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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Foreigner fined W7m for drunk driving
A foreign national who drove under the influence of alcohol was fined 7 million won ($6,000) on Tuesday for refusing to take a sobriety test. (123RF)According to the Jeonju District Court, the 48-year-old man hit a median strip in Gimje City, North Jeolla Province in October 2015. He created a disturbance by threatening to “kill anyone who touches him” while refusing to oblige a police officer’s request to take a breathalyzer test. Korea heightened regulations against drunk driving since April 2
May 10, 2016
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Former PM Kang Young-hoon dies at age 94
Former Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon, who met with his North Korean counterpart in 1990 in the first talks between the prime ministers of the two Koreas in nearly a half century, died Tuesday. He was 94.Kim, who had been hospitalized at Seoul National University Hospital, died at around 3:07 p.m., Red Cross officials said.Kang served as South Korea’s No. 2 official from 1988 to 1990 for then President Roh Tae-woo.Kang met with his North Korean counterpart in September in 1990, the first such me
May 10, 2016
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Number of registered pets set to reach 1 mln in Korea
The number of registered pets in South Korea is about to reach 1 million this year, some two years after the pet registration policy started, government data showed Tuesday.A total of 979,000 house pets including dogs and cats were registered as of end-2015, up from 888,000 a year ago, according to the data compiled by the state-run Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency.The figure accounted for 55 percent of an estimated 1.78 million pets subject to registration.According to revised quarantine laws
May 10, 2016
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Korean children spend 34 minutes outdoors per day
South Korean children spend an average of 34 minutes outside each day, significantly less than children in other countries, a study showed Tuesday.The National Institute of Environmental Research said that Korean children spend less time exposed to nature and are more likely to stay indoors due to time spent on private education and digital technology in their spare time. The state-run institute questioned 8,000 youths aged 18 and younger between 2013 and 2015 to find out the extent to which chi
May 10, 2016
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[FEATURE] English immersion still prevalent at private schools
A 34-year-old teacher surnamed Park at a private elementary school in central Seoul witnesses young students struggling with piles of homework every day, not just for their regular classes but also after-school courses run by the school -- especially focused on English. “I often see my students under immense pressure from school, after-school programs and private academies. They have told me that they are fed up with the homework, but it seems there is no way to escape,” Park told The Korea Hera
May 10, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Debate continues over enforcement of anticorruption act
Controversy remains high over the effectiveness of the newly approved anticorruption law designed to better tackle graft among public officials, journalists and school teachers in South Korea, which is scheduled to take effect from Sept. 28.The nation’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on Monday issued an advance notice of the legislation, announcing that receiving gifts worth more than 50,000 won ($42) will be banned for government officials and those who work in the fields of media
May 10, 2016
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Siblings murder father on Parents’ Day
A 47-year-old woman and her 43-year-old brother are suspected of murdering their 78-year-old father on May 8, which is Parents’ Day in Korea, in what appears to be a premeditated crime. The two are exercising their right to remain silent. During a police interrogation on Tuesday at Gwangju Bukbu police station, they refused to wear masks in front of the press claiming they had nothing to hide as they are innocent. The police were forced to cover their faces for them. (Yonhap)In Korea, disclosure
May 10, 2016
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Jury to participate in Pohang murder trial
A jury will participate in the trial of a 24-year-old man who murdered his girlfriend and her friend, a Daegu court announced Tuesday. The jury’s decision will not be legally binding, but the judge will consider their voice in making the official ruling. The man is accused of stabbing his 27-year-old girlfriend after she broke off their relationship. The murder took place at a flat in Jukdo-dong in Pohang City, North Gyeongsang Province, on March 30. He is also accused of murdering the victim’s
May 10, 2016
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Seoul says it will never accept Pyongyang as nuclear power
South Korea will never recognize North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to "wake up" and take a path toward its denuclearization.During a key congress of the North's Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) that ended Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed that the communist state would push for its dual-track policy of simultaneously developing nuclear arms and its economy."Our government and the international community will never accept
May 10, 2016
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Indonesian leader to visit Korea next week
Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.Park is set to meet with Widodo on Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss how to boost cooperation in trade investment as well as regional and international issues, the presidential office said.South Korea said Widodo’s visit could further strengthen relations between the two countries.Trade volume between South Korea and Indonesia stoo
May 10, 2016
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Gov't, labor deepen conflict over performance-based pay
The government and major labor organizations here are expected to face off in what could be a crippling battle for both sides over the performance-linked wage system, which may also spell trouble for the country's already sagging economy.The government is moving to introduce and expand the performance-based payment system to all public firms, with an apparent hope to create a spin-off effect on private companies.The country's two largest labor umbrella organizations have vowed to take part in an
May 10, 2016
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Korean lawyer arrested over illegal lobbying scandal
Prosecutors have arrested a lawyer over allegations she illegally took money to lobby public officials on behalf of the chief of the local cosmetics brand Nature Republic, officials said Tuesday.The judge-turned-lawyer Choi You-jeong is suspected of peddling her influence over the ruling on Jung's overseas gambling charges after receiving some billions of won in legal fees. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Choi allegedly received 2 billion won ($1.7 million) as a retainer in r
May 10, 2016
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Gov't to host special events on broadcasting contents
The government said Tuesday it will host a pair of events on broadcasting content in a bid to support the export of South Korea-produced programs.The Korea Documentary Festival and the Asia Digital Broadcasting Academy will be held on the sidelines of the 10th International Busan Contents Market (BCM) to open on Wednesday in the southern port city of Busan. The annual four-day BCM is designed to connect local broadcasting content makers with investors and broadcasters at home and abroad.The fest
May 10, 2016
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Park: Pyongyang failed to show sincerity for improving ties with Seoul
President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that North Korea failed to show any sincerity towards improving soured relations with South Korea, a reflection of heightened cross-border tensions between the two sides.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered to hold military talks between the two rival Koreas in an apparent move to ease military tension on the Korean Peninsula.Still, he described North Korea as a "responsible" nuclear weapons state during the recent congress of the ruling Workers'Party, a c
May 10, 2016
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Military probe underway over alleged N. Korean hacking into navy vessel builder
South Korea's military counter-espionage service has opened an investigation into an alleged North Korean hacking attack on Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. a key builder of naval warships, officials said Tuesday."After identifying signs that Hanjin Heavy Industries may have been hacked on April 20, the Defense Security Command is currently leading a security investigation into whether any military secrets were leaked and whether North Korea was involved," official sources said. "North
May 10, 2016
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Patient assaults nurse, starts fire after he was stopped smoking
A patient who assaulted a nurse and started a fire in the hospital he was in after she was stopped from smoking was sentenced 2 years in prison on Tuesday. Jeonju district court said the 48-year-old man surnamed Kim had turned violent when the nurse on night-duty found him smoking in the hospital and confiscated his lighter and cigarettes. (123RF)Kim punched the nurse and started a fire in the hospital, which resulted in 4-week hospitalization for the nurse and more than 30 million won ($25,00
May 10, 2016
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Chinese man found dead in water tank mystery
A corpse was found in the water tank of an apartment in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday, following a report of a foul smell coming from the tap water.Police confirmed the identity of the deceased as 38-year-old Chinese surnamed Wong, who had worked on the crew of a ship in nearby Pohang, a coastal city in the same province about 120 kilometers from Gumi. (123RF)Wong’s padded coat was found next to the water tank, as well as a note that claimed he had not received 5.4 million won ($4,600)
May 10, 2016
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Korea to control e-cigarettes in antismoking policy
The South Korean government announced a package of antismoking measures on Tuesday that would affect electronic cigarettes as well.It will also push for the revision of related laws to tighten control on ads for cigarettes, especially near schools, under the plan unveiled jointly by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.The smoking rate among South Koreans, aged 19 or older, dropped to 39.3 percent last year from 43.1 percent in 2014. It marks the first time
May 10, 2016
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Korea to host six-nation submarine rescue exercise this month
South Korea will host a joint multinational submarine exercise in its southern seas later in the month, involving the United States, Japan and other Asian Pacific countries, the Navy here said Tuesday.The Pacific Reach 2016 will kick off on May 25 for a 10-day run in the waters off South Korea's naval port city of Jinhae on the southeastern edge of the Korean Peninsula as well as around Jeju Island, the Navy said.The rescue exercise will bring together submarines and rescue forces from five othe
May 10, 2016
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Two out 10 students involved in cyber bullying: report
Nearly two out of 10 primary and secondary school students were either perpetrators or victims of cyber bullying, carried out often by acquaintances while victims react with passivity, a report showed Tuesday.Compiled jointly by the Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Internet & Security Agency, the report was written based on responses from 3,000 students from elementary school fourth graders to high school seniors on a survey from Oct. 22-Nov. 13 last year.The report said 17.2 percen
May 10, 2016