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윤민식
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Korea doles out pensions to elderly dual citizens
South Korea has begun to pay pensions to its low-income elderly citizens with dual citizenship, an official said Tuesday, a move that stirred up controversy on whether Seoul should use taxpayers‘ money to support those who have spent most of their lives in foreign countries.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it doles out up to 97,000 won ($85) per month to elderly people who are qualified for the elderly pensions under a 2011 law that allows those aged 65 and over who previously held South
Social Affairs July 2, 2013
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Detained food mogul further questioned by prosecutors
The chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group was further questioned Tuesday while in prosecution custody over alleged tax evasion and embezzlement, officials said.Lee Jay-Hyun was jailed at the Seoul Detention Center on the southern outskirts of Seoul Monday shortly after a district court approved the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant for the country's 10th richest man.The 53-year-old allegedly dodged some 70 billion won ($61.4 million) in taxes through stashing secret
Industry July 2, 2013
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Seoul shares close flat on China, Q2 earnings woes
South Korean stocks closed almost flat Tuesday as investors took a wait-and-see approach on the rising concerns over the Chinese economy and listed firms' second-quarter earnings, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 0.71 points, or 0.04 percent to close at 1,855.02. Trading volume was high at 479.6 million shares worth 3.84 trillion won ($3.39 billion) with gainers outpacing losers 431 to 379."Seoul shares tr
July 2, 2013
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S. Korea mulling including central bank's debt in public debt
South Korea's government and the central bank are discussing whether to include the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s debt in data on public debt to be newly released next year, officials said Tuesday.The government plans to provide additional figures on public debt including public firms' debt holdings in a bid to offer a more accurate picture of financial conditions in the public sector.The BOK said that the government and the central bank are in talks over whether the central bank's issuance of monetary
July 2, 2013
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Parties agree to disclose full original summit transcript
The National Assembly decided Tuesday to request the perusal and disclosure of the original version of a 2007 inter-Korean summit transcript containing late President Roh Moo-hyun’s controversial remarks on the West Sea boundary with North Korea.The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic Party agreed they will request the National Archives of Korea to let them access the minutes, original transcript, voice recording and all other relevant documents to get to the bottom of the sp
Politics July 2, 2013
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Seoul shares down 0.11 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.11 percent lower late Monday morning on losses in techs and autos, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 2.08 points to 1,853.65 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech blue chips traded bearish, with top chipmaker SK hynix losing 7.29 percent and leading flat panel maker LG Display falling 1.63 percent. Samsung Electronics, however, edged up 0.68 percent.Carmakers also lost ground, with No. 1 player Hyundai Motor falling 3.59 percent and its smalle
July 2, 2013
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Bailed-out Portugal's finance minister resigns
Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar quit Monday, acknowledging he lost credibility after missing deficit targets and was causing friction inside the center-right coalition government as public support for his austerity policies evaporated.President Anibal Cavaco Silva's office announced Gaspar's resignation on its website and said he will be replaced by Secretary of State for the Treasury Maria Luis Albuquerque.Gaspar was a key member of the government as it struggles to repair its finances
World News July 2, 2013
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Seoul shares open higher on U.S. data
South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday as investors' sentiment got a boost from improved economic data from the United States, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 3.16 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1,858.89 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Shares gathered ground across the board, with Samsung Electronics adding 0.68 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics moving up 0.27 percent. Top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis moved up 1.48 percent.U.S. stocks
July 2, 2013
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Ailing Mandela still able to unite South Africans
The spelling and grammar need work, but the message has its own eloquence. A 10-year-old's note to Nelson Mandela, the prisoner who fought South African apartheid, or white racist rule, and became a global emblem of unity and humility, addresses him as “the greates president are land has ever had it is realy bad that you are in the hospital. But realy cool that you stopt apartit. you maid are land A beter place”It is one of hundreds of messages that have been placed at two makeshift shrines by S
People July 2, 2013
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일본 운동가들 “위안부는 성노예 맞다”
일본의 인권 운동가들은 1일 일본 정부가 최근 위안부 등 문제와 관련한 유엔 고문방지위원회의 권고를 따를 의무가 없다는 입장을 밝힌데 대해 문제를 제기하는 집회를 열었다. 앰네스티 인터내셔널 재팬 등 단체는 이날 일본 참의원 의원회관에서 집회를 열고 일본 정부가 위안부 피해자들 관련 조치를 취할 것을 촉구했다. 집회에 참가한 와타나베 미나(渡邊美奈) ‘여성들의 전쟁과 평화자료관’ 사무국장은 “일본 정부는 국제적으로 일본군 위안부 제도 의 실태가 성노예 제도로 인식되고 있다는 점을 모르고 있다”라고 말했다.와타나베 국장은 위안부 피해자들이 군의 명령에 따라야 했던 것과 위안소가 군의 관리 하에 운영됐다는 것은 “피해자 증언, 군의 문서 등 역사적 증거로 명확히 밝혀진 사실이라는 것이 고문방지위 위원들의 견해였다”고 강조했다. 와타나베 국장은 또한 위안부 피해자들을 위한 조치를 취하지 하지 않는 것은 ‘현재 진행중인 인권침해’라는 견해를 밝혔다. 유엔 고문방지위원회가 최근 일본군 위안부
한국어판 July 1, 2013
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‘U.S. spied on S. Korea, other allies’
A U.S. intelligence agency is suspected of spying on key allies including South Korea and the European Union, a British newspaper reported Sunday. The revelation touched off a fresh round of fierce criticism from Washington’s allies and could seriously dent confidence in the world’s most powerful nation. The Guardian, citing documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, reported that the U.S. installed wiretapping devices at 38 embassies and missions to collect s
World News July 1, 2013
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“미국, 한국 대사관 포함 38개국 도청”
미국 국가안보국 (NSA)이 적대국뿐 아니라 한국을 포함한 동맹국들의 대사관까지 도청했다는 의혹이 제기되었다.이에 따라 유럽 내 미국의 동맹국들이 거세게 반발하는 등 파문이 커질 것으로 예상된다.영국 일간지 가디언은 지난달 30일 (현지시간) NSA가 38개국의 주미 대사관에 불법 장치를 설치해 정보를 획득했다고 보도했다. 보도에 따르면 감청 대상이 된 국가에는 적대국으로 여겨지는 중동지역 국가 외에 아시아 내 미국의 우방인 한국, 일본, 인도 등을 포함해 프랑스와 이탈리아, 그리스 등 여러 유럽국가가 포함되어 있다고 한다.가디언은 이와 같은 정보를 NSA의 내부 고발자인 에드워드 스노든이 유출한 문서로부터 얻었다고 설명했다.이 문서들에는 미국이 어떻게 감청활동을 했는지가 자세히 설명이 되어 있었는데, 이 중 미국 워싱턴에 있는 유럽연합(EU) 대사관을 대상으로 한 “드롭마이어(Dropmire)”라고 명명된 작전에서 NSA는 EU 대사관 내 암호화 (encrypted) 팩스에 도청장
한국어판 July 1, 2013
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Official: 19 firefighters die battling U.S. fire
Hot winds blew a U.S. wildfire out of control, killing 19 elite firefighters in the country's deadliest wildfire involving firefighters for at least 30 years.The specially trained “hotshot” firefighters were forced to deploy their fire shelters _ tent-like structures meant to shield them from flames and heat _ when they were caught near an Arizona town, state forestry spokesman Art Morrison told The Associated Press.Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said the firefighters were part of the city's fir
World News July 1, 2013
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Seoul shares down 0.41 pct on profit-taking
South Korean stocks shed 0.41 percent Monday as investors took a breather after the sharp gain tallied last week, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 7.59 points to close at 1,855.73. Trading volume was low at 217 million shares worth 2.93 trillion won ($2.57 billion) with gainers outpacing losers 465 to 355.Analysts said the decline came as investors turned cautious after the KOSPI jumped 4.64 percent over
July 1, 2013
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New NSA spying allegations rile European allies
The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S. over secret surveillance programs that reportedly installed covert listening devices in European Union offices. U.S. intelligence officials said they will directly discuss with EU officials the new allegations, reported in Sunday's editions of the German news weekly Der Spiegel. But the former head of the CIA and National Security Agency urged the W
World News July 1, 2013
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