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The government’s plan to draw up a map with detailed information on crimes, accidents and natural disasters in each district for public reference can be considered necessary for guaranteeing secure a...
Updated : 2013.04.09 19:33
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A political storm is brewing over the fate of a 103-year-old public hospital in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, which faces a forced closure due to its chronic operational deficit. Kicking up the ...
Updated : 2013.04.08 19:52
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The Bank of Korea is under growing pressure from the ruling Saenuri Party and the government to lower the benchmark interest rate at its meeting scheduled for April 11. The bank has left the policy ...
Updated : 2013.04.08 19:52
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North Korea has warned that it will not be able to guarantee the safety of Pyongyang-based foreign diplomats after this coming Wednesday, calling on the embassies to consider evacuation. It cites a p...
Updated : 2013.04.07 19:22
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President Park Geun-hye, who was humiliated when some of her nominees for ministerial and other top posts quit for ethical problems, is accused this time of nominating incompetent and unprepared pers...
Updated : 2013.04.07 19:22
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The shadow economy, or the sum of economic activities that are not declared for tax purposes and are usually carried out in exchange for cash, is estimated to be equivalent to 20-25 percent of the na...
Updated : 2013.04.05 20:29
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’The industrial complex South Korea built for its small and medium-sized business enterprises in North Korea in 2003 is at a crossroads between its survival as a model of inter-Korean cooperation and...
Updated : 2013.04.05 20:29
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Government agencies are competitively pouring out measures geared toward venture companies. Economy-related ministries invariably present plans aimed at supporting venture businesses when they report...
Updated : 2013.04.04 19:42
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has boosted expectations here for an early revision of the nuclear accord between Seoul and Washington by saying that the thorny issue could be settled before early...
Updated : 2013.04.04 19:42
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The main opposition Democratic United Party has not seen President Park Geun-hye’s declining approval rating translate into more public support for it. Rather, the liberal party with 127 members of t...
Updated : 2013.04.03 19:40
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North Korea is taking an illusionary path, which will take it nowhere, by pledging to bolster its nuclear arsenal and economic growth in parallel. Under guidelines earlier approved by the ruling Work...
Updated : 2013.04.03 19:39
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In a rare move, the top leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic United Party have agreed to meet regularly for cooperation in translating their common election pledges ...
Updated : 2013.04.02 19:44
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The government’s comprehensive housing policy package announced on Monday elicited a favorable market response, raising hopes that it could inject life into the moribund real estate market. Now atte...
Updated : 2013.04.02 19:44
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Koreans tend to eschew rational reasoning to make a special case in controversial matters with Japan. It may be somewhat understandable that they often become emotional when it comes to dealing with ...
Updated : 2013.04.01 19:40
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President Park Geun-hye has seen her approval rating slide sharply since her election as the nation’s first female leader in December. The rating, which peaked at 55 percent shortly after her electio...
Updated : 2013.04.01 19:40
