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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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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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Gov't holds emergency meeting to discuss MERS outbreak
The government held an emergency meeting of Cabinet ministers Sunday to discuss measures to stem the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome following the country's first MERS case in three years.Health authorities said Saturday that a 61-year-old man was confirmed to be infected with the lethal virus after returning from a business trip to Kuwait via Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. It marked the first case of the disease here since 2015. (Yonhap)"What's most important is the i
Sept. 9, 2018
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South Korea sees first case of MERS in about three years
A patient in Seoul was diagnosed on Saturday with the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea since 2015.The 61-year-old man, whose personal information was withheld for privacy reasons, was diagnosed with the disease at about 4 p.m. Saturday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.It is the first case of MERS diagnosed in South Korea since 2015, when an outbreak killed 38 people and triggered widespread panic.According to the KCDC, the man took a busines
Sept. 8, 2018
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Preparatory work under way to tear down collapsing kindergarten
Preparatory work is under way Saturday ahead of demolishing a kindergarten building that is precariously tilting in Seoul, authorities said. On Thursday night, Sangdo Public Kindergarten in the southern district of Dongjak began leaning nearly 20 degrees after a retaining wall in an adjacent construction site collapsed for unknown reasons. (Yonhap) No casualties were reported, as the three-story building was empty at the time. Some 120 preschoolers attend there. "We are now filling up
Sept. 8, 2018
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Over 2,000 students, school staff catch school meal salmonella
Over thousand students and staff have been hit with food poisoning after eating chocolaste cakes at school cafeterias, the government reported Friday.As of 6 p.m. on Friday, 2,112 suspected cases of food poisoning have been reported to the Ministry of food and Drug Safety, the Education Ministry said.The cakes were manufactured by W1F&B and distributed by Pulmuone Foodmerce, a major food supplier.(Yonhap)Based on an initial inspection of the manufacturer, KCDC said salmonella was found in the in
Sept. 7, 2018
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Kindergarten to be demolished after accident in Seoul; no injuries
A kindergarten building in Seoul tilted Thursday night around 11:22 p.m. after the collapse of a retaining wall at a nearby construction site. The building was empty, and no one was injured. According to local fire authorities and the Dongjak District Office, the accident at Sangdo Public Kindergarten occurred because construction of a nearby housing complex caused the ground to sink. (Yonhap)The outer walls and pillars sustained damage, and experts warned that the kindergarten was at risk of co
Sept. 7, 2018
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Generational conflict severe in South Korea: study
Generational conflict is severe in South Korea, especially between the elderly and the younger generation, with almost 90 percent of young and middle-aged adults saying they cannot “communicate well” with elderly Koreans, a newly released report showed. The report, authored by Jeong Sang-hwan from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, was submitted to the third ASEM Conference on Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons, which was held from Sept. 5-6 in central Seoul this year.
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Weekender] People in Noryangjin-dong talk about 2019 policy
Policymakers announced in late August that the government would hire 36,000 new civil servants in 2019, drumming up excitement among South Koreans studying to land a job in the sector.According to the Finance Ministry’s budget blueprint for next year, there will be 21,000 national government job vacancies and 15,000 in regional public service. The news is expected to further buoy the civil service job boom, as the stable nature of such jobs attracts young people and the country is suffering its
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Meet Lala school, the teachers group out to improve Korean sex ed
Learning how to properly love and respect another person should come before learning how to avoid pregnancy, according to Lala School, a new sex education institute, which is trying to foster comprehensive sex education in Korea that enables adolescents and adults to make informed decisions.In a television broadcast, Lala School sex education teacher Shin Yeon-jeong described dating in Korea as being like a masquerade in which people dress up in society’s concepts of femininity and masculinity.
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Weekender] The place where exam season never ends
“It is not filial piety to visit your parents over the weekend or bring them carnations on parents’ day,” says a slogan at a cram school for gongshisaeng in Noryangjin-dong, Seoul. “Good sons and daughters have good grades and attend classes.” Gongshisaeng refers to those preparing for public service examinations. It is a compound word made up of the Korean words for public servants, tests and students -- gongmuwon, siheom and haksaeng, respectively. Noryangjin, located close to Yeouido and the
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Mass food poisoning reported at schools nationwide in South Korea
South Korea's food safety agency on Thursday banned Pulmuone Foodmerce, a major food distribution firm, from distributing chocolate cakes that are believed to have caused some 460 school children nationwide to come down with food poisoning. A school cafeteria in North Jeolla Province is closed during lunchtime, Thursday, after food poisoning was reported in 13 schools nationwide. (Yonhap)The decision was made after food poisoning was reported at 13 schools across the country, including those in
Sept. 6, 2018
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Yang Ye-won attorney calls for judge to publicize Oct. 10 trial
YouTuber Yang Ye-won on Wednesday attended the first court date of the defendant indicted on taking and leaking explicit photos of Yang and another victim.At the court, Yang’s attorney requested the next hearing be made public, including Yang’s witness examination. The request was being made because the defendant did not admit to his alleged crimes or showed remorse, according the lawyer. (Yonhap)The defendant reportedly admitted to leaking the photos of models who agreed to only the photo shoot
Sept. 6, 2018
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Hundreds of people nabbed for distributing illegal video
Police said Thursday that they have arrested more than 600 people in a 100-day crackdown on crimes victimizing women, particularly illicit video footage. Police waged the crackdown nationwide from May 17-Aug. 24 amid harsh criticism from women that law enforcement has been lukewarm in handling offenses targeting females. (Yonhap)During the crackdown, 648 people were arrested for distributing obscene materials -- 18 of them were detained -- the National Police Agency said. In addition, 536 websi
Sept. 6, 2018
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Man assaults woman, dog in Gwangju; but warrant rejected
A request for an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting a woman and dog has been dismissed, police said.Police received a report on Aug. 31 that a man was striking a woman who had been taking her dog on a walk. The accused man reportedly resisted being taken into police custody, striking officers with his fists.The victim sustained injuries requiring an estimated four weeks for recovery, and her dog has also received surgery for a leg injury. (Yonhap)The accused was reported to have Aspe
Sept. 6, 2018
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Samsung Electronics board chairman quizzed in labor union sabotage probe
Prosecutors questioned the chairman of the board of directors at Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday over alleged involvement in the scheme to hamper labor union activities at its after-sales services unit. Lee Sang-hoon appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 10 a.m. He refused to answer questions from reporters. (Yonhap)The 63-year-old is accused of engaging in an organized scheme to sabotage labor union efforts by Samsung Electronics Service employees in 2013. Le
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Prosecutors raid Supreme Court in probe of judicial power abuse scandal
Prosecutors raided the Supreme Court on Thursday as part of a widening probe into allegations its previous chief abused his authority to attain his ambitious goal of setting up a court of appeals in the country. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent its investigators to accounting and finance divisions at the top court to confiscate evidence related to suspected fund misappropriation by its public relations team. (Yonhap)Prosecutors have been investigating alleged misdeeds of the N
Sept. 6, 2018
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[Weather] Rain slated for late Thursday through Friday
The weather nationwide on Thursday will be a mix of sunny and cloudy, with rain forecast to begin in the nighttime. Northern parts of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province will receive 5 to 40 millimeters of rain until Friday, while 20 to 60 mm of rain is expected to fall over the southern coast and Jeju Island. (Yonhap)Korea will see a large daily temperature range as daytime highs are set to hover around 26 to 29 degrees Celsius and lows to drop to 14 to 23 C. The temperature in Seoul will r
Sept. 6, 2018
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Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for ex-President Lee
Prosecutors requested a Seoul court Thursday sentence former President Lee Myung-bak to 20 years in prison for corruption and other charges.The demand was delivered to the three-judge panel at the Seoul Central District Court in Lee's trial that began in early May.Prosecutors also called for a 15 billion-won ($13.4 million) fine and a forfeiture of 11.1 billion won for the disgraced ex-leader. (Yonhap)The court will announce its verdict early next month. Lee, president from 2008-2013, was indic
Sept. 6, 2018
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Security command general arrested for alleged surveillance of civilians
A military security command general was arrested Wednesday on charges of carrying out illegal surveillance of civilians affected by the sinking of the ferry Sewol. A general military court issued an arrest warrant for Maj. Gen. So Gang-won, who served as the chief of staff of the Defense Security Command (DSC), for alleged involvement in monitoring the bereaved families of victims of the 2014 ferry disaster. He is the first figure to be taken into custody since a military probe team investigati
Sept. 5, 2018
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Gov't to announce new set of measures to cool down housing market this week
The South Korean government will unveil a new set of measures later this week to curb price hikes in the local housing market, official sources said Wednesday. The country has been experiencing skyrocketing housing prices in Seoul and surrounding areas, despite a series of government-led financial and administrative measures. The government has imposed a ban on bank loans given to multiple-home owners, forbidden people from reselling apartment purchase rights and levied higher taxes on real esta
Sept. 5, 2018
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[Graphic News] Voice phishing on the rise in S. Korea
South Korea reported 98,391 voice-phishing incidents between 2014 and June of this year, according to data submitted to Rep. Lee Jae-jung by the National Police Agency. The number of voice-phishing incidents, which had dwindled to 18,549 in 2015 and 17,040 in 2016 from 22,205 in 2014, soared to 24,259 last year. In the January-June period of this year, victims throughout the country reported 16,338 such incidents and 179.60 billion won in resulting damages - on-year increases of 53.7 percent an
Sept. 5, 2018