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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Suspect again denies role in Hwaseong serial murder cases
A 56-year-old man, who has been identified as a key suspect in South Korea's worst serial murder case, repeated his denial of any involvement in the killings during a second questioning by police, police said Friday.The man, currently serving a prison sentence for a separate crime, is a suspected perpetrator in at least three of the 10 deaths that are collectively known as the Hwaseong serial murder case that occurred in 1986-91. The killing of 10 women, whose ages ranged from 13 to 71, in the s
Sept. 20, 2019
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2 more suspected cases of African swine fever reported
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it is conducting tests on two more suspected cases of African swine fever after the country confirmed two cases of the deadly virus early this week, with the results set to be delivered later in the day.The suspected ASF cases were reported from two pig farms in Paju, located near the heavily fortified border with North Korea, where the first confirmed ASF case was also reported on Tuesday.The second confirmed ASF case was reported in neighboring Y
Sept. 20, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Gwanghwamun restructuring put on hold in face of strong opposition
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday its plan to restructure Gwanghwamun Square would be put on hold to gather public opinion in the wake of opposition from the relevant ministry and some civic groups. However, the government still plans to restructure the current square, which has been compared to an isolated, gigantic traffic island, but it will revisit the current blueprint and take more time to draw up a final scheme to reflect public opinion, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said.&ldquo
Sept. 19, 2019
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Seoul to host international legal conference next week
The International Bar Association Annual Conference is slated to start Monday at Coex in southern Seoul.Around 6,000 lawyers from 131 countries will attend the six-day legal forum, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. During the 264 sessions, speakers will address barriers to diversity in the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying. The sessions will also provide a forum to discuss finding solutions to a variety of problems facing modern society, such as the refugee
Sept. 19, 2019
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Dwight School Seoul offers personalized learning experience
As a leading school offering the International Baccalaureate Continuum curriculum in South Korea, Dwight School Seoul provides personalized education, discovering every student’s unique talent.Having opened in 2012, Dwight School Seoul is the first school in Korea to establish a fully authorized International Baccalaureate Continuum curriculum. The International Baccalaureate is an international educational foundation founded in 1968 and headquartered in Geneva.With a maximum enrollment of
Sept. 19, 2019
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Typhoon Tapah expected to bring heavy rain nationwide over weekend
Typhoon Tapah, building up as it approaches from the south, will affect the Korean Peninsula over the weekend, bringing heavy rain, the weather agency forecast Thursday.The storm is predicted to gain force as it passes through a high-temperature area of the ocean, reaching 28 degrees Celsius on its path toward the peninsula.“Once it shapes into a typhoon within the next 24 hours, Tapah is expected to advance fast southeastward toward Korea, accelerated by the high pressure in the Nort
Sept. 19, 2019
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S. Korea to add more jobs in social service sector
South Korea will create some 96,000 new jobs in the social service sector in 2020 in line with its push to become a more inclusive country that takes better care of its citizens, the health and welfare ministry said Thursday.The plan came amid the country's rapidly population aging and greater calls to look after young children and those suffering from health issues.Asia's fourth-largest economy has steadily strengthened its social security infrastructure over the years, but its social service-r
Sept. 19, 2019
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Police vow to crack cold case of serial rape-murder from 1980s, after DNA identifies suspect
Police have vowed to crack a cold case of serial rape and murder from more than 30 years ago, with a prime suspect identified via DNA testing. Police said the suspect, already in jail on another conviction, denied charges in the first round of questioning.Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said in a press briefing Thursday morning that DNA from the suspect and from at least three of the serial rape-murders were found to match in a forensics analysis.According to police, a man surnamed Lee,
Sept. 19, 2019
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Seoul lifts movement ban on pig farms, revs up quarantine to tackle swine fever
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Thursday it has lifted the 48-hour movement ban on local pig farms as the country accelerates efforts to prevent the spread of African swine fever here.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs imposed a nationwide standstill on all pig farms, slaughterhouses and feed factories across the country on Tuesday morning after the country confirmed the first case of ASF in Paju near the heavily fortified border with North Korea.A new ASF case was repor
Sept. 19, 2019
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Police find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case
After decades of futile searching, investigators have made belated progress in the “Hwaseong murders” -- a series of rapes and murders that shocked South Korea in the 1980s.Officials of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that they had narrowed down the prime suspect to a man in his 50s who is currently serving a prison sentence for another rape and murder.“In July this year, we sent part of the evidence to the National Forensic Service, which result show
Sept. 18, 2019
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2nd outbreak of African swine fever reported
SEJONG -- South Korea’s quarantine authorities are striving to prevent African swine fever, which was detected in the nation’s northwestern region near the inter-Korean border this week, from spreading to other parts of the country.After the first outbreak in Paju, a city in northern Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, the second case was confirmed Wednesday at a hog farm in the nearby county of Yeoncheon, located east of Paju. Both areas are near the border with North Korea.Nearly 9,000 pig
Sept. 18, 2019
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[Newsmaker] B.I admits drug use, ex-YG chief to be summoned over alleged cover-up
The ex-chief of YG Entertainment, the label that represents the K-pop band iKON, will soon be summoned after the band’s former leader admitted to some of the drug allegations against him, police said Wednesday. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said B.I, whose real name is Kim Han-bin, admitted to past drug use during an interrogation Tuesday. Kim was grilled for some 14 hours on suspicion of buying marijuana from an acquaintance in 2016 and smoking it. The investigators will con
Sept. 18, 2019
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S. Korea going all-out to stem spread of African swine fever
Wednesday to stem the spread of African swine fever across the country after reporting its second confirmed case of the deadly animal disease at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was confirmed a day after another case of African swine fever was reported, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The county near the border with North Korea is about 48 kilometers away from Paju, where the first confirmed case o
Sept. 18, 2019
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Man sets fire to self, wife on street
A man in his 60s reportedly set fire to himself and his wife after an argument on a street in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, at around 12 midnight, Monday. The man took out a container of inflammable material from his car and poured it over his spouse and set her ablaze. He then doused himself with the liquid and lit himself on fire, according to Bundang Police Station. Passersby extinguished the flames and the injured couple were taken to a nearby hospital. The wife and husband are both listed in
Sept. 18, 2019
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Disclosure of information about ongoing investigations may be banned after Cho case is closed
The ruling Democratic Party and the Justice Ministry agreed on Wednesday that the public disclosure of information about ongoing investigations should be banned after the case against members of Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s family is closed.The ministry is taking steps to revise media guidelines to restrict prosecutors from disclosing information concerning ongoing investigations. Under the new guidelines, the justice minister will be able to order an inspection of any prosecutor who leaks s
Sept. 18, 2019
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Pedestrian-only boulevards expanded to Gangnam
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will ban vehicles from sections of the two main boulevards in southern Seoul as part of its efforts to make the capital city more pedestrian-friendly, city authorities said Wednesday. A 1-kilometer-long stretch of Banpo-daero and a 600-meter-long stretch of Yeongdong-daero will be closed off to vehicles Sept. 21 and Sept. 29. Daehangno in central Seoul, which stretches 960 meters, will go pedestrian-only on Oct. 13. During the car-free periods, a host of cu
Sept. 18, 2019
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S. Korea reports 2nd confirmed African swine fever case
South Korea reported its second confirmed case of African swine fever Wednesday at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly animal disease across the country.The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was confirmed a day after another case of African swine fever was reported, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The county near the border with North Korea is about 48 kilometers away from Paju, where the fir
Sept. 18, 2019
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South Korea rushes to stem spread of African swine fever
SEJONG -- South Korean authorities Tuesday quarantined employees of hog-raising farms until Thursday morning in the aftermath of an outbreak of African swine fever.The deadly ASF virus was detected at a farm in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, which is located between Seoul and Kaesong, North Korea, early in the day, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.ASF is a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever in pigs and can be spread via fomites and uncooked pig products. The disease ha
Sept. 17, 2019
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Former President Park's shoulder surgery successful: hospital
Former President Park Geun-hye underwent shoulder surgery at a hospital in Seoul on Tuesday, and the operation was successful, the hospital and the Ministry of Justice said.The surgery began at 8:30 a.m. at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in southern Seoul and lasted about two hours, they said."The surgery was successfully carried out, and Park is now recovering," the hospital said, adding orthopedic surgeon Kim Yang-soo performed the operation.The 67-year-old Park, who has been in the Seoul
Sept. 17, 2019
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Cho Kuk’s daughter questioned, wife faces trial in college admission scandal
Prosecutors questioned Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s daughter Monday as part of an investigation into a college admissions scandal involving her mother, Chung Kyung-shim. The first hearing for Chung, indicted on charges of forging a document that is believed to have influenced her daughter’s admission to a medical school, will be held Oct. 18, the Seoul Central District Court said.Cho Min, 28, was subpoenaed by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and questioned on suspi
Sept. 17, 2019