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The government and the left-leaning Korean Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union are on a collision course over the union’s charter that accepts dismissed teachers as members. The Ministry of Empl...
Updated : 2013.02.27 20:21
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One keyword in President Park Geun-hye’s inaugural address on Monday was “cultural renaissance.” She presented “a flourishing culture” as one of the three goals she would pursue during her five-year ...
Updated : 2013.02.27 20:21
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Despite continuous increases in their income, Korean consumers have become more cautious in opening their purses. According to figures released by the national statistics office last week, the averag...
Updated : 2013.02.26 20:19
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President Park Geun-hye’s administration has gotten off to a difficult start with all but one of her 18 Cabinet nominees having yet to take office. The National Assembly approved the prime minister’s...
Updated : 2013.02.26 20:19
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One issue that promises to come to the fore during the parliamentary hearings of ministerial nominees that start on Wednesday is “jeon-gwan-ye-u,” a time-old practice in the legal community whereby r...
Updated : 2013.02.25 19:40
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Five years ago, President Lee Myung-bak unveiled his “747 plan,” declaring that he would achieve 7 percent annual economic growth during his term to boost the nation’s per capita GDP to $40,000 and m...
Updated : 2013.02.25 19:40
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Upon being sworn in as the 18th president of the Republic of Korea this morning, Park Geun-hye will embark on the pursuit of happiness for the Korean people. She plans to enhance their happiness by s...
Updated : 2013.02.24 19:50
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Heads of government-funded or government-invested agencies, all of them appointed by the Lee Myung-bak administration, are offering to resign long before their terms in office are set to expire. They...
Updated : 2013.02.24 19:50
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It is a universal human rights principle that all people are subject to the same laws of justice, as Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads: “All are equal before the law and ar...
Updated : 2013.02.22 20:41
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Wrapping up its 48 days of operation, President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team said Thursday that the incoming administration would focus on job creation. Few would say the transition team was...
Updated : 2013.02.22 20:40
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In her victory speech one day after the Dec. 19 vote, President-elect Park Geun-hye pledged to achieve national reconciliation by gathering opinions from across the political spectrum and appointing ...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:26
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The government was one step behind when it hurriedly arranged a meeting on Thursday with officials of domestic food companies to rein in soaring food prices. Food companies have already raised the pr...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:26
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Many Koreans that have fallen into poverty say they find it increasingly difficult to get out. They are worried that they may slip into the poverty trap, in which a self-reinforcing mechanism causes ...
Updated : 2013.02.20 20:18
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President Lee Myung-bak, whose five-year term in office ends Sunday, presided over his final Cabinet meeting and delivered a farewell address to the nation Tuesday. The past five years, he said in t...
Updated : 2013.02.20 20:18
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When President-elect Park Geun-hye nominated Hyun Oh-seok, president of the Korea Development Institute, for the post of finance minister and deputy prime minister for the economy, she signaled that ...
Updated : 2013.02.19 20:19
