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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Main opposition raises heat over Environment Ministry ‘blacklist’
An alleged blacklist of state-run organizations’ chiefs is stirring up the political arena, with the main opposition announcing plans to file criminal complaints against former and incumbent officials of Cheong Wa Dae and the Environment Ministry. According to the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, the Ministry of Environment compiled intelligence reports on former ministry officials and chiefs of state-run organizations under the ministry. Rep. Kim Do-eup (center), the chief of Liberty Korea
Dec. 27, 2018
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Prosecution panel demands dismissal of ex-Cheong Wa Dae inspector
The prosecution's internal review board on Thursday called for the dismissal of one of its investigators under scrutiny over a string of alleged professional misconduct while working at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.The call from the review board of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office came after a monthlong review of Kim Tae-woo, an investigator at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.The board, however, decided not to pursue a criminal investigation against Kim, who is already fac
Dec. 27, 2018
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Bodies of missing Korean tourists found in Thailand
The bodies of two South Korean tourists have been discovered in Thailand after they went missing while crossing a river at a golf course earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.A Thai rescue team found one body Wednesday night and another the following day. They fell into the river on the way back to their hotel after playing golf in Phitsanulok, central Thailand, on Tuesday. (Yonhap)"The bodies were found swiftly through active cooperation by related authorities including Sout
Dec. 27, 2018
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Seoul taxi fare to rise 27% next year
The basic taxi fare in Seoul will rise 26.7 percent to 3,800 won ($3.4) starting as early as the end of next month in the first hike in five years, the city government said Wednesday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government passed the plan to raise the basic rate for cabs operating in the capital city from the current 3,000 won, which was set in 2013.(Yonhap)Large-sized van-type and deluxe taxis will see their basic fare go up 1,500 won to 6,500 won, according to the city government.The basic fare for
Dec. 26, 2018
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[Graphic News] Alcohol addiction increasing among youth
The number of young people getting treatment for alcohol addiction neared 2,000 last year, doubling from seven years prior, a report said. The drinking rate among the young is declining, but the severity of problems from drinking is still heavy, with one 1 in 2 young peole drinking to dangerous levels, the report from the National Assembly Research Service said. There were 1,968 young people diagnosed as being addicted to alcohol last year, up 2.1-fold from 922 in 2010.
Dec. 26, 2018
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Korea toughens punishment for illegal filming, porn distribution
A person who illegally films or distributes sexually explicit content faces harsher punishment from this month, and online platforms must take measures to prevent the circulation of such content from next year, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday.According to the ministry, such changes will take effect following the National Assembly’s approval of revisions of four related laws aimed at cracking down on digital sex crimes. (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family - Yonhap)I
Dec. 26, 2018
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Korean adults have twice as much lead, mercury in bodies as youths: study
South Korean adults have twice the level of harmful toxic chemicals in their bodies as youths, the Ministry of Environment said Wednesday, citing a state laboratory's research.According to the National Institute of Environmental Research's study on 6,167 South Korean people from 2015 to 2017, the blood lead level for adults averaged 1.60 micrograms per deciliter of blood (ug/dL), compared with a corresponding figure of 0.80 ug/dL for middle and high school students. Ministry of Environment (Yonh
Dec. 26, 2018
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Special counsel demands 7-year prison term for blogger in opinion rigging trial
Special prosecutors requested a Seoul court Wednesday to sentence a blogger to seven years in prison for his role in a massive manipulation of Internet news comments to benefit the ruling Democratic Party in the lead up to the 2017 presidential election. The sentence demand was made to the defendant, Kim Dong-won, known also by his online nickname, Druking, who is charged with tampering with news comments to sway the vote for the DP, the then main opposition party, before the May 9 election. Ki
Dec. 26, 2018
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Sales of index, derivatives-tied securities dip in Q3
Sales of index and derivatives-linked securities in South Korea plunged in the third quarter as stock markets remained bearish, data showed Wednesday. The combined value of equity-linked securities and derivatives-linked securities issued in the July-September period came to 20 trillion won ($17.7 billion), down 39.7 percent from a quarter earlier, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service. (Yonhap)The products are structured to track the performance of underlying assets, not
Dec. 26, 2018
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Korean delegation to attend inauguration ceremony for new Brazilian president
South Korea will send a delegation, including two ruling party lawmakers, to next week's inauguration ceremony for Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Democratic Party Reps. Jeon Hae-cheol and Choi In-ho will attend the ceremony slated to take place in Brasilia on Jan. 1. (Yonhap)The delegation, led by special envoy Jeon, will deliver to Bolsonaro President Moon Jae-in's handwritten letter that highlights his desire to strengthen the two countries'
Dec. 26, 2018
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Rescue dog retires after 197 rescue operations, put up for adoption
Suan, a 10-year-old male English springer spaniel, is looking for a new home upon his retirement after eight years of service as a rescue dog. (Yonhap)Deployed to Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters in 2010, Suan had specialized in finding missing people at the scene of building collapses and mountainous regions. He was dispatched to 197 rescue operations and saved six lives in the process. The canine is retiring due to old age. The headquarters has put Suan up for adoption, in sea
Dec. 26, 2018
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Women’s rights activists condemn police for investigating 26 women on abortions
Women’s rights groups in the Gyeongsang provinces on Tuesday condemned a provincial police agency for investigating 26 women on whether they had abortions.Members of the women’s rights groups, including the Gyeongnam Women’s United Association, said they held a meeting with officials at the South Gyeongsang Province Police Agency on Monday and delivered a letter of complaint. (Yonhap)“We denounce the police for conducting investigations to track down women who may have had abortions, which is a
Dec. 25, 2018
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Education superintendent to propose plan for South Korean students to visit NK
Lee Jae-jeong, the superintendent of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, will propose a plan for South Korean students to visit the North at Wednesday’s railroad groundbreaking ceremony, the education office said Tuesday.According to the office, Lee will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a joint project to reconnect roads and railways across the border to be held at the Panmun Station in the North’s border town of Kaesong. A unification flag (Yonhap)There, Lee will propose the p
Dec. 25, 2018
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Ministry issues safety guideline on Tamiflu after death of teenager
The Drug Ministry has issued safety guidelines on the use of the flu medication Tamiflu, following the case of a teenager who fell to her death after complaining of hallucinations. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety distributed a letter explaining the possible side effects of Tamiflu to medical specialists and consumer organizations on Monday. Tamiflu (Yonhap)According to the ministry, patients over 10 years old may show abnormal behavior under the influence of the medication, and there is al
Dec. 25, 2018
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President Moon wishes warm, thoughtful Christmas to everyone
President Moon Jae-in hoped Christmas serves as a day to care about the less privileged and poor in his message posted on Twitter on Christmas morning Tuesday.By citing a poem by popular poet Park No-hae, he wrote, "On Christmas morning, I am thinking of Jesus Christ's warmness that we all have in our hearts." (Yonhap)The poem titled "A Poem of That Winter" depicts the warmheartedness of a grandmother who worries about how the poor and weak are surviving in the brutal cold."The grandmother's hea
Dec. 25, 2018
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Ferry carrying 199 people runs aground off Jeju Island, all rescued
A passenger ship carrying 199 people became stuck on rocks in waters south of South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Monday, but all on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said. Ferry Blueray 1 is towed into port on Monday. YonhapThe 199-ton ferry with 195 passengers and four crew on board asked to be rescued at 2:43 p.m. in waters southwest of Gapa Island, citing that it had broken down, they said.The ship Blueray 1 was heading to Jeju Island after departing from the country's southernmost is
Dec. 24, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Govt. to reflect hours of paid rest in calculating minimum wage
Legal hours of paid rest will be reflected in the calculation of minimum wage from 2019, the government said Monday. However, extra hours of paid rest designated by contracts between companies and labor unions will not be included in working hours when calculating the minimum wage.According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, a Cabinet meeting held Monday discussed the revised enforcement ordinance of the Minimum Wage Act. The enforcement ordinance centers on recognizing hours of paid rest
Dec. 24, 2018
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Cabbie who drove German reporter during 1980 pro-democratic uprising to be buried in Gwangju
A late taxi driver, well known for taking German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter to the center of a pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju decades ago, will be buried next to the reporter's monument at a cemetery in the city, the municipal government said Monday.The driver, Kim Sa-bok, happened to seize an opportunity to drive Hinzpeter from Seoul to the city in 1980, where people were carrying out a democratization movement against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan. Taxi drive
Dec. 24, 2018
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Korea takes up fight on racism against foreign tourists
The Korea Tourism Organization announced it will cooperate with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea to provide consultations and legal assistance to tourists who experience racism here, starting from Thursday. (Yonhap)Data put forth by Statistics Korea on Wednesday showed that 1 out of every 5 foreigners in South Korea suffer discrimination. Of those who said they had experienced discrimination, 60.9 percent said it was based on their nationality. Catering to the needs to protect the h
Dec. 24, 2018
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S. Korea reports two suspected cases of MERS
A South Korean couple has been put in quarantine after showing signs of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials said Sunday.(Yonhap)The couple began showing symptoms of MERS, including coughing and headaches, following their recent trip to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.The patients, both in their 60s, were put in quarantine at a hospital in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, the quarantine officials said.The officials said they expected the initial test results later in the day. (Yon
Dec. 23, 2018