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The Supreme Court is pushing to create a new court of third instance to alleviate the heavy workload of its justices and help them focus on cases of great public importance. The top court’s move is based on a recommendation of the Judicial Policy Advisory Commission. In a reform proposal,...
Updated : 2014.06.20 19:43
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Corruption allegations against Rep. Park Sang-eun of the ruling Saenuri Party are snowballing. The two-term lawmaker representing an Incheon constituency is one of the politicians suspected of having received bribes from coastal shipping companies, including Chonghaejin Marine Co., the ope...
Updated : 2014.06.20 19:43
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It is no news that Korea is a fast-aging society and has one of the world’s lowest birthrates. The government has spent 53 trillion won over the past eight years to raise the birthrate. It has brought about little results, however, as seen in recent international statistics. The World Fac...
Updated : 2014.06.19 20:51
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The armed insurgency in Iraq is showing signs of developing into a major regional and international crisis as the fighting between government forces and Sunni Islamic militants is escalating. The United States and neighboring countries like Iran and Syria are stepping into the conflict bet...
Updated : 2014.06.19 20:51
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Coincidentally or not, President Park Geun-hye has shown a pattern of going on overseas trips when sensitive issues or situations arise at home. She embarked on a six-day trip to Central Asia on Monday, a day before a motion calling for the parliamentary confirmation of her prime ministeri...
Updated : 2014.06.18 21:12
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It may be normal for the number of elderly crimes to increase in an aging society. Korea is no exception to this phenomenon, with the proportion of aged people in its population rising at the fastest pace in the world.What differentiates Korea from other societies is that it has seen a sha...
Updated : 2014.06.18 21:11
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The debate over housing market regulations has been rekindled as Finance Minister nominee Choi Kyoung-hwan is suggesting the need to ease them as part of efforts to reenergize the sputtering economy.Upon his nomination on Friday, Choi said he would push for short-term stimulus measures to ...
Updated : 2014.06.17 20:51
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Korea is bracing for the worst in its ties with Japan as the Tokyo government is set to disclose the results of its controversial scrutiny of the background of the Kono Statement, one of Japan’s key apologies for its wartime atrocities. In the statement, the Japanese government acknowledg...
Updated : 2014.06.17 20:51
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It seems that the Japanese government is laying the ground for a visit to North Korea by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which if realized, could pose diplomatic challenges not only to South Korea but also other major players in the region. The first indication of Abe’s visit to Pyongyang came...
Updated : 2014.06.16 21:11
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When it comes to personnel management, President Park Geun-hye started her presidency disastrously: Her first nominees for the prime minister and five other cabinet minister posts had to bow out in the face of ethical problems.The prime ministerial nominee, Kim Yong-joon, a former senior j...
Updated : 2014.06.16 21:10
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President Park Geun-hye plans to submit to parliament Tuesday a motion calling for its confirmation of her new prime ministerial nominee, who has been embroiled in a controversy over his remarks on the modern history of the country since his nomination last week.She might not have expected...
Updated : 2014.06.15 20:22
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Members of an education subpanel under a presidential commission on the advancement of local autonomy last week worked out a draft plan to abolish the direct election of educational superintendents. The move came a day after the conservative ruling Saenuri Party formed a task force to revi...
Updated : 2014.06.15 20:21
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Marking World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the World Health Organization set out the goals of its campaign for 2014: Prompting governments to increase taxes on tobacco to levels that reduce tobacco consumption, and marshaling individuals and civil organizations to encourage their governments ...
Updated : 2014.06.13 21:07
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The political hostility that peaked during the recent local elections is heating up again over President Park Geun-hye’s nomination of a conservative former journalist as prime minister and the parliamentary probe into the Sewol ferry disaster. In the eyes of many Koreans who are accustom...
Updated : 2014.06.13 21:07
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The Defense Ministry’s plan to give extra credits to college students for military service has stirred up a controversy.Under the envisioned scheme, which the ministry hopes to implement by 2017, nine credits will be given to collegians who have served their mandatory duty. Combined with ...
Updated : 2014.06.12 20:24
