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Politics
Ahn steps forward presidential bid
A new book, “Ahn Cheol-soo’s Thoughts” was released Thursday detailing the information technology mogul-turned-professor’s thoughts about key campaign issues, including unemployment among young people, education, school bullying, North Korea and the Jeju naval base plan. It was written by Jae Jeong-im, a professor of Semyung University Graduate School of Journalism,…
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Politics
Kim shows departure in leadership style
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently made a surprise visit to Pyongyang’s main airport to inspect a renovation project, a report said Thursday, in what could be another example of his emerging leadership style. The inspection by Kim, who was handed power following the death of his father Kim Jong-il…
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Politics
US saw NK involvement in KAL bombing: dossier
The United States has made public documents related to its investigation of the 1987 bombing of a South Korean passenger jet, which found North Korea to be behind the act, it emerged Thursday. Posted on the U.S. State Department, the dossier backs Seoul’s finding that the mid-air bombing of the…
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Is Pyongyang changing?
South should help North shift to reform, openness Peeking inside a reclusive, authoritarian state is never easy. If the regime is an Orwellian communist dynasty, the job is harder still. Such is the analysis of what’s going on in Pyongyang now. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took the title of…
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Society
Scientists discover 15 species new to Korea
Scientists discovered 15 marine species that are new to Korean coastal waters, the Ministry of Environment said Thursday. The newly-spotted species including shrimps, crabs and lobsters were found on coral and in rock crevices 60 meters below sea level around Jeju Island. The National Institute of Biological Resources conducted the…
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Society
Adventure to a remote island
Leaving on a journey all on your own to an island far away from home is an exciting but risky adventure, especially when the island is not somewhere you can easily get to. How would you feel if you were stranded on an island far off the coast by accident…
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Column
Under ‘guidance’ in N. Korea
PYONGYANG – You don’t come here looking for news about North Korea. On the day after “Respected Leader” (that’s what we’re supposed to call him) Kim Jong-un and his mystery lady attended a show featuring Walt Disney characters on stage, our minders were fonts of ignorance. They professed to know…
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Business
SK chairman stresses Korea-China harmony
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has pledged to expand in China and contribute to improving ties between Korea and the world’s second largest economy. “We should not forget how the Korea-China relationship was forged two decades ago and how it has improved to today’s level,” Chey said in a congratulatory…
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Assembly fails to improve overseas voting system
Several lawmakers of the ruling and main opposition party have repeatedly pledged to improve the registration system for overseas voters, but this has turned out to be an empty promise. The deadline to alter the election process for 2.23 million Koreans living abroad is this Sunday, as the registering of…
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South East Asia
Laos : National land policy the key to solving land disputes
Major news in <Vientiane Times> : National land policy the key to solving land disputes A national land policy is urgently needed in order to address land disputes which have been considered the top concern in the country for many years, according to land experts on Wednesday. Representatives from government sectors…
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