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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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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Gov't to create nearly 1 million part-time jobs to boost employment
The government said Tuesday it will create nearly 1 million decent part-time jobs by 2017 as part of an effort to boost the country's employment rate by diversifying employment patterns and to give women, adolescents and the elderly more chances to work. It is one of the key measures under the government's comprehensive policy roadmap to raise the employment rate to 70 percent, a main pledge made by President Park Geun-hye during last year's election campaign. The latest government data showed S
June 4, 2013
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Project gives English voice to victims of sex slavery
A project is underway to translate into English the testimonies of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan in the early part of the 20th century.The project, conducted by a team of professional translators and a foreign editor, began in December last year as part of efforts to bring more international attention to the issue. The group is currently translating the testimonies of Kim Bok-dong and nine other victims. So far, six of the 234 testimonies collected since 1991 have bee
June 3, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Former NIS chief accused of corruption
Won Sei-hoon, a former spy chief and long-time aide to former President Lee Myung-bak, is likely to face charges for personal corruption as well as his role in intelligence agents’ illegal intervention in politics. Prosecutors are investigating allegations that he received bribes from a private construction firm while he served as chief of the National Intelligence Service. During a raid of the agency, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office seized documents reportedly containing a list o
June 3, 2013
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Seoul mayor hints at raising taxi fares
Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon said Monday that raising the minimum taxi fare was “inevitable” due to rising costs. Speaking on a radio show, Park said increases in gas prices had not been reflected in the taxi fares and many other cities and provinces had already raised the minimum charge.The current minimum taxi fare is 2,400 won in Seoul, and each local government has the authority to adjust the base fare. The city government is reportedly working on setting on an appropriate increase and pla
June 3, 2013
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Singer Jang accuses netizen of slander
Singer Jang Yoon-jeong, who is embroiled in a money dispute with her mother and brother, has filed a complaint against an operator of her Internet fan website for allegedly posting slanderous comments about her, police said Monday.South Incheon-dong Police Station said it recently summoned a website operator for posting malign comments about the singer. Some 29 posts written by the operator were related to Jang’s family.“I just posted what I heard from Jang’s mother, whom I’ve been acquainted wi
June 3, 2013
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S. Korea resolves to be successful at next two Winter Olympics
Top South Korean winter sports officials and athletes Friday reaffirmed their resolve to be successful at the next two Winter Games, announcing steps to improve training environments and introduce scientific approach to Olympic preparations.About 150 officials and athletes descended on the National Training Center in Seoul for an event to declare their goals for successful Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and then in PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town, in 2018.Yoo Jin-ryong, minist
June 3, 2013
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New food waste rules raise concerns
From this month on, what you don’t eat, you pay for.Municipalities started to charge residents based on the volume or weight of their food trash as of Sunday as part of efforts to reduce processing costs and save energy.Of 144 local district offices, 129 are the first to introduce various methods to charge for food waste. They include having residents pre-pay for waste management by purchasing standard plastic bags, tags and stickers. The pay-as-you-throw rule also includes a weight-based system
June 2, 2013
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Court procedures of Taean oil spill damage suits streamlined
Victims of the country's worst oil spill in 2007 will be able to receive speedy trials for their damages suits, judicial officials said Sunday, amid legal wrangling over compensation that has dragged on for years.The spill occurred when a Samsung Heavy Industries barge carrying a construction crane broke free and rammed an anchored Hong Kong-registered tanker in December 2007, spilling more than 12,000 tons of crude oil into the West Sea near the coastal county of Taean. Miles of beaches, notabl
June 2, 2013
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Seoul feared to face possible power shortage in near future
South Korea may soon face a power shortage with the scheduled shutdown of another nuclear reactor for maintenance while temperatures continue to rise, officials said Sunday.According to officials from the Korea Power Exchange (KPX), the country's power reserves are expected to drop to around 3 million kilowatts this week.The officials said the reserves level will likely drop to less than 3 million kilowatts in the following week. A power shortage warning is issued when the reserves dip to below
June 2, 2013
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[Photo News] No tobacco day
May 31, 2013
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Prosecutors widen probe into school admissions
Prosecutors are investigating another international middle school in Seoul as part of an admissions fraud scandal involving a number of teachers and parents.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office announced on Friday that several teachers and faculty from the Daewon International Middle School were under its investigation.They are suspected of receiving money from parents in exchange for admitting unqualified students, according to the prosecutors. The Seoul Council for Education, the umb
May 31, 2013
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Woongjin chairman faces financial fraud probe
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into accusations that the head of Woongjin Group, a troubled mid-size conglomerate, fraudulently issued commercial papers, officials said Friday.The probe comes as the nation’s securities regulator reported Yoon Seok-keum and four other executives of the conglomerate to the Seoul prosecution for alleged unfair trading last month.Officials of the regulator have recently been summoned for questioning, prosecutors said, adding that they will soon call in W
May 31, 2013
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Street cat bowls to be installed in Gangdong-gu
Gandong-gu district office on Friday said it would install pet bowls near its 18 community service centers for feral cats. It is the first time for a local administration to implement such a measure.According to the district office, installing pet bowls and providing regular meals for street cats would be beneficial for the community as it discourages them from tearing garbage bags out of hunger. The office also expects the plan to help raise the awareness of animal welfare rights. “This project
May 31, 2013
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Female Army officer found dead with gunshot wound
A female Army officer was found dead on Friday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, military officials said, noting investigations are underway to find the exact cause of the incident.The 30-year-old Army captain, surnamed Hong, was found dead inside her car by her colleagues at 8:10 a.m. in her unit in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, with a gunshot wound in the neck, a senior Army official said, asking customary anonymity. A K-1 rifle and its bullet shell were found inside the car that was
May 31, 2013
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Head of elite Army academy offers to retire over sexual assault case
The commanding general of South Korea's elite military academy has offered to retire to take responsibility for a recent sexual assault case on campus, Army officials said Thursday.Army Lt. Gen. Park Nam-soo, head of the Korea Military Academy located in Seoul, said he will leave the military to hold himself accountable for the sexual assault allegation surrounding a senior male cadet, Army officials said. The military police have arrested the cadet, who is being accused of sexually assaulting a
May 31, 2013
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Panel agrees on wage peak system
A tripartite body of labor, business and government reached an agreement Thursday to create more quality part-time jobs and implement a wage peak system in a concerted effort to expand employment opportunities for the young and the senior citizens.The landmark agreement is expected to pave way for President Park Geun-hye’s campaign pledge to raise the nation’s employment rate to 70 percent by 2017 from the present 59.8 percent. The labor panel has decided to work together to reduce work hours, p
May 30, 2013
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[Newsmaker] KCIJ makes waves with tax haven revelations
The Korea Center for Investigative Journalism, or Newstapa, is making waves with its revelations of high-profile Koreans who use tax havens to store their wealth.Founded in 2012 by a group of journalists, the KCIJ is an independent online media outlet that states its purpose as “delivering the truth to the public, and not using press releases distributed by those with power and money.” Saying that they have judged that the revealed related information “serves the public’s right to know and the
May 30, 2013
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Prosecution expands probe into river project
Prosecutors are looking into allegations that more local builders colluded to clinch bids for the previous administration’s highly controversial project to refurbish the country’s four major rivers, officials said Thursday.The administration of former President Lee Myung-bak carried out the 22.2 trillion won ($19.8 billion) project to refurbish the rivers, saying it would generate thousands of jobs, improve water supply and prevent floods. But critics have long accused the mega project of being
May 30, 2013
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Kindergarten teachers to face stronger penalties for abuse
Kindergarten teachers who are caught abusing children will face stronger punishment such as a 10-year ban on establishing or working at childcare centers, the ruling party said Thursday.The measures, announced by the government earlier this month, plan to be introduced into law before the end of this year, the Saenuri Party said in a press release following a meeting with relevant government officials.The current punishment for child abuse is a maximum three-year ban on establishing or working a
May 30, 2013
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Female-only law school ruled constitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that allowing only female students to enroll at law schools run by women-only universities is constitutional.In 2008, the government approved a total of 25 local universities, including Ewha Womans University in Seoul, to create U.S.-style three-year law schools. Ewha Womans University Law School has since annually admitted 100 female students.Soon after that decision, two male law-student hopefuls filed a petition with the court, arguing that the female-o
May 30, 2013