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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Man sets fire to relatives in Jincheon, killing one, hurting 11
A suspected arson attack during a traditional ancestral rite held Thursday in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, has left one person dead and 11 others injured.According to the local police, some 20 family members were performing a memorial rite in the mountains when the fire broke out. At around 10:40 a.m., a 80-year-old man from the group sprayed inflammable liquid onto several of his relatives as they were bowing low on ground and set them ablaze.One person was killed in the attack, while
Nov. 7, 2019
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Long-term detention of asylum seekers inhumane: human rights body
Keeping asylum seekers in detention centers for a long period of time constitutes human rights violations, South Korea’s human rights watchdog said Wednesday, reiterating its call on the Justice Ministry to find an alternative. The ministry should find an alternative for asylum seekers who apply for a refugee status at detention centers, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea suggested, noting that detaining them there despite a low possibility of them being forcibly deported
Nov. 6, 2019
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Mongolian judge accused of groping flight attendant
South Korean police on Wednesday again questioned a senior Mongolian official accused of groping a Korean flight attendant during a flight from Ulaanbaatar to Incheon on Oct. 31. The Incheon Metropolitan Policy Agency arrested Dorj Odbayar, head of Mongolia’s Constitutional Court, who made a stopover at Incheon Airport on Wednesday morning en route to Mongolia’s capital from Indonesia. Odbayar and his colleague, facing arrest warrants for alleged sexual harassment of separate
Nov. 6, 2019
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Nation’s biggest expo on senior industry kicks off
Sprightly elderly crowded KINTEX Hall No. 3 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday, when an annual expo on businesses related to the care and welfare of seniors and people with disabilities kicked off its three-day run.At this year’s SENDEX, more than 100 companies in the geriatrics business are showcasing their latest products and services for seniors and people with disabilities. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute will coordinate meetings between participating companies and
Nov. 6, 2019
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Prosecution to launch special probe into Sewol ferry sinking
South Korea's state prosecution on Wednesday announced plans to establish a special unit to investigate the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking, one of the country's worst maritime disasters that killed more than 300.Eight or nine prosecutors are expected to join the task force to investigate the exact cause and any mishandling of the government's rescue operations, according to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The move came at the instruction of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. Yoon is "determined
Nov. 6, 2019
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Court orders compensation for demanding foreign teacher take HIV test
The Seoul Central District Court ruled that the Korean government must compensate an English teacher from New Zealand for demanding that she take a HIV test in 2009.In the suit she filed against the government, the court ordered that the government pay her about 30 million won ($25,950) in damages.The New Zealand citizen worked as an English teacher at an elementary school in Korea with an E-2 visa issued in 2008. She was told to take a HIV test while discussing the renewal of her contract the f
Nov. 6, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Audition show producers arrested for alleged vote rigging
Two producers of a K-pop competition TV show were arrested late Tuesday over allegations they rigged the results of audience votes that decided which singers would progress through and win the competitions.The Seoul Central District Court issued warrants to detain a producer and the chief producer of the Mnet program “Produce X 101,” a fan-vote audition show through which popular K-pop bands, including Wanna One, debuted. The two are suspected of having conspired with music labels to
Nov. 6, 2019
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[Contribution] Sejong dreaming of low-carbon clean-energy city
A 17-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, said that we should not neglect the planet and must act on global warming, outside of the Swedish parliament in August last year. She denounced the indifference of developed countries toward climate change. Her voice was like a big wave caused by a small pebble thrown into a lake. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the 48th General Assembly in October last year adopted the special rep
Nov. 6, 2019
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One more body retreived at East Sea chopper crash site
Rescue workers on Tuesday retreived another body believed to be one of the missing people who were on board an ambulance chopper that crashed into the East Sea five days ago, the local Coast Guard said.The retrieval came after a remotely operated vehicle of the Navy's submarine rescue ship Cheonghaejin located a body from the site where the chopper went down late Monday night, according to the Korea Coast Guard East Regional Headquarters.The body could not be brought to the surface immediately d
Nov. 5, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] 2019 ASEAN school tour program
Some 30 students of Shindong Middle School participated in the ASEAN school tour program at the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul, Tuesday. The ASEAN-Korea Center, a certificated education partner of the Education Ministry, offers an education program on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, international cooperation and jobs at international organizations. (Photo: ASEAN-Korea Centre)
Nov. 5, 2019
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[News Focus] 1 in 5 young Koreans de facto out of work
SEJONG -- The Moon administration has claimed that the number of jobless Koreans aged between 15 and 29 was 313,000 as of September, meaning youth unemployment rate fell from above 10 percent to 7.3 percent.This might suggest to some that at least 9 out of 10 Koreans in that age group are employed despite the tough hiring conditions in the job market.But most employment researchers say the figure doesn’t reflect the reality facing jobseekers, raising the necessity of putting more focus on
Nov. 5, 2019
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Police to close cold case serial murder probe before retrial to overturn conviction
Police are wrapping up a probe into the cold case serial killings from over 30 years ago before commencement of a retrial over the wrongful conviction of a man in one of the 10 rapes and murders.Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Tuesday it intends to close the probe into the serial murder cases in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, that stretched from 1986-1991 ahead of the initiation of retrial proceedings.A 52-year-old man surnamed Yun, who was jailed nearly 20 years for the 1988 rape and
Nov. 5, 2019
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‘Han River’ murderer sentenced to life in prison
A court on Tuesday sentenced Jang Dae-ho to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of a guest at the hotel where he worked. The Uijeongbu District Court’s Goyang branch handed down a life sentence to the 38-year-old, who shocked the public with his complete lack of remorse. The court said he should be permanently isolated from society for appearing to “mock” the victim and the judiciary. Jang said that the victim had deserved to die. During the trial, Jang said he did
Nov. 5, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Banners supporting Hong Kong protesters pulled down at Yonsei campus
Banners hung up at a university campus in Seoul by students to show support for the Hong Kong protests have been taken down twice in as many weeks.A group of Yonsei University students -- who identified themselves as “South Korean students of Yonsei University advocating for Hong Kong” -- said Tuesday that four banners they put up on Monday around noon were removed less than two hours later. The banners bearing the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong” and “Free Hong Kong, r
Nov. 5, 2019
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One more body found at East Sea chopper crash site
Rescue workers on Tuesday discovered another body believed to be one of the missing people who were on board an ambulance chopper that crashed into the East Sea five days ago, maritime police said.According to the Korea Coast Guard East Regional Headquarters, a remotely operated vehicle of the Navy's submarine rescue ship Cheonghaejin located a body from the site of the chopper crash shortly after Monday midnight but unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve it due to unstable electronic signals.The
Nov. 5, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Court reviews arrest warrants in audition show's alleged vote-rigging case
A Seoul court on Tuesday began its review of a prosecution request to issue arrest warrants for a producer of a popular TV audition show over vote-rigging allegations.The Seoul Central Court held its hearing to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for the producer and three talent agency officials embroiled in a scandal over "Produce X 101," a fan-voted idol competition show that ran on cable channel Mnet.Police have been investigating allegations that production staff manipulated m
Nov. 5, 2019
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Korea, China sign ‘clear sky’ plan to fight fine dust
South Korea’s environment minister and his Chinese counterpart vowed close cooperation to combat air pollution at their first annual ministerial talks in Seoul on Monday amid public concerns over toxic particles blowing in from China. Minister Cho Myung-rae and Chinese Environment Minister Li Ganjie signed a “clear sky” action plan that includes joint implementation of policies, joint research, and exchanges of technology and personnel between the two countries to fight t
Nov. 4, 2019
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[Graphic News] Stanford most innovative university in world
For the fifth year running, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard topped Reuters’ ranking of the world’s most innovative universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries. Stanford holds onto its top spot year after year because it produces a steady stream of innovations that are cited by other researchers in academia and private
Nov. 4, 2019
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Seoul Metro Line No. 9 operates six-carriage trains, expands services
Six-carriage trains have begun to run on Seoul Subway Line No. 9, operating more frequently starting Monday, amid complaints over crowdedness on the line during rush hour. Previously, some trains had four carriages and others six, which was a source of confusion for passengers. The number of rail services on Line No. 9 will increase from 37 a day to 40, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. By employing six-carriage trains on all services, the crowd was expected to decrease by 19
Nov. 4, 2019
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Search continues for 5 missing victims of chopper crash near Dokdo
Five days have passed since a rescue helicopter carrying seven people fell into the East Sea near the Dokdo islets, and the authorities are continuing search efforts for the remaining five victims.The Korea Coast Guard said Monday, in a joint effort with the Navy and the fire agency, 14 boats and six helicopters have been mobilized to look for the bodies of the victims. The authorities have also mobilized two drones and 10 police and fire officers at the shoreline. Underwater rescue operat
Nov. 4, 2019