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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Policemen get away after having sex with teenagers
Two policemen in Busan resigned after it was found they had sex with high school students they were in charge of monitoring, but they faced no punishment and even received their severance pay.One policeman surnamed Kim, 33, had sex with a 17-year-old high school student he was supposed to look after and guide, inside a car after school on June 4. (Yonhap)The case came to light as the student reported what had happend to the school nurse, who then alerted a female officer who was managing student
June 27, 2016
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Korea seeks synergy of science, traditional culture
As hybrid products have become a global trend, the Korean government announced a project Monday to create synergy between its advanced science technology and the country's cultural heritage.Under the inter-agency initiative, the government aims to help modernize and commercialize Korea's traditional cultural assets, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. It has set the goal of devising 20 kinds of "K-product," capitalizing on the country's traditional culture, by 2025.The
June 27, 2016
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High school students gang rape inebriated peer
Eight high school students in South Chungcheong Province who gang raped a fellow pupil while she was drunk were sentenced to prison terms of three to four years Sunday.The Daejeon District Court said the rape occurred twice. (123RF)In early January, four boys asked the 16-year-old victim, with whom they had previous acquaintance, to “have a drink together” then raped and sexually humiliated the victim in her drunken state. In mid-January, two boys from the first case and six more in addition rep
June 27, 2016
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Culture ministry launches program for young artists
The government on Monday launched a program aimed at providing young, aspiring artists with the opportunity to regularly perform in public as part of its broader "Culture Day" event.The "Youth Mike" program aims to help young people achieve their dreams and grow to be professional artists by offering them a chance to perform on stage or in public places, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The artists will be able to perform and show off their skills on the last Wednesday o
June 27, 2016
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Victims dismiss expanded Oxy RB compensation plan
Household products company Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, which has been blamed for the largest number of victims from the use of toxic humidifier disinfectants, released an expanded compensation plan for victims over the weekend. The victims and their families, however, remain opposed to the plan, saying the additional compensation still neglects victims with relatively less damage and overlooks different causes of death allegedly caused by the products.In a closed-door meeting attended by some 150 vic
June 27, 2016
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13 percent of Koreans think they are 'inadequate parents'
A full 13 percent of South Koreans think they are inadequate as parents for their children, the largest portion of them citing their “overly emotional behavior” around their kids, a government study showed Monday.The study, organized by the Gender Ministry, surveyed 1,000 parents with children in schools. Of the children, 635 children were aged 10-12. Among the surveyed parents, 31.7 percent perceived themselves to be good parents, while 55.3 percent said they were neither good nor bad as mother
June 27, 2016
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Busan mayor accepts plan to expand Gimhae airport
Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo on Monday accepted the central government's decision to expand the existing airport in the southern port city, giving a boost to the ruling Saenuri Party's efforts to unify the party that has been fractured by the divisive issue.Suh also apologized for failing to make good on his pledge to host a new airport on Gaedeok Island in Busan, but refused to bow out despite his earlier vow to resign should he fail to win the airport project that pitted the island against Miryan
June 27, 2016
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Korea to toughen requirements for controversial entertainment visa
Korea will toughen legal requirements for issuing the visa for foreigners engaging in entertainment and hotel services here, the government said Monday.There have been lingering reports that the holders of the E-6-2 visa, a requisite for non-Korean residents to perform in hotels, bars and clubs, end up doing sexual entertainment services rather than cultural performances, eventually becoming illegal immigrants. Many of these workers are not paid on time, according to the Ministry of Gender Equal
June 27, 2016
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Man kills baby because he ‘wasn’t potty trained’
Police requested an arrest warrant for murder, Sunday, for a man who threw and killed the 3-year-old child of the woman he was cohabiting with. According to Gangwon Province Chuncheon Police, the 33-year-old, surnamed Jeong, impulsively committed the murder as he was cleaning up after the baby. (Yonhap News Youtube Capture)Jeong told police, “I was angry that the feces overflowed out of the diapers on to the floor. And then the baby wouldn’t stop crying after I cleaned him.” He threw the toddle
June 27, 2016
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Korean city to host Asian universities summit in 2017
A British institution on higher education has selected the Korean city of Ulsan to play host to a summit of Asian universities in March next year, the city government said Monday.The Ulsan regional government in Korea's southeastern area said THE Asia Universities Summit to be organized by Times Higher Education will take place from March 14-16 at the University of Ulsan.The conference will bring together heads of leading universities worldwide, as well as Asian universities, government official
June 27, 2016
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New housing permits shrink 7.3% in May
New housing permits in Korea decreased 7.3 percent from a year earlier in May, the first on-year fall in 17 months, government data showed Monday.The number of new home permits issued came to 52,713 last month, compared with 56,861 during the same month last year, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The May tally marks the first on-year drop since December 2014, when it showed a 17.7 percent on-year fall.123rf.Such a drop was more visible in the
June 27, 2016
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State insurance to cover more infertility treatments
More infertility treatments, including medical examinations, will be covered by national health insurance in Korea starting next year, as part of the government’s measures to boost the nation’s low fertility rate, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday.According to the ministry, the number of Korean couples who sought medical help for infertility increased from 178,000 in 2006 to 215,000 in 2015. Every year, some 200,000 Koreans are newly diagnosed with the condition, which is defined as not be
June 26, 2016
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Brexit to have limited impact on Korean legal market: experts
While South Korea scrambled to assess the impact of Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union over the weekend, little impact will be made on its domestic legal market, experts said Sunday.The “Brexit” decision came amid the U.K. law firms’ ongoing efforts to cement their standing in South Korea, with the final stage of opening the local legal industry to come into effect on July 1 under the Korea-EU free trade deal.Experts and government officials noted that Brexit would not affect B
June 26, 2016
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Kindergartens to go on strike for subsidy
South Korea’s private kindergartens said Sunday that they will stage a strike and hold a rally this week in protest against the government’s funding program.According to the Education Ministry and the Korea Kindergarten Association, about 3,500 private kindergartens -- 83.3 percent of private kindergartens nationwide -- and some 30,000 industry workers and parents have agreed to participate in closing down their kindergartens on Thursday to join the rally at Seoul Plaza.Children in a kindergarte
June 26, 2016
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Nutritional support not reaching Crohn's patients
About 65 percent of South Korean parents with children with Crohn’s disease are either unaware of or unfamiliar with the application process for the government’s nutritional support program for young patients with the condition, a study showed Sunday. Crohn’s disease is a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes abdominal pain, poor appetite and diarrhea. It is often caused by an abnormal immune response in which the body attacks the cells in the digestive tract in addition to harm
June 26, 2016
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Operator to remove subway turnstiles for young children
State-run subway operator Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit said Sunday that it will remove subway turnstiles specially designed for children, in order to curb the increasing number of adult fare dodgers.SMRT has been operating the “child only” subway turnstiles since 2009, at about 10 subway stations around Seoul on subway lines 5 to 8.Hanging lower than regular turnstiles and decorated with colorful paintings, these facilities were built to make it more convenient for subway passengers accompan
June 26, 2016
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Local gov't sees more female hiring, higher average age of employees: data
The average age of civil servants at the local government level rose, and the number of female employees nearly doubled, data showed Sunday.According to data released by the Ministry of the Interior on the general statistics of civil servants in the country's provincial governments, their average age in 2015 stood at 43.4, up 4.8 years from 38.6 in 1995. The percentage of people below 30 decreased to 9.9 percent of the total from 25.5 percent in 1995, while those for people over 50 increased to
June 26, 2016
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Brexit could force British law firms to pull out of Korea
The decision by Britons to pull out of the European Union could force British law firms out of South Korea's legal market, local sources said Sunday.Such a step will be a setback for the legal firms that have been systematically gearing up to expand their presence in the market since the South Korea-EU free trade agreement went into effect in July 2011.Data showed that five EU law firms -- Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills, Stephenson Harwood and Linklaters -- have been pre
June 26, 2016
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Protesters hold massive anti-gov't rally
A South Korean umbrella labor union and progressive civic groups held a massive rally Saturday to protest the government's policy on labor reform, police said.About 15,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions gathered at Seoul Plaza in central Seoul to protest the government's push for labor reform, according to police. An association of farmers also held a rally at a separate place to call for a parliamentary hearing on the alleged violent crackdown by police on last year's rally
June 25, 2016
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‘Nuclear bombs for sale’ ad in Korean newspaper
An advertisement satirizing U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump will appear in this weekend’s The Korea Herald, a Seoul-based English-language newspaper. The half-page ad, which, according to the newspaper, was paid for by We The People Foundation, pretends to sell “magnificent, beautiful and spectacular” nuclear bombs, asking those with inquiries to contact Trump. (The Korea Herald)The advertisement also carries a mock invoice sent by U.S. “Supreme Commander” Trump to Korea’s Prime Ministe
June 24, 2016