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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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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korea trains over 2,300 medical staff for PyeongChang Olympics
South Korea has been training more than 2,300 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and other medical staff on foreign languages, sports psychology counseling and even skiing as they get ready to provide expert care at next year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics, organizers said Sunday. PyeongChang, the northeastern mountainous resort town in Gangwon Province, will host the Winter Olympiad from Feb. 9-25 with more than 6,500 athletes and officials from 95 countries set to attend.PyeongChang 2018 will
Sept. 10, 2017
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No Korean casualties reported in powerful quake in Mexico
No South Korean casualties have been reported in a powerful earthquake in Mexico, the foreign ministry in Seoul said Saturday.Mexico was hit by the most powerful earthquake in a century Thursday, leaving more than 60 people dead. Officials check the safety of Korean citizens living in Mexico (Yonhap)South Korea's embassies in Mexico and Guatemala have confirmed there are no South Korean casualties so far, though Korean firms suffered minor property damage, such as cracks in warehouse walls, acco
Sept. 9, 2017
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KIS promotes global friendship through football tournament
The Korea International School held its annual Gaelic Football Season at its campus in Seoul on Sept. 2, co-organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Irish Embassy, the school said. The event was to promote global friendship and was joined by family members and students from KIS’s another campus in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, it added. Students participate in a Gaelic Football game held at Korea International School Seoul Campus, Sept. 2, 2017. (Photo: KIS)With campuses on three differ
Sept. 9, 2017
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S. Korean Protestant group to consider banning yoga
A Protestant religious group in South Korea is set to decide whether it will block its members from practicing yoga and magic tricks, both of which they deem “heretic.”“(Yoga) not only has its origin and motive in worshipping a foreign god, it also is a means of becoming a Hindu,” a committee of the Presbyterian Church of Korea said in an internal report. “It cannot be seen as how it claims to be an exercise for peace of mind, weight control and stretching of body. Therefore, the church must for
Sept. 8, 2017
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Former salt farm worker awarded state compensation for forced labor
A Seoul court ordered the government on Friday to pay some 37 million won ($32,800) in compensation to a victim with intellectual disabilities for being forced to toil at a salt farm and suffering physical abuse by his employer.The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the defendant identified only by his last name Park.In 2014, Park tried to run away from a salt field in Shinan, some 400 km south of Seoul, after long being exploited for labor and repeatedly physically assaulted by his
Sept. 8, 2017
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[Eye] The guilt of a South Korean cram school mogul
In the 1990s, Son Joo-eun was a much sought-after tutor offering only a select few affluent students tips on how to score well in the national college exam. Having grown up poor and landed a place at the elite Seoul National University, he easily took home 50 million won ($47,000) from his tutoring work, enough to buy a standard two-bed room house in Seoul back then, each month. The life of the star hagwon teacher soon got on a fast track to fame and fortune.Son Joo-eun, head of MegaStudy (Photo
Sept. 8, 2017
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Gov't to inspect for pesticides before HACCP certification
The government said Friday it will test for pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, as well as residual medicines, such as antibiotics, before issuing egg farms the state-administered food safety certification.The announcement by the Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services (KAHAS) comes amid growing public anger over sales of eggs contaminated with harmful insecticides, such as bifenthrin and fipronil, in recent months. (Yonhap)The state-run KAHAS is authorized to issue Hazard Anal
Sept. 8, 2017
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Korea to provide $200,000 in aid to flood-hit Bangladesh
South Korea will provide $200,000 in humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh, hard-hit by recent heavy rains and floods, the foreign ministry said Friday. (AFP-Yonhap)Heavy downpours that started in mid-August devastated the central and northern regions, leaving 173 people dead and forcing some 6.9 million others out of their submerged homes. The flood believed to be the worst in 40 years for the country also affected Nepal and India. Earlier, the ministry said that it will provide $200,000 in aid
Sept. 8, 2017
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Court denies arrest warrants for two ex-NIS officials in election meddling scandal
A Seoul court on Friday refused to issue arrest warrants for two retired officials of the state intelligence agency suspected of interfering in the 2012 presidential election.The Seoul Central District Court turned down the prosecution's request for writs for ex-National Intelligence Service (NIS) officials, only identified by their last names Roh and Park. It cited a lack of grounds to believe they are likely to destroy evidence or flee. Roh is accused of leading other members of an NIS retiree
Sept. 8, 2017
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Government vows efforts for suicide prevention
Korea is finally getting serious about preventing suicides with the establishment of a dedicated ministry department with a budget of 10.5 billion won ($9.3 million) for 2018. Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo said Thursday that the ministry will set up a team dedicated to lowering the country’s suicide rate, which is one of the world’s highest, and add 500 more counsellors at 241 mental health welfare centers across the nation, starting next year. “Suicide is not a personal problem any
Sept. 7, 2017
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Visually impaired file suit against online retailers
A group representing the visually impaired criticizes online retailers for disciminating agasint the disabled in providing shopping services at a press conference held in front of the Seoul Central District Court Thursday. (Yonhap)Nearly a thousand visually impaired persons filed a 5.7 billion ($5 million) lawsuit against online retail giants Thursday, saying they are discriminated against due to their limited accessibility to their services. A group of 963 visually challenged people filed for c
Sept. 7, 2017
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Santa Cecilia to set up music school in Sejong: NAACC
A delegation from the world-renowned Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome has visited South Korea's new administrative city of Sejong to discuss ways to establish a music school near the city's cultural facilities now under construction, a city official said Thursday. Launched in 1585, the Italian national conservatory is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, with its alumni including such prominent musicians as South Korean soprano Jo Sumi, Italian composer Ennio Morricone, Russian
Sept. 7, 2017
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Court arraigns ex-NIS officials in election meddling scandal
A court in Seoul arraigned two retired officials of the state intelligence agency Thursday as it considers whether to approve the arrest warrants for them on charges of interference in the 2012 presidential election.Prosecutors sought the warrant for one of the former National Intelligence Service officials, identified only by his surname Roh, on charges of leading other members of an NIS retirees' association to write Internet comments favorable to then ruling party candidate Park Geun-hye.The
Sept. 7, 2017
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Korea's public firms to hold joint recruitment in H2
South Korea's public firms will jointly recruit new workers in the second half of this year as part of the government's efforts to give more fair opportunities to young jobseekers, the finance ministry said Thursday.A total of 46 state-funded corporations, including the Korea Power Corp. and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), will be categorized into seven large groups so they can conduct admission tests at the same time, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Another 230 public c
Sept. 7, 2017
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Man lifting weights at gym found dead: police
A 69-year-old man suffered a fatal accident while lifting 90-kilogram weights unattended, according to police, Thursday.The accident took place early morning at a gym in Geoje, located off the coast of port city Busan. (Yonhap)The gym owner found the man dead with the heavy weight on his neck at 9:10 a.m.The CCTV recordings showed the man had been lifting the weight several times at around 8:10 a.m. when he suddenly dropped the weights. No one had been around to offer immediate help. (kaylalim@h
Sept. 7, 2017
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Number of unwed aged household heads forecast to jump
South Korea is expected to see the number of single senior household heads jump in the future and exceed 1 million in about a quarter-century, a government agency said Thursday.According to Statistics Korea, the number of unmarried household heads aged 65 and older is forecast to increase steadily to reach 52,000 this year before skyrocketing to 1.04 million in 2043.The figure, which rose 7.6 percent to 47,000 in 2016 compared to the previous year, is projected to grow at a double-digit rate eac
Sept. 7, 2017
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Police clash with protesters trying to block US missile defense system
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police who tried to clear the way for the deployment of four more rocket launchers of a US missile defense system early Thursday. The clash occurred as police were attempting to disperse about 400 residents from their community center near the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense base in Seongju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul.Dozens of residents and police were hurt and taken to nearby hospitals. (Yonhap)About 8,000 policemen were deployed in Seongju as ab
Sept. 7, 2017
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[Herald Interview] 'Time to decide whether to accept the diversification of work'
Nonregular employment may be an inevitable byproduct of modernity and technological innovation, and society must decide whether to accept this form of employment, the chief of the International Labor Organization has said. In an interview with a group of reporters Wednesday, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said it may be time for society to decide through social dialogue whether to accept diversified forms of employment. But in the process, there should be no workers disadvantaged. Society shoul
Sept. 6, 2017
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Young, undocumented Koreans in US at risk of deportation
Up to 10,000 young South Koreans illegally residing in the United States are at risk of being deported after US President Donald Trump issued an order to scrap a scheme that has protected young undocumented migrants from deportation. Korean immigrants groups in the US have expressed their concerns and regret after the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in a move that could affect some 800,000 beneficiaries in the country. “Koreans here a
Sept. 6, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Calls grow for tougher juvenile sentencing
In light of recent brutal crimes involving minors, calls are growing in South Korea that it is time to end leniency toward juvenile offenders. Politicians appear to concur. Rep. Choo Mi-ae, chairwoman of the ruling Democratic Party, highlighted the need to revise the Juvenile Act, which covers criminal offenders aged 10 to 18 and allows them to receive more lenient treatment. Minors under 14 do not face criminal trials at all, while those under 18 are punishable by a maximum of 20 years in jail.
Sept. 6, 2017