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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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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Cat blamed for fire at Jeju house
A feline companion is being blamed for accidentally setting fire to a Jeju house that incurred 2 million won ($1,800) in damage. The fire started in the standalone house’s kitchen at around 8 p.m. Thursday in Aewol, Jeju. An area of about 7 square meters was burnt and 10 square meters were singed.The burnt kitchen (Jeju Seobu Fire Station)The Jeju Seobu Fire Station was able to extinguish the flames in some 20 minutes, before starting investigation into the source of the fire.No one had been ins
June 1, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Women's fears over spy cameras fueling outrage at 'biased' police probe
Choi Ra-eun -- not her real name -- a 29-year-old living in Seoul, remembers clearly the day last year at a local supermarket when she saw a man secretly taking photos of another woman from behind.Choi immediately informed the supermarket's security guards, and when the staff inspected the man's smartphone, they found photos of numerous women taken at various locations, from markets to bus stops."I was afraid to go shopping for quite a while after that incident," Choi told Yonhap News Agency. Sh
June 1, 2018
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[Weather] ‘Early summer’ heat on the first day of June
Temperatures soared on the first day of June on Friday, with the highest daytime mercury forecast to reach 31 degrees.Clear sky is expected nationwide on this day, with early summer heat during midday. Daytime highs will rise to between 25 and 31 C, up 2 to 4 degrees from the day before. Ozone and ultraviolet levels are in the “bad” range. (Yonhap)Fine dust concentrations are rated as “normal” in most areas of Korea, but in the capital city and Chungcheong, Gwangju, North Jeolla, Busan, Ulsan a
June 1, 2018
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KCTU launches protest against minimum wage bill
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of South Korea's two umbrella labor groups, launched a protest rally in front of the presidential office on Friday, demanding President Moon Jae-in veto a controversial bill on the minimum wage.Labor leaders strongly object to the legislation, which passed through the National Assembly on Monday, as it calls for newly counting some regular bonuses and welfare allowances when calculating minimum wage. The inclusion offsets the effect of a rise in the
June 1, 2018
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Paris Baguette patissiers to be paid for past overtime work
Pastry chefs working for bakery franchise Paris Baguette will be paid a combined 8.6 billion won ($7.9 million) for past overtime work, industry officials said Friday, nearly one year after its hiring system became an issue with the government.PB Partners, which handles employment of pastry chefs, posted an announcement on the online company bulletin, according to the officials. The payment will go to some 7,000 workers who were not given their overtime pay, they said. The sum, however, is 2.4 b
June 1, 2018
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Supreme Court chief apologizes over use of trials to curry favor with Park
Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Meong-su apologized to the nation Thursday over allegations that the top court under his predecessor tried to use politically sensitive trials as bargaining chips in its dealing with the presidential office over organizational changes. Kim also said he would consider taking criminal action against those involved in the wrongdoing and promised to carry out sweeping judicial reforms, such as completely separating the National Court Administration from the Supreme Co
May 31, 2018
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7 in 10 Koreans say walking in apartment complexes ‘dangerous’: survey
Seven in 10 Koreans feel pedestrian safety is not guaranteed within apartment complexes, and 60 percent think road traffic rules should apply to roads within the complexes as well, according to survey results released Thursday.Currently, road traffic rules do not apply to car accidents within apartment complexes as they are private property. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission conducted an online survey of 699 people on traffic s
May 31, 2018
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Three nabbed for murder of Chinese construction worker in Jeju
Jeju police said they arrested Thursday three suspects in the murder of a Chinese construction worker surnamed Pi.The suspects, who allegedly killed Pi at his home with a weapon early Thursday, were nabbed at Jeju airport as they tried to leave the island. (Yonhap)The three were among five people caught on surveillance camera footage going in and out of Pi’s home.The five suspects, all Chinese nationals, were found to be staying in Korea illegally after entering the country without visas from la
May 31, 2018
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Presidential chief of staff sues commentator for calling him ‘commie’
Presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok sued a right-wing commentator for calling him “jusapa,” a term for proponents of North Korea’s founding ideology of “juche,” or self-reliance.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday that it recently summoned and questioned columnist Jee Man-won on why he referred to Im as a “diehard jusapa” and “vicious commie” on his website.Prosecutors plan to decide on whether to indict Jee after finding out if he intended to slander Im. Jee Man-wo
May 31, 2018
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Police seek arrest warrant for Korean Air chairman's wife
Police sought an arrest warrant for the wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Thursday on charges of verbal and physical violence against construction workers, company employees and others under her control.Police accused Lee Myung-hee, 69, of habitually assaulting, insulting and injuring people by taking advantage of her powerful status. Lee allegedly perpetrated 24 cases of violence against 11 people between August 2011 and March this year, officials said.The warrant request came after po
May 31, 2018
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Residential complex to be built near Pyeongtaek US military base
A residential complex for over 800 households is to be built by 2020 in the vicinity of the US military base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, the Gyeonggi regional government announced Wednesday. The new development is anticipated to provide stable housing for Koreans employed at the military base.Under the government-led scheme, Anjeong-ri of Pyeongtaek where US Army Garrison-Humphreys is, will have 719 ‘Newstay’ housings and 99 residences built under Gyeonggi Province’s housing-support progra
May 31, 2018
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Female BJ booked for trespassing inside middle school
A female BJ on a popular video-streaming service has been booked for trespassing inside a middle school in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province while she was broadcasting sexual content. Ansan Danwon Police Station said Thursday that it booked a broadcasting jockey surnamed Lee without detention over allegations of trespassing.Lee is accused of trespassing into a middle school in Danwon-gu, Ansan around 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday and broadcasting herself dancing in front of students on the fourth floor. (123RF)
May 31, 2018
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16,000 nonregular workers at 600 public institutions to be switched to regular status
About 16,000 nonregular workers at 600 public institutions will be switched to full-time regular status starting next month, the labor ministry said Thursday.The move represents the second stage of a three-stage plan that the government of President Moon Jae-in put together to switch nonregular workers in the public sector to regular status.The government has already been carrying out the first-stage plan that calls for turning 116,000 nonregular workers at central government agencies, regional
May 31, 2018
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Investigators raid Korean Air headquarters as part of tax evasion probe
Prosecution investigators raided the headquarters of Korean Air on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of tax evasion and other charges involving the family of Chairman Cho Yang-ho.About 30 investigators seized documents and other evidential materials from offices at the flag carrier's headquarters in western Seoul as part of an investigation into suspicions that the Cho family failed to pay taxes. (Yonhap)The investigation came after tax authorities in Seoul filed an official
May 31, 2018
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Prosecutors investigating spy agency's alleged surveillance of Buddhist monk
Prosecutors have secured evidence that the National Intelligence Service illegally spied on the head monk of a Buddhist temple in Seoul in an attempt to oust him for criticizing the government of then-President Lee Myung-bak, officials said Thursday.Prosecutors plan to question the spy agency chief at the time, Won Sei-hoon, about suspicions that he ordered illegal surveillance on Ven. Myungjin, the then-head monk at the Bongeunsa temple in southern Seoul, after the monk publicly lashed out at t
May 31, 2018
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Labor groups quit minimum wage commission in protest of controversial legislation
South Korea's two major labor umbrella groups have quit a government commission on minimum wage in protest of the recent passage of a bill that calls for including regular bonuses and other benefits in the calculation of minimum wage.(Yonhap)The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) announced its decision to boycott the Minimum Wage Commission on Wednesday, two days after the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) walked away to protest the legislation.The National Assembly on Monday pas
May 30, 2018
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1 in 10 Korean babies use smartphones before 12 months: study
Nearly 4 out of 10 young children aged between 2 and 5 in South Korea watch television, while more than 1 in 10 children use smartphones on a daily basis, a report has found Wednesday. Headed by Professor Shin Yoon-mi, the research team at Ajou University Hospital revealed that 39.3 percent of the surveyed children watch television -- of which 48 percent watch for an hour on average at least three times a week -- and 12 percent use smartphones every day. (123RF)The study also revealed that 66.5
May 30, 2018
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Ulsan exposed to yearlong toxic fine dust: study
The coastal city of Ulsan, 60 kilometers north of Busan, is susceptible to toxic fine dust all-year-round due to the city’s shipbuilding industrial region, research showed Wednesday. Ulsan’s volatile organic compound emission volume is the highest among cities in Korea, according to a study led by Choi Sung-deuk, professor of urban and environmental engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology. The city’s toxic fine dust levels stay unchanged throughout the year due to the s
May 30, 2018
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[2018 Local elections] Campaigns start amid US-NK talks
Official campaigning begins Thursday for next month’s local elections and parliamentary by-elections in South Korea, amid ongoing talks between North Korea and the US. National Election Commission office. YonhapNationwide campaigning will take place until the eve of the elections on June 13 in a time of high-approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in, who took office in May last year and promised inter-Korean peace. Aided by Moon’s latest average approval rating of 72.7 percent, according to sur
May 30, 2018
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Ministry to look into suspicions of illicit college admission involving son of Korean Air family
The education ministry will send a team of officials to a local university next week to look into suspicions that the son of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho gained illicit admission to the school 20 years ago.Cho Won-tae, president of the national flag carrier, is the latest member of the Cho family to come under public scrutiny after his two sisters and mother underwent police questioning over alleged abuse of employees and others under their influence.Cho, 43, is suspected of entering Inha Uni
May 30, 2018