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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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[METRO] Seoul sees decline in cosmetic surgery demand from China
Earlier this year, Beijing’s state-run media China Central Television aired a four-minute news report that showed the underbelly of cosmetic surgery in Seoul.The report exposed a case of a Chinese tourist allegedly being overcharged by a clinic in the cosmetic surgery mecca of Gangnam, Seoul. CCTV argued that Chinese patients are typically charged from two to 10 times higher than locals, leading them to eventually stop visiting Seoul for cosmetic surgery.Lured by the beauty of Korean celebrities
June 29, 2016
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The year's first heat stroke death reported in Gimcheon
A 62-year-old man died of heatstroke last week in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, health authorities said Wednesday. This is the first time a heatstroke death has been reported in South Korea this year.Korea has endured unusually warm weather this year since spring. The average temperature in May was 18.6 degrees Celsius this year, making it the warmest May dating back to 1973. The highest temperature during the month was 32.4 degrees on May 19 in Ichon, Gyeonggi Province.(Yonhap)Last year,
June 29, 2016
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[METRO] Hackathon shows how technology can solve urban issues
In a recent hackathon organized by Seoul City, 21-year-old Kim Do-kyoon, was one of those in charge of demonstrating how 3-D printers work. “I have never seen this many 3-D printers together in one place in my life. Maybe this could be an unprecedented scene in Seoul,” Kim told The Korea Herald as he participated in the event last weekend. “There are so many advantages of using 3-D printers especially at this kind of hackathon event, to create test products more articulate compared to ones made
June 29, 2016
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Minimum wage talks fail to meet legal deadline
Negotiations among employees, employers and laborers to set next year’s minimum wage fell through without an agreement Wednesday, failing to meet the June 28 legal deadline. The Minimum Wage Council was not able to reconcile differing views over the growth rate of the minimum wage, with business representatives calling for a freeze and labor counterparts demanding it be raised by 65.8 percent. Extra meetings are scheduled to be held for three consecutive days from July 4, with both sides set to
June 29, 2016
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Police chief vows measure against officers' cover-up of sex with minors
South Korean police chief on Wednesday addressed the recent suspicion over Busan police’s attempt to cover up the case in which their officers had sex with underage girls, pledging to punish them.Kang Sin-myeong, the National Police Agency chief, admitted that high-ranking police officials were involved in the alleged cover-up of their officers’ irregularities during a parliamentary committee meeting. National Police Agency Commissioner General Kang Sin-myeong answers questions at the parliament
June 29, 2016
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Korea expands travel warning in Kenya
Korea has imposed a travel warning on an expanded area in Kenya amid growing safety risks from terror attacks and crimes, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.In a press release, the ministry said that it has additionally designated some areas in Kenya bordering Somalia as subject to its "red" travel warning. A red alert is the third-highest of a four-tier travel warning system under which people are advised either not to travel to or to leave the country where the warning is imposed.A red alert
June 29, 2016
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Mother of dead toddler charged for negligence
The mother of a 3-year-old toddler who died from being thrown against a wall was booked for violation of children’s welfare law on Wednesday. Gangwon Province Chuncheon Police said she is accused of conniving in the cohabiting man’s abuse against her son. Jeong (Yonhap)The 23-year-old mother surnamed Noh came to live with the 33-year-old surnamed Jeong on May 17, after meeting him over a chatting application. While Noh worked at night, Jeong stayed at home and looked after the child. He was tak
June 29, 2016
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'Legal loophole behind rise in underage prostitution’
The number of prostitution involving minors abruptly rose in the recent five years, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family data, with a lawmaker pointing to apparent loopholes in the criminal law as an indirect cause, Wednesday.The ministry’s data on sexual misdemeanors targeting underage children showed an increase in the number of court cases from 14 in 2011 to 258 in 2014. (Yonhap)The total number of reported victims came to 566 over the cited period, among which 48 percent
June 29, 2016
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Korea, Japan fail to reach fisheries agreement
Bilateral talks between Korea and Japan to renew their fisheries agreement have fallen through, a failure that will keep the countries' fishing boats out of each other's exclusive waters for the time being, the Seoul government said Wednesday.Starting at the beginning of next month, Korean fishing ships will be prohibited from entering Japan's exclusive economic zone, with their Japanese counterparts also kept away from the Korean EEZ, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.Those curr
June 29, 2016
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Seoul City to run tourist bus between DDP, Olympic Park
The Seoul city government will open a new tour bus route that will cover the eastern part of the capital, officials said on Wednesday. Set to launch on Friday, the latest Seoul City Tour Bus will run between Dongdaemun Design Plaza in eastern Seoul and Olympic Park in the southeastern part of the city with a total of 10 stops.With the new route, foreign visitors will be able to stop by the rising shopping venues and landmarks in the eastern half of the city such as DDP, Seoul Forest, downtown Ko
June 29, 2016
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Sales at department stores, outlets dip in May
Korea's major department stores and discount chains saw their sales decrease in May from a year earlier due to reduced holidays, government data showed Wednesday.The combined sales of three department stores -- Hyundai, Lotte and Shinsegae -- fell 2.7 percent on-year last month, while those of major discount stores E-Mart, Lotte Mart and Home Plus retreated 6.3 percent, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. A large shopping mall on the northern outskirts o
June 29, 2016
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Lotte Duty Free expands main branch in downtown Seoul
Lotte Duty Free, Korea's largest duty-free operator, said Wednesday it has expanded its main branch in downtown Seoul, as part of efforts to make up for a sales shortfall from its other outlet in downtown Seoul which closed upon its license expiration. The main branch in Lotte Department Store in Myeongdong renovated the food court on the 12th floor into duty-free space to accommodate more cosmetic and perfume brands and reopened last week. Lotte Duty Free said it aims to raise 2.78 trillion won
June 29, 2016
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[Graphic News] Koreans most sleep deprived in Asia-Pacific
South Koreans get the least sleep among those in Asia-Pacific, according to a healthy living index by life insurance group AIA.The study showed that Koreans on average slept 6.3 hours per night, which was less than the Asia-Pacific average of 6.9 hours. However, Koreans actually want to sleep 7.5 hours every night. Also, 74 percent of Koreans were dissatisfied with their weight and they on average wanted to lose 7.2 kilograms. A relatively high proportion of Koreans, 31 percent, was also skippin
June 28, 2016
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Korean city eyes bidding for int'l coffee body headquarters
The Korean city of Yongin has been pushing ahead with a project to bid for the headquarters of the main intergovernmental body for coffee, the Yongin municipal government said Tuesday.The municipality, just south of Seoul, said it will coordinate with agriculture and foreign ministries and the Gyeonggi provincial government over its plan to put the secretariat of the International Coffee Organization in an industrial complex that the city is set to complete by May next year.Set up in 1963 under
June 28, 2016
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Prosecutors confirm death of Korea's most notorious conman
Prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that the mastermind behind the country's largest-ever fraud case died in 2011, wrapping up their two-year-long investigation.The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office said Cho Hee-pal died of an acute myocardial infarction in Weihai, China in December 2011, confirming the police's announcement made earlier in 2012. He fled to the neighboring country in 2008 when an investigation was launched.He is suspected of orchestrating a 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) fraud scheme,
June 28, 2016
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Ministry plans drug vending machines
The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will propose a revision bill to the current pharmaceutical law, in order to enhance the availability of medicine and first-aid medical supplies to citizens.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said they are preparing to propose the revision by Aug. 28. If the bill passes, pharmacists will be allowed to install medicine vending machines in front of their pharmacies.The Pharmaceutical Affairs Act states in Article 50 that an owner or a seller who runs
June 28, 2016
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'How to be a good father': Ministry publishes parenting guide for men
As part of its efforts to encourage young fathers to actively participate in child care and eventually boost the nation’s low fertility rate, the South Korean government has come up with a parenting guidebook for fathers-to-be.The booklet, which looks like a notepad, consists of practical tips for men during and after their partners’ pregnancies, including what to bring to the delivery room, how to take care of children up to the age of 5 and things like how the sound of rubbing plastic bags can
June 28, 2016
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Campaigners, experts blast use of police water cannons
Foreign and local experts from human rights organizations and academia addressed on Tuesday the danger of the use of water cannons by South Korean police at street rallies and called for better protection of human rights in keeping the public order. An association of human rights organizations investigating the use of police force in last year’s antigovernment rallies held a symposium in Seoul, bringing together a former German judge, a British campaigner and Korean activists and scholars.The ev
June 28, 2016
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Seoul ranks 3rd in int'l meeting cities last year
Seoul played host to 494 international meetings in 2015, ranking third in the list of international meeting cities worldwide, the Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday, citing a report by a Brussels-based research institute.The 2015 international meetings statistics report, compiled by the Union of International Associations, showed that the Korean capital clinched record-high results, up two notches from the previous year.It also achieved the goal of becoming the world's third-ranked city
June 28, 2016
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22 men arrested five years after gang rape
Twenty-two men have been arrested or face investigation for the gang rape of two girls five years ago, the police said Tuesday. According to the Seoul Dobong Police, the men are accused of attacking two middle school students in September 2011, when they were high school students. (Yonhap)The accused reportedly discovered the underage victims drinking alcohol and threatened to report them to school authorities. According to police, a few days after the encounter, a group of 10 suspects summoned
June 28, 2016