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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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[Photo News] Chuseok travel rush begins Friday
The Chuseok travel rush began Friday in Korea as about 36 million travelers head to their hometowns. As of 1 p.m. Friday, a trip from Seoul to Busan took five hours and 20 minutes by car; two hours and 40 minutes to Gangneung; four hours and 10 minutes to Gwangju; four hours and 34 minutes to Daegu; and four hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, according to Korea Expressway Corp.A survey by the Korea Transport Institute predicted that the traffic volume of cars leaving Seoul and heading back to the ci
Sept. 21, 2018
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US Secretary of State Pompeo sends Chuseok greetings
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wished Koreans a “very warm Chuseok holiday,” in a statement released through the US Department of State.“On behalf of the Government of the United States of America and the American people, I would like to wish the Korean people a very warm Chuseok holiday,” Pompeo said in the press statement on the State Department’s official website.“During this time for homecoming and family gatherings, good food, and friendly gifts, we join you in giving thanks for the many
Sept. 21, 2018
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Minister: Koreas to end war status, family separation
South Korean Unification Ministry Cho Myoung-gyon said Friday the government will redouble its efforts to end the "longest war and parting on Earth," as he spoke about the recent peace mood in Korea.He was referring to the 1950-53 Korean War, in which hostilities ended in only with an armistice, and the subsequent separation of families on the divided peninsula.Addressing a ceremony hosted by South Koreans with hometowns in North Korea ahead of next week's Chuseok holiday, the minister cited the
Sept. 21, 2018
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Korea to lower MERS alert to lowest readiness level
South Korea will lower its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome alert level to its lowest readiness posture, as 21 people who came into close contact with a patient all tested negative for the disease, health authorities said Friday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it has reached the decision to lower the readiness level from "caution" to "attention" starting Saturday.The KCDC said that people who had been placed under quarantine -- including flight attendants and passengers
Sept. 21, 2018
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[Weather] Temperatures to plunge after autumn rain nationwide
The rain falling across Korea on Friday morning will cease in the afternoon and chilly fall weather will settle in after the rain, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)The weather agency expects the rain to stop at noon in Seoul and Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, while most parts of the country will see no rain from 6 p.m. Temperatures in the morning nationwide plunged to between 16 and 21 degrees Celsius, but will rebound to around 20 to 24 C in the afternoo
Sept. 21, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Mangwon, a peek into Seoulites’ daily lives
Once considered an underdeveloped area on the outskirts of the crowded, boisterous main area of Hongdae, Mangwon is enjoying its day in the sun as a fashionable area of northwestern Seoul, with trendy eateries and also a grasp of local life.At the core of the Mangwon vogue was the neighborhood’s traditional market, long appreciated by residents.Having started off as a cluster of small stores in the 1970s in the backstreets of the neighborhood, the Mangwon Traditional Market gained its current st
Sept. 20, 2018
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Woman avoids getting taken in by voice-phishing scam thanks to grandmother
An elderly woman helped her granddaughter avoid falling victim to a voice-phishing scam, police said Wednesday.Police say a woman received a call Sept. 7 from a person claiming to be a prosecutor from Seoul. The caller told her that she had been involved in a money-laundering scam, the police said, and convinced her to move her money to a “safe” bank account. The caller even sent her what seemed to be official documents and photos of a suspect under arrest to make the story sound believable. (Yo
Sept. 20, 2018
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Death of puma triggers public protest against zoos in South Korea
The recent death of a puma, killed by police after it escaped from its enclosure in a Daejeon zoo, has triggered a wave of criticism concerning animal rights abuses in South Korea, with some saying all zoos in the country must shut down. The puma, named Bbo-rong, was shot to death Tuesday, about four hours after it escaped its enclosure at Daejeon O-World through a door left unlocked by staff at 4:50 p.m. While the search was ongoing, all Daejeon residents were advised to stay indoors. Authori
Sept. 20, 2018
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[Weather] Autumn rain to cool down daytime highs nationwide
Residents of South Korea woke up to rainy weather Thursday morning, as the scattered rainfall over southern parts of the country expanded nationwide overnight. The rain will cease in the afternoon beginning from the southern regions but is expected to resume Friday morning. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, most regions nationwide will receive less than 5 millimeters of rain throughout Thursday. On Friday, however, about 60 mm of rain will pour down over the central part and
Sept. 20, 2018
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Korean Air chief quizzed over embezzlement allegations
Cho Yang-ho, chief of Korean Air Lines Co., appeared for prosecution questioning on Thursday as part of an ongoing probe into a series of allegations, including embezzlement and tax evasion. Cho, chairman of Hanjin Group, which includes the national flight carrier, arrived at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office at around 9:30 a.m. for his fourth round of interrogation by police and prosecution. He underwent questioning in late June and early July, and last Wednesday. "I will earnestl
Sept. 20, 2018
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Theater director sentenced to six years for sexual assault, marking first #MeToo jail term
Theatrical director Lee Youn-taek was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for abusing his occupational authority to sexually harass or assault subordinate members of his drama troupe.The Seoul Central Court handed down the sentence, which also included 80 hours of treatment for sexual offenders. It additionally banned Lee from working at institutes related to child and teenagers for 10 years.Lee Youn-taek (Yonhap)“The defendant unfairly wielded his authority, exploited the victims’ status
Sept. 19, 2018
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Seoul city vows to cut plastic use by 50 percent by 2022
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday announced a set of measures to cut the use of plastic by 50 percent by 2022, including a plan to ban plastic use at all city organizations. The announcement came in response to a massive plastic waste crisis in the country, and follows China’s ban on plastic waste imports in January. Previously, China had imported about half of the world’s waste, including that from South Korea.Starting next year, people will be banned from bringing plastic cups into the
Sept. 19, 2018
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Japanese anti-hate speech network, online activist to receive internet peace prize
The Japanese anti-hate speech organization the Kawasaki Network of Citizens Against Hate Speech and Japanese activist Ken Ogiso are the winners of the 2018 Sunfull Internet Peace Prize, the Sunfull Foundation announced Wednesday.From left in first row: Bae Joong-do, chairman of Seikyu-sha; Hiro-o Sekida, president of the Kawasaki Network of Citizens Against Hate Speech; Min Byoung-chul, chairman of the Sunfull Internet Peace Movement; and Min Byung-do, president of Scout Co. (Sunfull Foundation)
Sept. 19, 2018
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Ex-short track coach sentenced to 10 months in jail for assaulting athletes
SEONGNAM -- Former South Korean national short track coach Cho Jae-beom was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Wednesday for assaulting multiple athletes.The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Court in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, placed Cho under court custody, saying the ex-coach abused his position to physically punish his skaters, including two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee. (Yonhap)Cho was charged with assaulting Shim and three other skaters between 2011 and January 2018. An inci
Sept. 19, 2018
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[Weather] Clouds linger nationwide, light rain to fall in southern parts
The weather on Wednesday across Korea will get gradually cloudy throughout the day, while southern coastal areas and Jeju Island will receive light rain showers beginning from the afternoon. The rain will expand nationwide Thursday and is expected to cease in the night. (Yonhap)Temperatures in the morning plunged to 14 to 21 degrees Celsius in the morning, but will rise to 23 to 27 C in the daytime. The daytime high in Seoul will reach 25 C, Suwon 25 C, Gangneung 24 C, Daejeon 25 C, Gwangju 27
Sept. 19, 2018
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Puma caught after fleeing zoo in Daejeon
DAEJEON -- A puma was caught Tuesday hours after escaping from an enclosure at a South Korean zoo.Zookeepers at Daejeon O-World in the city some 160 kilometers south of Seoul discovered earlier in the day that the eight-year-old female puma had disappeared. (Yonhap)They immediately reported the situation to authorities.She was found at around 7 p.m., and a tranquilizer dart was used to capture her, they added. (Yonhap)
Sept. 18, 2018
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Parents of children 5 and under get 100,000 won monthly allowance starting Friday
Most parents of children aged up to 5 will be given a monthly allowance of 100,000 won ($88) per child starting from Friday, with the exceptions of some high-earners and overseas residents, the country’s Welfare Ministry said.Of 2.3 million applications submitted from June 20 to Sept. 14, 1.9 million have been accepted for the allowance scheme aimed at boosting the country’s critically low birthrate. This means 94.3 percent of all South Korean children aged up to 5 will benefit from the program,
Sept. 18, 2018
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Korea lifts quarantine on confirmed MERS patient
South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that the sole Middle East Respiratory Syndrome patient in the country has been released from quarantine after testing negative for the respiratory disease.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the 61-year-man has fully recovered from the potentially life-threatening disease and poses no threat of contagion. (Yonhap)He was diagnosed with MERS on Sept. 8 after returning home from a three-week business trip to Kuwait via the United Arab Emirates.It was
Sept. 18, 2018
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Police to act upon repeated shooting range accidents
Police are studying measures to enhance safety at live shooting ranges after a man killed himself Sunday.The Namdaemun Police Station in Seoul said Tuesday that the man, a 36-year-old film production worker, shot himself at the Myeong-dong Shooting Range in Seoul on Sunday evening. He entered the shooting range after filling out personal information, as required by regulations. He then used a stun gun he had brought along on the shooting range employee accompanying him before shooting himself. (
Sept. 18, 2018
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[Weather] Mostly cloudy in Seoul, sunny in Pyongyang
Tuesday‘s weather will be mostly cloudy in South Korea, with a chance of light rain in coastal areas of Gyeongsang Province in the afternoon. The temperature in the morning plunged to 13 to 21 degrees Celsius in the morning but will rebound to 24 to 28 C in the afternoon. The daytime high in Seoul will rise to 27 C, with the high for Incheon at 25 C, Suwon at 27 C, Gangneung 25 C, Daejeon 27 C, Gwangju 28 C and Busan at 27 C. As the big daily temperature ranges are expected to be seen for a whil
Sept. 18, 2018