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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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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Seoul to limit Wuhan chartered flight to asymptomatic Koreans
The chartered flight for taking South Koreans out of Wuhan, China will be limited to those without any related symptoms, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. The decision directly contradicts Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo’s statement earlier in the day. According to the Health Ministry, the four chartered flights out of Wuhan will be limited to those without symptoms, in line with Chinese authorities’ decision. A Health Ministry official said
Jan. 29, 2020
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Seoul pushes to include symptomatic Koreans on chartered flight out of Wuhan
Seoul plans to bring back South Koreans based in Wuhan, China, regardless of whether they show symptoms associated with the new coronavirus infection, the health minister said Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with associations of medical professionals, Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo said that all Koreans who apply to return on flights chartered by the South Korean government will be brought back to the country. “Those showing symptoms will be carried on a separate
Jan. 29, 2020
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Residents protest accommodating evacuees from Wuhan
Residents of Jincheon and Asan in the Chungcheong region on Wednesday strongly protested the government’s plan to use facilities in the cities as quarantine wards for hundreds of South Koreans to be airlifted from the Chinese city of Wuhan amid mounting fears over a deadly coronavirus. The government announced that those evacuated from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, will be housed at state-run facilities in the two cities for a 14-day quarantine period. Four charter fl
Jan. 29, 2020
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Ex-justice minister suspended from duty as professor after indictment
Cho Kuk, former justice minister indicted over an ex-vice mayor's bribery case, was suspended from duty as a professor at Seoul National University (SNU) on Wednesday, officials said. The university said it has decided to impose an administrative action against Cho, who resumed his job as professor of the SNU law school in October 2019 after stepping down from the justice minister post following a scandal involving his family. "As of Wednesday, we decided to relieve him of his duty on th
Jan. 29, 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 (KCDC), 187 people have experienced signs of the new virus strain since Jan. 3, and 155 have tested negative and been re
Jan. 29, 2020
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Herald to host 49th English Speech Contest
Herald Corp., which publishes 67-year-old English-language newspaper The Korea Herald, will host the 49th Herald National English Speech Contest. The event is designed to foster creative and logical thinking, as well as foreign-language presentation skills of students, providing them a chance to grow into future leaders. The speech contest was launched in 1953 by Korean Republic, now The Korea Herald, and has helped nurture global leaders. Participation in the contest is open to elementar
Jan. 29, 2020
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State to cover all treatment costs of Wuhan virus-infected patients
South Korea said Wednesday it will foot the bill for fighting the Wuhan coronavirus in the country and treating infected patients. Under the rules on countermeasures for new infectious diseases, the state will pay for all expenses related to the screening of suspected cases and treatment of those infected, which includes costs associated with isolating a person in a negative pressure room, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. "The state will pay for everything from the moment
Jan. 29, 2020
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[Graphic News] Average monthly income of wage earners up 3.4%
The average monthly income of wage earners rose 3.4 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, government data showed. South Koreans earned 2.97 million won ($2,550) per month on average in 2018, compared with 2.87 million won in 2017, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The data showed that the average monthly income of male wage earners stood at 3.47 million won in 2018, while that of female workers came to 2.25 million won. (Yonhap)
Jan. 28, 2020
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10 students from NLCS Jeju accepted into Oxbridge
Ten students from North London Collegiate School Jeju have been admitted to Oxford University or Cambridge University, setting a record among all Korean schools, the collegiate school said Tuesday. The students from the class of 2020 at NLCS Jeju, which opened on the southern island of Jeju in September 2011, were offered spots for various majors, including politics, history, philosophy and engineering, according to the school. Other students at NLCS Jeju were also accepted into Ivy League c
Jan. 28, 2020
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S. Korea to bring back citizens from Wuhan
outh Korean nationals in Wuhan, China, will be flown back to the country on four chartered flights this week as part of Seoul’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. “About 700 Koreans in Wuhan have expressed hopes to return, and chartered planes will be sent on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31,” Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-ho said Tuesday. He added that the dates of the flights may be changed, depending on the ongoing negotiations with Beijing. Lee said the decisi
Jan. 28, 2020
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[News Focus] Regional population disparity continues to widen in S. Korea
SEJONG -- South Korea’s population has increased by about 2 million, or 4.1 percent, over the past decade from 49.77 million. Though the nation’s population -- 51.84 million as of December -- has continued to grow, except for only three months in the 2010s, the disparity in terms of variation among 17 major areas (eight cities and nine provinces) has widened, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, Jeju Province topped the list in population growt
Jan. 28, 2020
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Wuhan virus scare spreads in S. Korea
Fears multiplied in South Korea on Tuesday over a deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, with more people wearing masks in public and many calling for a ban on visitors from China, as well as for a delay in the reopening of schools after a monthlong winter vacation. So far, four people in Korea -- three Korean nationals and one Chinese -- have tested positive for the new virus, which originated in Wuhan, central China. China had reported 106 deaths and more than 4,500 cases as of Tuesday afte
Jan. 28, 2020
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S. Korea to fly its nationals out of Wuhan this week over coronavirus concerns
South Korea said Tuesday it will send chartered planes to the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week to bring home its nationals amid concerns about the global spread of a new coronavirus originated in China. The flights will be operated Thursday and Friday to evacuate hundreds of South Koreans staying in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak of the pneumonia-like illness, according to government officials. The plan was unveiled at an emergency ministerial meeting presided over by Prime Minis
Jan. 28, 2020
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S. Korean schools on alert as new coronavirus spreads
With classes resuming Tuesday after a monthlong winter vacation, local schools are on alert amid growing concerns over the new coronavirus. Many children were seen wearing masks as they went to school or kindergarten, while some parents of preschool children said they plan to stay home with their children for the time being. "I'm worried that some kids went to Ilsan or Pyeongtaek (during the Lunar New Year's holiday), where coronavirus patients were found to have visited," said a 36
Jan. 28, 2020
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2.7b passengers used Seoul metro last year
Nearly 2.73 billion passengers used subway lines run by Seoul Metro last year, the subway operator said Tuesday. On average, some 7.47 million people used Subway Line Nos. 1 to 8 daily as well as the second and third segments of Line No. 9 (Eonju Station to VHS Medical Center Station). Gangnam Station on Line No. 2 was the busiest subway station, with a daily average of 141,597 passengers. Hongik Univ. Station and Jamsil Station, also on Line No. 2, were the second-and third-busiest stations
Jan. 28, 2020
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15 suspected Wuhan virus cases in S. Korea under inspection: KCDC
South Korea is inspecting 15 suspected Wuhan coronavirus cases amid growing concerns the contagious illness may spread across the country despite stepped-up quarantine efforts. the public health agency said Tuesday. As of early Tuesday, the total number of confirmed cases of pneumonia-like sickness stood at four, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). So far 97 people who may have been suspected of being infected by the new virus strain have been screened but
Jan. 28, 2020
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S. Korea considering sending chartered flight to evacuate citizens from Wuhan
South Korea is considering sending a chartered flight to the Chinese city of Wuhan to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus, government sources said Monday. Officials from the foreign ministry, the interior ministry, the health ministry and the transport ministry held a meeting to discuss safety measures for South Koreans remaining in Wuhan, estimated at around 600, including mobilizing a chartered flight to bring them home, the sources said. &q
Jan. 27, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Reshuffle of prosecutors draws backlash
The Justice Ministry’s latest decision to replace prosecutors involved in investigating President Moon Jae-in’s associates has drawn strong criticism from all opposition parties. Following the first round of shakeup on Jan. 8 that ousted Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s closest aides from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the ministry last Thursday reassigned senior prosecutors who led the probes into former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and people in the presidential offi
Jan. 27, 2020
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S. Korea ups coronavirus alert, 4th case confirmed
President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered an all-out check on every individual who has recently traveled here from Wuhan, China, as Korea confirmed its fourth case of the Wuhan coronavirus amid growing public fears over the viral illness that has already caused 80 confirmed deaths in China. The government raised the level of the four-tier infectious disease alert to the second most severe rung, after a 55-year-old Korean man, who had visited Wuhan, Hubei province, tested positive for the coro
Jan. 27, 2020
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Remains found at former Gwangju prison site may belong to over 250 people
The remains found at the site of a former prison in the southwestern city of Gwangju may belong to over 250 people, nearly three times the previously estimated 80, sources said Monday. The National Forensic Service made the assessment after examining the remains, according to the sources. The government had initially assumed that the remains belonged to 80 people -- 41 to deceased inmates and 40 to unidentified individuals. The remains were first uncovered in December during a government-led
Jan. 27, 2020