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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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Rail workers threaten massive protest rally
Striking rail workers on Sunday threatened to stage a large-scale protest rally in Seoul this week unless the government withdraws its decision to set up a new rail operator that they claim is the first step toward privatization.Thousands of unionized rail workers went on strike on Monday after the government decided to set up a separate rail affiliate as part of its efforts to "rationalize" its heavily indebted rail operations.Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) denied that its move to set up a separ
Dec. 15, 2013
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Arrest warrants sought for officials linked to love child scandal
Prosecutors said Friday they were seeking arrest warrants for a presidential staffer and a Seoul district official accused of illegally viewing the personal information of an alleged illegitimate son of the former chief prosecutor.The presidential staffer, Cho Oh-young, is under suspicion of illegally accessing the information of the 11-year-old boy, including his name, resident registration number, family history and home address, via Cho In-je, a senior official at the Seocho District Office i
Dec. 13, 2013
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Senior prosecutors to guide sensitive cases
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced on Friday that its senior prosecutors will play a more active role in conducting investigations as part of its plans to improve its operations.Under the plans, a council of senior prosecutors serving as department chiefs will be formed to guide sensitive cases in order to prevent recurrences of recent controversies surrounding the prosecution’s investigation procedures. A scandal broke out in October when prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol claimed
Dec. 13, 2013
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Rail strike to disrupt commutes next week
Passenger train operations, including KTX bullet trains and the Seoul subway, are to face partial disruptions next week due to protracted strikes by rail workers.The Korean Railway Workers’ Union launched a general strike on Monday in protest of Korea Railroad Corp.’s plan to launch a subsidiary for a new bullet train line.The ongoing strike is likely to cause more confusion nationwide next week as KORAIL plans to reduce KTX bullet train operations by 12 percent, starting on Tuesday. Its subway
Dec. 13, 2013
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U.S. netizen files petition to remove comfort woman statue
An unnamed netizen submitted an online petition to the White House on Wednesday, calling for the removal of a monument to commemorate “comfort women,” a term referring to women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II.“Please remove the statue in a public park in Glendale, California. It is a statue of a Comfort Women masquerading as a peace statue while in essence, after reading the inscription, it is promoting hate towards the people and nation of Japan,” he or she said
Dec. 13, 2013
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[Photo News] Salvation Army campaign
Dec. 12, 2013
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Korea ranks sixth in world junior science competition
Korea has finished sixth at the International Junior Science Olympiad held from Dec. 3-12 in Pune, India, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The six members of the Korean team have claimed six medals, including one gold and five silver, to share sixth place with Vietnam among the 42 participating countries in the competition, the ministry said.Taiwan finished at the top of the medal table with six gold medals, while Thailand came in second with five gold medals and one
Dec. 12, 2013
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[Photo News] Rail strike
Dec. 12, 2013
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Prosecution on trail of celebrity prostitution ring
The prosecution is investigating a large prostitution ring involving female celebrities, it was revealed Thursday. The prosecutors’ office for Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, has been looking into the ring, allegedly involving about 30 female celebrities, for several months. The Ansan prosecutors’ public relations department declined to confirm the number of suspects. The investigators have questioned a number of suspects, and are now seeking a warrant to detain the individual alleged to have been in
Dec. 12, 2013
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No presidential pardons marking Christmas or New Year's Day
President Park Geun-hye has no plans to issue special pardons marking Christmas Day or New Year's Day, an official said Thursday.Senior presidential press secretary Lee Jung-hyun told reporters he hasn't heard of any talk of preparations for special presidential pardons yet. That means Park has no plan to exercise her clemency power this time around, he said.South Korean presidents have issued pardons to commemorate important holidays, such as Liberation Day -- which recognizes Korea's independe
Dec. 12, 2013
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Heavy snow hits Seoul, central regions
Heavy snow and freezing weather snarled traffic in Seoul and other central regions of the country Thursday. The state weather agency issued heavy snow alerts for the capital, Gyeonggi Province and mountainous areas in Gangwon Province after more than 3 centimeters of snow fell in the afternoon. The Seoul Metropolitan Government mobilized some 4,000 civil servants and 700 vehicles to remove snow from icy roads and streets.From news reports(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Dec. 12, 2013
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Army major indicted for sexual harassment faces additional charges
An Army major accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate officer -- which led the victim to commit suicide -- is believed to have physically and verbally abused six other female officers as well, a local human rights body said Thursday.According to the Center for Military Human Rights, an internal probe by the South Korean army found that the major in question had harassed the officers from June to September. He reportedly disparaged the victims’ looks and made them feel “sexually humili
Dec. 12, 2013
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Cyber command's psychological warfare unit under probe over smear campaign
Widening its probe into the scandal-ridden cyber command, military investigators have investigated all officials in charge of psychological warfare operations to look into their involvement in an alleged smear campaign, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The defense ministry's cyber command has come under investigation after some of its officials were caught posting political messages against the opposition camp ahead of last December's presidential poll.With suspicions lingering ov
Dec. 12, 2013
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Asiana pilot 'stressful' prior to San Francisco crash
The pilot of a South Korean airliner that crashed in San Francisco in July felt very stressed about touching down without a functioning instrument landing system to guide him, according to documents made public Wednesday.Three passengers died when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 clipped a seawall with its landing gear, skidded off the runway and burst into flames at the tragic end of an otherwise routine flight from Seoul on July 6.Another 182 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 777 were injured, i
Dec. 12, 2013
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Ministers warn of stern action against rail strike
Conflicts between the government and unionized rail workers intensified on Wednesday as the ministries threatened to take stern action against the employees if they continued their “illegal” strike against a new bullet train operation plan. Six related ministries issued a joint statement urging the workers to return to work and stressing that their actions were causing massive public inconvenience and hurting the nation’s economy. The Korean Railway Workers’ Union launched a general strike on Mo
Dec. 11, 2013
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[Photo News] Stepping on snow
Dec. 11, 2013
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Kookmin Bank officials face arrest for bribery
Prosecutors sought arrest warrants for two former Tokyo branch mangers of KB Kookmin Bank on bribery charges Wednesday in connection with a slush fund scandal involving the nation’s second largest lender. They and other workers in Kookmin’s Tokyo operation are alleged to have extended illegal loans worth about 170 billion won ($161 million) to unqualified customers in return for bribes between 2008 and 2012.Financial authorities and the prosecution suspected the kickbacks were channeled into its
Dec. 11, 2013
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‘Ewha key driver of women’s empowerment’
Foreigners are often perplexed by the English name of Korea’s first, top and fast-globalizing university for women, Ewha Womans University.The modified singular form is not a misspelling, but an embodiment of the proud founding spirit of the school. Ewha was established in 1886 when women were still regarded as second-class citizens, forced to sacrifice themselves to family, but on the verge of challenging male dominance in the wave of Westernization.In choosing “womans” instead of “women,” the
Dec. 11, 2013
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Korean workers take fewest days off: survey
An average South Korean employee uses seven vacation days out of a possible 10, making it one of the most vacation-deprived nations, according to a recent survey on worldwide holiday habits. Online travel agency Expedia conducted a “2013 Vacation Deprivation Study,” involving 8,500 employees across 24 countries and five continents. According to the data, the total average number of days off given to employees was 21.6 days, but respondents only took an average of 18.7 days off, showing that Kore
Dec. 11, 2013
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Hyosung chief summoned again over alleged tax evasion
The head of major family-run conglomerate Hyosung Group was called in Wednesday by prosecutors for a second day of questioning over suspicions of the group's tax evasion and slush funds.Cho Suck-rai appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul around 10:50 a.m. to undergo questioning.The 78-year-old chairman, who was grilled until late last night, was admitted last week at Seoul National University Hospital for cardiac arrhythmia. He was previously hospitalized fo
Dec. 11, 2013