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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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U.S. soldier to be deported for sexual assault
A U.S. soldier convicted of sexual assault will be deported from Korea and banned from reentry for five years immediately, once a court sentence delivered Friday is confirmed. The soldier, only identified by the initial “S,” was given an 18-month prison sentence with three years of probation by Suwon District Court for sexually assaulting a female restaurant owner who had been asleep at her empty shop in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)The court said the sergeant broke in to the restaura
May 30, 2016
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Environment businesses gather in Seoul for expo
The country’s largest environmental exhibition is being held at Coex in Seoul from May 31-June 3, gathering some 250 businesses from 22 countries.The participating enterprises will showcase environment-related technologies and products during the 38th International Exhibition on Environmental Technology & Green Energy hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Preservation Association. Some 2,000 environmental technologies and products will be displayed.The event will prov
May 30, 2016
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Exposure to fine dust increases high blood pressure risk: study
Exposure to fine dust increases chances of developing high blood pressure, a study by Seoul National University showed Monday. It is the first time that long-term research has found a correlation between air pollutants and cardiovascular disease in South Korea. YonhapThe study is based on the health record data of some 700,000 Koreans from 2008-2010. Researchers found that chances of developing high blood pressure increased by 4.4 percent each time the average annual ultrafine dust concentration
May 30, 2016
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Minister appeals for labor bills
With the launch of the 20th National Assembly on Monday, the labor minister has renewed calls for the swift passage of bills to boost the sluggish economy and create jobs. The ruling Saenuri Party was set to resubmit four labor market reform bills aimed to improve labor conditions and provide more flexibility to the market. The bills failed to pass the 19th National Assembly amid objection from labor unions and the opposition bloc.Employment and Labor Minister Lee Ki-kweon underscored the need f
May 30, 2016
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South Korean Webtoon artist tackles sexism at home
When South Korean webtoon artist Dangi started working on her eponymous work last year, which deals with her personal experience growing up with two brothers and abusive parents, she did not know how her readers would react. In the series, she talks about how her mother would only provide dinner for her father and her brothers; she would have to either eat out by herself or make her own food. Another episode dealt with a traumatic experience in which she was beaten by her older brother as a chil
May 30, 2016
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Prosecution seeks to question Reckitt Benckiser officials
The prosecution is looking to summon officials of U.K.-based company Reckitt Benckiser as part of the humidifier disinfectant probe, officials said Monday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said it is determining the date to call in two or three executives from Reckitt Benckiser who are suspected to have been involved in or aware of the manipulation of the chemical toxicity test result. The officials are reportedly the ones who visited Seoul when the Seoul National University profes
May 30, 2016
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Chinese migrants number over 1 mln. for first time
The number of Chinese residents in South Korea crossed the 1 million mark for the first time last month owing largely to the increase of the entry of Korean-Chinese migrants hoping to seek jobs here, the country's immigration office report said Monday. According to the monthly report, 1,000,138 Chinese people, including 630,998 Korean-Chinese, reside in the country as of the end of last month.The all-time high figure represents 50.7 percent of the total of 1,972,580 foreigners in the country, an
May 30, 2016
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Hiking trail bloodied again
A man claiming to be the murderer of a woman found dead on Suraksan Mountain in Seoul turned himself in on Sunday, 13 hours after the body of a 64-year-old woman was found on the trail. The man, surnamed Kim, 61, turned up at the Seoul Nowon police station around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and claimed he killed the victim. He said he had no connection to the victim. (Yonhap)Following his directions, police retrieved a 15-centimeter bloodied knife from a mound of trash at a residential area in Sanggye-
May 30, 2016
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Seoul city opens its first career support cafe
The Seoul city government opened its first career support cafe at a bustling university neighborhood on Monday as young people scramble to secure good positions in a very tough job market.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it equipped the cafe, located near Hongik University in western Seoul, with seminar rooms, books and media boards that provide a wide range of information for those seeking employment."The new cafe is just like any other cafe, except for the fact that it has information jo
May 30, 2016
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S. Korean police to wear new uniforms starting in June
South Korean police will start wearing new uniforms starting in June, the government said Sunday. The new uniforms are to be worn by all officers starting on Wednesday and will come in two different versions, one for ordinary police and another for those tasked with traffic control, the National Police Agency (NPA) said. The shirt of the ordinary police officer uniform will be bluish green in color with navy blue trousers. Traffic police uniform shirts will be ivory white, to make them more
May 29, 2016
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‘Abe will not back down on comfort women issue’
Korean civic groups and victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery continue to criticize the Seoul-Tokyo “comfort women” settlement, but a Japanese historian says it is unrealistic to expect a better agreement from the ultraconservative Shinzo Abe administration.According to the scholar, the contentious deal should serve as a starting point for resolving the thorny issue in the long-term.“I thought Koreans would accept the deal on some level, considering the effort put into it,” Haruki Wada, prof
May 29, 2016
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Seoul Metro under fire for continued accidents on subway tracks
Subway operator Seoul Metro came fire for lax safety after another worker died on Saturday from being trapped between a screen door separating the subway platform and the train on subway line No. 2. It was the third fatal accident of its kind to occur since 2013. According to Gwangjin Police Station, the 19-year-old Kim, an employee of a company that Seoul Metro had subcontracted for door maintenance, had been repairing the platform screen door at Guui Station on Saturday evening.He was working
May 29, 2016
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[Feature] Why more Koreans are eating alone
For Jang Hee-seok, a 33-year-old Seoulite, visiting a convenience store near his office during lunch hour is an almost daily routine. He goes there to get his lunch, packed in a box. Out of some 30 choices, the popular options include rice with chicken breast, deep-fried pork cutlet or fried kimchi rice. His favorite is bulgogi stir-fried with gochujang, the Korean red pepper paste. He returns to his office, microwaves his food and eats it alone at his desk. Sometimes he also has cup noodles to
May 29, 2016
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Prime Minister Hwang says Korea will help 'global efforts to fight against polio'
The South Korean government will work toward eradicating polio, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said at an international event Sunday. In a welcoming speech at the Rotary International Convention 2016, he said, "The government will support global efforts to fight against polio," adding, "Korea, a former aid recipient but now a giver, is contributing to global prosperity. "We will share our experiences on economic development and will help global neighbors who are suffering in various fields, s
May 29, 2016
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Man gets rare actual sentence for paid sex with minor
A 32-year-old man was given a six-month prison term in a rare ruling against patronizing underage prostitution. The man, identified by his surname Choi, saw an advertisement for “Conditional hook-up, 18 years-old” in a smartphone chatting application, last September. This is a stock image. (123RF)He contacted and met the girl that same day at a motel in Dongnae-gu, Busan, and paid her 300,000 won ($254) for intercourse. The girl turned out to be 15 years old. The Busan Eastern District Court gav
May 27, 2016
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Filicidal parents get lengthy jail term
A 33-year-old man and his wife who beat their son to death and mutilated his body for storage in the fridge were each given a lengthy prison term Friday.The prosecution had initially sought a life sentence for the father, and 20 years for the mother. However, in the trial that was held Friday, the Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court gave the father 30 years and the mother 20 years. (Yonhap)The father was indicted for brutally beating his son until the latter lost consciousness in the bathr
May 27, 2016
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Korea, the republic of chicken
"Chicken Republic” refers not just to the abundant chicken eateries in Korea, but also shows how the fowl has affected the nation’s food culture and industrial map. Over the decades, chicken has evolved into everyday comfort food and it has even become representative of Korea’s food culture.According to latest statistics, each Korean consumes an average of 15.4 kilograms of chicken a year. They are used in numerous dishes ranging from samgyetang (chicken in broth) to dakbokeumtang (chicken stewe
May 27, 2016
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History of Korean-style fried chicken
For South Koreans, a platter of fried chicken, whether it is seasoned in soy, pan-fried in hot and sweet sauce or deep-fried in oil, has become an iconic dish that is typically downed with draft beer or soju any day of the week. But for 54-year-old housewife Kim Young-mi, deep-fried chicken was once a special treat her late father used to bring home on payday or for special occasions in her childhood. “It was when Korea was poor and meat was scarce,” she said. “I gave most of the chicken to my y
May 27, 2016
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Two foreign men indicted for trading drugs
South Korean prosecution said that it indicted 10 people including two foreigners on Friday on charges of smuggling drugs into Korea. According to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office, it detained a 28-year-old French man suspected of selling drugs, including cannabis and ecstasy, in clubs in Seoul after buying them from websites based in the U.S., U.K., and Netherlands via international parcel services. (Yonhap)The investigators also indicted a U.S. national, 30, who teaches at an in
May 27, 2016
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Lawyer quizzed in corruption scandal
A prosecutor-turned-lawyer was summoned Friday for questioning over suspicions that he peddled influence in the legal circles for his clients and evaded taxes, amid the widening probe into a high-profile corruption scandal. Hong Man-pyo, 56, is suspected of having used his connections in the judiciary to seek a lenient ruling for Jung Woon-ho, CEO of local cosmetics company Nature Republic, over his overseas gambling charges. “I will take responsibility for what I did, and will cooperate with in
May 27, 2016