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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Hospitality education, industry brace for new generation of employees
Industries around the world are bracing themselves for the tidal wave of change that is coming with the new Generation Z, which refers to those born between 1995 and 2010 and are now just entering the workforce. They were born roughly around the time when the internet was popularized, and matured around the time smartphone and social media started taking center stage.With Generation Z who account for about 3 percent of the workforce today projected to make up 20 percent of the workforce by 2019,
Nov. 10, 2017
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[Herald Interview] S. Korea needs to lift veil on growing number of sex addicts
A massive global movement was triggered after actresses revealed that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed them. Celebrities and ordinary people around the globe are opening up about their experiences of sexual abuse on social media with the hashtag #MeToo. In South Korea, the issue is no less serious, although the campaign has not really taken off here yet. Rape against minors, sexual harassment at work and sexually-motivated murder cases are making headlines. Fear and rage ag
Nov. 10, 2017
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Court rules THAAD-related documents must remain confidential
A Seoul court ruled Friday that a series of documents jointly drawn up with the United States for the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense battery should remain confidential, as their disclosure would harm national interests.The Seoul Administrative Court delivered the verdict, rejecting a demand from the Lawyers for a Democratic Society, or Minbyun, that the government make public classified documents related to THAAD, such as a site survey report and the outcome
Nov. 10, 2017
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[Weekender] Book lovers’ paradise
With the popularity of book clubs and independent bookstores here, libraries and stores are offering seminars, lectures and even drinks inspired by novels, taking the literary experience to a new level. Here are some of the best spots for bookworms to explore the literary world in Korea. Starfield LibraryLocated inside Starfield Coex Mall in GangnamThe 2,800-square-meter library, which opened in May, features some 50,000 books on towering two-story bookshelves. It is located at the center of the
Nov. 10, 2017
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[Weekender] Taking reading to a new level
When it comes to books and reading culture, South Korea has many reasons for pessimism: Book consumption is at a 10-year low and only 35 percent of Korean adults finish a single title a year. But this does not mean that there are no avid readers here. On the contrary, a trend is emerging among local bookworms, with book clubs and community-oriented independent bookstores connecting readers. Trevari is at the heart of this trend. The venture organizes and manages book clubs for a four-month fee o
Nov. 10, 2017
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[Photo News] 2018 calendar features shirtless firefighters
Calendars for next year featuring topless well-built firefighters will be on sale for the next two months at five stores online and offline, said the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, which is behind the project, on Friday. All profits from the calendars will go to supporting burn patients who lack financial means for medical care. The project for a good cause began in 2014, with a total of 26,729 copies sold over the past four years. (Yonhap)The firefighters who posed for the
Nov. 10, 2017
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Court issues warning to judge fined in Guam for leaving children alone in car
SUWON -- The Suwon District Court said Friday it issued an oral warning to one of its judges after she was arrested in the US territory of Guam for leaving her children in a car unattended while she and her husband shopped.The 35-year-old judge, identified only by her surname Sul, and her lawyer husband were arrested on charges of child abuse last month after they left their two children, a six-year-old boy and a one-year-old girl, in their car while they stopped at a Kmart grocery store.They we
Nov. 10, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Park Geun-hye could face new bribery charges
In the latest twist of the massive influence-peddling scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye, prosecutors are looking into allegations that the nation’s spy agency regularly made secretive money transfers to Park’s former aides when she was in office. Former President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)Former National Intelligence Service chiefs under the Park administration allegedly abused the agency’s “special activities” budget, which investigators suspect was an illicit channel for bribes for
Nov. 10, 2017
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Prosecutors raid Woori Bank training center over illicit hiring allegations
Prosecution investigators raided Woori Bank's training center Friday over allegations of unfair hiring of employees, just three days after the bank's head office was raided.Investigators from the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office searched the training center in Anseong, south of Seoul, as part of an investigation into suspicions the bank hired 16 entry-level staff last year who are related to senior government officials, important clients and other influential people. (Yonhap)The inves
Nov. 10, 2017
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Prosecutors question ex-NIS chief over provision of secret funds to ex-President Park
Prosecutors questioned a former chief of the National Intelligence Service on Friday over allegations the spy agency regularly provided secret funds to the presidential office while ousted President Park Geun-hye was in office.Lee Byong-ho, who headed the NIS from 2015-2017, appeared at the Seoul District Prosecutors‘ Office Friday morning to answer questions about allegations that the agency provided Cheong Wa Dae a total of about 4 billion won in the name of “special activity funds.” Lee Byong
Nov. 10, 2017
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Police find no evidence against late singer Kim's widow over death of daughter
Police said Friday they found no evidence against the widow of late singer Kim Kwang-seok after a reinvestigation into the suspicious death of the famed folk rock singer's teenage daughter 10 years ago.The probe centered on suspicions that the 2007 death of Kim's only child, Seo-yeon, may not be accidental, and her mother, Seo Hae-soon, might have let the 16-year-old die of pneumonia as she was the legal inheritor of her father's estate, including the copyrights to his music.But police said they
Nov. 10, 2017
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Court refuses to issue arrest warrant for former MBC chief
A Seoul court refused to issue an arrest warrant for a former chief of public broadcaster MBC early Friday.Prosecutors requested the warrant to arrest Kim Jae-chul, who headed the TV network from 2010-2013, Tuesday over his alleged role in the spy agency's illicit scheme to control the media under the past Lee Myung-bak government. (Yonhap)The court said sufficient evidence has already been secured to prosecute him and that there is little possibility for him to flee. He is accused of working w
Nov. 10, 2017
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Prosecutors arrest ex-aides to senior presidential secretary
Prosecutors arrested three people including two former aides to senior presidential secretary for political affairs Jun Byung-hun early Friday on embezzlement and other charges. They are accused of colluding in siphoning off 110 million won ($98,700) from a cable TV channel's donation to a computer gaming organization in 2015. The industry body was at that time chaired by Jun, then an influential lawmaker.A Seoul court issued arrest warrants for them on charges of embezzlement and money launderi
Nov. 10, 2017
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‘Time to apologize for Korea’s own war crimes in Vietnam’
For many South Koreans, the Vietnam War is remembered in terms of the sacrifice of thousands of South Korean soldiers fighting alongside US troops against communism in the country. Vietnam War veterans are hailed here as patriotic heroes who helped propel Korea’s rise in the 1960s and ’70s. But many Vietnamese remember it differently. It is not well known here, but South Korean soldiers are accused of brutally killing Vietnamese civilians, including many women and children, during Korea’s 1964-7
Nov. 9, 2017
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Overtime work can cause severe depression: study
A six-year study conducted by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and London University suggested that long hours of overtime work not only causes our bodies to become tired but also can cause depression. The findings showed that those who work more than 11 hours are 2 1/2 times more susceptible to displaying symptoms of severe depression compared to those who work 7 to 8 hours a day. The collaborative research team observed 2,000 middle-aged men and women in the United Kingdom for six
Nov. 9, 2017
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Activist group raises concern over wild animal cafes in Korea
An animal welfare group in Korea has raised concern over wild animal cafes in its report released on Monday. The wild animal cafes place racoons, meerkats and other wild creatures in their facilities as a tool to attract customers. According to the report by animal welfare group Aware, there are more than 35 such cafes in Korea where wild animals are offered as companions to the customers. Racoon was the most common species on display, as it was found in 29 out of the 35 cafes. Other wildlife sp
Nov. 9, 2017
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Otter pops in to convenience store in Busan
An otter was captured at a convenience store in Busan, according to Busan fire and safety authorities on Thursday. (Yonhap)The 1-meter-long mammal, which was identified as a type of Eurasian otter, was spotted in the storage area of the store Wednesday night. The rescue team captured the otter by using a net and sent it to a wildlife treatment center. The center plans to release the exhausted otter into the wild after it recovers. Wildlife experts told the Yonhap News Agency that the otter might
Nov. 9, 2017
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Season's first cold wave watch issue
This year’s first cold wave watch was issued early Thursday, with temperatures in inland regions dipping below zero, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.YonhapSeoul marked 3.9 degrees Celsius at 11 a.m. on Thursday, down 10 degrees from the previous day’s morning low. For the first time this year, a cold wave watch was issued in the early hours Thursday for Hwacheon and Cheolwon in Gangwon Province and Yeoju and Yongin in Gyeonggi Province. A cold wave watch is issued if the morning low
Nov. 9, 2017
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Burglars throw stolen bag and jewels worth W7m into sea
Two burglars who allegedly stole a bag from a woman and ran have been arrested, Yonhap News Agency reported. (Yonhap)According to Jeju Dongbu Police, the two allegedly snatched the bag from an intoxicated victim staggering on the street on Oct. 24. The victim told police that jewels worth 5 million won ($4,500) and 50,000 won in cash were in the bag at the time. The designer bag itself was reported as worth about 2 million won, according to the victim. The 20-year-old suspect, however, took the
Nov. 9, 2017
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[Photo News] Pro-choice rally for abolition of abortion law
Members of a pro-choice civic body rally in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Thursday to demand that the criminal status of abortion be abolished. (Photos from Yonhap)
Nov. 9, 2017