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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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South Korean HIV patient survives on ginseng for 29 years: research
A South Korean patient of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections survived for nearly 30 years without symptoms while taking Korean red ginseng daily, mostly without any other medication, a group of researchers said Thursday.The research garnered attention as it is rare for HIV patients to survive so long without treatment. The average HIV patient who does not receive medical help survives about 11 years.123rfThe patient was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987. Since then, the patient has ta
March 24, 2016
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How susceptible are our jobs to AI robots?
When Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo trumped Go master Lee Se-dol last week, worldwide attention soon turned to concerns that Go players would eventually be replaced by AI robots.The Korea Employment Information Service unveiled Thursday a list of jobs that could be replaced by AI robots by 2020. It mostly included jobs that involve repetitive tasks or which require less human communication.Professional Go player Lee Se-dol attends a press conference after completing the five-ga
March 24, 2016
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41% of jobs concentrated in Seoul
A recent survey found that 41 percent of jobs in South Korea are concentrated in Seoul.Analysis of a total 6,509,703 recruitment notices posted last year by companies registered with JobKorea, a recruitment service provider, showed that 40.9 percent of them were located in Seoul. Jobs in Gyeonggi Province made up 24.7 percent of the total, while those in Incheon made up 7.7 percent. Those in Busan made up 5.4 percent and Daegu took up 3.2 percent. There were the fewest jobs in the Jeju Special S
March 24, 2016
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Most South Korean office workers stressed about English
Most South Korean office workers are stressed about being proficient in English regardless of whether their work requires use of the language, a survey showed Thursday.Of 713 surveyed workers, 86.1 percent said they are stressed about English while working, said Hunet, an online education service.While some 38.7 percent said their stress level could be rated as “average,” nearly half, or 45.6 percent, said they were “quite stressed” or “very stressed.” Only 2.5 percent said they felt no pressure
March 24, 2016
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South Korea steps up fight against TB
South Korean health authorities said Thursday all Koreans are now required to be tested for latent tuberculosis at least twice in their lives, at ages 15 and 40, as a part of measures to drop the high prevalence rate of the infectious disease in the country. According to the World Health Organization, over 95 percent of TB cases and deaths occur in developing countries. South Korea, the fourth-largest economy in Asia, has the highest incidence rate of TB among members of the Organization for Ec
March 24, 2016
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International shopping services face growing complaints
Boxes are stacked to be sent in international shopping support service Malltail’s New Jersey distribution center in the United States of America. (Malltail)Choo Yun-kyung, a 28-year-old office worker in Seoul, enjoys browsing through the latest collection of bags on overseas shopping websites such as shopbop.com.But she often uses Korean international shopping support services websites to actually purchase items sold only via international websites, due to the convenience of having product descr
March 24, 2016
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Korea offers $7 mln in humanitarian aid to Iraq
South Korea has offered $7 million in aid to help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.Iraq has suffered from a deepening humanitarian crisis since the ISIL militant group began occupying large parts of the country in 2014. According to official estimates, the number of people requiring humanitarian aid has increased from 5.2 million in January 2015 to 11 million this January. Of the total, 3.2 million people have been internally displaced."Our governme
March 24, 2016
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Korean-language education program to hit Chinese TV network
A television program for Korean language education will air throughout China in the second half of the year, the first of its kind in the Chinese-speaking world, a government agency said Thursday.China Education Television (CETV) will broadcast the program composed of 100 three-minute episodes from October to next March, the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) said in a release.The program will be co-produced by KOCIS, a government organization in charge of the overseas promotion of K
March 24, 2016
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Seoul welcomes adoption of new U.N. human rights resolution on Pyongyang
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed a U.N. human rights panel's adoption of a North Korea human rights resolution that calls for instituting an expert group to verify those responsible for Pyongyang's "crimes against humanity."During the 31st regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Wednesday, the council adopted the resolution without a vote. The resolution centers on appointing up to two independent experts who will verify the North's human rights violations to
March 24, 2016
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Korea's childbirths dip in January
The number of childbirths in South Korea fell for the second month in a row in January from a year earlier due to some seasonal effects, a government report showed Thursday.About 39,500 babies were born in January, down 5.7 percent, or 2,400, from 41,900 a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea.The latest number marked the lowest new childbirths for any January results since 2001, when the statistical agency started to compile such data.But it is the highest in 10 months since
March 24, 2016
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Seoul confirms N. Korea's push to develop solid-fuel rockets
South Korea confirmed Thursday that North Korea is developing solid-fuel rockets, which would allow the country to conduct rocket launches "frequently.""North Korea appears to be in the (early) stages of developing solid-fuel rockets," Moon Sang-gyun, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, said during a press briefing."North Korea's switch to solid fuel means it could do (missile) launches frequently," the spokesman said.South Korea's military takes the move as a serious development and
March 24, 2016
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Park orders military to brace for possible N. Korean provocation
President Park Geun-hye ordered the government to strengthen the level of vigilance across the country, an official said Thursday, as North Korea has ratcheted up its threats against its southern neighbor.The chief executive also "instructed the military to be fully prepared to aggressively cope with North Korea's reckless provocations," Kim Sung-woo, chief presidential press secretary, told reporters.North Korea threatened to turn the presidential office into a "sea of flames and ashes" and war
March 24, 2016
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FM expresses deepest condolences to victims of Brussels bombings
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has expressed his "deepest condolences" to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist bombings in Brussels, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.In a message to his Belgian counterpart, Didier Reynders, Yun said that he was "shocked" to hear about the "heinous" acts of terrorism that killed more than 30 people and wounded hundreds, according to the ministry.Stressing that South Korea stands "firmly in solidarity" with Belgium and the international community in fi
March 24, 2016
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Korea again rejects Volkswagen's recall plan
South Korea's environment ministry said Wednesday that it has again rejected Volkswagen's plan to recall its vehicles built to sidestep emissions tests sold in the country, citing the plan's insufficiency.The German carmaker recently submitted its recall plan to the Ministry of Environment for around 125,000 vehicles equipped with what are called defeat devices designed to manipulate emissions results.The ministry, however, demanded more supplementation and said the German carmaker failed to pro
March 23, 2016
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Enjoy spring in Seoul
Signs of spring are budding across the country, with the southern cities already seeing the forsythia bloom in mid-March.Seoul is also expected to see the spring flowers bloom from around March 24, according to weather service provider Kweather.While a cold snap that is expected to last until this weekend may delay the arrival of spring, anticipation of milder temperatures and warmer breeze are expected to invite more Seoulites and visitors to venture outdoors in the coming weeks.Starting in Apr
March 23, 2016
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Korea to dispatch 300 teachers, students overseas to share
South Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to dispatch a total of 300 teachers and university students overseas this year to share the experience of Korea's educational development.The education ministry and the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) said that 140 teachers and 160 students attending teachers' universities will be sent to 15 foreign countries for a project to engage in various educational programs, including teaching foreign students. The number of participants f
March 23, 2016
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Nondisclosure of reports made to Park during ferry disaster
A local court ruled Wednesday the government's decision not to disclose reports made to President Park Geun-hye on the day of a deadly ferry disaster in 2014 was legitimate.The Seoul Administrative Court turned down the revocation suit filed against three presidential officials -- the chief presidential secretariat, the chief of national security and the chief of the presidential security service -- by the minor opposition Green Party Korea, demanding nullification of the nondisclosure decision.
March 23, 2016
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Seoul sees unemployment hit 280,000
Seoul saw its number of unemployed people reach 286,000 February, a 13.1 percent annual rise, data showed Tuesday.According to Gyeongin Regional office of Statistics, Seoul’s unemployment rate reached 5.3 percent, compared to 4.7 percent in February 2015. The employment rate was 59.4 percent, slipping by 0.2 percentage points from a year before. The data was collected by surveying 4,100 households in Seoul and those aged 15 or older, excluding soldiers in service, public service workers and inma
March 23, 2016
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Seoul to install more CCTV cameras in school zones
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Friday that it will install more surveillance cameras in all of Seoul’s school zones for the security of young students and prevention of crime.As of March, there are a total of 3,167 surveillance cameras installed in 1,659, or 97.3 percent, of Seoul’s school zones.School zones began to be designated in 1995. They are areas within a radius of 300 meters of elementary schools or day care centers, according to road traffic laws.YonhapThe city vowed to in
March 23, 2016
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Children to be allowed to demand cutting ties with abusive parents
The government will present a revision to family litigation law in September to expand the rights of underage children and more effectively deprive unqualified parents of their authority, legal sources said Tuesday. According to the revision, teenage children who are abused by their parents will be able to file a suit against parents to demand the state invalidate their parental authority. Up until now, children have had limited rights in family-related trials, which experts cited as one of the
March 23, 2016