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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Seoul’s two-year plan focuses on welfare
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon proposed a two-year city plan that focuses on welfare, economic harmony, jobs for young people and sustainable development of the capital. Park revealed his plan on Monday under the new vision entitled “the city created and enjoyed by citizens together” and announced a set of about 285 projects for welfare, economy, culture, sustainable development and citizen’s rights. The city plans to invest about 25 trillion won ($21 billion) in the new plan through the end of his t
Jan. 9, 2012
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Chinese man firebombs Japanese Embassy in Seoul
A Chinese man who claimed his grandmother was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II was arrested on Sunday for hurling four Molotov cocktails at the Japanese Embassy building in Seoul.The 36-year-old, identified by his surname Lui, was caught for throwing four Molotovs at the wall of the Japanese Embassy in downtown Seoul at around 8:18 a.m., officials at Jongno Police Station said.No injury or property damage was reported in the incident, they said.The man fro
Jan. 8, 2012
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Sex matters for elderly wellbeing
Education and interest necessary to help them lead an active, healthy lifeA man in his 70s recently called up the hotline for the elderly in need of sex consultation at the Planned Population Federation of Korea. He was frustrated with his inability to make love to his wife. “Over the past seven or eight years, she has refused any sexual intercourse. Whenever I feel the urge, all I can do is masturbate,” he told the counselor, adding that he feels miserable with sexless life.Another 75-year-old
Jan. 8, 2012
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Ahn Cheol-soo heads for U.S. to meet Bill Gates
Ahn Cheol-soo headed for San Francisco on Sunday to meet Microsoft founder Bill Gates to receive advice on charitable foundations and discuss the latest trends in information technology with other IT moguls. Ahn, who currently teaches at the Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, embarked on his trip to visit prestigious universities in Silicon Valley in search of new staff for the graduate school.His trip has drawn attention as it follows the announce
Jan. 8, 2012
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Sex significant for elderly: they are still active
Education and interest necessary to help them lead an active, healthy life By Bae Ji-sookA man in his 70s recently called up the hotline for the elderly in need of sex consultation at the Planned Population Federation of Korea. He was frustrated with his impotence, which inhibits him from making love to his wife. “Over the past seven or eight years, she has refused any sexual intercourse. Whenever I feel the urge, all I can do is masturbate,” he told the counselor, adding that he feels miserable
Jan. 8, 2012
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Korea to approve world’s 2nd batch of stem cell-based drugs: sources
Two South Korean biotechnology firms are expected to receive government approval for their stem cell drugs this month, paving the way for the world’s second batch of stem cell-based medicines to hit the market, sources said Sunday.The Korea Food and Drug Administration will likely approve “Cartistem” produced by Medipost Inc. for treatment of damaged cartilage in mid-January, they said. A stem cell-based anal fistula drug by Anterogen Co. will also receive official permission within this month.“
Jan. 8, 2012
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Female teachers dominate middle, elementary schools
The gender disparity among teachers here has grown over the past decade, raising concerns about a lack of male teachers in middle and elementary schools.The Education Ministry said Sunday that a survey it conducted on teachers in elementary, middle and high schools found that some cities have roughly one male teacher for every four female teachers.However, men still made up the majority of high-school teachers, with female high school teachers rising to 46 percent of the total in 2011 from 35 pe
Jan. 8, 2012
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Chinese man attacks Japanese Embassy in Seoul with firebombs
A Chinese man who claimed his grandmother was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II was taken into custody on Sunday for hurling four Molotov cocktails at the Japanese Embassy building in Seoul, police officers said. The 38-year-old, identified by his surname Liu,
Jan. 8, 2012
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Police investigating rumor of nuclear explosion in N. Korea
The national police said Saturday they have launched an investigation into an earlier market rumor about a nuclear explosion in North Korea, trying to determine if speculators had intentionally spread the false report to make profits.The Cyber Terror Response Center at the National Police Agency sai
Jan. 8, 2012
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Dosan Ahn Chang-ho inducted into Int'l Civil Rights Walk of Fame
An activist who fought to help Korea regain independence from Japanese colonial rule in the early 20th century has been inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, organizers for the ceremony said Friday.Ahn Chang-ho was the first East Asian honored in the walk of fame at t
Jan. 7, 2012
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Police investigating rumor of nuclear explosion in N. Korea
The national police said Saturday they have launched an investigation into an earlier market rumor about a nuclear explosion in North Korea, trying to determine if speculators had intentionally spread the false report to make profits.The Cyber Terror Response Center at the National Police Agency sai
Jan. 7, 2012
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Six arrested in South Africa for kidnapping South Koreans
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― South African police arrested Thursday six people suspected of luring a South Korean man and his daughter to the country with a money-making scam, then kidnapping them for ransom, a spokesman said.“The 65-year-old father and his daughter, who is in her 30s, apparently responded to an email from the suspects promising tens of millions of dollars. The duo arrived in South Africa from South Korea on Tuesday,” said national police spokesman McIntosh Polela in a statement.Upon th
Jan. 6, 2012
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Court may be televised on selective basis
The Supreme Court is considering broadcasting the trials of controversial cases on TV in order to regain public credibility. However, the plan is expected to invite controversy over human rights infringement since personal identification as well as information could be disclosed to public without censorship. According to the nation’s top court, the idea was initiated by Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae who has been alarmed by the public antipathy and distrust toward the court over several thorny case
Jan. 6, 2012
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Rep. Koh summoned over vote buying
The prosecution on Friday asked Rep. Koh Seung-duk of the ruling Grand National Party to show up at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office Sunday to explain his allegation of vote-buying during party’s past leadership election. Koh’s testimony is expected to shake the ruling party, which is now undergoing major leadership reformation to woo voters ahead of the April 11 general election and Dec. 19 presidential election.According to investigators, the summons came a couple of days after Koh divulg
Jan. 6, 2012
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Seoul to launch inter-agency body against school violence
Chiefs of four major government organizations in Seoul agreed to launch a permanent consultative committee on Friday as part of recent government efforts to weed out school violence. The anti-school violence efforts come after a string of suicides by school bullying victims that began last month. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, chairman of Seoul Metropolitan Council Hu Kwang-tai, acting superintendent of the city’s education office Lee Dae-young and commissioner of the police agency of the capital Le
Jan. 6, 2012
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Korea to spend $126m to support drug firms
The government unveiled a set of plans on Friday to nurture 12 globally competitive pharmaceutical companies by 2020.The plans are intended to develop Korea into the seventh-largest power in the industry. Under the arrangement presented by Health and Welfare Minister Rim Che-min to President Lee Myung-bak, 12 firms will develop 10 new drugs, and the country will take up 5.4 percent of the global pharmaceutical export market in eight years. Its current market share is 0.2 percent.The ministry wil
Jan. 6, 2012
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Students in Gwangju bullying case face criminal punishment
A student accused of beating a 14-year-old boy who later committed suicide in the southwestern city of Gwangju last month is expected to face legal action, as the police have decided to take tougher measures against school violence. The boy is believed to have killed himself after being brutally bullied by his peers.The Gwangju Police said that they will issue an arrest warrant for a 15-year-old middle school student on charges of assaulting the victim and other students and taking money from th
Jan. 6, 2012
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Revised criminal law puts leash on prosecutors
New regulations will put in place stricter requirements for search warrants issued in criminal investigations to prevent personal and irrelevant information from being leaked by prosecutors, the Supreme Court said Thursday.Taking effect this year, the revised Criminal Procedure Law will include a new article pertaining to the seizure of electronic storage devices, designed to prevent irrelevant information from being seized by prosecutors.“This will compel more care in prosecutors’ searches and
Jan. 5, 2012
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Smartphone app to help users to quit smoking
The Korean Association of Smoking and Health has released a smartphone application which helps users quit smoking. The program, named “nageumja,” offers a tool to diagnose smoking addiction status, anti-smoking guidelines by the level of addiction, ways to overcome withdrawal symptoms and other tips. “The application does not only encourage smokers into quit puffing but also help them easily over the side effects and other obstacles on the way to giving up smoking,” the organization said in a pr
Jan. 5, 2012
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NK spy indicted after coming to South in disguise as defector
Prosecutors on Thursday indicted an alleged North Korean spy suspected of impersonating a defector seeking to settle in South Korea.The 47-year-old man surnamed Kim, believed to be a former agent of the North’s military intelligence unit, was charged with entering South Korea in June last year on a mission of pro-North espionage, according to the prosecutors.Kim crossed Tumen River near the northern border of North Korea and traveled to Thailand with 14 other North Korean defectors through a bro
Jan. 5, 2012