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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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[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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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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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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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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South Korea to invest 97.7 billion won in public health
South Korea on Monday said it will invest an additional 97.7 billion won ($87 million) in public health, part of an effort to tackle the country’s regional health care disparities. The investment plan includes a proposal to establish a state-run medical school dedicated to the training of medical professionals specializing in public health, among other policies. The decision followed a government study released earlier this year, which showed the country’s amenable mortality rate -- defined as
Oct. 1, 2018
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Former President Park's detention extended until mid-December
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to extend the detention period of former President Park Geun-hye for another two months, pending the top court's verdict on her corruption trial. The ousted former South Korean leader has been under presentencing detention since her arrest for multiple corruption charges in late March of last year following the Constitutional Court's decision to remove her from office. She was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Seoul appellate court over an i
Oct. 1, 2018
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Man allegedly attempted murder over go game
Police requested an arrest warrant Monday for a man who allegedly attempted murder at a go club.He is accused of attacking a man with a weapon at a go club in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.It was reported that the two men were engaged in a heated argument on Sept. 26 after the victim “kibitzed” the accused during a game of go. (Yonhap)Seeking revenge, the accused reportedly went to the go club on Sept. 29 with a weapon, and hit the victim’s head and legs. The victim tried to defend himself with a chair
Oct. 1, 2018
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Air-purifying bench installed in Seoul
Seoul Mapo-gu Office said Monday it had installed a bench that absorbs pollution from the air, with the equivalent purifying power of 5,400 trees.The bench, installed at Mapo-gu Office Square, was modeled after CityTree, an intelligent air-filtering bench created by German startup Green City Solutions. (Yonhap)A moss-covered wall, or Green Wall, automatically absorbs and purifies air when built-in sensors detect a high level of fine dust. Mapo-gu Office explained that that the bench absorbs 530
Oct. 1, 2018
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Investigators find USB of ex-chief justice Yang
Prosecutors investigating judicial power abuse allegations under former Supreme Court chief justice Yang Sung-tae found a thumb drive containing crucial evidence at his residence.The team handling the case at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Monday they confiscated a USB drive at Yang’s study during a raid of his home. Yang Sung-tae (Yonhap)The prosecution had requested for a court warrant to search both Yang’s residence and vehicle, but was issued a warrant for only Yang’s v
Oct. 1, 2018
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Man stabs neighbor over parking space
A man in his 50s has been taken into police custody on a charge of attempted murder, after he allegedly stabbed a neighbor following a parking dispute, police said Sunday.According to Ansan Sangnok Police Station, the 56-year-old man and a neighbor got into an argument over a parking space in a residential neighborhood in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, at around midnight Friday.The man told police he got upset when the 40-year-old neighbor “parked a vehicle in front of his house” late Friday night. B
Oct. 1, 2018
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Korea to become GCF's board member
South Korea will almost certainly secure a board seat for a United Nations climate fund aimed at helping poor nations fight global warming, Seoul's finance ministry said Monday.South Korea is on the nomination list for the three members and three alternate members from the Asia-Pacific States for the board of the Green Climate Fund, the ministry said. (AP)It would be the first time that South Korea will have a seat at the board in the South Korea-based GCF. The Fund is governed by a 24-member bo
Oct. 1, 2018
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[Weather] Seoul temperatures to stay under 20 C on Oct. 1
South Korea’s weather on the first day of October will be chilly, windy and rainy, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.Temperatures in the morning plunged to 7 to 16 degrees Celsius nationwide, set to rebound to 17 to 23 C in the daytime. Temperatures will mark 3 to 5 degrees C colder compared to Sunday. The daytime high in Seoul will rise to 19 C, Suwon 19 C, Gangneung 20 C, Daejeon 20 C, Gwangju 21 C, Daegu 21 C and Busan 23 C. (Yonhap)As the chilly weather is predicted to co
Oct. 1, 2018
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Prosecutors raid ruling party lawmaker's office in probe of new housing info leak
Prosecutors raided the National Assembly office of a ruling party lawmaker Monday as part of a probe into allegations he leaked information on new housing development areas, including his own constituency.Rep. Shin Chang-hyun of the Democratic Party is accused of releasing documents on eight candidate districts for new housing developments in Gyeonggi Province. Gwacheon, Shin's constituency, was apparently one of them. (Yonhap)Investigators were sent to search the premises to obtain evidence. P
Oct. 1, 2018
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Backpacks still rubbing commuters the wrong way
Even after years of campaigning, sizeable backpacks continue to prove a risky choice for a bag during a busy morning commute in South Korea.This year alone, scores of complaints against the use of backpacks have been filed to Seoul Metro, which runs a network of the subway system. Ninety complaints have been reported so far this year, as of September. Complaints regarding backpacks were categorized separately for the first time this year, so there is no specific data to compare with the past.Uni
Oct. 1, 2018
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[Feature] Judiciary at critical juncture for reform
The prosecution enforced search and seizures into the car of former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae and homes and offices of former top court justices on Sunday, closing in on figures at the center of the judiciary power abuse scandal. It is the first time the court has granted warrants requested by the prosecution against the former top court figures since the prosecutorial investigation kicked off in June, amid public calls for thorough investigation into the judiciary. Protestors hold sign
Sept. 30, 2018
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Man fined W1m for harassing woman with text messages
The Busan District Court has slapped a fine of 1 million won ($900) on a college student for harassing a woman with more than 100 text messages in a week. The 23-year-old man came across the victim on social media in August 2017. He sent her a message that said she was his “ideal type” and that he wanted to get to know her better.The 27-year-old victim responded that she was reluctant to be in a relationship, but suggested they keep in touch. The two exchanged phone numbers and ended up meeting
Sept. 30, 2018
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80% of Koreans concerned about heavy dependency on smart devices
Around eight out of 10 South Koreans believe that people are becoming excessively dependent on smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, a market researcher's survey showed Sunday.According to the research conducted by Embrain, 82.8 percent of South Koreans believed society is overly reliant on smart devices.The survey was conducted on 1,000 respondents aged from 19 to 59 in June.(Yonhap)All age groups shared the consensus, with 84 percent of respondents in their 20s expressing worries
Sept. 30, 2018
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Suspected MERS patient released after testing negative
A patient suspected of having contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was released Saturday after initial test results came back negative for infection, local health authorities said.The suspected patient, a 27-year-old female, had been in quarantine since Friday when she reported having possible symptoms of MERS. (Yonhap)Quarantine officials in the western port city of Incheon said the patient worked for an airline and that she had visited the United Arab Emirates and the United States befo
Sept. 30, 2018
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Buddhist order picks new executive chief in disputed election
South Korea's biggest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, elected a new executive chief Friday, one month after his predecessor was ousted over corruption allegations.Ven. Wonhaeng was elected by the sect's Central Council, winning 235 of the 315 votes cast in the election held in the compound of Jogye Temple in central Seoul. He was formerly the chairman of the Central Council.Wonhaeng will immediately take office to succeed the former Executive Chief, Ven. Seoljeong, who was unseated in August les
Sept. 28, 2018
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Seoul to allow schoolchildren to dye or perm their hair
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said it will push to revise the relevant rules to allow all middle and high school students to dye or perm their hair -- a practice which is largely banned in Seoul schools -- starting next year. “(The right to dye or perm one’s hair is) part of one’s basic rights,” said Cho Hee-yeon, the superintendent of SMOE. “We would like to create a learning environment where one enjoys both a sense of freedom and the values of democracy.” According to a study by a
Sept. 28, 2018
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Jeju governor under probe for alleged violation of election law, bribery
Police are investigating Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong over allegations of bribery and elections law violations.The Seogwipo Police Station on Jeju Island questioned Won for over three hours on Thursday, focusing on allegations that he had violated the election law by asking for support at a gathering of about 150 people in Seogwipo before registering as a preliminary candidate in May.The Jeju arm of the ruling Democratic Party filed a complaint against Won, an independent, accusing him of speaking ab
Sept. 28, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Embassy official gets jail term for issuing fraudulent visas to Pakistanis
An official at the South Korean Embassy in Malaysia received a jail term for issuing fraudulent visas to Pakistanis for nearly three years.The Seoul Central District Court said on Friday that it had sentenced the embassy official to 18 months in prison for falsifying official documents and violating the immigration law.The embassy official was found to have issued fraudulent visas to Pakistanis who lacked the required documents on 20 occasions from April 2015 to January this year. (Yonhap)To rec
Sept. 28, 2018
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Police probe organic cookie scam
EUMSEONG, North Chungcheong Province -- Police are probing allegations that a famed pastry shop bought cookies from Costco and sold them as homemade, organic products at higher prices. Mimi Cookies in Eumseong, about 100 kilometers south of Seoul, was popular for what the owner couple advertised as snacks made at home with organic ingredients. (Instagram)After consumers recently claimed the products are the same as those sold in Costco, they couple admitted substituting part of its stock with s
Sept. 28, 2018
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Korea’s number of childbirths continues to decline in July
The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in July, government data showed Friday, in the latest sign of the chronically low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade.About 27,000 babies were born in July, down 8.2 percent from the 29,400 tallied a year earlier and the lowest for any July since such figures began to be compiled in 1981, according to data from Statistics Korea.In the first seven months of the year, the number of newborns fell 8.6 percen
Sept. 28, 2018