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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Mount Rainier snowshoer burned money for warmth
TACOMA, Washington (AP) -- A snowshoer who was lost in a blizzard for two days on Washington state's Mount Rainier said he stayed alive by digging out a snow tunnel and burning dollar bills for warmth. In this Monday, Jan. 16 photo provided by Yong Chun Kim, of Tacoma, Wash., Kim flashes a victory s
Jan. 18, 2012
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Watchdog rules against bathhouse on discrimination
It is discriminatory to deny service based on a customer’s ethnicity, the state’s human rights watchdog said Tuesday.The ruling by the National Human Rights Commission came after a bathhouse in Busan denied service to a naturalized Korean last year.The NHRC recommended the bathhouse cease denying service to non-ethnic Koreans and foreigners in the November 25, 2011 ruling.It also recommended the Busan Metropolitan Government and the Dong District Office where the bathhouse is located implement m
Jan. 17, 2012
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Seoul begins work on 2nd Antarctic research base
South Korea begin construction of its second research station in the Antarctic Tuesday to bolster the country’s understanding of resources and wildlife in the polar region, the government said.The Jang Bo-go base, named after a ninth-century admiral who helped strengthen the country’s maritime trade in East Asia, is scheduled to be completed in Terra Nova Bay by March 2014, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The country’s search for the site of a second Antarctic
Jan. 17, 2012
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Watchdog rules against bathhouse on discrimination
It is discriminatory to deny service based on a customer’s ethnicity, the state’s human rights watchdog said Tuesday.The ruling by the National Human Rights Commission came after a bathhouse in Busan denied service to a naturalized Korean last year.The NHRC recommended the bathhouse cease denying service to non-ethnic Koreans and foreigners in the November 25, 2011 ruling.It also recommended the Busan Metropolitan Government and the Dong District Office where the bathhouse is located implement m
Jan. 17, 2012
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‘Half of bullying victims don’t seek help’
Primary school students believe reports make their problems worseOne out of four of Seoul’s fourth through sixth graders in elementary school has experienced bullying, but half of the victims haven’t sought help, a children’s organization poll showed Tuesday. ChildFund, an international child sponsorship group, found that 25 percent of elementary school students in Seoul between the fourth and sixth grades have encountered bullying in school. The poll of 1,377 fourth through sixth graders from S
Jan. 17, 2012
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‘Low birthrate serious, education costs to blame’
Nine out of 10 people in Korea say the low birthrate is serious, but are reluctant to have children due to financial problems, a survey by the Health Ministry showed Tuesday. The majority of the respondents supported the government’s pro-birth campaigns but said society was not yet ready to support child rearing. According to the nationwide survey of 2,000 adults, 86.6 percent said the falling birthrate was serious, and 91.1 percent said Korea advancement into an aging society was a critical sit
Jan. 17, 2012
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Canadian returns to Korea to confess girlfriend’s murder
Police plan to seek an arrest warrant Tuesday for a former expat who returned to Korea to confess the murder of his girlfriend.According to Yongsan Police Station, the 38-year-old Canadian confessed Saturday to the murder of his Korean girlfriend three years ago, which was initially ruled a suicide.Police said the expat confessed he had suffered from paranoia believing that his girlfriend was planning to have him murdered after the couple began to fight over religious differences and marriage is
Jan. 17, 2012
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Voters allowed to comment on policies before polls
Voters and non-governmental organizations will be able to openly criticize or praise policies of the government and political parties during the official campaign period, National Election Commission’s guidelines showed Tuesday.Under the guidelines, which were sent out to the 16 regional election watchdogs, individual voters and NGOs are able to publicly criticize government and party policies during the 180 days before the election.However, voters will continue to be restricted from mentioning
Jan. 17, 2012
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University back to pen and paper for contest
Ewha Womans University held an old-fashioned essay contest to counter student’s growing dependency on electronic devices, officials said Tuesday.The Seoul university said it held its first ever book report writing contest Monday banning the use of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices in an effort to “unplug” the students.In one of the most wired countries in the world, the contest was a new experience for most.“I initially applied because I thought it would be fun, but actually sit
Jan. 17, 2012
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Lee’s ex-business partner probed in BBK case
Prosecutors launched an investigation into whether President Lee Myung-bak’s brother-in-law fabricated a scandal to put one of Lee’s former business partners in trouble and allow Lee to evade stock fraud charges.The case may deal a blow to the ruling party in the general elections, as it involves a close relative of the president, who is already under fire for other financial scandals. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Lee’s ex-business partner Kim Kyung-joon had filed a compla
Jan. 17, 2012
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Chun Doo-hwan building reopens as exhibition hall
The VIP guest house formerly operated by Ilhae Foundation in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province is being opened to the public for the first time in 27 years. On Tuesday, the Korea International Cooperation Agency announced that the exhibition marking 20 years of Korea-Vietnam diplomatic relations and 1,000 years of exchange between the two nations will be held at the facility starting Wednesday.The exhibition will run for six months. The KOICA gained management rights over the facility from the Ministr
Jan. 17, 2012
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N. Korea suspected of trying to hack into Seoul university
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is suspected of masterminding last year's attempt to hack into the e-mail accounts of a Seoul university's graduate school alumni, school officials said Tuesday.The Graduate School of Information Security at Korea University said it has conducted a joint invest
Jan. 17, 2012
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Chinese firebomber entertains police
A Chinese man booked for throwing firebombs at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul has reportedly been hailing Korea and showing signs of other bizarre behavior, officers reported Monday.According to the Jongno Police Station, 38-year-old Liu who was arrested last week for throwing four Molotov cocktails at the embassy here has been singing Korea’s national anthem and cursing Japan in fluent Korean.The Chinese, here on a tourist visa, has gained popularity among the officers as an “eccentric” individu
Jan. 16, 2012
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340,000 irregular public workers to get job security
The government plans to renew the employment contract of 340,000 irregular workers at government and public organizations on a regular basis, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Monday. Those irregulars whose job status will be upgraded to quasi-regular with a contract renewal guarantee will be able to retire at the same age as other regular workers, but will be paid less than them.The Labor Ministry asked government agencies and their affiliate organizations, including public corporations
Jan. 16, 2012
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U.S. scholar stresses natural, easy way of English learning
A prominent U.S. scholar in second-language education has proposed a method of learning English which emphasizes reading, running counter of traditional way based on grammar. “There has been a lot of suffering in English class when you were learning a foreign language, and it was unnecessary,” said Stephen Krashen, emeritus professor of education at the University of Southern California. He remarked at a lecture to Korean parents on optimal English education in Seoul on Monday that easy language
Jan. 16, 2012
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New forms of school violence emerging
Attackers extort clothes, cyber bully, force online game subscriptionThe following is the first of a series of articles on school violence brought into public spotlight following the recent student suicides caused by bullying. ― Ed. New forms of school bullying are emerging as technology develops and society becomes more prosperous. Alerted by shocking school bullying that has driven victims to suicide, the government is updating its view of school violence.Last December, a 13-year-old middle sc
Jan. 16, 2012
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Men arrested for smuggling gold in rectums
South Korean customs officials say they have arrested eight men over a scheme to allegedly smuggle gold bars out of the country by hiding them in their rectums.The Korea Customs Service said Monday the men allegedly transformed $260,000 in gold bars into small beads and smuggled them in their rectum
Jan. 16, 2012
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Workers’ wage gap hits new record in 2011
The gap between workers in the highest and lowest wage brackets hit its widest margin ever last year, a labor research institute said Sunday, pointing to the country’s increasing wage polarization.Last year, the country’s highest wage bracket representing the top 20 percent of wage earners took home 5.4 times the salary received by the lowest bracket representing the bottom 10 percent, the Korea Labor Institute said. Last year’s gap marks the starkest level recorded since the country’s statistic
Jan. 15, 2012
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Freight vessel explosion in West Sea kills at least 5
A freight ship carrying oil exploded in waters off the port city of Incheon Sunday morning, killing five crew members and causing six others to go missing, the Coast Guard said. The explosion of the 4,191-ton vessel Doola No. 3 took place in waters five kilometers north of Jawol Island near Incheon around at 8:05 a.m., the Coast Guard said. Five people aboard the ship were rescued.A total of 11 Korean and five Myanmarese crewmen were aboard the ship, the Coast Guard said. Doola Shipping, which
Jan. 15, 2012
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Police heighten efforts to root out school violence
Police said Sunday they will significantly increase the number of officers tasked with tackling school violence, which has been the subject of public uproar following several suicides by bullied students.The National Police Agency said it will soon begin talks with the government to increase the number of new hires for its anti-school violence mission.The new employment plan is expected to help equip the 249 police stations nationwide with at least one police officer exclusively tasked with figh
Jan. 15, 2012