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- Banks set up programs for foreign workers
- Romanov Jaboronbek, an Uzbek that has worked at a factory in southern Incheon for two years, recently opened an account named the "Korean Dream" at the Korea Development Bank. R...
- Oct.4,2006 13:49 KST
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- China, U.S. seem to agree on Ban U.N. vote
- A high evaluation for South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon in four straw polls will no doubt help in his drive to secure a position as the next U.N. secretary-general. But ...
- Oct.4,2006 13:40 KST
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- 4,339 years and counting
- A ceremony to mark the 4,339th anniversary of the mythical foundation of Korea, or the day known as Gaecheonjeol, is held at the peak of Taebaek Mountain, Gangwon Province on Oc...
- Oct.4,2006 12:59 KST
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- The taste of success
- It's that time of year again, when people shake persimmon trees in every town across the country in order to get the trees to yield their fruit.
Korean foreign minister Ban K...
- Oct.4,2006 12:57 KST
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- Civic group cries foul in bank deal
- Controversy is erupting on the matter of when a bank’s equity capital ratio should be measured. The ratio determines how much money a bank is allowed to invest in subsidiaries, ...
- Oct.3,2006 15:46 KST
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- Disabled man barred from public service exam
- A 28-year-old visually disabled man, Gang Yun-taek, had gone to sit for this year’s Seoul Metropolitan Government civil service exam on September 1, but returned home without be...
- Oct.3,2006 14:38 KST
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- By candlelight, conservation and introspection
- Several times a month, 38-year-old homemaker Yi U-seon reads stories to her children by candlelight. She likes to put them to sleep with the sound of their mother’s voice, in li...
- Oct.3,2006 14:16 KST
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- All smiles for Chuseok
- Just a few days before the Chuseok holiday on October 6, travelers are preparing to board trains bound for their hometowns at Seoul Station on October 2. Chuseok holiday is one ...
- Oct.3,2006 12:36 KST
