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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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[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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4 suspects arrested in ATM hackings allegedly aided by N. Korean
Police said Wednesday they arrested three South Koreans and one Korean-Chinese national for making illegal transactions using personal data allegedly taken from ATMs by a North Korean hacker. The National Police Agency said it has detained the four suspects, including a 29-year-old man, only identified by his last name Cho, and sent the case to the prosecution. They are suspected of buying some 238,000 pieces of private information from a broker, selling them here and abroad, and making transact
Sept. 6, 2017
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Extra charges to be levied for hospital treatment, drug stores during Chuseok holiday: govt.
People will have to pay upwards of 50 percent in additional charges when they go to hospitals or drug stores during the Chuseok holiday starting late this month, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday.The government designated Oct. 2 as a one-off holiday to bridge the weekend to make it possible for workers to take 10 consecutive days off.The higher rates are applicable beginning on the Sept. 30 weekend and run through the three-day Chuseok holiday and Oct. 6, designated as an alterna
Sept. 6, 2017
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Asia Pacific Cities Summit to open in Daejeon
DAEJEON -- Asia-Pacific mayors, scholars and business leaders will get together in the South Korean city of Daejeon next week to discuss solutions for urban innovation and sustainable development. The 2017 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors' Forum will be held at the Daejeon Convention Center in the city, 164 kilometers south of Seoul, for a four-day run beginning Sunday. More than 1,500 participants, including some 100 mayors, will attend the meeting co-hosted by Daejeon and Australia's Bris
Sept. 6, 2017
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Man nabbed for stabbing woman in parking lot
A man in his 50s was arrested by police for stabbing a woman in southern Seoul a day before, Yonhap News Agency reported late Tuesday. (Yonhap)Police said the 51-year-old suspect, identified by his surname Kim, stabbed a 57-year-old woman surnamed Shin at around 1:20 p.m. Monday at a parking lot in Seocho-gu, Seoul.Shin did not sustain fatal injuries and was admitted to the intensive care unit of a local hospital. She reportedly owns a store within the building nearby where she was attacked. Ki
Sept. 5, 2017
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Court rejects residents’ request to suspend govt. provision of THAAD land
A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed local residents’ request to temporarily invalidate the government’s offering of land to host a U.S. missile defense system. Site designated for THAAD deployment in Seongju, some 300 km southeast of Seoul (Yonhap)In April, 396 people filed an administrative suit against the provision of a former golf course in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, to U.S. Forces Korea, claiming that it is a violation of the law on state-owned land. The also asked the court
Sept. 5, 2017
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Which sanitary pads are safe?
A wave of confusion has ensued after reports about some ‘toxic’ sanitary pads, prompting customers to search for safe products. Ecofem, a female environmentalists’ association, and Kangwon National University professor Kang Man-goo claimed that all major sanitary pads sold in the country contained carcinogenic chemical substance, known as VOCs (volatile organic compounds) beyond the standard limits.(Yonhap)The allegedly problematic products include Whisper, Body Fit, Joeun Neukkim, Sofy and Lili
Sept. 5, 2017
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for two ex-spy agency officials
Prosecutors on Tuesday requested court warrants to arrest two retired officials of the National Intelligence Service as part of a probe into the spy agency's interference in the 2012 presidential election. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said they are seeking to arrest them on charges of violating the election law. Former NIS chief Won Sei-hoon has recently been convicted for violations of laws regarding both elections and the intelligence agency by hiring civilians to write Intern
Sept. 5, 2017
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Activists call for improvement in migrant fishermen’s human rights
Migrant fishermen are exposed to human rights abuses, activists and human rights lawyers said Tuesday, calling on the government and ship owners to step up efforts to improve the situation. Kim Jong-chul, a lawyer for the Seoul-based Advocates for Public Interest Law, claimed that migrant fishing crews are at risk of forcible labor and human trafficking, as they are unable to seek help or leave work while at sea. An outdoor billboard carries an advertisement by an agency recruiting foreign fishe
Sept. 5, 2017
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Former, current MBC chiefs quizzed over alleged unfair labor practices
The chief of South Korea's major public broadcaster MBC and one of his predecessors were questioned by the labor ministry Tuesday over allegations that they violated labor laws and unfairly exerted influence over personnel affairs at the company based on political bias. Kim Jang-kyom, president and CEO of MBC, appeared at a Seoul district agency of the Ministry of Employment and Labor to be interrogated over the suspicions, according to the ministry. He is accused of meddling in the news product
Sept. 5, 2017
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Korea male infertility up due to late marriage, stress: report
Male infertility in South Korea rose dramatically in the past five years due to people getting married late, heavy workloads and stress, a local report said Tuesday.The number of male infertility cases surged 55 percent to 61,903 last year from 39,933 in 2011, according to the report by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.Female infertility, meanwhile, increased a mere 3 percent to 157,207 from 153,048 during the same time span.Infertility is defined by the inability to have a bab
Sept. 5, 2017
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Prosecutors indict two intl. car shipping firms for bid rigging
Prosecutors said Tuesday they indicted two international auto shipping companies for fixing bid prices for sea transportations of Korean-made automobiles. Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, also known as the Japan Mail Shipping Line, and the Seoul-based multinational EUKOR Car Carriers Inc. have been charged with colluding with a few other firms in setting the price and taking turns so that all of them could win the bidding at least once, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecuto
Sept. 5, 2017
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Oct. 2 designated by Blue House as a Chuseok-season holiday
Oct. 2 has been confirmed as a temporary holiday by the Cabinet, Tuesday, making the sought after 10-day holiday in the beginning of October a reality.From Sept. 30 to Oct. 9, the longest chain of national holidays will unfurl, linking National Foundation Day, Chuseok holidays and Hangeul Proclamation Day.(The Korea Herald)President Moon Jae-in noted that a delay in making the decision will hamper people’s holiday plans upon choosing to make the announcement a month in advance.Experts forecast t
Sept. 5, 2017
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Expats unfazed about North’s nuke test
Foreign residents in South Korea largely remained calm after North Korea’s nuclear test Sunday, although some expressed deepening worries over the escalating military standoff between the North and the US. Most foreigners here continue to see large-scale military conflict as improbable, despite the dramatic increase in military tensions. (Yonhap)Yann Dumont, 21, a French student who has lived here for three years, said he doesn’t feel anything special about Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear weapons deto
Sept. 4, 2017
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Annual ‘Operation Chromite’ reenactment event canceled due to NK provocations
INCHEON -- An annual event to reenact "Operation Chromite," a US-led operation during the Korean War, has been called off in the aftermath of the latest North Korean missile and nuclear tests, the event's host city said Monday. Since 2008, the port city of Incheon, west of Seoul, and the Navy have jointly reproduced the event by mobilizing military troops and equipment to mark the historic amphibious operation led by US Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Conducted on Sept. 15, 1950, what is also called the
Sept. 4, 2017
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No. of drug offenders up 19% in 2016: report
The number of narcotics offenders in South Korea rose 19.3 percent in 2016 from a year earlier, due largely to the widespread use of the Internet as a channel to more easily trade the banned substances, a report showed Monday.The tally of drug offenders came to 14,214 at the end of 2016, compared to 11,916 recorded in the previous year, according to the latest white paper published by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. It is the highest figure since compilation of related data began in 1990, the o
Sept. 4, 2017
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Environment Ministry considers expanding habitats for endangered bears
South Korea’s project to bring back endangered wild bears has been successful, but it has produced an unforeseen problem: runaway bears. The Environment Ministry was to announce Monday what is to be done with a 2-year-old bear that has been in captivity for over a month after it escaped from its original habitat twice.Tagged KM-53, the Asiatic black bear was found on Sudosan in North Gyeongsang Province, some 90 kilometers away from its original habitat on Jirisan in late July. As it was the bea
Sept. 3, 2017
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Indonesian woman’s nightclub beating draws angry reaction
An Indonesian woman claimed Sunday that she was discriminated against and beaten up by a Korean bouncer of a club because of her nationality, in an incident that drew a lot of social media attention over the weekend. Jessica Setia, a 21-year-old Indonesian national who has studied here for two years, suffered a 0.5-centimeter-deep wound on her lips and a bruise on her chin as a result of her brawl with the male bouncer of a club in Busan around midnight Friday. Setia claimed the Korean man w
Sept. 3, 2017
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Seoul subway hit by weekend glitches
Seoul Subway Line Nos. 1 and 2 experienced an array of disruptions on Saturday, resulting in delays in travel time. A train on Line 1 had to be stopped after a technical problem arose between Namyeong Station and Yongsan Station at around 7:35 p.m., forcing passengers to change to the next train. The next three trains had to stop for roughly 17 minutes. Subway Line No. 4 also suffered glitches in electricity supply, Aug. 28 (Yonhap)Earlier in the day at around 11:20 a.m., a train departing from
Sept. 3, 2017
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Seoul issued 33 heat wave warnings, alerts this summer
Seoul recorded 33 days of extreme heat waves this summer, which is eight fewer days than last year, the city government said Sunday. Thirty-three heat wave warnings and alerts were issued due to sweltering heat this summer, with the number of tropical nights calculated at 19 days, it said, adding that the highest daily temperature was 35.4 C on July 25. (Yonhap)The number of patients due to scorching heat was 106, down 64 on-year, it said, adding that no deaths were reported. The city set up 74
Sept. 3, 2017
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[Video] Cheonan-Nonsan Expressway collision results in 11 casualties
An 8-vehicle pileup on Cheonan-Nonsan expressway resulted in 11 casualties including a couple’s death on Saturday. At 3:55 p.m. on Saturday, an express bus rammed into the vehicle in front of it at full speed, killing a couple in their 40s and injuring 9 others. The bus did not brake after the first crash. Vehicle destroyed in the Cheonan-Nonsan Expressway collision (Yonhap)The bus driver reportedly told the police that he does not recall the moment of the collision, and that the distance betwee
Sept. 3, 2017