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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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More women, seniors taking irregular jobs
More women and older workers are taking up irregular jobs in South Korea, showing that the “socially weaker” group remains less protected in the employment market, a report showed Sunday.Of all irregular workers, 53.8 percent were women as of March this year, a 5.2 percentage point rise from 48.6 percent in 2007, the Korea Employment Information Service said.The percentage of women holding regular jobs, meanwhile, declined to 37.7 percent from 38.4 percent during the same period.The ratio of mal
June 30, 2013
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Sejong City marks 1st year amid growing concerns
Sejong City, the nation’s administrative hub built some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, marks its first anniversary on Monday, amid growing concerns about administrative inefficiency, insufficient infrastructure and a lack of budget to further develop the town.The city has been a symbol of the nation’s efforts toward more balanced regional development. Spanning more than 465 square kilometers of land, Sejong is about 70 percent the size of Seoul. The city was planned to house a total of 36 centra
June 30, 2013
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Another South Korean shot dead in Philippines.
A South Korean man was shot dead in the Philippines on Saturday, said the South Korean embassy in Cebu City.The victim surnamed Jeong was shot twice in the head by two unidentified assailants around 3:00 p.m. (local time) on his way out after having a cup of tea with his colleagues. Jeong died on the spot.According to the local police and witnesses, the two gunmen who were seemingly Filipinos took off on their motorbikes after firing five to six times toward Jeong and his driver. Jeong‘s driver
June 30, 2013
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Korea to toughen punishment for domestic violence
The government will strengthen its early response to domestic violence calls and toughen punishment for uncooperative assailants, officials said Friday, as part of efforts to curb the recent upward trend in the number of domestic abuse cases.The government will also make it a rule for police to be accompanied by a professional counselor when called to a scene of a domestic violence case, they said.The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced these and other measures after a government po
June 28, 2013
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Minimum wage talks break down
Labor and management failed to agree on the minimum wage level for next year in their last-minute talks by the legal deadline on Thursday. The two sides came up with compromise proposals at the sixth meeting of Minimum Wage Council but failed to narrow differences, officials said. The 27-member panel consists of the same numbers of union, business and public interest representatives. When the negotiations began in April, labor unions demanded a 21.6 percent increase to 5,910 won ($5.18) per hour
June 28, 2013
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Military profited off entertainment soldiers: report
The Ministry of Defense is suspected of making a profit by selling videos made by its celebrity soldiers to their fans, an online news outlet in Seoul reported Friday.According to the eDaily, all “entertainment soldiers” are required to take an oath to uphold their duties, and the fourth clause of the oath states that the soldiers should give up all the intellectual rights of products they make during their service. Entertainment soldiers are those serving in an army unit that provides TV and ra
June 28, 2013
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Ex-police officer forges check
Choi Young-kil, who is on the nationwide wanted list for cashing a counterfeit check, has turned out to be a former police officer. The Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency said that Choi worked as a police officer from 1982 until he was fired at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Mobile Police Corps in 1990.An overseas travel ban has been placed on Choi, but he is speculated to have already fled Korea to avoid arrest. Choi and two other suspects cashed a forged 10 billion won ($ 8.73 million) ch
June 28, 2013
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Jung Yong-jin wins lawsuit against media
Jung Yong-jin, vice chairman of Shinsegae Group, won a lawsuit against an online media source, Dispatch, over privacy invasion. The Supreme Court handed out a ruling on Thursday that Dispatch’s report on the private family meeting of Jung and his then-fiancée is a violation of privacy law and portrait rights.The court ordered Dispatch to remove its article and pay 15 million won ($13,000) in compensation.Dispatch published the article two years ago, after taking photos of Jung’s family gathering
June 27, 2013
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Students sign up for drug tests to make money
As the summer vacation season begins, college students in South Korea are seeking part-time jobs to help pay for the next semester’s tuition. An increasingly popular choice is taking part in bioequivalent drug trials.Bioequivalent products are generic version of original patented drugs. Before they can be sold, drug firms have to test their products on human subjects to identify side effects.Some college students participate in the two-session experiments with each session requiring a three-day
June 27, 2013
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TV show host gets suspended jail term for illegal gambling
A comedian-turned TV show host received a suspended prison sentence Thursday for illegal gambling.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Yong-man to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, citing the seriousness of his crime.He was also ordered to do 120 hours of community service.The 45-year-old TV personality was indicted in April for betting some 1.3 billion won (US$1.13 million) with the use of at least two illegal sports betting websites from January 2008 to May 2011."His c
June 27, 2013
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One out of four Seoul citizens obese: report
Nearly 25 percent of adult citizens in Seoul are obese amid a lack of exercise, with the proportion on the rise for the fourth consecutive year in 2012, a report showed Thursday.According to the report by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 23.4 percent out of 23,165 surveyed citizens aged 19 or older were obese in 2012, with 31.6 percent among male citizens and 16.5 percent among women. The rate has been on a steady rise from 20.6 in 2008 when the municipal government began compiling related dat
June 27, 2013
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[Graphic News] Education spending
Expensive tuition fees and the government’s limited support for public education put heavy burden on Korean students and parents, according to the OECD’s 2013 Education at a Glance survey.
June 26, 2013
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Insurance coverage to sharply increase for four major diseases
The government plans to spend about 9 trillion won ($7.8 billion)over the next five years to sharply increase state insurance coverage for four major categories of illness.The Social Security Commission, a top government panel on welfare policies, discussed Wednesday the healthcare overhaul designed to relieve the financial burden of patients of cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disorder and rare and incurable diseases.Under the plan, patients’ average contribution to treatment costs for th
June 26, 2013
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Chadwick offers unique chance for global education
International School, Chadwick InternationalChadwick International, located in Songdo, presents a diverse range of programs, of remarkable depth and breadth, for students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. Opened in 2010, it is the second campus of Chadwick School, which was founded in 1935 in Palos Verdes, California, by Margaret Lee Chadwick. Chadwick differentiates itself from other foreign and international schools with a “one school, two campuses” model, which means that both campuses are
June 26, 2013
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Man charged with drug smuggling as airfreight
A 42-year-old South Korean man was arrested Wednesday on charges of smuggling methamphetamine disguised as snacks from the Philippines as airfreight.The officers at Hyehwa Police Department chased down a delivery on a tip-off about the drugs hidden under bags of dried banana chips.Ten grams of methamphetamine were discovered in the package that the suspect had ordered on June 21 to be delivered to his home in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.The suspect, surnamed Kim, is also under investigation for al
June 26, 2013
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S. Korea to toughen travel ban on nationals engaged in overseas sex trade
The government will implement tighter controls on the movement of citizens who have been caught buying or selling sex in foreign countries as part of efforts to effectively curb sex trafficking in and out of the country,officials said Wednesday. Measures include expanding the scope of sex offenders who can be banned from traveling abroad to include those who have seriously damaged Korea's national image through their involvement in sex trafficking abroad, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Fa
June 26, 2013
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Arrest warrant sought for CJ chairman Lee
The prosecution on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant against CJ chairman Lee Jay-hyun on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion. Lee, the nephew of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, could face up to nine years in prison if found guilty.Seoul Central District Court said it will review the request on Monday.Lee has long been accused of being involved in illegal activities through the group’s subsidiaries and executives. Lee reportedly admitted that he had ordered executives to create illegal funds.
June 26, 2013
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Seoul education office to enhance teaching of Chinese characters
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday it planned to encourage all primary and secondary schools to teach written Chinese staring this September.The Seoul education office is planning to hire retired teachers and parents for the classes run as part of after-school programs. During the class, students will learn words that are frequently used in current school textbooks, it said.The Seoul education office will set up an advisory panel this week to develop the curriculum and teaching
June 25, 2013
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Korea tops OECD in high-school attainment
Korea has the highest rate of high school graduates among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a report released by the organization on Tuesday.Nearly 98 percent of Koreans aged 25-34 have completed high school, putting the country first for this age group among the 34 OECD member countries.But the number of students per teacher stood at 19.6 in elementary schools and 18.8 in middles schools, still higher than the average of OECD members with 15.4 an
June 25, 2013
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Police to build palm print database
The police said on Tuesday they would develop a biometric database of palm prints to better catch criminals. According to the Korean National Police Agency, forensic investigators will start to collect palm prints at crime scenes and register the physical evidence in a planned national database. The police will also develop an image-clarifying tool for easier identification of palm prints by the end of this year, officials said.Palm prints can help police solve cases with insufficient evidence,
June 25, 2013