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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Police arrest actor suspected of raping production staff member
Actor Kang Ji-hwan was arrested Tuesday over suspected sexual assault. Gwangju Police Station said the actor was arrested without a warrant at around 10:50 p.m. at his home in Gwangju, a city southeast of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province.According to police, Kang is suspected of raping a staff member of a production company and molesting another at his home on Tuesday evening. Kang and the two women had gone to the actor’s place for a second round of drinks after a company dinner. One of the two
July 10, 2019
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Rush-hour trains run on schedule on first day of Busan subway strike
Subway workers in Busan began an indefinite strike Wednesday at 5 a.m., but services during commuting hours will not be affected.State-run Busan Metro is required to keep at least 1,010 workers on duty even during a strike, per public service corporation laws.During daytime hours, the trains will run less frequently -- at 10- to 11-minute intervals, rather than the usual six minutes. The subway service is expected to operate at 70-75 percent capacity during non-commuting hours on weekdays a
July 10, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Busan's subway workers go on strike over wage dispute
Unionized subway workers in Busan, a major southern port city, went on indefinite strike Wednesday over a pay dispute.The walkout by Busan Metro's labor union began at 5 a.m. after its last-minute wage hike negotiations with management fell through the previous night. The union said about 2,400 of its 3,402 members, including train drivers, station employees and technicians, were taking part in the strike. According to the law governing public service corporations, Busan Metro is required to kee
July 10, 2019
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[News Focus] Working-age population falls to 2013 level
SEJONG -- South Koreans have expressed significant fears about the nation’s workforce and growth potential in the coming decades, and it appears that recent demographic changes lend weight to those concerns.Two or three years ago, people aged between 15 and 64 began declining in number after a long period of continuous growth.People in this age group are classified as members of the working-age population, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development criteria. At pres
July 9, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘We can also become something’: Congolese refugee
For anybody, living in a foreign country as a migrant or refugee far away from home is challenging enough. For a refugee woman in South Korea, it is a constant struggle to fight prejudice, isolation and a lack of opportunities. “Living in Korea, for men, I think it is easier to find a job. But for women, they cannot do or learn many things, especially when they have children to take care of,” said “Miyah,” head of EcoFemme, during an interview with The Korea Herald last
July 9, 2019
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[Newsmaker] ‘Other men are same’: Korean man accused of beating wife
A Korean man in police custody for assaulting his Vietnamese wife told reporters on Monday that he believes “other men are the same.”“Things began weighing on my mind since (my wife and I) speak different languages, and so we think differently. But I believe other men are the same,” he told the press, adding that he hopes such circumstances are taken into consideration. The 36-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Kim, made the comments as he was escorted
July 9, 2019
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Education authorities cancel licenses for 8 elite high schools in Seoul
The Seoul education office decided Tuesday to cancel licenses for eight out of 13 "autonomous private high schools" in Seoul, as the education authorities and the government push for scrapping the privileged category of schools and bringing equality to public education. The cancellation came after the eight high schools -- Kyunghee, Paichai, Sewha, Soongmoon, Shinil, Choongang and two high schools affiliated with Ewha Womans University and Hanyang University, respectively -- failed to
July 9, 2019
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Murder suspect jumps to death after 16-hour police standoff
A 45-year-old murder suspect surnamed Park jumped to his death in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.According to the police, Park is suspected of stabbing a man, 57, to death at 2:17 p.m. Monday. Park was identified as a key suspect in the murder in the ensuing investigation. The victim was the CEO of a company where Park’s ex-wife worked.Park ran to a rooftop of an apartment in Okpo-dong, a neighborhood along the eastern coast of the island.Police deployed a SWAT team, crisis negotiation t
July 9, 2019
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Foreigners defaulting on state health insurance fees required to cover full medical cost
Foreign residents in South Korea who default on state health insurance fees will be required to personally pay for all medical costs, the health ministry said Tuesday.Under changes made to the National Health Insurance Act that will go into effect on July 16, foreign nationals who reside in the country for more than six months must mandatorily join the public health insurance plan, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. "Those that are in arrears will not receive support unt
July 9, 2019
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1 dead, 5 saved after fishing boat capsizes off south coast
One fisherman died after a fishing boat with six people aboard capsized off the south coast of South Korea on Tuesday, maritime police said.The 8.55-ton Minseong-ho capsized in waters 22 kilometers southeast of Maemul Island in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, around 3:42 a.m. The 24-year-old Sri Lankan fisherman was found dead inside the boat, while the remaining five fishermen were rescued. After hearing a radio call from the Tongyeong Fishery Communications Bureau that the boat had overt
July 9, 2019
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Gender minister pledges support for Vietnamese assault victim
South Korea’s gender minister pledged Monday to provide support for a Vietnamese woman assaulted by her husband last week. During her visit to the victim’s hospital, Gender Minister Jin Sun-mee said the government would redouble its efforts to ensure her recovery. “In order to help her families in Vietnam stop worrying about it, we would do our best to help our recover as soon as possible,” Jin said via a press release. The ministry also vowed to establish an &
July 8, 2019
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Gaming behavior can be authentic health concern: medical experts
Since the dawn of the internet age, debate has continued over excessive time and energy spent consuming digital content and the difficulties in exercising control. In May, gaming disorder became one such contemporary health plight to be included in the World Health Organization’s disease classification. Less than a month after the adoption of gaming disorder into the International Classification of Diseases, the issue became a subject of heated contention. The most vocal opp
July 8, 2019
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Prosecution chief nominee vows political neautrality
Prosecutor-General nominee Yoon Seok-youl pledged to free the prosecution from political influence and reform the powerful law enforcement body at his confirmation hearing Monday. “I take it with a heavy heart that the prosecution has been shaken and is not strict when facing the powerful,” he said, vowing “drastic” changes in the organization, system and culture.Last month, President Moon Jae-in picked Yoon to lead the prosecution, which many regard as reflecting h
July 8, 2019
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Korean Postal Workers’ Union narrowly avoids all-out strike
The Korean Postal Workers’ Union has decided to scrap its plans for an all-out strike initially scheduled to take place this week, narrowly avoiding what would have been the country’s worst-ever delay in postal services, the union said Monday.“It was a difficult decision, but the government said it will make improvements (to prevent) deaths due to excessive workloads. We have also agreed to accept the government’s settlement out of concern that the public would be affecte
July 8, 2019
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Jeju shark warning closes Hamdeok Beach
A beach on Jeju Island was temporarily closed Monday as citizens spotted what appeared to be a shark and alerted staff. At around 12:30 p.m., something that looked like a shark was seen in waters off the Cloud Bridge east of Hamdeok Beach, and the operators immediately limited public access to the beach. Jeju City took a video of the supposed shark off the shore and delivered the footage to Jeju National University’s College of Marine Science to check. There have been a handful o
July 8, 2019
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Police chief vows thorough probe into assault on Vietnamese woman
South Korea's police chief on Monday expressed regrets over a recent assault on a Vietnamese woman by her Korean husband and vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the case.Min Gap-ryong, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, made the remarks during his talks with To Lam, Vietnamese minister of public security, in Seoul.The high-profile case made headlines in both countries over the weekend, after a video went viral of a 36-year-old Korean man punching and kicking hi
July 8, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Senior journalist accused of taking upskirt photo in subway
A senior editorial member of broadcaster SBS resigned Monday over suspicion he secretly took a photo of the lower part of a woman’s body in a subway station, according to the TV station. The broadcaster accepted the resignation of Kim Sung-joon, 55, who had been one of its top news anchormen. The Yeongdeungpo Police Station booked Kim without detention on suspicion that he took the photo without the woman’s knowledge at Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station at around 11:55 p.m. Wednesday.&n
July 8, 2019
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Incheon National University hosts second Hanseatic League of Universities Conference
The Hanseatic League of Universities -- a group of 10 universities in the US, Asia, Europe, and Africa -- held a joint conference Thursday to discuss educational reform measures and university evaluation systems.The conference, hosted by Incheon National University, was attended by some 200 personnel from 70 universities from the regions and their ambassadors to Korea.Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations who chairs the national committee on climatic environment, said in hi
July 7, 2019
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Police arrest Korean man accused of beating Vietnamese wife
A 36-year-old South Korean man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assaulting his wife and abusing their toddler son, police said Sunday.According to police, the man is accused of assaulting his wife, 30, for over three hours starting Thursday at 9 p.m. in the presence of their child. The victim came to Korea from Vietnam as a marriage migrant. A video of the physical and verbal assault, which took place at the couple’s home in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, was posted on social media S
July 7, 2019
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S. Korean travel to Japan falls 5% Jan. to May
The number of South Korean tourists to Japan fell nearly 5 percent in the January-May period from a year earlier, government data showed Sunday, with travel demand to Japan expected to fall further following Japan’s export curbs.In the first five months, the number of Koreans who traveled to Japan declined 4.7 percent year-over-year to 3.25 million from the same period last year, the Korea Tourism Organization said in a statement.Helped by a shortened workweek and increased flights of low-
July 7, 2019