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Recent casualties in the South Korean military, including the deaths of two Army conscripts at boot camps, have prompted calls for a reevaluation of the safety of soldiers in a country where all able-bodied men are required to serve. On Tuesday, two military officers were referred to the police in connection with the death of a trainee soldier last week who collapsed while being disciplined at a boot camp in Inje, Gangwon Province. According to Gangwon police and local reports, the victim, who
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Ex-minister spoke with Yoon over marine's death: report
Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup had phone calls with President Yoon Suk Yeol as well as his aides on the day that an internal investigation over a Marine's death was transferred to civilian police in August last year, communication records show. Yoon called Lee three times on Aug. 2, when the internal report by a Marine investigator was retrieved from the police hours after it was sent out, according to the records obtained by Yonhap News Agency. The marine investigator, Col. Park Ju
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[Bridge to Africa] South Africa seeks to diversify exports to Korea: ambassador
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Kim Jong-un says South's use of force as 'very dangerous provocation'
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Garbage, dung cross DMZ as NK responds with balloons of its own
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UAE president, Hyundai chief discuss green mobility in Seoul
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss enhancing private-sector collaboration in sustainable mobility during Al Nahyan's visit to Korea this week. The UAE President's visit, his first to South Korea, also included meetings with leaders of other major South Korean conglomerates, such as Samsung Electronics' Lee Jae-yong and SK Group's Chey Tae-won. These discuss
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Korean Air, Asiana outpaced by foreign rivals in April passenger numbers
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Corning eyes leadership in glass substrate market for chips
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Seoul shares dip over 1.5% ahead of US inflation data
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BAT Rothmans vows to prevent nicotine use by minors
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[Herald Interview] Heritage chief eyes fashioning ‘the old’ to modern tastes
An agency whose mission has long centered on protecting national heritage, the newly renamed Korea Heritage Service has a new mandate: to fashion heritage to modern tastes. Choi Eung-chon, the inaugural administrator of the agency, said renaming the 79-year-old Cultural Heritage Administration on May 17 reflected a change in the institution’s focus toward providing “services” that enable the public to take advantage of national heritage. “Take Gyeongbokgung for example. T
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Popular Korean webtoons to be remade into international TV series
May 29, 2024
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Legendary rock stars to hold joint concert
May 29, 2024
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Shindang-dong, Yeouido, Jeju top tourist destinations for foreigners
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'The Player' hopes to continue tvN's success streak
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G-Dragon to deliver speech at 2024 Innovate Korea forum
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Government adopts new strategy to boost national image
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