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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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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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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Herald Edu launches English study service
Herald Corp.’s education subsidiary Herald Edu has launched an English study service that aims to provide an enhanced platform for teenagers to study English, company officials said Wednesday.Launched on Monday, the “English Qbig” website offers a comprehensive English learning program that will help students with their reading and writing skills. The programs will be applicable to students from third grade in elementary schools to middle schoolers.The courses are offered in five different level
March 30, 2016
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Poor understanding of HIV-AIDS still prevalent
Misperceptions of HIV and AIDS are still prevalent in South Korea, with many overlooking prevention, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Korean Alliance to Defeat AIDS, 75.6 percent of respondents said they thought most AIDS patients contracted HIV from prostitution. Some 74 percent considered people with HIV or AIDS as those having a promiscuous sex life. The survey was conducted with 1,000 individuals
March 30, 2016
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Koreans becoming more prone to rage
Kim Myung-hun (not his real name), a 29-year-old worker at one of South Korea’s biggest home shopping channels, was stunned last month when his female colleague was threatened to be killed by one of her customers over the phone. “It was late at night, and the customer was drunk. He wanted to exchange a purchase,” Kim said.“When my colleague said she could not help him unless he told her his name, he all of a sudden started screaming and cursing. He eventually said, ‘I know where you are right no
March 30, 2016
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50s most willing to fight in war against N.K.
South Koreans in their 50s are the most willing to fight against North Korea if a war breaks out, a survey released Wednesday showed.According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, about 720 out of 1,000 respondents surveyed for the 2015 Patriotism Index said they would fight against North Korea if a war breaks out.Those in their 50s were the most willing to fight the North, with 83.5 percent saying yes, followed by those in their 60s at 81.5 percent. In contrast, only 50 percent of
March 30, 2016
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[EXCLUSIVE] Korea’s justice system fails foreign victims of rape
When Airdre Mattner decided to join a pub-crawl with her friends to meet new people in Seoul, the Australian did not imagine that her night would turn into a horrible nightmare. The memories are still vivid for Mattner on the night of Sept. 25, 2015, when she was drugged, abducted and raped in Hongdae, a popular nightlife spot in western Seoul. What followed the brutal attack was the slipshod and careless response of the police and hospital in helping foreign victims like herself, she said
March 30, 2016
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1 in 3 Koreans think HIV can be spread by mosquitoes: survey
A recent domestic report on Koreans’ awareness towards HIV-AIDS reflected widespread negative perceptions and lack of knowledge about the disease.The report, published on Wednesday by the Korean Alliance to Defeat Aids and Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that a large number of Koreans had ungrounded biases toward HIV-AIDS. (123RF)Out of the 1,000 men and women aged between 15 and 59 that were surveyed, 35 percent -- one in three respondents -- believed HIV-AIDS could be
March 30, 2016
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Gangnam streaker arrested
A man who strutted through Gangnam naked during the morning rush hour was arrested on Wednesday. Seoul Gangnam Police Station said that at around 7 a.m., the 46-year-old man surnamed Kim spent more than 15 minutes walking around the 10-lane road near Gangnam subway station. (Yonhap)The police said Kim was from North Chungcheong Province, south of Seoul. He slept in Seoul station for six days before deciding to strip naked and strut around in one of the busiest areas of the capital city. Accordi
March 30, 2016
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Koreans seek ‘right to disconnect’
Koreans find their constantly buzzing smartphones disorienting, according to a report by the Korea Press Foundation on Wednesday.The KPF surveyed 1,040 employed Koreans over a course of four days between March 17 and 21, regarding their “rights to disconnect.” (123RF)According to the survey, 62.3 percent of the respondents felt that smartphone connectivity added to their workload. Among them, 57.6 percent singled out mobile messenger apps such as KakaoTalk and Line as the prime culprit. Other 23
March 30, 2016
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7-in-10 South Koreans willing to fight if war breaks out
Seven out of 10 South Koreans are willing to fight for the country if a war breaks out, with those in their 50s showing the strongest intention to take up arms, a government poll said Wednesday.According to the survey by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, 72.1 percent of the respondents said they are willing to go to war if one like the 1950-53 Korean War erupted.The opinion survey was conducted in November last year on 1,000 men and women aged 15 and older, randomly selected from ac
March 30, 2016
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Quarter of college students willing to work in N. Korea
More than a quarter of South Korean college students are willing to work in North Korea after reunification if they could get a job there, a local poll showed Wednesday.According to the poll conducted by a research center at Seoul's Kookmin University on 1,004 students, more than 25 percent said they are willing to work in the North.The survey was based on 731 freshmen and 273 students in their second to fourth years.Sophomore, junior and senior students were more favorably inclined to working i
March 30, 2016
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Korea checking if nationals aboard hijacked Egypt plane
South Korea said Tuesday it is checking whether any of its nationals were aboard the EgyptAir flight that was forced to land in Cyprus after being hijacked.The Airbus A320 carrying 81 people was en route to Cairo from Alexandria, Egypt, when a passenger reportedly wearing an explosive belt forced the plane to land in Larnaca, Cyprus."The Foreign Ministry is checking through the South Korean embassies in Egypt and Greece whether any of our nationals were aboard the plane," the ministry said in a
March 29, 2016
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PM vows to eradicate child abuse
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn vowed Tuesday that the government will make utmost efforts to root out child abuse after a series of high-profile cases involving violence against children made headlines."The government will set up a system to root out child abuse by focusing its resources on tackling child abuse cases," Hwang said during a government meeting.Participants at the meeting included the vice ministers of education, welfare and justice, as well as officials from relevant government agenc
March 29, 2016
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Employees lie most about being sick: survey
Nine in 10 South Korean workers have lied to their bosses or colleagues at work, mostly about being sick, a survey showed Tuesday. According to a survey by job portal site Career on 756 workers, 90.7 percent of the respondents said that they have lied, with 22.6 percent of them being excuses like “I don’t feel well” to get out of social or work obligations.YonhapOther 21 percent said they lied about understanding orders from their boss although they failed to grasp what was being sought, while 1
March 29, 2016
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Appeals court hears Itaewon murder case
An appeals court on Monday began to hear a case involving a Korean-American sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of killing a South Korean college student nearly two decades ago. Arthur John Patterson, 37, denied his involvement in what is known as the “Itaewon murder case,” saying that he was only a witness of an “unexpected” murder. His lawyer accused Edward Lee, 37, of killing Cho, citing the blood stains on his shirts. Arthur John Patterson’s attorney Oh Byung-joo heads
March 29, 2016
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Changing definition of Korean family
In the hit drama “Reply 1988,” which vividly portrayed Korea in the ’80s, protagonist Deok-seon usually begins and ends her day by having a meal with her family, while watching television. This was when TV sets were becoming popular in Korea and served as the center of home life.But times have changed and it is rare to come across such a scene nowadays. A man is eating alone at a restaurant specially designed for “honbobjok,” people who eat alone, in Sinchon, Seoul. YonhapShin Hyang-gi, 50, who
March 29, 2016
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Korean history exam now mandatory
The Korean history test will become mandatory for college entrance exam takers starting this year, officials said Tuesday. The Education Ministry said the score of the College Scholastic Aptitude Test, or Suneung, will be invalid if test-takers do not sit for the Korean history exam. The new rule is part of the ministry’s guidelines and plans for the CSAT this year. The ministry annually releases the basic scheme for the national college entrance exam at the start of the school year. The test wi
March 29, 2016
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'Subway masseur’ to be retried as sex offender
Korea’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man who “massaged” an inebriated woman in a late night train fits the profile of a sex offender and he must be retried accordingly. The man, previously acquitted on grounds that he lacked intent, will be tried again at the Seoul Central Court, according to Justice Park Bo-young of the Supreme Court. (123RF)Justice Park’s announcement said the “act of semi-coercive molestation does not require deliberate objective for sexual gratification” and that “layin
March 29, 2016
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Divorce-seeking wife tortured by husband
A woman pursuing divorce was locked up for over 24 hours and tortured by her husband, Seoul’s Seocho Police Station said Monday. (123RF)The husband, whose identity was withheld by the police, met with his estranged wife at his bar in Seocho-gu to discuss custody rights. When she turned up, he locked her in an underground storage house where he is suspected of torturing her with a hot iron. He then took the victim to a hospital for emergency treatment and kept watch to prevent her from contactin
March 29, 2016
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Wait time for foreigners' alien registration, extension of stay slashed
The wait time for foreigners filing for alien registration or extension of stay has been sharply decreased with the extended implementation of the online reservation system, the government said Tuesday.The Ministry of Justice said since it adopted the full-scale online reservation system at six immigration offices in the Seoul metropolitan area in February, 45,635 cases have been processed via the Internet as of last week, accounting for 44.4 percent of the total. The online system allows foreig
March 29, 2016
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Korea‘s air passenger traffic jumps 15.3% in Feb.
South Korea's air passenger traffic jumped 15.3 percent in February from a year earlier on an increase in domestic and international travelers amid reduced fuel costs, government data showed Tuesday.The number of people entering and leaving the country by plane reached 8.13 million last month, up from 7.05 million tallied a year ago, according to the data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Outbound travelers rose 15.7 percent on-year to 5.85 million, with inbound air passeng
March 29, 2016