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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Animal activist draws ire by killing shelter dogs
Calls are growing on Sunday for punishment for the leader of a South Korean animal rights group after she was reported to have put down hundreds of rescued dogs in secret. Park So-youn, a director of the animal rights group CARE, has put down more than 230 of the dogs her organization “rescued” between 2015 and September last year, according to a news report Friday. A former staff member at CARE revealed that Park had ordered her to do so due to a shortage of space in the shelter in Pocheon, Gy
Jan. 13, 2019
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[Feature] ‘Korea may have to import surgeons in the future’
The operating room is filled with tension. Surrounded by assistants and nurses, the surgeon holds a scalpel and cuts open the patient under the bright light of the surgical lamp above. While all doctors strive to save lives, surgeons are sometimes called the “doctors of doctors,” as they stand in the front line of the fight against death. Often, they are the subject of admiration. But the reality of the job, with its poor working conditions and unclear future, has long made the surgery departmen
Jan. 13, 2019
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Fine dust blankets Korea
Fine dust particles covered South Korea's sky Sunday, prompting authorities to take countermeasures and issue advisories. The fine dust level stood at 79 micrograms per cubic meter (㎍/㎥) for Seoul as of 10 a.m., with the level in the western Yangcheong district soaring to 109 ㎍/㎥, according to Air Korea. (Yonhap)The density was predicted to hover above 50 micrograms per cubic meter on average for the day in most of Seoul and its surrounding regions, the weather agency said. The level was measure
Jan. 13, 2019
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Search continues for 3rd day to find 2 missing in fishing boat collision
The search continued for a third day on Sunday to find the two missing people from a fishing boat collision off the country's southern coast, authorities said. The 9.77-ton Mujeok, carrying the captain, a sailor and 12 anglers, capsized after running into a 3,000-ton cargo ship in waters about 80 kilometers south of Yokji Island early Friday, leaving three people dead and two missing, according to the Coast Guard.(Yonhap)The island is located near the coastal city of Tongyeong, about 330 km sou
Jan. 13, 2019
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2 dead, 1 missing after fishing boat capsizes off Pohang after catching fire
Two crewmen died and another went missing after a fishing boat caught a fire and capsized off South Korea's southeastern coast early Saturday, the Coast Guard said.The Coast Guard received a report around 8:28 a.m. from a ship passing the area that the 9.77-ton boat was belching black smoke in waters 81.5 kilometers from Pohang. (Yonhap)The affected ship set sail Friday evening to catch snow crab before catching fire in the early hours of Saturday. The six crewmen aboard the boat tried to exting
Jan. 12, 2019
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Rescue workers resume search for 2 missing in deadly capsizing of fishing boat
TONGYEONG, (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers resumed their search Saturday for two people missing in the deadly capsizing of a fishing boat off the country's southern coast, authorities said.The 9.77-ton Mujeok, carrying the captain, a sailor and 12 anglers, capsized after running into a 3,000-ton cargo ship in waters about 80 kilometers south of Yokji Island at around 5 a.m. Friday, leaving three people dead and two missing, according to the Coast Guard. (Yonhap)The island is located near the coastal
Jan. 12, 2019
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Govt takes measures to combat sexual abuse in sports
The government plans to take strong measures to root out sexual abuse in sports, as Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee’s claim of sexual assault by her former coach has triggered the #MeToo movement in the sports community.After Shim publicly accused Cho Jae-beom of sexual assault on Tuesday, two more skaters came forward accusing their respective coaches of sexual abuse on Wednesday. According to the Young Skaters Asociation, which has investigated sexual abuse in Korea’s skating communi
Jan. 11, 2019
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Drunk driver in Yoon's death ‘doing something else with female passenger’ at the time of accident
Prosecutors on Friday demanded eight years in prison for a drunk driver surnamed Park, 26, who caused the death of Yoon Chang-ho, a soldier carrying out military service.During Friday’s trial it was revealed that Park “hit two people, including Yoon, standing at the crosswalk while ‘doing something else’ with a woman in the passenger seat,” prosecutors said.Yoon was killed at Haeundae, Busan on Sept. 25 last year when Park’s BMW ran into them. Park was driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.181
Jan. 11, 2019
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Nuclear safety agency orders recall of radon-emitting mattress pads
South Korea's nuclear safety agency said Friday that it has ordered a local company to recall heated mattress pads that have been found to emit higher-than-permissible levels of the radioactive substance radon. Nuclear Safety and Security CommissionThe recall affects 38,000 heated mattress pads and 12,000 heated mattress pad covers manufactured by Daehyun Hitech Co., according to the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The agency said the company has so far exchanged about 10,000 heated mattr
Jan. 11, 2019
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Nine diagnosed with measles in Daegu
A total of nine people in Daegu have been diagnosed with measles as of Thursday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. To prevent the disease from spreading nationwide, the government plans carry out an epidemiological investigation while urging people to get vaccinated against measles. (Yonhap)According to the KCDC, the first patient was diagnosed with measles on Dec. 17 in Daegu. The disease soon spread among infants, young children and health care workers. Five of
Jan. 11, 2019
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Former Supreme Court chief appears before prosecutors in power abuse probe
Former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae apologized Friday for “causing concerns” in regard to multiple allegations of abuse of judiciary power during the previous administration against him.Though he acknowledged that he was to blame for the public’s concerns, Yang said that those working under him had not acted improperly, implying at his innocence of the charges made against him. “I sincerely apologize to the public for causing concerns due to incidents during my term. I believe that I am sol
Jan. 11, 2019
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[Newsmaker] 3 dead, 2 missing in fishing boat collision
A fishing boat carrying 14 people overturned after colliding with a cargo vessel off the country's southern coast, leaving three people dead and two missing, authorities said Friday. The 9.77-ton Mujeok, carrying the captain, a sailor and 12 anglers, capsized after running into a 3,000-ton cargo ship in waters about 80 kilometers south of Yokji Island at around 5 a.m., according to the Coast Guard. (Yonhap)The island is located near the coastal city of Tongyeong, about 330 km south of Seoul. Two
Jan. 11, 2019
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Ahyeon redevelopment union to compensate mother of deceased evictee
The Ahyeon redevelopment union, which is overseeing a controversial project in a neighborhood within the Mapo area of Seoul, has decided to compensate the mother of Park Jun-kyung, who took his own life after he and his mother were evicted from their home during the redevelopment process.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday, the union and a committee consisting of evicted Ahyeon residents reached an agreement Wednesday. The agreement includes the union helping with Park’s f
Jan. 10, 2019
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[Eye Plus] Behind the scenes of bell production
Seoul residents ring in the new year by striking a gigantic 20-ton temple bell 33 times at Bosingak, a large bell pavilion at Jongno, central Seoul.Similar versions of the 3-meter-tall steel bell can be spotted at many Buddhist temples and landmarks here, such as the iconic N Seoul Tower.Won Gwang-sik, a master of traditional metalcraft, created the bell in Bosingak, after the original bell was sent to the National Museum of Korea for preservation in 1985.The original bell designated National Tr
Jan. 10, 2019
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Seoul City to focus on boosting economy for next four years
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will prioritize the revitalization of the economy for the next four years under Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon by building an environment for new growth engines, creating jobs and expanding assistance for young people.(Yonhap)The city government unveiled a 2019-22 plan that has five goals and 25 core tasks with a focus on resolving Seoul citizens’ bread-and-butter issues. The goals are to make Seoul future-oriented, safe, welfare-friendly, balan
Jan. 10, 2019
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Ex-special investigator files complaint against Cheong Wa Dae officials over spying claims
A former special investigator at the presidential office filed a complaint against an incumbent presidential secretary Thursday amid an ongoing probe into Cheong Wa Dae’s alleged surveillance of civilians.(Yonhap)Kim Tae-woo, who was dismissed from Cheong Wa Dae, appeared before the prosecution as a witness for the third time to be questioned over allegations that his superiors at the presidential office had instructed him to surveil civilians and to create a blacklist of officials critical of t
Jan. 10, 2019
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[Weekender] Apartments - a national obsession
Apartments are everywhere in Korea. The country’s first apartment block was built as housing for employees of a construction materials maker in 1956. At the time, this type of building was a sight most had only heard or read about. Apartment construction sites were unusual enough to warrant a visit by the president in the 1950s.Since then, apartments have become the most visible, preferred and coveted form of residence. The skylines of most major cities have long been dominated by apartment buil
Jan. 10, 2019
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[Graphic News] Korean teens spend 2 hours daily on online broadcasts
South Korean teenagers spend two hours a day watching online broadcasts streamed by individual creators, a survey showed, with YouTube being the most popular platform. According to the survey of 1,058 respondents conducted by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, South Korean teenagers spend 114.9 minutes every day watching such online video content. By platform, YouTube accounted for 36.4 percent of the content, followed by AfreecaTV with 16.8 percent and Twitch with 16.6 percent. V
Jan. 10, 2019
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[Weekender] How Seoul became apartment-ized
The success of high-rise apartment complexes has been a unique phenomenon in Seoul. Widely spread throughout the city, dense apartment complexes have shaped Seoul, more than a third of whose residents live in apartments.A 1977 photo shows one of the early apartment complexes build in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. (Seoul Museum of History)In Europe and the US, particularly after the War ll, the need for housing drastically increased. Modern architects such as Le Corbusier pioneered in developing
Jan. 10, 2019
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[Weekender] Surging apartment prices frustrate Seoul residents
When looking down at Seoul up in the sky, the capital is filled with square-shaped apartment clusters and gray sky-high office buildings.South Korea’s rapid economic development centered on Seoul has made the country’s capital one of the most populous cities in the world, with skyrocketing housing prices.Over-the-top housing prices have become a major social problem here, amid widespread public outcry for the government to tackle the issue. Among various types of housing in the nation, apartment
Jan. 10, 2019