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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Who’s at fault for Umyeon landslide?
Investigation finds some earth began to cascade near military baseLocal officials are playing a blame game over who’s at fault for the deaths of 18 citizens last week by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon in the southern tip of Seoul. Seoul municipality and the ward of Seocho, which have bee
Aug. 2, 2011
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Measures drawn up to deal with natural disasters
Rainfall will be measured hourly through water level gauges at river basins all across the country to increase flood control measures, amid the erratic weather patterns, according to the state’s weather agency Tuesday.The Korea Meteorological Administration is increasing efforts to give citizens and
Aug. 2, 2011
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A low-trust society
Koreans’ lack of faith in strangers, foreigners holds country backA 25-year-old man surnamed Choi beat and raped his girlfriend in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, in July last year after she demanded they break up. When he faced police investigation, Choi’s mother, 50, hurt his son with a ston
Aug. 2, 2011
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University chief summoned in graft probe
Prosecutors have summoned Park Chul, president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, to investigate allegations that he may have misappropriated school funds.The summons was issued last week and Park has yet to respond, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office said on Tuesday. Park, also c
Aug. 2, 2011
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Minimum wage for N. Koreans at joint complex rises 5%
The minimum wage for North Korean workers being hired by South Korean companies operating at the inter-Korean industrial park in the North’s border town of Kaesong rose by 5 percent this year, the same annual rate of increase since 2007, the Unification Ministry said Monday. Despite frequent cross-b
Aug. 1, 2011
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Drenched nation braces for more rain
The nation is expected to see more rainfall, adding salt to the wound for many still facing restoration work after severe flooding and landslides last week, according to the state’s weather agency Monday. Amid record rainfall, the southwestern provinces of North and South Jeolla, the southern island
Aug. 1, 2011
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Plural unionism changes labor scene
A month after a ban on multiple trade unions was lifted, changes are in the making on the country’s labor scene, long dominated by two umbrella groups, officials at the Labor Ministry said Monday. Some 300 new unions have been formed, most of them not affiliated with neither the Federation of Korean
Aug. 1, 2011
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Man arrested for a series of daybreak sexual assaults
A 39-year-old man was arrested for sexual violence in a series of daybreak attacks on women over the past six months, police said Monday.The offender, only known by his surname Kim, had allegedly attempted to rape a 27 year-old woman near an apartment in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on July
Aug. 1, 2011
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Seoul announces referendum plan for free lunch
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it will hold a referendum on Aug. 24 on whether the city should proceed with its free school lunch program.Seoul citizens will be asked to choose between providing free lunches to selected students or to all students in the vote requested by
Aug. 1, 2011
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South Korea and China close to joint rescue exercises
South Korean and Chinese naval forces are close to agreeing on holding joint search and rescue exercises, a high-level government source said on Sunday. “China expressed the wish to hold joint SAR (search and rescue) exercises last Saturday during the inaugural South Korea-China strategic defense dialogue,” said the official. The talks were led by Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the ge
July 31, 2011
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Leaders delay vacation for flood relief
Hong, Sohn visit disaster-hit areas, vow support for restoration effortsParty leaders are giving up their summer vacations with drinks in the sun for trudging in the mud with shovels and galoshes, joining in nationwide restoration efforts after floods and landslides hit the nation last week.Ruling Grand National Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo deferred his Monday vacation plans to personally oversea
July 31, 2011
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Mystery grows over Asiana cargo plane crash
Maritime police have yet to find a crashed Asiana Airlines cargo plane and its pilot and co-pilot, police officials said Sunday. Mobilizing 10 army and police vessels, three aircraft and underwater sonar, police and the navy have for three days searched the waters off Jeju, where the Boeing-747 aircraft, operated by Asiana Airlines Co., went down early Thursday. “We found nothing special yet, exce
July 31, 2011
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Grenade found in Ewha Womans University
A grenade presumed to be from the Korean War was found on a university campus in Seoul, police officials said Sunday. The explosive was found Friday afternoon in one of the flowerbeds at Ewha Womans University, in Sinchon, central Seoul, by a member of the cleaning staff. It did not have a safety pin in it.Police, who arrived on the scene with a bomb squad, determined that it had been deactivated.
July 31, 2011
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Seocho may be declared disaster area
Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, hit hard by heavy rains last week, may be declared a special disaster area, the home administration ministry said Sunday. If the cost of flood and landslide damage exceeds 9.5 billion won ($9 million) in Seocho, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will approve the designation.The Seocho Ward Office puts the estimated damage at more than 100 million w
July 31, 2011
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Umyeon landslide victims to seek legal action
Claim local authorities’ neglect led to disaster which killed 18Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed 18 lives. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to for
July 31, 2011
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Victims of Umyeon landslides to seek legal action
Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed the lives of 18. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to form an emergency committee of tenants in order to prepare f
July 31, 2011
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One injured in explosion near border with North Korea
YEONCHEON (Yonhap News) -- A Korean worker was slightly injured Saturday after an unidentified explosive device went off near the heavily fortified border with North Korea, military officials said.The accident happened around 9:40 a.m. when the 40-year-old, identified only by his family name Cho, was overseeing excavation work near a military base.Cho is currently being treated for debris injuries
July 31, 2011
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Prosecution detains 5 Koreans on espionage charges
Korea's prosecution said Friday that it detained five Koreans on charges of spying for North Korea by forming an underground anti-state organization.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said five locals were imprisoned on suspicions of violating the country's national security law as they allegedly set up an anti-state organization, ordered by North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.A 48-yea
July 31, 2011
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When cats and dogs just won’t do
Exotic pets becoming more common feature of nation’s householdsAre you considering “adopting” a pet? Dogs and cats are usually the first to be considered, but a growing number of people are choosing rather unusual animals. Snakes, scorpions, toads, parrots and spiders are rapidly settling in as new pets.Jang Se-won, a 23-year-old salesman, bought a snake as a pet 10 years ago when he and his famil
July 29, 2011
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Citizens flock to aid rain-hit areas
As the devastating torrential rain came to a lull, citizens and politicians flocked to flood-stricken areas for restoration works.According to Seoul Volunteer Center, about 3,000 citizen volunteers helped out in eight districts Friday. Volunteers help with cleanup efforts of a village damaged by a rain-triggered landslide in southern Seoul on Friday. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)On Wednesday a
July 29, 2011