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Prosecutors reveal Somali pirates' connection to past hijacking
South Korean prosecutors said Friday they have discovered that some of the five Somali pirates arrested for the hijacking of South Korean freighter in the Arabian Sea last month had participated in the kidnapping of its sister ship last year, which was released after a huge ransom was paid.The five Somali pirates were captured in the South Korean naval commando's Jan. 21 operation to rescue the 11
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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S. Korea confirms additional bird flu outbreak
South Korea on Friday confirmed an additional bird flu case at a farm near Seoul, despite a recent plunge in the number of suspected cases.The farm ministry said tests showed that 30,000 birds at the egg-laying chicken farm in Yeoju, about 100 kilometers southeast of Seoul, were infected with the virulent H5N1 strain of the avian influenza (AI).The farm was quarantined as of Wednesday after a larg
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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Bourse operator fines Deutsche Bank unit 1 bln won
South Korea's stock market operator said Friday it will fine the local brokerage unit of Deutsche Bank a record 1 billion won (US$885,000) fine for violating trading rules.The fine comes two days after Deutsche Securities Korea Co. was banned from some trading activities for six months for placing massive sell orders in the closing minutes of trading on Nov. 11, which sent the benchmark stock inde
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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Somali pirates in Samho Jewelry and Samho Dream are identical: prosecutors
Some of the five Somali pirates arrested for the hijacking of South Korean freighter Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea in January turned out to have participated in the kidnapping of its sister ship, the Samho Dream, that wasreleased last year after the payment of a huge ransom, prosecutors here said Friday.Two dozen crew members of the Samho Dream were released last November from seven months of c
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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Chung Mong-koo ordered to pay Hyundai Motor $73 mln for unfair practice
A Seoul court on Friday ordered Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-koo to pay 82.6 billion won (US$73.1 million) in compensation to his own company for inflicting damage on the top South Korean automaker by unfairly supportingHyundai affiliates.A group of 14 minority shareholders and the NGO Solidarity for Economic Reform had filed a suit against Chung and Kim Dong-jin, vice chairman of Hyundai Mob
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint air force rescue drill: officials
South Korea and the United States on Friday conducted a joint air force drill to enhance their coordination in search and rescue for pilots stranded after an emergency bailout on enemy soil, officials said.The drill, held in South Korea's southwestern Jeolla province, is the largest of its kind, mobilizing a pair of HH-60 helicopters, four KF-16, four F-4 and F-5 fighter jets, and six anti-tank A-
Latest News Feb. 25, 2011
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Varying life expectancies among Seoul residents reveal economic disparities
Life expectancy in Seocho district, the most affluent in southern Seoul, was 83.1. South Koreans living in the more affluent central southern part of Seoul tend to live longer than those in the north, a study said Thursday, a reflection of widening disparities in the quality of life among the residents of the 10-million-strong capital.According to the study conducted by Cho Young-tae, a public hea
Culture Feb. 25, 2011
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Man dies after explosive tied to body explodes: police
A 26-year-old South Korean man died on Thursday when an explosive he had apparently bought on the Internet and tied to his body exploded, police said.The man identified only by his surname, Oh, had complained of his personal woes for four hours at a local police stand earlier in the morning while claiming he was carrying an explosive, according to the police in this eastern port city of Pohang.The
Social Affairs Feb. 25, 2011
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A huge quake that hit Christchurch in NZ
Part of a road between Lyttelton and Sumner is damaged by Tuesday's earthquake on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The magnitude-6.3 temblor collapsed buildings, caused extensive other damage and killed dozens of people in the city. (AP-Yonhap)Fifteen-year-old Kent Manning, left, and his sister Libby, 18, react with their father, who asked not to identified, a
Feb. 24, 2011
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114-year-old Korean applies for Guinness Book's oldest person title
A 114-year-old woman in Guri, currently the oldest living person in South Korea, has asked the national recordkeeping agency to help her seek the world's oldest living person title in the Guinness Book of World Records, alocal government said Thursday.According to the city of Guri, some 15 kilometers east of Seoul, Kim Eom-gok, born on Nov. 7 1897, has reported her identity to the Korea Record Ins
Social Affairs Feb. 24, 2011
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SK Telecom to release Apple's iPhone 4 next month in S. Korea
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. will release Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 in the local market next month, ending the exclusive distribution by its rival wireless operator, an industry source said Thursday. SK Telecom Co. will release Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 (Bloomberg)"Negotiations between SK Telecom and Apple are in the final stage," said the source who is familiar with the matter. "As th
Industry Feb. 24, 2011
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US groups report alarming malnutrition in NKorea
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Severe food shortages are forcing some North Koreans to forage for wild grasses and herbs and causing alarming malnutrition among children, U.S.-based aid groups who recently visited the reclusive country reported Wednesday.Heavy rains and flooding in summer reduced vegetable crops by more than 50 percent in some areas, and a bitter winter has frozen up to 50 percent of wheat and
North Korea Feb. 24, 2011
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S. Korea likely to send charter flight to Libya
South Korea is expected to send a charter flight to Libya as early as Thursday to evacuate its nationals from escalating anti-government unrest, an official said Wednesday, as a growing number of Koreans sought to exit the turmoil-laden nation. Anti-government protesters in Libya. (AP-Yonhap)The government has been negotiating with Egypt Airlines to charter a flight to bring South Koreans out of
National Feb. 24, 2011
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Quake in New Zealand kills at least 65
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck one of New Zealand's biggest cities Tuesday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing at least 65 people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. A building in Christchurch, New Zealand, is destroyed after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quak
World News Feb. 22, 2011
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Former N.K. soldiers testify about worsening food and rights conditions
North Korean soldiers are increasingly plagued by malnutrition and human rights abuses amid the communist state's worsening food shortage, according to testimonies made here Monday by a number of former North Korean soldiers who defected to South Korea."I was 155 centimeters high and weighed 42 kilograms when I entered the military, but my weight was reduced to 31 kilograms in two years," Paek Hwa
North Korea Feb. 22, 2011
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