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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 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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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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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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Human rights commission urges Korea to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights
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Seoul ordered to compensate family of sexually harassed city civil servant who killed herself
The court ordered government bodies to compensate the family of a public servant who took her own life after suffering from sexual harassment and workplace bullying, according to the prosecution Tuesday.The Seoul High Court ordered the Government Employees Pension Service to compensate the family of the female civil servant in December, saying the organization did not provide proper treatment for the victim even after she reported several incidents. (Yonhap)The married victim, who was working i
Feb. 7, 2018
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Renowned leaders discuss sustainable development at two-day forum
A two-day forum on sustainable development kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday, bringing together experts and international leaders to promote partnership among nations and organizations to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals.The first Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development was held at Yonsei University in Seoul, hosted by Yonsei University Global Engagement and Empowerment Institute and Ban Ki-moon Center for Global Citizens, which is based in Austria. (Yonhap)Fo
Feb. 7, 2018
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[Graphic News] Those in 20s, 30s least happy among age groups in S. Korea: Survey
According to new survey results, those in their 20s and 30s in South Korea are less happy than other age groups. The Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University and KakaoTalk, the country's top mobile messaging service provider, unveiled the results of their joint survey conducted on the Mind Weather website, which opened in September. In the combined Happiness Index, respondents in their 20s and 30s tied for the lowest score of 52 on a scale of 1 to 100. Children under the age o
Feb. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Cyber Bureau warns of cyberattack during the Olympics
Malicious code spread by an email impersonating the police triggered a nationwide police investigation Tuesday. According to the National Police Agency Cyber Bureau, an email titled, “Prevention of threats and terrorism by phone” was been distributed to a large group of people. After working with the Korea Internet and Security Agency, the Cyber Bureau explained that they were able to track down the initial point of distribution and stop the spread. Employees watch electronic boards to monitor
Feb. 7, 2018
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[Weather] Temperatures to inch up
Cold wave warnings remain in effect in most parts of the country Wednesday, while light snow is expected to continue to fall in Jeju, which saw up to 52 centimeters of snow a day earlier. According to the weather agency, cold wave warnings are in effect in regions including Seoul, northern Gangwon Province, North Jeolla Province and South Chungcheong Province, with temperatures hovering around minus 15 degrees Celsius. River that flows through Songdo Central Park is frozen in Songdo Internationa
Feb. 7, 2018
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Weight loss surgery to be covered by natl. health insurance
South Korea will extend its national insurance coverage to patients with obesity problems starting in November, health authorities said Wednesday.The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service said insurance coverage will be provided for weight loss surgery, such as lap-band, gastric bypass and other surgical treatments.A growing number of South Koreans are struggling with their body weight, with the obesity rate among adults hitting 33.55 percent in 2016. Noticeabl
Feb. 7, 2018
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Military's helicopter shooting during 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement confirmed
South Korea's military launched helicopter gunship attacks on civilians protesting against the junta of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980, a crime against humanity tantamount to a massacre, a government committee said Wednesday.During the Gwangju uprising, known as the Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Army fired shots toward citizens from 500MD and UH-1H choppers, with fighter jets armed with bombs on standby as a backup, according to the panel.The conclusion came after five months of special investiga
Feb. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Germany 'surprised' by PyeongChang's cold weather
Germany's chef de mission Dirk Schimmelpfennig said Tuesday that his athletes were a little surprised by the cold weather in PyeongChang, the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Germany, a winter sports powerhouse, had its welcome ceremony at the PyeongChang Village. Schimmelpfennig said he didn't expect the temperature in PyeongChang to be this low. With strong winds, PyeongChang has been notorious for its bitter cold, with temperatures dropping to nearly minus 20 degrees Celsius. (Yonhap)"W
Feb. 6, 2018
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Judiciary truth panel picks 12 past cases for reinvestigation
An independent panel looking into the judiciary's past misdeeds selected 12 cases for reinvestigation, including the torture death of a student and the prosecution of TV documentary makers, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday. The committee, commissioned by the ministry, recommended cases that are fraught with suspected cover-ups, abuses of power, manipulations and corruption, to a special inquiry team under the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The investigation team is made up of 30 outside exper
Feb. 6, 2018
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[Graphic News] Number of foreign students in Korea grows
According to the National Institute for International Education, the number of foreign students registered at South Korean universities was nearly 124,000 as of April last year. Around 70,000 of them attended degree programs, while the remaining 51,856 were enrolled in nondegree programs. After falling in the negative territory in the 2012-2014 period, the growth rate of foreign students at South Korean universities rose to 7.6 percent in 2015 and 14.2 percent in 2016. The largest number of stu
Feb. 6, 2018
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Ex-President Lee to reconsider PyeongChang invitation
A close aide to former President Lee Myung-bak strongly denounced the prosecution and the government Tuesday for pointing to Lee as the main culprit in a spy agency fund scandal. The former lawmaker, Cho Hae-jin, also hinted that Lee is reconsidering accepting President Moon Jae-in’s invitation to the opening and closing ceremonies of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Former President Lee Myung-bak (Yonhap)“It is difficult to make a decision on Cheong Wa Dae’s invitation, while the prosecution a
Feb. 6, 2018
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Death toll from hospital fire in southern Korea rises to 46
MIRYANG, South Korea -- Three more elderly survivors of a fire at a hospital in Miryang, a city in southeastern South Korea, have died, bringing to 46 the death toll from the country's latest deadly blaze, the local government said Tuesday.An 87-year-old man and an 82-year-old man, who were relocated to a nearby hospital after the fire on Jan. 26 at Sejong Hospital in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, died around 2:42 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., respectively, the same day.Another man, 78, who had been
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea not to use Dokdo-showing flag during PyeongChang Olympics
South Korea's foreign ministry reaffirmed Tuesday that it will not use a unification flag showing its eastern islets of Dokdo during the upcoming Winter Olympics, out of respect for the International Olympic Committee's recommendation to not politicize sports events.This comes after Japan expressed concerns over the hoisting of the Dokdo-showing flag during a tune-up game of the joint inter-Korean women's ice hockey team, which was held in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sunday. (Yonhap)"Japan voiced
Feb. 6, 2018
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Man sets woman on fire after fight
The police is after a man who reportedly set a woman on fire after spraying her with a flammable liquid.The suspect, believed to be in his 50s, had gotten into a fight with the women in her car before the incident. (Yonhap)The victim, suffering from second- to third-degree burns on her body, was taken to a hospital.Witnesses have told police that a man sprayed something on the woman in her car and set it on fire. By Ahn Sang-yool (koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Norovirus outbreak sparks concerns about food safety at PyeongChang
With only three days left to the Winter Games, concerns are being raised about the food safety at PyeongChang, following reports of 41 security guards showing symptoms of the norovirus. According to officials at Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the PyeongChang Organizing Committee, three out of 41 guards who suffered from diarrhea and vomiting were diagnosed with having the norovirus, as of Monday at 5 a.m. (Yonhap)They were reportedly staying at the Ho-lab Mountain Ode Youth
Feb. 6, 2018
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Prosecutors raid ex-finance minister's office over suspected bribery
Prosecutors raided the office of former Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan on Tuesday over suspicions that he took bribes from the state spy agency in the early years of the former Lee Myung-bak government.Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office were sent to search the premises and confiscated evidence, the office said. Bahk, currently a professor at Sungkyunkwan University, is suspected of accepting kickbacks from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) around 2008, when h
Feb. 6, 2018
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4 stowaways arrested, 17 others charged without detention in suspected smuggling case
BUSAN -- Four stowaways were arrested in South Korea and Japan on suspicion of smuggling themselves into Japan in 2016 and committing theft there, police said Tuesday.The international crime investigation team at the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency also charged 17 others without detention over the alleged smuggling case.According to the team, the four, including a 59-year-old woman, illegally entered a port in Shimonoseki, Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, after boarding a tug boat at a port in the
Feb. 6, 2018
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[Weather] Cold wave warning continues in PyeongChang
Tuesday’s morning low dipped to minus 14 degrees Celsius in general, while a cold wave warning is in place in PyeongChang, the site of the Winter Olympics which kicks off Feb. 9. According to the weather agency, bone-chilling weather is expected to prevail throughout the country, with snow predicted to fall until Tuesday afternoon in South Jeolla Province and Wednesday in some parts of Jeju and Ulleungdo. (Yonhap)In Gangwon Province, where the Olympic host cities are located, morning lows hover
Feb. 6, 2018
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Prosecution in 'worst crisis' amid allegations of sexual misconduct: PM
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday the prosecution is in the midst of its "worst crisis," as allegations of sexual misconduct rock the organization.Lee made the remark while presiding over a Cabinet meeting, calling for a thorough probe into the allegations and measures to prevent such misconduct from happening at other government agencies."The prosecution should stake its honor and its existence itself on efforts to find the truth and take corresponding measures," Lee said. Prime Minister
Feb. 6, 2018
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Prosecutor in sexual abuse case calls for probe on secondary damage
The female prosecutor who publicly accused a former senior Justice Ministry official of sexually harassing her years ago requested for an investigation into false rumors about her.Seo Ji-hyeon said that then-senior prosecution official Ahn Tae-geun groped her at a funeral in 2010 and that she was unfairly treated after making a formal complaint. She says she has suffered emotional distress, as rumors have spread on the internet that she made the revelation with an aim to enter politics or to sol
Feb. 5, 2018