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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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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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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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[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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Seoul to offer field trips to foreign visitors
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide field trips to foreign visitors to the capital to increase their understanding of Korean culture and promote the city, officials said Thursday. The city government plans to offer 1,000 foreign visitors this year a chance to experience Korean culture during their stay in the capital. The program was launched in 2008 to promote the city to foreign visitors. City officials say that this year the program is designed to publicize the 2012 Yeosu Expo from
April 12, 2012
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No bomb on Korean Air jetliner
TORONTO (AP) ― A spokeswoman for Korean Airlines says no bomb was found after authorities searched a Boeing 777 that was diverted to a Canadian military base after the airline’s U.S. call center received a bomb threat.Korean Air spokeswoman Penny Pfaelzer said Wednesday the 149 passengers are on their way to Vancouver, British Columbia’s airport where the plane will be refueled before heading to Seoul.Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets from Portland, Oregon, escorted the plane to Canada’s Comox air base
April 12, 2012
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Mongolian teachers to work in Korean schools
Mongolian teachers will teach South Korean students and help provincial communities improve their understanding of multicultural families under a teacher-exchange program.The Korean Education Ministry said Thursday that 20 teachers would be assigned to nine local elementary or middle schools with a concentration of multiethnic students including Mongolian children.They will spend two months from April 23 mostly at schools in Mongolian communities in Gangwon Province. They are to teach English or
April 12, 2012
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Police suspect Suwon killer had more victims
Suwon victim violently resisted attacker while awaiting rescue by policeA young woman claimed that a man similar to the killer in the brutal rape and murder in Suwon had attempted to kidnap her last year in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, police officials said Wednesday.The testimony by the 26 year old is leading investigators to believe that 42-year-old Wu Yuangchun’s vicious rape and murder of a young woman in Suwon was premeditated, and that there may have been other incidents.“I escaped from someo
April 12, 2012
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Missing student found dead
A female college student who went missing in Busan on April 4 was found dead Thursday in a riverside pond near her home. Moon Jeong-min leaving Haeundae library in Busan last Wednesday. (Yonhap News)There were no traces of injury or attack, the Busan Haeundae Police Station said. The body of 21-year-old Mun Jeong-min was discovered eight days after she disappeared while taking a walk at night. “He
April 12, 2012
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No bomb found on Korean Air jetliner
TORONTO (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Korean Air says no bomb was found after authorities searched a Boeing 777 that was diverted to a Canadian military base after the airline's U.S. call center received a bomb threat.Korean Air spokeswoman Penny Pfaelzer said Wednesday the 149 passengers are on their way to Vancouver, British Columbia's airport where the plane will be refueled before heading to Seoul
April 12, 2012
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Lawyer kills Korean husband, herself in U.S.
A lawyer in Georgia allegedly shot her Korean husband dead and fatally injured a woman before killing herself, according to local media Wednesday.The motive behind the shooting was not released yet, but local police said that the shooter’s husband had an affair with the unidentified female victim.Reports claimed that the suspect 44-year-old Sylvia Jean Junn, was an Asian immigrant attorney.Jun all
April 12, 2012
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Murder case reveals emergency line flaws
The recent murder in Suwon has brought the 112 emergency service under fire, as police failed to find a 28-year-old woman for 13 hours after she called for a help. She was brutally murdered on April 1 despite calling with a specific location hours earlier. The case has prompted an outpouring of criticism of the 112 emergency hotline’s tracking ability and lack of a detailed search manual. Under the current location information protection law, the 112 hotline is not allowed to track a caller’s lo
April 11, 2012
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Voters, young and old, seek change
Partisan fighting makes voters wonder whether parties are sincere about pledgesPolling booths throughout the nation saw a steady stream of voters, all hoping for a different kind of politician, despite Wednesday’s wet start.Voters were looking for character more than the same old campaign pledges.“Everyone wants someone who works hard and is capable but I think more than anything we need someone who has good intentions,” said 22-year-old Kim Min-young.“I don’t want change in a specific direction
April 11, 2012
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Election watchdog‘s Web site attacked before elections
The web site of the national election watchdog came under a cyber attack on the eve of Wednesday‘s general elections, watchdog officials said.The web site was hit by a so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack late Tuesday between 10:27 p.m. and 11:01 p.m., officials at the National Election Commission (NEC) said. A search engine on the Web site, which helps voters find their designated polling station, was also attacked between 11:02 p.m. and 11:20 p.m., they said.The NEC said it re
April 11, 2012
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Korean Air passenger jet diverted after bomb threat
A Korean Air passenger jet heading to Seoul made an emergency landing at a Canadian Air Force base after receiving a bomb threat, the country’s flag carrier said Wednesday. A Korean Air Boeing 777 rests on the runway of a Canadian Forces base in Comox on Vancouver Island on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)Its Boeing 777-200 was diverted at around 7:40 a.m. Korean time when the airline’s U.S. call center rec
April 11, 2012
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Man caught forcing homeless, disabled into slave labor
Authorities here arrested 11 people Tuesday on charges of trafficking more than 100 disabled and homeless people into forced labor in the past 20 years.According to the Korea Coast Guard, a 47-year-old man was arrested with his nephew, daughter, older brother and sister, and six other associates on charges of kidnapping, trafficking and embezzlement.Officials report that the man had set up a motel in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and lured the homeless and people with disabilities into their es
April 10, 2012
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Seoul City to implement food waste metering system in 2013
Seoul City said Tuesday residents will have to pay to throw away their food waste next year.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, all residents in the capital’s 25 districts will be required to pay for the volume or weight of the food waste they throw away starting in January 2013.Currently only residents living in homes within 18 districts follow the food trash metering system, while the rest of the capital’s residents pay a flat rate. Residents living in apartments and villas pay a f
April 10, 2012
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86% of tots receive all suggested vaccinations
Some 86 percent of 3-year-olds across the country have been inoculated with all the state-recommended vaccinations, the nation’s disease control agency said on Monday.That proportion is short of the national target of 95 percent, it added.According to a report on the vaccination rate, compiled by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the first time, 86.3 percent of 3 year olds were found to have received all seven vaccines recommended to be given before they are 2 years old. T
April 10, 2012
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Too much salt increases chance of obesity: study
Eating too much salt can increase the risk of obesity, especially for teenagers, a government study found on Tuesday. According to a joint study by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, teenagers in the top 20 percent in terms of salt intake are 1.77 times more likely to be overweight than those in the bottom 20 percent. For adults, the top 20 percent are 1.2 times more at risk of becoming overweight than the bottom 20 percent. “The relationship between salt i
April 10, 2012
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Suwon murder premeditated: police
112 line mishandles call; police ask sister to go to fire station to locate phoneThe suspect in the Suwon murder case is likely to have planned the crime despite his testimony that it was not premeditated.More than a week after the murder took place the police have analyzed images taken by a security camera located about 50 meters away from the scene where the suspect first came into contact with the victim.The footage shows the suspect, a Chinese national named Wu, hiding behind a utility pole
April 10, 2012
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Teachers to get legal aid for disputes
The government said Tuesday it will provide legal services to school teachers caught in disputes with their students or parents as they face increasing pressure to tackle violence at schools and other problematic issues.At a weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, the government said it will require each municipal and provincial education office to hire a full-time lawyer and form a legal support group.These support groups are expected to give legal advice to all te
April 10, 2012
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City bans taxis from Mount Nam
Seoul City announced Monday that taxis carrying foreigner fares will no longer be allowed up Mount Nam.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the government will instead run shuttle buses from tourist sites surrounding the mountain to accommodate tourists visiting the popular site in the heart of the capital.Until now, Seoul City allowed the operation of taxis carrying foreign passengers on the mountain, but will implement the new ban on May 10. To preserve the environment of the centra
April 9, 2012
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Dwight schools seeks individualized education
The head of the Dwight Family of Schools came here Monday to oversee the opening of its new Seoul branch later this year.Stephen Spahn, Dwight’s chancellor and headmaster for over the past 40 years, is hoping to create a mlange between Korea’s education system and Dwight’s own international system.According to Spahn, he chose Korea because of its reputation in the international community for its academic fervor and hopes to merge that with his basic philosophy that every child has a “spark of ge
April 9, 2012
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More teachers insulted by students, parents
Teachers’ group attributes violations to ordinance for greater student rightsMore teachers are being insulted or beaten by students or parents while on their student conduct duties, a report found Sunday. According to the Korean Federation of Teachers’ Association, a conservative teachers’ group, cases that involve infringement upon teachers’ responsibilities and rights have increased 12-fold from 22 cases in 1991 to 287 in 2011. The report was based on reports to the teacher’s group over the la
April 9, 2012