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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Seoul sees further jump in cost of dining out
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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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Seoul decides to remove top poet's library over sexual abuse scandal
The Seoul metropolitan government has decided to remove a collection of works dedicated to a top South Korean poet, regularly short-listed for the Nobel Prize in literature, over his alleged sexual harassment of a junior poet, a city official said Wednesday. The official at the Seoul Metropolitan Library, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the library will keep visitors from accessing the Maninbo library, located on the third floor of the city library and dedicated to renowned poet Ko Un.
Feb. 28, 2018
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Man gets suspended sentence for sexual exploitation of youths
A Gyeonggi court on Wednesday handed down a suspended prison term to a man for sexually exploiting a high school student and other youths in search of a temporary job. The Uijeongbu District Court sentenced the 36-year-old man to one year in jail with a stay of execution for two years. He was also ordered to undergo 40 hours of sex education classes. The man was indicted for paying money to the victim for sex on multiple occasions. The victim, who was 16 years old at the time, had posted on a re
Feb. 28, 2018
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Korean immigrant laborers helped reconstruct war-torn France after WWI: archive
PARIS -- During Japan's 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula, dozens of Korean laborers were able to emigrate to France, where they helped reconstruct the war-torn European country following World War I, according to French documents obtained by a South Korean researcher.The findings are based on an analysis of documents containing a list of Koreans who were residing in Suippes in the Marne department in northeastern France, according to Lee Jang-kyu, who is taking a doctoral course on t
Feb. 28, 2018
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Probe underway on more bribery allegations linked to ex-president Lee
Prosecutors are looking into additional bribery allegations linked to former President Lee Myung-bak, who is already under probe over an extensive corruption scandal.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating suspicions that one of Lee’s close aides accepted hundreds of millions of won from Daebo Group, which runs rest areas on expressways, in 2010 in return for helping the company win government contracts, sources said Wednesday. The chairman of Daebo Group is currently ser
Feb. 28, 2018
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[Weather] Mostly cloudy and rainy
Mostly cloudy and wet weather is in place for Wednesday with rain expected to fall in South Jeolla Province and Jeju in the morning and later across the country.Up to 120 millimeters of rain is forecast to fall in southern regions and mountain areas of Jeju, while up to 15 centimeters of snow is expected overnight in mountain areas of Gangwon Province, according to the Korean Meteorological Agency. (Yonhap)In Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, up to 20 millimeters of rain is expected.Morning lows wil
Feb. 28, 2018
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US secretary of homeland security to head delegation to Paralympics
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump has picked his secretary for homeland security to lead a delegation to the PyeongChang Paralympic Games, the White House said Tuesday. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will head the presidential delegation to the opening ceremony March 9, the White House said in a statement. The other members will be announced in the coming days. (Yonhap)The Paralympics are set to run through March 18 in the same alpine town the Winter Olympics took place Fe
Feb. 28, 2018
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One month into South Korea's MeToo movement ... who's next?
South Korea's cultural circles are in the midst of a reckoning over allegations of sexual misconduct. Misdeeds long kept under the rug are being exposed and the alleged perpetrators -- many of them powerful and famous men -- are facing overdue consequences. Lee Youn-taek, a prominent playwright and director, made a public apology and resigned from all his positions in the theater world after sexual abuse allegations were brought against him by several women. Yoon Ho-jin, nicknamed "godfather" of
Feb. 28, 2018
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Gangnam district office head arrested for embezzlement, abuse of power
Shin Yeon-hee, current head of the Gangnam District Office, was arrested early Wednesday on charges of misappropriating funds and illegally soliciting a business executive to hire a family member.The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for Shin, 70, citing the risk of her destroying evidence. She's been charged with embezzlement, abuse of power and coercion.The photo shows Shin Yeon-hee, the head of the Gangnam District Office, at the Seoul Central District Court on Feb. 27, 2
Feb. 28, 2018
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[Feature] When your father is powerful man accused of sexual assault
Asked if she believed the women who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct during a recent TV interview, Ivanka Trump, the US first daughter, said she “believes” her father’s denials. “I don’t think that’s a question you would ask many other daughters,” she said in an interview that was aired on Monday. “I believe my father, I know my father. So I think I have that right as a daughter to believe my father.” In the wake of the global #MeToo movement, and whether or not sh
Feb. 27, 2018
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Jumbo taxi driver booked for scamming Australian
A jumbo taxi driver was booked without detention by the Incheon tourist police Tuesday for allegedly scamming a foreign visitor out of nearly 1.3 million won ($1,200) in cab fare. The 61-year-old suspect faces charges of theft by fraud. The Australian tourist said that he was picked up by the driver at Incheon Airport on Oct. 31 last year. His destination was a hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul. (Twitter)For a journey from Incheon Airport to Nonhyeong-dong, customers would normally pay 100
Feb. 27, 2018
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Mother kills 5-year-old daughter in exorcism rite, police say
An arrested mother has told police she strangled her 5-year-old daughter in an exorcism ritual at her home before the girl died, police said Tuesday.The Yangcheon Police Station will refer the 37-year-old woman of Seoul's Gangseo Ward, identified only by her family name Choi, to the prosecution on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering her daughter at her home on the night of Feb. 19. (Yonhap)Police arrested the mother after her husband made a 119 emergency call, saying his daughter was not breathi
Feb. 27, 2018
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Police book actor Jo Min-ki over string of sexual abuse allegations
CHEONGJU, South Korea -- Police on Tuesday booked veteran actor Jo Min-ki over a string of sexual abuse allegations that have forced him out of his professorship and left his decadeslong acting career in tatters.The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency, headquartered in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, said that it has opened a probe into Jo after eight alleged victims as of Monday, mostly his former students, have claimed the actor sexually harassed them."If we conduct our probe by the end
Feb. 27, 2018
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Gwangju seeks to become a hub for eco-friendly vehicles
The southwestern city of Gwangju, the second largest auto-producing city, is aiming to become a hub for the domestic green car industry as part of the new growth engine which would also create more jobs, the city’s mayor said. Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun of Gwangju Metropolitan City. Photo: Gwangju Metropolitan CityMayor Yoon Jang-hyun of Gwangju Metropolitan City, which produces over 620,000 automobiles per year at the Kia Motors plants, said in an interview with The Korea Herald that by 2021 the cit
Feb. 27, 2018
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[Breaking] Prosecutors demand 30 years in prison for Park Geun-hye
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison and a fine of 118.5 billion won ($110 million) for former President Park Geun-hye over massive corruption that led to her removal from office last year. The court is expected to deliver its verdict as early as late March.Park did not attend the hearing at the Seoul Central District Court where prosecutors made the sentencing recommendation. She has been refusing to attend her trial after the court extended her detention in October for another si
Feb. 27, 2018
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[Video] Japan's massacre of Korean sex slaves during WWII disclosed
A video was made public Tuesday for the first time of the scene of a 1944 massacre by Japanese troops of Korean women during World War II.The video adds to the existing documentary evidence that the Japanese military shot 30 Korean girls to death in the western Chinese city of Tengchong, near Myanmar, on Sept. 13, 1944.A team of South Korean scholars and researchers discovered the video in the US National Archives and Records Administration and made it public Tuesday during an international conf
Feb. 27, 2018
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Ex-defense minister grilled over alleged political meddling
Former Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin was questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday over allegations that he tried to undermine the ministry's internal probe into suspected political interference by the military's cyber command ahead of the 2012 presidential election.Kim appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in the morning."I will explain myself to the prosecution," he told reporters.He is accused of pressuring his ministry's officials into toning down and covering up an internal
Feb. 27, 2018
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Priests’ group apologizes for rape attempt by member
An association of progressive Catholic priests apologized for sexual assault attempts by one of its members during an overseas mission trip several years ago.The victim, a volunteer at the time, revealed on a KBS news program on Friday that a priest surnamed Han attempted to rape her multiple times during a mission trip to South Sudan in 2011.The Suwon diocese suspended Han, saying he admitted to most of the victim’s claims. (Yonhap)He also left the Catholic Priests’ Association for Justice whe
Feb. 26, 2018
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Seoul considers taxi fare hike in July
Seoul City is considering raising the basic taxi fare by as much as 1,500 won ($1.40) and extending extra charges in the nighttime in July.The hike is intended to reflect the current labor conditions of taxi drivers, according to a Seoul City official. The basic rate might be raised from the current 3,000 won to 4,500 won from July. (Yonhap)Another likely change involves the time frame for extra charges.At the moment, passengers pay additional charges when they use taxis from midnight to 4 a.m.T
Feb. 26, 2018
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Father found guilty of killing 8-month-old infant in ‘airplane’ game
South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a 3 year and 6 month sentence to a father accused of child abuse resulting in death by playing ‘airplane’ to comfort his crying baby. ‘Airplane’ is a game in which a parent uses their feet to lift their child into the air.The father tried to soothe the 8-month-old by lifting and shaking him. But the infant fell and died as the father was holding the infant over his head.The father reportedly shook the stroller violently back and forth a few times to calm th
Feb. 26, 2018
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Moon pledges full support for 'Me Too' campaign
President Moon Jae-in on Monday promised full government support for those suffering from sexual harassment at work, also telling his government to use all available means to punish offenders."Any act of men, who are stronger, trampling on women, who are weak, using their strength or power must be thoroughly punished regardless of the type of violence, the status of perpetrators or the nature of their relations with the victims," the president said while meeting with his top aides at his office
Feb. 26, 2018