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Society
Contraception still in shadows
A couple of weeks ago, Park So-yoen, a 27-year-old department store sales manager, visited Jeju Island for a summer holiday, together with her boyfriend. After a fantastic day sightseeing around the beautiful resort island, the couple ― as many others do ― went to bed together that night. “Of course…
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Marriage brokers for overseas brides under greater scrutiny
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday it will implement stricter rules on interracial marriages brokered by matchmaking firms, mandating the companies to provide detailed personal information about Koreans looking for foreign spouses. The measure comes amid concerns that many brokers have provided foreign women seeking to marry…
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Business
Trade reliance makes Korea vulnerable
The government’s efforts to expand domestic demand have failed, letting its dependence on exports and imports surge over the past years. This may likely open the economy up to great shocks, if the current eurozone crisis gets worse and takes on global proportions. Recent data from the Bank of Korea…
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East Asia
Catatan Ahn Dalam Etika Perusahaan, Menyebabkan Gejolak HALO! SAYA MEIDYANA RAYANA DARI INDONESIA. BERIKUT ADALAH SALAH SATU BERITA DARI KOREA SELATAN YANG DAPAT ANDA BACA DI SITUS THE ASIAN. AHN CHEOL-SOO, PROFESOR DI UNIVERSITAS NASIONAL SEOUL MENDAPAT KRITIKAN ATAS KEIKUTSERTAANNYA DALAM KAMPANYE UNTUNK MEMBEBASKAN TAIPAN BISNIS YANG DITAHAN ATAS PENIPUAN YANG DILAKUKANNYA. CATATAN MASA LALUNYA MENUAI KRITIK…
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Society
Macquarie deal up for revision
The contract between Seoul City and investors in the capital’s subway line 9, including Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF), is being reexamined and should be amended, if found to contain unfair and improper elements, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said, Monday. “It appears that investors including Macquarie have failed to keep…
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Politics
Torture allegation raises concern about Korean detainees
Calls are mounting for the government to send a stern message to China that any abuse against hundreds of Koreans serving prison sentences there are not be acceptable. The concern about Korean detainees was raised after freed activist Kim Young-hwan disclosed his suffering at a detention center in the northeastern…
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Police investigate firms after snakes found in western Seoul
Police said Wednesday that they plan to investigate companies making products advertized as stamina food containing snake-based ingredients, in an effort to find where a number of snakes caught and sighted in Sinwol-dong, western Seoul, came from. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday that investigators will enter businesses located in…
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Korea strikes FTA with Turkey
Korea signed a free trade agreement with Turkey, one of most promising nations in Europe, Wednesday, paving the way for brisk business transactions. Under the pact, Turkey is also expected to serve as a stepping stone for Korean firms to tap into fast growing Middle East and African markets, trade…
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Business
Animal marketing
Department stores open small zoos to attract customers Inside its glass tank a big turtle creeps toward a child tapping the glass as the animal sits down and closes its eyes. In the next cage an iguana is clinging to a dried piece of wood flicking its eerily long tongue…
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