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SNU reform proposal faces backlash
The Democratic United Party (DUP)’s recent proposal for the merger of public universities has triggered a public backlash. The DUP said during a press conference Monday that the party was considering combining state-run universities and operating them by region. “We are considering grouping state-run universities such as Seoul National, Kyungbuk…
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Politics
Park Geun-hye loyalists clash in power struggle
Two key supporters of Rep. Park Geun-hye traded barbs over the term “economic democracy” Tuesday for a second day in a row, following the first round of the debate a day ago. The clash of ideas between Kim Jong-in and Rep. Lee Hahn-koo took the form of an ideological divide…
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Myeong-dong street vendors face crackdown for fake goods
Seoul’s central Jung-gu district announced Monday that it will crackdown on street vendors selling fake goods in the popular shopping district of Myeong-dong. The district said inspections will start July 16 jointly with the Korea Intellectual Property Office. It will notify and warn street vendors of the enforced measure against…
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Business
E-Mart under scrutiny
Fair Trade Commission (FTC) investigators raided the Seoul headquarters of E-Mart, the country’s largest grocery chain, Monday, on suspicions over whether the retail giant dishonored its promise to reduce sales commissions imposed on small suppliers. E-Mart officials confirmed Tuesday that 16 FTC inspectors visited the company’s offices a day earlier…
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Business
Seoul apartment prices fall steepest in 10 years
No rebound in sight for loal housing market The real estate market entered a deep slump following the global economic crisis in 2008 and still shows no sign of an imminent rebound. Homeowners, who borrowed money to buy houses during the property boom period from 2005 through 2007, are experiencing…
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Business
Kia Motors’ Rio wins major design award
Kia Motors has won the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), one of the world’s three biggest design awards. Sold under the different name of the Rio overseas, the automaker’s popular compact car Pride won a bronze in the transportation category at the 2012 IDEA organized by the Industrial Design Society…
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NTS rejects Lone Star’s refund demand
Tax authorities rejected Tuesday the demand by Lone Star Funds that they return 391.5 billion won (about $342 million) in capital gain taxes the U.S. buyout firm paid on earnings from its sale of the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) earlier this year. The decision, which was widely expected, means the…
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Iran begins missile firing tests
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) began on Monday a missile exercise codenamed Great Prophet 7, Press TV reported. The three-day drill will test Iran’s newest surface-to-surface missile systems in the central Iranian province of Semnan. An assortment of long, medium and short-range missiles will target “aggressor airbases” in the…
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Foreigners face tougher criminal, health checks
The government will tighten entry rules for foreign workers as part of its efforts to keep out immigrants with criminal records or infectious diseases The Korea Immigration Service (KIS) said Monday that it will require low-skilled foreign workers, sailors and short-term employees to submit criminal and health background checks from…
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