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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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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Bird flu outbreaks spread along west coast
Following the confirmation on bird flu cases at two poultry farms last week, the government said Monday that it received additional reports on highly pathogenic aviation influenza, or AI, outbreaks. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that ducks at four farms were culled over the weekend in suspected AI outbreaks. The virus -- confirmed to be the highly contagious H5N1 -- appears to be traveling along the west coastline after two confirmed cases last week, putting authoritie
Nov. 21, 2016
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President Park to be investigated for bribery
With President Park Guen-hye named a suspect in the influence-peddling case, prosecutors leading the investigation said Monday that they would look into allegations of bribery involving the president. The special investigation team Sunday indicted Park’s confidante Choi Soon-sil and former presidential aide An Chong-bum for their involvement in coercing corporations to donate funds to the Mir and K-sports foundations, which are suspected of being a cover for channeling funds to Choi. But the pro
Nov. 21, 2016
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Songdo's mammoth project will kick off next year: lawmaker
A project to surround the Songdo International City in Incheon, west of Seoul, with artificial canals and a lake is expected to kick off in the latter half of next year, a ruling party lawmaker said Monday. "The Incheon city government and Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority have agreed to start the 'Songdo Waterfront Project' in October next year," Rep. Min Kyung-wook of the Saenuri Party said at a news conference held after a meeting between the Incheon mayor, and ruling and opposition party
Nov. 21, 2016
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Top court confirms dismissal of ex-KBS chief over ferry disaster reports
South Korea's top court upheld a ruling that backed the dismissal of a former head of public broadcaster KBS for meddling in news reporting on the 2014 deadly ferry disaster, court records showed Monday.The Supreme Court rejected Gil Hwan-young's request to nullify his removal from office, saying there was no judicial error in the previous rulings. Gil, who headed South Korea's largest broadcaster from late 2012, was fired in June 2014 after it was revealed that he interfered in the news reporti
Nov. 21, 2016
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Senior workers top 10 mln in Q2
The number of senior workers in South Korea topped the 10 million line for the first time in the second quarter as a protracted slowdown forced them to remain employed even after retirement, government data showed Monday.A total of 10.08 million people employed are 50 years old or older as of end-June, up 272,000 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. In the third quarter, the number gained 325,000 to reach 10.21 million to account for 38.5 percent of the countr
Nov. 21, 2016
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Number of travelers to Korea hits record high in Jan-Oct
The number of foreigners who visited South Korea in the first 10 months of this year jumped 33.1 percent from a year ago, breaking the previous record high in 2014, the state-run tourism agency said Monday. A total of 14.59 million foreigners visited the nation in the January-October period, already outnumbering the annual record of 14.2 million in 2014, the Korea Tourism Organization said. The number of incoming Chinese soared 40 percent on-year over the period to account for 48 percent of the
Nov. 21, 2016
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President a suspect in Choi case
President Park Geun-hye is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation, South Korean prosecutors investigating the alleged influence-peddling and corruption scandal involving her confidante Choi Soon-sil said Friday. The investigators said that Park was an accomplice to a substantial share of the crimes allegedly conducted by Choi and two of Park’s former aides, An Chong-bum and Jeong Ho-seong. The three were indicted Sunday on charges such as abuse of power, coercion, attempted fraud and l
Nov. 20, 2016
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Teens express anger in anti-Park rallies
As rallies flared up all over the country Saturday to demand President Park Geun-hye’s resignation, teenagers took to the streets to express their anger and frustration at the scandal involving Park and her confidante Choi Soon-sil. Many middle and high school students are disappointed at how Choi’s daughter, Chung Yoo-ra, was illegally admitted to a top university and received special treatment there. “She did not study or make the appropriate effort but had the privilege of going to the unive
Nov. 20, 2016
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Demonstrations turn whimsical
With South Korea seeing a series of street rallies against scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye in recent weeks, the protests are turning more creative with satirical performances, open microphone sessions, comedy and music. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the nation in the fourth straight weekend of rallies to demand President Park resign over an influence-peddling and corruption scandal involving her close confidante Choi Soon-sil. Many citizens were seen sta
Nov. 20, 2016
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Child bearing, domestic responsibilities affecting women's careers: data
South Korean women on average stay less at one job compared with men, mainly due to breaks in their careers caused by child bearing and other domestic responsibilities, official data showed Sunday.According to employment insurance data compiled by the Korea Employment Information Service, the average time a woman stayed at one job stood at 3.4 years as of 2015, more than 2.1 years shorter than the 5 1/2 years of her male counterpart.The findings are not different from information collected in 20
Nov. 20, 2016
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President was accomplice to Choi: prosecutors
President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice to a significant share of the crimes allegedly committed by her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil and two former aides, state prosecutors said Sunday. Lee Young-ryeol, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, revealed this in a nationally televised press conference, announcing the midterm results of a high-profile investigation into the Choi scandal.(Yonhap)Lee also said the office’s special investigative team was indicting three key figu
Nov. 20, 2016
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Anti-Park rallies flare up across nation
Rallies demanding President Park Geun-hye’s resignation flared up across South Korea on Saturday, in the fourth mass demonstration of public anger at the conservative leader over a scandal involving her confidante that broke late last month.As of 8:30 p.m., over 650,000 protestors packed the streets of Seoul’s Gwanghwamun area, according to organizers. The police estimate is 170,000.Protesters at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Saturday (Yonhap)From Gwangju, Busan to Park’s hometown of Da
Nov. 19, 2016
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High schoolers join protests against Park
South Korean high school students protested with candlelights and placards at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Saturday, demanding President Park Geun-hye's resignation.High school students protest against president Park Geun-hye in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul (Yoo Oh-sang/The Korea Herald)Two students are holding handsigns reading "Get Expel Park Geun-hye" at a teen rally in front of Bosingak Bell, central Seoul on Saturday. (Jo He-rim/The Korea Herald)Kim Soo-yeon, 18 (right)"I c
Nov. 19, 2016
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Park loyalists stage counter-protest
Some 4,000 people gathered in front of Seoul Station to voice support for President Park Geun-hye and oppose the rallies calling on her to step down over the scandal surrounding her confidante Choi Soon-sil. The participants were mostly senior citizens from some 80 hard right groups, including the Korea Parent Federation, Mothers’ Platoon and the Preparation Committee for the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Park Chung-hee. PArk Chung-hee was a military strongman and the father of the curr
Nov. 19, 2016
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S. Korea suspends sales of Pringles chips following discovery of dead lizard
South Korea's food safety agency on Friday imposed a temporary sales ban on Pringles potato chips imported from Malaysia after the body of a lizard was found in one of the imported products.Nongshim Co., the local importer of Pringles chips, has also been ordered to recall all other packages from the same Malaysian manufacturer, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.The recall affects 4,410 kilograms of Pringles chips produced in Malaysia on July 2, it added.(Yonhap)
Nov. 18, 2016
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Chung illegally admitted to Ewha: ministry
Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s embattled confidante Choi Soon-sil, was illegally admitted to a prestigious university in Seoul and was given special treatment after enrollment, the Education Ministry confirmed Friday.Releasing the result of its audit of Ewha Womans University, the ministry said that it would request law enforcement authorities to launch a criminal investigation into Chung, her mother, the college’s former president, faculty members and officials. “Since
Nov. 18, 2016
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Prosecutors detain Choi’s niece
As part of a widening probe into the Choi Soon-sil scandal, state prosecutors Friday detained Chang Si-ho, Choi’s niece, in Seoul, on charges of embezzling funds from a sports foundation she allegedly controlled. There have been allegations that the Korea Winter Sports Elite Center was established for Choi and Chang to pocket profits amid the country’s preparation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.A number of former and current government officials have been grilled by prosecutors over su
Nov. 18, 2016
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Chung illegally admitted to Ewha University: ministry
Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s embattled confidante Choi Soon-sil, was illegally admitted to a prestigious university in Seoul and was also given special treatment in academic records after enrollment, the Education Ministry confirmed Friday.In a briefing to release the result of the audit of Ewha University and its faculty members, the ministry said that the school manipulated its admission process to accept Chung and she was given overly generous marks despite not atte
Nov. 18, 2016
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[Weekender] Best places for winter bird-watching
Migratory birds visit South Korea from around October as the air begins to grow cool, heralding the change in season. These winged guests come annually from Russia, China and Mongolia, flying without rest for 15 hours per day to spend a “warmer” winter on the peninsula and nurture new life.Their arrival here makes winter prime time for bird-watching, with several spots that are especially popular. These sites are usually near river basins and deltas, where rivers meet the sea. A flock of migrat
Nov. 18, 2016
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[Weekender] Arrival of winter guests
CHEORWON, Gangwon Province -- From October, hundreds of winged guests arrive at Cheorwon, a rural town near the northern border. On a long, arduous journey to southern wintering grounds, about 800 cranes make a stopover at Cheorwon for its some 10,500 hectares of rice fields, which provide abundant food and resting places for them. Kim Su-ho, a local vet for wild birds with over 20 years of experience, says he is able to tell the difference between cranes that have been there before and those vi
Nov. 18, 2016