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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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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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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Fire on mountain in northern Seoul mostly contained
A fire that broke out on Mount Surak in northern Seoul was mostly put out Friday morning, firefighters said, with no casualties having been reported so far. The fire, which started around 9:10 p.m. Thursday, was almost extinguished around 2:25 a.m., they said. More than 2,330 officials and 64 fire trucks were dispatched to the scene. Mount Surak in northern Seoul is ablaze on June 1, 2017. The fire was mostly contained by early morning the following day after burning some 39,600 square meters, a
June 2, 2017
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Prosecutors seek warrant to detain daughter of Park‘s friend
Prosecutors on Friday sought a court warrant to formally arrest the daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's friend who was extradited from Denmark this week.The Seoul Central District Court will hold a hearing at 2 p.m. to decide whether to issue the warrant for Chung Yoo-ra. Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's close associate, is brought to the prosecution in Seoul on June 1, 2017, for a second day of questioning on various allegations ranging from illegal unive
June 2, 2017
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[URGENT] Warrant sought for daughter of Choi Soon-sil
The prosecution on Friday asked the Seoul Central District Court to issue an arrest warrant for Chung Yoo-ra to take her into custody.Chung is a daughter of the jailed Choi Soon-sil, a core figure of the Park Geun-hye scandal as a former friend of the ousted president.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
June 2, 2017
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Fire breaks out on mountain in northern Seoul
A big fire broke out on Mount Surak in northern Seoul Thursday, firefighters said, with no casualties having been reported so far.Firefighters said they were struggling to contain the fire that started at around 9:08 p.m., with a long ribbon of fire forming near the top of a ridge.(Yonhap)The exact cause of the wind-fed forest fire is not yet known, but the size of the blaze is quite large, they added. South Korea's public safety watchdog said it sent emergency text messages to nearby residents
June 1, 2017
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S. Korea seeks to impose levies on hiring of irregular workers
South Korea is moving to levy fines on large companies that hire an excessive number of irregular workers, as part of the new administration’s efforts to create quality jobs and boost the economy.The Presidential Committee on Job Creation announced Thursday a set of measures, including the plan, to be implemented during Moon’s presidency. The measures include the removal of irregular jobs, the creation of jobs in the public sector, an increase of the minimum wage and the reduction of working hou
June 1, 2017
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City to offer free public transport to combat fine dust
From July, Seoul will provide free public transportation on days with high fine dust concentrations in order to discourage commuters from driving and help curb air pollution. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it would introduce fare exemptions for bus and subway users during commuting hours -- from the first train or bus to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- on days when the daily average concentration of ultra fine dust is above 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The same will a
June 1, 2017
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Prosecutors to seek warrant for Chung Yoo-ra
South Korea’s prosecution on Thursday summoned Chung Yoo-ra again for questioning. Chung is the daughter of Choi Soon-sil who is at the center of a political corruption scandal that led to the impeachment and arrest of former President Park Geun-hyeAt 9 a.m., the 21-year-old was escorted to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office. She was arrested on her way back to South Korea a day earlier, following her extradition from Denmark.Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of former President Park Geun-h
June 1, 2017
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[Feature] Teens wearing makeup put parents on edge
Lee Ji-hoon, 11, has fun watching makeup tutorials and looking up various kinds of cosmetics online. “My friends and I go to cosmetics shops sometimes for fun. I enjoy looking around and applying testers of makeup products,” said the fifth grader at a Seoul elementary school. “I feel like an idol star (after applying makeup).” Lee said she has secretly bought three cosmetic products -- a sunblock, lip stain and powder compact -- with what she saved from allowance money.In South Korea, where many
June 1, 2017
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Plaza renovation project to shed light on medieval flagpole in Korean city
CHEONGJU -- A task force of the state-run Korea Tourism Organization's branch in Cheongju, central South Korea, said Thursday it plans to complete a project aimed at turning a plaza that is known for its flagpole from Korea's medieval dynasty into one of the top tourist spots by creating a dazzling night view there by the end of this month.According to the business group, which has focused its efforts on revitalizing traditional markets, the project involves illuminating the plaza and the Iron F
June 1, 2017
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NGO opens website to promote wider int'l use of East Sea name
A Seoul-based nongovernmental organization said Thursday that it has created a new website to promote the wider international use of "East Sea" as the name of the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.VANK, or Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, said that the opening of the website eastsea.prkorea.com, dubbed "East Sea is the Republic of Korea," is intended to help bolster South Korea's persistent call for the concurrent use of the East Sea, along with the Sea of Japan, in maps and
June 1, 2017
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Antibiotics use down in Korea, highest among OECD members
South Korea's consumption of antibiotics has been greatly reduced, a government report showed Thursday, but the country remains the top user among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries.According to the report by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the prescription rate of antibiotics for acute upper respiratory infections came to 40.99 percent in the second half of last year, down 2.53 percent from a year earlier. (123RF)The government has been pu
June 1, 2017
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Child care cooperative grows into vibrant urban community in Seoul
Moving into a town full of complete strangers may be hard and stressful to most people. When Kwon Ji-hyun, a 36-year-old working mom, decided to bear it and relocate to an unheard-of village in west Seoul four years ago, there was only one thing on her mind: a daycare center where her child can be in good hands."I was at a loss for what to do when my mother said she had to move out of town. She was of great help in taking care of my son," she said, asking for an alias to be used.She couldn't fin
June 1, 2017
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1 in 3 firefighters suffer from PTSD: report
One out of every 3 firefighters in South Korea suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a report showed Thursday, underscoring the mental health issue facing emergency workers. The report showed that 34.4 percent of the firefighters showed some symptoms of the disease, the report by the National Center for Mental Health said. The report was based on a survey conducted on 212 firefighters with an average age of 41.4.PTSD occurs when a person is exposed to traumatic events and represents sympt
June 1, 2017
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Court cancels plan to question Park as witness at aide's trial
A Seoul court on Wednesday nullified its decision to question former President Park Geun-hye as a witness in her aide's trial as she refused to comply with a court-issued warrant to appear at the hearing. The Seoul Central District Court earlier accepted the request filed by an independent counsel team to bring Park to the trial of Lee Young-seon, a former presidential bodyguard.Former President Park Geun-hye, who is now in jail over corruption charges, is taken to the Seoul Central District Cou
May 31, 2017
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[Feature] Incheon Airport to set tone for irregular workers’ status shift
INCHEON – Incheon Airport has been praised for its excellent service, chosen as the world’s No. 1 airport for 12 years in a row. Beneath the fancy title, however, the airport has long been viewed by local labor experts as a microcosm of the country’s sharply-polarized labor market: Nearly 85 percent of the workforce here are “irregular workers” on an average salary that is less than half that of the “regular workers.” Precisely for that reason, President Moon Jae-in chose it as the place to star
May 31, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Chung Yoo-ra returns home to face questioning
Chung Yoo-ra, who has enjoyed a wide range of privileges on the back of her once-influential mother Choi Soon-sil, returned to South Korea on Wednesday to face questioning about the corruption scandal involving her mother and ex-President Park Geun-hye.Eight months after she went into hiding in Europe to avoid the prosecution’s summons, Chung finally returned home in handcuffs and shifted all responsibility to her mother.Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye's
May 31, 2017
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Poll shows 60% of Koreans negative about China's influence
Six in 10 South Koreans have a negative viewpoint of China's influence on their country, according to a poll released Wednesday.In the poll of 758 adult South Koreans organized jointly by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and several foreign institutions early this year, 60 percent negatively evaluated China's influence on South Korea, while those with neutral and positive opinions amounted to 25 percent and 15 percent, respectively. (Yonhap)Institute officials noted that the ratio of negati
May 31, 2017
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Top court confirms 3-year term for labor union leader over violent rallies
South Korea’s Supreme Court confirmed Wednesday a three-year jail sentence for Han Sang-gyun, the leader of the nation’s second-biggest umbrella labor union, for leading violent rallies. Labor groups denounced the ruling as a regression of democracy.Han, head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was convicted on charges of leading a series of illegal rallies at the end of 2015 and causing damage to public property and police officers.Protesters hold candles at a rally held near the Const
May 31, 2017
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BOK under fire for sexual harassment report
South Korea’s central bank said Wednesday it is investigating a claim by a female employee that she was verbally harassed by two male superiors for nearly two years. The woman who works at a provincial branch of the Bank of Korea filed the report in April, saying two of her senior colleagues at the office made sexually humiliating remarks several times between 2015 and last year.(123RF)One of the remarks revealed by local reports was: “Women are good at peeling fruit and men are good at strippin
May 31, 2017
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Choi Soon-sil's daughter returns to Korea
The daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's close friend involved in a corruption scandal returned to South Korea on Wednesday, after she was extradited from Denmark where she was in custody for five months. Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, at around 2:40 p.m. She was arrested by local authorities on a flight from Amsterdam where she transferred."I don't even know what my major was at Ewha Womans University" (Y
May 31, 2017