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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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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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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korean cargo ship missing after distress call: ministry
A South Korean cargo ship with eight South Korean and 16 Filipino sailors went missing in the South Atlantic earlier this week after making a distress call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.The Marshal Islands-flagged ship, Stella Daisy, was sailing in waters near Uruguay after departing Brazil on March 26, it said.At about 11:20 p.m. Friday (Seoul time), the ship's crew members told their South Korean employer, Polaris Shipping, that their ship was sinking, using a mobile phone-based text
April 1, 2017
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Korean supporters of arrested ex-president protest in Seoul
Supporters of arrested former President Park Geun-hye have begun rallying in South Korea's capital for her release.Thousands were expected at Saturday's protest near Seoul's City Hall, and more than 10,000 officers were being deployed amid concerns of clashes. Opponents and supporters of Park have filled the capital's streets with passionate rallies in recent months, reflecting the country's deep divide.Park was jailed Friday over allegations that she colluded with a confidante to extort money f
April 1, 2017
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Gov't vows all efforts to find remains of Sewol victims
South Korea's Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn on Saturday called for a painstaking search for the remains of those killed in the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking."The top priority is to recover the remains," he said during a visit to a Mokpo port in the southwestern province of Jeolla. Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn meets with the families of the victims of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, on April 1, 2017. (Yonhap)It has become the new home of the 6,825-ton ship, which sank
April 1, 2017
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Number of CCTV cameras surges in Korea
The number of closed-circuit television cameras more than doubled in the country in 2015 compared with five years earlier, data showed Saturday, casting concerns over privacy protection.According to the data compiled by the National Assembly Budget Office and the Ministry of the Interior, the number of CCTV cameras installed in public locations came to a whopping 740,000 as of end-2015, hiking from around 300,000 units posted in 2010. (Yonhap)Of the cameras installed, 49 percent of them were to
April 1, 2017
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Acting president Hwang to visit Sewol ferry in Mokpo
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is set to visit a port in Mokpo Saturday to meet families of people killed in the Sewol ferry sinking and urge a thorough search of the recently salvaged ship for the remains of those still missing, government officials said. South Korean Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap)The 6,825-ton ship was recovered from the seabed last week, nearly three years after it sank on April 16, 2014, while en route to the southern resort i
April 1, 2017
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Park placed behind bars over corruption scandal
Just three weeks ago, Park Geun-hye called the presidential palace her home. In a dramatic downfall, the former president now must eat and sleep in a jail cell, locked up in the same prison where her longtime friend and aides are being held. Park, who was the first woman to reach the highest office in South Korea, ended up becoming the nation’s first president to be removed from power by impeachment and the third to be arrested. Ousted President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)In the early hours of Frida
March 31, 2017
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Sewol ends final voyage at Mokpo
MOKPO, South Jeolla Province -- The Sewol ferry had departed from Incheon on a misty morning on April 15, 2014 for a routine 13-hour voyage to the southern resort island of Jeju. But the passenger ship, now a rusted wreck, reached the end of its voyage at Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, on Friday afternoon, 1,801 days after its departure. With families of the victims of the sinking almost three years ago and ordinary citizens watching, the salvaged ferry, loaded on a transport vessel, arrived at M
March 31, 2017
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Arrest of ousted Park puts Samsung on edge
The arrest of ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has made Samsung Group, the country's top conglomerate, jittery as it may have a negative impact on the trial of its detained de facto chief, sources said Friday.After a marathon court hearing, former President Park was arrested earlier in the day in connection with a massive corruption scandal that brought her down. Charges against Park include bribery, abuse of authority, coercion and leaking government secrets. Samsung's de facto leader L
March 31, 2017
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Sewol ends final voyage, arrives at Mokpo Port
The Sewol ferry, loaded on a transport vessel, arrived at Mokpo Port on Friday afternoon, ending its final voyage 1,081 days after it sank in South Korea’s worst maritime disaster. The semisubmersible transport vessel carrying the retrieved passenger ferry departed the wreck site off Jindo, South Jeolla Province, at around 7 a.m. and arrived at Mokpo at 1:15 p.m., the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said. Engineers have begun work to move the 6,800-ton, 145-meter-long Sewol to the port’s dry
March 31, 2017
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Korea strongly denounces Japan's claim to Dokdo in education guidelines
South Korea on Friday strongly denounced Japan's renewed claim to Korea's easternmost islets in its latest education guidelines and demanded their immediate withdrawal.The Japanese government earlier decided to approve the revised guidelines that call for teaching students in elementary and middle schools that Dokdo belongs to Japan.(Yonhap)The guidelines, which also serve as a basis for writing textbooks, have been posted online for public viewing since mid-February. They will be added to the e
March 31, 2017
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Quarter of Koreans can't afford cultural activities: poll
About a quarter of South Koreans think they can neither afford to enjoy cultural activities nor have the wherewithal to provide for an uncertain future, a poll showed Friday.According to the survey of 3,669 South Koreans aged 19 to 57 taken last year, some 26 percent of the respondents answered they can't afford a family trip twice or more per year.(Yonhap)Another 26.7 percent replied they can't enjoy hobbies and cultural activities with family members on a regular basis, according to the poll t
March 31, 2017
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After arresting Park, prosecution expected to speed up probe into aide, conglomerates
The prosecution is expected to speed up a corruption probe into ousted President Park Geun-hye's former aide and major conglomerates after she was arrested early Friday. The former leader was put into a detention center on charges of bribery, abuse of power, coercion and leaking government secrets, after a marathon hearing the previous day.Former President Park Geun-hye leaves the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on March 30, 2017, after a hearing on a warrant to arrest her. The court
March 31, 2017
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Park faces charges including bribery, power abuse in 13 cases
Ousted leader Park Geun-hye, arrested early Friday, faces charges of bribery, coercion, abuse of power and the leak of state secrets in 13 cases, according to court officials. If convicted, she could face life in prison. After a grueling nine-hour hearing, Judge Kang Boo-young acknowledged the need for her arrest, saying there is probable cause to charge her and a concern of evidence being destroyed. Former President Park Geun-hye's hair (R) not coiffed as she leaves the Seoul Central District P
March 31, 2017
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Park arrested over corruption scandal
Former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and sent to a detention facility early Friday morning on the corruption charges that led to her removal from office three weeks ago. “It is acknowledged that there is a reason and need for the arrest as (Park's) key charges were clarified and there is a risk of evidence being destoryed,” the Seoul Central District Court said in a statement. Following the decision, the prosecution took Park to a detention facility in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, where her
March 31, 2017
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Park awaits court's decision on her arrest
Disgraced former President Park Geun-hye is awaiting a court decision on whether she should be arrested on corruption and other charges that led to her removal from office. After a nearly nine-hour hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday, Park was transferred to a makeshift detention facility set up on the 10th floor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office just next to the courthouse. The result is expected early Friday morning. Former President Park Geun-hye leaves Seoul C
March 30, 2017
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Court ends hearing on Park's arrest
Former President Park Geun-hye fought hard to avoid the shame of being taken into custody during a court hearing on her arrest warrant Thursday. Whether she was successful was not known as of press time.With Park determined to deny all her charges including bribery and abuse of power, the closed-door session continued for about nine hours, the longest yet in the court’s history. Former President Park Geun-hye leaves Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Thursday after attending a hearing on a
March 30, 2017
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Court hearing on Park's arrest still underway
A court hearing that will decide whether former President Park Geun-hye will be arrested for corruption is continuing for over six hours as of 5 p.m. in Seoul on Thursday. With Park determined to fight all charges including bribery and abuse of power, the closed-door hearing is expected to take a several more hours. The court decision whether or not to arrest her will likely come on Friday morning. Former President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)At 2 p.m., during a recess, one of Park’s lawyers told rep
March 30, 2017
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29 infants infected with rotavirus
A total of 29 newborns have been infected with rotavirus at an obstetrics clinic in Seoul, health authorities said Thursday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the infants from the clinic in western Seoul were confirmed to have been infected with the virus, which causes diarrhea.(Yonhap)The KCDC said it has conducted an investigation into the 119 newborns from the hospital and confirmed the 24 cases. Another five newborns were from the same postnatal care center as the infe
March 30, 2017
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Teenager kidnaps, kills 8-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl admitted to having kidnapped and killed an 8-year-old who was found dead Wednesday in Incheon, police said Thursday. The suspect, a high school dropout with records of mental illness, is currently in police custody. She allegedly met the victim at a park in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on Wednesday afternoon and killed her with an unidentified weapon after luring the victim into her home with a phone. The suspect in a kidnap and murder case of an 8-year-old child is seen at Yeonsu Poli
March 30, 2017
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Operators making final preparations to move Sewol ferry to port
Salvage operators are making final preparations to transport the 6,800-ton ferry Sewol to port following improved weather conditions, the government said Thursday."We are trying to speed up the process of preparations for departure," the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said. "The captain of the semisubmersible ship will make the decision (to leave)." (Yonhap)The Sewol, which capsized in waters off the southwest coast in 2014, killing 295 with nine people still unaccounted for, was raised from t
March 30, 2017