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Crop dusting helicopter crashes after hitting power cable

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

BOSEONG -- A crop dusting helicopter crashed on a hill near Boseong, 397 kilometers south of Seoul, after hitting a high voltage power cable, police said Sunday. Law enforcement authorities said the 50-year-old pilot, identified by his family name of Park, was killed i
N. Korean leader tours Russian power station ahead of talks with Medvedev

North KoreaAug 21, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il toured a hydro-electric power station in eastern Siberia on Sunday in the second day of his trip to Russia, diplomatic sources said. Kim's trip to the Bureiskaya hydro-electric power station in the Amur region fueled speculation that the two countrie
I’ll go if meal vote fails: Oh

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

Decision to have impact on political landscape ahead of electionsSeoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Sunday vowed to step down should his plan to limit free school lunches to poor children be rejected in a citywide referendum on Wednesday. The second-term mayor, who had announced he would not run for presiden
N.K. leader’s Russia visit aims to bolster economic cooperation

North KoreaAug 21, 2011

Kim, Medvedev expected to discuss gas pipeline, railway constructionNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to Russia appears aimed at bolstering bilateral economic cooperation in some major projects including the construction of a gas pipeline and railroad to connect Russia and the two Koreas, expe
Lee starts tour of three Central Asian countries

PoliticsAug 21, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday left for Mongolia, the first stop in his three-nation tour of Central Asia aimed mostly at boosting economic cooperation.Lee is scheduled to hold summit talks with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Ulan Bator to discuss ways to promote bilateral cooperati
Sohn proposes unified candidate

PoliticsAug 21, 2011

DP leader presses party to revamp candidate nomination systemMain opposition Democratic Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu on Sunday formally proposed that the entire opposition field a single candidate in next year’s presidential election, entering a tight match within the progressive bloc.“By uniting, we w
U.S. cautious on N.K. war dead offer

North KoreaAug 21, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States responded cautiously Friday to North Korea’s announcement it would discuss operations to locate U.S. dead from the 1950-53 Korean War, saying only that the issue was important.North Korea said it had accepted a U.S. proposal to talk about resuming searches for re
Acquittals quadruple under liberal chief justice

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

The rate of acquittal, a source of conflict between the court and the prosecution, has quadrupled since Lee Yong-hoon took the bench as chief justice of the Supreme Court four years ago.The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday that the annual acquittal rate at first trial was at 0.18 percent in 2
Korea introduces carbon tracking

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

Nation becomes third after U.S., Japan to run systemKorea has developed and put into operation its own system tracking how much carbon dioxide a country emits.With the greenhouse gas monitoring system up and running, Korea has become the third country after the United States and Japan to track how m
Children demand vote in education elections

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

A total of 72 school students from across the country gathered for a forum in Seoul last week and demanded the government grant students aged 13 and older voting rights in the election of educational superintendents. They also requested that relevant ministries standardize educational programs for e
S. Korea’s military on alert against hacking attempts: official

DefenseAug 21, 2011

South Korea’s military is on alert against hacking into its computer system, as a suspicious email is spreading among its personnel, an official said Friday.All military staff have been asked to take extra precautions when they open emails from a sender whose address is “navyojo@hanmail.net,” said t
Ballet becomes a dance to embrace life

Social affairsAug 21, 2011

Elegant piano tunes echo through a ballet studio in Gwacheon, a southern Seoul suburb, on a Sunday afternoon. Besides the pitter-patter of raindrops that occasionally beats through the classical piece, the air is still, the atmosphere almost solemn. Fourteen white ballet flats bend and flex as a gro
EU sustainable development call

Foreign affairsAug 21, 2011

The European Commission is inviting proposals encouraging dialogue on sustainable development in Korea.The call for proposals will stimulate training, exchanges and interactions between civil society organizations in the European Union and Korea.The aim is to complement formal policy dialogues at th
New marriage requirements for Filipinos

Foreign affairsAug 21, 2011

Filipinos applying for a Legal Capacity to Marry a Foreigner or a Report of Marriage to a Foreigner are required to watch a short video presentation on the situation of Filipino spouses in Korea. The Philippines Embassy will release the documents only after the applicants have seen the video, which
U.K. offers sporting event expertise

Foreign affairsAug 21, 2011

The United Kingdom’s Trade and Investment department has launched a guide for businesses directed toward Korea’s sporting events.The country has an ambitious program to host major sporting events including the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Ol