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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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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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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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Sales of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 in Q1 in S. Korea
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Customs service seizes suspected smuggled goods at Korean Air supplier
Customs authorities said Monday officials have raided a supplier of Korean Air Lines Co. and seized dozens of boxes of goods believed to have been smuggled for members of the family of the national flag carrier's chairman.The Korea Customs Service has been looking into allegations that Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho's family smuggled certain goods without paying due taxes while reportedly disguising them as corporate assets.A 2.5-ton truck loaded with confiscated goods is heading to a warehouse
May 21, 2018
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Golf range ordered to pay W150m in eye injury case
The Seoul Central District Court said on Monday that it has ruled in favor of a plaintiff who filed a suit against a golf range after the customer suffered serious eye injury from another customer’s club. Authorities said the plaintiff suffered significant visual impairment in the right eye after being struck by another person making a back swing at the tee next to his at a driving range in Seoul in 2015. The victim reportedly sustained the injury near the whiteboard-mounted pillar that stands i
May 21, 2018
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[Feature] Disabled and their parents battle over activity assistance service
Spending most of his time lying down, Seon Cheol-gyu, 40, who has cerebral palsy, says he often felt like a bird trapped in a cage. He cannot walk or sit down; he is supported by his activity assistant, currently provided by the government, for many things -- including going to the bathroom, taking a bath and having his meals. “Things are better now as I’m at least living on my own,” Seon told The Korea Herald. “I’ve lived with my parents and also have been placed in a nursing home for the
May 21, 2018
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Man allegedly kills friend over ‘bad’ drinking habits
The Busan Nambu Police Station said Monday that it plans to seek an arrest warrant for a man who killed a friend with whom he was drinking.The suspect is accused of beating to death his friend who had attended the same elementary school. They had been drinking together, along with another alumnus of the same school, at the victim’s studio apartment in Suyeong-gu, Busan, around 3 p.m. Sunday. (Uto Image)The other friend had reportedly fallen asleep after drinking, woke up and filed a report to po
May 21, 2018
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Man who claims to have witnessed helicopter shooting in Gwangju speaks out
A resident of Gwangju spoke out about how he witnessed a military helicopter firing shots at a building during the deadly crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city, and how he joined the civilian militia at the time.Ji Yong, 76, recently visited the May 18 Memorial Culture Center to testify after learning that a right-wing critic had identified him in a photo as a member of the North Korean special forces, the center’s chief Lim Jong-soo said. (Yonhap)Ji said he saw a h
May 21, 2018
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Top prosecutor vows to improve decision-making system
Top prosecutor Moon Moo-il said Monday the prosecution would improve its decision-making process following internal strife over an investigation into a corruption case involving a lawmaker.A team of prosecutors probing a hiring scandal at casino operator Kangwon Land publicly accused Moon last week of exerting undue influence to keep them from requesting a warrant to detain Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and indicting some senior prosecutors for allegedly interf
May 21, 2018
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Fire breaks out on Panama-registered car carrier
INCHEON --A Panama-registered car carrier caught fire while anchored at the South Korean port of Incheon on Monday, but all of its crewmen safely evacuated, port officials here said Monday.The fire took place at around 9:40 a.m. on the 52,422-ton ship carrying some 2,000 used cars bound for Libya, the officials said.The overheated engine of one of the cars is presumed to be the cause of the fire, the officials said, adding that firefighters are still struggling to put out the fire. A big fire ta
May 21, 2018
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Elderly woman stuck to bus gets injured
A woman in her 70s was injured as a bus drove off while her clothing was stuck in its door. The woman’s clothing reportedly became jammed in the door while she was getting off at a bus stop in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, at 7:56 a.m. Sunday. The bus departed, not realizing that part of the woman’s clothing was caught in the door, and she was hit by its rear wheel. (Uto Image)She was taken to a hospital in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, for treatment.The bus driver told police
May 21, 2018
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4 men beat 19-year-old for making ‘rude stare’
Gwangju Dongbu Police Station said Monday that it has requested an arrest warrant for a man surnamed Moon on suspicion of assault and booked three accomplices without detention.The four suspects are accused of attacking a 19-year-old in Gwangju at 2:20 a.m. on April 15. The victim took two weeks to heal completely from his injuries.They reportedly beat the victim because he was giving them a glare while they were drinking. (Uto Image)Police said the suspects showed contradictory behavior after t
May 21, 2018
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Two men booked for shooting air pellets at car
Two men were booked without physical detention on suspicion of aggravated assault with a weapon against a man in a luxury sedan, Incheon police said Monday. According to Incheon Jungbu Police Station, the suspects, 19 and 20, are accused of shooting several air pellets at the man driving by a one-way street in a Mercedes-Benz near Sinpo International Market at 9:37 p.m. on April 17. (Yonhap)The 41-year-old driver and one pedestrian reportedly sustained injuries. The victim has been treated for
May 21, 2018
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Police chief vows thorough investigation of opinion rigging scandal
The police will continue to thoroughly investigate the opinion rigging scandal involving a former ruling party lawmaker, the country's police chief said Monday, hours after the parliament decided to appoint an independent counsel to look into the scandal."The police are somewhat ashamed in that the investigation should have been ended by the police but will now lead to the appointment of a special counsel. We will continue on with the investigation until the launch of the special counsel," Natio
May 21, 2018
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Police to call in Korean Air Chairman's wife for questioning over alleged abuse
Police will call in the wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho for questioning next week over allegations that she used verbal and physical violence against construction workers, company employees and others, officials said Monday.Lee Myung-hee, 69, will be the third member of the family to face police questioning over alleged mistreatment of company staff and others under their influence after her two daughters were accused of similar misconduct, including the popular "nut rage" incident invol
May 21, 2018
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Cheong Wa Dae says employment situation to improve from June
South Korea's employment conditions will show signs of recovery starting next month, as a slew of government policies are set to be put into practice, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. "Considering the rising trend in the number of the employed and what we can expect from new policies, we can predict that employment conditions will improve in earnest from June," Bahn Jahng-shik, the presidential secretary for job creation, told reporters. Bahn Jahng-shik, the presidential secre
May 20, 2018
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[2018 Local elections] Mayor Park bids for third term with promise of ‘smart city’
Park Won-soon, the incumbent Seoul mayor who is running for his third term, announced his election manifesto Sunday, saying he would make Seoul a “smart city” by boosting artificial intelligence and bio health sectors. Mayor Park Won-soon (left), Ahn Cheol-soo (middle) and Kim Moon-soo. YonhapPark made the pledge in his manifesto issued ahead of the June 13 local elections, highlighting six strategic sectors that the city hopes to expand, including the internet of things, AI, big data and bio he
May 20, 2018
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Woman refuses to pay, drives car into designated driver
The Ulsan District Court said Sunday it sentenced a woman to six months in prison suspended for two years on charges of physical battery, violation of the Road Traffic Act and destruction of public property. According to police, the 37-year-old woman used a designated driver service after drinking in Jung-gu, Ulsan, at 12:10 a.m. on Jan. 26. When the driver asked her to pay for the service, she reportedly refused and tried to leave the scene. (123RF)The driver said he tried to stop the customer
May 20, 2018
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Doctors protest against 'Moon Jae-in Care'
More than 7,000 medical doctors gathered in central Seoul on Sunday to protest against “Moon Jae-in Care”-- a set of health care policies proposed by the current government -- claiming that the measures would put all Korean patients “in danger” if they are implemented. “Moon Jae-in care” refers to the 30.5 trillion won ($28.24 billion) plan to have the state-run National Health Insurance cover 70 percent of the cost of medical treatment for all Koreans, including costly treatments such as ultra
May 20, 2018
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Largest ever women’s rally protests spy-cam pornography
Some 12,000 women gathered in Seoul on Saturday to protest against the “discriminatory treatment” of cases involving male and female victims of digital and online sexual violence, including spy-cam pornography. The event was the biggest women’s rights rally in Korea’s recent history.Dressed in red to “express their rage,” the protesters chanted, “Women, not just men, are also citizens (of the Republic of Korea)” near Hyehwa Station.The event was organized in response to a recent incident that cr
May 20, 2018
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Taxi drives into Incheon Airport parking lot container
A taxi driver was injured after his car collided with a storage container at Incheon Airport’s Terminal 1 parking lot in Unseo-dong, Incheon, at 4:52 a.m. Sunday. The 68-year-old taxi driver is being treated for neck and back injuries due to the accident, authorities said. A taxi drives into a storage container at Incheon Airport’s Terminal 1 parking lot in Unseo-dong, Incheon, Sunday. (Yonhap)No other casualties were reported as the container, which was being used as a changing room for airpor
May 20, 2018
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One out of 7 college graduates has felt suicidal: survey
One out of seven college graduates hunting jobs have thought of committing suicide due to extreme stress, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey conducted by the Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center on 124 college graduates currently searching for jobs, 40 percent said they had experienced symptoms similar to depression, while 15.3 percent reported feeling suicidal. Those who majored in liberal arts or social science had more stress than respondents with natural science and
May 20, 2018
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No. of visitors to S. Korean border city soars following historic inter-Korean summit
PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- The number of visitors to security-related tourist sites in the South Korean border city of Paju near the western inter-Korean border increased sharply following the historic inter-Korean summit last month that gave rise to a thaw in relations with the North, the Paju municipal government said Sunday.Since the inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom in the
May 20, 2018