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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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Korean police officer dressed as woman catches 20 drug criminals
A male police detective disguised as a women has arrested over 20 narcotics offenders, Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said Wednesday. Officer Woo Jung-hoon of Anyangmanan Police Station is 170 centimeters in height and 62 kilograms in weight making it easier for him to be disguised as a woman. Despite his slender physique, Woo is a martial arts champion, with several silver medals in Wushu and many kickboxing national matches under his belt. (Anyangmanan Police Station)It recently came to the
June 29, 2017
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Woman in her 20s found dead in parking lot of church: police
The police said Thursday that a woman was found dead behind a flower bed located in the parking lot of a church in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. The body of the woman in her 20s was found in a small enclosed concrete circular frame near the church at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The flower bed was a meter away from a pedestrian walkway and there were three security cameras at the location. However, no footage was available as the cameras turned out to be fake.(Yonhap)The police said that
June 29, 2017
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Violent act over priority seat sparks debate
An infuriated South Korean elderly man gave a flying kick to a young man occupying a priority seat on a bus, showed a viral photo on the internet. The photo has set off fierce debate on the issue of priority seats on Korean public transport across major online communities. “Noyakjaseok,” which translates to “seats for the elderly and the infirmed,” are intended for senior citizens as well as the handicapped, pregnant women, or anyone less able to stand. However, these seats are usually occupied
June 29, 2017
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Korea's air traffic rises 4% in May
Air traffic in South Korea rose 4 percent in May from a year earlier helped by increased demand on non-Chinese routes, government data showed Thursday. The number of passengers on Korean and international routes run by domestic airline carriers rose to 8.74 million last month from 8.41 million a year earlier, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation said in a statement. (Yonhap)"An increase in travel demand on routes to and from Japan and Southeast Asian countries helped offset s
June 29, 2017
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Highway to make it easier for Seoulites to reach East Sea
A recently completed highway will allow people living in Seoul to reach a popular tourist destination on the East Sea in less than two hours, the transport ministry said Thursday.It used to take two to three hours to reach Yangyang, 215 kilometers east of the capital city, using existing highways and roads. This, however, has changed, with provincial roads from East Hongcheon to Yangyang being transformed into an expressway, authorities said. A speedway already exists between the capital and the
June 29, 2017
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158 apartment complexes designated as no-smoking zones: health ministry
The number of apartment complexes designated as no-smoking zones reached 158 across the country in April, government data showed Thursday, amid a growing number of health-conscious people joining the anti-smoking campaign. The law, which took effect Sept. 3, 2016, allows provincial governments to designate all or part of corridors, stairs and underground parking garages of apartments as no-smoking zones upon approval by at least half of the residents. A file photo of an apartment building in Che
June 29, 2017
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Presidential office defends reactor construction suspension
The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday defended the government's decision to temporarily suspend the construction of two nuclear reactors, saying it was made after "painstaking deliberations."On Tuesday, Cheong Wa Dae announced that the government will halt the construction of the reactors in Ulsan, 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, while it collects public opinion over the fate of the reactors. The final decision will be made by a group of "citizen jurors," it said. This image, pro
June 28, 2017
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Students caught masturbating during class
A group of teenage boys were caught masturbating in front of a female teacher at a middle school in the southern city of Daejeon, according to Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education on Tuesday.The incident occurred last week during class. (Yonhap)The teacher immediately left the classroom after spotting the sexual act by nine students, aged 12-13 and in the first year of the middle school, and reported it to the school. The school and the city’s education office are currently investigating th
June 28, 2017
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'Bad' levels of fine dust in subway stations
Seoul’s subway stations have “bad” levels of fine dust in the air, an environmental activist group revealed, citing data from subway operator Seoul Metro. Gongdeok Station and Beotigogae Station on Subway Line No. 6 showed the highest level of fine dust concentration, reporting 116.2 micrograms per cubic meter each, according to data released by the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement.(Yonhap)The average for Seoul’s 278 subway stations was 81.2 micrograms per cubic meter, a slightly bad
June 28, 2017
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Seoul allows five elite schools to remain intact
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on Wednesday decided to extend autonomous rights given to five premium high schools for another five years, despite talks of removing the elite schools in the long run. “All of the five schools subject to a re-evaluation will retain their status, as they received scores higher than the minimum level required,” Seoul’s Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said at a press conference.Seoul’s Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon (center) speaks during the
June 28, 2017
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Subway worker dies during repair work
A subway maintenance worker died after being hit by an incoming train, police said Wednesday. The accident occurred at around midnight Monday at Noryangjin Station in central Seoul. The 57-year-old employee of Korea Railroad, surnamed Kim, was walking on the railroad to put up a signboard notifying that maintenance work was scheduled to take place from midnight to 4 a.m. (Yonhap)Six others were working at the site, but they were not hurt. Kim was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died shortly af
June 28, 2017
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Clampdown on E-2 visa misuse ‘still open and ongoing’
An investigation into foreign residents teaching subjects other than their native language on E-2 visas is “still open and ongoing,” South Korea’s immigration office confirmed to The Korea Herald. In April, a clampdown on two English immersion alternative schools in Seoul led to the deportations of some 14 foreign teachers and ultimately the shutdown of the institutions. “The investigation was initiated upon a request from the education office as well as complaints from some parents who send the
June 28, 2017
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Korea's childbirths extend losing streak to 17 straight months in April
The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped for 17 months in a row in April, a government report showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that underscores challenges in boosting its low birthrate.About 30,400 babies were born in April, down 13.6 percent, or 4,800, from 35,200 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, along with a double-digit drop for five straight months startin
June 28, 2017
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1 in 3 poor people stays out of social security net: study
One in 3 low-income people in South Korea don't benefit from the country's income security systems, a study said Wednesday, calling for their reform or new plans.Nearly 36 percent of South Koreans in the poor class didn't bask in any of the country's five social security systems as of 2015, including the state pension program and unemployment benefits, according to the study by Kang Shin-wook, a researcher at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.(Yonhap)The study is based on a surve
June 28, 2017
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Petya ransomware monitored in Korea
The Petya ransomware, which struck Russia and Europe earlier this week, was also observed in South Korea, industry sources said Wednesday, casting concern over local cybersecurity.While the Korea Internet & Security Agency said no official reports have been made to the organization so far, several Internet users claimed their computer was struck by the latest ransomware.(Yonhap)Ransomware refers to malware that locks up files on a computer with encryption until the victims pay a certain amount o
June 28, 2017
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Korea set to release 3 additional Siberian tigers into nature reserve
DAEJEON -- South Korea's forest authorities said Wednesday they plan to release three additional Siberian tigers into a "tiger forest" inside an arboretum in southeastern South Korea starting from this week as part of efforts to preserve the species in the wild.The Korea Forest Service, in the initial stage, will relocate a 12-year-old female named Hancheong and a six-year-old male named Uri from Seoul Grand Park to the 4.8 hectare forest at the National Baekdu-daegan Arboretum on a mountain ran
June 28, 2017
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More Korean women live alone, think less about marriage
More than 2.6 million, or one in 10, Korean women live alone, and an increasing number believe marriage isn't mandatory, recent data from the country's national statistics agency showed Tuesday. According to the report "2017 Statistics on Women" released by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Statistics Korea, one-woman households accounted for 50.2 percent of the total 5.2 million households last year, up by 17.7 percent from five years ago. By age, 43.2 percent of women living alone
June 27, 2017
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[Graphic News] Korean women’s lives in numbers
In South Korea, 49.9 percent of the population of 51.4 million is female, standing at 25.6 million as of 2017. Among those aged 60 or over, women outnumber men. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released annual statistics Tuesday that give a glimpse into Korean women’s changing lives and perceptions, as well as the existing gender-based disparity in terms of income and social status. According to data mainly based on figures from 2016, women on average live longer than men. They are mo
June 27, 2017
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Five elite schools may face loss of special status
Some of Seoul’s specialized private high schools may lose their status as part of the Seoul education chief’s drive to level the playing field for students. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education was set to announce Wednesday the results of an assessment it conducted on five of the 29 foreign language and autonomous private schools across the city.(Yonhap)The review was conducted with the aim of deciding whether to cancel Seoul Foreign Language High School and four other schools’ designation
June 27, 2017
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Govt. mulls extending aid for patients with severe illness
The government is considering extending a financial support program for low-income patients with serious diseases in an effort to reduce their financial burden, the health ministry said Tuesday.The program, which started in 2013 and is slated to end this year, is designed to protect people with four critical illnesses -- cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and rare and incurable diseases -- and serious burns from big out-of-pocket payments.Ministry of Health and Welfare (Yonhap)The m
June 27, 2017