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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Burglar breaks into 76 offices and shops in Busan
A man who allegedly stole money from 76 offices and stores has been arrested, Busan Police said Wednesday. (Yonhap)The suspect, a man in his 50s surnamed Jung, is suspected of sneaking into buildings in Busan at night by breaking door locks and windows with an iron bar. Jung started his run of breaking and entering in 2009, according to police. Police caught the suspect after checking the security cameras and escape routes near the crime scenes. By Park Ju-young (jupark@heraldcorp.com)
Oct. 11, 2017
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1 in 3 South Koreans have latent TB: data
About 1 in 3 South Koreans have latent tuberculosis as of last year, a lawmaker said Wednesday. 123rfRep. Nam In-soon of the ruling Democratic Party cited the annual Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2016 conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which showed that 33.2 percent of 2,051 participants tested positive for latent TB infection. LTBI is a condition in which TB bacteria are present in the body but are dormant. That is the highest incidenc
Oct. 11, 2017
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2 in 3 overseas Korean students from capital area
Two out of 3 Korean students studying abroad for elementary school are from Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, according to a report released Wednesday by the Ministry of Education. The ministry report showed that in 2016, 15,000 elementary students dropped out of school among some 2.6 million students nationwide. Of the dropouts, 3,400 cited “unacknowleged overseas studies” as the reason for halting domestic school attendance. Going abroad for studies is recorded in the government books as acknowledg
Oct. 11, 2017
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Top Army commander indicted on bribery charges
A four-star South Korean Army officer, accused of bullying soldiers assigned to his official residence, will be court-martialed on bribery charges, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.Military prosecutors have indicted Gen. Park Chan-ju for receiving services worth 7.6 million won ($6,700), including hotels and meals, from a local steel scrap businessman, in 2014 allegedly in return for favors related to military projects.Park is also accused of having illegally peddled his influence
Oct. 11, 2017
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Park govt. rigged public opinion on state history textbooks: probe
The education ministry under the former Park Geun-hye government undertook a mission to fix public opinion in favor of adopting the now-scrapped state-issued history textbooks, its internal probe team said Wednesday. The probe team found piles of documents that show top officials from the Ministry of Education allegedly carried out a scheme in late 2015 to doctor citizens' written statements on their views of the uniform history textbooks published by the state. The ministry said this week it pl
Oct. 11, 2017
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Prosecutors raid ex-cyberwarfare commanders' homes in probe of political interference
Prosecutors raided the residences of two former commanders of the military's cyberwarfare unit Wednesday over allegations they illegally interfered in domestic politics. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said investigators were sent to the houses of Yeon Je-wook and Ok Do-kyung to seize evidence that includes mobile phones and various documents. A separate team searched the home of a former ranking defense ministry official, only identified by his last name Lim, it added. (Yonhap)T
Oct. 11, 2017
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Subway halted for 50 minutes, affecting 1,800 commuters
A subway malfunction on the Bundang Line affected 25 subsequent trains, snagging Seoul and Gyeonggi Province commuters on their way to work on Wednesday morning. A subway train halted operations at Moran Station on the Bundang Line at around 8:20 a.m. due to an unidentified glitch. This led to the subsequent disruption of the next 25 trains departing from Wangsimni Station. Commuters wait for trains, Wednesday morning. (Yonhap)The Bundang Line connects Seoul’s Wangsimni Station and Gyeonggi Prov
Oct. 11, 2017
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Temperature to drop after rain nationwide
Temperatures will fall significantly after the rain stops on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The Yeongdong area of Gangwon Province is expected to receive up to 60 millimeters of rainfall Wednesday, while 5 mm to 40 mm of rain will fall in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Yeongseo in Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)North Gyeongsang Province, Chungcheong Province and Jeolla Province will receive less than 5 mm of rain. The rainfall is expected to stop during the
Oct. 11, 2017
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Korean college student completes Pacific Crest Trail
A 24-year-old college student successfully completed the Pacific Crest Trail, after he spent six months on the road, according to local media reports. Jung Ki-gun (Yonhap)Jung Ki-gun, a sophomore at Cheongju University, walked a total of about 4,300 kilometers during the challenge. From California to British Columbia, Jung hiked desert, volcanic regions and nine ridges to finish the course.To raise money for the trip, Jung said he worked as a part-time in factories and on a construction site. PC
Oct. 11, 2017
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Ex-KAI chief faces trial over corruption, fraud charges
Ha Seong-yong, former CEO of the Korea Aerospace Industries Co., was indicted Wednesday on charges that include accounting fraud, embezzlement and bribery in a major scandal surrounding the nation's sole aircraft maker. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office also charged nine other former and incumbent KAI executives.The prosecution arrested Ha late last month as part of a probe launched in July into a string of irregularities involving some top officials of the defense company, includi
Oct. 11, 2017
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Collapse of tower crane kills three, injures two workers
UIJEONGBU -- Three workers were killed with two others injured after a high-rise crane collapsed at a construction site north of Seoul on Tuesday, authorities said. A 14-story-high tower crane snapped and fell to the ground at an apartment construction site in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, around 1:35 p.m., according to the police and fire authorities. The three victims were working on top of the crane before they fell with the machine, the authorities said. Another worker, who also fell, surviv
Oct. 11, 2017
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[Newsmaker] 'Molar daddy' admits to killing daughter's friend
A 35-year-old man, who had earned public sympathy years ago for suffering a rare medical condition himself and raising a daughter with the same condition, admitted Tuesday to killing the daughter’s friend and dumping her body. A murder suspect is escorted into a police station in northeastern Seoul on Tuesday, to undergo questioning over suspicions he killed a friend of his daughter and abandoned her body. (Yonhap)The man, surnamed Lee and arrested, made the confession during the third day of qu
Oct. 10, 2017
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Coach gets suspended sentence for beating female students
An intramural sports coach received a suspended sentence on Tuesday for habitually beating his students.The Busan District Court sentenced the coach on charges of assault and battery to 2 years in prison with a 3-year probation, on top of 160 hours of community service and 40 hours of mandatory correctional training.The coach, who served at two all-girls schools, has been charged with habitually beating three female students over the period of 4 years since 2011.The student victims were reported
Oct. 10, 2017
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‘Korea not exercising jurisdiction over most USFK crime’
Nearly 7 in 10 criminal offenses committed by members of US forces stationed in South Korea end up with no one being charged by South Korean authorities, a lawmaker said Tuesday. According to government data released Tuesday by Rep. Park Byeong-seug of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the nonprosecution rate for crimes committed by US military personnel here stands at a whopping 70.7 percent as of July this year, up from 58.2 percent in 2014. Ministry of Justice (Yonhap)The figure for viol
Oct. 10, 2017
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Ex-CEO arrested for stealing bicycles
A retired CEO of a textile firm has been arrested for stealing high-end bicycles, Daegu Police said Tuesday. The 63-year-old suspect allegedly stole 28 bicycles -- worth about 12 million won ($10,500) in total -- which had been parked around subway stations in Daegu. (Yonhap)A police search of the suspect’s home led to the confiscation of 15 bicycles. Six of them are priced at over 1 million won each, according to police. The rest of the stolen bikes were either used to rebuild new ones or give
Oct. 10, 2017
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Child abuse by parents accounts for 76% of reported cases: ministry
The number of child abuse cases are shooting up nationwide with many of the victims’ parents turning into perpetrators, the Ministry of Health and Welfare data showed Tuesday. The number of reported cases of child abuse rose three-fold from 6,400 in 2012 to nearly 18,600 in 2016. The figures were 6,800 in 2013, 10,030 in 2014 and 11,700 in 2015. (Yonhap)An analysis of the 2016 report showed that the abuse by parents accounted for 76 percent of all the reported child abuse cases. The number of c
Oct. 10, 2017
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Next big holidays in 2025, 2028
The next extended Chuseok holiday similar to that of this year will come in 2025, according to the calendar. 123rfThis year saw the annual Chuseok holiday extend for a record 10 days, thanks to the traditional festival falling between two national holidays -- National Foundation Day and Hangul Day and two weekends. In addition, the government’s designation of Oct. 2 as a national holiday this year allowed the holiday to extend from Sept. 30 to Oct. 9. The country will not see a similarly long C
Oct. 10, 2017
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GGGI head tells Korea to focus on ‘cheap’ renewable energy
With increased interest in clean energy around the globe, now is the time for countries to jump into action, said the head of Global Green Growth Institute, a Seoul-based global organization on environmental-friendly development.Frank Rijsberman, the GGGI’s director-general, also urged Korea to focus on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Frank Rijsberman, the Global Green Growth Institute’s director-general, speaks at a conference. (GGGI)“(It’s time for) South Korea to demons
Oct. 10, 2017
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Park's supporters, conservative politicians call for her release
Hundreds of diehard supporters of former President Park Geun-hye gathered near the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday ahead of a court hearing in the ousted leader’s corruption trial. Supporters of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye wave national flags near the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Oct. 10, 2017. (Yonhap)Waving banners that read “Park is innocent” and national flags, they demanded the court release the jailed leader whose detention warrant expires on Oc
Oct. 10, 2017
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Family dog kills 1-year-old baby
A one-year-old baby died in hospital late Monday after being attacked by her family’s pet dog. She was bit on her neck by a 7-year-old Jindo dog in the living room of her apartment located in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, Friday.According to the police, the dog had been kept inside a 60-centimeter-tall fence, which was apparently too short to prevent the dog from jumping over. The dog attacked the baby in her mother‘s arm when they were just entering the living room. The mother rushed the baby to
Oct. 10, 2017