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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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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Timeline of Jeju ex-husband murder case
Police referred to prosecution on Wednesday the murder case involving Koh Yu-jeong, 36, on charges of murdering her ex-husband and dismembering and disposing of his corpse between May 25 and May 31. Following is the timeline of major events uncovered through police investigation. By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)
June 12, 2019
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Partisanship pauses for Lee Hee-ho’s funeral
Politicians on both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday to mourn the passing of Lee Hee-ho.Lee, a women’s rights and pro-democracy activist, first lady and aide to Kim Dae-jung, died at 11:37 p.m. Monday at Severance Hospital in western Seoul. She was 96. Starting Tuesday morning, visitors filled the funeral hall to offer their condolences. The corridor leading to the memorial parlor was lined with bouquets of white flowers and ribbons from National Assembly members, mayors, governors
June 11, 2019
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[Graphic News] Voice phishing is main reason for ID number change
Voice phishing has turned out to be the biggest reason that people change their resident registration numbers, a government commission in charge of the matter said. According to the Interior Ministry’s Resident Registration Number Change Commission, 955 of the total 1,582 applicants have been allowed to change their national ID numbers since the government introduced the measure in May, 2017, to prevent possible harm accruing from ID number leakage. Of the reasons for ID number change a
June 11, 2019
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[News briefs] Jeju pension murder case intentional and preplanned: police
Jeju police said Tuesday they will refer a murder case involving a 36-year-old woman to the prosecution on charges of killing her ex-husband and dismembering and abandoning his corpse. Police believe Koh Yu-jeong intentionally killed the victim, whom police only identified as a 36-year-old man surnamed Kang, and had set up a plan for the murder in advance. This contradicts Koh’s claim that she tried to defend herself from Kang’s sexual assault. Koh killed Kang with a knife at a
June 11, 2019
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6 arrested for cultivating 1,306 opium poppies: Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is investigating six people on possible charges of cultivating opium poppies in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.According to the Pyeongtaek Coast Guard Station on Tuesday, the suspects were arrested without a warrant on suspicions of growing 1,306 opium poppies at their homes and greenhouses.The Coast Guard said the plants that could potentially be used for narcotics were confiscated on the site. The agency will also investigate the purpose and intentions of the cultivation and ref
June 11, 2019
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[News Briefs] 3 officers charged with helping brothels in exchange for sex
Three police lieutenants appeared in court for tipping off brothels of police inspections in exchange for sexual services, prosecutors said Tuesday.According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the police lieutenants -- identified by their surnames Gu, Yoon and Hwang -- face charges of taking bribes, leaking official secrets, forging official documents and dereliction of duty. The prosecutors say the police lieutenants, who were members of the prostitution crackdown unit at
June 11, 2019
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4 more bodies found inside sunken Hungary tour boat
Four bodies, three of them believed to be South Koreans, were found in the wreck of a tour boat raised from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. One of the bodies appears to be the Hungarian captain of the sightseeing boat, the Hableany, while the three others are believed to be South Korean passengers, seven of whom are still missing after the May 29 sinking, officials said.A floating crane raised the bo
June 11, 2019
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Sunken Hungary tour boat salvaged, placed on barge
The wreck of a tour boat salvaged from the Danube River was safely placed on a barge nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking, officials said Tuesday.Four bodies, three of them believed to be South Koreans, were found in the wreck early Tuesday (Budapest time), after its sinking that left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. The other body appears to be the Hungarian captain of the sightseeing boat, the Hableany. If the three bodies found Tuesday are confirmed to be South Koreans, that would
June 11, 2019
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Hungary to lift sunken tour boat
Hungarian authorities will start salvaging a sunken tour boat from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), officials said, nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. Operations to lift the Hableany from waters beneath the Margit bridge in central Budapest will begin at around 6:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Korean time), the South Korean quick response team dispatched to the site told reporters. Hungary finished tying the wire ropes around the ship l
June 11, 2019
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Drug Ministry to provide samples of 21 new types of illicit drugs to authorities
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Monday it has listed certified reference materials for 21 new types of illegal drugs on its inventory. Certified reference materials are drug samples that act as standards in drug screenings to examine a drug’s purity and identify its type.The ministry will provide the samples to the relevant authorities, such as the National Forensic Service, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office and Korea Customs Service.The new certified drug reference mat
June 10, 2019
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Medical associations voice support for WHO classification of gaming addiction as disorder
Medical associations in Korea have voiced support for the World Health Organization’s designation of gaming addiction as a disease.The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Association of Neuropsychiatric Practitioners, Korean Society of Epidemiology, Korean Pediatric Society and Korea Society of Preventive Medicine jointly released a statement Monday in support of the WHO’s recent move to recognize gaming addiction as a form of mental illness. The decision by the WHO was finalized Ma
June 10, 2019
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[News Briefs] Actress Yoon Ji-oh faces class-action suit for taking donation for false cause
Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who claimed to have been a witness in the sexual abuse scandal surrounding late actress Jang Ja-yeon, was sued Monday by donors who had given her money.According to the Seoul-based law firm Law & Us, 439 people who made donations to Yoon have filed a lawsuit for the return of about 10 million won ($8,500), claiming Yoon profited by deceiving them. The class action suit demanded compensation of 30 million won for other damages, according to the law firm. Yoon had tes
June 10, 2019
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Remains of some Hungary boat sinking victims return home
The remains of some of the victims of a recent tour boat sinking in Budapest were returned home Monday, airline sources said.The bereaved families of four victims arrived at Incheon International Airport in the morning, while holding the boxes of the victims' ashes, the sources said, adding that their cremation took place in Hungary. It's the first time that bereaved families returned home after visiting the European country after the accident.Other bereaved families are expected to follow suit,
June 10, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Search under way for S. Korean tourist missing after fall from Mediterranean Sea cruise ship
Search operations are under way to find a South Korean tourist who fell from a cruise ship into the Mediterranean Sea last week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.The 63-year-old woman, whose name was withheld, fell off the Norwegian Epic cruise ship at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday (local time) when the vessel was sailing in waters near the Spanish island of Menorca, the ministry said. She was traveling with her husband."The local (Spanish) rescue authorities are conducting the search for the m
June 10, 2019
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Hungarian authorities to tie last rope around sunken boat to lift it from riverbed
Hungarian authorities were set to tie the fourth and last wire rope around the hull of a sunken tour boat Monday, in their final preparations to lift it to search for the missing in last month's disaster that left 26 South Koreans dead or unaccounted for.Hungary's Counter-Terrorism Center will finish binding the wire ropes around the boat, the Hableany, as a floating crane has been on standby for the salvage operation near Margaret Bridge in the Danube River in Budapest, the scene of the May 29
June 10, 2019
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Prime minister visits ex-first lady Lee at hospital
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon visited former first lady Lee Hee-ho, who remains unconscious under treatment for cancer, on Monday.Lee Hee-ho, 96, the wife of former late President Kim Dae-jung, who devised the "sunshine policy" of engaging North Korea, has been under treatment at Severance Hospital as she is battling liver cancer. On his social media, the prime minister wished for her good health, calling her a "great female leader and President Kim Dae-jung's life partner and compan
June 10, 2019
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Confirmed S. Korean death toll rises to 19 from Hungary boat sinking
A joint South Korean-Hungarian team identified a body found in the Danube River a day earlier to be a South Korean female Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll from the tragic boat sinking in Hungary last month to 19.The Hableany tour boat was carrying 33 Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew members when it capsized and sank in the Danube River on May 29 after being hit by a larger Swiss cruise ship from behind. Seven South Koreans were rescued right after the accident and seven other
June 9, 2019
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Former first lady Lee Hee-ho in critical condition
The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung is in critical condition as she fights liver cancer, sources said Sunday.Lee Hee-ho, 97, who was the first lady during Kim's five-year tenure until 2003, is currently unconscious at Severance Hospital in Shinchon, western Seoul, they said.The former first lady has been suffering various diseases, including liver cancer, they added.Lee's late husband, who died in 2009, was the architect of the "sunshine" policy that actively pushed for inter-Ko
June 9, 2019
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Man detained in brother’s stabbing death
A man accused of stabbing his brother to death in broad daylight said Sunday that he had no intention of killing him. The 51-year-old suspect, whose name has not been made public, told reporters waiting outside the Incheon Samsan Police Station that he had not planned to kill his older brother at a coffee shop on Friday. The suspect is accused of jabbing his 58-year-old brother in the stomach with a sharp weapon several times on Friday. According to the shop owner, who had called the police, the
June 9, 2019
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Parts of Jeju murder victim likely found in Incheon: Police
Body parts that may belong to a man who was murdered by his ex-wife were found in Incheon, the police said Sunday. According to Jeju Dongbu Police Station, bone parts believed to be those of the suspected murder victim were found June 5 at a waste recycling company in Incheon’s Seou-gu district.The police said they collected the remains to run tests that may aid investigation. But because his body had been incinerated, precise identification will be difficult, they added.The murder suspect
June 9, 2019