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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Chun’s family, associates banned from leaving country
The prosecution has imposed overseas travel bans on 40 people including former President Chun Doo-hwan, his relatives and associates who allegedly helped him conceal his assets, officials said on Thursday. Investigators also said they were considering requesting authorities in the United States, Singapore and the British Virgin Islands for judicial cooperation. The former president and his family are suspected of hiding massive assets overseas under borrowed names and by other illegal means such
July 25, 2013
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Controversial activist says will jump off bridge for cash
An outspoken men’s rights activist asked the public Thursday to lend him 100 million won (89,605), saying that he will jump off one of the bridges over Han River to promote his fund-raising effort.Sung Jae-gi, the head of a men’s rights organization Man of Korea, wrote on the homepage of his organization that he is throwing himself off a bridge on Friday. He explained the reason for his stunt as “to raise money to run Man of Korea and pay its debts.”“Dear citizens. I now put my life on the line
July 25, 2013
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Seven celebrity soldiers sent to military prison for scandalous
Seven celebrity soldiers who were caught on camera drinking and entering a massage parlor were sentenced to several days in a military prison for violating the military code of conduct, the defense ministry said Thursday.The soldiers faced unprecedented tough disciplinary actions after a local TV network last month secretly taped them. They included K-pop star Sangchu and Seven, drinking together in a private restaurant following a performance for a military event. Two of them were caught by a c
July 25, 2013
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Prosecution considers seeking int'l cooperation over ex-president's slush funds
Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to seek international legal cooperation as part of efforts to locate concealed assets of former President Chun Doo-hwan, who owes a massive fine to the state.Chun was ordered by the nation's top court in 1997 to return to the state coffers 220 billion won ($196.8 million) that he was found to have illegally accumulated during his term from 1980 to 1988. The former dictator, however, has so far paid only a quarter of the total, with some 167.2 billion won remai
July 25, 2013
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Radiation scare sweeps S. Korea
In light of a recent report that Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear had emitted radioactive steam, many South Koreans are expressing concern about the health risk that may stem from the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.Japanese media on Tuesday reported that steam containing high levels of radiation was detected near the No. 3 reactor building of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which was stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.According to Asahi Shimbun
July 25, 2013
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Virginia legislators push for use of 'East Sea' in textbooks
Efforts to publicize the name "East Sea" for the body of water between Korea and Japan in the U.S. state of Virginia have gained momentum with growing support from local legislators. A senior Republican member of the Virginia House, Time Hugo, announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation in next year's session to require all future textbooks approved by the Virginia Board of Education to note that the body of water is referred to as the East Sea as well as the currently used name of th
July 25, 2013
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U.S. prosecutors working on Yoon's sexual abuse case
City police said Wednesday they have wrapped up an investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving a former South Korean presidential spokesman."The Metropolitan Police Department has presented the facts of this matter to the United States Attorney's Office for their determination," Gwendolyn Crump, director of the police office of communications, told Yonhap News Agency.Yoon Chang-jung, 56, is accused of molesting a Korean-American female intern while he was visiting Washington in early May a
July 25, 2013
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Prosecution seizes gold, diamonds linked to Chun
The prosecution confiscated safe-deposit boxes kept under the names of former President Chun Doo-hwan’s family and the real estate assets of his son on Wednesday, as part of a widening probe into Chun’s hidden assets.Investigators also requested securities firms and insurance companies to provide transaction and deposit records of Chun’s family, relatives and associates.Prosecutors said they raided a number of financial institutions on Tuesday and seized seven safety deposit boxes borrowed under
July 24, 2013
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[Graphic News] Fertility rate forecast
The total fertility rate is the average number of children that would be born to a woman during her lifetime.
July 24, 2013
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Civilian experts to help respond to chemical mishaps
The government will sign an agreement Wednesday with an academic organization so authorities can receive assistance from civilian experts to swiftly respond to chemical accidents, the environment ministry said.The pact between the Ministry of Environment and the Korean Chemical Society requires both sides to share information on dangerous chemical materials and the facilities that deal with them as well as conduct a joint study.The Korean Chemical Society is the nation’s largest academic organiz
July 24, 2013
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Seoul to build 9 light rail lines over 10 years
Seoul City on Wednesday announced a plan to build nine new light rail transit routes over the next 10 years to reduce blind spots in its subway and bus networks.Officials said the new passenger train corridors on a combined 85.41 kilometers of routes will help improve public transport and reduce citizens’ reliance on roads.“Sticking to the rail-centered public transport policy, the city will restructure the system over the next 10 years, allowing citizens to get to any subway station within 10 m
July 24, 2013
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Korean Embassy worker robbed in Yemen
A South Korean Embassy employee in Yemen was attacked and robbed of his car by armed men in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, the embassy said, cautioning residents and travelers there.The robbery took place at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday when the South Korean Embassy staff was driving to work in Hadda area in downtown Sanaa. A blue sedan carrying two men armed with rifles first followed the South Korean staff’s car and then blocked his way in a quiet two-lane road before forcibly taking his vehicle, accor
July 24, 2013
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Korean freighter being held in Abu Dhabi for 2nd month
A South Korean cargo ship is being held at an Abu Dhabi port for the second straight month with one of the sailors aboard in critical condition due to illness, officials said Tuesday.The 16,000-ton freighter Pan Bless has been detained in the Abu Dhabi port since around May 20 for not paying fees. A local company that supplied fuel to the ship seized it through the port authorities, according to the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Administration.The Busan-based company that owns the fre
July 24, 2013
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Cultural understanding key to English learning
When I was little, I had a great opportunity to live in the U.S. with my family for almost two years, which is when I first learned English and made foreign friends. I attended ESL or English as a second language classes at school with other international students whose parents were graduate students there like mine. During the first few days, the most difficult flash card to remember was “bread and butter” because, for me, “bread,” “and” and “butter” were three “unassociated” words instead of o
July 24, 2013
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Calls mount to tighten reins on youth boot camps
A group of high school students last week braved blistering weather and wild sea waves to take part in a marine-style boot camp. But the camp turned into a nightmare when five died after being swept away by strong currents.The incident marks the second case of teen deaths at a private camp in less than a year, raising concerns over the growing number of unregulated private youth training facilities. There are reportedly 20 such camps across the country, and most of them run without licenses sinc
July 24, 2013
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‘Smoking rooms’ emerge due to antismoking policy
A new yet ambiguous type of business called a “smoking room” has emerged from Internet cafes due to strict regulations on non-smoking zones.The smoking ban in Internet cafes, which kicked off June 8, has reportedly put many café owners in financial difficulties with a dramatic drop in visitors, not to mention a maximum fine of three million won if violated.One Internet café in Bupyeong, Incheon put up a sign on July 11 saying, “1,000 won per hour in a smoking room with unlimited provision of Int
July 24, 2013
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Economic concerns drive college choices: report
College costs are driving decisions about which schools to attend, what to study and even where to live, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae.Parents no longer foot the largest portion of the bill, according to the lender‘s annual survey. That role goes to grants and scholarships, with student loans coming in third.While the recession has largely passed, economic worries have not and many families are making college choices driven by fears of tuition hikes and job losses, according t
July 24, 2013
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Fire breaks out at Samsung Electronics production line at Giheung
A fire broke out at a plant of Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chip and mobile phone maker, on Wednesday, firefighters and company officials said, adding that no one was injured. The fire started at 12:36 p.m. at a chimney above one of the production lines in Samsung's Giheung plant, located in Yongin, just south of Seoul, according to the firefighters.The blaze was put out in about 20 minutes, they added.No casualties were reported, company officials said, adding that the th
July 24, 2013
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Minister vows to stamp out unauthorized youth camps
The government and ruling party on Tuesday vowed to close youth summer camps with any safety or security concerns.“We’ll check all outdoor camps and force to stop them running unless safety of students is assured,” Education Minister Seo Nam-soo said at a government-ruling party meeting.His remarks came less than a week after five teenagers drowned at a private seaside summer camp at Taean Beach, South Chungcheong Province.“The incident occurred during the outdoor school activity, and I feel a g
July 23, 2013
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‘Fire truck that killed Asiana victim had no heat sensors’
The fire truck that ran over and killed a Chinese girl after an Asiana Airlines jet crash-landed on July 6 was not equipped with heat-sensing equipment, U.S. media reported Monday.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the vehicle that caused the death of 16-year-old Ye Mengyuan did not have forward-looking infrared technology. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requires all aircraft rescue trucks to install the equipment.A former FAA safety expert Ben Castellano told the newspaper the
July 23, 2013