "Right now, the policy of the United States, a policy that is strongly supported by the broad international community, is that we should denuclearize the Korea
DefenseMarch 31, 2016
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N. Korea key topic for Obama-Xi summit: White House
North Korea will be a key topic when U.S. President Barack Obama holds a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the White House said Wednesday."There obviously are a wide range of issues that the United States and China are able to effectively coordinate on," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. "The best example of that recently is that, you know, our efforts to work together to isolate and apply further pressure on the North Korean regime for their destabilizing activiti
North KoreaMarch 31, 2016
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Park arrives in U.S. for Nuclear Security Summit
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a summit with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders on how to tackle the threats on nuclear terrorism and to strengthen an international regime for nuclear security.The biennial meeting, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, has been held every two years since Obama hosted the inaugural summit in 2010 as part of efforts to make the world free of nuclear weapons. This year's meeting is to be the final summit
DefenseMarch 31, 2016
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Only sanctions can lead to change in N. Korea‘s nuclear calculus
Only sanctions can lead to a change in North Korea's nuclear calculus, the U.S. treasury secretary said Wednesday, calling for stringent implementation of the latest package of U.N. Security Council sanctions.Secretary Jack Lew made the remark during a discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, saying the U.S. is working closely with China and others to carry out the new sanctions that are considered the toughest ever to be imposed on Pyongyang."We are mindful, though, that No
North KoreaMarch 31, 2016
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Trump rekindles talk of nuclear South Korea
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, known for proposing unconventional solutions to problems, has come up with an idea that he said would significantly reduce U.S. security burdens in Asia: arming South Korea and Japan with nuclear weapons.Trump's remarks have added weight to calls in South Korea for the country's own nuclear armament in the wake of North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range missile test in February. Talking seriously about the topic itself
DefenseMarch 31, 2016
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Parliamentary candidates launch official campaigning
Candidates for next month's parliamentary elections kicked off official campaigning at midnight Thursday with rival parties expected to engage in a fierce battle in the capital and surrounding areas.The April 13 polls will elect 300 lawmakers for a four-year term, with 253 of them to be selected through direct elections and the remaining 47 proportional representation seats to be allocated to parties according to the numbers of votes that they receive overall.A total of 944 candidates -- 844 men
PoliticsMarch 31, 2016
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Number of Catholic baptisms in S. Korea decreased last year
The number of baptisms in the Catholic church declined last year although the overall Catholic population rose slightly in South Korea, the local Catholic church said Wednesday.According to the statistics released by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK), a total of 116,143 Catholics were baptized last year in the country, down 6.9 percent from the previous year.However, statistics showed that South Korea's Catholic population rose slightly by 1.7 percent to about 5.65 million, which
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Maoist rebels kill 7 Indian paramilitary soldiers
PATNA, India (AP) -- Maoist rebels killed at least seven Indian paramilitary soldiers by blowing up their armored vehicle Wednesday in central India, police said.The insurgents detonated a roadside land mine near Malewara, a village in insurgency-wracked Chhattisgarh state, top police officer R.K. Sahu said. Other details were not available.The area is not considered to be a rebel stronghold, but they apparently came from their forest hideout to target the Central Reserve Police Force soldiers.
InternationalMarch 30, 2016
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[Graphic News] World’s senior population rockets
The number of people aged 65 and over around the world is expected to more than double by 2050 as the world’s senior population continues to rocket, a U.S. study said.The global population is aging at an unprecedented rate, with 8.5 percent of people worldwide -- or more than 600 million -- now aged 65 and over, said the U.S. Census Bureau report.If the trend continues, nearly 17 percent of the global population, or 1.6 billion people, will be 65 years old and above by 2050. The global populatio
World NewsMarch 30, 2016
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SIWA’s fund-raising gala goes fashion-forward
Seoul International Women’s Association will be hosting its Annual Charity Gala on April 9 at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. Themed “An Evening in Shangri-la,” the event includes a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions and a four-course meal in aid of three charities -- Agit Sintesi, New Light Community and the Rainbow Community. And to keep guests fashion-forward, there will be a fashion show featuring award-winning Korean fashion designer Heill Yang’s couture brand of womenswear an
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2016
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[팟캐스트](138) 이집트 항공기 납치 외 1건
진행자: 이현정, Julie Jackson1. 이집트 항공기 공중 납치기사요약: 지난 29일 이집트 알렉산드리아를 출발해 카이로로 향하던 이집트항공 여객기가 공중납치된 사건이 벌어졌다. 피랍 항공기는 납치범의 요구로 키프로스에 비상 착륙했고, 납치범은 대부분의 승객들을 풀어준 뒤에 승무원 3명과 외국인 탑승객 4명을 인질로 붙잡고 버티다가 5시간 뒤에 체포됐다. 키프로스 당국은 이번 사건은 개인적인 동기에서 벌이진 일로 보이며 테러리즘과는 무관하다고 밝혔다. 납치범은 키프로스인 전처를 만나게 해달라고 요구한 것으로 알려졌다. 경찰은 그의 구체적인 범행 동기를 조사 중이다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Egypt plane drama ends [1] An Egyptian
English EyeMarch 30, 2016
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[Editorial] Job inheritance
The Ministry of Employment and Labor has found that a quarter of the nation’s corporations still have “job inheritance arrangements” set out in their collective bargaining agreements.The ministry recently examined the collective bargaining agreements of 2,769 corporations with more than 100 workers on their payrolls. It found that the bargaining agreements of 694 companies contained a clause that either required management to hire the children or family members of former workers who had died or
EditorialMarch 30, 2016
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[Editorial] Vulnerable pensions
The government has unveiled a set of measures to improve the long-term sustainability of the seven social insurance programs that constitute the main pillars of the nation’s social safety net.The seven social insurance plans consist of the four public pension programs -- the national pension, government employees’ pension, military personnel pension, and private school teachers’ pension -- and the three social insurance systems -- national health insurance, employment insurance and industrial ac
EditorialMarch 30, 2016
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Grannies grab the mic on ‘Tribe of Hiphop’
A group of elderly women with an average age of 65 are transformed into hip-hop rappers. This is the premise of JTBC‘s new hip-hop competition show “Tribe of Hip-hop.” In the latest television show banking on the growing popularity of the genre, older celebrity women will be paired with well-known hip-hop artists and engage in rap battles. The elder rappers will deliver the stories of their lives with the help of their young mentors, explained show producer Song Kwang-jong at a press conference
TelevisionMarch 30, 2016
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Rumors fly as winner still unknown in Hyundai Securities takeover race
Rumors are swirling over the auction of Hyundai Securities, with its seller, Hyundai Group, again delaying the announcement of a preferred bidder. The group said Wednesday it will unveil its choice on Friday, at the earliest, delaying the announcement initially scheduled for Tuesday for the second time. It needs more time to study offers, the group said. Three groups submitted their final offers by the March 25 deadline. They are KB Financial Group, Korea Investment Holdings and Hong Kong-based
March 30, 2016
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Writer to host tour of Korean War battlegrounds
History writer and journalist Andrew Salmon will run a tour to one of the Korean War’s most notorious battlefields next week under a Royal Asiatic Society tour.Salmon will guide the group around the hills that surround the Imjingang River, where the British Gloucester Regiment was wiped out holding back a Chinese assault.The attack was part of the largest communist offensive of the war, and though the Glosters were eventually overrun, their actions blunted the assault sufficiently for U.N. force
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2016
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Ewha offers consultation for Uzbekistan’s first women’s hospital
South Korean medical experts from the Seoul-based Ewha Womans University Medical Center visited Uzbekistan last week to share tips on the nation’s ongoing project to build its first state-run hospital catering to women, the hospital said Wednesday.Ewha Womans University Medical Center, one of South Korea’s leading institutions for women’s health, is especially known for its treatment for women’s diseases, such as ovarian cancer and breast cancer. During the week-long visit, the hospital’s direct
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Busan seeks sellers for Together Day flea market
Busan Foundation for International Activities is seeking participants for its Global Flea Market on May 21.The event is part of the Busan Global Gathering, an annual outdoor festival that attracts scores of expat and multicultural organizations each year.This year, the gathering is being held in line with Together Day on May 20, a nationwide event to promote multiculturalism run by the Justice Ministry.The global flea market will be held at Dasom Madang in Busan Citizen’s Park, near Bujeon Stati
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2016
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Tour to introduce highlights of Buan
The Gwangju Interntaional Center will conduct a tour to Buan in North Jeolla Province on April 23.The trip to the coastal area will make its first stop at Chaeseokgang, a group of stratified cliffs that gets its name from its resemblance to a place from Chinese legend.After stopping for lunch -- mussel porridge and spicy seafood stew – the group will head to Naesosa Temple, which has been around since the seventh century. It is famous for its Goryeo-era bell and its central building that has int
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2016