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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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Probe team head vows to investigate ex-vice minister's sex scandal
The head of a new probe team tasked with reinvestigating sex and bribery allegations against a former vice justice minister promised Monday that his team will work the case "by the book" to get to the bottom of it. "We'll investigate the case by the book so that there'll be no more misunderstandings," Yeo Hwan-seop, the chief of the Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office, told reporters. (Yonhap)Yeo was appointed by the Ministry of Justice last Friday to lead a team with 12 other senior prosecut
April 1, 2019
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University hit for asking scholarship applicants to prove poverty
Seoul National University has drawn fire for asking applicants to one of its scholarship programs to prove their poverty in disregard of a dissenting opinion from the state human rights watchdog, officials and students said Monday.Applicants for SNU's Good Talent Scholarship are now required to write down reasons for their desperate need for scholarship money in the application form, which states a detailed description of economic necessity is reflected in the selection process. (Yonhap)The form
April 1, 2019
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The number of postpartum care centers decreases
The number of postpartum care centers nationwide has fallen, a report said Monday, likely an indication of the falling birthrate.The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education put the number of such centers at 584 last year, compared to 610 in 2015. The data, collected through the Ministry of Health and Welfare, showed the number of postpartum care centers increased from 418 in 2009 to 610 in 2015 but fell to 598 in 2017 before diminishing further the following year.(Yonhap)The number of people
April 1, 2019
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Coast Guard rescues Filipino captain off east coast
The Coast Guard rescued a Filipino captain who was found unconscious on a cargo ship on Sunday, authorities said. The 5,570-ton freighter was anchored in waters about 10 kilometers west of Gal Island when reports came in that the 64-year-old captain, identified only by his initial F, was unconscious. (Yonhap) The Coast Guard said it dispatched a helicopter in about 1 hour and 20 minutes to carry F to a general hospital located in the southern port city of Busan. The status of his health needs to
March 31, 2019
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s population likely to peak in 2028
South Korea’s statistics agency forecast that the country’s population is likely to peak at 51.94 million in 2028, before declining to 39.29 million in 2067. The demographic outlook came as deaths are set to outnumber births in Asia’s fourth-largest economy beginning this year. South Korea plans to set up a government task force next month to come up with comprehensive measures to tackle demographic challenges. The number of newborns in South Korea came to 326,900 in 2018, a sharp decline from
March 31, 2019
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Government to halt public construction work if fine dust levels spike
South Korea will order a halt to public construction work in the event of high concentrations of fine dust, the government said Sunday. The finance ministry said it will dispatch guidelines to all state agencies to follow the new rules going forward. It said that if fine dust alarms and warnings are issued and overall conditions require action to reduce the inconvenience of people, state organizations that have placed construction orders can stop work. Under such circumstances, builders will not
March 31, 2019
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New allegations of procuring prostitution raised against Seungri
An acquaintance of K-pop star Seungri has testified that the celebrity procured prostitution at locations in addition to the ones alleged so far, a local news outlet reported. According to Ilyo Shinmun, police investigating the case obtained testimony from Seungri’s close acquaintance after two rounds of questioning on March 25 and 28. Seungri (Yonhap)The acquaintance testified that prostitution took place at Seungri’s 2017 birthday party in the Philippines, where he was visiting for business,
March 31, 2019
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Herald Corp. goes dark for 2019 Earth Hour
Lights went out for an hour at the Herald Corp. headquarters Saturday as the company observed Earth Hour, an annual global lights-out event. Every year on the last Saturday of March, lights are switched off simultaneously around the world for an hour to raise awareness about climate change and sustainability. Around 18,000 landmarks in 188 countries joined the effort this year, including Korea’s National Assembly Hall, Seoul City Hall, Namsan Seoul Tower, 63 Building and Coex. Herald Corp.’s hea
March 31, 2019
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Colleague of late actress Jang Ja-yeon calls for stronger police protection
Yoon Ji-oh, a former colleague of a late actress Jang Ja-yeon, on Saturday urged police to strengthen the protection for her, as police did not respond to her emergency signals for more than ten hours.Yoon wrote in an Instagram post that the smartwatch device police gave her for safety was not working, and police had not been responding to her emergency signals that she sent three times from 5:55 a.m. on Saturday. Yoon demanded police give an explanation and apologize. She also urged police to b
March 31, 2019
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S. Korea reports no bird flu outbreak this year
South Korea has lowered the quarantine alert status back to normal with no outbreak of bird flu this year, the government said Sunday.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has ended the six-month special quarantine period for avian influenza as no highly contagious cases were discovered in the nation. (AP)A total of 70 AI cases were detected in wild bird droppings in the winter season, but all of them were identified as low contagious strains, the ministry said. "As highly
March 31, 2019
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[Feature] Debate on abortion ban intensifies as decision looms
When Hong Seung-hee, 28, discovered she was pregnant, she felt her world was falling apart. She decided to terminate the unwanted pregnancy, even though it meant she would have to live as a criminal. Going through an abortion was painful enough, but the stigma was worse, she said. A group of women’s rights organizations hold a rally demanding the abolition of the abortion ban in central Seoul on Saturday. (Yonhap)“I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to say to those around me,” said Hong
March 31, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Prosecution to reinvestigate sex bribery case of ex-vice minister
Prosecutor-General Moon Moo-il on Friday ordered a reinvestigation into a high profile case involving former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui, over allegations of rape, sexual bribery and abuse of power. Prosecutor-General Moon Moo-il (Yonhap)The prosecution launched a special investigation team of 13 prosecutors led by Yeo Hwan-seop, who heads Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office, to guarantee “fairness” of the probe, it said. Kim, who retired from public service in March 2013, faces allegat
March 29, 2019
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Jung Joon-young transferred to prosecution in sex video scandal
Police on Friday referred the case of singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young to the prosecution, recommending he be indicted on charges of secretly filming sex videos and sharing them in online chat groups. (Yonhap)Jung, 30, who was arrested on suspicion of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, was moved from the detention room of the Jongno Police Station in downtown Seoul to the custody of prosecutors shortly before 8 a.m. Handcuffed and wearing a bla
March 29, 2019
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'Racist' German advertisement infuriates women in S. Korea
A German advertisement showing an Asian woman getting aroused after smelling dirty laundry worn by white men has fueled anger in Seoul, with many women calling it racist and demanding an apology.The commercial, produced by German DIY-store chain Hornbach, shows white men working outside in a garden before removing their sweaty clothing and dumping it in a box.The ad then cuts to a grey, industrial city that resembles Tokyo, where an Asian woman buys a bag of dirty clothes -- previously worn by t
March 28, 2019
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High-ranking policeman accused of sexual misconduct, witness tampering
The Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday that a high-ranking police officer has been indicted on charges related to witness tampering and sexual misconduct after allegedly trying to bribe his accuser to recant.The 48-year-old police officer allegedly groped a woman and exposed himself to her in late August at around 11 p.m. in Busan. Prosecutors say the accused officer was under the influence of alcohol at the time. (pixabay)The complaint was filed by a witness, 24, whom the p
March 28, 2019
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Sewol footage might have been doctored: inquiry panel
Surveillance footage retrieved by the Navy and Coast Guard from the ferry Sewol, which sank in 2014 claiming more than 300 lives, may have been doctored, an independent panel looking into the Sewol ferry disaster said Thursday. (Yonhap)Announcing the interim results of its findings, the Special Commission on Social Disaster Investigation said that footage of Sewol that prosecutors had secured and that which the Navy claimed it had retrieved may be different. According to allegations raised by
March 28, 2019
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Lights to be turned off Saturday for Earth Hour
Lights in South Korea will be turned off for an hour on Saturday as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s annual Earth Hour campaign to raise awareness about climate change, WWF said Thursday. 2019 Earth Hour poster (World Wide Fund for Nature)Held in major cities around the globe, Earth Hour is a worldwide event during which lights are turned off for an hour starting at 8:30 p.m. to show support for global efforts to save the planet. In Seoul, the National Assembly, Seoul City Hall, Namsan S
March 28, 2019
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Contractor sought to destroy video in sex-for-favors scandal
Yoon Jung-cheon, a contractor who allegedly hosted and filmed a sex party attended by a senior prosecutor who later became vice justice minister, appears to have sought to destroy the video during a police probe, a voice recording showed.Kim Hak-ui stepped down as vice justice minister in March 2013 amid allegations that he attended the orgy at Yoon’s villa. Police and prosecutors cleared Kim of sex crimes in 2013, but a special panel at the Justice Ministry recently recommended that the case be
March 28, 2019
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Seungri involved in spycam scandal: police
Police booked K-pop star Seungri on the charge of distributing a secretly taken photo Thursday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the 29-year-old singer shared the obscene picture with fellow entertainer Jung Joon-young and others in a group chat. Seungri (Yonhap)Police said the investigation into who took the photo is ongoing. The singer has also been booked on the charge of brokering sexual services for potential investors in 2015.Meanwhile, police said they will transfer Jung’
March 28, 2019
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Gas explosion at mine kills 1 worker, injures 5
A worker died and five more were injured Wednesday night in a mining accident in Gangwon Province, the Energy Ministry’s Eastern Mining Safety Office said Thursday.The accident happened inside the Geumcheon mine at around 8:25 p.m., when a gas explosion occurred 1,075 meters below the surface. (Yonhap)A 53-year-old worker who was in the mine was taken to a hospital but later pronounced dead. Two workers are being treated at Hallym University Medical Center for serious burns to their faces and b
March 28, 2019