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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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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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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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Splashing water on trespasser is assault: Seoul court
An 81-year-old woman who splashed water on a 65-year-old man was found guilty of assault Friday by Seoul Eastern District Court. She was given a suspended sentence of 300,000 won ($254) fine.The woman, identified by her surname Lee, pleaded that her action was in self-defense against the trespassing man, identified as Kim, who refused to leave when asked. (123RF)Kim had come to demand that Lee pay back her daughter’s debt. To drive him out, Lee splashed him with a bucketful of water and was sue
May 27, 2016
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Appeals court rules against former Ssangyong Motor workers
A Seoul appeals court on Friday ruled against a group of former Ssangyong Motor Co. employees who filed a lawsuit against the company in 2010 to invalidate the massive layoffs the previous year.The Seoul High Court's decision was in line with the Supreme Court's 2014 ruling that said the layoffs were legitimate due to an "urgent management need." Overturning the appeals court's initial decision against the company, the top court sent the case to the appellate court for retrial.In Friday's ruling
May 27, 2016
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Bullet found in handbag of policeman’s wife
A police officer’s wife who was stopped at airport security for carrying live ammunition in her handbag has said that she “found them (bullets) in the mountains 10 years ago,” according to the Busan police Thursday. The 45-year-old police officer surnamed Park was traveling with his wife to Cebu, Philippines, when he was stopped at Gimhae Airport security check as ammunition was found in his wife’s bag. (Yonhap)The rusted bullet was for a 38-caliber revolver. It had no serial number. The police
May 27, 2016
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Lawmaker calls for antistalking act
Lawmaker Nam In-soon of The Minjoo Party of Korea said in the National Assembly debate held Thursday that she will propose a law imposing tough punishments for stalking in the incoming 20th Assembly.The proposed law will expand the scope of people who are legally eligible to report a case of stalking, which had previously been limited to only the victim, as well as heighten the level of punishment. Nam In-soon (right) (Yonhap)This follows the recent unprovoked murder of a female in Gangnam. Nam
May 27, 2016
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Korean Air plane catches fire before takeoff in Tokyo: report
A Korean Air plane caught fire before takeoff in Tokyo on Friday, but there were no reports of injuries, the foreign ministry here said. According to Kyodo News and NHK, the fire occurred on the left wing of the Boeing 777-300 as it was set to leave Haneda Airport for Seoul. All 319 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. Seoul's foreign ministry confirmed it received no reports of injuries.The Tokyo Fire Department said Korean Air reported the fire at 12:44 p.m. More than 100 firefig
May 27, 2016
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Ex-KT chairman convicted of embezzlement
An appeals court on Friday convicted the former head of local telecoms giant KT Corp. of creating slush funds and embezzling the money.Overturning a lower court's decision, the Seoul High Court sentenced Lee Suk-chae to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years. Lee was indicted in 2014 on charges of causing financial losses worth some 10 billion won ($8.5 million) to KT, the country's top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, by making poor business decisions before stepping down in
May 27, 2016
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Former senior prosecutor summoned over lobbying scandal
A prosecutor-turned-lawyer was summoned Friday to face questions over suspicions he illegally peddled his influence for his clients and evaded taxes in the process.Hong Man-pyo appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul as a suspect in the snowballing corruption scandal that is rocking the country's legal sector. "I will fully cooperate with the investigation," he told reporters before entering the prosecutors' office. Still, the 56-year-old denied allegatio
May 27, 2016
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Parental duty ends earlier for today's parents, report says
Not only has children's sense of responsibility for their aging parents weakened over the years, but parents' views of their duties toward their sons and daughters have also become lighter, a report released Friday said.A key change, according to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, was that fewer parents believe they have to take care of their children until they get married. In a 2003 survey, 32.1 percent of the parents surveyed said their responsibility continues u
May 27, 2016
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Man arrested for strangling flatmate
A 51-year-old man was taken into police custody for killing his 47-year-old flatmate on Wednesday. The Incheon Nambu police said that the accused turned himself in at a karaoke joint in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. (123RF)The body of the victim was found at the suspect’s home in Nam-gu, Incheon. The suspect admitted to strangling the victim to death, but has yet to reveal his motive.The suspect had been receiving treatment for alcoholism, but police say he was not under the influence at the time
May 27, 2016
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Local hospitals develop halal foods to service Middle East patients
Specialty foods that normally belong on restaurant menus are being catered to leading hospitals in South Korea as the country's medical community serves a growing number of patients from the Middle East.Records from the Health and Welfare Ministry and medical institutions on Friday showed steady increases in patients from Middle East countries. Last year, some 3,000 people from the United Arab Emirates received care from South Korean hospitals.Patients from the region need food and drinks that a
May 27, 2016
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Diesel construction equipment also blamed for dust pollution
Diesel cars are being blamed as the main culprit of the chronic fine dust pollution in the country, but studies indicate that diesel construction equipment is also a big part of the problem, according to experts on Friday.A tally from the Ministry of Land, infrastructure and Transport showed South Korea had 450,482 registered construction equipment as of end-March, 67 percent of them forklifts and excavators. The majority, experts say, use diesel fuel for cost and efficiency reasons, releasing d
May 27, 2016
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OECD urges Korea to raise goal for emissions reduction
South Korea is backpedaling on its green growth pledge as the current administration’s emissions reduction goal is lower than that set by the former administration, the deputy secretary-general of the OECD said Wednesday.“We can say (Korea’s current emissions target) is less ambitious than the previous one,” OECD Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki told The Korea Herald in an interview after speaking at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity on Jejudo Island.OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ri
May 26, 2016
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Korea pulls in 300,000 foreign patients in 2015
Almost 300,000 foreign nationals visited South Korea last year for medical treatment, an 11 percent increase from the year before, the nation’s Health Ministry announced Thursday. The patients spent a total of 669.4 billion won ($566.7 million) last year, an increase of 20.2 percent from the year before. Among them, a total of 271 patients spent more than 100 million won on their treatments while staying here. In 2014, 210 patients from overseas did so.Among the patients, the largest number were
May 26, 2016
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Oxy's lab head
The prosecution said Thursday it has sought an arrest warrant for Oxy Reckitt Benckiser’s lab head surnamed Cho on charges of false advertising of toxic humidifier disinfectants. Cho, who has worked as the lab’s chief researcher since 2005, is suspected of deceptive advertising of Oxy Ssak Ssak by using phrases such as “harmless to health” or “safe for babies,” without conducting required safety tests. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office also sought accidental manslaughter charges aga
May 26, 2016
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Englishman protests against Oxy
While on a month-long holiday in South Korea with his wife, Englishman Andrew Jenson, 54, participated in protests against the government here over the toxic humidifier disinfectant tragedy. Earlier this month, Jenson and his wife Debbie Kim had met Kim Deok-jong, whose 5-year-old son died in 2009 after battling a respiratory disease, in London. Kim was there to protest in front of Reckitt Benckiser headquarters in Slough, England. The couple helped Kim arrange meetings with authorities. “I was
May 26, 2016
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Gay couple appeal marriage ruling
Following a South Korean court’s rejection to recognize same-sex marriage, the country’s most outspoken gay couple and civic groups lodged a protest, calling for equal rights at a press conference Thursday.Filmmakers Kim Jho Gwang-soo, 51, and his partner Kim Sung-hwan, 32, the first gay couple to openly tie the knot in Korea in 2013, expressed their disappointment with the court decision that they denounced as abandoning the responsibility to uphold justice. Gay Korean couple Kim Jho Gwang-soo,
May 26, 2016
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Korean gay couple appeals court's rejection of same-sex marriage
A high-profile South Korean gay couple said Thursday they will appeal a recent court's rejection to legally recognize their marriage.Kim Jho Gwang-soo and Kim Sung-hwan tied the knot in September 2013 but are still seeking to get legal status.They submitted a report of marriage to a Seoul district office, but it was denied by the office on the grounds that "same-sex marriage does not satisfy the definition of husband and wife in civil law." They made an appeal in May 2014, asking the court to ru
May 26, 2016
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Gov't to announce measures to counter anti-woman crimes
The government will announce steps to counter violent crimes targeting females next week as witnessed in a recent random murder of a woman at a bar's bathroom in southern Seoul, the gender equality minister said Thursday. "Everyone can be a victim (of violent crimes), and thus it's urgent to beef up the social safety network, especially for women, children and the elderly," Minister Kang Eun-hee said during a government-ruling party meeting on female safety."Countermeasures against violent anti-
May 26, 2016
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Police send Gangnam murder case to prosecution
Police sent the suspect of the recent stabbing death of a 23-year-old woman near the country's busiest subway station in Seoul to state prosecutors on Thursday.The 34-year-old man is accused of stabbing the victim, who was a complete stranger to him, multiple times in a bathroom in a building near Gangnam Station last week. The man, identified only by his surname Kim, was arrested by police later in the day.Kim waited for about 40 minutes for a woman to show up at the building, according to the
May 26, 2016
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Date rape prevalent among college students: study
A study conducted by the Ministry of Education has shown that date rape is prevalent among college students. One in 25 individuals have committed or attempted to commit date rape, according to the ministry’s study, which surveyed 1,441 university students -- 652 males and 789 females -- from 150 universities in the country in November 2015. This is a stock image. (123RF)Out of the participants, 58 admitted to having committed date rape.One in three individuals had also committed verbal sexual ha
May 25, 2016