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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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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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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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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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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time to Be Strong’ follows retired K-pop idols’ self-discovery
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-Gov. An over sexual violence
Prosecutors on Friday sought a court warrant to arrest former South Chungcheong Gov. An Hee-jung for sex offenses.The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office said it requested the warrant on charges of sexual intercourse and sexual harassment by abuse of occupational authority, citing the risk of him destroying evidence as he has denied the charges.If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison or a 15 million won ($13,000) fine. (Yonhap)The 54-year-old is accused of sexually assaulti
March 23, 2018
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Police to investigate body found in woods
The Yeongdeok Police Station launched Friday an investigation into the death of a man, whose body was found along a hiking trail in Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province. A mountain trekker who was looking for medicinal herbs called the police after discovering the victim’s body hanging from a tree by his neck, at 7:40 a.m. Friday. (Yonhap)Police officers said that the victim might be a public servant who went missing after leaving his house at 6:20 a.m. on Dec. 11 in Yeongdeok County, gi
March 23, 2018
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Woman dies from postpartum bleeding due to doctor’s ‘medical negligence’
A doctor was found guilty on the charge of involuntary manslaughter after he ordered a female patient who had postpartum hemorrhage to be transported to a hospital 40 kilometers away rather than to a nearby hospital, the Supreme Court said Friday. The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ ruling Friday, ordering the 59-year-old doctor, surnamed Lee, to pay a fine of 10 million won ($9,300). Lee is accused of refusing to perform a hysterectomy or an ultrasound on the patient, who was bleeding he
March 23, 2018
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Lee’s family, associates likely to face charges
With former President Lee Myung-bak behind bars, his family members and associates are also expected to face charges of abetting him.Prosecutors suspect some of Lee’s family members were involved in the delivery of 2.26 billion won ($2.1 million) in kickbacks from Lee Pal-seung, who headed Woori Finance Holdings from 2008 to 2013, to the former president, and stated them as accomplices of bribery in the request for Lee’s arrest warrant.Lee’s elder brother and former lawmaker Lee Sang-deuk is acc
March 23, 2018
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Lee Myung-bak likely to face corruption charges
With former President Lee Myung-bak now in custody, speculation is rising about the timing of this possible indictment. Lee is now the fourth former president to be arrested on suspicion of corruption. In addition, it is the second time two former presidents have been in custody since 1995, when Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were arrested. Former President Lee Myung-bak boards a vehicle as he was taken into custody on Friday. YonhapThe arrest warrant, executed in the early hours of Friday, enabl
March 23, 2018
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Policeman accused of raping intoxicated woman
The Daegu Dongbu Police Station on Friday launched a probe into allegations that a policeman sexually assaulted an intoxicated woman he had met on a blind date. The 30-year-old patrol officer was booked without detention on charges of raping the victim, who was extremely intoxicated and therefore unable to consent, according to police. Police have handed over the case to prosecutors with an indictment. (Yonhap)The 24-year-old victim alleged that the suspect took her to a nearby motel and raped h
March 23, 2018
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Male victims feel isolated from MeToo campaign
For 25-year-old Koo Hyun-sik (an alias), his two-year stint in the South Korean Army as a conscript was a traumatic experience that left him scarred, as he was sexually abused multiple times by a warrant officer in his unit.The ongoing "MeToo" campaign has left him feeling strangely marginalized, given that it is focused on bringing justice to men who have wronged women but has never gone beyond that to embrace other victims. The global movement, which has revealed deep-rooted evils that had pre
March 23, 2018
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[Breaking] Ex-President Lee arrested on corruption charges
The courts on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak, who is suspected of a string of allegations including bribery, embezzlement and power abuse. Ex-President Lee Myung-bak waves to his supporters before being taken to a Seoul detention house on Thursday night. (Yonhap)The allegations against him include bribery of some 11 billion won ($10.3 million) from the state spy agency, individuals and conglomerates, such as Samsung. The former president, who was in office f
March 22, 2018
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Seoul City moves to counteract ‘lonely death’
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced countermeasures against “lonely death,” as the number of people dying alone and not being discovered until significantly later has surged from 285 in 2013 to 366 in 2017 in the capital. Over 2 million single-person and two-person households account for 54 percent of all households in Korea. (123RF)The city believes the best way to prevent lonely death is by establishing social relationships. In November last year, an elderly person with dementia w
March 22, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Breaking stigma against 2-year vocational college
South Korea is well-known for its society’s great fervor toward education, but activists say that the country must break away from its relentless focus on credentials. More than 98 percent of the teenage population graduates from high school, and in 2017, 68.9 percent of those in the 18 to 21 age group advanced to college, according to the Education Ministry. The figures are among the highest in the OECD. Lee Ki-woo (Korean Council for University College Education)However, this fervor for educa
March 22, 2018
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[Graphic News] Obsesity rate rising among S. Korean students
The obesity rate among South Korea’s elementary and middle school students has been increasing, according to government data, possibly due to a lack of sleep and physical activity and the consumption of more unhealthy food. According to the Education Ministry’s 2017 statistics on student health, the proportion of overweight people aged 6 to 18 was 17.3 percent last year, up 0.8 percentage point from a year ago and up 6.1 percentage points from 11.2 percent in 2008. The data also showed that s
March 22, 2018
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Dwight School Seoul students perform at Carnegie Hall
Eighteen students from Dwight School Seoul joined 240 students from Dwight campuses around the world to perform at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 13, in honor of their Chancellor Stephen Spahn, the longest-serving head of school in the United States. Dubbed “A Sky Full of Music,” the largest concert in the school’s 146-year history featured several pieces of classic, jazz, traditional Korean and Chinese tunes with a celestial theme. All tickets were sold out at the Carnegie Hall’s iconic 2,800-seat Stern
March 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] South Korean teenagers demand right to vote
In front of the main gate of the National Assembly on Thursday morning, Kim Yoon-song had her head shaved bald. The 15-year-old was wearing what looked like a white hairdressing gown; written across it was “Suffrage is human rights.” Tears rolled down her face as the last bits of her hair fell to the ground. “I’ve been slapped on my face or got my hair pulled so many times at home for simply talking back to elders and expressing my opinions, only because I was a ‘teenager,’” Kim told The Korea
March 22, 2018
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Korea's population to decline after 2032: data
South Korea's population is expected to decline after 2032 due to low birthrates, government data showed Thursday, a development that could hurt the country's growth potential.The population of Asia's fourth largest economy stood at 51.45 million in 2017 and is projected to reach peak at 52.95 million in 2032 before gradually falling off, according to data released by Statistics Korea.The statistics office said South Korea's population could drop to 45.24 million in 2060. (Yonhap)The looming dec
March 22, 2018
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80 individuals caught in drug ring bust that used bitcoin
Police recently arrested 80 people for their alleged smuggling of drugs and online sale via bitcoin currency transactions.Seoul investigators said Wednesday that they were investigating a large-scale drug smuggling ring, where suspects were buying and selling drugs from overseas using bitcoin via an online site called “Deep Web.” A 29-year-old suspect, surnamed Kim, and 23 others were arrested for drug trafficking charges in violation of the Act on the Control of Narcotics. A 32-year-old suspect
March 21, 2018
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China contributed to high fine dust level in Korea: research
China’s contribution to South Korea’s fine dust problem has been scientifically proven for the first time, a metrology institute said Tuesday.According to findings by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, the rise of the fine dust level to the range of 50 to 100 micrograms per cubic meter in Korea in spring is partly due to the large amount of fireworks used in China for its spring festival celebrating the Lunar New Year. The World Health Organization announce the daily average
March 21, 2018
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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