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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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Mount Sapaesan murder suspect admits rape attempt
The suspect in the Mount Sapaesan murder case has admitted he had intended to rape the victim, Uijeongbu police said Tuesday. The suspect, a 45-year-old man surnamed Jeong, had previously been indicted under charges of robbery and murder.The police continued their investigation to discern whether Jeong had also attempted sexual assault, as the victim, a 55-year-old lone female hiker, had been found partly naked. (Yonhap)Jeong initially insisted that he had only been after money, and that he had
June 14, 2016
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[FEATURE] Tackling body shaming in South Korea
Alina Shamsutdinova thinks she can’t dress up to her potential in South Korea. The 23-year-old Kazakhstani arrived in Seoul in 2011, as an international student, in hopes to learn about the country of her ethnic origin. Born to third-generation ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan, she grew up thinking she was beautiful, feeling confident and comfortable in her skin. Yet things started to change when she realized some people in Korea didn’t see her the way she saw herself. “Among the things I heard was
June 14, 2016
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Police arrest S. Korean teenager suspected of hacking thousands of websites
Police said Tuesday they have arrested a South Korean high school student, who follows the international hacktivist group Anonymous, on charges of hacking some thousands of domestic and foreign websites since last year.The 16-year-old, whose identity was withheld, is suspected of defacing a total of 3,847 websites from 87 countries between April 2015 and April of this year, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. The suspect allegedly put the message "Website got hacked" on the first
June 14, 2016
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False promotions for plastic surgery
Online promoters of cosmetic surgery clinics who claim to have gone through plastic surgery are not to be taken at face value, according to the latest court judgment Monday. The Busan District Court found two online community leaders, respectively surnamed Lee and Song, guilty of falsely advertising cosmetic surgery clinics by pretending to have received procedures there, bagging a total of 600 million won ($510,000) in return.The court said that many patients who contemplate cosmetic surgery ma
June 13, 2016
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Mount Sapae murder suspect to face warrant hearing
The man who allegedly murdered a lone female hiker in Mount Sapaesan in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, is set to have his arrest warrant hearing Monday. Police requested an arrest warrant for the suspect, aged 45 and surnamed Jeong, on Sunday under charges of robbery and murder. They are currently investigating relevant CCTV records and Jeong’s telephone conversations, as well as matching his testimony with his actual path of actions. (Yonhap)While the police provisionally reached the conclusion Sun
June 13, 2016
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Prosecutors raid lobby group of foreign drug firms in rebate probe
Prosecutors recently raided the Seoul office of an industry lobby group for multinational pharmaceuticals firms, as part of their ongoing investigation into rebates, an illegal business practice blamed for driving up medical costs for patients, industry sources said Monday.The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office probing the case obtained relevant documents from the office of the Korea Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Association (KRPIA), the lobby group for 35 foreign drug companies
June 13, 2016
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Korea to hold cyber security consultations with European countries
A senior foreign ministry official will leave for Europe this week to hold back-to-back policy consultation meetings to discuss global cooperation against the growing threat in cyberspace, the ministry said Monday. Shin Maeng-ho, the ambassador for international security affairs, will have meetings with his counterparts from the Czech Republic, the European Union and Germany, according to the ministry. The meeting with the Czech Republic will be held in Prague on Wednesday, followed by ones with
June 13, 2016
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Korean resident strives to rid Japan of hate speech
A Korean resident of Japan spearheading a campaign to ease anti-Korean emotions there on Monday stressed that discrimination against minorities should not take place in society."It should not be tolerated either in South Korea or Japan,” freelance writer Lee Shin-hye said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency.Lee, 45, has focused on such discrimination issues as hate speech in Japan and the country's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, Some of these hate speech incidents in
June 13, 2016
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Crackdown on domestic violence builds
The number of South Koreans booked on charges of domestic violence soared dramatically on-year, due in part to the creation of special police teams investigating cases involving women and juveniles, police said Monday. According to the National Police Agency, the number of domestic violence cases caught by police nationwide stood at 40,022 in 2015, a 132 percent increase from 17,258 in 2014.By region, South Gyeongsang Province saw the biggest rise in the number of domestic violence cases, surgin
June 13, 2016
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Operation begins to lift sunken Sewol ferry
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Sunday that it has launched the salvage operation of the sunken Sewol ferry, which has remained underwater off Jindo Island in South Jeolla Province the past two years and three months.The ministry said it aims to complete the operation of lifting the bow of the ferry by Wednesday. The operation was previously postponed in May due to technical problems. The lifting of the bow section is considered the most challenging part of the operation. If the liftin
June 13, 2016
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Rural day care centers face recruitment challege
Day care centers and kindergartens in South Korea’s relatively remote villages are understaffed, have trouble recruiting teachers, and receive a higher number of children raised by their grandparents or immigrant mothers compared to those in urban areas, a study showed Monday.The study, organized by the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, found that 44 percent of all kindergartens in the nations’ farming and fishing towns had trouble hiring teachers, while 38.2 percent of the institutio
June 13, 2016
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Policeman arrested for rape of fellow officer
A police corporal has been arrested for alleged sexual assault of a fellow female officer, the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency said Monday. The police said the corporal is accused of raping the victim inside a vehicle while she was unable to resist due to intoxication by alcohol. (Yonhap)The assault had reportedly taken place at the end of May, after which the accused was transferred to another station, his crime not having been revealed to his peers.He was only removed from his position in J
June 13, 2016
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Actress fined for prostitution trip
A Korean actress who had went abroad for a prostitution expedition was fined 2 million won ($1,700), Seoul Central District Court confirmed Monday. The accused had earlier filed for an official trial to counter the penalty, but withdrew the bid on June 3. (123RF)Prostitution is illegal under South Korean law. The actress was given a summary indictment for signing a deal with an entertainment agency head who promised financial returns on condition for sex provided to a Korean-American businessma
June 13, 2016
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One out of five elementary schools has less than 10 new students this year
One out of every five elementary schools in the country has less than 10 new students this year due to a decrease in the number of children, education ministry-related data showed Monday.According to the school information website under the ministry-affiliated Korea Education and Research Information Service, 1,395 elementary schools in the country accepted less than 10 first year students. This is equal to 22 percent of the 6,218 elementary schools checked. The drop is attributed to the low bir
June 13, 2016
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Korean firm under probe for neglecting radiation safety
A South Korean presidential panel said Monday it has requested the country's law enforcement authorities to punish a local radiographic inspection firm for violating a law on nuclear safety.An employee at the firm's subcontractor was exposed to radiation in December while conducting a nondestructive radiation test alone at a chemical factory construction site in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, according to the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The man in his 20s, identified only by his surname
June 13, 2016
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[From the scene] Thousands march through central Seoul in pride parade
Thousands of people marched through central Seoul on Saturday to stand up for equality and respect for sexual minorities in South Korea’s biggest-ever pride parade, despite vocal opposition from antigay protestors. An estimated 50,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, along with their supporters, turned up at Seoul Plaza to demonstrate their pride and fight homophobia under the slogan “Queer I Am.” Participants march through central Seoul at the Pride Parade, waving rainbow-colored
June 12, 2016
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Seoul’s foreign towns flourish
For many Seoulites, a visit to Daerim-dong or Yeonnam-dong would mean a stop in the district’s Chinatown for exotic menus featuring lamb skewers or bubble tea. It is also in such ethnic zones that Chinese immigrants tend to search for an affordable home in their new country.These tight-knit foreign communities are also found in other areas of the city, including the Vietnamese town in Wangsimni, Nepalese town in Changsin-dong and Mongolian town in Gwanghui-dong. In Itaewon is an Islamic town str
June 12, 2016
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South Korea to join global efforts to combat AIDS
South Korea vowed to fully cooperate with the global efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, stressing the importance of scaling up effective prevention programs and eliminating HIV-related discrimination.“The Republic of Korea welcomes the ambitious goals to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030,” said Jung Ki-suck, the director of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a recent U.N. meeting.“Ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic is a shared responsibility. We need global solidarity, commitme
June 12, 2016
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Hand, foot and mouth spreading rapidly
The number of hand, foot and mouth disease patients increased by 51 percent from May 29-June 4 from the week before, a government report showed on Sunday.According to the weekly report released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence rate of the disease increased to 32.4 per 1,000 in the first week of June from 21.5 per 1,000 the week before. The figure is almost as high as that in 2014, when the nation had the highest number of MFMD patients since 2011.HFMD is a
June 12, 2016
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ACT exams canceled in South Korea, Hong Kong over breach
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Operators of the ACT college entrance exam on Saturday canceled the tests for students in South Korea and Hong Kong at the last moment over what they said was a verified breach of test materials.The cancellation affected about 5,500 test takers who will receive refunds of test fees, according to ACT spokesman Edward Colby, who said the company believes it was the first time the exam was canceled for an entire country. (123rf)The ACT, an Iowa-based nonprofit organizati
June 12, 2016