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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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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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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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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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[Newsmaker] Debate continues over who owned tablet PC in Park scandal
A private tablet PC containing over 200 presidential documents was seen by many as the smoking gun that proved alleged outside interference in state affairs and led to President Park Geun-hye’s ouster. Choi Soon-sil is escorted to the courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court to attend her hearing on Oct. 19. YonhapPark’s confidante Choi Soon-sil was identified as its owner by JTBC, the TV network that had obtained the abandoned gadget. But a year after it was unearthed, questions still rema
Oct. 29, 2017
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Number of foreign visitors to S. Korea falls 23.5%
The number of foreigners visiting South Korea declined 23.5 percent to 9.94 million in the January-September period compared to a year earlier, a report by the central bank showed Sunday.Visits by Chinese nationals plunged over 60 percent on-year, as China restricted tour programs amid a diplomatic row over the deployment of a US. missile defense system in the country, according to the Bank of Korea.(Yonhap)In March, Beijing imposed a ban on tour packages to South Korea, which was lifted only re
Oct. 29, 2017
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Temperature set to drop; first snow expected in Gangwon
Clear skies are expected nationwide on Sunday afternoon, while season’s first snow might arrive in Gangwon Province at night.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the daytime high in Seoul is expected to fall by 8 degrees Celsius to around 17 degrees. (Yonhap)The eastern coastal area of Gangwon Province may receive up to 20 millimeters of rainfall Sunday night, while up to 1 centimeter of snow is expected to fall further inland. On Monday, the temperature is projected to drop fu
Oct. 29, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Moon stresses push to unroot corruption, marking anniv. of protests that oust ex-president
Marking the first anniversary of mass protests that ousted his predecessor, President Moon Jae-in on Saturday highlighted his policy push to root out corruption, which, he said, would help revive the country's stagnant economic growth."Although there could be varying opinions on how, everybody can be like-minded when it comes to the cause to eradicate long-lived (social) evils," Moon said during his meeting with Korean businessmen from overseas."Bolstered by the might of the public who carried o
Oct. 29, 2017
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[From the scene] ‘Candle Revolution not yet complete’
Marking one year from the start of the peaceful grassroots movement that led to the ouster of embattled President Park Geun-hye, South Koreans on Saturday brought out their candles once again. With memories of the past winter’s movement still vivid, they celebrated how they turned the country upside-down with candles. Park and her clique are behind bars, a new reform-minded president is in office and some of the country’s most powerful state organs -- the police, prosecution and spy agency -
Oct. 28, 2017
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Senior prosecutor to be questioned as suspect in election-meddling scandal
Prosecutors have summoned a senior prosecutor to appear for questioning on Sunday over his suspected involvement in an attempt to obstruct a 2013 prosecution investigation into the state intelligence agency's alleged election meddling, officials said.Chang Ho-joong, who served as chief of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office, will be questioned as a suspect over allegations that a task force team of the National Intelligence Service, to which he and two other prosecutors belonged at the time,
Oct. 27, 2017
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[Eye Plus] Phone booths reborn
Digital technology often has a profound effect on old things -- like the telephone booths on the street that have become a legacy of a long-gone time when people did not own cellphones. (Photo by Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)In the era of smartphones, those telephone kiosks have gone unused, replaced and demolished. There are now about 78,000 of them nationwide, a sharp decrease from a peak of about 570,000 in 1999. Now, efforts are underway to give these booths new purposes of life.Many are b
Oct. 27, 2017
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Man kills 11 hamsters using pincers
Police is investigating a report of animal abuse, where a man killed 11 hamsters for being noisy. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday that the Korean Animal Welfare Association reported the claim with a video of a man beheading 11 out of 19 hamsters with pincers. (Captured from the Korean Animal Welfare Association website)“Recently (some animal related abuses) have received light punishment,” an official from the association said. “Animal abuse, however, could move on to crimes on
Oct. 27, 2017
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Woman probed for pouring boiling ramen over friend
A woman in her 20s, surnamed Kim, poured ramen from a boiling pot on her roommate, surnamed Koo, and threatened her with a weapon on Oct. 24, local media outlets reported Friday. After pouring the boiling contents onto Koo, Kim had threatened the victim with a weapon for an hour, containing her in the house, when the victim was suffering from burns on her face and arms. (Herald DB)Witnesses said that Koo was able to ask for help from her downstairs‘ neighbor. The neighbor immediately called the
Oct. 27, 2017
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Drunk man bites police officer
A man was arrested for biting a police officer’s leg, Cheongju Heungduk Police Station said Friday. The 51-year-old man, who was inebriated at the time, bit the officer’s leg at a patrol division in North Chungcheong Province on Thursday night. (Yonhap)The suspect came to the patrol division to settle a dispute with a taxi driver concerning the fare. In explaining his course of action, he said, “It angered me that the officer questioned only me” and not the driver.By Im Eun-byel (silverstar@her
Oct. 27, 2017
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Opposition lawmaker sentenced to prison term for receiving illegal political donations
An appeals court sentenced Rep. Park Joon-young of the minor opposition People's Party to 2 1/2 years in prison Friday for receiving illegal political donations ahead of last year's parliamentary elections.Should the sentence be finalized at the Supreme Court, Park will lose his National Assembly seat. By law, legislators are stripped of parliamentary seats if they are convicted of political funds or election law violations and receive a 1 million-won ($885) fine or heavier sentences.Park was in
Oct. 27, 2017
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Appeals court convicts professor of defaming wartime sexual slavery victims
An appeals court in Seoul overturned a lower-court acquittal of a professor and fined her Friday, finding her guilty of charges that she defamed victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery with her book.The Seoul High Court handed down a fine of 10 million won ($8,846) to Park Yu-ha, a Sejong University professor, who was charged with defaming sexual slavery victims, known as "comfort women," with her controversial book "Comfort Women of the Empire."Victims and other critics claimed the book dispu
Oct. 27, 2017
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Suspect in murder of NCsoft president's father admits to killing
YANGPYEONG, South Korea -- A suspect in the murder of NCsoft President Yoon Song-yee's father admitted to killing the 68-year-old man Friday, a day after he was found dead.Police in Yangpyeong, 55 kilometers east of Seoul, said the suspect, a 41-year-old man surnamed Heo, confessed to killing Yoon's father over a parking dispute in Yangpyeong.Heo told police that he was not in his right mind when it happened, and he didn't even know if the victim was alive or not. A 41-year-old murder suspect su
Oct. 27, 2017
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Suspect arrested after NCSoft CEO’s father-in-law found dead
Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon who they believe was involved in the killing of online game mogul Kim Taek-jin’s father-in-law.Police confirmed earlier Thursday that Kim had been found dead in his garden in the morning near his home in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The 41-year-old suspect was arrested at 5:45 p.m., on a highway bound for Jeonju, North Jeolla Province.After alleged killing, the suspect fled in the victim’s Mercedes before switching to his own vehicle, police said. Yonh
Oct. 26, 2017
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Arrest warrant sought for non-commissioned officer for alleged harsh treatment of soldiers
Military investigators have sought a warrant to arrest a non-commissioned officer for allegedly treating his six subordinates harshly at a Marine Corps hotel, a military official said Thursday.The arrest warrant for the sergeant first class, whose name is being withheld, was sought Wednesday. He is accused of having treated the six cruelly at the hotel for soldiers and their families near the Marine Corps Command in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, this year.Since he was assigned to the hotel early thi
Oct. 26, 2017
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NCSoft CEO’s father-in-law found dead in apparent homicide
Online game mogul Kim Taek-jin’s father-in-law was found dead in an apparent homicide Thursday morning near his home in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province. CEO of South Korea-based NCSoft Kim Taek-jin (Yonhap)The 68-year-old victim was discovered by police at around 7:17 a.m. in his garden next to the garage. Police found external wounds on his neck and suspect a murder, according to officer Kang Myong-ju at Yangpyeong Police Station who is heading the investigation.“The wounds on the victim’s neck l
Oct. 26, 2017
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‘No Trump No War’ campaign kicks off
South Korean civic groups on Thursday launched a campaign against US President Donald Trump ahead of his upcoming two-day visit here, blasting him for ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Led by the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor group Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, some 220 left-wing civic organizations joined the campaign, as military tensions have escalated here in the wake of a heated war of words between Pyongyang and Washington in recent months. The progressive gr
Oct. 26, 2017
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Seoul opens first public medical center for children with developmental disorders
South Korea’s first and only hospital dedicated for children with developmental disorders will hold its official opening Friday, amid hopes for better care of some 20,000 young affected patients across the nation. Seoul Children Hospital’s Samsung Development Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentTentatively named Seoul Children Hospital’s Samsung Development Center, the hospital project was initiated by the city government in 2013 in partnership with Samsung Group and no
Oct. 26, 2017
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Seoul Animal Care Center to open this week
Seoul Animal Care Center will open Saturday, providing one-stop services from medical treatments to adoption and education programs, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Seoul Animal Care CenterThe first of its kind in the country, the center aims to manage abandoned pets in the city and provide education to owners on animal protection and training for misbehaving pets. The city government partnered with experts of veterinary medicine from Konkuk University and Seoul National Univers
Oct. 26, 2017
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Korea to introduce ‘spiciness’ labels for instant noodle
The degree of spiciness of instant noodle products sold in Korea will soon be indicated on packaging.The Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday an amendment to the Korea Industrial Standards rule on labeling for noodle products has been announced for preliminary review.The seasoning contained in each noodle product will be tested for spiciness based on its capsaicin content. According to the test, products will be given a spiciness rating on a 1-to-4 scale, with a 1 indicating a mild flavor and 4 i
Oct. 26, 2017