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West Asia
Major news in Iraq on July 2: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts
Major news in <Aswat al-Iraq>: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts Deputy Prime Minister Rouz Nouri Shawis discussed on Friday with his Azerbaijani counterpart ways of boosting bilateral ties, according to a statement of his office. “Shawis met the Azerbaijani official on Friday in Baku, where he takes part…
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Politics
Activists bolster NK rights drive
When visiting U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen attended a rally here to call on China to release a group of detained North Korean defectors in May, the moment carried extra significance for American activist Dan Bielefeld. One of the small handful of foreign residents in Seoul specifically to work on North…
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Military pact with Japan
Scrap ill-advised accord; sack relevant ministers To the relief of most Koreans, the foreign ministry postponed the signing of its first military pact with Japan, Friday. Now that the government has avoided the worst with the last-minute turnaround, it should bring the matter to the National Assembly for discussion from…
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Business
Seoul weights impact of Iran oil ban
Korea halts oil imports from Iran Korea has halted crude imports from Iran in line with the sanctions led by the European Union (EU) aimed at thwarting Teheran’s nuclear ambitions, despite a warning from Iran that it would “reconsider” its relationship with Korea and imports of Korean products. The Ministry…
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Business
Legacy of Jobs
Korean technology CEOs can’t stop talking about humanities It may seem difficult at first glance to find a connection between information technology industries and the studies of the humanities, but company chief executives are propagating the importance of culture to connect with employees, consumers and making products. The late Steve…
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Business
Pension fund sees crisis as opportunity
Now is the time to look beyond the crisis and try to find a new opportunity the head of the nation’s pension fund has said, by effectively managing the economic turmoil. At a speech to mark the opening of its office in London on June 21, National Pension Service (NPS)…
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Society
Mini-capital Sejong City opens
Sejong City, an administrative center designed to house 36 government ministries and agencies, was inaugurated Sunday after a decade of political and social conflict. The city was supposed to induce more balanced regional development, but still draws skepticism over the effectiveness of dividing government functions between Seoul and Sejong. Government…
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Females to outnumber males in 2015
The number of women in Korea is forecast to exceed that of men in 2015. Statistics Korea said Sunday the number of females will reach 25.31 million within three years, surpassing the male population projected at 25.30 million. It will be the first time for females to outnumber males since…
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Politics
Hu pledges continuous support for Macao’s development
MACAO, July 1 (Xinhua) — Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On said here Sunday that Chinese President Hu Jintao had pledged the central government will continue to support the development of the region. Chui, who just finished a two-day visit to Hong Kong for…
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Business
Samsung has Google’s backing in fight against Apple
The intellectual property battle between Samsung Electronics and Apple may have hit a turning point as the Korean company now appears to have the support of Google, which competes with Apple for supremacy in mobile operating systems (MOS). Samsung and Google have a productive partnership in the technology sector. The…
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