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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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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Human rights watchdog sees little need to improve Park's prison cell
South Korea's human rights watchdog said Tuesday there is little need for improvement in the prison cell of ousted President Park Geun-hye who recently claimed to be held in poor conditions.The National Human Rights Commission has reached the conclusion based on the on-site inspection it carried out of her confinement in the Seoul Detention Center last month, according to a parliamentary report it submitted to a lawmaker.Park has been held in prison on bribery and other charges since late March
Nov. 7, 2017
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Two prosecutors arrested over interference in spy agency scandal
Two prosecutors have been arrested for interfering in a prosecution investigation into the spy agency's alleged political meddling under the Lee Myung-bak government, a Seoul court said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court issued warrants for Chang Ho-joong, former chief prosecutor at the Busan District Prosecutors' Office, and Lee Je-young, former prosecutor of the Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office, on charges of obstruction of justice and subornation of perjury. "Their criminal charges are
Nov. 7, 2017
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Koreans to President Trump: No tough talk, please
With US President Donald Trump set to touch down in South Korea on Tuesday, South Koreans have varying expectations on the visit of a man who can exert an immense influence over their fate, with or without the intention to do so. Many South Koreans that The Korea Herald spoke to hoped for one thing in common: that Trump’s arrival in this once war-torn land where threats of war are part of everyday life would lead to an easing, not escalation, of military tensions with North Korea. (Yonhap)“I am
Nov. 6, 2017
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Anonymous donates W50m in coins from piggy bank savings
A person who wishes to remain anonymous has donated about 50 million won ($44,700) in coins to a charity foundation in Ulsan.According to the metropolitan city’s north district office on Monday, the secret donor contacted the office last month to offer the money stored in some 200 piggy banks he saved over last 40 years.The district officials introduced the donor to a local scholarship foundation for underprivileged students in the district, which became the final destination of the piggy bank s
Nov. 6, 2017
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Killer bush ticks found near Han River park
South Korean health authorities said Monday that they had found killer bush ticks in public parks along the Han River, raising alarm over the possible infection of deadly mite-borne diseases. YonhapA report released by Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Health and Environment Research Institute showed that 7,021 ixodid ticks were collected from 19 out of 35 parks and promenades around the Han River from 2014 to 2016. Ixodid ticks, a type of lethal mites, can cause thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS),
Nov. 6, 2017
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Prosecutor under probe over spy agency's political meddling dies in apparent suicide
A prosecutor under investigation for interfering with a high-profile probe into the state spy agency's illegal political activities died Monday in an apparent suicide, Seoul prosecutors' office said Monday. Byun Chang-hoon, a prosecutor at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, jumped off a four-story building in southern Seoul around 2:30 p.m., the office said. He was transferred to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead about two hours later, it said. There was no suicide note. The photo, filed o
Nov. 6, 2017
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Nigerian-Korean model makes Time’s ‘Most Influential Teens of 2017’
Nigerian-Korean model Han Hyun-min was named by Time magazine as one of the 30 most influential teens of 2017. On the list of 30 teens released Thursday, Time outlined that each individual was chosen based on “accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news.” The magazine said 17-year-old Han made it to the list for pushing the boundaries of the Korean fashion scene by being the first black model to walk on local runways. Han Hyun-min posted
Nov. 6, 2017
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US Presbyterian Church pledges to help get US government to offer apology for Nogun-ri killings
A US Presbyterian Church delegation pledged Monday to help with efforts to get the US government to acknowledge its responsibility and offer an official apology and compensation for a 1950 civilian massacre by American troops during the Korean War.The Rev. J. Herbert Nelson II, who is stated clerk of the denomination's General Assembly and leader of the 16-member delegation, made the remark during a news conference in Seoul, saying that as a US citizen, he apologizes for the mass killings.The US
Nov. 6, 2017
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Smoking rate in Korea rebounds in 2016 despite price hike
The smoking rate in South Korea rebounded last year, data showed Monday, despite the government's effort to lower the rate with a hike in cigarette prices starting 2015.According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 23.9 percent of South Koreans aged 19 and above smoked in 2016, up 1.3 percentage points from 22.6 percent posted a year earlier. The figure came to 40.7 percent for males and 6.4 percent for females.The data covers those who have been consuming more than five
Nov. 6, 2017
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Police arrest homeless man scamming clothing store owners
Police apprehended a homeless man in his 50s for allegedly swindling a small clothing store owner, local media outlets reported MondayBusan Dongnae Police said the suspect surnamed Lee committed theft and fraud on multiple accounts by presenting himself as a potential business partner. Lee is said to be responsible for incident reports in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, and Busan’s Dongnae district from December 2014 to August 2017. Multiple clothing shop owners reported that Lee took on the appea
Nov. 6, 2017
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‘Breast cancer burden puts strain on families’
More than 1 in 7 breast cancer patients go through separation or divorce, research results indicated Monday.The research, carried out by Daelim St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul, showed that among 358 breast cancer patients surveyed, more than 30 percent felt let down by their family in the fight against cancer. Examination for breast cancer (Yonhap)Of the respondents, 119 said they felt that there was not enough emotional or material support from their families during their struggle against cancer.
Nov. 6, 2017
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Police to be on highest-level alert during Trump’s visit
Police in Seoul will be placed on the highest alert level during US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit here this week, as hundreds of civic groups are gearing up for rallies to welcome or oppose US President Donald Trump. Anti-Trump protest on Saturday in central Seoul. (Ock Hyun-ju/The Korea Herald)The National Police Agency said it will order the entire police force in the nation’s capital to maintain maximum readiness from Tuesday through Wednesday, as was the case in previous state visi
Nov. 6, 2017
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1 in 4 Korean women found to be ‘binge-drinker’: health ministry report
A record 25 percent of the female adult population binge-drank alcohol in 2016, Ministry of Health and Welfare data showed Monday.Nearly half of Korean women aged above 19 drank more than once a month and consumed an average of five glasses of alcoholic beverages. While men were still the more prominent drinkers, figures for men were found to have declined from the previous year’s 54 percent to 53.5 percent. Figures for women ascended from 23 percent to 25 percent. (Yonhap)The increase in the n
Nov. 6, 2017
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Ex-MBC chief quizzed over alleged role in past government's scheme to control TV network
Prosecutors questioned a former chief of MBC on Monday on suspicions that he helped a previous conservative administration to seize control of the public broadcaster by weeding out staff and entertainers critical of the government. Kim Jae-chul, who headed MBC from 2010-2013, appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 9:40 a.m.He is accused of excluding MBC producers and celebrities from TV programs considered unfriendly to the Lee Myung-bak government. Former MBC Pres
Nov. 6, 2017
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Seventy percent of part-time workers complain of work-related illnesses
Seven out of 10 part-time workers said they are suffering from job-related illnesses, mostly chronic exhaustion, in a survey released Monday.Albamon, a jobs portal, polled 2,054 part-time employees from Nov. 1-3 and found that 72 percent had complaints about various physical conditions due to their work. Health problems were reported by 74.5 percent of those employed in the services industry, followed by 72.3 percent in sales, 69.9 percent in production and physical labor, and 61.6 percent in ad
Nov. 6, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] 7 spectators get hypothermia at Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang
Seven people were stricken with hypothermia at an event for the newly completed PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Saturday, raising alarm as to the serious lack of protection against cold weather for spectators at the venue. According to local news channel YTN, medics treated seven audience members at the scene who became hypothermic after hours of exposure to the cold air at the stadium, which lacks a roof.The opening event, which included a large K-pop concert, was attended by some 30,000 people
Nov. 5, 2017
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ADHD drugs abused as study aids
South Korean health authorities have found an unusual and disturbing trend in the use of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. In the month before the national college entrance exam, the rate of diagnosis and prescription picks up markedly in the same age groups as the test-takers. 123rfWhile prescriptions of ADHD drugs last year fell around 10 percent compared to the 2011 level, the figures for 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds shot up by 64 percent and 37 percent, res
Nov. 5, 2017
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Rallies held to welcome, oppose Trump's visit to Seoul
Hundreds of people took to the streets in central Seoul to demonstrate both for and against US President Donald Trump on Saturday ahead of his visit to Korea next week. An association of 220 left-wing political parties, civic groups, labor unions and student organizations held a rally near the US Embassy under the slogan “No Trump No War” with up to 5,000 people attending.The far-left protesters criticized President Trump for worsening military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and threatening to
Nov. 4, 2017
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Police raid Seoul headquarters of KB Financial Group
Police on Friday raided the Seoul headquarters of KB Financial Group Inc. over the suspected rigging of an online poll on whether to allow its Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo to serve another term.Six investigators searched the office of the company's human resources division and confiscated computer hard discs and other materials to gather evidence, the police said. This photo, taken on Sept. 15, 2017, shows KB Financial Group Inc. Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo speaking to the media. (Yonhap)The investigatio
Nov. 3, 2017
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Prosecution rejects police request for warrant to detain Korean Air chief
Prosecutors on Friday rejected the police request for an arrest warrant for Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho over suspected fund misappropriation for his home renovation. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office cited "insufficient" proof to substantiate the allegations that Cho siphoned off 3 billion won ($2.7 million) from company funds to pay for his house remodeling expenses between May 2013 and August 2014.It is the second time the prosecution has rejected the police's request for th
Nov. 3, 2017