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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Thursday that it would order Janssen Korea to halt production of five drugs including Children’s Tylenol syrup and file a criminal complaint against th...
Updated : 2013.05.16 21:05
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Korea should recalibrate its multiculturalism policy toward a greater acceptance of cultural diversity and broader social integration of ethnic minorities, a senior official said Thursday. “It is t...
Updated : 2013.05.16 20:57
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The military recruitment agency has referred nine people suspected of feigning an eye condition to dodge military service to the military prosecution, officials said Thursday. The Military Manpower ...
Updated : 2013.05.16 20:56
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The Defense Ministry and Microsoft have signed a pact on bilateral technology cooperation, putting an end to their dispute over the pricing of the firm’s software products used by the ministry, Seoul...
Updated : 2013.05.16 20:55
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The nation's top court ruled Thursday that forced sex with a spouse constitutes rape, recognizing marital rape as a crime for the first time. Upholding a lower court's verdict, the Supreme Court sen...
Updated : 2013.05.16 18:28
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Hundreds of local non-regular instructors who teach English conversation at primary and secondary schools submitted a petition to the rights watchdog Thursday against massive layoffs, calling on the ...
Updated : 2013.05.16 15:52
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In the wake of continued complaints from local parents about unqualified foreign babysitters, the government plans to push for special training programs for applicants from overseas, Seoul’s civil ri...
Updated : 2013.05.15 20:51
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Seoul City won four United Nations Public Service Awards, which are given to public officers or organizations in recognition of their excellence in public services. The city government said Wednesda...
Updated : 2013.05.15 20:51
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Prosecution investigators enter the headquarters of GS E&C in Seoul for search and seizure operations as part of their investigation into the construction firm’s alleged involvement in misappropriat...
Updated : 2013.05.15 20:50
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Elderly South Korean women forced by Japan into sex slavery during World War II plan to visit the neighboring country this week to hold rounds of rallies to let the people know of their predecessors’...
Updated : 2013.05.15 20:50
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BIS Canada founded in 2008 is the first British Columbia offshore program center in Korea certificated by the BC Ministry of Education. Located in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, the school currently of...
Updated : 2013.05.14 19:52
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it would test-run a dog park inside Seoul Children’s Grand Park in July. The area will be created near the park’s Guui entrance, a five-min...
Updated : 2013.05.14 15:06
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A Korean man charged with manufacturing and transporting narcotics was sentenced to death by a Chinese higher court and is awaiting a final ruling from the top court, sources here said Monday. The s...
Updated : 2013.05.13 21:07
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Concerns are spreading over the reckless online and social media exposure of a woman claimed to be the alleged Korean-American victim of groping by sacked presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung. The...
Updated : 2013.05.13 21:02
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A German Embassy official in Seoul has been questioned over an alleged assault against a conglomerate owner’s wife and son, the police said on Monday. The official allegedly pushed and kicked the so...
Updated : 2013.05.13 21:00
