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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Unseasonable snowfalls force road, school closures in southern S. Korea
DAEGU/BUSAN/GWANGJU -- Unseasonable snowfalls forced temporary road and school closures in southern South Korea on Wednesday, with the city of Daegu receiving the biggest amount ever for late March since data collection began 111 years ago.According to the state weather agency, 3.3 centimeters of snow fell in Daegu, considered one of the warmest cities in South Korea. That's the biggest snowfall the city has ever received in late March since meteorological recording began in 1907. Many mountaino
March 21, 2018
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Students protest school ban on outerwear
With a cold snap catching the country off its guard, South Korean students are protesting school policies banning long, padded jackets and coats. A crowd of students in front of one high school in the Yeongdeungpo district of Seoul appeared to be donning the same monotonously colored uniforms Tuesday morning. None of the students were wearing the popular puffy jackets, despite the cold. One 18-year-old student said his school had started putting restrictions on wearing outerwear on top of the st
March 21, 2018
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Health authorities warn against MERS, avian influenza outbreaks
South Korean health authorities warned Wednesday that there is still the possibility that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza could be brought into the country from overseas.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 16 infectious diseases that people should carefully monitor and watch out for this year.The KCDC said people are still being infected with MERS in the Middle East, which has been the region worst hit by the virus, causing authorities to closely m
March 21, 2018
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[Trending] #HeavySnow #March #Busan
Heavy snow in late March?A blizzard hit a host of regions in Korea on Wednesday morning, including Busan and Daegu in southeastern areas where snowfall is rare in March.About 3.3 centimeters of snow had accumulated in Daegu as of 8 a.m., marking the heaviest snowfall in late March since 1907, according to the Daegu Branch Office of Meteorology. (Yonhap)Korea Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow warning for Jeju Island on Wednesday morning. Thirty-three cities located in North Gyeong
March 21, 2018
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Korea set to implement tougher dog leash law
Korea's agriculture ministry said Wednesday it will implement a revised animal safety law to require dogs to wear a leash in public places, but it withheld a controversial plan to give cash rewards to those who report violators amid a backlash from animal lovers.Starting from Thursday, dogs will be required to have a leash no longer than 2 meters in public places, and animals taller than 40 centimeters and potentially dangerous breeds will have to wear muzzles as well.Dog owners who fail to abid
March 21, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Police seek arrest warrant for theatrical director in sex assault probe
Police said Wednesday they requested a court warrant to arrest Lee Youn-taek, a famed theatrical director, on multiple sexual assault charges.Lee, 66, is accused of sexually assaulting 17 junior colleagues from his famous drama troupe over 62 occasions from 1999 to last year, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. He was questioned by police on Saturday and Sunday.Lee Youn-taek, a disgraced South Korean theater writer and director, is seen at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on S
March 21, 2018
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Korea bolsters efforts to attract foreign tourists for spring
Korea is beefing up efforts to attract foreign tourists in line with the upcoming flowering season, the country's tourism promotion agency said Wednesday.The Korea Tourism Organization said it has developed various programs targeting foreign visitors during April and May, and has been actively promoting them at their overseas branches in Asia and the Middle East, in particular.Some 15,000 foreigners are expected to visit Korea via the tour programs, according to the tourism promotion agency. (Yo
March 21, 2018
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Two men arrested in fatal Icheon hit-and-run
Two men were briefly detained for their alleged involvement in a series of fatal hit-and-run accidents, police said Tuesday. The 27-year-old and 25-year-old suspects, surnamed Suh and Park respectively, were booked without detention on charges of leaving the scene of a multiple-vehicle accident, according to Gyeonggi Icheon Police Station. Suh is accused of hitting a 43-year-old victim, who had passed out on the road toward Majang-myeon, with his Tivoli at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Suh reportedly retu
March 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Park Geun-hye refuses to be questioned on Sewol
Former President Park Geun-hye refused to be questioned by the prosecution on allegations that her presidential office lied about the time at which she was first informed of the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry four years ago.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said that a senior prosecutor visited Park at the Seoul Detention Center on Monday, but could not interrogate her due to her refusal. In October last year, President Moon Jae-in’s office said it found documents showing that Pa
March 20, 2018
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[Feature] Wind turbines destroy local farming village
HONGGGYE-RI, North Gyeongsang Province -- Jusan is considered holy by people living in a small farming village in Honggye-ri, North Gyeongsang Province. Rising just a few hundred meters behind the village, the pine tree-clad mountain is where people traditionally pray for a son. “We see beauty in nature every day,” 62-year-old Park Chung-lak, who grows apples in the village, said on a recent afternoon. “And it needs respect and admiration.” Local farmer Park Chung-lak, who grows apples in the H
March 20, 2018
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Ewha professors granted autonomy in student-scoring method
Ewha Womans University announced Monday a test of a new grading system in which professors are entitled to choose how to grade students over the coming year.The new system aims to allow professors to evaluate students more appropriately in regards to the characteristics of the classes, according to the university.Professors may choose between new absolute evaluation and relative evaluation systems, or a blend of the two. (123RF)In the new relative evaluation method, the number of students who ca
March 20, 2018
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Professor faces probe for physical assault
A college professor is under criminal scrutiny for physical assault of his students in North Gyeongsang Province, according to the local police station in the area, Monday.The first victim alleged that the professor physically assaulted him in late December 2017, kicking the victim in the shins about 10 times. The victim was hospitalized for two weeks. Not too long after the first victim was allegedly assaulted, the professor reportedly assaulted another student. Three additional students also s
March 19, 2018
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Ministry eyes legal revisions to criminalize verbal sexual harassment
Verbal sexual harassment in the workplace may soon be subject to criminal charges, Seoul announced Monday as part of its anti-sexual violence plan proposed in response to the #MeToo movement.Unlike rape and other physical sexual assaults, verbal sexual harassment is currently not recognized as a crime in South Korea. It is classed only as a civil offence and subject to a penalty of up to 10 million won ($9,300). According to the proposals, the Ministry of Labor will consider a revision to the Cr
March 19, 2018
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Koryoin, living precariously in Korea
When South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Se-kyun arrived at the Koryo Theater in Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 11, he was met by a warm reception from ethnic Koreans in Central Asia, known as “Koryo saram,” or “Koryoin.” “It still pains me to think about the plight of our ancestors, who were jettisoned like baggage here in Kazakhstan after they were forcibly transported on cargo trains some 80 years ago,” the politician said, referring to their mass relocation from Russia’s Far East in 19
March 19, 2018
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Alcoholic gets jail sentence reduced to fine in animal abuse case
A man, 58, received on Monday a reduced sentence for allegedly abusing a neighbor’s pet dog by inserting his finger in the dog’s private parts, in an appellate court. The Seoul High Court has ordered man in his 50s to pay a fine of 2 million won ($1,860). He had initially been sentenced to treatment for alcoholism and four months in prison, but appealed the court’s verdict. The man is accused of causing physical harm to the dog’s vagina after it reportedly scratched his nose with its front paw l
March 19, 2018
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Schizophrenic man sentenced for car arson
A man in his 50s who smashed the car window of an acquaintance and set the car on fire had his jail sentence confirmed in an appeals court.The Seoul High Court said Monday it was upholding the lower court’s decision to sentence the accused to eight months in prison.The man, who suffers from schizophrenia, brought a weapon from home and broke the window of the car after seeing it parked on a road in April 2016. He then threw in an alight newspaper, eventually setting the car aflame. (Yonhap)The
March 19, 2018
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‘Black Panther’ statue toppled in Busan
A statue of the Black Panther superhero in Busan, erected by The Walt Disney Co. to commemorate portions of the “Black Panther” being filmed in Busan, has been toppled, in an apparent act of vandalism.The statue in the Jung-gu area was damaged at some point between Friday night and early morning Saturday, according to the Korean Film Council. It was found on the ground with its ankle broken from the pedestal when a passer-by spotted it. Disney had installed two Black Panther statues in Busan, on
March 19, 2018
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Ex-governor denies sexual assault charges, claims consensual sex
Former Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung on Monday rejected allegations of sexually assaulting his secretary and an employee at his political think tank, saying the relationships were consensual.An made the remark to reporters after arriving at the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office for questioning over charges that he forced the secretary and the think tank employee to have sex with him multiple times against their will."I think it was consensual, but the accusers say that's not the
March 19, 2018
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Prosecution to determine soon whether to seek arrest warrant for ex-President Lee
Prosecutors are expected to decide as early as Monday whether to seek an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak accused of bribery and other charges.Lee, president from 2008-2013, is suspected of taking about 11 billion won ($10.3 million) in bribes from the state intelligence agency, businesses and others. He's also accused of embezzlement and abuse of power.In particular, prosecutors have been looking into fresh suspicions that Lee received about 200 million won in bribes ahead of t
March 19, 2018
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Highly pathogenic AI confirmed at 3 poultry farms
South Korea on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at three poultry farms.The viruses were detected in Pyeongtaek and Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, and in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, on Friday and Saturday, according to the agriculture ministry.(Yonhap)They were confirmed to be the H5N6 strain, increasing the total infections of the highly pathogenic virus this winter to 22.The ministry on Saturday issued a 48-hour transport ban for poultry across the country un
March 18, 2018