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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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Seoul buses to carry sex slave statues in memory of victims
Downtown buses in Seoul will carry teenage girl statues symbolizing former sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II to mark the 72nd anniversary of National Liberation Day on Aug. 15, art activists said Thursday. Starting from next week till the end of September, five buses will have seats that feature a light-weight copy of the 1.5 meter-tall bronze statue of a barefoot girl seated on a chair, created and erected in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in 2011 by artists Kim Woon-
Aug. 10, 2017
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McDonald's hamburger found with excessive bacteria: consumer watchdog
CHEONGJU -- A hamburger from McDonald's was found to have an excessive level of a bacteria known to cause food poisoning, a local consumer agency said Thursday, as the US fast-food giant is facing troubles here with a series of complaints filed over its patties.After conducting a survey on the sanitary conditions of 38 hamburgers sold at five local convenience stores and six fast-food franchises, the Korea Consumer Agency said one burger from McDonald's contained three times the standard level o
Aug. 10, 2017
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Intl. musicians come together for Korean unification prayer song
A group of celebrated Korean and international musicians will release a project song praying for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula, according to a record label Thursday.The song titled "Korean Dream" to be released on Liberation Day - Aug. 15 - involves Korea's Jung Dong-ha and Voisper, Korean-Australian singer Dami Im, American singers Peabo Bryson and Lauren Evans, and the Philippines' Sabrina and Zendee Rose Tenerefe, One K Media said. This composite photo shows a group of internatio
Aug. 10, 2017
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Duo briefly detained for filming music video in US military base
A South Korean hip-hop duo were arrested and released by US military police in central Seoul after they shot a music video for their new album without permission from the authorities, local police said Thursday. Mighty Mouth, a male duet made up of rappers Shorry J and Sangchu, was apprehended by the US military police of the 8th Army late Wednesday, according to the Yonsan Police Station. A photo of Mighty Mouth, provided by YMC Entertainment, filed on Sept. 17, 2012. (Yonhap)Two other staff m
Aug. 10, 2017
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High court frees former prosecutor indicted for bribery
A former prosecutor serving a prison term for bribery was freed Thursday as a Seoul appellate court cleared him of some of charges and handed down a suspended sentence. The Seoul High Court overturned a lower court's ruling on Kim Hyung-joon, who was put behind bars for 2 1/2 years, and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment suspended for two years. Prosecutors had sought a seven-year prison term for Kim. The appeals court also reduced Kim's forfeiture from 27 million won ($23,700) to 9.98 milli
Aug. 10, 2017
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Seoul city govt. tests soil, water near US base for contamination
The Seoul city government conducted its own survey on soil and water near the US base in the central part of the capital for possible contamination with toxic chemicals on Wednesday, amid growing calls for the disclosure of pollution levels in the area. Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government visited the outer areas of the US military base in Yongsan to examine the soil and groundwater, according to the city government.They selected six spots outside the fenced-off military camps to ext
Aug. 9, 2017
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Korean top diplomat meets with chief of UN Environment Programme
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha discussed ways to improve South Korea's collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme during her meeting with the chief of the UN group on Wednesday, her ministry said. Kang called on UNEP Executive-General Erik Solheim to pay more interest to helping resolve trans-boundary air pollution in Northeast Asia, including the fine dust problem, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. She also committed South Korea's efforts to implement the Paris Agreement o
Aug. 9, 2017
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‘Drone voyeur’ arrested for filming naked bathers in Jeju
A man in his 30s faces voyeurism charges for filming women at an open-air bath near Gwakji Gwamul Beach in Jeju Island.The police made the discovery early last month when one of the victims reported a drone floating near the open-air bath where people take a dip in the nude. (Yonhap)There have been 14 cases of “drone voyeur” filming reported to the police so far, all of which happened in 2017. The voyeur drones have been spotted infringing on private spaces, including a changing room and a pool
Aug. 9, 2017
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Rumors of Aug. 14 holiday false, say officials
Rumors of a state plan to temporarily designate Aug. 14 as a holiday is false, according to government officials. Being the day before the National Liberation Day, which falls on Tuesday, if Monday was made a temporary holiday that would yield a four-day weekend. Social media users have been abuzz with wishful predictions of an extra vacation. (The Korea Herald)The previous Park Geun-hye administration had sometimes given out extra days off to boost lackluster consumer sentiments and to attract
Aug. 9, 2017
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Govt. begins running aid fund for humidifier disinfectant victims
The government said Wednesday it has started to run a relief fund for victims of a toxic humidifier disinfectant, as part of its compensation measure after the scandal resulted in some 70 deaths amid intense public scrutiny. The Ministry of Environment said its committee handling the management of the relief fund decided to charge 18 firms that had produced the deadly product a total of 125 billion won ($110 million) to share the expenses for the relief fund. The move comes after the parliament
Aug. 9, 2017
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Head of Gangnam district office to face trial for slandering Moon
Prosecutors said Wednesday it indicted the head of Seoul's Gangnam District Office without detention on charges of slandering President Moon Jae-in when he was a presidential candidate earlier this year. Shin Yeon-hee, a member of the conservative Liberty Korea Party, is accused of illegal electioneering and defaming Moon by spreading false information about him via mobile messenger Kakao Talk on more than 200 occasions from December last year to March, according to the Seoul Central District Pr
Aug. 9, 2017
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Policeman who had sex with teenager given 18-month suspended sentence
The Busan District Court on Wednesday handed down a suspended jail term of 1 1/2 years to a police officer who had sex with a female high school student he was supposed to offer guidance to.The 34-year-old was a policeman dispatched to a school to help tackle school violence. He was charged with violation of the Children’s Welfare Law for groping and having a sexual relationship with a student he was assigned to help.The defendant had argued the sex was consensual, but the Busan court ruled agai
Aug. 9, 2017
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Korean Education Center opens new branch in Atlanta
The Korean Education Center, a Ministry of Education-affiliated agency in charge of teaching Korean to overseas Koreans and foreigners, will open its 42nd offshore branch in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia this week, the ministry said Wednesday.South Korea opened the first Korean Education Center in Japan in 1963, and there are currently 41 Korean Education Centers in operation in 18 countries worldwide.In the United States, the center opened in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, both in 1980, a
Aug. 9, 2017
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Chief prosecutor apologizes for past wrongdoings
South Korea’s top prosecutor apologized Tuesday for the prosecution’s failure to abide by the law and protect human rights in investigating political cases in the past, vowing to make the law enforcement body politically neutral and transparent. At the press briefing held at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Prosecutor-General Moon Moo-il issued the apology for prosecutors’ past wrongdoings for the first time as an incumbent chief prosecutor and laid out plans to reform the prosecution. “I apolog
Aug. 8, 2017
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Heat wave claims six lives so far
At least six people have died and over 2 million livestock were killed due to the heat wave sweeping South Korea this summer, the government said Tuesday. Electrics fans are in full motion inside a pig farm in the southern city of Ulsan on Tuesday, as a heat wave continues to engulf Korea. (Yonhap)According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 1,284 people have fallen ill due to heat-related illnesses as of Tuesday, while six have lost their lives.A woman in her 60
Aug. 8, 2017
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Korea to toughen air pollution measurement standard
South Korea is moving to raise standards for airborne pollutants to international levels, as part of its ongoing efforts to fight air pollution. On the left is the Air Visual's air pollution ranking as of Tuesday 2:30 p.m. On the right shows Korea's air quality map at the same time.Currently, the country classifies air quality into four categories -- good, normal, bad and very bad -- based on a set of criteria, which includes daily average concentrations of PM 10 and PM 2.5. PM 2.5 are ultrafine
Aug. 8, 2017
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[Feature] Splash parks a hit in summer, but is the water clean?
Splash pads and play fountains are popular hangout spots in summer among families with young children. But is it safe to play there? Does anyone mind the water quality? Children play in a floor fountain at Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, on Aug. 3. (Yonhap)“I think it is a great idea to build splash parks like this for kids to play with water in the middle of the city,” said a mother in her 30s, who brought her 7-year-old son to a splash park at Seoul Square last week, when the daytime high r
Aug. 8, 2017
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230-kph race to show off new Mercedes ends in triple crash
After a man suggested a race to show off his brand new Mercedes he had purchased the same day, his new ride was left irreparably damaged. Gangdong Police Station in Seoul said Tuesday that the driver of the Mercedes and his two friends had raced their cars on Olympic highway and were booked on speeding charges. (Yonhap) The three men raced their cars on Olympic highway near Amsa Bridge at speeds of 170 to
Aug. 8, 2017
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‘Korean Warren Buffett’ admits his stock success ‘fabricated’
Known as the “Korean Warren Buffett,” a college student who allegedly earned 40 billion won ($36 million) through stock trading admitted Tuesday he had inflated his investment returns.Park Chul-sang has drawn much media attention for earning a huge sum of money through investments at a young age, as well as donating a considerable portion of that money for social good.Park Chul-sang (Yonhap)However, Park admitted Tuesday that he exaggerated his investment returns, in response to suspicions raise
Aug. 8, 2017
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Korea steps up efforts to strengthen sovereignty over biological resources
South Korea has been making efforts to classify indigenous species of biological resources as the country joins the global fray to secure sovereignty over them, a state-run think tank said Tuesday.Classification on what kinds of animals and plants inhabit the country is a vital step toward its endeavor to keep its sovereignty over biological resources.The National Institute of Biological Resources, affiliated with the Environment Ministry, said it had nurtured a batch of 40 researchers, who have
Aug. 8, 2017