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Korea expands job opportunities for high school graduates

PoliticsSept 3, 2011

The government should set a quota for the recruitment of high school graduates when hiring new employees, President Lee Myung-bak said Friday. Presiding over a meeting on his “fair society” campaign, he strongly challenged the deep-rooted workplace practice of favoring employees by school diploma ra
New Mars site more favorable for life: scientists

ScienceSept 3, 2011

WASHINGTON - A new site being explored by the Mars rover Opportunity has yielded soil samples unlike any examined before on the red planet and that appear more favorable for life, scientists said Tuesday. Opportunity, the indefatigable robot that has been exploring Mars for seven and a half years, a
N. Korea may have used the black market for uranium enrichment: report

North KoreaSept 3, 2011

A U.N. nuclear watchdog claimed that North Korea may have used the black market to set up its uranium enrichment facilities that can be used to make nuclear weapons, media reports said Saturday.A confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency obtained by the Associated Press claimed t
Kwak to face inquiry Monday

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

By Lee Sun-youngSeoul’s education superintendent Kwak No-hyun will present himself before prosecutors Monday to face questioning over allegations that he bought a rival candidate out of the race in last year’s election, his spokesperson said Friday. “The superintendent plans to comply with the summo
Ahn may run for Seoul mayor

PoliticsSept 2, 2011

Ahn Cheol-soo, a venture entrepreneur-turned-professor revered by many young Koreans, said Friday that he was considering running for Seoul mayor as an independent candidate in next month’s by-elections. Ahn Cheol-soo“I have not yet made up my mind,” Ahn told reporters in Seoul, denying a news
Panel recommends rights guarantee for stateless people

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

The government should protect the rights of stateless people even if their Korean nationality was canceled because of illegitimate marriages, the state human rights watchdog recommended Friday. The advice is expected to pave the way for 33 people rendered stateless due to illegitimate marriages to b
Supreme Court clears ‘PD Notebook’ of distortion

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the directors of nationwide broadcaster MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” of charges that they had distorted some content regarding mad cow disease in the U.S. The court upheld the Seoul High Court’s decision ruling them not guilty of defaming former Min
GNP chief hints at good news on inter-Korean ties

PoliticsSept 2, 2011

The two Koreas may announce a new agreement as they inch toward better ties after months-long tensions, the leader of Seoul’s ruling party said Friday.The agreement “may be disclosed as early as” the Sep. 11-13 Chuseok holiday, Grand National Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo told reporters without elabo
Police break up anti-base protest

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

Military installs fence around Jeju naval site to resume constructionThe military resumed construction of a controversial naval base on a southern island of Jeju Friday as police forcibly broke up months-long protest and detained dozens of protesters. Construction of the naval base on the island’s s
Supreme Court clears ‘PD Notebook’ directors and program

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the directors of nationwide broadcaster MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” of charges that they had distorted some content regarding mad cow disease in the U.S. The court upheld the Seoul High Court’s decision ruling them not guilty of defaming former Min
Ahn mulling run for Seoul mayor

PoliticsSept 2, 2011

Ahn Cheol-soo, a venture entrepreneur-turned professor revered by many young Koreans, said Friday that he was considering running for Seoul mayor as an independent candidate in next month’s by-elections. (Yonhap News)“I have not yet made up my mind,” Ahn told reporters in Seoul, denying a news repor
Mars rover Opportunity studying new surroundings

ScienceSept 2, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Mars rover Opportunity is snapping pictures like a tourist since arriving at its latest crater destination, much to the delight of scientists many millions of miles (kilometers) away.The solar-powered workhorse beamed back images of the horizon, soil and nearby rocks that are
Gov't to expand benefits for high school graduates

PoliticsSept 2, 2011

The government said Friday it will expand benefits for those who have only graduated from high school as they serve in the military or seek employment in an effort to break discrimination against those without college diplomas and to promote the perception that merits matter more than academic backg
Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up

ScienceSept 2, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.That may mean vacuuming up debris with weird space technology — cosmic versions of nets, magnets and giant umbrellas, according to the chairman of an expe
Prosecutors issue summons for Seoul education chief

Social affairsSept 2, 2011

Prosecutors issued a summons for the Seoul education chief on Friday to probe him over allegations that he gave money to a rival candidate to get him to withdraw from last year's election.Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Kwak No-hyun sits down during a morning assembly of employ