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Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:03
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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(LEAD) New commander for U.S. forces in S. Korea inaugurated
SEOUL -- U.S. Army Gen. James Thurman was inaugurated Thursday as the new commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), vowing to strengthen the alliance between Seoul and Washington.
In a ceremony held on the U.S. base in Yongsan, central Seoul, Thurman succeeded Gen. Walter Sharp as the commander of some 28,500 U.S. troops stationed here. Thurman will also be in charge of the United Nations Command (UNC) and the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC).
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Ruling party leader puts focus on middle class
SEOUL -- Grand National Party Chairman Hong Joon-pyo said Thursday that he will lead the ruling party in shaking off its "rich" tag and shift its economic focus to the middle class as part of efforts to win back support ahead of next year's major polls.
President Lee Myung-bak's center-right party has been pushing for a package of economic reforms, including corporate tax cuts and easing business regulations. Hong, who was elected the new party leader in early July, vowed to take a more populist approach and focus on day-to-day issues that create money woes for many families.
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S. Korea speeds up preparations for 2018 Winter Olympics
SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will soon launch its preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in its alpine town of PyeongChang with the goal of making it an economical, environment-friendly and culturally rich event, the culture ministry said Thursday.
The country will assemble an organizing committee for the Olympics within three months, which is two months ahead of the deadline set in a contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the ministry said.
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Samsung finds no link between chip plants, cancer
YONGIN, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest computer memory chip maker, said Thursday a study found no link between its chip plants and cancer, but controversy loomed as labor advocates challenged the study's transparency and independence.
The study came on the heels of a court ruling on June 23 that held Samsung responsible for two workers' deaths and ordered a state-run welfare agency to pay compensation to the surviving family members. The agency said it filed an appeal.
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Culture minister to visit Japanese quake victims
SEOUL -- Culture Minister Choung Byoung-gug will visit Japan on Friday to console earthquake victims and discuss ways to boost tourism between the two countries, his ministry said Thursday.
The visit was arranged to follow up on a bilateral agreement signed during the sixth talks between the tourism ministers of South Korea, China and Japan to build a joint response system to cope with the disaster-caused tourism crisis, according to the ministry. The meeting was held in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, in May.
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(LEAD) New commander for U.S. forces in S. Korea inaugurated
SEOUL -- U.S. Army Gen. James Thurman was inaugurated Thursday as the new commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), vowing to strengthen the alliance between Seoul and Washington.
In a ceremony held on the U.S. base in Yongsan, central Seoul, Thurman succeeded Gen. Walter Sharp as the commander of some 28,500 U.S. troops stationed here. Thurman will also be in charge of the United Nations Command (UNC) and the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC).
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Ruling party leader puts focus on middle class
SEOUL -- Grand National Party Chairman Hong Joon-pyo said Thursday that he will lead the ruling party in shaking off its "rich" tag and shift its economic focus to the middle class as part of efforts to win back support ahead of next year's major polls.
President Lee Myung-bak's center-right party has been pushing for a package of economic reforms, including corporate tax cuts and easing business regulations. Hong, who was elected the new party leader in early July, vowed to take a more populist approach and focus on day-to-day issues that create money woes for many families.
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S. Korea speeds up preparations for 2018 Winter Olympics
SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will soon launch its preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in its alpine town of PyeongChang with the goal of making it an economical, environment-friendly and culturally rich event, the culture ministry said Thursday.
The country will assemble an organizing committee for the Olympics within three months, which is two months ahead of the deadline set in a contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the ministry said.
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Samsung finds no link between chip plants, cancer
YONGIN, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest computer memory chip maker, said Thursday a study found no link between its chip plants and cancer, but controversy loomed as labor advocates challenged the study's transparency and independence.
The study came on the heels of a court ruling on June 23 that held Samsung responsible for two workers' deaths and ordered a state-run welfare agency to pay compensation to the surviving family members. The agency said it filed an appeal.
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Culture minister to visit Japanese quake victims
SEOUL -- Culture Minister Choung Byoung-gug will visit Japan on Friday to console earthquake victims and discuss ways to boost tourism between the two countries, his ministry said Thursday.
The visit was arranged to follow up on a bilateral agreement signed during the sixth talks between the tourism ministers of South Korea, China and Japan to build a joint response system to cope with the disaster-caused tourism crisis, according to the ministry. The meeting was held in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, in May.
