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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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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Kindergartens call off strike
The Korea Kindergarten Association on Friday called off its plan to stage a strike next week. The strike scheduled for Monday was averted as the association representing private kindergartens nationwide agreed to continue talks with the Ministry of Education over its demand for an increase in state subsidy. The decision came after the two sides met for talks at Government Complex Seoul in Gwanghwamun on Friday afternoon. Members of the Korea Kindergarten Association hold a banner reading “Equal
Sept. 15, 2017
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Two YouTubers to be accused of child abuse videos
Two YouTubers who post clips related to children are to be reported to the police for child abuse. Save the Children Korea, a nongovernmental organization that promotes children’s rights, said Thursday it would report the two YouTube users to Mapo Police Station in Seoul. A screenshot of the Youtube video, where a father, disguised as a thief, threatens his child. (Save the Children)According to the organization, one user uploaded a video in which a father disguised himself as a thief to scare
Sept. 15, 2017
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Death by killer bush ticks doubles this year
The deadly tick-borne disease Thrombocytopenia Syndrome is continuing to spread in South Korea, infecting 139 people as of October, according to the Korea‘s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among infected patients, 31 have lost their lives, a twofold increase from the corresponding period last year, the KCDC’s data showed Thursday. SFTS is an infectious disease transmitted by ticks with fatality rates ranging to as high as 30 percent in some regions. In 2014, the tick-borne disease in
Sept. 14, 2017
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Bus driver charged with DUI
A bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence, police said Thursday. Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul said that a bus driver surnamed Lee was booked without physical detention Saturday for drunk driving. Police said Lee’s blood alcohol content was 0.063 percent, which is high enough to warrant the revocation of his license. The legal limit is 0.05 percent. (Yonhap)A passenger became suspicious of Lee, who smelled of alcohol and was wearing sunglasses despite the cloudy weather
Sept. 14, 2017
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Prosecutors begin probe on alleged cultural blacklist under Lee Myung-bak govt.
Seoul prosecutors said Thursday they have launched an investigation into allegations that the National Intelligence Service under the former conservative Lee Myung-bak administration compiled a blacklist of artists and cultural figures unfriendly to the government and gave or attempted to give them various disadvantages.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it has been asked by an NIS internal reform task force to look into suspicions that two top ex-NIS officials are involved in t
Sept. 14, 2017
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Korea to commemorate Incheon landing operation
South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will hold a ceremony this week to commemorate the historic Incheon landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War.But it has decided to skip a reenactment of the operation in consideration of heightened military tensions as a result of North Korea's recent provocative acts.The three-day event will open Friday in the Wolmido district in Incheon, just west of Seoul, with representatives laying flowers in front of the statute of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the comma
Sept. 14, 2017
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Prosecution widening KAI probe to alleged accounting fraud related to fighter jet project
Prosecutors investigating accounting fraud allegations at South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer related to a helicopter project are broadening inquiries into new suspicions that the company may also have cooked the books in connection with a mammoth state project to build fighter jets locally, prosecution officials said Wednesday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has been investigating the former chief and other officials at Korea Aerospace Industries Co. over allegations that th
Sept. 13, 2017
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'Over 150 retired spies joined efforts to sway 2012 election’
More than 150 retired agents of the nation’s spy agency were mobilized to manipulate public opinion in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, according to the prosecution. The prosecution is investigating the election-meddling scandal surrounding the covert online operation by National Intelligence Service personnel to help then-conservative presidential candidate Park Geun-hye beat her rival and incumbent President Moon Jae-in. Min Byung-joo (Yonhap)The NIS retirees formed the biggest te
Sept. 13, 2017
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Korea seeking to join Kazakhstan's e-govt. project
South Korea promoted its electronic government solutions in Kazakhstan Wednesday as part of efforts to tap into a mammoth state project to digitalize public administration in the central Asian country. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety here said Vice Minister Shim Bo-kyun attended a "Digital Kazakhstan" event in Astana at the invitation of the Kazakh government. The 1.3 trillion won ($1.15 billion) project was initiated by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to improve the country's e-go
Sept. 13, 2017
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Korean consul-general in Japan faces probe over alleged abuses
Seoul prosecutors have launched a probe into a South Korean consul-general in Japan over allegations of verbal abuse and violence against a subordinate, the prosecution office said Wednesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office last week to investigate the senior diplomat, who is suspected of having habitually used swear words when talking to her female secretary. The official, whose identity is being withheld, is also accused of physical assaults
Sept. 13, 2017
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Train collision in Gyeonggi leaves 1 dead, 6 injured
Two trains collided during a test run on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. One of the train operators died and six others were injured.The accident occurred between Yangpyeong and Wondeok Stations in Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)The train manned by the operator Park, identified only by his surname, crashed into the tail end of the train operated by Lee, 64. Park died in the accident while Lee and his five passengers sustained injuries.Train operations in the area between Ya
Sept. 13, 2017
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Senior unconscious after scuffle with foreign neighbor
An argument between a local resident from the US and an older Korean man escalated, leaving the latter with a cerebral hemorrhage, according to investigators in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday.The 64-year-old victim, identified by his surname Choi, had demanded his neighbor leash his dog inside the common elevator. Following a squabble rife with miscommunication, the foreign national in his 40s pushed Choi from the elevator. (YTN news capture)Choi reportedly fractured his skull and suffe
Sept. 13, 2017
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Over 1.1m people expected to travel abroad during Chuseok holiday
More than 1.1 million people are expected to travel abroad during the 10-day Chuseok holiday, which begins late this month, industry sources said Wednesday.Incheon International Airport Corp. said 980,000 people took overseas trips between April 29 and May 9 this year when many took three days of leave from work to go on 11-day holidays. The period had two weekends and four public holidays, including Labor Day on May 1, Buddha's Birthday on May 3, Children's Day on May 5 and the May 9 presidenti
Sept. 13, 2017
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Teenagers nabbed for allegedly assaulting peer
GANGNEUNG -- Two of three teenagers were arrested Tuesday on charges of attacking a peer in the eastern seaside city of Gangneung in July.The two, whose identities have been withheld, were put behind bars after a district court issued warrants to detain them. A warrant for the third suspect has been denied. (Yonhap)The suspects are accused of repeatedly assaulting the victim on July 17 after school.Juvenile crimes drew keen public attention recently as video footage went viral of a middle school
Sept. 13, 2017
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Japanese exchange trip to Korea seeks friendly ties
A group of Japanese college students are in South Korea for a weeklong cultural exchange trip as part of an annual program re-enacting the Joseon Tongsinsa missions, or “goodwill sharing,” from Korea to Japan in the 17th century.Twenty-four students from Waseda University and Keio University are here t. 10 from Septhrough Sept. 19, aiming to promote mutual cultural understanding as part of the Japanese government’s Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths. The group will atten
Sept. 12, 2017
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Education Ministry calls kindergarten strike ‘illegal’
South Korea’s education authorities on Tuesday declared an upcoming strike by private kindergartens illegal, warning that such collective action “will not be tolerated.” Members of the Korea Kindergarten Association hold a banner reading “Equal Support for Public and Private Kindergartens!” at a rally in Yeouido, western Seoul, Monday. YonhapAn association of private kindergarten operators is planning a general strike next week to demand a hike in government subsidies and protest the government’
Sept. 12, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Top court nominee grilled over left-wing views, qualifications
Kim Meong-su, the nominee for South Korea’s Supreme Court chief justice, was grilled over his qualifications and ideological orientations Tuesday during a parliamentary confirmation hearing. In his opening speech, the reformist judge vowed to uphold the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, free from political pressure or influence-peddling involving judge-turned-lawyers, so that it could regain the public trust. “I will neither deny nor turn a blind eye to the public’s distrust in the
Sept. 12, 2017
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Korean Air official faces trial for fund misappropriation
A senior official at South Korea's top airline will stand trial for spending company money for the renovation of its chief's Seoul residence a few years ago, the prosecution said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has indicted a 73-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, on charges of embezzlement, it said. Kim, who holds a post as a senior advisor at Korean Air Lines Co., is accused of siphoning off some 3 billion won ($2.65 million) of company funds set aside for
Sept. 12, 2017
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Siblings tortured by acquaintances
Four 20-somethings were arrested for imprisoning and torturing two people in their early 20s, Busan Gangseo Police said Tuesday. The group, demanding 2.6 million won ($2,300) from the victims for providing them a month’s accommodation, locked up the 25-year-old sister and 23-year-old brother, pulled off nine of their toe nails, beat them with clubs and burned them with lit cigarettes, police said. They took turns guarding the victims to stop them escaping. (Yonhap)The brother escaped by telling
Sept. 12, 2017
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Seoul bus lets off kid, leaves with mother
A Seoul city bus came under fire, Monday, for letting out a young child at a bus stop and driving off with her mother who could not disembark in time. The child appeared to be less than 5 years old.The incident took place near Konkuk University Station at 6:20 p.m. when the streets were still crowded and chaotic from the evening rush hour. The mother alerted the bus driver of the situation but was only let off at the next stop. (Online community)The incident was shared on the bus network’s onli
Sept. 12, 2017