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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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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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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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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Korean prisons crowded 15 percent over capacity: lawmaker
Prisons across South Korea house an average 15 percent more inmates than their legal capacity, a lawmaker said Friday, citing a justice ministry report. Rep. Chang Je-won of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party also said few measures have been taken to address overcrowding at correctional facilities, which the Constitutional Court in 2016 deemed unconstitutional. The country‘s prisons are supposed to accommodate 47,000 people but 54,000 people were serving terms as of August, Chang said. Pr
Oct. 12, 2018
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Woman gets prison term for starving infant to death while meeting ‘new lover’
The Daegu District Court on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old woman to 12 years in prison for killing her infant child by neglect and getting rid of the body.According to court records, the woman left her husband due to a conflict in August 2016. She later met a man through an online game, and the two reportedly moved into a studio in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. Her child was born shortly after, in July 2017. The baby’s father was arrested while the woman was pregnant, and he was still in ja
Oct. 12, 2018
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DNA match leads to arrest in unsolved burglaries, rapes in Gwangju
A 52-year-old man suspected of theft and rape in multiple cases in Gwangju and Daejeon has been arrested after a 15-year search, in light of new DNA evidence. The man surnamed Kim is accused of breaking and entering into seven homes of women living alone, stealing their expensive goods and sexually assaulting them from July 2003 to November 2006. During police questioning, Kim reportedly admitted to sexually assaulting three more victims in Daejeon. (Yonhap)He is being accused of burglary and ra
Oct. 12, 2018
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High school exam question on celebrity scandal sparks dispute
Exam papers from a girls’ high school in Incheon included a question related to a recent alleged assault incident involving Goo Ha-ra and her ex-boyfriend, touching off a storm of criticism. Korean media outlets reported that the controversial question was included in a midterm exam held Thursday. A picture of the exam question went viral after it was uploaded on the internet. (Twitter)Many criticized the school and the teacher who came up with the question, pointing out that the tone of the qu
Oct. 12, 2018
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Ex-President Lee appeals corruption ruling
Former President Lee Myung-bak will appeal the court ruling that found him guilty of corruption and other irregularities, his lawyer said Friday. Kang Hoon, Lee's legal counsel, said he plans to submit the required documents for an appeal to the Seoul High Court in the afternoon. (Yonhap)Lee, president from 2008-2013, was convicted on Oct. 5 of bribery, embezzlement and other charges and sentenced to 15 years in prison. The court found that he was the de facto owner of his brother's auto parts
Oct. 12, 2018
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Prosecutors to grill ex-police chief over ‘online comments’ operation
Prosecutors are expected to grill former police chief Cho Hyun-oh, who was arrested last week over allegations that he masterminded online public opinion-rigging in favor of the Lee Myung-bak government in 2010-2012.A special investigation team under the National Police Agency put their former boss behind bars on Oct. 5 upon a court warrant, the first time ever a former National Police Agency commissioner has been held in detention at a police station.Cho faces charges of abuse of authority and
Oct. 12, 2018
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4 Siberian tiger cubs shown to public after being born in May
A zoo displayed four Siberian tiger siblings, born in May this year, to the public on Friday as part of efforts to preserve the endangered species.The cubs were born at the zoo of Seoul Grand Park to a couple of Siberian tigers with internationally accredited pedigrees -- a 8-year-old male named Joseph and a 9-year-old female named Penza.It was the first time since 2013 that Siberian tigers had been born at the zoo. The simultaneous birth of four tigers was a rare case, given that tigers usually
Oct. 12, 2018
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[Weather] Chilly, sunny weather continues on weekend
Friday morning in Korea will be even colder than Thursday’s, as the temperatures plunge below 5 degrees Celsius nationwide. Some central regions and mountain areas will see sub-zero temperatures with ice and frost. (Yonhap)Bright sunshine will cause temperatures to rebound 16 to 20 C during the day, which is 2 to 4 C warmer than Thursday’s afternoon weather. As the clear sky can reinforce the surge of dry air, the Korea Meteorological Administration advised residents in Korea to take extra care
Oct. 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi governor’s home raided on alleged violations of election law
Police raided Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung’s home Friday as part of a probe into allegations that Lee forcefully institutionalized his estranged brother in a mental hospital and lied about the matter during the June general election campaign period.Investigators from the Bundang Police Station also raided a number of offices in Seongnam City Hall, where Lee’s office is located. The officers also took the governor’s mobile phone on the same day. Lee, who is affiliated with the ruling Demo
Oct. 12, 2018
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[Video] Sunfull Internet Peace Prize goes to Japanese anti-hate speech network, online activist
Japanese anti-hate speech organization the Kawasaki Network of Citizens Against Hate Speech and Japanese online activist Ken Ogiso have been awarded the 2018 Internet Peace Prize of the Promotion of Peace on the Internet in a ceremony Thursday at Hanyang University, attended by some 200 participants including Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, ambassadors and students.The Sunfull Internet Movement, the Korean nongovernmental organization, has recognized the anti-hate speech group and the online activi
Oct. 11, 2018
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Seoul City dispenses free sanitary pads to tackle ‘period poverty’
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a pilot program to provide free female sanitary products at 10 public facilities in the South Korean capital, including the Seoul Museum of Art and the Seoul Museum of History, in its effort to tackle the so-called “period poverty” among young women. The program, which went into effect Monday, is part of Seoul’s newly revised Gender Equality Basic Ordinance, which advises the Seoul Metropolitan Government to offer free feminine products at public
Oct. 11, 2018
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Truth panel confirms prosecution covered up police torture in 1980s
The truth committee under the Ministry of Justice confirmed Thursday the prosecution covered up the police torture of two pro-democracy activists in the 1980s, one of whom died in the process. Park Jong-chul, a Seoul National University student, died during police interrogation in early 1987. Police and prosecutors at that time described his death as accidental. But the autopsy doctor's whistle-blowing and media reporting revealed that he was killed by water torture. The revelation triggered a n
Oct. 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] S. Korea's senior employment rate constantly rising: data
According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, the number of people aged 65 years or older reached 7.38 million in 2018, accounting for 14.3 percent of the country's total population. The employment rate for those aged between 55 and 59 was 72.6 percent in 2017, compared to 70.6 percent in 2015 and 66.5 percent in 2010. The comparable figure for those aged between 60 and 64 stood at 60.6 percent in 2017, rising from 59.6 percent in 2015 and 53.7 percent in 2010, the latest findings showed.
Oct. 11, 2018
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‘7 in 10 Koreans oppose death penalty’
The majority of South Koreans agree that the death penalty should be abolished and replaced with alternative forms of punishment, the state-run human rights body announced Wednesday. According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, 7 out of 10 Koreans are against retaining capital punishment on the condition that serious punitive measures are put in place to deter crime.(Yonhap)The commission released the data at a conference held to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Oct. 11, 2018
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Chadwick International offers experience-based learning opportunity
From its diverse education methods and state-of-the-art facilities, Chadwick International in Korea offers experience-based learning opportunities.Located in Songdo International Business District in Incheon, Chadwick International is a school for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 students. It is a sister campus to Chadwick School, a kindergarten to grade 12 school in the greater South Bay area of Los Angeles that was founded by Margaret Lee Chadwick in 1935. The two campuses share the same mission t
Oct. 11, 2018
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[Newsmaker] ‘I just want to live an ordinary life’: Yang Ye-won in court
In a rare case where trial proceedings are opened to the public, shining a spotlight on the treatment of vulnerable victims, YouTuber Yang Ye-won on Wednesday attended the trial of a 45-year-old photographer surnamed Choi who has been indicted on charges of taking explicit photos of Yang and leaking them to the public. It was his second court date.At the previous session, held Sept. 5, Yang’s attorney had asked the Seoul Western District Court for Wednesday’s hearing to be made public, citing Ch
Oct. 11, 2018
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Prosecutors summon ex-judge at center of top court's power abuse scandal
Prosecutors on Thursday called in for questioning a former judge at the heart of mounting power abuse allegations involving the Supreme Court and its former chief justice. Lim Jong-hun, former deputy head of the National Court Administration, the top court's governing body, was summoned for an interrogation at 9:30 a.m. next Monday, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said. Lim, 59, is accused of playing a key role in illicit lobbying and trial manipulation used to achieve former Supr
Oct. 11, 2018
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Rising Sun Flag commercially available worldwide: lawmaker
Clothes and accessories inspired by Japan’s controversial military flag are being sold around parts of the world, especially online.Rep. Shim Jae-kwon of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Wednesday products designed after the Rising Sun Flag are being sold at online shopping sites worldwide. Merchandise range from clothes, shoes, sports socks, mugs, backpacks, pillow sheets to iPad pouches, mouses, speakers, headsets, money clips, car stickers and other accessories. (Yonhap)In addition t
Oct. 11, 2018
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380 day care centers received subsidies via irregular means: lawmaker
A total of 380 day care centers nationwide received state subsidies worth a combined 3.3 billion won ($2.8 million) through irregular means over 1 1/2 years, a lawmaker said Wednesday.Rep. Jang Jung-sook of the Party for Democracy and Peace of Korea said the figure was based on data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. (Yonhap)The most commonly used method was for centers to overstate their number of teachers, according to Jang, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committ
Oct. 11, 2018
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1,900 teachers disciplined for drunk driving over past 4 years
About 1,900 teachers have been disciplined for drunk driving over the past four years, with 16 of them getting fired, education ministry data showed Thursday.A total of 1,883 teachers have been punished with disciplinary measures for driving drunk between 2014 and June this year, according to the ministry data submitted to Rep. Kim Han-pyo of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party for a parliamentary audit of the government. (Yonhap)By year, 282 were disciplined in 2014, 246 in 2015, 865 in 201
Oct. 11, 2018