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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Incheon doctor draws jail term for negligence in death of German fetus
INCHEON -- A South Korean doctor has received a jail term for committing professional negligence resulting in the death of a German woman's baby during birth here about two and a half years ago, a local court said Tuesday. (Yonhap)The Incheon District Court said a 42-year-old female obstetrician was sentenced to eight months' incarceration after being indicted for mistakenly killing a 38-year-old German woman's fetus during birth at her clinic in this port city west of Seoul on Nov. 25, 2014.The
April 11, 2017
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Shift workers sleep deprived; drink, smoke more: survey
Workers who have to put in shifts at irregular hours are more deprived of sleep and more prone to smoking and drinking than people who do regular daytime duties, a survey showed Tuesday.The findings, released by Professor Song Yoon-mi of Samsung Medical Center, said women in their 50s were the most susceptible to developing problems because of their work schedule. A shift worker at an auto assembly line at Hyundai Motor Co. in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province (Yonhap)The ratio of smokers among f
April 11, 2017
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[Feature Interview] Foreign wives share tips through 24-hour hotline
When Maria first came to Korea 17 years ago, the Filipina had no one to rely on, except for her Korean husband. Despite his support, it took more than a decade to finally be able to call South Korea her home.From the language barrier and spicy food to the country’s patriarchal values, the 47-year-old, who did not want to use her real name, faced challenges every step of the way to adjust to life here, some 2,600 kilometers away from her family and friends in the Philippines.(Ministry of Gender E
April 11, 2017
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Woo attends hearing on arrest warrant
Woo Byung-woo, a former aide of ousted President Park Geun-hye, appeared at a local court Tuesday to fight against the prosecution’s request for his arrest warrant over charges tied to the scandal that led to Park’s removal from power and arrest.Woo, who was a senior presidential secretary for civil affairs from 2015 to 2016, is suspected of abetting or condoning Park’s friend Choi Soon-sil’s meddling in state affairs, and exerting undue influence over the prosecution to help Choi. Woo Byung-woo
April 11, 2017
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Korea ranks 19th in tourism competitiveness: report
South Korea's global ranking in tourism competitiveness has jumped to 19th this year, backed by an improvement in market openness and infrastructure, a report showed Tuesday. The global ranking of Asia's fourth-largest economy moved up 10 spots in 2017 compared with two years earlier, tagging along with top tourist destinations in Europe, North America and Oceania, according to a biennial report by the World Economic Forum released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (Yonhap)The Tr
April 11, 2017
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Cigarettes contain 7 human carcinogens: report
Cigarettes sold on the market contain seven "cancer-causing" substances that pose a threat to public health, South Korean authorities said Tuesday.The International Agency For Research On Cancer under the World Health Organization classifies certain substances as group 1 that are carcinogenic to humans. Substances are placed in this category when there is evidence of carcinogenicity in humans. (123RF)According to a report by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, cigarettes contain seven group 1
April 11, 2017
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Prosecutors expected to wrap up Park's investigation this week
South Korean prosecutors are expected to conclude their investigation into ousted President Park Geun-hye this week, sources said Monday, before the official campaign period for the presidential election begins next week.Earlier in the day, prosecutors carried out their fourth round of questioning Park at a detention center outside Seoul, where she is incarcerated, over a string of corruption allegations that removed her from office.Former President Park Geun-hye leaves her home in Seoul for pro
April 11, 2017
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Over 2 million N. Korean leaflets collected in S. Korea over past year
Over 2 million propaganda leaflets praising North Korea and its communist regime were found in South Korea over about a 12-month period until early this year, government data showed Wednesday.According to the Ministry of National Defense, the South Korean military has collected a total of 2,039,898 North Korean leaflets, mostly in Seoul and neighboring Gyeonggi Province, from January 2016 to February this year.South Korean soldiers pick up North Korean propaganda leaflets on a street in Goyang,
April 11, 2017
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Feasibility test to build new Gimhae airport approved: gov't
South Korea's multi-billion-dollar project to build a new airport in the country's southeast got a boost as it passed a crucial preliminary feasibility test, the transport ministry said Monday. The Korea Development Institute, a state-run think tank, approved the feasibility study for the 5.97 trillion won ($5.2 billion) project to build an airport after conducting a detailed study of the plan over the past nine months, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. (Yonhap)The
April 10, 2017
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[Graphic News] S. Korea fine dust at worst level this year
South Korea has experienced more days of ultrafine dust blanketing the country so far this year compared to the past two years, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Environment, the concentration level of ultrafine dust particles -- about 1/30 the thickness of a strand of human hair -- from January to March this year marked the worst level at 32 micrograms per cubic meter, up 2 micrograms per cubic meter from the same period in 2015 and 2016. That level is equal to an AQI of 93 o
April 10, 2017
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Cracks in Park’s defense team?
Former President Park Geun-hye has fired seven of her nine lawyers, revealing cracks in her defense team as prosecutors continue their intense interrogation of the jailed leader. Senior Prosecutor Lee Won-seok questioned Park on Monday at a detention facility south of Seoul where she has been in custody since March 31, in her fourth interrogation session in jail, zeroing in on the bribery allegation.The ousted president's attorney Yoo Young-ha (left) and Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)The prosecution is
April 10, 2017
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Korea to announce inspection schedule for salvaged Sewol later this week
MOKPO -- The South Korean government said Monday that it will disclose later this week detailed plans on how it will search for the remains of the nine missing victims from the salvaged Sewol ferry that has been placed ashore.The government-led salvage team has transferred the ship onto a dry dock at the port of Mokpo from a semisubmersible transport ship Sunday, around three years after the ferry sank.The Sewol ferry lies on a dock at the port of Mokpo on April 10, 2017. (Yonhap)The team said p
April 10, 2017
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Dispute over Seoul City youth subsidy ends
Seoul City’s controversial plan to hand out cash allowances to young job seekers has finally gotten the nod from the central government, ending a yearlong dispute. The Ministry of Health and Welfare had opposed Seoul’s plan, calling it a populist move, but it decided to endorse it Friday, citing revisions made by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to the original program at the ministry’s request.The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Yonhap)“We refused to ratify the program last year when it failed
April 10, 2017
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Seoul Plaza still occupied by pro-Park campers
The city of Seoul is gearing up for its annual spring festival lineup, but is facing difficulties as the events’ main venue, Seoul Plaza, is illegally occupied by die-hard supporters of ousted President Park Geun-hye. Despite the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s repeated requests to vacate the space, about 40 pro-Park tents remain clustered in one-third of the area, refusing to yield both to government orders and the Constitutional Court’s decision to expel Park from power.Pro-Park protest tents
April 10, 2017
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UNICEF to reopen office in Seoul to shift from assistance to partnership
The United Nations Children's Fund will reopen its office in Seoul this week to boost its partnership with South Korea over assistance for children, the foreign ministry here said Monday.The ceremony to mark the opening in central Seoul on Tuesday will be attended by Vice Foreign Minister Ahn Chong-ghee and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. (Yonhap)Ahn will deliver a welcoming speech where he plans to commit the South Korean government's continuing
April 10, 2017
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PC distribution at schools doubles over past decade
The personal computer distribution ratio at South Korea's elementary and secondary schools has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to a report released Monday by the Ministry of Education.The ministry's "2016 school informatization white paper" said that the number of students per PC stood at 3.6 for elementary schools, 3.4 for middle schools and 3.1 for high schools. A decade earlier in 2006, the corresponding figures were 6.8, 6.1 and 5.6 students for elementary, middle and high sch
April 10, 2017
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Court to hold hearing on arrest of ex-presidential aide Tuesday
A Seoul court will hold a hearing this week to decide whether to issue a warrant to arrest a former presidential secretary in connection with a corruption scandal that led to the removal of former President Park Geun-hye from office, officials said Monday.The Seoul Central District Court will hold the hearing Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. to decide whether to arrest Woo Byung-woo, who served as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs from 2015 to 2016, they said.Woo Byung-woo (C), former senior
April 10, 2017
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Man indicted for attacking reporters during protest against Park's ouster
A 56-year-old man has been indicted on charges of attacking two journalists during a violent street rally against the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss Park Geun-hye as president last month, prosecutors said Monday. supporters of ousted President Park Geun-hye attempt to cross over the barricades of police buses during a protest held against the Constitutional Court's decision to remove her from office on the same day. (Yonhap)The defendant, identified only by his last name Lee, is accu
April 10, 2017
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Fried chicken beats out 'jajangmyeon' noodles as Koreans' go-to soul food
The number of times fried chicken is being mentioned on South Korea's social media has increased at an average clip of 33 percent annually since 2011, an artificial intelligence firm said Monday, indicating it is fast becoming more of a South Korean comfort food than "jajangmyeon," or black bean sauce noodles.Artificial intelligence-based big data analyzer Daumsoft revealed that fried chicken was mentioned 846.19 million times on Internet blogs and 1.25 billion times on Twitter between 2011 and
April 10, 2017
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Sewol recovery leaves unique trail for Chinese veteran diver
The recovery of the South Korean sunken ferry has been an unprecedented challenge that gave the veteran salvage team many "first" experiences, the chief diver involved in the project said Sunday."I have dived about 6,000 times, spent some 30,000 hours of my life in water, but the Sewol operation has been somewhat different," Jin Feng, the head of diving unit of the Shanghai Salvage, told Yonhap News Agency in an interview on Sunday. Jin Feng, the head of the company's diving unit, on April 9, 2
April 9, 2017