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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ministry, Samsung Medical Center playing blame game on MERS outbreak
South Korea’s most prestigious hospital is at odds with the Ministry of Health and Welfare over who is to blame for the outbreak of a deadly virus in 2015.Samsung Medical Center in Seoul on Tuesday submitted to the ministry a 100-page statement of an argument denying that its missteps contributed to the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome which killed 37 here in the summer of 2015. The move was in response to the ministry’s decision in December to request the police impose a 15-day su
Jan. 24, 2017
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Ex-Ewha Univ. chief faces arrest over Chung Yoo-ra admission
The special prosecutor’s investigation into admissions fraud surrounding Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s close friend, is reaching its final stage, with a court reviewing Tuesday the arrest of the school’s former president. Choi Kyung-hee, president of Ewha Womans University until October, attended a hearing for her arrest at the Seoul Central District Court over suspicions that she directed professors and school officials to accept Chung. In return for admissions favors
Jan. 24, 2017
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Court to decide on arrest of ex-university chief suspected of favoritism
A Seoul court was set to decide Tuesday on the arrest of a former university chief suspected of giving admissions and grading favors to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's close friend.Choi Kyung-hee, president of Ewha Womans University from 2014 to 2016, is accused of helping Chung Yoo-ra gain admission to the school despite her alleged ineligibility. An independent counsel probe has been under way to determine the truth behind the allegations that Chung's mother, Choi Soon-sil, abused h
Jan. 24, 2017
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Appeals court clears ex-Navy chief of corruption charges
A Seoul appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to exonerate a former Navy chief accused of corruption in a parts supply deal for the country's indigenous salvage ship.Retired Adm. Chung Ok-geun was indicted in July over allegations that he pressured his subordinates to forge a document in 2009 to help a firm win the contract for the 3,500-ton Tongyeong. Chung served as the chief of naval operations from 2008-2010.The Seoul High Court found him not guilty, citing a lack of clea
Jan. 24, 2017
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Korea to improve highway tolling system, lessen traffic
South Korea will further improve its automatic tolling system on major expressways as a way of reducing traffic congestion, the government said Tuesday.The new and improved tolling system will be built around the existing Hi-Pass system, but without the large tolling booths that inevitably create a narrow passage for cars.Currently, drivers using the automatic tolling system are required to greatly reduce their speed when passing through such a toll booth, as those booths also create possible ob
Jan. 24, 2017
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Korea files appeal court decision over comfort women
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Monday that it has filed for an appeal with the Seoul High Court against a lower court's recent decision on the landmark deal with Tokyo on former sex slaves.The ministry took the legal step earlier in the day, more than two weeks after the Administrative Court of Korea ordered the government to release all documents related to its 2015 deal with Tokyo. In 2015, South Korea and Japan produced the deal on resolving the issue of Korean women forced into sexual s
Jan. 24, 2017
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Korea to revise health insurance system
South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Monday a plan to overhaul the national health insurance scheme to reduce the fees for the low-income earners and hike those for the wealthy. The proposal’s main beneficiaries will be about 6 million households -- mostly self-employed -- who will see their monthly insurance premium reduce by half. Some 730,000 high-income earners or high-asset holders will have to endure higher premiums. Ordinary salaried workers with no major assets will se
Jan. 23, 2017
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Probe zeros in on Park over corruption scandal
Halfway through a high-profile probe into the corruption scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment, the independent counsel’s remaining task is the hardest and most important -- questioning the president herself. With key suspects increasingly implicating President Park in wrongdoings, special counsel Park Young-soo and his team of investigators are considering raiding the presidential office this week at the earliest and questioning Park face-to-face by early February. Indepe
Jan. 22, 2017
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Seoul subway train catches fire
A Seoul subway train caught fire earlier Sunday, leading to an evacuation of about 100 passengers. No casualties were reported.According to the fire authority, a train passing through Seoul's southern district of Jamsil caught fire around 6:30 a.m., which was extinguished in 30 minutes. The operation of the subway line was fully normalized at 7:50 a.m.An official from Seoul Metro, the line operator, said the fire is presumed to have been caused by a power failure. (Yonhap)Seoul Metro is expected
Jan. 22, 2017
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Protesters hold 13th weekly rally to demand Park's ouster
South Koreans took to the streets Saturday to demand scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye's resignation and the arrest of corporate leaders over bribery charges, marking the 13th straight weekly rally.Braving cold weather amid snow flurries, hundreds of thousands of protesters held a candlelight vigil in central Seoul to call on Park to immediately resign and the Constitutional Court to speed up its review over the legality of Park's impeachment.With some 2,300 civic groups in attendance, demonst
Jan. 22, 2017
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S. Korea minister resigns after arrest over arts blacklist
South Korea's culture minister resigned after being arrested Saturday for allegedly creating a "blacklist" of nearly 10,000 artists who voiced criticism of impeached President Park Geun-Hye. Cho Yoon-Sun, who is the first minister in active service to be arrested in South Korea, is accused of creating the vast catalogue to starve the artists of government subsidies and private investments and place them under state surveillance. The list's existence has sparked widespread anger, raising the
Jan. 21, 2017
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Parliament committee passes bill to ban state-authored history textbook
The parliament's education committee on Friday passed a bill to ban state-authored textbooks amid the boycott from conservative parties. The National Assembly Education, Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee approved the bill that bans the use of textbooks whose copyrights are held by the government. The bill has been handed over to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The bill targets the Park Geun-hye government's plan to provide middle and high school students with state-authored history t
Jan. 20, 2017
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Korea Post's delivery service ranked No. 1 in consumer satisfaction
Delivery service by South Korea's postal service operator Korea Post ranked No. 1 in consumer satisfaction, a survey showed Friday.Korea Post received 3.97 points out of a possible 5 in overall satisfaction scores on a survey conducted by the Korea Consumer Agency.It is followed by CJ Korea Express Corp., South Korea's largest logistics company, with 3.86 and Logen, a logistics company, with 3.83. Lotte Global Logistics Co. and the logistics unit of Hanjin Group came in third and fourth with 3.
Jan. 20, 2017
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Heavy snow leads to traffic jams in Korea
Heavy snow pounded central South Korea, including the capital city of Seoul, overnight on Friday, leading to traffic and flight disruptions.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul had received a total of 6.3 centimeters of snow as of 7 a.m.Incheon, west of Seoul, had 8 centimeters of snow, with numbers for Suwon reaching 7 centimeters.The snow warning issued by the weather authority is expected to expand to the southern part of the country as well.(Yonhap)More than 150 flight
Jan. 20, 2017
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Court may deliver verdict on Park’s fate in February
Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, who leads the parliamentary team for President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment trial, said Thursday that a court decision on the sanctioned president is likely to be made in February. During a parliamentary meeting at the National Assembly, Rep. Kwon, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the National Assembly, said that he is expecting the Constitutional Court to rule on the Dec. 9 parliamentary impeachment of Park earlier than initially expected, as the trial’s witness q
Jan. 19, 2017
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FKI blames Park in court
South Korea’s largest business lobby group claimed Thursday that it was instructed by the presidential office to solicit corporate donations for Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of President Park Geun-hye. A top standing executive of the Federation of Korean Industries -- Vice Chairman Lee Seung-cheol -- made the testimony, appearing as a witness at Choi’s trial at the Seoul District Court. Vice Chairman Lee Seung-cheol of the Federation of Korean Industries enters a courtroom in Seoul to testify a
Jan. 19, 2017
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[FEATURE] Why childhood obesity is more prevalent among low-income families
In the 1980s, plump cheeks and round legs were a symbol of successful child-rearing in South Korea. “Your baby should participate in the chubby baby contest” was one of the best compliments a parent could hear. Three decades on, those features might attract stares and concern, and their parents would be advised to watch their diet, or even take them to a clinic. In a society where fat-shaming is rampant, childhood obesity has also become a telltale sign of parental wealth. The obesity rate has
Jan. 19, 2017
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Paris 7 to open master's course on Korean independence movement history
Paris Diderot University, also known as Paris 7, will open a master's course on the Korean independence movement history later this year, the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan said Thursday. "(The IHK) and visiting Marie-Orange Rive-Lasan, a professor of the Oriental Literature Department, have agreed on the opening of the provisionally named "History of Korean Independence Movement"course as part of the regular curriculum of the Korean studies in Paris 7 starting in the fall semester that b
Jan. 19, 2017
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Arrest sought for minister, ex-presidential chief of staff over artist blacklist
South Korean investigators on Wednesday sought warrants to formally arrest the country‘s culture minister and a former presidential chief of staff over allegations the Park Geun-hye administration blacklisted cultural figures deemed critical of the government.Minister Cho Yoon-sun and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon are being charged for abusing their authority, said the probe team looking into an influence-peddling scandal that led to the president’s impeachment last month.Cho s
Jan. 18, 2017
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Warrants sought for Kim Ki-choon, Cho Yoon-sun
[Urgent] The independent counsel asked the court to issue arrest warrants for former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon and Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun. (Yonhap)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Jan. 18, 2017