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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Rush-hour drivers help newborn get to emergency care in Busan
A newborn showing signs of cerebral hemorrhage was safely transported to a hospital in time, defying the extreme traffic congestion during rush hour in Busan, Friday. The baby was born at a hospital in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang region, which is an hour north from Busan. As the baby showed signs of a possible fracture or cerebral hemorrhage, the baby’s father, surnamed Shin, drove his own car to get to a bigger hospital in Busan. “The hospital in Yangsan did not have an available ambulance at the
Aug. 6, 2017
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Taiwanese police tracking Korean suspect in ruling party burglary
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese police have identified a burglary suspect, who recently stole cash from the ruling party's headquarters in Taipei, as a South Korean man and put him on their wanted list, a local news agency said Saturday.According to the Central News Agency, a special investigation team under the Criminal Investigation Bureau was tracking the South Korean suspect, known as Cho, after a security camera video showed that he sneaked into the eighth floor of the headquarters of the Democratic Pr
Aug. 6, 2017
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Civic group to erect statue to commemorate victims of forced labor
A South Korean civic group said Friday it will erect a statue in a park in the city of Incheon, west of Seoul, next week to commemorate Korean victims of forced labor under Japan‘s colonial rule. The group is scheduled to unveil the bronze statue at the park across from what used to be an arsenal belonging to the Japanese Imperial Army on Friday next week. It will sit next to a statue of a girl representing the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery. Created by sculptor Cho Won-suk, the “Hunc
Aug. 4, 2017
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Strong typhoon forecast to influence southern Korea on Sunday
A strong typhoon is expected to reach waters off the southern and eastern parts of South Korea on Sunday after landing on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, the weather authorities said Friday.Typhoon Noru, the season's fifth typhoon, was heading west in a sea about 450 km east-northeast of the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa as of 9:00 a.m. It had winds with a maximum velocity of 72 kilometers per hour and an atmospheric pressu
Aug. 4, 2017
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Drug components in Busan wastewater rise in summer: study
Traces of narcotics found in wastewater in Busan, a coastal city with several beaches that are very popular among South Koreans, show a notable increase during the peak summer vacation season, according to a study released Friday. Pictured above is Haeundae Beach, the most famous beach in a southeastern coastal city of Busan, South Gyeongsang Province. (Yonhap)According to a team led by Oh Jeong-eun, a professor of environmental engineering at Pusan National University, at least seven kinds of
Aug. 4, 2017
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[Eye Interview] Education reformer aims to tackle elitism in schools
Education in South Korea has no shortage of problems: an emphasis on tests that drives teenagers -- even pre-teens -- to engage in yearslong competition for top universities, a massive and growing private academy market that dwarfs public schools, and despite all this, a growing mismatch between education and job skills. But Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, believes it is his duty to reform the country’s education system -- which has long relied on
Aug. 4, 2017
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PM instructs government to check on food safety for children
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Friday instructed government officials to examine food safety for children over reports of a 12-year-old boy receiving emergency surgery after consuming a liquid nitrogen-chilled treat, calling the incident "an act of murder."Lee issued the order during a daily meeting with senior officials at his office, asking "the government to manage food and equipment tailored for children in a stricter way than ever and to strain every nerve to stay on alert in safety manageme
Aug. 4, 2017
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Education collegians protest plan to cut teacher recruitment
Hundreds of education college students in Seoul on Friday protested a government plan to sharply reduce the recruitment of new elementary school teachers next year. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said the previous day the teacher hiring will be cut by 88 percent because of decreases in the number of students and retiring teachers.Nationwide, new teacher positions in primary schools will decline by 40.2 percent next year, according to the education ministry. "It's preposterous. The po
Aug. 4, 2017
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National health insurance rate expected to go up next year
Health authorities are expecting a higher increase in the national health insurance rate in 2018 compared to previous years as the government and insurance operators begin adjustment talks, officials said Friday.The Ministry of Health and Welfare is scheduled to convene a meeting of the national health insurance policy review committee to set the rate within this month, according to the officials. The rate for this year had been frozen at 6.12 percent of monthly salary or income. (Yonhap)The ra
Aug. 4, 2017
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Liquid nitrogen treat forms hole in boy's stomach
A 12-year-old boy ended up with a perforated stomach after gulping down a liquid nitrogen-chilled treat at a water park in central South Korea, medical sources said Thursday.The boy finished the cupful of puffy cereal soaked in nitrogen bought from an eatery at the water park in Cheonan, a city in the central province of North Chungcheong, on Tuesday. The dessert, called Dragon's Breath, makes the people who eat it exhale smoky nitrogen vapor.His father, who visited the resort with him, rushed h
Aug. 3, 2017
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State spy agency’s election smear campaign confirmed via internal probe
South Korea's National Intelligence Service was involved in far-reaching illicit political operations aimed at manipulating voters several years ago, an internal probe team announced Thursday.The agency operated up to 30 "extra-departmental teams," many involving Internet-savvy civilians, for such activities beyond its official role and authority, according to the task force created weeks after the inauguration of liberal president Moon Jae-in.The task force put the blame on Won Sei-hoon, who le
Aug. 3, 2017
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Park rebuked me for not helping equestrian body: Lee
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s heir apparent on trial over an alleged money-for-political favors deal with former President Park Geun-hye, said Thursday that he was scolded by Park for not offering enough support for equestrian sports during a one-on-one meeting in 2015. During his trial at a Seoul court Thursday, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee denied the bribery charges, saying he had never expected or asked for favors from the Park administration in return for donations to foundations co
Aug. 3, 2017
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Nudist club’s online membership rises after crackdown
The number of people who have joined or applied to join the online cafe of a controversial nudist club in North Chungcheong Province has increased after a battle with local residents increased awareness of it. Screen capture of the official homepage of the resort used for the gatherings of a private naturists’ club in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province.A local media reported Thursday that at least 66 people joined the online cafe for the naturists’ club this week, with 12 more waiting to be acc
Aug. 3, 2017
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Govt. has no plans to raise power rates for 5 yrs
The South Korean government has no plan to raise power charges in the next five years amid its efforts to phase out all nuclear plants, a senior official said Thursday."The nuclear-free plan will not directly bring an increase in electricity prices in the coming five years," Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee In-ho said in a press briefing. Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee In-ho in a press briefing (Yonhap)"After the five-year period, there will be limited pressure fo
Aug. 3, 2017
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Commission on nuclear reactors to play role of advisory organ, not decision maker
A state commission formed to gauge public opinion on the construction of two nuclear power reactors in South Korea said Thursday it will play the role of an advisory organ coming up with a recommendation, rather than a final decision maker, on whether to continue or call off the project. In an effort to reduce South Korea's dependence on nuclear energy, the government of President Moon Jae-in proposed scrapping the project to build the Shingori-5 and Shingori-6 reactors in the southeastern city
Aug. 3, 2017
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Jeju braces for typhoon Noru
A powerful typhoon moving up from the waters south of Jeju Island, is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to southern parts of South Korea over the weekend, Korea’s weather agency said Thursday. (Yonhap)Typhoon Noru, packing gusts of up to 176 kilometers per hour, is not projected to make landfall on the peninsula, instead heading east to Japan. As of Thursday, the typhoon was moving toward Seogwipo on Jeju Island from 730 kilometers east of Japan’s Okinawa Island, the Korea Meteorol
Aug. 3, 2017
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Seoul City to provide free nutritional supplements to elderly, homeless
Seoul City announced Thursday that it will provide free nutritional supplements to some 1,000 elderly, underprivileged and homeless people every month. The city decided to expand the program in partnership with social enterprise Vitamin Angels, after a two-month pilot that ended in July. Starting this month and for over the next two years, nutritional supplements worth 100 million won ($88,700) will be given to residents living in shanty towns in old districts such as Dongja-dong in Yongsan-gu a
Aug. 3, 2017
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Govt. to draw up guidelines to limit off-hours work orders via SNS
The labor ministry plans to draw up guidelines on the after-work use of mobile messaging and other forms of social networking services, an official said Thursday, amid growing complaints about companies giving work-related orders via social media during off hours. (Yonhap)A growing number of people have complained about getting work-related orders via mobile messenger Kakao Talk and other messaging services after working hours. A Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey last year showed tha
Aug. 3, 2017
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Gap in inbound, outbound travel grows from drop of Chinese visitors
A heavy drop in the number of Chinese visitors to South Korea nearly doubled the gap between inbound and outbound travelers, the Korea Tourism Organization said Thursday.The January-June tally this year showed that some 6.75 million foreigners came to South Korea, down 16.7 percent from the same period last year, according to KTO. The number of outbound South Koreans totaled over 12.62 million during the same months. The last time that the gap neared twofold was in 2007. (Yonhap)The imbalance ap
Aug. 3, 2017
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More Koreans choose personal life over work
Just seven years ago, Cho Soo-kyung, a public relations agency worker, hardly had time for herself as her job demanded nearly every moment of her waking hours. A sense of devotion and achievement were her rewards, or at least that's what her company wanted her to believe."Then, I was happy when my clients were happy. There often were many unfair or unreasonable demands that I would have said no to had it not been for my company or my colleagues who had a stake in what I did," the 39-year-old rec
Aug. 3, 2017