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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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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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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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1 dead, 22 injured after hot water pipe bursts near Baekseok Station in Ilsan
An underground pipe carrying hot water burst Tuesday evening north of Seoul, killing one and injuring 22 others. The incident near Baekseok Subway Station in Ilsan -- a district within Goyang, Gyeonggi Province -- left nearly 3,000 homes without heat or hot water, fire authorities said.A 69-year-old man was found dead in the back seat of a car after apparently being trapped there.“The victim seems to have suffered burns from the hot water that rushed into the car right after the accident, but th
Dec. 5, 2018
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101 suspects arrested on charges of illegal pornography
Over a hundred suspects have been arrested for making and distributing illegal film and child pornography, using overseas-based social media channels such as Tumblr and Twitter, police said Tuesday. (Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency Website)According to the Cyber Security Team of Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, 101 people were arrested on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles From Sexual Abuse. Of those, nine suspects were indicted via a s
Dec. 4, 2018
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Former justice minister implicated in Jang Ja-yeon sexual abuse case: investigators
A former justice minister and a head of South Korea’s leading liquor maker are implicated in the sexual abuse case centering on late actress Jang Ja-yeon, investigators said Tuesday.The special investigation team that reopened the case revealed that the rookie actress met with Park Moon-deok, the head of liquor maker Hite Jinro, as well as Koreana Hotel CEO Bang Yong-hoon and former Justice Minister Kwon Jae-jin, at a dinner in 2008.Kwon, who was a senior prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors’ O
Dec. 4, 2018
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[Graphic News] Life expectancy of Koreans edges up to 82.7 years
South Korean babies born in 2017 are expected to live more than 82 years on average, government data showed. According to data compiled by Statistics Korea, the average life expectancy in 2017 was 82.7 years. In 1970, the average life expectancy of Koreans was 62.3 years. The life expectancy of women was 85.7 years while that of men was 79.7 years in 2017.
Dec. 4, 2018
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First cold wave warning to be issued for most of the country Tuesday night
The first cold wave warning will be issued at 11 p.m. Tuesday, as temperatures plummet after Tuesday’s rain. (Yonhap)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the cold wave warning will take effect in most parts of the country at 11 p.m., including Seoul, Daejeon, Incheon, Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, North and South Chungcheong, Gangwon and North Jeolla provinces.Temperatures in Seoul will plummet below minus 4 degrees Celsius Wednesday morning, with a daytime high of 4 C expected. B
Dec. 4, 2018
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Warrant denied for ex-commander over alleged spying on Sewol victims
The court denied a warrant to detain former Defense Security Commander Lee Jae-soo, who is suspected of leading an illegal spying operation that targeted the families of those killed in the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking.Judge Lee Eon-hak of the Seoul Central District Court refused to issue the warrant that prosecutors sought against Lee on suspicion of abuse of authority late Monday, citing a low flight risk and no risk of destroying evidence because sufficient evidence had already been obtained. Fo
Dec. 4, 2018
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Woman goes into labor, gives birth at karaoke joint
A 22-year-old woman went into labor and gave birth at the bathroom of a karaoke joint in Incheon on Sunday, according to authorities.Incheon Jungbu Fire Station said Monday it had received a report from a person, who claimed to be the owner of the karaoke joint, that a pregnant woman in the restroom was going into labor. (Yonhap)By the time an emergency team arrived, the woman had already given birth; the newborn baby was reportedly lying on the floor.The mother and the baby were transferred to
Dec. 4, 2018
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[News Focus] Young Koreans’ support for Moon plunges amid sluggish employment
SEJONG - The Moon Jae-in administration has yet to improve youth employment in the country despite its commitment to resolving the high jobless rate among those in their 20s, data from government agencies showed.According to figures from the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Statistics Korea, the nation’s lackluster job market has dealt a serious blow to college and high school graduates.The unemployment rate for those between 15 and 29 years old was 10.7 percent in October, the highest on th
Dec. 4, 2018
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X-rated content to disappear from Tumblr
Tumblr, a global microblogging website, will strictly prohibit adult content under a new set of guidelines.In a statement titled “A better, more positive Tumblr,” Tumblr CEO Jeff D ’Onofrio announced, “Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).” (Yonhap)The social media platform, which is often used to share photos, has been accused of being a hotbed of pornography and spycam footage. The website was
Dec. 4, 2018
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South Koreans eligible to use e-passport gates at UK airports from summer 2019
From next summer, South Koreans will likely spend less time at the immigration lines at UK airports.South Korea and Singapore will be added to the list of countries whose nationals will be eligible to use e-passport gates to enter the UK from summer 2019, the UK’s home secretary said Monday. (Heathrow Airport website)An estimated 400,000 Korean passengers per year will be able to take advantage of the automated gates, which use face-recognition technology to allow eligible passengers to be proc
Dec. 4, 2018
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Court to decide on arrest warrants of two ex-top court justices in alleged power abuse case
A Seoul court will decide later this week on whether to grant arrest warrants for two former Supreme Court justices in a ballooning power abuse scandal involving the previous top court leadership, court officials said Tuesday. They said the Seoul Central District Court will hold two separate hearings at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to review the warrants that would place Ko Young-han and Park Byong-dae under pre-indictment detention. This image shows former Supreme Court Justices Park Byong-dae (L) and
Dec. 4, 2018
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Government to subsidize treatment of 100 rare diseases
People with 100 diseases newly designated as “rare” will face a lower financial burden as of next year, as the government has decided to offer financial assistance to support expenses associated with treatment.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday that patients battling any of the illnesses on the list will pay only 10 percent of their total medical expenses, beginning in January 2019. (Yonhap)A rare disease is defined as one affecting fewer than 20,000 people, or an illness for which
Dec. 4, 2018
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Online bookstore draws criticism after using ad with derogatory term
Online bookstore Yes24 has faced criticism after the South Korean company sent an email on Sunday publicizing a newly published feminist book titled “Hanguk Namja,” which directly translates to “Korean Man.”The subject line was “How could you be such a Han-nam?” The abbreviation “Han-nam,” literally short for “Korean man,” is a derogatory term used to refer to an entitled, misogynistic man. (Yes24)Many Yes24 users immediately complained about the company’s use of the derogatory term in an offici
Dec. 4, 2018
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[Weather] Dust levels to rise Tuesday, despite rain
Cloudy skies will continue Tuesday morning with showers that will cease in the afternoon.Korea’s state weather agency said the rain was forecast to stop in the day as the effect of a low pressure trough will fade out on the peninsula by the afternoon.Chungcheong Province, Jeju and Southern regions except for North Gyeongsang Province will get 5-20 millimeters of rain, while Gyeonggi and West Gangwon areas will see less than 5 mm. (Yonhap)According to the National Institute of Environmental Resea
Dec. 4, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi governor's wife grilled over slander allegations
The wife of Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung underwent prosecution questioning for a third time Tuesday over allegations she posted slanderous messages about her husband's political rivals. Kim Hye-kyung appeared at the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office at around 10:05 a.m. Tuesday's questioning follows an interrogation in late October and another in early November. (Yonhap)"It's been really tough and unfair," she told reporters. "I just hope the truth is revealed." She's suspected of writ
Dec. 4, 2018
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Top law firm raided over alleged involvement in ruling delay: prosecutors
Prosecutors raided the offices of two lawyers at the country’s top law firm Kim & Chang last month, reports revealed Monday, amid allegations that they colluded with the top court’s leadership to delay the ruling on Korean victims forced to labor by Japanese firms during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea.According to the prosecution, it carried out a search-and-seizure operation at the offices of Kwak Byung-hoon, a lawyer and former presidential secretary for legal affairs, and a lawyer surnamed Ha
Dec. 3, 2018
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Heat wave victims to be eligible for natural disaster subsidies of up to W10m
Heat waves were legally classified as natural disasters in September, so victims can now receive government support. To be eligible, applicants must have been in the affected areas during the relevant time frames and must produce medical documentation certifying that they suffered from heatstroke or other heat-related illnesses. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)Those who were hospitalized for heat-related illnesses during a heat wave warning and died later are eligible to apply for governmen
Dec. 3, 2018
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NGOs uncover fake news about Gwangju Uprising
Civic groups on Monday called attention to fake news concerning the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising circulating in cyberspace.The May 18 Memorial Foundation and Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media revealed the results of their monitoring of fake news about the Gwangju Uprising during a joint press conference in Gwangju on Monday. (Yonhap)According to the organizations, fake news has been actively circulating on websites and social media platforms, including blogs and YouTube, since the
Dec. 3, 2018
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Yongsan Garrison, small-town America in a gray city
The Mancho Stream inside the Yongsan Garrison, Seoul (Yonhap)On US Thanksgiving Day in November, the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul was idle and blue. Looking at the emptiness of the vast compound, it was hard to believe the place was once a thriving community of tens of thousands of US service members and their families.The garrison -- formerly home to United States Forces Korea, the Combined Forces Command and the United Nations Command -- will be turned into a park, fulfilling the 2003 agreement b
Dec. 3, 2018
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Alleged brutal killings of piglets at pig farm draw animal abuse outcry
SACHEON -- Workers at a pig farm in southeastern South Korea have killed piglets by brutally slamming their heads to weed them out, only because raising them would have been unprofitable, animal rights groups said Monday.The groups -- the Korea Animal Welfare Association and KARA -- said they have obtained harrowing footage of workers at the farm in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, driving tens of piglets into a small space and slamming their heads to death. (Yonhap)According to the groups, t
Dec. 3, 2018