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10 million participate in 2016 rallies
Calls for the ouster of President Park Geun-hye continued to echo in the streets, on the last day of 2016, with 1 million protesters gathering in central Seoul.The number of participants in Saturday night’s rally brought the cumulative number of people who have attended the protests since October to 10 million, according to rally organizers.The police, which counts the number of participants at a particular point of time, reported the turnout on the Dec. 31 rally at 65,000 participants in Seoul.
Jan. 1, 2017
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Professor to be arrested in Choi scandal probe
The special investigative team probing the corruption scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye, her confidante Choi Soon-sil and former Cheong Wa Dae aides is said to be seeking an arrest warrant Sunday for a university professor suspected of favoritism on Choi’s daughter.Ewha Womans University professor Ryu Chul-kyun, also a novelist under the name Yi In-hwa, is believed to have had given Choi’s daughter Chung Yoo-ra unfair academic advantages by having someone else take tests for her and fi
Jan. 1, 2017
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Ex-health minister grilled over scandal involving Park
South Korea's special prosecutors on Saturday grilled a former health minister as part of their probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend.The team of special prosecutors questioned Moon Hyung-pyo, now chief of the National Pension Service (NPS), over suspicion that he exerted pressure on the state fund to back a mega merger deal between top conglomerate Samsung Group's key two units when he was the minister last year. Moon was formally arrested ear
Dec. 31, 2016
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Highly pathogenic strain of bird flu found in cats
A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered in two dead cats on Saturday, a provincial government official said, marking the first infection of the virus found in mammals in two years.The H5N6 strain of avian influenza (AI) which has infected chickens across the country was found in the bodies of the cats in Pocheon, some 46 kilometers north of Seoul, the official said, citing information from health authorities.The cats were found dead earlier this week some 2 kilometers from a chicke
Dec. 31, 2016
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S. Koreans demand president's removal on New Year's Eve
Even on New Year's Eve, large crowds of South Koreans were expected to join another rally demanding the ouster of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who's determined to restore her powers through a court trial.Hundreds of thousands were expected to participate in the evening marches near Seoul's presidential palace and the Constitutional Court. Park's supporters are planning their own rallies in nearby streets. The court has up to six months to decide whether Park should permanently step down ov
Dec. 31, 2016
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More toxic disinfectant victims likely to receive state support
The South Korean government is close to providing state support for more victims from the use of toxic humidifier disinfectant, whose suffering was deemed less directly connected to the problematic products.Such a decision came after lawmakers at the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee on Thursday cleared a bill to create a relief fund for victims classified in categories 3-4. The bill intends to force companies responsible for selling or manufacturing toxic humidifier disinfecta
Dec. 30, 2016
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Ward office agrees on installation of 'comfort women' statue near Japanese consulate
The Dong Ward municipality in South Korea's largest port city of Busan agreed Friday to let a civic group install a statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery in front of the ward's Japanese Consulate."We will not stop the civic group from installing the statue in front of the consulate if they wish to do so," Park Sam-seok, chief of the municipality, told a press conference. The decision came two days after the group attempted to install the statute on the sidewalk in fron
Dec. 30, 2016
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New US administration to bring major changes to diplomacy: acting president
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday the launch of the new administration in the United States will bring major geopolitical changes."The fluctuating local politics, coupled with the launch of a new administration in the US. on Jan. 20, pose changes and challenges on South Korea's diplomatic and security policies,"Hwang said during a meeting held with former ministers.During his meeting with former foreign, unification, and defense ministers, participants shared variou
Dec. 30, 2016
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Man arrested for in-flight violence
Police arrested a South Korean man Thursday on charges of violating aviation security laws and assault after allegedly engaging in in-flight violence earlier this month, police said.Earlier on Thursday, the Incheon District Court issued an arrest warrant for him after holding a hearing on the legality of the arrest warrant, citing he may be a flight risk.The warrant was served to 34-year-old Lim Beom-joon, who allegedly hit a passenger in the face and assaulted flight attendants while aboard a K
Dec. 29, 2016
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31-year-old woman burnt to death at temple in Seoul
A woman with a history of mental illness burned herself to death at a Buddhist temple in Seoul on Thursday, with the reasons behind the apparent suicide yet to be known, police said. The 31-year-old woman, only identified by her family name Kim, poured flammable materials onto her body and set herself on fire with a lighter at the Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul, police officers said. The woman died before an ambulance arrived at the site, they said.She reportedly had megalomania, a mental ill
Dec. 29, 2016
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‘Injection lady’ visited Blue House: special probe team
The special investigative team led by independent counsel Park young-soo suspects that another unauthorized figure may have been involved in President Park Geun-hye’s medical treatment. According to sources and local reports, the team has secured text messages exchanged between two of Park’s secretaries in May 2013 regarding visits by the “injection lady” to Cheong Wa Dae, allegedly without proper security clearance. According to the five text messages that have been restored through digital f
Dec. 29, 2016
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Park beefing up legal team for trial
President Park Geun-hye is beefing up her legal team ahead of the start of her impeachment trial next week. The state head was impeached by the parliament earlier this month over a scandal involving her confidante. She met with all nine of her attorneys at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday morning to prepare for the inaugural hearing on Jan. 3. Also in attendance at the meeting were two heavyweight figures of the Korean legal circle -- former Constitutional Court Justice Lee D
Dec. 29, 2016
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Tugboat believed to have sunk, leaving 2 crew members dead
A tugboat was believed to have sunk off an island near South Korea's southernmost island of Jeju for unknown reasons on Thursday, leaving its two crew members dead, the Coast Guard said.The coast guard in the city of Jeju received a transmission from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or a distress message suggesting a ship's sinking, from the 29-ton K tugboat sailing in waters 2.4 kilometers west of Biyang Island near the northwestern coast of the southern resort island around 8:51
Dec. 29, 2016
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Korea's ambassador to France grilled over blacklist of cultural figures
South Korea's Ambassador to France Mo Chul-min was questioned by investigators Thursday over allegations the presidential office created a "blacklist" of cultural figures considered critical of the conservative government.Mo, who served as senior presidential secretary for education and culture from 2013 to 2014, returned to South Korea on Wednesday, following a summons from the independent counsel team looking into a massive influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye's impea
Dec. 29, 2016
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Panel rejects controversial cable car on Mt. Seorak
A government panel on Wednesday rejected a proposal to set up a cable car on a popular mountain range near the country's eastern coast, a plan that has been criticized for its potential harm to the regional environment, government officials said.The project calls for a 3.5-kilometer-long cable car system to be built in the southern region of Mount Seorak in Yangyang County, some 215 kilometers east of Seoul, providing a means of convenient transportation all the way up to the peak of the Osaek a
Dec. 28, 2016
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Youngjae-oh nurtures gifted children
For South Korean parents, education is a top priority for their children and there is often keen interest in nurturing their talent. The Afternoon School for the Gifted, or Youngjae-oh in Korean, is an education center that is a key player in the development of education for the gifted. Since its establishment in 2003, Youngjae-oh has come up with numerous educational materials and programs for children’s brain development, based on its study of the field. The materials developed by Youngjae-oh
Dec. 28, 2016
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English Instinct Language Institute
The English Instinct Language Institute has emerged as a provider of tailor-made solutions to help middle and high school students master the language. The institute, located in Daechidong, southern Seoul, runs programs specifically designed for Korea’s university admission exam, school records and the English proficiency tests TEPS and TOEFL. It attracts students from not only Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, but also southern parts of the country, especially during the weekends and school vacation
Dec. 28, 2016
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Civic group's attempt to erect statue symbolizing sexual slavery victims foiled in Busan
Dozens of members from a civic group without authorization attempted to install a statue of a girl symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery in South Korea's largest port city of Busan, but the attempt was foiled due to opposition from officials and police.The group tried to set up the statue on the sidewalk in front of the back door of the Japanese Consulate shortly after a weekly rally around 12:30 p.m. calling for the Japanese government to offer an apology and compensation fo
Dec. 28, 2016
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Hospitals raided over alleged illegal medical treatment for President Park
South Korean special investigators raided the offices of "shadowy doctors" for President Park Geun-hye Wednesday over allegations they provided undue medical treatment to her. The independent counsel team looking into the corruption scandal that has led to her impeachment said its investigators visited some 10 places, including plastic surgeon Kim Young-jae's clinic and home in Seoul.He is suspected of treating Park with the help of her friend Choi Soon-sil without going through due security pro
Dec. 28, 2016
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Investigators probe ‘presidential’ blacklist of culture figures
The special team led by independent counsel Park young-soo on Wednesday grilled a former presidential secretary, as part of its investigation into the suspicion that Cheong Wa Dae created a blacklist of cultural figures believed to be critical of the government.Kim Sang-yule, currently a professor at Sookmyung Women’s university, was summoned as a person of interest in the ongoing investigation about the supposed list. The investigators already raided the homes and offices of former Chief of Sta
Dec. 28, 2016