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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Sales of caffeinated drinks to be banned at schools
Sales of all caffeinated beverages will be prohibited in all elementary, middle and high schools from next month. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a revised law will go into effect on Sept. 14 banning the sales of all coffee and caffeinated products -- typically available for adults and teachers -- in schools. (Yonhap)Schools are already prohibited from selling soda pop, fruit juice and dairy products if they contain caffeine. But selling other coffee drinks via vending machin
Aug. 29, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Incheon rape suspects to be tried as juveniles
Two boys were booked without physical detention on rape charges in Incheon on Wednesday, about seven weeks after the victim was found dead in an apparent suicide, Yeonsu police said. The victim’s aunt had discovered the victim’s body upon coming home around 7:25 p.m. on July 20. According to authorities, the two male students are accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl inside a bathroom at a nursing home in Michuhol-gu, central Incheon, Feb. 25. (Yonhap)During the preliminary investig
Aug. 29, 2018
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College student reprimanded for spreading nude pics of ex-girlfriend
A student from Hanyang University has been suspended for three months for allegedly sexually harassing and blackmailing his ex-girlfriend with nude pictures.The suspect was said to have met the victim in 2016, when she was then a minor, and demanded nude pictures. He reportedly ended the relationship, but thereafter urged her to have sex and showed her nude pictures to other people. (Yonhap)The suspect was also said to have been verbally abusive, repeatedly using sexual slurs against her.The cas
Aug. 29, 2018
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Man on motorcycle drags dog by leash
An elderly man has been taken into police custody after a passer-by called authorities to report a man on a motorcycle pulling a dog by its leash, police said Wednesday. The motorcycle, going at full speed, was spotted at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday dragging a Jindo dog down a road over 150 meters in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, according to authorities.A man on a motorcycle drags a dog by its leash. (Yonhap)The 79-year-old suspect has been accused of violating the Animal P
Aug. 29, 2018
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Police host annual international conference on cybercrimes
An international conference on cybercrimes opened in Seoul on Wednesday, with hundreds of law enforcement officials and IT experts from around the world expected to share experiences and know-how on tackling online crimes.The International Symposium on Cybercrime Response is an annual conference that South Korea's National Police Agency has been hosting since 2000 in an effort to bolster international cooperation in coping with borderless crimes in cyberspace. (Yonhap)This year's conference, whi
Aug. 29, 2018
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No. of Seoul students victimized by school violence up 25.4%
The number of students victimized by school violence in Seoul has increased 24.5 percent from a year earlier to 11,425 this year, according to a survey released Wednesday.More than 92 percent of the entire 700,343 students, ranging from fourth graders at elementary schools through senior high schoolers, took part in the online survey, conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in May. (Yonhap)The survey found that 1.8 percent of the respondents experienced school violence between th
Aug. 29, 2018
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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