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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror 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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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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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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S. Korea celebrates 100th anniversary of establishment of provisional gov't
South Korea marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment of its China-based provisional government on Thursday with a ceremony honoring the country's grueling fight for liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.The festive ceremony, open to all citizens, began in Yeouido, western Seoul, at 7:19 p.m. -- or 19:19 on the 24-hour clock -- to highlight the year, 1919, when the government-in-exile was launched in Shanghai, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said. Participants sing
April 11, 2019
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[Newsmaker] JYJ member Park Yu-chun denies drug rumors
K-pop singer-turned-actor Park Yu-chun held a press conference Wednesday and denied rumors that he had supplied drugs to ex-fiancee Hwang Ha-na, who is under investigation for alleged drug use.Park Yu-chun (Yonhap)“I never used drugs,” Park said.“When I saw the report that Hwang Ha-na said a celebrity had offered her drugs, I was so scared that the person could be mistaken for me. I was terrified by the thought that I could be labeled a drug user even though I never did drugs.”The 32-year-old sa
April 10, 2019
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Breadwinning women still do more chores, child care than husbands: study
Domestic responsibilities are unevenly shared for dual-income married couples in Korea, with the burden falling predominantly on women.The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs’ study on the distribution of duties in marriage showed Wednesday that women spend 7.5 times more time on domestic labor and 3.5 times more on child care than do their husbands, even when both are economically active. (Yonhap)While men spent an average of 17.4 minutes on housework during weekdays, women spent 129.
April 10, 2019
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Singer Roy Kim quizzed over alleged sharing of porn
Singer Roy Kim was grilled by police Wednesday over allegations that he shared obscene materials on a mobile chat with several other fellow entertainers, including ex-BIGBANG member Seungri and arrested singer Jung Joon-young. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Kim Sang-woo, appeared at the major crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in central Seoul at around 2:30 p.m. (Yonhap)"I apologize to my fans and the public for causing concern. I will faithfully face the investigation," h
April 10, 2019
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Motel worker gets prison for taping sounds from guest rooms
A motel employee in his 40s has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for illicitly recording sounds made by guests inside the rooms over three years.The Seoul District Court said Tuesday it ordered imprisonment for the 46-year-old man for intrusion and infringement of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act. (Yonhap)Between December 2015 and October last year, the man made 21 audio recordings of sounds made by guests apparently having sex, using his phone set up inside room lamps. He had
April 10, 2019
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Police investigating AIDS patient who died
Local authorities in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, said Tuesday that they had opened an investigation into the activities of a South Asian woman who died last Wednesday after receiving an AIDS diagnosis April 1. The woman, who was in her 40s and worked as a masseuse, had been hospitalized in March with signs of pneumonia.(Yonhap)The police are attempting to determine where the deceased woman had traveled before her death and whether the massage parlor where she worked was a legitimate busin
April 10, 2019
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Decision on abortion ban looms
The Constitutional Court is set to rule on the validity of the current abortion ban Thursday for the second time in seven years, amid a growing feminist movement and public support for scrapping the law. Women's rights activists and pro-life activists hold rallies to voice their demands in front of the Constitutional Court.(Yonhap)Since a court deadlock de facto found the abortion ban constitutional in a 4-4 decision in 2012, debate on women’s right to choose and a fetus’ right to life has cont
April 10, 2019
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Court rejects warrant request for Robert Holley on drug charge
A lower court on Wednesday turned down the arrest warrant sought by police against TV personality Robert Holley over his alleged drug use.The Suwon District Court claimed that the police already had access to "most of the evidence materials" related to the accusations, adding that Holley admitted to the alleged crime.The 60-year-old naturalized Korean was arrested by police Monday afternoon at a parking lot in Gangseo, Seoul, for allegedly violating the Narcotics Control Act.Robert Holley (Yonha
April 10, 2019
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Seoul opens vegetable garden at US ambassador's residence
Seoul's municipal government on Wednesday opened a vegetable garden at the residence of the United States ambassador to grow the two countries' native crops as a symbol of friendship.The vegetable garden covers about 330 square meters at the residence compound of US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, in the heart of Seoul, municipal officials said. (Yonhap)South Korea's representative native crops, such as lettuce, red pepper, spinach, eggplant, sweet squash and sesame leaves, and native Am
April 10, 2019
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More patients with respiratory ailments use ambulances amid severe air pollution
The number of cases in which emergency responders drove ambulances to take people affected by respiratory ailments to hospitals rose to a five-year high in the first quarter of the year amid an onslaught of worsened air pollution, government data showed Wednesday.The data from the National Fire Agency revealed that the agency's rescuers were dispatched to deal with 21,849 patients who were stricken by respiratory ailments in the January-March period, up from 11,387 in the same period of 2015. (Y
April 10, 2019
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Korea reports 129 confirmed measles cases this year
The total number of confirmed cases of measles reached 129 in Korea as of Tuesday amid major outbreaks in other parts of the world, health authorities said Wednesday.But the situation does not raise concerns about a nationwide epidemic, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. (Yonhap)“Korea has a high vaccination rate for measles. It can hit groups of people as it has in Anyang and Daejeon, but we can keep it under control by managing people who have been in contact with the pa
April 10, 2019
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Fair to revoke license of taxi driver who ripped off foreigners: court
A court on Tuesday ruled that revoking the license of a taxi driver who had overcharged foreigners was justified. The taxi driver therefore lost a suit against the Seoul City government, which had taken away his taxi driver’s license for repeatedly ripping off foreign passengers, according to the Seoul Administrative Court on Tuesday. This photo is not related to the article. (Yonhap)The driver was caught by the city government in June 2018 after demanding two foreign passengers pay 8,000 won ($
April 9, 2019
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[Feature] Racism still haunts club scene in S. Korea
For Sean Pickett, it was supposed to be a fun night out with his girlfriend and friends in Hongdae, a popular nightlife district. That night, however, he faced discrimination at a major club because he looked “white,” he says. Pickett, whose mother is South Korean and whose father is a white American, was charged 20,000 won for being a “white man,” he said, even though Korean men were charged 15,000 won and Korean women were charged 10,000 won. When Pickett asked the bouncer why he had to pay m
April 9, 2019
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Police who handled Hwang Ha-na’s 2015 drug use allegation questioned
Police said Tuesday they had questioned two police officers about allegations that Hwang Ha-na, the granddaughter of the founder of a major South Korean dairy company, avoided a probe into drug use in 2015. (Yonhap)The two officers had investigated cases involving Hwang, 31, the granddaughter of Namyang Dairy Products founder Hong Du-yeong, who was suspected of having sold and used methamphetamine in 2015. She faces fresh allegations she used illegal drugs last April. In 2015, Hwang was booked o
April 9, 2019
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KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opens in UAE
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa University of Science and Technology opened the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center in Abu Dhabi, as part of their efforts to enhance cooperation in the wake of “Industry 4.0,” KAIST said Tuesday. KAIST President Shin Sung-chul (left) and Arif Al Hammadi, executive vice president of the Khalifa University of Science Technology, shake hands during the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opening ceremony held in Abu Dhabi,
April 9, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Ex-President Chun denies helicopter shootings in 1980
Former President Chun Doo-hwan on Monday once again denied in court that military helicopters shot at civilians during a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju in May 1980.Chun did not show up for a preparatory hearing at the Gwangju District Court on Monday for his trial on charges that he defamed the dead.Chun’s lawyer Chung Joo-kyo objected to about one-third of the evidence that prosecutors submitted, including a report by a special panel of the Defense Ministry and a National Forensic Service re
April 9, 2019
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Theater director gets 7-year prison term in appeals trial for sexual assaults
The Seoul High Court on Tuesday sentenced a famed theatrical director to seven years in prison on multiple sexual assault charges, annulling the lower court ruling that gave him a six-year jail term.The court handed down the guilty verdict to Lee Youn-taek, 67, in a case that sparked a Me Too movement in the art and entertainment sectors in South Korea. He was indicted in April on multiple charges of sexual crimes against female junior members of his famous drama troupe since 2010. He was arrest
April 9, 2019
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[News Focus] 2 in 5 Seoul households single-member in 2019
SEJONG -- The four-member family household had been typical in South Korea over the decades since the mid-1970s, with a couple and two children (on average) residing in what has been dubbed the “nuclear family.”While the social trend continued until the early 2000s, the household-structure has rapidly changed over the past decade. (Graphic by Heo Tae-seong/The Korea Herald)Four-member households accounted for 22.3 percent (4.25 million) of the total 19.05 million households nationwide as of Marc
April 9, 2019
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Dozens of people contract measles at hospital since last week
An additional case of measles has been reported at an unspecified hospital in Anyang, near Seoul, bringing to 26 the number of patients diagnosed with the contagious disease at the hospital since April 1, the health authorities said Tuesday.A family member caring for a patient at the hospital, whose name was withheld, was confirmed to have contracted the disease on Monday. (Yonhap)The 26 people hit by the virus includes four doctors, 14 nurses, a pharmacist, a medical engineer, a medical college
April 9, 2019
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Ranking S. Korean prosecutor elected president of global prosecutors association
A senior South Korean prosecutor has been elected to lead an international body of prosecutors set up to strengthen transnational cooperation in prosecution investigations, Seoul's prosecution office said Tuesday. Hwang Cheol-kyu, current chief prosecutor at the Busan High Prosecutors Office, won the vote at the Executive Committee meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors held in Oslo, Norway last week, the Supreme Prosecutors Office in Seoul said in a release. (Yonhap)The IAP, b
April 9, 2019