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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Korea enters full election mode
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[Weather] Heavy rain kills 1, injures 2 in Seoul; more rain forecast for Wednesday
A man in his 40s was killed and two people were injured in Seoul on Tuesday, after torrential rainstorms and flash floods swept the capital city.The unidentified victim apparently drowned in his car, which was submerged near a flooded bridge in Nowon-gu, northern Seoul, Tuesday evening, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.The sky will remain overcast nationwide on Wednesday with up to 200 mm of rain expected in the capital and central regions. In Gangwon Province and the norther
Aug. 29, 2018
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Heavy downpours batter S. Korea
Heavy downpours flooded homes, roads and farmland in central and southern South Korea on Tuesday, adding to the woes of regions already battered by a typhoon last week.Up to 455 millimeters of rain fell in South Jeolla Province in the country's southwest between Monday and Tuesday, with more than 70 mm falling per hour at some points in some areas, according to the state weather agency.(Yonhap)The downpours came after Typhoon Soulik pummeled the regions last week. Local government officials said
Aug. 29, 2018
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South Korean OB-GYN doctors stop performing abortions 'in protest'
One of the biggest professional organizations of obstetricians and gynecologists in South Korea on Tuesday said its members have discontinued performing abortions, except legally allowed procedures, in spite of existing demand due to the government’s latest law revision that imposes harsher punishments on doctors who perform the illegal but common procedure in the country.The decision is estimated to affect many women in South Korea, where some 3,000 abortions are said to be performed daily -- i
Aug. 28, 2018
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South Korea seeks to restrict foreigners’ access to National Health Insurance
The Health Ministry is pushing a proposal that would restrict Korean National Health Insurance coverage for foreign nationals to those who have stayed in the country for at least six months. The current requirement is three months. Under the proposed changes, to be finalized later this year, only F-5 and F-6 visa holders -- permanent residents and marriage immigrants -- would be eligible to pay insurance premiums equivalent to those paid by Korean nationals. F-1 and F-2 visa holders would have t
Aug. 28, 2018
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College student found dead after night of heavy drinking
A college student who had spent all night drinking with his friends was found dead in a friend’s apartment Monday, police said.According to the Cheongju Sangdang Police, the victim was said to have been drinking with his college friends at a bar near the campus on Sunday night. After drinking until 5 a.m., the victim is believed to have gone to his friend’s one-room flat. (Yonhap)The victim’s friend, who made the report, was quoted as telling police that the victim had repeatedly vomited, so he
Aug. 28, 2018
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Koreans wake up early to get Chuseok train tickets
KTX bullet train tickets for the Chuseok holiday period to most cities in the southern part of the country opened early Tuesday morning, but sold out almost instantly.On that morning, Lee Ja-yoon set her alarm for 6:30 a.m., an hour before her usual wake-up time.The 27-year-old office worker, who lives in Seoul but is originally from Busan, has grown accustomed to the annual ritual of reserving round-trip train tickets online ahead of Chuseok, but even after three years she still feels her stoma
Aug. 28, 2018
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Anti-terrorist weapons mobilized when police broke up 2009 Ssangyong strike: truth committee
Police commandos used anti-terrorist weapons, such as stun guns and multipurpose launchers, when breaking up a 2009 strike by Ssangyong Motor workers under an operation authorized by the office of then-President Lee Myung-bak, a truth committee said Tuesday.Unionized Ssangyong workers went on strike in May 2009 in protest of the management's restructuring plan and seized the assembly plant in the city of Pyeongtaek for two and a half months.The 76-day strike ended when police went in and broke i
Aug. 28, 2018
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[Photo News] Flash floods turn Daejeon into muddy river
Even though Typhoon Soulik exited the Korean Peninsula on Friday without causing major damage to the mainland, heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in parts of Daejeon on Tuesday.Residents of the central Korean city -- Yuseong-gu and Seo-gu, in particular -- were affected by the heavy downpour. The city had received 122 millimeters of rain as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Daejeon Korea Meteorological Administration.The regional weather agency issued a flash flood warning for the Gapcheon Basin as
Aug. 28, 2018
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Policeman caught operating adult establishment
A police officer was found to have been the operator of an adult establishment, Busan Jin Police said Tuesday. According to the police, the 30-year-old officer was caught while manning the counter of a “kiss room” during a police raid in June. Kiss rooms are small spaces where people pay a fee to make out. The officer hid his identity in the beginning, but further investigation uncovered that he is a senior police officer stationed in Busan. The officer had initially denied being the owner of th
Aug. 28, 2018
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Seizures of drugs smuggled through international mail soar 75% to 43.1 kg last year
A sharp rise in seizures of illegal drugs smuggled through international mail has prompted prosecutors to strengthen their crackdown on such drug smuggling and cooperation with international bodies to fight against them, according to prosecution figures released Tuesday.The total amount of seized drugs smuggled through international mail and express cargo delivery rose 74.75 percent from 13.23 kilograms in 202 cases in 2013 to 43.1 kg in 353 cases last year, according to the 2017 white paper on
Aug. 28, 2018
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Suspect caught on CCTV ramming car into woman twice
Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 30s who allegedly died after being run over twice in a parking lot in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. Officers said the victim’s body was found in the parking lot around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Surveillance footage from the parking lot showed the suspect first ramming the vehicle into the woman and then running over her body, police said. This photo is not related to the contents of the article. (Yonhap)The victim left a pension on Monday around 10 p
Aug. 28, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Two dead in traffic accident involving actress Park Hae-mee’s husband
Actress Park Hae-mee’s husband was on the way for another drink when he was involved in a drunk-driving accident Monday night.Two other passengers, 19 and 31, were killed, and three, including the driver, were injured in the accident.The driver, surnamed Hwang, 45, told police he and the crew were on their way to have another drink after watching the Asian Games soccer quarterfinal between South Korea and Uzbekistan. Firefighters respond to Monday’s car accident involving the drunken driving o
Aug. 28, 2018
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[Weather] Heavy rain forecast for nation’s central region
Sporadic rain is in the forecast for most areas of South Korea on Tuesday, and cloudy skies will be seen nationwide, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration. As of 9:30 a.m., the weather agency had issued a heavy rain warning for the nation’s central region, which includes Daejeon, Cheongju, Jecheon and Danyang. Those areas will receive heavy rain during the day. (Yonhap)The rain clouds will spread nationwide throughout the day. More than 150 millimeters of rain will lash Gyeonggi,
Aug. 28, 2018
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Crime rate soars among elderly in South Korea
The number of elderly South Koreans who have committed crimes increased dramatically, by 45 percent in the last five years, while 21.1 percent of the country’s elderly population is experiencing depression, police and government data has showed. Rising elderly poverty rates, social isolation and mental health issues are being blamed for the surge in crime rates among the elderly -- defined as those aged 65 and older -- who account for 14 percent of the Korean population as of this year. Accor
Aug. 27, 2018
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Investigators conclude Gov. Kim colluded in opinion-rigging
South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, a key associate of President Moon Jae-in, colluded in a massive opinion-rigging campaign, an independent counsel investigation concluded Monday. In a briefing on the 60-day investigation, special prosecutor Huh Ik-bum announced that power blogger Kim Dong-won, nicknamed “Druking,” and members of his organization had manipulated thousands of online comments -- to sway public opinion in favor of the Democratic Party of Korea -- under Gov. Kim’s superv
Aug. 27, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Man says he killed wife, three children after living with ‘overwhelming debt’
A 42-year-old man suspected of killing four members of his family, including his three children, has been arrested at a large hospital in Daejeon, police said Monday. According to Okcheon Police Station, the 42-year-old man is accused of murdering his 39-year-old wife and three daughters -- aged 10, 9 and 7 -- at their apartment in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, Saturday. (Yonhap)Dispatched authorities reportedly discovered the victims’ bodies in their separate rooms with foam comin
Aug. 27, 2018
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Cousins arrested over illegal porn sites
Gyeongnam Provincial Police said Monday that they had arrested cousins accused of running illegal pornography websites and profiting from sex trafficking advertisements.The suspects are accused of uploading about 100,000 illegal spycam videos and porn on seven websites they are said to have run since 2015. The suspects are also accused of uploading about 15,000 sex trafficking advertisements, from which they are said to have reaped 200 million won ($180,000). (Yonhap)“The suspects had secured 40
Aug. 27, 2018
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Korean man shot dead in Philippines
A South Korean man was killed in a pistol attack on the Philippine island of Cebu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.The man in his 20s suffered a total of eight gun shots to his head, body and hand in the second-floor hallway of a motel on the Filipino island on Sunday in the incident that occurred at around 6:17 p.m. (local time), according to the ministry.Local police are investigating the case, identifying a Filipino resident as a suspect. (Yonhap)South Korea's Consulate General th
Aug. 27, 2018
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Russian ‘treasure ship’ scam caused losses to 2,600 investors: police
Police reached the tentative conclusion that some 2,600 people lost a total of about 9 billion won after investing in the fraudulent Shinil Group that claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship loaded with gold.Police said the amount of losses could be bigger as their tentative estimate is based on the trading accounts they have tracked so far.“If we find more related accounts or confirm cases in which investors used cash, the amount could go up,” the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Sophi
Aug. 27, 2018
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Warrant issued for spycam suspect at college women’s room
Gwanak Police issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for a high school student who allegedly took spycam videos at Seoul National University. The suspect was caught hiding in the women’s bathroom at the College of Social Sciences building Saturday. (Yonhap)The suspect is reported to have committed the same crime last year and to have received protective disposition in light of being a minor.Police will request digital forensics experts restore any deleted files from the suspect’s phone as part of t
Aug. 27, 2018