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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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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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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 to promote luxurious side of the city
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Russian men arrested for graffiti in Daegu
Two Russian men in their 20s were arrested Monday for vandalizing train cars in Daegu, southeastern Korea.The men are accused of trespassing and spraying graffiti on trains that belong to Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp. at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. (Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp.)Graffiti is illegal if done on public property.The police tracked down the suspects based on surveillance camera footage.The arrested men are also being accused of stealing clothes worth 7.5 million won ($6,600) fr
Oct. 18, 2016
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Man arrested for hiring foreign sex workers
A customer’s sudden death exposed a group of illegal foreign sex workers in Gwangju, southern Korea. According to the police, a man surnamed Oh, 37, was arrested for hiring women of foreign nationalities and making them have sex for money.(Yonhap)Two staff members who assisted in the recruitment and a 20-year-old woman from Kazakhstan, were also arrested. The act of buying, selling or facilitating sex in exchange for money is punishable by law. Oh hired women from Kazakhstan and Russia, who can
Oct. 18, 2016
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Law school student caught for taking upskirt photos
A law school student who had been caught three times for secretly taking upskirt photos was sentenced to one year in prison without probation, Seoul Central District Court said Tuesday. The court ruling came after the 32-year-old law school student, surnamed Han, was caught taking photographs of female shoppers in Seoul’s Jongno district on July 30. (Herald DB)He had used his smartphone to take photos of more than 100 women at a shopping mall. This is the third time Han has been indicted. He had
Oct. 18, 2016
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Chinese investors pin hopes at Seoul China Investment Week
Unlike worries here over a possible Chinese economic retaliation on Korean businesses over a defense issue, Chinese venture capitalists wish to see more active business cooperation between the two countries, market insiders said at the inaugural Seoul China Investment Week in Seoul on Tuesday. David Chen, a 10-year veteran venture capitalist and co-founder of Shanghai-based AngelVest venture capital firm, said Korea has “interesting assets” to attract more overseas investors.“There are various t
Oct. 18, 2016
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KIS nourishes design thinking in class
Last week, seventh and eighth grade engineering students from Korea International School finally tested how much weight their bridges could withstand after weeks-long efforts to construct them through real-world engineering techniques. In a departure from the traditional method of learning through textbooks, students from KIS were given a chance to research, plan and design the actual bridges in their own labs as a part of KIS’ school-wide Applied Learning initiative.Through such an assignment,
Oct. 18, 2016
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Seoul likely to scrap abortion clampdown plan
The Health Ministry said Tuesday it will reconsider its plan to toughen punishment on illegal abortions after strong condemnation from women and doctors. “After the preannouncement of the revised rule (about the penalty on illegal abortions), various sectors in society have given their opinions. We decided to consider possibly nullifying the tougher punishment plan,” a ministry official said. Participants shout slogans condemning the government’s plan to toughen punishment for illegal abortions
Oct. 18, 2016
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Unpaid leave planned for infertility treatments
Couples trying to have a baby through infertility procedures may become entitled to up to three days of unpaid leave from work from as early as mid-2017, according to a government plan unveiled Tuesday. The plan, approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday morning, entails a set of new measures to boost the country’s low birth rate, which stands at just 1.24 births per woman. 123rf.While encouraging couples to have more babies, the government has been rolling out various measures to support infertile cou
Oct. 18, 2016
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Paternity leave takers jump 53%
From news reportsThe number of fathers taking time off work to take care of their children has increased by more than 50 percent in South Korea, which Seoul officials say is a hopeful sign that the country’s rigid work culture is becoming more family friendly. According to data released by the Labor Ministry on Tuesday, 5,398 male workers took child care leave in the first nine months of this year, up 53.2 percent from the corresponding period in 2015. In the January-September period, the entire
Oct. 18, 2016
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One in 10 elderly people have suicidal thoughts: poll
One out of 10 senior citizens have had thoughts about attempting suicide in the past year, a survey showed Tuesday.According to the survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs on 853 people aged over 65, 10.3 percent said they have felt an impulse to take their own lives. (Yonhap)The survey showed 10.1 percent of people aged between 65 and 74 have such an impulse, while 11.4 percent of people aged over 75 also said so. On a scale of one to 10, with 10 representing the m
Oct. 18, 2016
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Gov't designates 6 more typhoon-stricken regions as special disaster zones
The South Korean government on Monday designated six more regions in the southern part of the country that were hit hard by the latest typhoon as special disaster areas.The new designated areas hit hard by Typhoon Chaba were Busan's Saha district, Gyeongju, Tongyoung, Geoje, Yangsan and Jeju Island. With the announcement, the total number of areas designated as disaster zones reached eight. Soon after the typhoon hit the country, part of Ulsan and nearby Ulju County were marked as areas eligible
Oct. 17, 2016
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Boar sightings up in Seoul
The number of boar sightings here is on the rise, raising alarm throughout Seoul. Between Sunday and Monday, four boar sightings were reported in populous parts of Seoul. (Yonhap)Seoul Jongno Police said Monday that two boars were seen in Sajik-dong, central Seoul, on Sunday at around 10 p.m. One was shot down at around 11:30 p.m. while the other escaped to the nearby Bukhansan.At 1:30 a.m. on Monday, another boar was reported wandering around near Gyeongbokgung in the same district. It was shot
Oct. 17, 2016
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[WWF Special] South Korea at crossroads as ecological deficit continues
South Korea’s demands on natural resources have been outstripping supply for the past four decades or so. And the deficit has been widening at such an alarming pace that environmentalists both here and overseas call for immediate attention to the issue. Calculated by the Global Footprint Network, a country’s ecological balance shows how much natural resources a country has and how much it uses. The supply is measured by biocapacity, which is the capacity of a given biologically productive area t
Oct. 17, 2016
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President of Ewha Womans University under pressure to resign
The president of Ewha Womans University came under growing pressure to step down Monday, over allegations the school offered preferential treatment to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s close friend. Calls for Choi Kyung-hee to resign come amid mounting controversy that Jeong Yoo-ra, daughter of Park’s long-term friend Choi Soon-sil, was given special favors in the admission process and her academic records at the nation’s longest-running women’s university. Jeong, whose father is Presid
Oct. 17, 2016
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Highest supertide in 19 years expected on west coast
A maritime research agency Monday forecast a supertide on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, predicting sea levels to reach the highest in 19 years between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2. These supertides take place every 18.6 years when the moon is closest to the Earth in orbit. At these times, the sea level increases 20 to 50 centimeters, the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency said. The Korea Coast Guard will reinforce inspections on ship mooring facilities for safe ship navigation and condu
Oct. 17, 2016
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2-week postpartum care costs up to W20m in Gangnam
Postnatal care centers in Seoul’s glitzy Gangnam district charge new mothers as much as 20 million won ($17,500) for a standard two-week stay, data revealed Monday.Postpartum care centers are where many South Korean new mothers and their babies head after being discharged from the hospital. There, in a luxury hotel-like setting, mothers focus on regaining strength and lactation while infants are taken care of by professionals. A mother is holding her newborn at a postnatal center in South Korea.
Oct. 17, 2016
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Seoul hosts Seoul China Investment Week 2016
Korean businesses seeking to tap the Chinese market and Chinese investors searching for investment opportunities here gathered in Seoul on Monday for the city’s inaugural Seoul China Investment Week. The two-day event kicked off with an investment forum, attended by 300 participants from 148 local companies and 56 Chinese investment firms. “Seoul China Investment Week will work as an opportunity for Korean and Chinese companies to boost cooperation and investment, while this is just a beginning
Oct. 17, 2016
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Rooftop garden in Korea recognized by Guinness as world's largest
The rooftop garden at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest garden on a rooftop to date, government officials said Monday.Government officials, including Vice Interior Minister Kim Sung-lyul, unveiled a monument on the roof to mark the rooftop's entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. (Yonhap)The garden, connected with bridges over the 15 separate buildings of the complex on 550,000 square met
Oct. 17, 2016
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One in three unemployed people have bachelor's degrees
One out of three unemployed people in South Korea were college graduates as of the third quarter of this year, government data showed Monday.The number of those unemployed with a bachelor's degree reached 315,000 as of end-September, accounting for a record 32 percent of the entire jobless population of 985,000, according to the data by Statistics Korea.It is the first time that the figure has topped the 300,000 mark since 1999 when the office started to compile such data.The rising unemployment
Oct. 17, 2016
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Young Chinese shoppers drive growth in Korea
Chinese tourists in their 20s and 30s are spending more than other age groups while staying in South Korea, helping boost sales linked to the travel industry. According to Hotel Shilla on Monday, the sales of its affiliated Shilla Duty Free in Jangchung-dong in Seoul from Chinese tourists this year were mostly driven by those in their 20s and 30s, accounting for 36 percent and 41 percent, respectively. The 77 percent total by Chinese tourists in their 20s and 30s marked a sharp increase from 34
Oct. 17, 2016
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Kookmin University celebrates 70th anniversary
Kookmin University on Friday celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding, underlining the importance of practical value in education.“The teaching philosophy of our university is practicality,” the university’s President Yu Ji-soo said during a ceremony at the Administration Hall of the school’s Seoul campus.Kookmin University President Yu Ji-soo gives an opening speech in celebration of the school’s 70th anniversary Friday. (Kookmin University)“Education needs to focus more on practical tra
Oct. 16, 2016