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Society
Suh vs. Oh
KAIST chief rejects board chairman’s call for resignation KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo rejected calls from the school’s board to resign voluntarily Monday, claiming the demand was a politically motivated attempt masterminded by senior education officials who dislike him. He criticized the board’s Chairman Oh Myung for leading the move to…
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Business
Property-rich celebrities saddled with huge debt
Celebrities are envied for owning expensive buildings in rich neighborhoods. Some may live in the lap of luxury but behind the gaudy exteriors a closer look at the books shows not all is necessarily well and good. Bad luck seems to have some stars sinking in debt with sky-high mortgages…
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Politics
May 16, 1961 coup was ‘inevitable’
Rep. Park defends father’s legacy but a tad less strongly Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, the current frontrunner presidential candidate, defended the May 16, 1961 military coup by her father Park Chung-hee, describing it as an “inevitable choice.” Park dismissed Ahn Cheol-soo, a computer vaccine maker whose…
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Politics
N. Korean military chief relieved
North Korea said Monday it had relieved military chief Ri Yong-ho, a key aide to leader Kim Jong-un, of all his posts due to “illness” ― a move likely to significantly impact Pyongyang’s power structure. The news raised eyebrows as Ri, 69, had been among the top of a small…
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Business
Samsung, Apple shares ‘decoupling’
The stock prices of Samsung Electronics and Apple, which used to move in similar patterns, have started to decouple. The world’s two leading smartphone manufacturers have moved in an opposite direction since early June with Apple shares jumping about 5 percent with Samsung’s plunging about 9 percent. The results can…
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IT-Science
Samsung, LG in legal tussle
12 ex-officials charged with technology theft Samsung Display vowed Monday to continue its legal fight with LG Display after the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office charged 11 former senior and low-ranking technicians over involvement in the leak of cutting-edge OLED technology to LG. “This is intolerable. All key OLED technologies were…
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East Asia
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Society
Audit planned for Jeongsu Foundation
The Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation, which some suspect is controlled by Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, will undergo an audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) later this month. Although officials say that the audit is scheduled, coming after the last one in 2005, attention is…
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Politics
New UPP leader to restore opposition alliance
The newly-elected leader of the left-wing minor opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP) pledged Sunday to mend ties with the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) in an attempt to field a unified presidential candidate. “Our party will select its own presidential candidate by September and rebuild its temporarily loosened alliance…
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Politics
Foreign Ministry engulfed in sexual harassment case
The Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry has suspended Consul General Lee Dae-hee in Auckland, New Zealand from his post for alleged ethical lapses and sexual harassment, a ministry official said Sunday. Lee was summoned home on June 15 in connection with allegations of engaging in a scuffle with a fellow…
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