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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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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Injuries during lunch breaks to count as workplace accidents
Starting on Monday, workers who get injured while going to and from restaurants during lunch breaks will be able to receive compensation for the accident. According to the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service on Sunday, “industrial accidents” will now include accidents that occur while workers go to, and return from, restaurants outside of the workplace.This undated file photo shows workers coming out of their workplace for lunch. (Yonhap)Current regulations only acknowledged accident
June 10, 2018
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Seoul tops world’s carbon footprint list: Norwegian researchers
Seoul’s carbon emissions are the worst in the world, according to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology who surveyed the carbon footprints of global cities. Namsan Seoul Tower in central Seoul is surrounded by thick air pollution. (Yonhap)In carbon emissions data that Daniel Moran’s research group gathered from 13,000 cities worldwide, Seoul and the population of the surrounding metropolitan area, where about half of South Korea’s 52 million population resides, had
June 10, 2018
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Soldiers on vacation ‘save truck driver’
The Army said Thursday that three soldiers -- Kim Hak-jae, Kim Woo-kyum and Shin Hyun-joon -- had saved a truck driver on their way back to their base from vacation.They reportedly saw an unconscious driver bleeding inside an overturned truck close to the camp around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.The soldiers immediately took him to a safe area nearby and called the emergency services. (102nd Armored Brigade)A 31-year-old medical non-commissioned officer from their brigade also saw the scene and administ
June 8, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Path to reunification of two Koreas
As North Korea and the US are soon to sit down for talks that could shape the fate of the Korean Peninsula, there is one place bustling with tourists trying to get a glimpse into the stark reality of the unfinished war: Imjingak. Imjingak, located only 7 kilometers from the Military Demarcation Line and on the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is one of the closest South Korean spots the public can get to North Korea. Built in 1972 with the hope for the reunification of the tw
June 8, 2018
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Professor calls students ‘pigs and dogs’
A college in Seoul has launched a probe into one of its professors on the allegation that he verbally abused students.Myeongji University said Friday that the students from the Department of Architecture have put up a poster on the campus to criticize the professor.The poster claimed that the he has called them “pigs and dogs” and as well as “losers” during classes.The professor also said, “#MeToo movement is hot these days, but you have to take a look at yourself before blaming others,” accordi
June 8, 2018
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Police say suspect in US Embassy car crash has history of mental illness
Police said Friday the man who rammed a car into a gate of the US Embassy in Seoul a day earlier has a history of being treated for mental illness. The 47-year-old surnamed Yoon, an official with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, has been booked on the count of special property damage after he slammed a sedan into the front gate of the embassy building in central Gwanghwamun around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. He claimed he wanted to seek asylum in the United States, saying he's been involve
June 8, 2018
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Govt. to lower requirements to become state-honored independence fighter
The government will lower the requirements for those involved in the independence movement to be recognized by the state as eligible for decorations and other benefits as part of efforts to honor long-ignored patriots, officials said Friday.The government announced the decision after a meeting of the patriots and veterans affairs committee presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon. It was the first time the committee had met since the government of President Moon Jae-in came into office last y
June 8, 2018
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Education Ministry requests probe into 17 involved in state history textbooks
The Ministry of Education said Friday it has asked the prosecution to investigate 17 people, including five former presidential officials, involved in the publication of state-authored history textbooks under the previous Park Geun-hye administration. The ministry wrapped up its monthslong internal inquiry into the allegations that they abused power in pushing for the introduction of government-issued history textbooks in high schools. They were widely criticized for rightist bias and distortion
June 8, 2018
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Govt. launches probe into sexual violence during 1980 pro-democracy uprising
The government launched a fact-finding commission Friday to look into sexual assaults by soldiers who were sent to suppress a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju in 1980.The fact-finding mission is part of the government’s wider efforts to find out who was responsible for the mobilization of military forces against the civilian protest against the then-ruling junta of Chun Doo-hwan. The new commission, jointly headed by the vice minister for gender equality and the secretary-g
June 8, 2018
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Gender equality ministry official slams car into US Embassy
A gender equality ministry official slammed his car into the front gate of the US Embassy in Seoul on Thursday and claimed he wanted to seek asylum in the United States, police said.The 47-year-old official, identified only by his surname Yoon, was immediately taken into custody after crashing his sedan into the steel gate of the embassy in central Seoul around 7:22 p.m. The front of Yoon's car was damaged, and the steel gate was bent inward. A woman who was riding in the car at the time complai
June 8, 2018
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Sales of eco-friendly products increase after recycling crisis
Sales of eco-friendly products spiked after national confusion over recycling last month, data from a leading online mall showed Friday.According to Gmarket, sales of some of the eco-friendly items nearly doubled in the April 5-May 4 period. Purchases of lidded silicone containers, for instance, increased 115 percent during the period, while those for plastic containers fell 3 percent.The entire nation was thrown off by waste removal companies in April when they refused to collect plastic recycl
June 8, 2018
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Democratic Party of Korea files complaint against Liberty Korea Party over alleged online rigging
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Thursday filed a complaint with the prosecution against the main conservative opposition party over allegations that it had engaged in online opinion rigging campaign since 2006, including during the 2007 presidential election and 2014 local elections. Back Hye-ryun, ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s spokeswoman (left), and Kang Byung-won, the party’s floor spokesman, appears at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Thursday. YonhapThursday’s
June 7, 2018
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Civic lawyer groups file petition to UN over top court’s alleged power abuse
Progressive civic groups on Thursday filed a petition to the United Nations human rights body over the alleged abuse of authority by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae. Lawyers for a Democratic Society, also known as Minbyeon, and the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy filed a petition with the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, reporting that the former top court chief had allegedly meddled in legal affairs, consorting with the governme
June 7, 2018
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Thai worker in Korea tries to kill coworker
Gijang Police Station in Busan said Thursday that it plans to request an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Thai worker on the charge of attempted murder.The suspect is accused of brandishing a weapon with the intent to kill his coworker at an apartment located in Gijang, Busan around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. (Uto Image)It appears the suspect wanted to take revenge on his coworker who beat him after a conflict, according to police.Police said while the victim was taken to a hospital, he is unconsci
June 7, 2018
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Man kills girlfriend after breakup
A man in his 30s has admitted to killing his girlfriend when the victim demanded to end the relationship.According to Seoul Jungbu Police Station, the man, identified by his last name Kang, killed his girlfriend at a studio apartment in Sindang-dong, Seoul on Friday. (Uto Image)Kang said during questioning that he killed his girlfriend when she asked to break up during an argument. They had been arguing because Kang “saw his girlfriend messaging with another man.”Police noted that the man had b
June 7, 2018
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Man arrested for taking upskirt photos of teen
A man in his 20s surnamed Kim has been arrested for taking upskirt pictures of a female high-school student. Seongnam Jungwon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said Thursday it had booked the suspect without detention on the charge of infringement of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes.He is accused of secretly taking upskirt pictures of the victim with his phone at a library in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, around 8 p.m. Monday. (Uto Image)The
June 7, 2018
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[Weather] Daytime high to reach 33 C
With the nationwide temperatures expected to surge to 33 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the weather agency is urging people to keep out of the sun.Ultraviolet rays and ozone saturation were both forecast as ‘bad’ in areas excluding Jeju Island. Daytime highs are forecast between 24 C and 33 C. Seoul will hit 28 C. This file photo dated June 1 shows pedestrians covered in long-sleeved clothes, hats and masks to block the sunlight. (Yonhap)Excessive heat warnings were issued in the inland regions of
June 7, 2018
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Kid stuck in the air from zip-line failure in Gyeonggi
A zip line suddenly stopped during operation at an adventure facility in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday.A 9-year-old boy was left hanging, attached to the wire 10 meters up in the air, for an hour until he was eventually rescued by emergency services. Emergency services respond to a 9-year-old stuck on a zip line. (Yonhap)Police and Fire Service are looking into the case, suspecting a machinery breakdown.The following video footage shows the 9-year-old being rescued
June 7, 2018
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Police looking into allegations opposition party involved in election opinion rigging
Seoul police are looking into suspicions that the main opposition party engaged in massive online opinion rigging during elections, including the 2007 presidential vote.A newspaper reported Wednesday that the Liberty Korea Party used a computer program to spread favorable news and jack up "likes" on comments on Internet sites from 2006 to 2014. At those times, the party's name was first the Grand National Party and then the Saenuri Party.The report cited the party campaign office's chat records
June 6, 2018
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Man arrested for killing coworker
A 42-year-old man has been arrested for killing his coworker.Incheon Nambu Police Station said Wednesday that it arrested the man without a warrant to investigate him on the charges of murder and abandonment of the corpse.The suspect is accused of killing his coworker by strangling him with a rope inside his car parked in Nam-gu, Incheon while he was asleep after drinking at around 11:30 p.m. on May 30. (Yonhap)Police apprehended the suspect at home on May 31 following the missing person’s repor
June 6, 2018