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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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Police suspect ‘Molar Daddy’ of donation embezzlement
Police said Tuesday that they are looking into whether Lee Young-hak, dubbed “Molar Daddy” and arrested for allegedly murdering his daughter’s 14-year-old friend, misappropriated donations raised for his ailing daughter. According to police, which analyzed Lee and his family’s records of financial transactions, Lee had received donations worth 1.3 billion won ($1.15 million) from the public between 2005 and 2017. But he used only 160 million won for his daughter’s medical expenses. (Yonhap)For y
Oct. 24, 2017
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Ex-convict commits murder again in Gwangju
A man who was released from prison in May committed another murder in Gwangju on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.The 50-year-old man surnamed Jang recently visited a karaoke bar and quarreled with a customer. Jang later returned to the bar with a knife from his home and stabbed the customer to death. (Yonhap)Jang, who was drunk at the time, reportedly shouted that he would live in prison again.In 2005, Jang raped and killed the female owner of a bar in Gwangju and ran away. He was caught by
Oct. 24, 2017
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Fans buy flight info of stars via social media
Certain “entrepreneurs” have taken to social media to sell personal airline passengers’ flight information -- even exact seating arrangements. Rep. Ahn Gyu-baek of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said at a parliamentary audit Tuesday, “After contacting one of the accounts to see if it really was possible, I was able to get the details of the flight of a state minister.” (123rf)Ahn said he suspected airline officials to be involved in the scheme. Local broadcaster JTBC reported on Oct. 17 t
Oct. 24, 2017
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Korea moves to toughen law over negligent dog owners
South Korea is moving to strengthen measures to increase liabilities of dog owners and address safety concerns, after several high-profile dog bite cases raised public alarm recently. YonhapRep. Kim Tae-nyeon, chief policymaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, said Tuesday that his party will push to revise the Animal Protection Act to punish owners in pet attack cases. He also spoke of the possible addition of clauses calling for mandatory education for owners and the training of misbe
Oct. 24, 2017
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Vietnamese student arrested for murdering roommate in Korea
A Vietnamese student studying at a Korean school has been charged with murdering a Vietnamese man who had been his roommate.Iksan Police Station in North Jeolla Province said on Tuesday that they had arrested the student on suspicion of murder.The 19-year-old suspect reportedly stabbed his former roommate to death at an apartment in Iksan on Friday afternoon. According to the investigators, the conflict between the two men began when the suspect’s roommate reported the suspect’s visa violation t
Oct. 24, 2017
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Man lurks in terminal restroom with alleged sexual intention
Local police caught a man in his 40s secretly filming another man in the male restroom on Oct. 21 in Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, according to a report from The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea Herald Tuesday. Seoul Gwangjin Police announced Monday that the suspect was arrested with the help of a 23-year-old male who reported seeing a suspicious looking man lurking in the men’s bathroom.Recent rumors online have hinted at the likelihood of the second and third floor men’s restrooms bei
Oct. 24, 2017
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Plan for plastic surgery clinic in airport transit terminal hits wall
A quick nip and tuck while in transit through Incheon, South Korea -- the “world’s capital of plastic surgery”? The idea might have looked brilliant to the operator of Incheon Airport, the country’s main gateway, looking to add a unique, new feature to its soon-to-be completed passenger terminal. However, doctors and medical professionals seem to think otherwise. Transfer terminal in Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap)According to data from Incheon International Airport Corp. released by Rep
Oct. 24, 2017
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Arrest warrants sought for World Taekwondo Headquarters execs
South Korean police have requested arrest warrants for executives at the World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon, over allegations of obstruction of business and violation of political funding law. According to investigative authorities, Gangnam Police Station requested arrest warrants last Friday for Kukkiwon President Oh Hyun-deuk and the organization's general secretary Oh Dae-young.Police had already raided Kukkiwon headquarters twice this year after they were tipped off that th
Oct. 24, 2017
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Massive underground transit terminal to be built in Gangnam
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday unveiled a 1.3 trillion won ($1.15 billion) project to build a mammoth underground public transit terminal in Gangnam by 2023 to alleviate road traffic in Seoul’s most congested area. An artist’s rending of the mammoth underground facility to be built in Gangnam. Seoul Metropolitan Government.Spanning 160,000 square meters of space across six basement floors, the Yeongdong-daero transit terminal is to be the single largest multifunctional underground
Oct. 23, 2017
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2-year-old girl dies under anesthesia at dentist
A 2-year-old girl has died while under anesthesia at a dental clinic in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. Cheonan Seobuk Police said that the girl died on Friday after undergoing anesthetics for cavity treatment earlier that day. During the treatment, her pulse spiked and oxygen saturation level fell. Dentists at the clinic reportedly gave her first aid treatment and made an emergency call to have her rushed to a bigger hospital. The girl died at the hospital later that day.According to the g
Oct. 23, 2017
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Amateur learns beauty procedure from video, gets caught for illegal practice
Videos are becoming the medium of education -- for better or worse. In April this year, an 8-year-old boy from Ohio, US, surprised the world by driving himself and his 4-year-old sister safely to McDonald’s for a cheeseburger. He credited YouTube for teaching him his precociously skillful driving.On Monday, the Busan Haeundae Police said it arrested a 54-year-old man for administering beauty procedures to women without a license after learning the ropes through video guidelines. (Yonhap)The susp
Oct. 23, 2017
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Events to mark first anniversary of candlelight vigil
A flurry of events are being planned in Seoul to mark one year since the start of the monthslong “candlelight movement” that led to former President Park Geun-hye’s ouster. A committee formed to record and remember the candlelit rallies -- an association of five civic groups -- unveiled plans Monday, including a commemorative vigil, public discussions and film screenings. (Yonhap)A total of 17 million people took to the streets for months from Oct. 29 last year, demanding Park step down over a
Oct. 23, 2017
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Ex-Korea Herald editor-in-chief honored
Lee Kyong-hee, The Korea Herald’s editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2004, was announced the sixth winner of the Korea Foundation Award on Monday. Koreana managing editor Lee Kyong-hee (left) and the Koreana magazine (photo: The Korea Foundation)Korea Foundation, a non-profit public diplomacy organization which organizes events to promote citizen diplomacy and enhance international relations, awards the prize biannually to an exceptional person who has made significant contributions in spreading under
Oct. 23, 2017
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Man steals money from church where he gets free meals
Jeonju-Deokjin Police Station said Monday that a 51-year-old man surnamed Kim was arrested for stealing money from a church.The suspect is accused of breaking into a church office and stealing 15 million won ($13,200) on Sept. 4. (Yonhap)Kim, who was released from prison in July for other crimes and had nowhere to go, would eat free meals at the church. Kim said that he planned to rob the very shelter that was feeding him after seeing many people donate their money to the church on Sundays.By I
Oct. 23, 2017
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Number of overseas tourists to Korea falls for 7th month in row
The number of international tourists visiting South Korea has fallen for the seventh month in a row, a governmental data showed Monday. The Chinese ban on Korea-bound tour package sales and security concerns over North Korea’s provocations are considered the biggest reasons behind the continued fall in tourist visits.The data released by Korea Tourism Organization showed that 1,078,653 visitors from overseas traveled to Korea in September, which is 29.2 percent lower than the figure from the sam
Oct. 23, 2017
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Korea’s aging rural workforce increasingly reliant on migrant workers
Korea’s aging rural workforce is increasingly dependent on migrant labor, government data showed Sunday.According to data from the Agriculture Ministry released by Rep. Park Wan-joo of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday, the number of migrant workers in Korea’s agricultural industry reached 22,300 as of July. Last year, 7,018 migrant workers entered Korea to work in the agriculture industry, a steep increase from 5,641 in 2013. Cambodia topped the list with 12,269 workers, followed by Nepal w
Oct. 23, 2017
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Burglar caught via DNA evidence from boots
Police have arrested a burglar by tracking DNA evidence from the man’s shoes, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.The 21-year-old man allegedly sneaked into a gosiwon -- a small one-room unit in a share house -- in Busan in 2016, and stole 1 million won ($885) worth of valuables including clothes and a watch. (Yonhap)Busan police had retrieved the suspect’s DNA from a pair of hiking boots, which was left at the crime scene after the suspect wore it once, but failed to find a match.However, a yea
Oct. 23, 2017
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30% of owners of dogs in attacks refuse to pay for victims
Some 120 people are hospitalized due to dog attacks annually in South Korea, but about 30 percent of dog owners in the attacks do not pay the medical expenses of the victims, data showed Monday. A woman, who ran an upscale Korean restaurant, died from sepsis in October after being bitten by a pet dog of Korean singer and actor Choi Si-won’s family. The incident began to make headlines last week, raising public concerns about dog attacks. (YouTube)Rep. In Jae-keun of the ruling Democratic Party
Oct. 23, 2017
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Govt. arranges security interviews while waiting in line to cut time delays
The transport ministry said Monday it has worked around a new security measure demanded of travelers to the US by conducting required interviews while passengers are waiting for ticketing, reducing the feared time delay.The US Transportation Security Administration is demanding all airlines conduct security interviews starting Thursday for travelers bound for the US as it steps up the screening process against terrorism. The interviews were to be held at ticket counters for passengers to provide
Oct. 23, 2017
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Park‘s aide banned from overseas travel over fresh allegations
Woo Byung-woo, an aide of ousted President Park Geun-hye, has recently been banned from leaving the country as he faces fresh allegations of civilian surveillance and blacklisting of celebrities, sources said Monday.The former presidential secretary for civil affairs has been standing trial for exerting influence in personnel affairs at the culture ministry under the Park government. This is the second time he has been banned from overseas travel. The previous ban on Woo was lifted after he was
Oct. 23, 2017