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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Korea expected to speed up green drives for Paris deal
South Korea is expected to beef up its anticarbon moves in order to meet the targets of the Paris agreement approved by the global community Saturday. Envoys of 195 countries made a historical accord in Paris to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, which experts consider the threshold for catastrophic climate change.As part of efforts to scale up the countries’ commitment, their pledges will be reviewed every five years from 2023 under the agreement, officials said. In an effort to j
Dec. 13, 2015
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Labor union leader detained for alleged violent rallies
The leader of a labor union was detained for questioning Sunday on charges of leading violent rallies in downtown Seoul last month. Han Sang-gyun, the head of South Korea's second-largest umbrella labor union, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was put behind bars after a Seoul court issued a warrant to detain him. "The details of his crime have been ascertained enough, and there is enough reason and need to detain him," Judge Kim Do-hyung said in issuing the warrant. Han was wanted on sus
Dec. 13, 2015
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Suspicious box found at S. Korean consulate in Japan
TOKYO/SEOUL--A suspicious-looking box with possible links to an anti-Korean group was found at the South Korean consulate general in Yokohoma Saturday, officials said.The box, which is 35 centimeters long, 15 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall, was discovered by a consulate official in the parking area outside the building, according to the consulate officials.A note on the box read, "This is revenge for the blast in Yasukuni," together with the name of a Japanese organization that has led
Dec. 12, 2015
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Most South Koreans short on retirement savings
Shin Yu-hee (not her real name), a 29-year-old office worker, is worried whenever she thinks about her parents’ postretirement years. Having graduated from a private women’s colleges in Seoul, she currently makes about 2.5 million won ($2,120) a month working at a marketing firm. As she lives alone and supports herself in Seoul while her family is in Daejeon, she doesn’t have much opportunity to save. “I know my parents don’t have anything ready for their postretirement expenses,” she told The K
Dec. 11, 2015
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Arrest warrant sought for labor union chief
Police on Friday requested the court issue an arrest warrant for Han Sang-kyun, chief of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union, a day after he was detained on charges of leading illegal rallies. Han, chief of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was taken to Namdaemun Police Station for questioning Thursday as he voluntarily walked out of Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul, where he had been taking sanctuary to avoid arrest for 24 days. (Yonhap) Police questioned Han overnight for
Dec. 11, 2015
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Life sentence sought for senior woman suspected of poisoning soft drink
Prosecutors sought life imprisonment on Friday for an 82-year-old woman who is believed to be involved in a poisoning case that killed two senior women and injured four others. Prosecutors demanded a life sentence for the defendant, identified only by her surname Park, at a trial at the Daegu District Court, citing the brutality of the crime and a lack of effort to make amends for her actions."Despite enough evidence, (Park) denied the allegations, and we also took into consideration that the to
Dec. 11, 2015
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Mayor threatens to bring allowance dispute to Constitutional Court
Seoul City on Thursday warned it would approach the Constitutional Court against the central government’s attempt to block its youth welfare policy in an escalating controversy over its plans to subsidize unemployed youth. As an alternative, it proposed creating a social consultative body to discuss the differences.On Dec. 1, the central government passed an ordinance that would allow the state to cut subsidies for municipalities if they do not consult it before introducing or changing welfare-r
Dec. 10, 2015
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City Hall to spend W2.3b to promote ‘I·SEOUL·U’
Seoul City will inject about 2.3 billion won ($2 million) to promote its new slogan “I·SEOUL·U” starting next year with a variety of events, including a large-scale K-pop concert, officials said Thursday. The capital’s new slogan was picked in October through a series of public votes and is set to replace “Hi Seoul,” which had been used for 13 years. The budget is currently being reviewed by the Seoul City Council.The city has spent approximately 1.4 billion won to develop the new brand and for
Dec. 10, 2015
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Park calls for drastic efforts to boost birthrate
President Park Geun-hye called on Thursday for drastic efforts to raise South Korea's low birthrate as she blamed delayed marriage and a lack of jobs for the situation.South Korea has tried to address the issue of its low birthrate by spending about 80 trillion won ($68 billion) since 2005, when its total fertility rate -- the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime -- stood at 1.08.The efforts paid off a bit as the total fertility rate edged up to 1.2 in 2014, one of the lowest
Dec. 10, 2015
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Labor union chief leaves temple, arrested by police
Han Sang-kyun, the head of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union, ended 24 days of hiding at Jogyesa Temple on Thursday and appeared before police to be arrested on charges of leading illegal rallies.At around 11:20 a.m., the chief of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions voluntarily walked out of the temple in central Seoul, where he had been taking sanctuary to avoid arrest.(Yonhap)The police officers immediately handcuffed him and took him by van to Namdaemun Police Station for q
Dec. 10, 2015
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Labor union chief to leave temple voluntarily
Han Sang-kyun, the chief of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union wanted by police, decided Thursday to voluntarily leave Jogyesa Temple, where he has been hiding for 24 days. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions chief will hold a press conference before leaving the temple, upon which he is to be immediately questioned by police. Police had set a noon deadline for him to surrender himself, warning they would raid the temple if he refuses to come out. (Yonhap)Han had been on the
Dec. 10, 2015
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Police delay arrest of labor union chief
A major collision was averted Wednesday, as the police temporarily delayed their operation to arrest the head of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union taking sanctuary at a Buddhist temple to evade arrest on charges of leading illegal rallies.Police were on standby to force their way into the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple in central Seoul at around 4 p.m. to arrest Han Sang-kyun, the head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, on charges of leading a series of what they labeled as ill
Dec. 9, 2015
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Education, welfare ministries rank low on transparency list
The Ministry of Education and the Welfare Ministry were found to be the most corrupt among government agencies in the annual integrity scale, the state-run anticorruption watchdog said Wednesday.According to the Anticorruption and Civil Rights Commission, the Welfare Ministry scored the lowest among “type 1” government agencies with 2,000 or more employees while the Education Ministry finished at the bottom among “type 2” organizations that employ less than 2,000 people.The annual scales combine
Dec. 9, 2015
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‘My country pimped me to U.S. soldiers’
UIJEONGBU, Gyeonggi Province -- Near one of the U.S. military camps in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, there is an old, white cement building that now serves as a shelter for former sex workers for U.S. soldiers in the region. For Min Su-hwa (not her real name), it is also where she was forced to get weekly checkups with painful treatments for sexually transmitted diseases in the 1980s. The building used to be a state-run health clinic for Korean sex workers who served U.S. troops, including her.
Dec. 9, 2015
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Dispute grows over Seoul’s jobless allowance
Dispute between the central government and Seoul City is escalating over the municipality’s plan to provide allowances for unemployed young people as part of its welfare measures. The Seoul Metropolitan Government vowed in October to offer an average of 500,000 won ($425) in monthly support for unemployed youth for up to six months in an aim to better support young job seekers. This is part of the city’s five-year measures for supporting the employment of young people. Seoul City Mayor Park Won
Dec. 9, 2015
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City Hall confirms signs of Gangnam smear campaign
Seoul City said Wednesday it had confirmed signs that the Gangnam district office conducted an online smear campaign against Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon amid deepening conflicts between the two parties over various infrastructure projects. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it verified circumstantial evidence that the Gangnam district government had systematically posted slandering online comments against the city government while advocating Gangnam district Mayor Shin Yeon-hee from October to
Dec. 9, 2015
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Herald Corp. acquires family-friendly certification
Herald Corp. acquired a family-friendly certification from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in recognition of promoting employees’ good balance between work and family life, the company said Thursday. The family-friendly certification is given to companies that provide exemplary welfare schemes for workers. The certification is valid for three years and can be extended for two additional years upon review.This is the first time a media company has received the family-friendly certifica
Dec. 9, 2015
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In digital age, teen violence takes new turn
The South Korean government has been striving to curb violence in various corners of society, including at schools, homes, workplaces and online. The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles delving into the reality and the country’s efforts to restrain the violence. This is the first installment. ― Ed.With technological development, the earlier constraints of time and space have slowly vanished as social networking enables people from across the world to instantly communicate online when
Dec. 8, 2015
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3 Indonesians deported for supporting al-Qaida
Three Indonesian migrants who were illegally residing in Korea have been deported on suspicion of supporting an international terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaida, South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday. The government deported a 32-year-old Indonesian man from South Korea on Dec. 1 and two others whose identities were withheld on Nov. 24 for violating the Immigration Control Act, the National Intelligence Service said. This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 14 shows fig
Dec. 8, 2015
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Police pressure exiled union chief
Korea’s police chief on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to Han Sang-kyun, the leader of the nation’s second-largest umbrella union currently seeking refuge at a Buddhist temple, to appear before officials by 4 p.m. Wednesday, warning of a forced entry and arrest if he refuses.Korean National Police Agency chief Kang Sin-myeong said that the police would “no longer tolerate Han’s evasion,” saying that the leader of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions “had led numerous illegal and violent protests
Dec. 8, 2015