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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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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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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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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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S. Korea seizes more than 100 kilo of methamphetamine in 2019
South Korea's customs agency said Friday it will take strong measures against drug smuggling after it confiscated more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in 2019. South Korea seized 116.7 kg of methamphetamine, a common illegal substance, also known as Philopon, last year, according to the Korea Customs Service. This was the second-largest volume, following the record 222.9 kg of Philopon confiscated in 2018. The number of cases in which at least a kilogram of methamphetamine was found cam
Jan. 31, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Explosion at leather factory kills at least 2, injures 8 others
A fire caused by an explosion broke out at a leather processing factory north of Seoul on Friday, killing at least two and injuring eight others, fire fighters said. The accident occurred at 11:25 a.m. at the factory in Yangju, 25 kilometers north of Seoul, according to the fire service. The eight injured people, including four foreign workers, were taken to a nearby hospital. Two of them are said to be seriously wounded. A total of 13 people, including one who was believed to have gone miss
Jan. 31, 2020
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Asan residents withdraw opposition to housing Korean evacuees from Wuhan
Residents of Asan in South Chungcheong Province said on Friday that they would not oppose accommodating South Koreans who had been airlifted from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center of a deadly coronavirus, earlier in the day. Some residents in the city and Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, have strongly protested the government’s plan to use facilities there as quarantine wards to house some 700 Koreans, who were evacuated from Wuhan, amid mounting fears over the rapid spread of
Jan. 31, 2020
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S. Korea reports 5 new coronavirus cases, total now at 11
Korea on Friday confirmed five more cases of a still rapidly spreading and deadly coronavirus, including four cases of human-to-human transmission, as the government struggles to rein in the virus. The total number of infected people here stands at 11. Two of the infected people were believed to have contracted the virus through a family member, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 55-year-old man, the country’s sixth confirmed case of the virus
Jan. 31, 2020
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Seungri indicted on overseas gambling, pimping charges
Seungri, the disgraced former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, has been indicted for allegedly gambling overseas and procuring prostitutes for investors. The scandal-ridden celebrity was indicted Thursday, without detention, on charges of overseas gambling and breaching the foreign exchange transaction act, as well as the act on the punishment of arranging commercial sex acts, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office. Seungri is accused of arranging sex services for acquain
Jan. 31, 2020
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First group of Wuhan evacuees arrive, placed in quarantine
The first group of Koreans evacuated from Wuhan, China, arrived in Korea on Friday. The flight carrying 368 Koreans out of the Chinese city at the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak arrived at Gimpo International Airport just before 8 a.m. One person was barred from boarding the flight in Wuhan after symptoms were detected. At Gimpo, passengers were screened for symptoms associated with the coronavirus infection. Of these, 14 people were sent to the National Medical Center and fou
Jan. 31, 2020
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S. Korea's first evacuation plane heads to China's Wuhan
A South Korean plane departed for China's coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan on Thursday to bring home hundreds of people unable to leave due to a citywide lockdown caused by the deadly contagious virus. The chartered Korean Air flight left Seoul's Incheon International Airport shortly after 8:45 p.m. It was expected to return home early Friday with some 360 South Korean citizens. The flight is one of two originally planned under Seoul's evacuation plan to bring home some 700 South Koreans from t
Jan. 30, 2020
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S. Korea reports 2 more new coronavirus cases, total now at 6
South Korea on Thursday reported two more cases of the new coronavirus, with one believed to be the country's first human-to-human transmission, bringing the total number of people infected here to six. Of the two, one, a 32-year-old man, recently returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the latest outbreak, but the other was confirmed to be the country's first human transmission case of the novel virus, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Jan. 30, 2020
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Wuhan virus anxiety ruins plans for Koreans
Wuhan virus fears are setting off a wave of cancellations of plans and events across the country, with many Koreans choosing to avoid crowds and gatherings. On Thursday, coastal cities Busan and Samcheok said they were scrapping plans for the annual celebration of Daeboreum, the first full moon of the year festival slated for early February. Busan City office said this year’s full moon festival, scheduled for the first weekend of February at its popular Gwangalli beach, has been cancele
Jan. 30, 2020
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Moon’s former chief of staff questioned; claims probe politically motivated
A former chief of staff to President Moon Jae-in accused the prosecutors investigating him and several other former and incumbent presidential secretaries of doing so with a “clear purpose” other than justice. Im Jong-seok, who served as the Cheong Wa Dae chief of staff from 2017-2019, made the remarks Thursday, before he faced a prosecutorial interrogation over his alleged role in a mayoral election-meddling scandal. “The prosecution should exercise its authority in a mo
Jan. 30, 2020
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[Brief] Jeju likely to suspend visa-free entry for Chinese
Jeju Island is considering suspending a visa-free entry program for Chinese visitors in a bid to prevent the inflow of those infected with the deadly coronavirus virus, the provincial government said Thursday. The government is discussing with the Ministry of Justice on imposing a temporary halt to the system that permits foreigners to stay on the island for 30 days without visa. “We are exchanging opinions such as measures to minimize the suspension period for Chinese visitors due t
Jan. 30, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Asan, Jincheon residents continue to protest accommodating evacuees from Wuhan
Residents of Asan and Jincheon continued on Thursday to protest the government’s plan to use facilities in their towns to quarantine some 700 Korean evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The evacuees -- first batch scheduled to be flown out of Wuhan Thursday night -- will be housed at a public officials training center in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, and a police training center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, for monito
Jan. 30, 2020
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Moon asks for calm, vows air-tight quarantine
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday asked for public trust in the government’s efforts to contain the new coronavirus, pledging secure management of facilities housing Koreans returning from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak. Speaking at a meeting to assess the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, which included an evacuation plan of South Korean nationals from the Chinese city, Moon called on ministries to deal sternly with “fake news&rdqu
Jan. 30, 2020
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Amnesty International urges Korea to take action on LGBT rights
Amnesty International on Thursday expressed concerns about the rights of sexual minorities in South Korea in its yearly human rights report, calling on the government and parliament to improve the situation. In a review of human rights in the Asia-Pacific region, released Thursday, the human rights organization hailed the Constitutional Court’s 2019 decision ruling the country’s abortion ban unconstitutional as a “historic step” for women’s rights. It also r
Jan. 30, 2020
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Seoul saw increase in eco-friendly vehicles
The total number of vehicles licensed in Seoul last year saw a decrease for the first time in seven years while the number of eco-friendly cars increased, government data showed Thursday. The number of vehicles registered in Seoul stood at 3.12 million last year, down 0.02 percentage point from a year earlier, according to the statistics from the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The number of hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles in Seoul skyrocketed by 21 percent, 56
Jan. 30, 2020
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Top court orders review of 'artist blacklist' ruling
South Korea's top court ordered a review of an earlier ruling that handed down prison terms to senior aides of ousted former President Park Geun-hye, citing the need to scrutinize their alleged power abuse. The Seoul High Court in January 2018 handed down jail terms to Kim Ki-choon and Cho Yoon-sun for keeping a secret register and giving disadvantages to artists who were deemed critical of the conservative president. The court sentenced Kim, former chief of staff, to four years in prison, an
Jan. 30, 2020
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Moon vows all-out efforts against new coronavirus, warns against fake news
President Moon Jae-in assured South Korean people Thursday that his government will take every necessary measure to contain the outbreak of a new deadly coronavirus and threatened strict steps against related fake news. "There can be no compromise on the safety of the people," he said in televised remarks, presiding over an inter-agency meeting in Seoul on the country's response to the virus, which originated in China. He urged the authorities here to be fully prepared for all scena
Jan. 30, 2020
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S. Korea expected to send evacuation planes to Wuhan late Thurs
South Korea is expected to send chartered flights to the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday night to airlift its nationals from the area placed under a lockdown, a foreign ministry official said. It would represent an hourslong delay from Seoul's original plan to evacuate around 700 South Koreans seeking to leave the epicenter of the deadly contagious virus by beginning to send in planes early Thursday. Two Korean Air planes were initially scheduled to take off at 10 a.m. and a
Jan. 30, 2020
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No additional new coronavirus cases reported in S. Korea, 28 potential cases monitored
South Korea's health authorities said Wednesday they have not diagnosed new additional cases of the new coronavirus in the country but are monitoring 28 other potential cases amid heightened quarantine rules. So far, the country has confirmed four cases of the novel virus, with the latest one reported Monday. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 187 people have experienced signs of the new virus strain since Jan. 3, and 155 have tested negative and been release
Jan. 29, 2020
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Residents of Jincheon, Asan refusing to welcome Korean evacuees from Wuhan
Residents of two central South Korean towns, formally picked Wednesday to house South Korean nationals evacuated from Wuhan, China, this week, are strongly protesting the government's decision as a threat to their health. The government said it will send about 700 South Korean nationals arriving from Wuhan to the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, and the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. Jinche
Jan. 29, 2020