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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Man booked for causing fatal DUI crash
A food delivery man in his 20s was killed Wednesday night when his motorcycle was struck by a car in a suspected drunk driving crash in Daejeon, South Chungcheong Province, police said. Police officers responded to an emergency call about a crash at an intersection in Dunsang-dong, Daejeon, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Yonhap)According to police, the car was driving by the intersection when the 34-year-old driver passed over the center line and struck the motorcyclist. The suspect fled the scen
April 12, 2018
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Military delays transporting construction materials to THAAD site
SEOUL/SEONGJU -- South Korea's defense authorities decided Thursday to wait until this weekend to bring construction materials and equipment into the US missile defense base in the face of local residents' protest.The military had planned to transport them to the THAAD site, located in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, within the day.Police clashed with hundreds of activists and residents, trying to clear the way for the trucks. Some protesters were hurt.But the Ministry of National Defense re
April 12, 2018
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Prison terms upheld for defendants over blackmailing of Samsung, Lee Kun-hee
The Supreme Court handed down prison terms to three defendants for recording indecent footage of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee and extorting 900 million won ($841,000) from the conglomerate. They have been charged with blackmailing Lee and extorting huge sums of money from Samsung. The main suspect, a former CJ Cheiljedang employee, received a 4 1/2-year prison sentence from the court. (Yonhap)The other two, the former CJ employee’s younger brother and another accomplice, were senten
April 12, 2018
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Court sentences man to jail for raping niece
A Jeonju court on Thursday sentenced a man in his 50s to a 7-year prison term and small fine for raping his niece following months of habitual sexual harassment.The man was ordered to serve the 7-year prison term, pay a fine of 300,000 won ($280) and undergo 80 hours of sex offender treatment. The 52-year-old man, who is considered a level-three intellectually disabled person, was initially indicted on the charge of sexual harassment in 2010. He reportedly made abusive sexual requests to his two
April 12, 2018
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Prosecutors raid two Samsung offices in anti-labor union probe
Prosecutors on Thursday raided two regional offices of Samsung Electronics Co.'s after-services unit and residences of its officials as part of a probe into their suspected attempts to sabotage labor union activities.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent investigators to the sites, located in Busan and Gyeonggi Province, to confiscate evidence, including related documents and computer hard disks, the prosecution said.It is the second raid against Samsung Electronics Service, after
April 12, 2018
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Top court orders mobile carriers to make cost breakdowns public
South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered the country's three mobile carriers to reveal the breakdowns of their operating costs, which can provide the public with a clearer understanding of fees being charged.The Supreme Court of Korea upheld the ruling made by a local high court, claiming that access to such information is a right granted by the Constitution. The announcement came seven years after a local activist group filed a lawsuit in 2011 demanding mobile carriers to make public related
April 12, 2018
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Sewol wreckage to be erected next month
The wreck of the Sewol ferry, currently lying on its side at the southwestern port of Mokpo, is expected to placed in the upright position next month so search teams can carry out a detailed inspection of the vessel for the remains of people who have not been found, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Thursday.The 6,825-ton vessel capsized and sank in waters off the southwestern tip of South Korea on April 16, 2014. The nation's worst maritime disaster in decades claimed 304 lives, mostly
April 12, 2018
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1 killed, 12 injured in hot air balloon crash on Jeju Island
JEJU ISLAND -- The pilot of a hot air balloon was killed and 12 tourists were slightly injured Thursday after their aircraft crashed into a hill on the southern resort island of Jeju, firefighters said.Kim Jong-guk, 45, sustained a serious head injury as the balloon hit a tree in its attempt to land on the ground north of the Mulyeongari-oreum volcanic cone in the city of Seogwipo at around 8:11 a.m. A witness, who was collecting edible wild plants at the time of the crash, reported it to a loca
April 12, 2018
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Fishing boat collision leaves 3 dead, 3 missing
SHINAN, South Jeolla Province -- Three sailors have been killed and three others are missing after a local fishing boat collided with a foreign reefer vessel before overturning off the southwestern coast on Thursday, authorities said.The crash happened at 00:37 a.m., when the 15-ton 2007 Yeongheung carrying six crewmen hit a 498-ton Tanzanian refrigerated cargo ship and capsized in waters 9.6 kilometers northwest of Shinan, South Jeolla Province, about 280 kilometers from Seoul, according to the
April 12, 2018
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[Trending] #Wind #TooMuchWind
Spring has come, but it seems like the weather is not ready for the season yet.The temperature plunged below zero nationwide on Saturday and Sunday, while a sudden gust of wind hit the country Tuesday afternoon. (Yonhap)Due to the extreme wind speed, which recorded 20 meters per second in Incheon, a man in his 80s was hit by a sheet of plywood that flew against him and died on Tuesday. There were two more casualties who were injured by the gust, including a man who was hit by a falling tree.Dama
April 11, 2018
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Top courts convicts woman of fatal child abuse
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the appellate ruling on a woman in her 30s charged with the murder of her daughter due to neglect, highlighting the necessity of strict punishment. The top court upheld the conviction on the 31-year-old woman surnamed Kim and reaffirmed her sentence of nine years in prison. The defendant was charged with fatal child abuse, specifically leaving her 2-year-old daughter by herself at home in order to go on a vacation with her boyfriend on March 29. 123RFAccord
April 11, 2018
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Ex-Gov. An indicted on sexual offense charges
Former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung was indicted Wednesday without physical detention on charges that he sexually assaulted his secretary multiple times last year. The Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office said An, 54, has been charged with sexual intercourse and harassment by abuse of occupational authority. An is accused of forcing his former secretary, Kim Ji-eun, to have sex with him four times and also molesting her many times between July last year and February this yea
April 11, 2018
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Man gets life sentence for contract killing of cousin over inheritance
A man in his 30s was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday for hiring a hit man to kill his cousin over a family inheritance dispute. The Seoul Central District Court found a 39-year-old surnamed Kwak guilty of inciting the murder of the victim, only identified by his last name Koh. "He committed a crime that is intolerable in society given the premeditation, brutality and methods of killing," the court said. "The defendant needs to be isolated from community indefinitely." (Yonhap)Kwak was
April 11, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Environment Ministry urges local governments to collect plastic waste
The Ministry of Environment said it will start providing financial support to local recyclables collection and disposal companies as early as this week, as recycling companies continue to refuse to collect some items that China no longer purchases. YonhapThe new plan, which was reported to President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday to tackle South Korea’s waste management crisis which began earlier this month, is expected to help recycling companies dispose of plastic bags and Styrofoam materials amid a d
April 11, 2018
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South Korean pastor banned from leaving country on accusations of rape
A pastor of a megachurch in Seoul has been banned from leaving the country after being accused of rape by members of the congregation. According to an exclusive report from local broadcaster JTBC, Lee Jae-rock, 74, who runs the Manmin Central Church in Seoul’s Guro district, has been accused of sexually assaulting at least five women from the late 1990s to 2015. Pastor Lee Jae-rock (Screen-captured from YouTube footage) All five alleged victims, who filed legal complaints against the pastor wit
April 11, 2018
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Prosecution appeals Park's ruling in corruption trial
Prosecutors said Wednesday they filed an appeal against last week's court verdict in the corruption trial of former President Park Geun-hye.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it finds part of the ruling clearing Park of some of the bribery charges against her unfair.Park was sentenced to 24 years in jail and given 18 billion won ($17 million) in fines by the Seoul district court last Friday. She was found guilty of 16 counts of corruption in connection with the influence-peddlin
April 11, 2018
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Professor investigated for 7 hours of drinking with freshmen
A professor at a college in North Chungcheong Province is under investigation by the institution on suspicion of having forced students to drink with him.The school said Wednesday that the professor drank with four freshmen on March 21.The professor and students reportedly drank for seven hours, from noon to 7 p.m. making the students unable to attend classes. (123RF)The professor is also accused of inflicting disciplinary punishment on students.An official from the college said, “We have launch
April 11, 2018
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Man probed for eating neighbor’s pet dog
Pyeongtaek police on Tuesday launched an investigation into a man on the suspicion that he killed and ate a neighbor’s pet dog. The 63-year-old man is accused of kidnapping, killing and eating a 2-year-old Welsh corgi. Police said Tuesday that they received a call Monday from a woman in her 30s who said that she had “lost her pet dog” and that “there is a man who eats dogs.” The 2-year-old Welsh corgi. Photo courtesy of dog owner. (Yonhap)The woman reportedly lost her dog on March 4 in Cheongbu
April 11, 2018
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Syringe reuse at hospitals down following babies' deaths
The practice of reusing disposable syringes at South Korean hospitals has decreased following the deaths of four newborns at a Seoul hospital late last year, a survey showed Wednesday.In December, the four infants died while being treated in the intensive care unit at Ewha Womans University Hospital in Seoul.Forensic results confirmed that their deaths were all caused by a single type of bacteria that can be fatal when injected nutrients are contaminated in the injection process. (Yonhap)Police
April 11, 2018
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Prosecutor gets suspended sentence for sexual misconduct
A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced an incumbent district attorney to a suspended jail term for sexually harassing two women whom he met on professional occasions.The Seoul Central District Court meted out the guilty verdict on a 49-year-old surnamed Kim, a prosecutor at the Goyang branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office, and gave him an eight-month jail term, suspended for two years. Cho Hee-jin, a senior prosecutor in charge of the special probe team for sexual offense allegation
April 11, 2018