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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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All flights to be banned from taking-off, landing during college entrance exam
A temporary noise ban will prevent all aircraft from landing or taking off during a short listening session of the annual college entrance exam to be held this week, the government said Wednesday.The ban will be enforced between 1:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. Thursday when some 600,000 students and college applicants will take the English listening part of the college scholastic ability test, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said.All except emergency aircraft will be banned from takin
Nov. 16, 2016
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Seoul Mayor receives award for sustainable development
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has been awarded the Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development for his efforts to develop Seoul as a “Sharing City.” Park, who worked as a civil rights lawyer and activist before becoming mayor, is recognized for having integrated social issues into “sharing economy” projects, as well as raising public awareness and supporting initiatives in the sharing of information and assets, the award organizer said in a statement. Park is the first Korean, and the second in Asi
Nov. 16, 2016
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Court recognizes damage suffered by victims of humidifier disinfectant
A Seoul court ruled Tuesday that a local manufacturer of humidifier disinfectants should compensate victims who died of lung disease allegedly due to toxic substances in its products.This marks the first time that a local court has recognized damage in the “killer disinfectant” debacle, four years after the authorities pinpointed chemicals used in disinfectants as the likely reason behind what was then perceived as a mysterious lung disease mostly affecting pregnant women. So far, 189 deaths --
Nov. 15, 2016
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[Graphic News] Multicultural population triples since 2006
The number of people in South Korea with multicultural backgrounds has more than tripled in the past decade to reach 1.71 million as of November 2015, latest government data showed Tuesday. This marks 3.4 percent of the county’s total population of 51 million. The multicultural population has risen steadily, moving from 540,000 in 2006, to 1.57 million in 2014 and 1.71 million last year. The tally includes foreign nationals, naturalized Koreans as well as their children. Fifty-seven municipaliti
Nov. 15, 2016
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Toxic humidifier sterilizer maker ordered to compensate up to 100 mln won
A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered a local consumer goods producer to compensate up to 100 million won ($85,700) each to the victims of toxic humidifier sterilizer, in the first ruling made in favor of people who have taken legal action.In August 2014, a total of 13 victims affected by the use of the humidifier disinfectants from February 2008 to April 2011 filed a suit against the government and companies that produced the deadly products, seeking compensation for injuries or deaths caused.The Se
Nov. 15, 2016
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Park's attorney calls for more time to prepare for inquiry
President Park Geun-hye's attorney on Tuesday called for more time to prepare for a planned inquiry into the embattled head of state over her alleged link to a corruption and influence-peddling scandal involving her close confidante.Just a day after his appointment as Park's legal representative, Yoo Yeong-ha effectively rejected the prosecution's request to question Park by Wednesday, saying he needs "considerable time" to review the high-profile case that has plunged Park into the worst crisis
Nov. 15, 2016
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Prosecutors raid Cheil Worldwide offices over influence-peddling scandal
Prosecutors raided the offices of Cheil Worldwide Inc., the advertising unit of the country's largest business group Samsung, on Tuesday over its alleged involvement in a snowballing influence-peddling scandal rocking the country.The prosecution team looking into the Choi Soon-sil scandal said its investigators raided the ad agency located in the group's headquarters in southern Seoul and confiscated computer hard drives, accounting books and other documents related to the latest scandal involvi
Nov. 15, 2016
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Gov't to use roaming data to monitor infectious disease
South Korea's science ministry said Tuesday that it will launch a pilot program using roaming data provided by mobile carriers to monitor and further prevent the spread of infectious diseases.Under the program, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) will provide information about virus outbreaks in other countries to people using roaming service overseas. Also, mobile carriers will deliver roaming data pertaining to whether their users had visited disease outbreak places to t
Nov. 15, 2016
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Presidential office rebukes media over 'regrettable' articles
The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday rebuked media for publishing a slew of "regrettable" articles regarding a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye's close confidante, calling for prudence. One of the latest reports alleged that Park's remarks portraying the reunification of the Korean Peninsula as an "economic bonanza" were made by Choi Soon-sil at the center of the scandal -- a claim Cheong Wa Dae has dismissed as "clearly false."The presidential office has said tha
Nov. 15, 2016
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Park appoints attorney ahead of prosecutorial probe expected this week
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday appointed an attorney as prosecutors are preparing to directly question the embattled head of state this week over her alleged link to a corruption and influence peddling scandal involving her close confidante.Park tapped Yoo Yeong-ha, a former member of the standing committee of the National Human Rights Commission as her legal representative, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.Prosecutors have told the presidential office that it hopes to question Par
Nov. 15, 2016
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Park supporters plan rally for Saturday
Supporters of beleaguered President Park Geun-hye are being asked to show up in droves Saturday to counter last week’s record-breaking anti-Park rally. An online fan club of the conservative leader, who call themselves an “association of those who love President Park Geun-hye,” plans to hold a rally at Seoul Station on Saturday. The 73,000-member group plans to march toward Gwanghwamun Square, where over 1 million gathered last Saturday to demand Park’s removal from office over the influence-ped
Nov. 14, 2016
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Foreign residents account for 3.4% of total population in 2015
More than 1.71 million foreigners resided in South Korea in 2015, accounting for 3.4 percent of the country's total population, government data showed Monday. According to data from the Interior Ministry and Statistics Korea, the number of foreign residents reached 1,711,013 as of Nov. 1 last year, a more than threefold increase from 536,627 in 2006, when the country began to compile such numbers. The ratio of foreign residents to the total population also rose to 3.4 percent last year from 1.1
Nov. 14, 2016
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2 ex-presidential aides to be questioned over Choi Soon-sil scandal
Prosecutors on Monday questioned two former presidential secretaries who resigned last month following the latest influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye's confidante.Ahn Bong-geun and Lee Jae-man appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively, to undergo questioning over Choi Soon-sil, suspected of meddling in state affairs and amassing wealth based on her ties to the president. "I will talk with the prosecu
Nov. 14, 2016
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[URGENT] Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits Boryeong: KMA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake has hit an area four kilometers to the north-northeast of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province around 9:52 p.m. Sunday evening, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Nov. 13, 2016
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Peaceful rally garners attention at home, abroad
Saturday’s peaceful candlelight vigil calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down over the scandal involving her close friend Choi Soon-sil garnered attention and made headlines within and beyond the nation. Despite the embattled president’s second apology last week, calls have continued to grow for Park to take responsibility for the state crisis. Some 1.1 million angry citizens took to the street Saturday. News agency Reuters reported that Gwanghwamun Square was flooded with citizens of a
Nov. 13, 2016
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[From the scene] ‘This is democracy’
Saturday’s massive anti-government protest might have felt menacing to President Park Geun-hye and her allies, but it was a peaceful event for those who took to the streets filled with hope for a more resilient democracy.The event kicked off at 4 p.m., but people started to gather from early in the afternoon with banners calling for the president’s resignation and candles for the vigil in the evening. Artworks mocking the president and her now infamous friend Choi Soon-sil were installed at vari
Nov. 13, 2016
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Number of NK defectors tops 30,000: ministry
The number of North Koreans who defected to South Korea surpassed 30,000 last week, officials said Sunday.According to the Unification Ministry, seven North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea through a third country late Friday, bringing the number to 30,007 as of Sunday. Defections from the reclusive communist country up to October increased by 18 percent from the same period last year. The annual number was 1,384 in 2005 and 2,914 in 2009, but has been going down since 2011 with Pyongyang
Nov. 13, 2016
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S. Korea uses machine guns in chasing off Chinese illegal fishing boats
South Korea used machine guns in cracking down on Chinese boats illegally fishing in its waters off the western coast on Saturday but no casualties or damage was reported, government officials said.South Korea's patrol boats fired 95 bullets at 11:16 a.m. in chasing off around 30 Chinese boats operating in waters off the western port city of Incheon, according to the Ministry of Public Safety and Security and the Coast Guard.The Chinese vessels ignored warnings and continued the operation, with
Nov. 13, 2016
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[From the scene] Voices from the street
People from all walks of life came to central Seoul to participate in Saturday's protest against Park Geun-hye's presidency, from unionized workers to religious leaders, high-school students and parents with children. Here is what they told The Korea Herald about why they came to protest, and how they felt about the Choi Soon-sil scandal. -- Ed.High school students hold hand signs reading, "Step down, President" and "Searching for the lost seven hours" in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul on Sat
Nov. 13, 2016
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[From the scene] Up to 1 million rally to demand Park’s ouster
In the largest anti-government rally in decades, up to 1 million South Koreans took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday, demanding President Park Geun-hye’s resignation over a scandal involving her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. From City Hall through Gwanghwamun Square to Anguk station, protestors packed the boulevards just hundreds of meters from Park’s presidential residence of Cheong Wa Dae, turning the area into a vast sea of candlelight in the evening. Organizers said over 1 mi
Nov. 12, 2016