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Korea's food inflation surges to third-highest in OECD
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Med school deans urge for freeze of 2025 quota
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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N. Korea says Kim guided simulated nuclear counterattack drill
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Culture Ministry, KTO unveil Hallyu-themed tours
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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BOK chief says won will level off if Middle East conflict eases
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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Father named suspect in death of teenage girl found as skeleton corpse
The skeleton corpse of a 14-year-old girl was found Wednesday in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. The prime suspect is her father, with her stepmother as a possible abetting aide, police said. (Yonhap)The Bucheon police discovered the blanket-covered body that had been left unattended in the house for almost a year, officials said. The middle school student had been in a long-term missing state since March last year.The victim‘s 47-year-old father and 40-year-old stepmother were arrested on charges o
Feb. 3, 2016
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All suspected Zika virus cases test negative
All seven people who showed symptoms of Zika infection tested negative for the virus as the country tightens quarantine measures and prepares to respond quickly to a possible outbreak, the government said Wednesday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said everyone who underwent genetic screening came out negative for the virus."The tests were carried out as a precaution, and there was little chance that the people being checked were infected," the KCDC said.The Zika virus is tra
Feb. 3, 2016
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State-run universities score poorly on corruption
The 36 government-run universities in South Korea scored 5.88 out of 10 in a corruption survey by a state-run watchdog on Wednesday, marking a modest improvement from the year before, but indicating an ethical lapse in the research lab in particular.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced the results of the annual integrity scale, based on surveys of 7,108 members of the universities and 3,437 outsiders who had business dealings with the schools. In order to measure the level o
Feb. 3, 2016
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‘Well-dying’ law to take effect from 2018
Terminal patients will be given the right to decide whether or not to continue life-sustaining medical care measures.The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday promulgated the law on the life prolongation medical care decision for patients in the dying process, dubbed the “well-dying” law. Based on this new act, which is to take effect from February 2018, the minister is to establish a five-year implementation plan.The new measures will apply to terminal patients with no hope of surviving.
Feb. 3, 2016
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Professor acquitted of defaming late President Roh
The Seoul Western District Court on Wednesday dismissed a libel suit filed by the son of late President Roh Moo-hyun against a Hongik University law professor on charges of insulting the late president in his class.The professor, identified by his surname Lyou, had included in his U.S. contract law class exam last year a question which included the sentence: “Roh was 17 years old and his IQ was 69. He suffered brain defects caused by his jumping from the Owl Rock at age six.” Roh Gun-ho (Yonhap)
Feb. 3, 2016
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More seek counseling on domestic violence in South Korea
The number of people seeking domestic violence counseling in South Korea soared by 1.7 times since 2012, data showed Wednesday.According to the Women’s Human Rights Commission of Korea, domestic violence accounted for 58 percent or 159,081 out of 274,226 cases of emergency phone counseling last year. The corresponding figure was 42.6 percent or 94,985 cases in 2012. (123rf)A majority of the calls involved physical abuse, with 127,565 cases, or 80.2 percent of the total, and was followed by emot
Feb. 3, 2016
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Ex-Interior Minister quits SNU professorship amid reproach
Former Interior Minister Chong Jong-sup, who announced his candidacy for the April parliamentary elections, came under fire Wednesday for having resumed his position at Seoul National University Law School. Faced by criticism that this may infringe upon students‘ rights, however, he immediately announced his resignation. Chong Jong-sup announces his bid to run in Donggu of Daegu for the April parliamentary election on Jan. 25. (Yonhap)Chong, who had taken a leave of absence upon taking his mini
Feb. 3, 2016
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Woman dies after getting trapped in Seoul subway screen door
A platform of the subway line No. 1 at Seoul Station where the accident occured on Wednesday. (Yonhap)An 81-year-old woman died on Wednesday after being stuck between a screen door separating the subway platform and the track of subway line No. 1 at Seoul Station in central Seoul. The woman, identified as her surname Seol, was getting off from the subway at 9:04 a.m. when the automatic screen door closed while she was trying to pass through, police said. The woman was dragged when the subway sta
Feb. 3, 2016
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Korea tests 3 people showing symptoms of Zika infection
South Korean health authorities are testing three people who have shown symptoms of the Zika virus as part of an ongoing effort to tighten quarantine measures and respond quickly to a possible outbreak, the government said Wednesday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it tested seven people for possible Zika virus infection, with four testing negative so far.Detailed genetic testing carried out on the remaining three is ongoing with the results to be out later in the aftern
Feb. 3, 2016
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Growing number of Korean Americans sign petition to support California‘s ’comfort women‘ education
More than 5,000 people have given their signatures of support for California's new school curriculum guidelines calling for teaching students about Japan's wartime sexual slavery, campaign activists said Tuesday.A coalition of Korean-American organizations in Los Angeles, which has organized the signature collection campaign, said that 5,088 people have signed up at the online petition website at www.comfortwomenpetition.org. Religious organizations and other Korean-American groups have also bee
Feb. 3, 2016
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[Graphic News] 3 in 10 Koreans feel unsafe
Three out of 10 South Koreans feel that society is unsafe, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security this week. But nearly an equal number, or 33.5 percent, of respondents said they felt safe, the highest since the biannual survey was first conducted in July 2013. The level of safety felt by Koreans had dipped to 23.9 percent in the first half of 2014, following the Sewol ferry sinking disaster that occurred in April of that year, killing 304.The ministry also
Feb. 2, 2016
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Court rejects injunction for Coupang’s ‘Rocket’ delivery
A Seoul Court rejected on Tuesday logistics companies' requests for an injunction to halt social commerce giant Coupang’s free delivery system. The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the requests for an injunction, saying the legitimacy of Coupang’s delivery system should be determined in the upcoming trials. An association of 11 logistics companies, including CJ GLS, filed for an injunction against the nation’s largest e-commerce firm, claiming that it had violated the Transport Service Act
Feb. 2, 2016
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Korea to limit blood donations as Zika spreads
South Korea’s health authorities released a set of measures Tuesday to prevent a possible outbreak of the Zika virus, including a plan to ban blood donations from travelers returning from Zika-affected regions. The announcement came just hours after the World Health Organization designated the virus and its suspected complications in newborns as an international health emergency. In an emergency meeting chaired by Health Minister Chung Chin-youb in Seoul, health authorities and medical professio
Feb. 2, 2016
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Dissatisfaction with parenting leads to dependency on cell phones
The more middle school students are dissatisfied with their guardians' parenting, the more they rely on cell phones, leading to low independent studying ability, a report showed Tuesday.According to the report by a research team led by professor Yi Soon-hyung of Seoul National University, students who thought their parents showed inconsistency, excessive expectations and over-involvement in parenting turned out to rely more on cell phones.The research was based on the track records of 1,953 stud
Feb. 2, 2016
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Park names doctor as head of disease control agency
President Park Geun-hye appointed a doctor as the new director of the South Korean government agency responsible for containing the spread of contagious diseases, an official said Tuesday.Jung Ki-suck, who specializes in respiratory disease and headed Hallym University Medical Center near Seoul, was named to lead the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk said.Jeong said Jung is the right person to upgrade South Korea's capabilities for disease control an
Feb. 2, 2016
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Drivers obstructing emergency vehicles to face increased fines
Drivers who fail to make way for ambulances and fire trucks will be punished with increased fines of up to 70,000 won as part of efforts to save more lives, the government said Tuesday.The government recently revised transportation-related laws to make it mandatory for drivers to give way to emergency vehicles performing potentially life-saving activities, according to the revised Road Traffic Act which was approved at a cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae. The revision calls for the increase
Feb. 2, 2016
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Number of female workers in Seoul hits record high
The number of female employees in Seoul City hit a record high last year and more than a third of CEOs are women, data showed Tuesday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of female workers reached 2.06 million, exceeding 2 million for the first time with an increase of 4.12 percent year-on-year. Of the total of 4.7 million workers across various industries in the city, women accounted for 43.5 percent. In the meantime, the number of male employees only rose by 2.9 percent
Feb. 2, 2016
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President Park rejects birthday present from rival and former ally
President Park Geun-hye refused to accept orchids sent by the main opposition party’s interim leader Kim Jong-in to celebrate her 64th birthday on Tuesday, an icy gesture to the former architect of her economic policy.The Minjoo Party of Korea said that it tried to send the flower to Cheong Wa Dae around 9 a.m., but received a call some 50 minutes later from the presidential office that she will “respectfully decline.” Two more attempts to send the orchids were also turned down. The flowers that
Feb. 2, 2016
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Korea holds emergency meeting on Zika virus threat
South Korea convened an emergency meeting Tuesday to assess and formulate a response to the Zika virus threat after the World Health Organization declared it an international health hazard.At the gathering, chaired by the Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chin-youb in Seoul, the government said there is no need to be overly concerned about the virus at present, but said countermeasures will be set up.The meeting came after the WHO on Monday unexpectedly issued worldwide warnings that the mosq
Feb. 2, 2016
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Korea to beef up quarantine inspections for animal diseases
The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will beef up nationwide quarantine inspections in order to stave off the wide spread of contagious animal diseases during the upcoming Lunar New Year's holiday.The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at pig farms in the southeastern region was confirmed early last month, but no additional cases have been reported since then. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it will run a monitoring team to stem the spread of FMD and bird f
Feb. 2, 2016