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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Health Ministry denies crackdown on ‘meokbang’
The Ministry of Health and Welfare refuted reports that it plans to crack down on “meokbang.”The term , also known as mukbang, translates to “eating show,” referring to internet broadcast hosts communicating with viewers while eating. A screenshot of Ddeonggaeddeong’s YouTube channel (YouTube)Such shows came into the spotlight following the Health Ministry and other concerned government bodies announcing plans to fight growing obesity problems Tuesday. The plans are aimed at curbing the growth o
July 27, 2018
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Prosecutors demand 4 years in prison for ex-Gov. An in sex
Prosecutors requested a Seoul court on Friday to sentence former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung to four years in prison for sexual abuse charges. An, 54, was indicted in April on charges of forcing his former secretary, Kim Ji-eun, to have sex with him four times and molesting her multiple times between the middle of last year and early this year in Seoul and while on overseas business trips. He has been charged with sexual intercourse and harassment by abuse of occupational authori
July 27, 2018
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Scandal-laden chief of Korea's biggest Buddhist sect facing calls for resignation
The executive chief of South Korea's largest Buddhist order offered an apology for a series of scandals involving embezzlement and corruption, but declined to step down immediately.The disgraced Ven. Seoljeong, the executive chief of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, said during a media briefing on Friday afternoon that he would decide his stance about the resignation demand as soon as possible. (Yonhap)"I feel heavy responsibility to put the sect in this difficult situation. I have but mysel
July 27, 2018
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'261 public servants suspected of illicit overseas work trips’: anti-corruption agency
A total of 261 public servants, including 38 lawmakers, are suspected of having taken illicit overseas trips, many of them financed by entities under their supervision, the state-run Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced Thursday. The agency said public servants will now be banned from receiving funds from other government entities for overseas work trips. All state-run agencies and ministries whose staff are suspected of having taken such trips have been informed of the miscond
July 26, 2018
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Korean Consulate makes progress in helping 18,000 adoptees to get US citizenship
A bill to help 18,000 adoptees from Korea living in the US without US citizenship is making progress, according to the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The Glendale City Council unanimously passed a resolution to support the Adoptee Citizen Act of 2018, a bill that would provide US citizenship to individuals born outside of the US who were adopted by American parents.The Glendale City Council passed a resolution to support the Adoptee Citizen Act of 2018 on Wednesday (Korean
July 26, 2018
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Couple gets life, 10 years in prison for murder of friend
The Daejeon High Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court ruling on a couple charged with the murder of a woman in her 20s, highlighting the necessity of strict punishment. The top court upheld the conviction of the 32-year-old man and his 21-year-old girlfriend, and reaffirmed their sentences of life imprisonment and 10 years in prison, respectively.The defendants had asked for the court’s leniency as they handed in an agreement signed by the victim’s ex-husband not to file criminal charges,
July 26, 2018
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Police probe 1987 flight bomber libel case
Police have opened a probe into a libel case against the culprit of the mysterious 1987 mid-air bombing of a South Korean passenger jet, officials said Thursday. The families of the victims filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Monday accusing the former North Korean terrorist Kim Hyon-hui of calling them pro-North Korean leftists in four interviews with local media since 2008. They also accused her of obstructing a civic group’s activities seeking the truth be
July 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Poet Ko Un files 1 billion-won suit against #MeToo accuser
South Korean poet Ko Un, 84, an acclaimed figure both at home and abroad, has filed a 1 billion won ($893,000) compensation suit against a fellow poet who last year publicly accused him of sexual harassment, as well as a number of members of the media who have written on the case. In a poem published in December, Choi Young-mi, 57, indirectly accused Ko of sexually harassing women. In “The Beast,” an elderly poet is depicted as a perpetrator who habitually and sexually assault women, including w
July 26, 2018
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Moon taps lawmaker to head Agriculture Ministry
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday tapped Rep. Lee Kai-ho of the ruling Democratic Party as the new head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Rep. Lee Kai-ho. (Cheong Wa Dae)Lee is currently serving his second term in the National Assembly, and has served as an administrative deputy governor of South Jeolla Province. “(Lee) has served on the parliamentary committee on agriculture, so he has a clear understanding on of the Agriculture Ministry’s organization and functions,” Che
July 26, 2018
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17 high schools to reduce one class each due to a drop in new students
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said 17 high schools in Seoul will reduce one class each starting in 2019 due to a rapid decrease in students.Seven public boarding high schools and 10 private high schools will cut one freshman class each because the 17 schools had less than 22 students per class, according to a report by SMOE. The standard set by SMOE in 2018 is 27 students per class. (Yonhap)Fifteen other schools did not reach the standard but SMOE felt that reducing a class each wou
July 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ex-President Lee's aide acquitted of bribery in NIS scandal
A Seoul court on Thursday cleared a close aide to former President Lee Myung-bak of a bribery charge over his involvement in the spy agency's provisions of off-book funds to the presidential office while Lee was in office. The court handed down the ruling on Kim Paik-joon, a former senior presidential secretary for administrative affairs from 2009-2011. He was indicted in February for accepting 400 million won ($375,000) in bribes from the National Intelligence Service between 2008 and 2012
July 26, 2018
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Court orders state to compensate family of Itaewon murder victim
A Seoul court ordered the state on Thursday to pay 360 million won ($321,113) in compensation to the family of a South Korean man who was killed by two Americans in the late 1990s. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling for the surviving family of Cho Joong-pil, a college student who was stabbed to death at a Burger King in the popular international district of Itaewon, in 1997. The murder trial of two American suspects dragged on for decades as the South Korean law enforcement
July 26, 2018
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Korean fishing boats collide in sea off northern Japan
Two South Korean fishing boats collided in waters off the coast of Japan's northernmost island on Thursday, leaving three foreign sailors unaccounted for, authorities said. The collision happened at around 6:17 a.m. about 662 kilometers southeast of Sapporo when the 101 Geumyang-ho, en route to Russian waters, ran into the 803 Tongyeong-ho, which was on standby for operations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 803 Tongyeong-ho (Yonhap)The collision caused the sinking of the Geunyang-
July 26, 2018
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Young people cautioned to drink, eat with caution amid record heat
As a record-smashing heat wave continues, more patients are suffering from heat-related diseases, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.There were 1,487 patients of heat-related illnesses from May 20 to July 24, a 78 percent increase from last year during the period of May 29 to July 26 of 833 patients, reported KCDC.(Yonhap)Although 60 percent of the patients were in their 50s or older, 36 percent, or 541 people, were in their 20s to 40s. Health experts h
July 26, 2018
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[Weather] Searing summer heat to continue until weekend
The blazing heat wave that has lasted more than 15 days will continue to scorch the country through the weekend, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.As of 9 a.m. Thursday, heat wave advisories are in effect in most parts of the country as the daytime highs are set to hover around 35 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Seoul will reach up to 35 C, Incheon 33 C, Suwon 35 C, Gangneung 35 C, Daejeon 35 C, Gwangju 36 C, Daegu 38 C and Busan 34 C. (Yonhap)Sporadic rain could fall in
July 26, 2018
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[From the scene] Villagers’ opposition suspends construction of Sri Lankan temple
ASAN, South Chungcheong Province -- Next to a bus stop marking the entrance of Sinjeong-ri village in Asan lies a construction site where work has stopped at the early stages. The site has been marked for a Sri Lankan Buddhist temple, the construction of which has been suspended due to opposition from nearby residents, who say a large influx of foreigners would cause trouble in their farming village. Chief monk Ven. Thalgamuwa Dhammakitti speaks to The Korea Herald at the Korea-Sri Lankan Mahavi
July 25, 2018
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1 in 4 rented bike helmets in Seoul missing or stolen
Around 25 percent of helmets provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government for cyclists were stolen over a four-day period, according to the city on Wednesday.The city of Seoul operated a helmet rental system on a trial run from Friday to Monday at 30 stations in Yeouido for cyclists who ride the city’s bikes in preparation for the mandatory use of helmets that will start on Sept. 28. Two children try on helmets provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government during the trial helmet rental period
July 25, 2018
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90 percent of South Koreans think low birthrate ‘serious concern’
Almost 90 percent of some 2,000 Koreans surveyed by the government last year think the country’s low birthrate is a ”serious concern,“ while 65 percent aren’t familiar with the parental leave program for working fathers, a report showed Wednesday. The report, compiled by the Ministry of Welfare and submitted to Rep. Yoon Jong-pil of the Korea Liberty Party, also revealed that more than 60 percent of Korea’s working parents feel uneasy asking for a parental leave, fearing possible blacklash in th
July 25, 2018
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Chick hatches, latex pillow combusts -- South Korea's heat wave causes unusual moments
South Korea's prolonged heat wave is producing a number of unusual moments, including a chick hatching out of an egg reportedly without a mother hen or brooder lamp -- thanks to the blazing heat and continued tropical nights. The country has been enduring unusually scorching weather for weeks since early July. Daytime highs exceeded 38 degrees Celsius in Seoul and other regions on Tuesday, while the temperature in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, reached 40.3 degrees on the same day. A
July 25, 2018
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[Weather] Light rain expected amid lingering humidity Wednesday
Cloudy weather will block the blazing sunlight through Wednesday, but humidity will remain across the country.Light rain will fall sporadically in Seoul, while some parts of Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces will receive up to 5 millimeters of rain in the afternoon. (Yonhap)The scorching weather, however, will continue Wednesday with daytime highs hovering 33 to 38 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Seoul will reach 34 C, Incheon 33 C, Suwon 35 C, Gangneung 35 C, Daejeon 35 C, Gwangju 36 C, Daegu
July 25, 2018