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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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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Class-action suits to be possible in broader range of cases, justice minister tells BMW victims
In a meeting held Monday with the victims of BMW vehicle fires, Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said the government would make class-action suits possible in a wider range of cases. Unlike the US and certain European countries, in Korea, class-action suits can only be filed in cases involving securities trading. Under proposed revisions, Koreans would be able to file class-action suits in areas where there is a significant risk of repeated mass damage, Park told a group that included the victims o
Sept. 17, 2018
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Seoul’s spy agency drew up report about NK involvement right after 1987 KAL bombing
South Korea’s spy agency drew up a document with details about North Korea’s involvement in the 1987 midair bombing of a Korean Air flight just three days after the bombing took place and killed all 115 people aboard, court records showed Monday.The document of the then-Agency for National Security Planning was about the code-named Operation Rainbow aimed at taking advantage of the Nov. 29 bombing to sway public opinion in favor of the then-ruling party candidate in the presidential election jus
Sept. 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi Province to introduce first surveillance cameras inside operating rooms
Following recent reports of violence and medical malpractice in operating rooms at hospitals across the country, Gyeonggi Province announced Monday it will install surveillance cameras in operating rooms. Gyeonggi Province said in a statement that surveillance cameras will be installed inside surgery rooms at the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Ansung Hospital on Oct. 1. It will mark the first time that surveillance cameras are being placed inside operating rooms at a public medical institute
Sept. 17, 2018
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Hwaseong city councilman accused of assaulting woman
Police have launched an investigation into an alleged assault case involving a city councilman and a woman in her 40s, authorities said Monday. According to Bundang Police Station, the Hwaseong city councilman, who belongs to the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has been booked without physical detention on a charge of assault. (Yonhap)He is accused of striking the woman multiple times around 9:30 p.m. on Monday inside his car at a parking lot in Pangyo-dong, Gyeonggi Province. The woman had b
Sept. 17, 2018
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Govt. to compensate victims of wartime civilian killings
The government will have to compensate bereaved families of civilians shot to death by military and police officers 68 years ago based on false accusations that they were communists during the Korean War.In a damage suit filed by the family of a victim surnamed Yang killed in the 1950 manslaughter in Boseong, South Jeolla Province, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that the government should pay about 100 million won ($88,635) to Yang’s family. (Yonhap)In 2008, the government-led Truth and
Sept. 17, 2018
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Everland headquarters raided over allegations of sabotaging union activities
Prosecution investigators raided the headquarters of South Korea's biggest amusement park Monday as part of an investigation into suspicions that the Samsung Group affiliate sabotaged labor union activities.Investigators from the Seoul Central Public Prosecutors' Office seized documents, computer hard disks and other materials during the raid of the headquarters of Everland in Yongin, south of Seoul, officials said. (Yonhap)Prosecutors launched the investigation after a complaint was filed that
Sept. 17, 2018
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Court awards state compensation over police massacre of civilians during Korean War
The Seoul Central District Court has awarded compensation to the bereaved family of a victim of a 1950 mass killing by police of civilians suspected of helping North Korean troops during the Korean War, officials said Monday.The court ordered the state to pay 100 million won ($89,046) in compensation to the family of the victim, identified only by the surname Yang, saying police killed the victim for no legitimate reason and without due legal procedures. Bodies of some 400 Korean civilians lie i
Sept. 17, 2018
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Man dies from self-inflicted gunshot at Seoul gun range
A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot at a shooting range in Seoul on Sunday.Security footage shows the victim was shot in the neck by the gun he was holding. He was reportedly already dead when the emergency team arrived at the scene, according to police. (Yonhap)Only the man, the owner of the shooting range and staff working there were present at the time of the incident.Authorities said there was no indication that anyone other than the man who died was involved in the incident. The exact
Sept. 17, 2018
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[Weather] Daytime high to reach 28 C Monday
Monday’s weather will be cool in the morning and again at night, but daytime temperatures will range from 24 to 28 degrees Celsius nationwide, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)Clear skies will be seen throughout the country except for Jeju Island, where more than 120 millimeters of rain are expected to fall through Tuesday. The autumn rain will resume Thursday in most parts of the country.The daytime high will record 28 C in Seoul, 26 C in Incheon, 27 C in Suwon, 26
Sept. 17, 2018
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Highway congestion due to pre-Chuseok grave mowing
Weekend highway congestion escalated a week ahead of the Chuseok holidays. At various sections on the Korean highway on Sunday, cars traveled at speeds below 40 kilometers per hour at around 4 p.m. across a 330-kilometer section. The Korea Expressway Corp. said the phenomenon was due to people tending to their ancestral graves prior to the Chuseok holidays, which start next Saturday. (Yonhap) (Yonhap)On the day, an estimated 4.2 million cars traveled on highways across the country, exceeding the
Sept. 16, 2018
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Truck with 9 tons soju crashes on highway, causes 2-hour congestion
A 9-ton delivery truck full of soju crashed into another 8.5-ton truck inside a highway tunnel on Thursday, causing 2 hours of congestion.The accident took place at around 9 a.m. inside a tunnel in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Police believe the offending driver failed to decelerate in time.Both truck drivers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Photos provided by Gyeonggi-do Fire Services Photos provided by Gyeonggi-do Fire ServicesBy Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
Sept. 16, 2018
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[From the Scene] Contrasting rallies on Refugee Act in Seoul
Two contrasting rallies, in support of and opposition to the Refugee Act, took place across from each other in Jongno in central Seoul on Sunday. The movements came two days after the Justice Ministry granted one-year humanitarian stay permits to 23 Yemeni asylum seekers.Under the rain, some 200 rallygoers demanded the government grant greater legal refugee status to more asylum seekers, and called for efforts to reduce discriminations against asylum seekers, in front of Bosingak.Just across the
Sept. 16, 2018
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Seoul invites foreign reporters, social media influencers to introduce touristic charms
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will invite 22 reporters and influencers from around the world to introduce the city’s touristic charms, it said Sunday. The city government said it has planned a five-day program beginning Monday to offer foreign guests the chance to experience diverse attractions of the city and show its city development policy. This photo shows part of the transformed flyover Seoullo 7017, which is open year-round and free for pedestrians. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)The
Sept. 16, 2018
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Kyung Hee University to host Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate 37th International Day of Peace
Kyung Hee University will hold Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the International Day of Peace and gather academia, nongovernmental organizations and business partnerships to examine the Korean Peninsula and find values to contribute to the global peace movement.The two-day festival will be held from Tuesday to Thursday under the theme “The Korean Peninsula in an Age of Transformative Civilization: Values and Philosophy” at the Grand Peace Hall and Lobby of the Univer
Sept. 16, 2018
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A private plane reported to have crashed in Wanju
WANJU, North Jeolla Province -- A light private plane was reported to have crashed on Sunday near a lake in Wanju, North Jeolla Province, authorities said. Police and firefighters are trying to confirm the report. (Yonhap)"There were multiple sightings of a small plane crashing. We have not found any wreckage at present," a police officer said, as the search was being carried out. (Yonhap)
Sept. 16, 2018
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9,000 Mongolians visited Seoul for medical services in 2017
With more than 9,000 Mongolians having visited Seoul as “medical tourists” last year, the South Korean capital city is offering a promotional tour for a group of Mongolians to show what the city has to offer in the way of tourism and health care.According to Seoul City, of all the tourists who visited Seoul to receive medical services in 2017, Mongolians accounted for the fifth-highest number with 9,600. With those figures in mind, the city is hosting a tour for major buyers and media representa
Sept. 16, 2018
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No additional MERS patients reported since first one: authorities
South Korea's health authorities said Sunday that there has been no confirmation of additional MERS patients since the first case of the deadly disease here on Sept. 8, with all suspected cases testing negative.Early this month, a South Korean man was diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, having returned from a three-week business visit to Kuwait via the United Arab Emirates. It is the first case of MERS diagnosed in South Korea since 2015. (Yonhap)According to the Korea Centers for D
Sept. 16, 2018
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Father sentenced for neglecting intellectually disabled daughter
A man in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, was slapped with six months’ prison and a two-year suspended term for neglecting his 6-year-old child with a mental disability in a trash-filled room and starving her. He was also ordered 80 hours of community service.The suspended term means he is unlikely to see the inside of a jail cell, barring other developments. (Yonhap)The Cheongju District Court said Sunday that it handed down the sentence to the 46-year-old on a violation of the Child Welf
Sept. 16, 2018
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63 percent of Korean unwed mothers can’t afford medical treatment: study
More than 60 percent of South Korean unwed mothers have not been able to receive medical care due to low income, while 70 percent have suffered depression at least once, according to a newly released study. The report, published by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, came to the conclusion after surveying 359 Korean unwed mothers nationwide in April. Among those who participated in the survey, 61.6 percent said they had no earned income. All of the surveyed women on average
Sept. 15, 2018
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North Korea’s media report on opening of liaison office
North Korea’s state media briefly reported Saturday on the opening of a joint inter-Korean liaison office, a day after a ceremony was held to mark its official launch in the North’s border town of Kaesong. “The north-south joint liaison office was opened in Kaesong Industrial Zone under the agreement at inter-Korean high-level talks for implementing the historic Panmunjom Declaration,” the Korean Central News Agency said in English. “Its opening ceremony took place on Friday.”The leaders of the
Sept. 15, 2018