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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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[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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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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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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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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[From the Scene] ‘We exist’: Korean queers seek visibility through pride parade
When Ryu Hee-seon, 25, attended her first queer parade in 2011, she could not help but burst into tears. A young lesbian who had very limited exposure to the queer community at the time, she had never seen so many sexual minorities all at once before. “Not many universities (in Korea) have queer groups on campus, and my school had none. I had nowhere to turn to,” she told The Korea Herald. “I’m an introvert and always have been, and at the time I felt very uneasy opening up to others (on camp
July 15, 2018
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[Weather] Temperature to rise to 37 C Sunday afternoon
Scorching weather is expected to continue through Sunday nationwide, with daytime highs hovering from 30 degrees Celsius to 37 C. The Korea Meteorological Administration has issued heat wave warnings in most parts of the country. The temperature in Seoul is expected to reach 33 C, Suwon 33 C, Gangneung 35 C, Daejeon 35 C, Jeonju 35 C, Gwangju 35 C, Daegu 37 C and Busan 32 C in the afternoon. (Yonhap)As the hot and humid weather will continue at night, the weather agency advised taking extra car
July 15, 2018
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Air Busan plane in emergency landing in Japan
BUSAN -- A passenger jet operated by Air Busan Co. has made an emergency landing at a Tokyo airport due to a problem with its engine, company officials said Sunday.Air Busan's BX184 bound for Sapporo from South Korea's Daegu Airport with 174 passengers on board landed at Narita International Airport around 5:02 p.m. on Saturday, sources confirmed. (Yonhap)No one was injured in the emergency landing, they said.Air Busan is one of South Korea's six low-cost carriers and is affiliated with Asiana A
July 15, 2018
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Man gets 18-year jail term for murdering ‘missing’ colleague
A Daejeon court on Friday said it sentenced a man to 18 years in prison for killing his colleague and getting rid of the body in the mountains. According to authorities, the 49-year-old man beat the victim to death with a weapon inside his house in Jung-gu, Daejeon, around 3 a.m. on March 19. Two days later, the man reportedly transported the body in his car to a mountainous region in Seo-gu at approximately 1:20 a.m. Surveillance footage shows the two in an alley in Daejeon at 11:38 p.m. on Mar
July 13, 2018
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Mother gets 20-year jail term for arson-murder of her children
GWANGJU -- A regional court sentenced a young mother to 20 years in prison on Friday for setting her house on fire and killing her three children. The 23-year-old defendant, identified by her surname Jeong, was charged with arson resulting in death, after setting a room in her home on fire with a lighter in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Dec. 31 of last year. Jeong's two sons -- four and two years old -- and 15-month-old daughter died in the fire. (Yonhap)The Gwangju District Court ruled t
July 13, 2018
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Disgraced Gov. An’s wife testifies accuser liked An as lover
The wife of former South Chungcheong Provincial Gov. An Hee-jung on Friday testified that the plaintiff who claims to have been raped by An, liked him as a lover. Seoul Western District Court opened the fifth hearing on An’s case in the morning, calling witnesses including An’s wife Min Joo-won, An’s former aides who worked for his presidential campaign team and a provincial government official who worked with An.An Hee-jung (Yonhap)The disgraced politician, who competed in the Democratic Party
July 13, 2018
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Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College Fair
Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College FairA college admissions fair featuring some of the most prestigious universities around the world will be held in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on July 21.Thirteen institutions will participate in this year’s fair including Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, University of Rochester, and University of Southern California. The 2018 College Fair and Ivy League Seminar is co-hosted by the Korea International School and the W
July 13, 2018
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Over 8 in 10 workers have summer vacation plans: poll
More than 8 out of 10 South Korean workers have plans for vacation this summer with their average holiday time above four days, a poll showed Friday.According to the survey of 1,106 salaried workers by local education service institute Hunet, 83.7 percent of the respondents said they are planning days off for a summer vacation. (Yonhap)More than half of them plan to go on vacation between late July and early August, with their vacation time averaging 4.3 days.The average cost for the would-be va
July 13, 2018
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S. Korean man arrested for illegal drugs, gun possession at Philippine airport
A South Korean man has been arrested for illegal possession of drugs and a gun at a Philippine airport, officials in Manila said Thursday.The South Korean Embassy in the Philippines said a 61-year-old man was arrested by police at Clark International Airport in Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City and Mabalacat, northwest of Manila, on Tuesday before taking a flight to his home country.According to the embassy, the police found one pistol with five bullets and two bags of drugs. (Yonhap)The man,
July 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ex-governor’s sexual assault trial: former aides testify in favor of now-disgraced politician
The latest sexual assault trial session of former South Chungcheong Provincial Gov. An Hee-jung, accused of raping his secretary, was filled with testimonies in favor of the now-disgraced politician.One after another, the witnesses testified that An and the plaintiff had a “seemingly equal” working relationship, and that it was unlikely for An to have abused his professional authority to sexually exploit her.Among those who testified at Wednesday’s trial session were An’s former driver whose las
July 12, 2018
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‘Koreans feel ‘least healthy’ among people of OECD countries’: data
Those in South Korea feel least healthy among the people of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, although indicators, such as life expectancy at birth and deaths from cancer, show otherwise, a newly released government report showed Thursday.Korea also continued to have the highest suicide rate among OECD states, with the rate having more than doubled since 2000, the report showed.The report, which analyzed the latest OECD Health Statistics, showed that only 32.5 perc
July 12, 2018
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[KH Explains] Tragic end to sex abuse scandal?
The death of a photographer at the center of a sex abuse scandal surrounding a female model has thrown the case up in the air.The 42-year-old suspect, who is accused of coercing model and YouTuber Yang Ye-won into taking explicit photos and then leaking them, was found dead in an apparent suicide in a river in Gyeonggi Province on Thursday morning.YouTuber and model Yang Ye-won shares her story of alleged sexual abuse. (YouTube)In a note found in his car by police, he claimed the investigation w
July 12, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Romanian nun helps Jeju’s Yemeni asylum seekers, migrant families
JEJU -- For many Yemeni asylum seekers on South Korea’s southern island of Jeju, obtaining medical treatment and finding places to stay are the most challenging tasks they face daily. To help these asylum seekers who fled their war-torn country thousands of kilometers away, Sister Cristina Evelina Gal from the Naomi Migrant Pastoral Center of Joongang Cathedral of the Jeju Diocese works day and night to take those who are ill to hospitals and deliver goods they need.Sister Cristina, 41, came to
July 12, 2018
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S. Korean Catholic body to notify Vatican after misandrist burned communion bread
The Korean Roman Catholic community is moving to notify the Vatican after a misandrist posted an anti-Catholic message showing an image of a mangled communion wafer, the local Catholic body said Thursday.An unidentified member of the misandrist online community Womad posted a photo of a Catholic sacramental wafer scribbled with foul language in red ink and burned beyond recognition on Tuesday. A message that followed the photo denounced Jesus and the Roman Catholic for oppressing women. (Yonhap)
July 12, 2018
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[Trending] Black box footage of Gimhae Airport car rampage sparks public uproar
Black box footage of a dreadful car accident in Gimhae was revealed Wednesday afternoon, stirring up public anger toward the driver involved. The accident took place around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday in front of Gimhae Airport. A 35-year-old BMW driver sped up a highway to the airport and collided into a 48-year-old taxi driver. The victim was rushed to the hospital after the accident but is in critical condition, according to local media reports. (YouTube)Kookje Daily News reported that the BMW drive
July 12, 2018
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Pride parade to face anti-LGBT rallies Saturday
Various events for sexual minorities as well as anti-gay rallies are scheduled for this weekend in Seoul.Advocates of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights plan to hold the Seoul Queer Culture Festival from 11 a.m. on Saturday at Seoul Plaza.Protestant groups are set to hold a rally against the parade at a nearby location, prompting police to prepare to keep the groups separate.The Seoul Queer Parade, which began with about 50 people in 2000, has grown into a large event in which an esti
July 12, 2018
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Ex-President Chun to be tried in Gwangju for defaming the dead
Former President Chun Doo-hwan will be tried in Gwangju on Monday for defaming the dead in his memoir.In his book published in April last year, Chun called the late Catholic priest Cho Bi-oh “Satan disguised as a priest,” accusing him of lying that he saw military helicopters shooting at people during the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju.The former Army general, who was president from 1980 to 1988, was indicted without detention in early May for defamation of the deceased. Former President
July 12, 2018
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Migrant worker robbed on way to airport
A man from Uzbekistan was robbed while waiting for an express bus to Incheon Airport from Gwangju to return home, last month.On Wednesday, Gwangju Seobu Police said they booked a 59-year-old Korean man surnamed Shim. He is being charged for stealing the bag of the 25-year-old foreign laborer at around 4 a.m. on June 12 in the waiting room at the U-Square Gwangju Bus Terminal.The Uzbek man had been asleep on a bench with his bag placed at his head. The bag contained about 1.8 million won ($1,600)
July 12, 2018
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9-year-old drives mother’s car in Daejeon
A 9-year-old boy in Daejeon drove his mom’s car for nearly 7 kilometers on Wednesday before ramming into 10 vehicles, becoming the second child to get behind the wheel of a parent’s car in a week in Korea.The minor drove on the road, traveling between a local district office, a supermarket and his apartment -- places he has been to with his mom. The accident resulted in damage to a total of 10 cars at several sites before the boy was caught by police within an hour of leaving home.The boy, who i
July 12, 2018
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[Weather] Daytime highs to reach 35 C
Sweltering weather is set to continue throughout South Korea on Thursday, with daytime highs to reach 35 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued heat wave warnings in Daejeon, Gwangju, Daegu, Ulsan and Busan as of 9 a.m. The warnings are projected to expand to most regions of the nation in the afternoon. (Yonhap)Temperatures in Seoul will reach up to 32 C, Suwon 32 C, Gangneung 33C, Daejeon 35 C, Gwangju 35 C, Daegu 35 C and Busan 31 C. The h
July 12, 2018