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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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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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S. Korea to start trial operation of end-of-life care
Thirteen hospitals in South Korea will launch trial operations of end-of-life care this week, just over three months before a law on dying with dignity comes into effect, officials said Sunday. 123rfThe law, which will take effect from February next year, was passed by the National Assembly in January last year and allows terminally ill patients to seek the right to die when there is no chance of recovery.During the three-month trial operations that begin Monday, the hospitals will consult with
Oct. 22, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Ousted Park fights back
After former President Park Geun-hye called her corruption trial a “political retaliation,” thousands of Koreans took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday demanding the ousted president be immediately released from jail. “Immediately release innocent President Park Geun-hye” and “Stop murderous political revenge right now!” they chanted, vehemently waving the Korean national flag. “President Park Geun-hye declared a political fight in prison. We should fight together to reveal the truth a
Oct. 22, 2017
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Moon promises tougher nuclear regulations
President Moon Jae-in on Sunday said that the government will quickly resume the construction of two nuclear reactors as recommended by the deliberation committee, while strengthening safety regulations and developing renewable energy technologies.On Friday, the commission for deliberating on the fate of Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors announced that 59.5 percent of a 471-member jury supported the resumption of the project. Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun announces President Moon Jae-
Oct. 22, 2017
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Weather warning issued as typhoon approaches
Residents of North Gyeongsang Province have been issued a weather warning as a typhoon approaches the Korean Peninsula. While a strong wind warning has been issued for the region, fierce winds brought two street trees down in Daegu, Sunday afternoon. (Yonhap)No injuries were reported. Daegu Branch Office of Meteorology said the wind blew at 16 meters per second at the time of the accidents.By Im Eun-byel (silverstar@heraldcorp.com)
Oct. 22, 2017
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Koreans in UK told to be vigilant after alleged racist attack on student
The South Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom has issued a warning to Korean tourists and residents over the possibility of being the target of a hate crime after a Korean student was attacked in Brighton last weekend.The 20-year-old victim was hit in his face in an unprovoked attack in downtown Brighton on Oct .15. Two British teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, were arrested Friday by the local police on suspicion of committing the crime. They allegedly threw a glass bottle at the victim, and when
Oct. 22, 2017
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Teen suicide prevention budget cut despite rise in incidents: data
Over 100 teenagers kill themselves every year in South Korea, but the funding for state-run and provincial suicide prevention programs was cut at least 35 percent from 2016, according to a lawmaker. 123rfRep. Cho Hun-hyun of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party cited the Ministry of Education’s data for a parliamentary audit, which showed that the ministry’s budget for the country’s School Mental Health Resources and Research Center declined 538 million won to 1 billion won ($883,000) this ye
Oct. 22, 2017
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Dual citizenships among South Koreans increasing
More than 85,000 South Korean nationals hold citizenship in another country, a number that is increasing every year, Justice Ministry data showed Sunday.Documents provided for the ongoing parliamentary audit said 85,965 South Koreans held dual citizenship as of the end of August this year, up from 15,235 in 2011. There was an increase every year: 26,846 in 2012, 40,442 in 2013, 53,111 in 2014 and 64,633 in 2015. Officials believe there are more such people than what the latest figure suggests si
Oct. 22, 2017
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Professor physically assaults wife for coming home late
A 43-year-old medical school professor in Incheon was found guilty on the charge of physically assaulting his wife, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday.Incheon District Court ordered him to pay a fine of 1.5 million won ($1,320). (Yonhap)The man had physically assaulted his wife in November 2016. He had hit his wife’s head with the palm of his hand at first. He also admitted to kicking his wife several times after throwing her down on the floor. The wife reported that her husband had gotten angry
Oct. 22, 2017
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Man stabs university classmate for revenge
A man attempted to kill a university classmate in an act of revenge for the bullying he said he received from him.Cheongju Heungdeok disrict Police Station said Saturday, a man was arrested for attempted murder. (Yonhap)According to the police, the suspect, a 25-year-old man living in Gyeonggi Province, came to Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province to track down his university classmate and stabbed him multiple times.The victim ran away from the scene, bleeding. He was sent to a nearby hospital
Oct. 22, 2017
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More seniors subject to work discrimination, study shows
One out of 9 senior-aged workers have experienced discrimination at their work, which affects their sense of well-being, a study showed Sunday.A team from Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine surveyed 32,984 people aged 19 and over who had participated in a poll of office working conditions in 2014. Results showed that 5.9 percent of them suffered some sort of discriminatory experience at work, with higher showings for women (6.6 percent) compared with men (5.4 percent).The number of peo
Oct. 22, 2017
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Half of police officers fired for sex offenses keep jobs
Sixty-six police officers were fired after committing sex crimes from 2014-2016, but about half of them have since returned to work following successful appeals against the punishment, police data showed Saturday.According to the data 17 regional police agencies across the country submitted to Rep. Park Nam-chun of the ruling Democratic Party, a total of 148 officers were disciplined for sexual offenses during the three years, with 27 in 2014, 50 in 2015 and 71 last year. (Yonhap)Of them, 66 wer
Oct. 22, 2017
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AI detected in Jeolla Province low pathogenic strains
The avian influenza viruses recently detected in central South Korea have been confirmed to be low pathogenic strains, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. Bird flu viruses were discovered in three samples of wild bird droppings collected from a river in Iksan, about 200 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday. A truck is sterilizing near a river in Iksan on Oct. 20, 2017, after the avian influenza virus was detected in droppings of wild birds from the area, in this photo provided by the city
Oct. 22, 2017
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Deeper NIS involvement found in plot to have Kim's Nobel prize
The National Intelligence Service had provided a conservative civic group with the Norwegian Nobel Committee's address during the previous Lee Myung-bak administration as they worked together to have the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former President Kim Dae-jung revoked, investigators said Saturday.Prosecutors have found that after Kim's death in 2009, the NIS and the rightist group discussed a plan to petition the Norwegian Nobel Committee to strip Kim of the prize in a bid to block nation
Oct. 21, 2017
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Two former NIS officials arrested for involvement in interference in politics
Two former senior officials of the National Intelligence Service were arrested Saturday for their alleged roles in the spy agency’s interference in domestic politics during the past two conservative administrations.The Seoul Central District Court issued arrest warrants for the two -- Shin Seung-kyun, a former chief of the NIS’ office for national interest strategy, and Yoo Sung-ok, who served as chief of the agency’s psychological warfare team -- saying they may attempt to flee or destroy evide
Oct. 21, 2017
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Work on 2 nuclear reactors to resume
South Korea chose to complete the construction of two nuclear reactors on Friday in a symbolic decision between stability and a drastic change in economy and environment. Construction of Shin Kori nuclear reactors No. 5 and 6 have been suspended since June 27 at 29.5 percent completion under the new Moon Jae-in administration’s nuclear phase-out drive. About 1.6 trillion won ($1.4 billion) had already been spent on the project.“We hereby announce our decision to recommend to the government the r
Oct. 20, 2017
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Public reaction mixed over decision on two nuke reactors
Citizens expressed mixed reactions Friday toward a state commission's recommendation to resume the construction of two nuclear reactors. An independent commission announced the proposal earlier in the day based on a survey of 471 people selected as a jury on whether to abandon or continue the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors.Nearly 60 percent of the jury voted for the resumption of the construction near the southeastern city of Ulsan that began last year. (Yonhap)Scrapping the project was o
Oct. 20, 2017
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AIDS patients in Korea on increase: data
The number of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients nearly tripled over the past 10 years, data showed Friday.A total of 13,584 people were diagnosed with AIDS in 2016, up from 5,316 tallied in 2007, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data submitted to the National Assembly.By age, patients in their 30s accounted for 27.2 percent of the total, followed by those in their 20s with 25.9 percent and 40s with 21.3 percent, and between 10-20 with 3.1 percent
Oct. 20, 2017
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National pension falling far short of basic needs for seniors
An average income earner who pays into the national pension for 30 years would still get far less in return than what he or she needs for the most basic sustenance in senior years, data showed Friday.A worker who makes 2.18 million won ($1,924) a month, the average income as of 2016, would receive a monthly 670,000 won after a 30-year subscription, far short of the 1.04 million won needed to meet basic needs, according to the data released by the office of Rep. Nam In-soon. The figures were deri
Oct. 20, 2017
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Apink member receives bomb threat from same fan again
An event attended by K-pop band Apink’s member Son Na-eun was disrupted as a bomb threat targeting her was reported to the police Thursday. The threat comes from a fan of the band who sent similar threats to the band members several times over the past several months, according to Plan A Entertainment, the band’s agency.An alumni event at Dongguk University in Seoul, was halted for 20 minutes while the police searched the venue following a bomb threat targeting Son Na-eun of Apink at the event.
Oct. 19, 2017
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Child shot in eye with arrow by classmate
A 12-year-old has been suffering from severe vision loss after being shot in his eye with an arrow by his classmate.According to the North Gyeongsang Province Education Office on Tuesday, the incident happened among students of a local elementary school on a field trip in July.The students on the trip stayed together at a youth hostel in Gyeonggi Province, where they were “playing” with a set of toy bow and arrows.The victim was reportedly shot in his eye with one of the toy arrows, the tip of w
Oct. 19, 2017