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Catering to Caviar Tastes From an Unexpected Place
Posted: May 11th, 2012, 5:19pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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An entrepreneur’s plans to produce caviar in South Korea have finally come to fruition, 15 years after he imported 200 sturgeons from Russia.
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North Korea Threatens Seoul With Military Action
Posted: April 23rd, 2012, 9:50am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea on Monday accused the South’s government and news media of slandering its leadership and threatened “special actions” by the military.
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Behind New North Korean Leader, a Well-Oiled Machine
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:51pm EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The packaging of Kim Jong-un as the embodiment of the North’s still widely revered founding president suggests a well-oiled machine is at work to create a new leader.
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North Korea to Display Dead Leader’s Body
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 3:04am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said that it would place the body of Kim Jong-il on permanent display in a Pyongyang mausoleum and install his statues, portraits and memorial towers across the country.
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North Korea Pledges a Drive for Prosperity in New Year’s Message
Posted: January 1st, 2012, 7:28am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea on Sunday vowed an all-out push to improve the economic life of its impoverished people, criticized South Korea and rallied internal support for Kim Jong-un.
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North Korea Vows No Engagement With South’s President
Posted: December 30th, 2011, 8:08am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea announced on Friday that under its new leader, Kim Jong-un, it would remain hostile to President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea.
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North Korea Declares Kim Jong-un Supreme Leader
Posted: December 29th, 2011, 11:07am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Tens of thousands of people rallied in Pyongyang one day after the funeral of Kim Jong-il to swear their allegiance to his son in a dynastic transfer of power.
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For Kim Jong-il’s Funeral in North Korea, Mourners Line Pyongyang’s Streets
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 3:35am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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As wailing crowds mourned Kim Jong-il at a Wednesday funeral procession in Pyongyang, no surprises were unveiled over who was leading North Korea during its transition.
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North Korea Presses South to Implement Economic Pact
Posted: December 27th, 2011, 8:54am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Receiving visitors from South Korea, the North expressed its wish to enact agreements on economic exchange that were scuttled by the late South Korean leader Lee Myung-bak.
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Kim Jong-un Meets South Koreans
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 11:41am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Kim Jong-un met on Monday with a private delegation of South Koreans, his first encounter with visitors from the outside world since assuming the top spot.
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Kim Jong-un Hailed as Supreme Commander of North Korea’s Military
Posted: December 25th, 2011, 12:08am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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State-run media called the country’s new young leader, Kim Jong-un, “supreme commander” in a commentary, which also urged him to continue the military-first revolution.
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Family Intrigue Shadows North Korea’s Secretive Dynasty
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 2:37pm EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korean researchers are seeking clues about whether Kim Jong-un can assert control over the monolithic dictatorship that was led by his father, Kim Jong-il.
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In North Korea, Kim Jong-un Moves to Consolidate Power
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 1:00am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korean television showed senior military leaders saluting the young Kim Jong-un as he received mourners for his father at the Kumsusan mausoleum.
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South Korea Approves Free Trade Pact With U.S.
Posted: November 23rd, 2011, 1:53am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Amid tear gas sprayed by an opposition leader, President Lee Myung-bak’s ruling party pushed a free-trade pact between South Korea and the United States through Parliament.
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In South Korea, Plastic Surgery Comes Out of the Closet
Posted: November 4th, 2011, 10:01am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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As society has become more open about body modification, cosmetic surgery has become increasingly extreme.
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South Korean Family Conglomerates Pressured
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 10:29pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Family-controlled conglomerates, while increasingly successful abroad, are coming under attack at home as the gap between large and small businesses in the country grows wider.
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Chief Nuclear Envoys From North and South Korea Meet
Posted: July 22nd, 2011, 8:50am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The chief nuclear negotiators’ meeting, which was the first since 2008, raised hopes that the countries were inching toward broader talks on ending the North’s nuclear weapons program.
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FIFA Says North Korean Players Did Not Face Retribution for World Cup Performance
Posted: August 25th, 2010, 11:09am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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FIFA, the governing body of soccer, said on Wednesday that it has dismissed allegations that North Korea's coach and players were punished for losing all three of their games at this year's World Cup in South Africa.
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N. Korea Threatens South Over Drills
Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 11:00am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea warned South Korean fishermen to stay away from disputed border waters and threatened retaliation against a planned South Korean naval drill there.
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Geithner Tells G-20 Finance Chiefs Not to Count on U.S. Consumers for Recovery
Posted: June 5th, 2010, 8:04am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told his Group of 20 counterparts that they should not rely on American consumers for their economic recovery.
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Book on Samsung Divides Korea
Posted: April 25th, 2010, 8:34pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Kim Yong-chul’s popular tome on Samsung’s convicted chairman raises questions about the independence of the judiciary and media and the role of the corporation in Korea.
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North Korea Denies Sinking Navy Ship
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 4:11am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The denial came a day after South Korea blamed the sinking on an “external explosion.”
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Seoul’s Mayor Campaigns for Green Transit
Posted: March 27th, 2010, 12:07am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, is seeking to build a defining legacy for his mayoralty, and has sought to improve his city’s environment.
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Back to Leading Samsung, Months After Conviction
Posted: March 24th, 2010, 8:06am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Lee Kun-hee, a tycoon convicted of corruption last July but pardoned by President Lee Myung-bak five months later, returned to the helm of Samsung Electronics.
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Hyundai Recalls Sonata Sedans Over Door Latch Glitch
Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:20am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Hyundai announced it was issuing a global recall of its Sonata, including 1,300 cars in the United States.
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Economic Measures by North Korea Prompt New Hardships and Unrest
Posted: February 4th, 2010, 2:27am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea is reported to have dismissed the official who oversaw a sweeping monetary conversion last year that led to price increases and social unrest.
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Samsung Life I.P.O. Could Settle Long Dispute With Creditors
Posted: January 28th, 2010, 12:34am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korean companies, including Samsung Life, could raise as much as $11 billion this year by selling their shares to the public for the first time.
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North Korea Calls for Peace Treaty Talks With U.S.
Posted: January 11th, 2010, 4:37am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea on Monday indicated it would not give up its nuclear weapons until the U.S. signed a formal peace treaty to replace the truce that ended the Korean War.
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North Korea Calls for Better Relations With U.S.
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 1:21am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea issued a New Year’s message that highlighted the reclusive country’s attempt to readjust the focus of six-party nuclear disarmament talks.
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South Korea Pardons Former Samsung Chairman
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 4:58am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The amnesty angered civic groups that claimed business tycoons like Lee Kun-hee, convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion, were treated leniently.
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South Korea Stretches Standards for Success
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 8:27pm EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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A growing conviction that tallness is crucial to success has prompted South Korean parents to try all manner of approaches to increase their children’s height.
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N. Korea Revalues Currency to Curb Free Trade
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 11:16am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Analysts in Seoul saw the move as shock therapy to fight inflation and curb the North’s mushrooming free market.
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Questioning a Korean Wedding Tradition
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 3:26pm EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The old custom of giving cash-filled envelopes at weddings is being criticized as wasteful and, in some cases, even corruptive.
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N. Korea Reports Advances in Enriching Uranium
Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 9:27pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said Friday that it was making significant progress in enriching uranium, as well as having extracted a fresh batch of plutonium for nuclear weapons.
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On Day of Mourning, 2 Koreas Meet in the South
Posted: August 23rd, 2009, 6:40am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korea held a state funeral on Sunday for former President Kim Dae-jung, whose death brought the first major meeting with the North in nearly two years.
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Workers End Standoff at South Korean Auto Plant
Posted: August 6th, 2009, 2:26pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Clashes between the police and workers ended after the company agreed to reduce the number of layoffs at the factory by half.
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2nd Day of South Korean Factory Raid
Posted: August 5th, 2009, 12:45pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Police commandos stormed a car factory in what the authorities hoped would be a final push to evict workers who had seized the plant.
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Hyundai Reports Record Profit
Posted: July 23rd, 2009, 11:05am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Hyundai Motors outshined its global rivals by reporting a record quarterly profit, as a weak won helped overseas sales and government incentives boosted domestic demand.
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In South Korea, a New Workers’ Grievance
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 1:14pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Contract employees are upset about the gulf between their compensation and those of permanent staff workers.
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Seoul Says European Trade Deal Is Near
Posted: July 13th, 2009, 10:00pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The accord would reduce tariffs and other barriers to trade. Seoul’s deal with Washington remains stalled over automakers’ access to Korea.
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Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web Sites
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 10:07am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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A wave of cyberattacks aimed at American and South Korean government agencies and commercial Web sites continued on Thursday.
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Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web Sites
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 10:07am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korea’s spy service has reportedly implicated North Korean groups in the attacks on government agencies.
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North Korea Sentences U.S. Journalists to 12 Years of Hard Labor
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 1:43pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea found two American journalists guilty of illegal entry and sentenced them to 12 years of labor, the nation’s official news agency said Monday.
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S. Korea and U.S. Raise Alert Level
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 11:31pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The South Korean and U.S. militaries were placed on heightened levels of alert and surveillance, one day after North Korea threatened the South with a possible attack.
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North Korea Threatens Military Strikes on South
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 2:56pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said it would retaliate if its ships were stopped as part of a U.S.-led anti-proliferation effort.
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North Korea Threatens Military Strikes on South
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 2:56pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said it would retaliate if its ships were stopped as part of a U.S.-led anti-proliferation effort.
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South Korea on Edge After Ex-President’s Suicide
Posted: May 24th, 2009, 5:47pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Former President Roh Moo-hyun’s death was a painful reminder of the pervasiveness of graft in South Korea.
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North Korea Threatens to Enrich Uranium
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 1:05pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea also threatened another missile launch and nuclear test unless the United Nations lifts sanctions.
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South Koreans Band Together to Save, and Create, Jobs
Posted: April 1st, 2009, 1:12pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Job preservation has become a national drive, with the government appealing to unionized workers and management to set aside differences.
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N. Korea Says It Is Holding Reporters
Posted: March 21st, 2009, 7:43pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea confirmed that it had detained two American journalists on charges of “illegally intruding” into the Communist state through its border with China.
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Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 4:19am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korea placed more soldiers at frontier guard posts, a day after the North Korean military declared an “all-out confrontational posture” against the South.
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North Korea Says It Has ‘Weaponized’ Plutonium
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 11:48pm EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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An American scholar said North Korean officials told him they had “weaponized” enough for several nuclear bombs.
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Japan and Korea Vow Unity on Economic Slump
Posted: January 13th, 2009, 12:32am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The financial crisis prompted South Korea and Japan to set aside historical disputes on Monday and agree to cooperate to meet immediate economic challenges.
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N. Korea Stiffens Diplomatic Stance
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 11:31am EST by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said it will ban South Korean tourists from the ancient city of Kaesong and that it will “selectively expel” South Koreans working in a joint industrial complex.
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S. Korea to Guarantee Some Foreign Debt
Posted: October 19th, 2008, 10:17pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The move is an effort to shore up domestic banks and keep its currency and stock markets from sinking further.
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S. Korea to Guarantee Some Foreign Debt
Posted: October 19th, 2008, 9:58pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The move is an effort to shore up domestic banks and keep its currency and stock markets from sinking further.
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Korean Star’s Suicide Reignites Debate on Web Regulation
Posted: October 13th, 2008, 12:32am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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When movie star Choi Jin-sil was found dead, South Korean police, the media and members of Parliament immediately pointed fingers at the Internet.
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U.S. Envoy Ends Talks in North Korea
Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 8:56am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The top envoy for North Korea declined to indicate whether he had made progress in efforts to stop the North from reactivating its nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea Makes Plutonium Threat
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 11:54am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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North Korea said that it had stopped disabling its main nuclear complex and threatened to restore facilities there, accusing the U.S. of not keeping its promise to take the country off a terrorism blacklist.
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N. Korea Nuclear Talks to Resume
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 3:49am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The U.S. and other regional powers will resume talks with North Korea this week on ending its nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean envoy said.
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South Korea to Lift Ban on U.S. Beef
Posted: June 25th, 2008, 1:21pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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The government removed the last legal barrier keeping American beef imports from store shelves on Thursday, after weeks of demonstrations stoked by fears of mad cow disease.
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South Korea and U.S. Reach Deal on American Beef
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 3:30pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Protests continued despite an accord to restrict beef exports to cattle less than 30 months old to allay fears over mad cow disease.
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South Korea and U.S. Reach Deal on American Beef
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 3:30pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Protests continued despite an accord to restrict beef exports to cattle less than 30 months old to allay fears over mad cow disease.
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S. Korean Cabinet Offers to Quit After Beef Protests
Posted: June 10th, 2008, 1:40am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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President Lee Myung-bak’s government faces a crisis set off by an agreement to open markets to American beef.
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Seoul Journal: Where the Growth of Lush Fairways Has No Bounds
Posted: June 10th, 2008, 1:27am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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In South Korea, where golf courses are expensive and overbooked, virtual-reality golf has become a fast-growing pastime.
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South Korea Will Lift Its Ban on American Beef
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 1:45am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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South Korea to Resume Importing American Beef
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 1:16pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Samsung Chairman Faces Tax Charges
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 1:36am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Priests Are Driving Force Behind Samsung Inquiry
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 6:13pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Since October, the country’s priests, quoting the Bible, have urged South Koreans to join in their effort to fight presumed corruption at Samsung.