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Politics
‘Guardian of teenagers’ joins presidential race
Kang Ji-won, a lawyer who earned the nickname “guardian of teenagers” for his dedication to preventing juvenile delinquency, announced his bid to run in the presidential election as an independent candidate, Tuesday. In a phone interview with The Korea Times, Kang, 63, said he was determined to join the presidential…
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Society
Seoul to fight child abuse
A 17-year-old girl living with her parents and a nine-year-old sister has endured her father’s violence for years. The mother was alcoholic and was not able to protect the children. Thinking the father might kill the mother and the little sister if she ran away from home, the girl put…
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Society
Psy most viewed Korean artist on YouTube
Singer of the moment Psy had no idea his music video “Gangnam Style” would go viral around the globe within a couple of months of its release. The 34-year-old rapper’s video has over 100 million views on YouTube as of Tuesday to be crowned the highest viewed Korean artist on…
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Business
Ssangyong Construction on brink of bankruptcy
Ssangyong Construction & Engineering (E&C), one of Korea’s major builders specializing in the construction of high-rises, could go bankrupt if its creditors fail to extend emergency loans by Thursday. The construction firm is obliged to serve commercial papers worth 50 billion won, which expire Thursday. If the builder fails to…
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Politics
‘Samurai warriors’ coming to Dokdo!
This and other scenarios may not be as remote as once thought What if Japan’s “samurai warriors” tried to land on Dokdo? Japanese ultra right-wing nationalists have already landed on internationally disputed islands. At a time when Tokyo is trying to dispute Seoul’s sovereignty over Dokdo, the possibility can’t be…
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South China Sea: Not Just About ‘Free Navigation’
[The East-West Wire] HONOLULU — The South China Sea territorial dispute increasingly looks like a point of strategic friction between the United States and China after a recent nasty exchange between the two governments. The U.S. Department of State criticized China for its plan to base a new military garrison…
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Society
Irony of fast-aging society
Number of women giving birth over 40 doubles in a decade Lee Euh-ha, a 35-year-old office worker in Seoul who has been married to her restaurant-owner husband for four years, wants to be a mother one day. Just don’t expect a clear-cut answer as to when. As with millions of…
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Culture
G-Dragon to release 2nd album
G-Dragon, a member of Korean boy band Big Bang, will release his second solo album 3 years after his first. According to YG Entertainment Monday, the 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, “One of A Kind” will be available from various online music sites on Sept. 15. It…
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Society
Police declare war on child porn
Indecent file-sharing websites to be looked into, shut down Police launched a crackdown on producers, distributors and holders of child pornography, Monday, in an effort to counter the rising number of sexual assaults against minors. The National Police Agency (NPA) will set up a special team to investigate hundreds of…
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Samsung guns for Europe fight
Korean firm to stress consumer rights against Apple Samsung is focusing efforts on winning patent battles with Apple in Europe to regain the upper hand in the technology legal dispute of the century, which took a new turn Friday after a court in Japan reached a verdict in favor of…
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