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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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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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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Govt. to increase supply of farm, fishery produces ahead of Chuseok
South Korea's government said Sunday it will move to increase the supply of farm and fishery produces ahead of the Chuseok holiday amid a sharp rise in prices.The move comes as unseasonably hot weather during the summer months and the recent typhoon have triggered spikes in prices ahead of the autumn harvest celebration that usually fuels demand. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it will set up a special taskforce some three weeks before the start of the five-day holiday t
Sept. 2, 2018
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Seoul city to inspect public restrooms for hidden cameras
The Seoul city government announced an ambitious plan Sunday to carry out daily inspections of all public restrooms in the city for hidden cameras that are used for crimes against women.The move comes amid growing public anger toward sexual violence and hidden camera crimes.Currently, the city employs only 50 workers to check public restrooms for hidden cameras at 20,554 public restrooms within city limits. (Yonhap)This means each restroom is only inspected once every month or even at longer int
Sept. 2, 2018
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Chungju World Firefighters Games to be held on largest scale
CHUNGJU -- The World Firefighters Games was first held in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 1990 as a celebration honoring firefighters around the world who put their lives on the line to protect the lives and properties of citizens.Held every other year from then at different venues around the world, the WFG to be held in Chunju, 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul, from Sept. 10-18 will be the biggest so far.The first games in New Zealand drew 3,200 people from 17 countries. The size has been expa
Sept. 2, 2018
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Man rescued 20 hours after going on scuba diving outing off Busan
A scuba diver in his 40s was rescued on Friday some 20 hours after he went missing in rough seas off the southeastern port city of Busan, the Coast Guard and his family said.The 44-year-old man, surnamed Jin, went missing on an outing in waters near Namhyeongje Island off Busan on Thursday before being swallowed by strong currents and drifting 66 kilometers.(Busan Coast Guard)In waters about 28 kilometers off the southeastern city of Ulsan, Jin was able to hold on to a buoy overnight before aski
Aug. 31, 2018
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Age of criminal responsibility to be lowered from 14 to 13
With an increasing number of juveniles committing violent crimes, the government is seeking to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 by the end of this year.The Education Ministry announced on Friday a set of measures to prevent juvenile violence after a meeting of ministers presided over by Education Minister Kim Sang-kon.The measures also include holding public discussions on whether schools should be in charge of resolving lesser cases of school violence, and whether these lesser off
Aug. 31, 2018
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Car owner apologizes for tantrum over parking sticker
A woman in her 50s who blocked the entrance of an apartment parking lot with her car in a fit of anger over a parking sticker apologized after the incident was reported in the media and was met with a fierce backlash from other residents.Four days of aggression and tit-for-tat over a Camry parked in front of the car park entrance ended as the car owner apologized Thursday evening.The whole brouhaha started when the 51-year-old resident of the apartment complex in Songdo, Incheon, found a parking
Aug. 31, 2018
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Sinkhole in Seoul forces 200 residents to evacuate
A large sinkhole opened next to a construction site in Seoul on Friday, causing hundreds of people in nearby apartment buildings to evacuate.The 30-meter by 10-meter hole was created around 4:38 a.m. on a road between the apartment complex and the construction site in Gasan-dong in southwestern Seoul, forcing about 200 residents in the two apartment buildings to evacuate.Wide cracks also developed in the parking lot of the apartment complex, and four vehicles were towed. This photo provided by a
Aug. 31, 2018
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[Weather] Clouds, rain in the forecast for Friday
Friday’s weather will be cloudy throughout most of South Korea, but torrential rain will continue to hit the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.Parts of the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces will receive 50 to 100 millimeters of rain Friday, while the Gyeongsang provinces, Jeju Island and the southern parts of Gyeonggi Province will have 30 to 100 mm. About 5 to 40 mm are expected to fall in Seoul, Gangwon Province and the northern parts of Gye
Aug. 31, 2018
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Constitutional Court disallows calls to quash court verdicts
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that final court judgments are not subject to constitutional review and cannot be nullified by the highest court unless they have infringed upon people‘s basic rights. By unanimous decision, the nine-judge panel at the court dismissed the complaints filed by Baik Ki-wan, a veteran civic activist, and others. Baik claimed in a complaint filed in August 2015 that the Supreme Court contradicted the Constitutional Court’s 2013 decision that found old decrees
Aug. 30, 2018
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Torrential rain to move down peninsula
The state weather agency forecast Thursday the torrential rain that swept across the upper part of the Korean Peninsula would move down to the Chungcheong and Jeolla regions. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, up to 150 millimeters of rain is expected in the Chungcheong and Jeolla Provinces from Thursday to Friday. The weather agency issued an alert warning of heavy rain in the regions. (Yonhap)For Seoul and the metropolitan areas, up to 50 mm of rain is expected through the
Aug. 30, 2018
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Senior police officials get gender-sensitivity training
The nation’s police command -- all 613 senior officials of superintendent rank or higher -- convened at the police headquarters in Seoul for a two-day course on gender sensitivity starting Thursday.It is the first such gathering since National Police Agency Commissioner General Min Gap-ryong took office in late July.When a new police chief is sworn in, the agency customarily holds a workshop where the commanding officers discuss important operational and other police matters. (Yonhap)This time,
Aug. 30, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Day care kept mum about leaving behind toddler in vehicle
Police suspect that a day care center tried to cover up a recent incident in which a girl, 3, was left alone in a vehicle for 2 1/2 hours.Parents of the toddler reported the incident to police Monday night when they heard about what had happened in the morning from their child after they returned home from work.The child was on the day care bus when it arrived at the center in Nam-gu, Busan, at about 8:40 a.m. on Monday. The day care center texted the girl’s mother when they did not see the girl
Aug. 30, 2018
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College student arrested for sharing fake pornographic images of former peers
A college student was arrested on charges of spreading digitally manipulated pornographic photos of former schoolmates and libel, police said Thursday.According to Seongnam Sujeong Police, the suspect allegedly used photo-editing software to put the faces of some 17 female peers from middle and high school onto indecent images and shared them on social media between November and July. He reportedly used photos that had been posted on the victims’ Instagram and Facebook accounts. The suspect is a
Aug. 30, 2018
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Kangwon Land employees report former head Ham Seung-hee to prosecution
Unionized employees of Kangwon Land, a Gangwon Province-based, state-owned casino, reported their former head Ham Seung-hee over corruption allegations Thursday, after a lawmaker accused him of having spent some 70 million won ($63,000) worth of company funds for personal use while in office. Ham, once a celebrated prosecutor and lawmaker, served as the head of the country’s largest casino from 2014 to 2017. According to Rep. Song Ki-hun of the ruling Democratic Party, the 67-year-old is suspect
Aug. 30, 2018
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Man profits W1.7b from selling counterfeit shoes to thousands
A man operating an online shop that sold fake shoes has been arrested on charges of fraud and trademark infringement, police said Thursday. According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the 34-year-old business owner is accused of selling fake shoes of famous brands at a 30 percent discount, advertising them as “real goods” since April last year.After opening an office in China, the man allegedly stole some 740 million won ($667,000), or profited around 1.7 billion won in trademark infringement
Aug. 30, 2018
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7 students booked for assaulting 3 classmates for 12 hours
Seven high school students have been booked without detention on the suspicion of assaulting three classmates, who sustained injuries that require two to three weeks of treatment.The victims were allegedly assaulted when they ran into the suspects at night on Aug. 1, according to Seoul Geumcheon Police. One of the suspects reportedly started to hit one of the victims when she found out that her ex-boyfriend had become close to the victim. (Yonhap)The assault had lasted for about 12 hours before
Aug. 30, 2018
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[Weather] More rain to lash Korea, cease in the afternoon
Torrential rain that lashed Korea on Wednesday night will continue to fall Thursday, but the downpour will cease in the afternoon, beginning with Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, the Korean Meteorological Administration said.Seoul, the northern part of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province will receive 100 to 200 millimeters of rain, while the southern part of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province will get 50 to 100 mm of rain. About 30 to 80 mm of rain will fall in Chungcheong, North Gyeongsang a
Aug. 30, 2018
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Another man killed as downpours hit Gyeonggi region
Another man in his 50s was killed early Thursday as torrential rains lashed Seoul and its surrounding regions for a second day, authorities said. The 57-year-old man was found dead in his home in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, about 25 km north of Seoul. He is believed to have fallen down the stairs when he was draining water from his house, police said.The accident rises the rain-related death toll to two. A 49-year-old man drowned Wednesday after he was trapped in his car in flooding water on an e
Aug. 30, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Laid-off SsangYong workers blame ex-president for colleagues' deaths
After a special police investigation team on Tuesday concluded that the 2009 crackdown against SsangYong Motors’ laid-off workers was a form of state violence and that it was orchestrated under the leadership and approval of the former President Lee Myung-bak, former SsangYong employees demanded an apology from the government. “I had to watch my colleagues being beaten by SWAT police officers back in 2009, and the traumatic experience still haunts me to this day,” said Kim Sun-dong, one of the
Aug. 29, 2018
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[Photo News] Heavy rain alerts for Gangwon and Gyeonggi Province
Heavy rainfall continued to pound the Korean Peninsula with greater concentration in the Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces.The Korea Meteorological Association issued heavy rainfall warnings on Wednesday for the northern and central regions of Gangwon Province. Residents of Cheorwon were affected by the overnight downpour, which caused a number of problems such as flooded roads and soil erosion. The sudden downpour startled many Koreans, especially those who had been on the roads in their cars or b
Aug. 29, 2018