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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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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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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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[JEJU FORUM] Former Malay leader advocates ‘Criminalize War’ objectives
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir bin Mohamad, who will be attending the 11th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, said the forum complements the struggle of the “Criminalize War” objectives.“Only if war is regarded as a crime and those who launch wars of aggression are tried and punished will we have less war or more peace. With peace, there will be prosperity for all people,” said Mahathir, who heads the movement. In addressing recent tensions between the Koreas -- which was further escalated b
May 23, 2016
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[JEJU FORUM] Jeju Forum to seek new leadership for evolving challenges
The 11th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity kicks off on Jejudo Island, gathering prominent political and business leaders, seasoned professionals, journalists and representatives of international organizations to seek a new cooperative leadership to tackle evolving regional and global challenges.Under the theme “Asia’s New Order and Cooperative Leadership,” the forum takes place from May 25-27 at the International Convention Center Jeju in Jungmun, Seogwipo City in southern Jeju.Bringing toget
May 23, 2016
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[JEJU FORUM] Opening ceremony to feature Paul Potts, Insooni
The 11th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity will kick off its journey with an opening ceremony at the International Convention Center Jeju on May 25 at 8 p.m. The main performances will include “Britain’s Got Talent” star Paul Potts and Korea’s own songstress Insooni.Titled “Peace Wave from Jeju,” the concert style performance will begin with a 20-minute recital by the Seogwipo chorus of Jejudo Island, who will also belt out Insooni’s “The Dream of a Goose.”Insooni, Paul Potts perfoming on stag
May 23, 2016
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Fraudster use employment as bait
A 66-year-old woman who squeezed 16 million won ($13,500) from an acquaintance with the promise of employment for the victim’s nephew was given one year in prison suspended for two years on Monday. The Jeonju district court said the woman misused her daughter’s position as a university professor to promise employment at the university as part of the management staff. She is also accused of taking another 16 million won from a group of people with whom she was in a “gye.” A gye is a traditional
May 23, 2016
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[JEJU FORUM] ‘Eco-friendly energy is an expanded concept of peace’
With Jejudo striving to become a carbon-free island by 2030, the province’s Gov. Won Hee-ryong said hosting of the 11th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity could not be more fitting.“Eco-friendly energy is a new and expanded concept of peace as it can overcome resource competition amongst nations and the global crisis of climate change,” said Won, governor of Jeju Special Self-governing Province and chairman of Jeju Forum’s organizing committee.“We must go beyond the simple notion of peace again
May 23, 2016
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Korean women speak out on gender violence
About five years ago, Kim Ji-eun was caught smoking at home by her older brother. She was 20 at the time, enrolled in her first-year at a university, and it was just a day before her final exam. “He started beating me for smoking at home,” Kim told The Korea Herald. “He first slapped me in the face, and I fell on the floor. Then he started violently stomping on my stomach and my head.” The incident severely damaged Kim’s uterus, as her mother did not offer to pay for her required hospital treat
May 23, 2016
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Corpse found in unconnected car
A woman was found dead in a car she had no connection to on Sunday afternoon, according to police in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. The owner of the blue vehicle parked in the residential area of Gonghang-dong, Seoul, near Gimpo International Airport, was in for a surprise when police discovered a dead woman’s body splayed across the backseat of his car. (YTN YouTube capture)He reportedly did not know the deceased 56-year-old surnamed Lee, and said his car had been parked in the same spot for over
May 23, 2016
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Ex-Oxy RB CEO summoned in disinfectant
The prosecution on Monday questioned former Oxy Reckitt Benckiser CEO John Lee on charges of accidental manslaughter and injury as part of the widening probe into the humidifier disinfectant scandal. Lee, a 48-year-old Korean-American who currently heads Google Korea, is suspected of not taking appropriate measures despite rising health complaints from users when he was leading the company from June 2005 to May 2010. Sales of Oxy Ssak Ssak reached a high during his term. Former CEO of Oxy Reckit
May 23, 2016
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Pink elephant's 'Zootopia' protest aggravates Gangnam murder controversy
A ruckus broke out Sunday at the makeshift memorial for the victim of an unprovoked murder at Seoul’s Gangnam Station exit 10, when a 31-year-old man surnamed Kim, dressed in a pink elephant onesie and a full head mask, promoted a “safer Korea with men and women hand-in-hand.”(Online Community)The killing of a 23-year-old woman by a schizophrenic man on May 17, who said he committed the crime out of his hatred for women who had “ignored and belittled” him, has since exploded in to a widespread m
May 23, 2016
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President’s former doctor named new SNUH director
Former presidential doctor Suh Chang-suk has been appointed the new director of Seoul National University Hospital, officials said Monday.Suh will replace current SNUH director Oh Byung-hee, who is stepping down later this month after three years. According to the SNUH board of directors, three professors were shortlisted for the post and went through interview and voting among board members in early April. Suh will start his tenure in June for three years. The 55-year-old is the youngest direct
May 23, 2016
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Owner found for boar killed in Seongnam
A boar authorities killed to stop from rampaging through the residential area of Yeosu-dong, Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province on Sunday evening was found to have belonged to a woman in her 80s.The woman said she had been pasturing the hog in the nearby mountains. She demanded the police return the dead hog. (Yonhap)The hog weighed over 200 kilograms. Police had requested a hunter shoot it down after their anesthetic guns had no effect on the animal. No one was hurt in the process. Authorities are
May 23, 2016
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Insurers advised to pay suicide insurance money as promised
South Korea's financial authorities on Monday urged life insurance companies to pay insurance money to the bereaved family of a person who commits suicide as promised in the policy.The Financial Supervisory Service's recommendation comes on the heels of a ruling on May 12 by the Supreme Court that ordered a life insurance company to pay promised insurance money to the bereaved family of a policyholder who killed himself.Local life insurers have often refused to make full payments of insurance mo
May 23, 2016
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Reporter indicted over defaming ruling party lawmaker
Prosecutors said Monday they have indicted a local journalist on charges of defaming a ruling party lawmaker by filing a "false" report that her daughter received a favor in the college entrance process.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the journalist, identified only by his surname Hwang, is accused of reporting that Sungshin Women's University overlooked irregularities related to Rep. Na Kyung-won's daughter in return for favors. The lawmakers is a member of the Saenuri Party
May 23, 2016
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Labor minister pledges to hold onto reform bills
Employment and Labor Minister Lee Ki-kweon said Sunday he will push to resubmit bills aimed to reform the labor sector once the next National Assembly opens.“It is incredibly heartbreaking that the labor reform bills failed to pass the 19th Assembly. It is lamentable to be unable to give the youths hopes for their employment,” Lee said during a meeting with the press. The outgoing Assembly held its last plenary session last week during which they shelved all the remaining bills of contention.“Th
May 22, 2016
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Disinfectant victims establish corporation
The victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants and their families have established a corporation to systematically speed up their action against the manufacturers and government, a civic group said Sunday. More than 100 victims and families held a general meeting and set up a board comprising 22 members, including 17 directors, three advisers and two auditors. So far, the group has worked as an unofficial unit without any legal basis. Victims and the families of victims of toxic humidifier disinf
May 22, 2016
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Gangnam murder was not a hate crime: police
South Korean police concluded Sunday that the recent murder of a 23-year-old woman in southern Seoul was a random crime by a man suffering from mental illness. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said in a press briefing that the killing by the 34-year-old man, only identified by his surname Kim, was a typical crime committed by the mentally disturbed.Kim was arrested last week on suspicion of stabbing the woman to death at a public bathroom near Gangnam Subway Station on May 17. He allegedly w
May 22, 2016
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[Weekender] Underground peacekeepers in Seoul
Wearing stab-proof vests over their uniform shirt, they patrol underground during duty hours. Their mission is to help secure safety of people and keep peace.Policemen? No, they are Subway Guards helping prevent crimes and incidents and establish order at more than 300 subway stations in Seoul. A Subway Guard patrols inside a train. (Jo He-rim/The Korea Herald)As Seoul’s metro system transports more than 7.5 million commuters a day, more and more security-related violations are taking place at s
May 20, 2016
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[Weekender] Foreigners overall satisfied with Seoul subway
When 23-year-old Filipino Reyshenne Layug moved to Seoul in 2015, she was most worried about how to find her way around the city, especially since she could not speak Korean. But her concerns were soon eased by the subway, which she quickly found was easy to navigate. She said, “I was pleasantly surprised when I saw English signs in the stations. I thought that was very helpful and they put me at ease straightaway.”Layug, who studies at a language institute, was impressed by the subway’s extensi
May 20, 2016
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[Weekender] Koreans read, rest, enjoy arts at subway stations
When Kim Yu-ri came back from her monthlong European trip last summer, the first thing that welcomed her was clean, speedy and comfortable subways.“I still cannot forget the combination of garbage and pee wafting up through the subway grates in Paris,” said Kim, adding she hadn’t realized how good Korean subways were. Besides the Korean subway’s cleanliness and reasonable cost, it is also evolving from simply being a place for transportation to one of multipurpose cultural venues."Book Stairs,"
May 20, 2016
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Gangnam murder case triggers debate on misogyny and mental illness in Korea
The recent murder of a 23-year-old woman at the hands of a man with a history of schizophrenia in Seoul’s Gangnam district has triggered debate on misogyny and mental illness here. The 34-year-old suspect told the police earlier this week that he committed the crime because he had been “belittled by women” many times in the past. The victim and the suspect had no prior contact with each other prior to the incident that occurred Tuesday. While police announced Thursday that the case should not b
May 20, 2016