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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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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Gov't rules out spread of Zika virus from first Korean patient
The possibility of a Zika virus transmission in South Korea is very slim, despite the first confirmed case of a South Korean patient infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the health authorities said Wednesday.The patient, a 43-year-old Korean man, had a mosquito bite during his business trip to Brazil between mid-February and early March and was confirmed to be infected with the virus after returning home on March 11."The patient hasn't donated blood and hasn't been bitten by a mosquito since
March 23, 2016
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Korea demands correction of Japanese history textbooks
South Korea has demanded that Japan correct its updated history textbooks to clearly state that Korean women were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II, a Seoul official said Wednesday.Last week, Tokyo approved a set of updated high school textbooks that claimed the women were "mobilized" or "sent" to work at front-line brothels during the war. Before the revisions, the textbooks said the victims were "taken" or "dragged" away.On Tuesday, the two sides held working-l
March 23, 2016
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Co-presidents vow to improve nation's sports after completing merger
The co-leaders of the integrated national sports body said Wednesday that the merger of two sports bodies will further enhance the country's effort to develop sports.Kim Jung-haeng, president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), and Kang Young-joong, head of the Korea Council of Sport for All (KOCOSA), were inaugurated as co-presidents of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) and began their work on Wednesday after a ceremony in Seoul.The KSOC was officially founded on Monday after the l
March 23, 2016
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Data shows rapid pace of aging in Korea
South Korea is on the threshold of becoming an aged society, with the share of senior citizens aged 65 or older in the nation's population topping 13 percent last year, data showed Wednesday.According to the data by Statistics Korea, 13.1 percent of South Korea's 50.62 million population were 65 or older in 2015, which is slightly higher than the 12.7 percent tallied a year earlier and much higher than the 3.8 percent in 1980.Generally, a nation is defined as an "aged society," if more than 14 p
March 23, 2016
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Korea to toughen monitoring on Zika virus
South Korea will improve its monitoring infrastructure on the Zika virus as the country has confirmed its first case, the government said Wednesday.The government and the ruling Saneuri Party agreed during an emergency meeting to strengthen the monitoring of passengers returning from Zika outbreak countries and share related information between health authorities.On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the country's first Zika virus case. A 43-year-old man tested positive for the
March 23, 2016
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Korea in talks with Japan over possible summit: report
South Korea and Japan are in talks on holding summit talks between their leaders in Washington next week, a news report said Wednesday.The two sides are coordinating the meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit set for March 31-April 1, Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported.Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office, did not make any immediate reaction to the report.The meeting, if held, would be the first since December when Seoul and Tokyo produced a landmark deal on re
March 23, 2016
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Russian, Liberian jailed for swindling Korean’s money
A Russian and Liberian who blackmailed a Korean man for cash have been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for a year, the court said Tuesday.They had already been jailed for six months for fraud. But the prosecutors added a charge of perjury, which led the court to additionally hand down the suspended six-month prison term. The 28-year-old man from Liberia and 32-year-old woman from Russia, who were in a relationship, conspired with a Ukrainian woman to swindle a Korean man via social
March 23, 2016
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No confirmed South Korean victims in Brussels blasts: official
There are as of yet no confirmed South Korean victims related to Tuesday's bombings in Brussels, Belgium, that left dozens of people dead and some 200 injured, a Seoul government official said Wednesday."We understand that Belgium has been notifying governments around the world of any casualties. But we have not been notified of any South Korean casualties," the official told Yonhap News Agency, declining to be named.But observers say that it would take time to verify the exact identities of all
March 23, 2016
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Police officer found dead in apparent suicide
A police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide at a police substation in eastern Seoul, police said Tuesday.Police said the 47-year-old was already dead when he was found by a fellow officer in the staff lounge at around 12:35 p.m.The officer, identified only by his surname Lee, was under investigation for corruption charges.While he is suspected to have committed suicide, police are investigating the details of the incident. (Yonhap)
March 22, 2016
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Koreans ignore scattered cash in downtown square
A Korean woman threw cash worth 22 million won ($19,030) on the street in downtown Seoul on Monday, but caused no major disruption as passersby did not rush to pick them up, police said Tuesday. The 56-year-old threw hundreds of 1,000-won, 5,000-won and 10,000 won-banknotes in the Seoul Square at around 5 p.m.But there was no single citizen who picked up the bills, with many of passersby glancing at the grass covered by banknotes and taking photos of the scene, police said. Police collect the ba
March 22, 2016
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Protestor left unconscious by water canon files a suit
The family of a farmer knocked down by a water cannon blast from the police during an anti-government rally last year filed a compensation suit against authorities on Tuesday. Two daughters of Baek Nam-gi, 70, who still remains unconscious, demand a total of 240 million won ($207,800) from the state and police officials including the National Police Agency chief Kang Shin-myung and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief Goo Eun-soo, the Lawyers for a Democratic Society said. Jung Hyun-chan,
March 22, 2016
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[FROM THE SCENE] Wind and sun power Gapado’s revival
Gapado Island’s wind generators overlook green barley fields on Saturday. (Kim Da-sol/The Korea Herald)GAPADO ISLAND, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province -- Bundled up in padded coats and scarves, a group of visitors braved the cold, their hair flapping in the wind as they disembarked the ferry to Gapado Island.The name Gapado comes from the meaning “island of wind and waves,” and the island’s village head, 61-year-old Kim Dong-ok says there is a reason for that.“There’s an old saying that goes
March 22, 2016
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Police to run poll on drunken driving law
South Korean police will be conducting a poll on whether to tighten the legal alcohol limit for drivers, officials said Tuesday. The National Police Agency said that it will carry out a month-long survey on 1,000 Koreans on whether to lower the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from the current 0.05 to 0.03 percent. A glass of soju can lead to 0.03 percent of blood alcohol concentration.The survey will ask respondents whether they think it is necessary for police to step up its crackdown on
March 22, 2016
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Job insecurity, depression common among single parents
South Korean single parents are vulnerable to depression and job insecurity, and their young children are often left by themselves after school, a government study showed Tuesday. The study, which surveyed a total of 2,552 single-parent households nationwide last year, revealed that 27 percent of the parents said they have no meaningful social support network at all -- not a single person they can speak or rely on -- when they face financial difficulties. (123rf)More than 65 percent of the house
March 22, 2016
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Chinese booked in hit-and-run case
(Yonhap)A Chinese was detained for allegedly running away after crashing into a taxi and injuring a Korean man in Seoul, police said Tuesday. The 30-year-old Chinese man, identified only by his surname Ryu, drove a car under the influence of alcohol and hit a taxi parked in front of the police box in Itaewon at around 5 a.m. on March 13. The crash left a 40-year-old Korean man, surnamed Shim, injured. He is not in critical condition, police said. The Chinese, who came to Korea for a short visit,
March 22, 2016
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Seoul city to switch on extra lighting on bridges
The city of Seoul said Tuesday it will turn on extra external lighting on five bridges across the Han River this year in a bid to liven up the riverscape and attract more tourists.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said light displays will be turned on at five bridges -- Hannam, Yeongdong, Jamsil, Haengju and Dongjak -- where it can provide more attraction for visitors.The lights on the Haengju and Dongjak bridges will be turned on in May ahead of China's labor day and Japan's golden week holiday
March 22, 2016
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Korea reports first Zika virus-infected patient
South Korea has confirmed the first case of a patient here being infected with the South America-originated Zika virus, the health authorities said Tuesday, sparking fears that the contagious virus that could cause birth defects will spread throughout the country.A 43-year-old man tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to Brazil between mid-February and early March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP)."During the trip in Brazil, the patient ha
March 22, 2016
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Korea, Japan to hold talks on sex slavery
South Korea and Japan are set to hold working-level talks on Tuesday to discuss the enforcement of last year's agreement to settle their decades-long dispute over Tokyo's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women.The meeting will be held in Tokyo, led by Chung Byung-won, director-general of the South Korean Foreign Ministry's Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, and Kimihiro Ishikane, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Seoul officials said.Topping
March 22, 2016
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South Korea confirms first Zika case
South Korean health authorities said Tuesday a man who recently returned home from Brazil has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus. It is the nation’s first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus, which is suspected of causing serious birth defects. According to the authorities, the 43-year-old man returned to Korea via Frankfurt Airport in Germany on March 11. He visited the South American country for work purposes from Feb. 17-March 9. He began to experience symptoms, includ
March 22, 2016
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Elderly sexual slavery victim to receive award from LA City Council
An elderly South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery will receive an award from the Los Angeles City Council this week in recognition of her efforts to raise international awareness about the atrocity.The council plans to present the 88-year-old victim, Lee Yong-soo, with the award on Tuesday to honor her efforts to raise awareness of the sexual slavery and to promote women's rights, according to the Korean American Forum of California.Last week, Lee also received a special award fro
March 22, 2016