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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Seoul issues protest against Tokyo's textbook authorization
South Korea issued a strong protest Friday after Japan authorized dozens of updated high school textbooks that renew territorial claims to the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo in a move sure to aggravate historical tensions between the two neighbors.The approval dampened the mood for bilateral cooperation, which has emerged in the wake of the North's latest provocations and a Dec. 28 deal to settle the decades-old issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, observers here not
March 18, 2016
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School smoking test breaches students' rights, watchdog says
Schools should refrain from the excessive survey of students who are suspected of smoking to protect the human rights of teenagers, a local watchdog said Thursday.The National Human Rights Commission of Korea’s warning came after a high-school teacher in Incheon reportedly forced his male student to fill a paper cup with the teenager’s urine in front of the teacher in October last year to detect whether the student had smoked. The student later filed a complaint with the NHRCK. He claimed that i
March 17, 2016
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Ministry fines Mercedes-Benz Korea W168m
Yonhap The Environment Ministry on Wednesday fined German automaker Mercedes-Benz Korea for selling its S350D model without approval for transmission changes.The government slapped the firm with a fine of 168 million won ($143,000), 1.5 percent of revenue from its sales of 98 S350D vehicles in January and February.“According to the Clean Air Conservation Act, all automakers must manufacture and sell a model after the ministry approves its transmission specifications,” said the ministry in a stat
March 17, 2016
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WWF Korea to stage Earth Hour on Saturday
World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday it will host its Earth Hour 2016 campaign in Korea this weekend, inviting people to show commitment to save the planet. Individuals can participate in the campaign by switching off their lights for an hour on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.This year’s Earth Hour will be supported by mobile carrier KT and the Union Corporate Committee. The eight members – including Tyler Rasch, Guillaume Patry and Alberto Mondi -- of JTBC’s local TV show “Non Summit” will also part
March 17, 2016
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Goyang, Changzhou boost economic cooperation
Goyang City Mayor Choi Sung visited Chinese city Changzhou on Wednesday and signed a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral cooperation, the city government said.The memorandum calls for the two cities to strengthen their friendship by cooperating on the economic front, as well as in the areas of tourism, traffic technology and the floricultural industry.“(Through this opportunity) both cities will be able to step up as international cities by sharing policies and expanding development,”
March 17, 2016
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Court upholds suspended jail term for man who threatened to blow up plane
An appeals court on Thursday sentenced a 34-year-old man to one year in prison for threatening to blow up a plane that took South Korea's former first lady took to Pyongyang.Upholding a lower court's decision, the Seoul High Court suspended the sentence for the man, identified only by his surname Park, for two years.He was accused of sending a one-page letter to local journalists, threatening to blow up the plane of Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, when she tr
March 17, 2016
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South Korean gender minister advocates children’s rights at U.N.
South Korea’s Gender Minister Kang Eun-hee expressed Seoul’s determination and “achievements” in eradicating violence against women and children at a United Nations meeting in New York on Tuesday, even as recent government statistics show otherwise. “The Korean government especially acknowledges that child abuse is an important social issue requiring keen social attention and thus endeavors to strengthen the legal and policy framework,” the minister said at the two-week annual session of the U.N
March 16, 2016
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[From the scene] Gaesong firms, workers desperate for help
PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- A month after the shutdown of Gaeseong industrial park in North Korea’s border city, business owners and employees took to the street on Wednesday, calling for compensation and restarting of operations at the complex. Led by the emergency council of the Gaeseong-based factory owners and workers, some 1,000 people who lost their jobs overnight gathered at Imjingak Pavilion near the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone in the afternoon.At the rally, the participants, consi
March 16, 2016
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Museum etiquette a problem for some young visitors
Visitors viewing paintings at an art center in Jung-gu, Seoul. (Yonhap)An 11-year-old student Yang Jin-hee (not her real name) visited the Museum of Silhak in Gyeonggi Province with her friends last Saturday. But soon after they arrived at the entrance, all four students were denied access due to safety concerns.The museum said it was inevitable because its internal regulations state that children aged 13 or below must be accompanied by a guardian. More state and city museums are presenting art
March 16, 2016
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Gender minister vows to eradicate child abuse in Korea
South Korea's Gender Minister Kang Eun-hee stressed Seoul's intent to work towards eradicating child abuse in the country at a United Nations meeting, the ministry said Wednesday.Kang vowed to implement a comprehensive policy to lower incidents of violence against children, which has been a nagging issue in South Korea, in her speech before the 60th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said.The number of child abuse incidents in the co
March 16, 2016
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Korea seen as resembling Japan in youth unemployment
South Korea's high youth unemployment could persist for a while, as Japan's did, a local think tank warned Tuesday.Asia's fourth-biggest economy seems to be following in Japan's footsteps when it comes to the growth trend and demographics, according to a report authored by Ryu Sang-yoon, a senior analyst at LG Economic Research Institute in Seoul.The current economic circumstances in South Korea are similar to those of Japan two decades ago, he noted.Unless the potential growth rate rebounds, ch
March 15, 2016
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3 out of 10 Korean households own bicycles
Three out of 10 households in South Korea owned bicycles in 2015, with the new administrative city of Sejong showing the highest ownership thanks to the bike-friendly urban environment, data showed Tuesday.The total number of bikes reached 10.22 million in 2015, up 64 percent from 2010, with 18.75 million households having 1.48 bikes on average, according to the data compiled by the Korea Transport Institute. Among them, electric bikes accounted for 1.5 percent of total, the institute said.Sejo
March 15, 2016
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Korea confirms 2 additional FMD outbreaks
Two additional outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in South Korea, the government said Tuesday, stirring up fears that the livestock disease is rapidly spreading in the country's central area.Pigs at two swine farms in Nonsan in the central region of South Chungcheong Province tested positive for the highly contagious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The quarantine authorities have culled affected ani
March 15, 2016
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Disinfectant-maker accused of skipping toxicity test
Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, the manufacturer of the toxic humidifier disinfectant blamed for the loss of over 140 lives, allegedly skipped toxicity tests on the product in question, local media reported Tuesday.According to news reports, the special probe team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office found that the disinfectant-maker intentionally did away with some toxicity tests on its humidifier disinfectant since 2001. This was when the firm started to add PHMG in their product, one of 1
March 15, 2016
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Scandals highlight blind spots in international school regulations
A series of irregularities discovered at international schools recently have raised concerns about the need to tighten the monitoring of such schools, which have ascended to the top echelons of private education in the country and become attractive sources for foreign investment.YonhapSeoul Metropolitan Office of Education on Tuesday launched an audit of British international school Dulwich College over allegations of accounting fraud. The school is suspected of embezzling 7.5 billion won ($6.3
March 15, 2016
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Unusual problems with Korean public toilets
When Jen Kim, a Korean-American in her 20s, went to use a public restroom inside a local cafe franchise in Ilsan two years ago, she couldn’t help but notice a trash can that was overflowing with used toilet paper that emitted an unbearable odor. “I left the stall immediately, telling myself I would rather hold it in and risk getting a urinary tract syndrome than use that bathroom,” she told The Korea Herald.On the door of the stall, there was a sign that asked users not to flush toilet paper do
March 15, 2016
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A 35-year-old man confesses to murder of 22-year-old girlfriend
A 35-year-old man surnamed Lee, who was suspected of murdering his 22-year-old girlfriend, has been arrested and taken into custody after confessing to the crime in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province.The suspect reportedly strangled his girlfriend then proceeded to bury her body in an empty lot in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. Lee’s girlfriend was reported missing since Feb. 17, after her sister alerted the police. During the investigation, the police found that the victim had entered Lee’s apartment
March 15, 2016
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Lone diners step out as perceptions change
Park Min-seo, on his fifth year working at a large telecom company in Seoul, has his office routine lined up with meetings, report write-ups, client consultations and periodic constructive criticism from his superiors. So to pat himself on the back for surviving a difficult day or week, he occasionally heads to restaurants and bars -- alone. "It's like a self-comforting, self-healing moment of solace for me," he said. "No need to keep up with the conversation with office co-workers, which usu
March 15, 2016
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[Graphic News] Reported child abuse sees on-year spike
The increasing number of reported child abuse cases in South Korea, with many of them resulting in brutal deaths, have raised awareness of the need to tackle the problem more systematically.While statistics vary, the Health and Welfare Ministry’s numbers show that more cases of child abuse are being reported each year. An alarming factor has been that 81 percent of the offenders are parents.By type, 48 percent involved multiple forms of abuse, including negligence, emotional abuse, physical abus
March 14, 2016
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AI battle sparks Go wave in Korea
Go academy teacher Kim Sang-soon in southern Seoul has been much busier these days with more parents and students inquiring about Go courses. “There are indeed many more calls and visits from children, especially preschool girls. I’m pretty sure that the AlphaGo match brought back the popularity of Go,” said the 65-year-old, who has taught Go for the past three decades. “This is definitely a good sign.” Renewed interest in the Go game is sweeping through South Korea. (Yonhap)On Sunday, Korean Go
March 14, 2016