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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Korea completes $4.7m ODA project for El Salvador
South Korea has completed an official development assistance project worth $4.7 million for El Salvador, which will benefit hundreds of farmers and their families in the northern part of the Central American country, the South Korean ODA agency said Thursday.Under the farmer-empowerment project which started in 2013, the Korea International Cooperation Agency built irrigation and solar energy generation systems as well as a community center for farmers in El Porvenir, Santa Ana, according to the
July 27, 2017
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[Breaking] Former Park Geun-hye aides get jail terms for artists blacklist
The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday gave prison sentences of one to three years to seven former presidential aides and ministers for their roles in creating a blacklist of artists critical of former President Park Geun-hye. Former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon and former Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun are escorted to the courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court to attend their sentencing hearing Thursday. (Yonhap)The court found former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-c
July 27, 2017
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7 in 10 migrant workers not compensated for work accidents
Nearly 7 in 10 migrant workers at construction sites did not receive compensation from the government for work-related accidents, the nation’s human rights watchdog said Wednesday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said that foreign workers in the construction sector are exposed to poor working conditions and work accidents, setting out recommendations for the Labor Ministry to improve the situation.According to a study on 337 foreign construction workers by IOM Migration Research &
July 26, 2017
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Video shows Korean woman strip-dancing in Suwon, goes viral
A video that captures an unidentified woman dancing naked for 20 minutes in the streets of Suwon has been going viral via social media. Police are now trying to arrest the woman for violating regulations. According to witnesses and the video posted online Wednesday, a woman presumed to be in her 20s or 30s stripped while dancing in front of an arcade around midnight last Thursday. (Yonhap)She started dancing in her underwear, then took those off as well and continued dancing.Some passers-by can
July 26, 2017
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Seoul to financially support dating abuse victims
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will provide legal and financial support to victims of date crimes, in an effort to respond to the rising number of cases. “We are planning to provide financial support to 20 to 50 victims during the second half of this year, and will gradually increase the number of recipients from next year,” said Bae Hyun-sook, women policy division manager at the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Starting from the end of July, the city government wil
July 26, 2017
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Government to refurbish underused parks near four major rivers
The government will inspect and refurbish some 300 underused riverside parks and sports facilities built along the country’s four major rivers, turning some of them back into farmland. One of the underused riverside park built in 2008. (Yonhap) The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday it would inspect 297 riverside parks created in 2008 under the four rivers development project, which was conceived and pushed by former President Lee Myung-bak. The 22 trillion won ($19.6
July 26, 2017
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Weekly rally held after latest death of former comfort woman
More than 1,000 activists, citizens and students gathered to pay respects to Kim Kun-ja, a former comfort woman who recently passed away, at a weekly rally against Japan's wartime sexual slavery in front of the Japanese Embassy here on Wednesday.Kim died Sunday at the age of 91 at the House of Sharing in Gwangju, east of Seoul, a shelter for former surviving comfort women, a euphemism for Korean women who were forcibly taken to front-line brothels to serve Japanese soldiers during World War II.
July 26, 2017
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2 Nigerians indicted for ‘romance scammers’ targeting Koreans
Police busted a group of “romance scammers” who had reportedly duped Korean men and women out of 640 million won ($571,000).According to the Daejeon Police Agency’s Cyber Bureau on Wednesday, two Nigerian men were indicted for running what romance scams targeting Koreans via social media. The two men were found to be part of a cybercrime syndicate implementing such frauds in several countries. Their accomplices, based outside of Korea, set up fake Facebook profiles and sent friend requests along
July 26, 2017
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Two-thirds of top 500 Korean firms have zero female executives
Nearly seven out of 10 of South Korea's top 500 companies were found to have zero women at the executive level, according to the government Wednesday.Among the country's top 500 firms in terms sales as of last year, 336 firms, or 67.2 percent, were found to have male-only executives as of last year, according to the Ministry of Gender and Equality. The data was compiled from corporate filings from DART, an online repository of company filings operated by the Financial Supervisory Service. (Yonha
July 26, 2017
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Ministry to unveil new history textbooks in 2020
The Ministry of Education said it would introduce a range of new history textbooks written by private publishers in 2020 in a complete turnaround from the former conservative administration’s decision to offer state-authored books. Publishers now have until March 2020 to offer new history books for the market, according to the ministry, which would be verified by the government. Education Minister Kim Sang-kon (Yonhap)“The decision is intended to end controversy surrounding state-authored histor
July 26, 2017
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Prosecutors zeroing in on KAI scandal
Prosecutors are intensifying their probe into alleged corruption at South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, as they raided its headquarters once again Wednesday to obtain evidence for suspected price manipulation. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent investigators to the headquarters of the Korea Aerospace Industries Co. in Sacheon, 437 km south of Seoul, and its offices in the capital earlier in the day, it said. They mainly searched KAI's development division this time, based
July 26, 2017
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Childbirths dip for 6th straight month in May
The number of newborn babies in South Korea plunged at a double-digit rate for the sixth straight month in May despite yearslong efforts to boost the country's low birthrate, a government report showed Wednesday.About 30,300 babies were born in May, down 11.9 percent, or 4,100, from 34,400 tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea.Childbirths have been on the decline since a 3.4 percent on-year gain in November 2015, logging a double digit on-year drop for six straight
July 26, 2017
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Dance in the rain in Seoul’s rain festival this week
When was the last time that you got soaked in the rain without worrying about acid rain or toxic pollutants in the air? The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be holding a festival that allows the chance to play in the rain from Thursday to Saturday at Seoul Plaza. The event uses recycled and chlorinated rainwater. There will be a swimming pool with slides, as well as programs and activities including a water gun fight. A special booth will provide participants a chance to experience national di
July 25, 2017
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Crackdown launched on sex crimes at beaches
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and police said Tuesday they would intensively crack down on sex crimes targeting vacationers at the country’s major beaches over the next three weeks. Counseling booths will be set up until Aug. 11 at makeshift police stations near the beaches, including Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung and Haeundae Beach in Busan, to receive reports and provide support to victims. They also plan to distribute leaflets to raise awareness that clandestine photos of others is
July 25, 2017
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Thai woman sexually harassed by Korean taxi driver
(Yonhap)A taxi driver in Gwangju has been charged with sexual offense against a Thai passenger, a local media outlet reported Tuesday.According to JTBC, the taxi driver drove the Thai passenger to a remote place and pressured her into having sex. When the passenger got into the taxi last Monday, the driver scanned her body and drove the taxi away from the requested destination. The woman told JTBC that he asked her for sex offering 70,000 won ($63). “Because my Korean isn’t good enough, I could
July 25, 2017
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Ministry bans recreational use of ‘laughing gas’
The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday that it designated nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas” which is used to fill “happy balloons,” as a type of hallucinogen, banning its use for recreational purposes. (Instagram capture)Nitrous oxide has been used as a party drug by some young partygoers, or at clubs, as it gives a feeling of euphoria and relaxation.Under a new rule approved at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, the sale, inhalation or abuse of nitrous oxide as a party drug is punishable by
July 25, 2017
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Govt. updates list of victims in Jeju April 3 incident
South Korea's government on Tuesday announced an updated list of victims of a 1948 government-civilian clash on the southern island of Jeju, a step to restore the honor of the victims long labeled as "commies."A government panel, dedicated to verifying the truth behind the so-called Jeju April 3 incident, put the total number of victims at 14,232 and that of the bereaved family members at 59,426. The designated victims can receive a monthly subsidy of 300,000 won ($268.90).The list was announced
July 25, 2017
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Funeral held for former 'comfort woman' Kim Kun-ja
A funeral for the late Kim Kun-ja, a South Korean woman who was forced to work in front-line brothels for Japanese troops during World War II, was held Tuesday and attended by her family and friends as well as politicians and activists.The two-phase Buddhist funeral service took place at the CHA Bundang Medical Center south of Seoul and at the House of Sharing, a shelter for former comfort women in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. Comfort women is euphemistic term for the victims of Japan's sexual sl
July 25, 2017
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Fine dust falls 15% after coal plant closures: ministry
Airborne fine dust particles decreased by 15.4 percent in June after the government halted the operation of aged coal-burning power plants in South Chungcheong Province, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday. Kim Beob-jeong, chief of the air quality policy division at the Environment Ministry speaks during a press briefing in Sejong on Tuesday. (Yonhap)As part of the Moon Jae-in administration’s efforts to tackle the nation’s worsening air pollution, the government has shut down eight plants age
July 25, 2017
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Students demand truth about classmate who killed himself in army
Students at a press conference held at Hongik university on Monday (Yonhap)Following a conscript’s suicide last week, his classmates and professors demanded the Korean military disclose the facts behind the tragic death. At a press conference held Monday, Hongik university students and professors said, “Our classmate Ko Pil-ju, a student at Hongik university’s department of Korean language and literature, committed suicide due to physical and verbal abuse from his senior conscripts. The Republi
July 25, 2017