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NK’s first lady shows rare pantsuit look
The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was spotted Sunday wearing a pantsuit, a rare scene in the reclusive communist state that has predominantly shown senior female officials wearing skirts in the past. The state-run (North) Korea Central Television released on Sunday several photos taken during Kim’s visit to…
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Courts slammed for light sentences on sex offenders
Sex offenders often get away with suspended jail terms Judges are under fire for being too lenient with sex offenders by handing down suspended jail sentences. Civic groups are calling on courts to get tougher with sex offenders as part of efforts to crack down and prevent the recurrence of…
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Less drug offenders but more confiscation
The number of drug offenders in Korea decreased last year but the amount of illegal drugs confiscated by authorities increased greatly, a recent report showed. “Drug Crimes in 2011” released by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Sunday show that the number of drug offenders decreased 5.7 percent to 9,174 last…
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Police to revive random stops to combat crime
Police will use random stops for the first time since 2010 amid rising concern due to increasing crime. The National Police Agency (NPA) said Sunday it has ordered its forces to question anybody acting suspiciously. The announcement came following a series of recent of vicious attacks against minors, women and…
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Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
Rev. Moon Sun-myung, founder of the Unification Church, died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near Seoul early Monday. He was 92. Moon was pronounced dead at 1:54 a.m. at the Cheongshim International Medical Center, a hospital on the church’s estate in Gapyeong, about 60 kilometers east of Seoul,…
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‘Deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional’
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the deportation of illegal aliens after putting them into custody is constitutional. It said that the immigration office placing illegal foreign workers into custody and expelling them in accordance with the Immigration Control Law does not violate basic human rights. Foreign workers will subsequently…
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Controversy rises over typhoon’s path
Which path did Typhoon Bolaven take is a question being raised following the super storm that hit the peninsula Tuesday. A local daily said the course of the typhoon announced by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) was far different from those by foreign weather agencies, raising suspicion that the administration…
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Gangnam to make Psy honorary ambassador
Gangnam-gu, the southern district in Seoul featured in singer Psy’s hit song “Gangnam Style,” plans to invite the star to become an honorary ambassador, the district said Thursday. In gratitude for raising awareness of Gangnam, the district will award Psy with an appreciation plaque. The region became famous worldwide as…
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Like ‘seonbi’
It’s hard to find students that show respect for their teachers these days. From time to time in the news, there are reported cases of students not only verbally assaulting teachers but also physically attacking them. In the past, this was unimaginable. Such behavior was intolerable during the “seonbi,” or…
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Inmates score high in TOEIC test
Inmates are getting higher TOEIC scores than most college students. The number of prisoners who received a score of over 900 out of 990 in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) at the Uijeongbu Correctional Institution doubled from last year. Ten at the Uijeongbu prison received a score…
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