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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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UN panel regrets S. Korea having no timeframe for ratifying key ILO conventions
A United Nations committee on social rights has pointed out that South Korea has no specific timeframe in ratifying key international labor conventions, government officials said Sunday.The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights made the assessment in its response to the government's report on its efforts to implement the panel's April 2017 recommendations on labor issues, including the approval of core International Labor Organization conventions.The committee assessed South Kor
Jan. 5, 2020
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Chinese boat seized for alleged illegal fishing
South Korea seized a Chinese fishing boat on charges of illegal fishing in its waters in the Yellow Sea, the Korea Coast Guard said Saturday.The 15-ton fishing boat invaded the Northern Limit Line by 4 kilometers near the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong. The Coast Guard said it will carry out further investigations on seven Chinese fishermen on board.Another 22 Chinese fishing boats were also evicted from the area.Chinese fishing boats are often caught poaching in South Korean waters, a
Jan. 4, 2020
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Prosecutors raid Ulsan gov‘t office amid election-meddling scandal
Prosecutors raided the Ulsan government office on Saturday amid rising allegations that the city’s vice mayor colluded with the presidential office to help the president‘s close friend in the 2018 mayoral election.The raid of Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall, some 400 kilometers southeast of the capital city, came amid suspicions that Song Byung-gi, Ulsan’s vice mayor for economic affairs, conspired with several presidential aides to influence the city‘s mayoral poll last yea
Jan. 4, 2020
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S. Korea 'closely watching' safety of some 1,600 S. Koreans in Iraq
South Korea is keeping close tabs on the safety of some 1,600 South Koreans staying in Iraq, where political instability is rising after the death of the top Iranian defense commander, the foreign ministry here said Friday.The Iranian commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, was killed early Friday in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport upon the authorization of United States President Donald Trump. The Iranian commander was leading the powerful Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary
Jan. 3, 2020
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[Newsmaker] 2 dead, 1 injured in Incheon crane collapse
INCHEON -- Two workers were killed and one other was injured when a 30-meter-high tower crane collapsed at a construction site in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Friday, police said.In the 8:32 a.m. accident at the site for the construction of a cutting tool manufacturer's headquarters, a 58-year-old worker and a 50-year-old worker, both from a crane installment company, were killed. Another worker, 34, from the same company sustained an injury on his left arm and was taken to a nearby hospital. The
Jan. 3, 2020
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New justice minister says prosecution reform ‘demand of times’
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae pledged to reform the prosecution as she took office Friday, calling it the “demand of the times.”“Reforming the prosecution, which is (seen) as the most difficult (task), has become a demand of the times that nobody can resist,” Choo said in her inaugural speech at the ministry building in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. President Moon named on Dec. 5 the five-term lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to succeed Cho Kuk, who stepp
Jan. 3, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Court declines to issue arrest warrant for conservative pastor
A Seoul court on Thursday rejected a request for a warrant to arrest a conservative pastor for his alleged role in a violent anti-government rally.Following a hearing that lasted over two hours, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the prosecution's request to arrest Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon."At the current stage, it is difficult to recognize the need, reason for detention," the court said in its decision.Prosecutors had requested the Seoul Central District Court detain Jun for allege
Jan. 3, 2020
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Complaint filed against pink toys for girls, blue for boys
A civic group filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, taking issue with baby products that come in pink for girls and in blue for boys, a civic group said Thursday. From clothing to stationery and toys, retailers have traditionally assigned blue to boys and pink to girls when they design products, which the civic group Political Mamas says deprives infants and their parents of rights to choose. They also took issue with playhouse toys, such as pretend kitchen ranges
Jan. 2, 2020
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S. Korea confirms 56th case of African swine fever
South Korea on Wednesday confirmed the country's 56th case of the African swine fever after a wild boar found dead near the border with North Korea tested positive for the deadly virus.The wild boar carcass was found in Paju, bringing the number of such cases to 20 in the western border town alone, according to the National Institute of Environmental Research.South Korea has mobilized hundreds of soldiers and civilians to hunt down wild boars near the border in recent months to try to contain th
Jan. 1, 2020
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Koreans take new year’s celebrations to outdoors despite chilly temperatures
The cold spell did not deter Koreans from welcoming the new year outdoors.Mountains around the country drew early morning hikers seeking to catch a glimpse of the rising sun.Making New Year’s wishes, resolutions while watching the sunrise is a Korean tradition.Retiree Lee Young-gi, 72, said he has spent the first dawn of the year at the nearby mountains of Cheonggye and Gwanak for the last 10 years.“This year, I watched the sunrise from Gwanaksan, had a cup of coffee and came back ho
Jan. 1, 2020
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] More immigrants, multinational families
A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking into some of the changes and challenges facing the nation in the 2020s. -- Ed.As South Korea enters a new decade with a looming demographic crisis, immigrants make up only 4 percent of the country’s total population of 51.7 million. The proportion looks set to rise in the 2020s, but the co
Dec. 31, 2019
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] Generation Z comes to the fore
A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking into some of the changes and challenges facing the nation in the 2020s. -- Ed. Come 2020 and those born in 2001 -- the first year of the third millennium -- will be children no more. They are the first batch of post-millennium babies to reach adulthood, the kids of the smartphone era.As with the
Dec. 31, 2019
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Koreans to greet new year with bell-ringing ceremonies nationwide
Traditional bell-ringing ceremonies are to take place in Seoul and other cities nationwide at midnight Tuesday to welcome the new year.The most attention-grabbing bell-ringing ceremony will be at Bosingak Belfry in Jongno, central Seoul, as several national celebrities will ring the bell 33 times amid cheers from tens of thousands of citizens gathered to celebrate the beginning of the new year.This year, the celebrities invited to take part in the Bosingak bell-ringing ceremony include South Kor
Dec. 31, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Cold snap grips Korea
The season’s strongest cold wave hit South Korea on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, with temperatures in many parts of the country dropping below minus 10 degrees Celsius. Cold wave alerts or advisories were issued for most parts of the country as of 7 a.m., except for the resort island of Jeju. Temperatures dipped to the season’s record lows, reaching minus 11.7 C in Seoul and minus 9.8 C in Incheon as of 8:30 a.m., according to the nation’s weather agency. In the mountainous r
Dec. 31, 2019
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] Aging time bomb ticking louder
A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking into some of the changes and challenges facing the nation in the 2020s. -- Ed.School classrooms and homes go empty in rural areas. Deaths greatly outnumber childbirths. The economy, once the region’s most dynamic, loses its vigor with fewer workers, fewer taxpayers and fewer consumers. This, ac
Dec. 31, 2019
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Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk indicted for family-related charges
Cho Kuk, former justice minister and senior presidential secretary, was indicted Tuesday on a number of charges in relation to a scandal involving his family, including bribery.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office indicted the former minister on 12 charges, including obstruction of business and forging fake documents, without detention. The indictment follows a monthslong probe over alleged academic fraud and financial irregularities involving Cho's wife and children.Prosecutors claimed
Dec. 31, 2019
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] Visible signs of climate change
A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking into some of the changes and challenges facing the nation in the 2020s. -- Ed.The sea level is rising. Spring and autumn are getting shorter, while summer is becoming longer. South Korea is blanketed by toxic air more frequently. All these point to one thing: Global warming is unfolding on the K
Dec. 31, 2019
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S. Korea gripped by season's coldest weather
Freezing cold weather hit most of the nation Tuesday, the last day of this year, with the windchill dipping below minus 30 C in some mountainous regions of Gangwon Province, east of Seoul.The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a cold wave alert or advisory for much of South Korea, excluding the southern island of Jeju, as the mercury dropped to the season's record lows of minus 10.9 C in Seoul and minus 9.9 C in Incheon on Tuesday morning.In Gangwon Province, the nation's coldest region,
Dec. 31, 2019
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[Newsmaker] S. Korea issues cold wave advisory for Fri
South Korea's state weather agency on Monday issued a cold wave advisory for most of areas of the country as the mercury is expected to drop sharply. The warning that went into effect as of 10:00 p.m. comes as the Korea Meteorological Administration predicted the temperature will drop by more than 10 degrees Celsius early Tuesday from the day before. It added that with many parts of the country to be affected by strong winds, the wind chill factor will cause people to feel the freezing tem
Dec. 30, 2019
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[Newsmaker] From new IDs to pension boost, changes due in 2020
The new year sees a wide range of changes across the spectrum of South Koreans’ daily lives. From new passports to salary hikes for military conscripts, here are some of the changes that 2020 will bring. Sex offender registry available on mobileParents and guardians of minors will be able to view information about registered sex offenders in their districts on their mobile devices. Currently, the information is sent via mail to households with children under 19.Schools and other insti
Dec. 30, 2019