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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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131 sex offenders dismissed from child-related facilities
A total of 131 sex offenders have been dismissed from facilities related to children, such as schools or hospitals, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, inspecting over 300,000 facilities including schools, day care centers, kindergartens, study centers and hospitals, from July to September discovered 131 sex criminals working at 132 facilities. Among them, 45 were working at sports-related facilities, 26 in private education facilities and 21 in game-related
Dec. 19, 2018
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Matchmaker survey reveals changing criteria for ‘ideal’ marriage partners
Age is not as important as it used to be for single South Koreans seeking marriage partners, a survey revealed Wednesday. Rather, a person’s family background is getting more emphasis than in previous years, according to matchmaking company Duo, which carried out the nationwide survey of 1,000 single Korean men and women between the ages of 25 and 39. Korea’s biggest matchmaking company conducted the survey Nov. 1-15, questioning 489 men and 511 women.According to Duo’s findings, an ideal husban
Dec. 19, 2018
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1 out of 5 foreigners suffer discrimination in Korea: report
One of out of every five foreigners in South Korea suffer discrimination, due mainly to their nationalities, government data showed Wednesday.The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 21.2 percent of 1.3 million foreigners said they were discriminated by South Koreans. (Yonhap)Among them, 60.9 percent said they were discriminated on the basis their nationality, while 25.7 percent said they faced discrimination on the grounds of their lack of Korean language proficiency.The data showed 6
Dec. 19, 2018
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Japanese, Korean arrested for importing fake Chanel bags from Italy
BUSAN -- Busan police said Wednesday they have arrested a Japanese trader and his South Korean partner on charges of importing and selling hundreds of fake Chanel handbags in South Korea.The unidentified 55-year-old Japanese suspect is accused of importing a large volume of delicately fabricated luxury Italian handbags into South Korea between March last year and October this year, according to the Busanjin Police Station. (Yonhap)The Korean accomplice, identified only as a 55-year-old, is charg
Dec. 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Police confirm defect in gas-fired boiler in Gangneung guesthouse accident
GANGNEUNG/SEOUL -- Police said Wednesday they have confirmed a defect in the gas-fired boiler at a guesthouse in Gangneung that likely caused the deaths of three students by carbon monoxide poisoning.Police announced the preliminary result after conducting a joint investigation at the scene with the National Forensic Service and the Korea Gas Safety Corp.They turned the boiler on to see how it operated and found that it was emitting a large quantity of exhaust gas from a faulty pipe, the police
Dec. 19, 2018
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[Graphic News] Koreans spent about $250 each on cultural activities in 2018: survey
South Koreans spent an average of around 287,000 won ($253) each on cultural activities this year, according to a recent survey commissioned by a KBS radio program. The survey of 800 respondents between 15 and 69 years old was conducted by World Research & Consulting from Dec. 1-9. It found that 93,211 won was spent on books, 86,855 won on watching movies and 72,246 won on attending music concerts or performances. In addition, 51.5 percent said they spent a similar amount on cultural activiti
Dec. 18, 2018
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Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals
Part-time lecturers in Busan went on strike Tuesday, protesting their dismissals less than a month after a revision bill aimed at improving their treatment passed the National Assembly.In a press conference held in front of the university building, members of the Pusan National University branch of the Korean Irregular Professors’ Union denounced the university’s decision to dismiss part-time lecturers and announced a walkout. (Yonhap)“The law amendment made (last month) to improve the poor tre
Dec. 18, 2018
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Sunchang to give W5m to newlyweds, W2m to college freshmen
Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, will grant 5 million won ($4,400) to newlyweds and 2 million won to college freshman residing in the region, the county office announced Tuesday. The welfare policy is part of the county’s efforts to promote marriage and childbirth in Sunchang. (Yonhap - Sunchang County)The marriage grant will be provided to a newlywed couple if the groom or bride has lived in Sunchang for more than one year before the marriage registration. The person must be under 39 yea
Dec. 18, 2018
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[News Focus] Who benefits from Seoul apartment application system?
SEJONG -- Apartment prices in Seoul recorded an all-time high this year. Some complexes in southern districts saw prices shoot up 30 to 50 percent in only two or three years, which made ordinary households scrap their plans to purchase apartments in the capital.As housing lease prices in Seoul also skyrocketed, many Seoul citizens moved instead to satellite cities in Gyeonggi Province, according to data from real estate information providers. They suffer difficulties in commuting due to the long
Dec. 18, 2018
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Police found girl who killed herself had been victim of sexual violence
Police have discovered that a teenage girl who took her life in July had been sexually assaulted by her male peers.One of the perpetrators posted sexually disparaging remarks about the victim on social media, police say. (Yonhap)The Incheon Michuholl Police Station said on Tuesday that it had referred a 15-year-old suspect to the prosecution with a recommendation that he be indicted on charges of rape.Police also referred to the prosecution an 18-year-old high school senior on charges of indecen
Dec. 18, 2018
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Seoul estimates W3.9tr needed to jointly host Olympics 2032 with Pyongyang
South Korea would need about 3.9 trillion won ($3.44 billion) to jointly host the Olympic Games in 2032 with North Korea, according to an estimate by the Seoul city government Tuesday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it recently submitted a proposal with the projection to the city council, as part of its preparation for a joint bid with Pyongyang to host the international sports festival. The Seoul Metropolitan Council is expected to discuss the proposal and to refer it to a plenary sessio
Dec. 18, 2018
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3 dead, 7 unconscious at pension in Gangneung
Ten male students staying in rented lodgings in Gangeung, Gangwon Province, were found unconscious at around 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday. Three of the 10 were pronounced dead. Firefighters and police gather at a pension in the city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Tuesday (Yonhap)According to fire authorities, the owner of the accommodations found the students lying in the living room and another room with foam coming from their mouths. The seven unconscious students were transferred to three area hospi
Dec. 18, 2018
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EU steps up pressure on Korea to ratify ILO conventions
The European Union requested formal consultations with the Korean government on labor issues Monday, urging Korea to ratify the International Labor Organization conventions.Under the EU-Korea free trade agreement implemented in 2011, both sides agreed to improve labor and environmental standards via a dispute settlement mechanism in the trade and sustainable development chapter. “As part of the agreement both sides made commitments on workers’ rights, but so far the actions taken by the Korean g
Dec. 18, 2018
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Korea ranks 115th in gender parity report by WEF
Korea ranked 115th out of 149 countries in the World Economic Forum’s report on the global gender gap released Tuesday.According to the 2018 report, Korea’s gender gap index was 0.657, below China (0.673) and Japan (0.662). The closer the figure is to 1, the greater the gender parity. Korea ranked 118th in last year’s report, with a gender gap index of 0.650. (Yonhap)Since 2006, the WEF has measured the gender gap of nations in four categories: economic participation and opportunity; educational
Dec. 18, 2018
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Jailed ex-President Lee sues MBC chief over news report on alleged secret offshore account
Jailed former President Lee Myung-bak has filed a lawsuit against a major broadcast network and its chief over a recently aired investigative report on Lee's alleged offshore account and suspicious transactions, one of the program hosts said in a social media post on Monday.The lawsuit, seeking 350 million won ($309,270) in damages, was lodged with the Seoul Central District Court against MBC President Choi Seung-ho and two other journalists. The suit also demands the public broadcaster issue a
Dec. 17, 2018
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Government apologizes for Taean power plant tragedy, promises to prevent reoccurrence
The government on Monday announced measures to prevent accidents at coal power plants in the country, six days after an accident at Taean power plant claimed the life of a subcontracted worker. Past accidents at power plants will also be reviewed.The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a joint briefing on Monday and apologized for the death of Kim Yong-kyun, a 24-year-old subcontracted worker at the Taean thermal power plant.On Tuesday, Kim was fo
Dec. 17, 2018
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[Feature] Death of evictee raises call for action on resettlement
On Dec. 3, Park Jun-kyung, 37, a tenant in the Ahyeon-dong 2 reconstruction area in Mapo-gu, Seoul, was found dead in the Han River. His belongings and a note were found at a pavilion at Hangang Park in the Mangwon area.The note described how he had spent the last three days on the streets with nowhere to go after being forcibly evicted three times. He also asked that his mother be given rental housing so she would not suffer as he had.The late Park had moved to Ahyeon-dong, near Sinchon, known
Dec. 17, 2018
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Police chief admits lax handling of violence by unionized workers
Police are considering taking punitive measures against those responsible for lackadaisical response to violence by some union workers at an auto parts maker against an executive.Last month, some 40 union workers of Yoosung Enterprise in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, broke into the office of the company CEO, and some of them struck -- over a period of about 40 minutes -- a managing director in charge of wage talks. National Police Agency Commissioner Min Gab-ryong (Yonhap)The executive surn
Dec. 17, 2018
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[Feature] ‘Migrant workers are not consumables, we are humans!’
Tanka Lungeli, a Nepali who works at a factory in Korea, wants to change jobs because his employer does not pay him properly. But when he told his boss and requested the move, he says he received death threats and was treated as if he were a slave.“The employer deducted my wage for reasons I do not know. He also raised the dormitory fee arbitrarily, and it became hard for me to live and pay my debt with the salary,” Lungeli, 34, told The Korea Herald last week. “So I told him I wanted to work at
Dec. 17, 2018
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Welfare Ministry presents four pension reform options
The government on Friday announced four proposals on reforming the national pension scheme, mainly focused on maintaining a balance between reinforcing recipients’ benefits and securing the fund’s stability.The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s sudden announcement came amid concerns over fund shortfalls, as Korea’s declining birthrate and increasing life expectancy make for a society aging faster than ever. Under the current national pension system, the world’s third-largest fund could be deplete
Dec. 17, 2018