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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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More foreigners indicted for crimes in Korea
The number of crimes committed by non-Koreans in South Korea is on the rise, police said Thursday. The National Police Agency said the number of reported crimes committed by foreign nationals was 25,570 cases in the first half of this year. That figure translates into more than 4,200 criminal cases per month.Criminal charges filed against foreign nationals jumped nearly 44 percent to 38,355 last year compared to 26,663 in 2013, due mostly to an increase in cases of assault and traffic offenses.
Oct. 20, 2016
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Homemade guns raise alarm in ‘gun-free’ Korea
A rare gunfight in Seoul on Wednesday night has caused concern among the public, revealing a loophole in the country’s strict gun control policy: homemade guns. Public criticism and worries are mounting over the authority’s lax control over privately manufactured weapons, after a police officer was shot dead in what appears to be a premeditated attack using a self-made gun. The policeman was shot in the back by a criminal suspect, who was armed with homemade guns and was wearing a bulletproof ve
Oct. 20, 2016
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Young parents redefine ‘doljanchi’
Kim Kyeong-jun, a banker, invited over 150 friends, co-workers, and relatives to his second child’s first birthday party last year. He splurged on the event, spending over 3.5 million won ($3,000) and serving each guest a 40,000-won meal at a fancy banquet hall, with a professional emcee leading the day’s program. He and his wife had their hair and makeup done by professionals, while their little one was also properly prepped for the spotlight as the star of the day. A photographer went around t
Oct. 20, 2016
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Woman rescued from claw machine
A woman was rescued after she crawled into and got trapped inside a claw machine Tuesday. According to the Incheon Seobu Fire Station, the 165-centimeter tall 20-year-old had somehow managed to crawl through a slot in the machine in a drunken state, in an attempt to steal the stuffed toys inside it. (Yonhap)A local wire service quoted a fire department staff as saying, “It’s a mystery how she got inside. She was taller than the average women.”The hole was 30 cm in width and height.The fire depa
Oct. 20, 2016
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Medical students shun urology, cardiothoraic surgery residency programs
Six residency programs, including urology and cardiothoraic surgery, have failed to meet 70 percent of their enrollment quota for medical students this year, a report showed Thursday, raising the need for more incentives to attract students to the less popular residency programs. No medical student applied for the tuberculosis residency program and a urology program met 37.8 percent of its enrollment quota, according to the report by the National Assembly Budget Office.Four other less popular re
Oct. 20, 2016
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Foreign employees in Korea edge up in 2016
The number of foreigners working in South Korea rose slightly this year from a year earlier amid a steady rise in foreign residents here, government data showed Thursday.Of the more than 1.42 million foreign residents aged 15 or older, about 962,000 were working as of May this year, according to the data provided by Statistics Korea. Their employment rate reached 67.6 percent, down 0.7 percentage point from an year earlier.Their jobless rate stood at 4.2 percent in May, also down 0.7 percentage
Oct. 20, 2016
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Policeman killed in gunfight with criminal suspect
A police officer was killed in a gunfight with a criminal suspect in northern Seoul and the suspect involved in the shooting has been apprehended, law enforcement authorities said Wednesday.In the gunfight that began at around 6:30 p.m. in front of a tunnel near Beon-dong in northern Seoul, the 45-year-old suspect, identified only by his family name Seong, opened fire with a privately manufactured gun, according to the police.The police responded to a report that the suspect had attacked his nei
Oct. 19, 2016
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Man gets 17 years for raping daughter
A man who raped his underage daughter for more than six years was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday. Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court (Yonhap)The Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court said the 41-year-old convict had raped and sexually abused his underage daughter for a six-year period from 2009, when she was 7 years old. The victim, currently 14 years old, is undergoing treatment at a local children’s welfare center. By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
Oct. 19, 2016
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[METRO] City plans to turn Samcheonggak into culture complex
Samcheonggak, a 43-year-old Korean traditional restaurant at the foot of Seoul’s Inwangsan, will turn into a Korean food and cultural complex by 2018.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, it plans to select a private operator for the 2017-2019 period, in an aim to refurbish the area as Seoul’s new landmark. It is currently run by the Seoul City’s Sejong Center for Performing Arts.The city government also plans to spend 10 billion won ($8 million) to renovate by the end of next year the
Oct. 19, 2016
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Ewha president quits amid scandals
The president of Ewha Womans University stepped down Tuesday amid snowballing allegations the school offered preferential treatment to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s close friend. (Photo byLim Jee-song)“I decided to resign from the post in hope that members of the university continue to uphold the beautiful Ewha spirit of trust and harmony without being divided anymore,” she said in a statement.The pressure on Choi to step down intensified after allegations surfaced that Jeong Yoo-ra,
Oct. 19, 2016
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First anti-graft law violation case brought to court
Amid lingering confusion and doubts over a new anti-graft law, a member of the public who gave rice cakes worth 45,000 won ($40) to a police officer has become the first to face trial for a violation. According to Chuncheon District Court and local reports, the accused, identified only by surname Cho, sent a box of rice cakes to thank the officer for adjusting his or her summons on the first day of the law effectuation, Sept. 28, in the city located about 80 kilometers northeast of Seoul. The po
Oct. 19, 2016
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Commuter killed, trapped between subway door and train
A commuter died Wednesday morning after he was trapped between a subway platform door and a departing train, the third such fatality so far this year. According to local police, the accident occurred at 7:18 a.m. at Gimpo International Airport Subway Station on subway line No. 5, when the victim, a 36-year-old Korean Air employee, was trying to get off the train. A subway train is seen at Gimpo International Airport Subway Station in Seoul, with platform screen doors open. (Yonhap)He became trap
Oct. 19, 2016
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[Graphic News] Number of Seoul schoolchildren falling
The number of school pupils in Seoul are declining at a faster pace, a direct result of the country’s persistently low birth rates, data shows. According to Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, as of April 1 this year, the city’s kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools have 4.2 percent fewer students than a year earlier. The student tally stands at slightly over 1.07 million. That represents a steeper year-on-year drop than the 3.6 percent decline in 2015 and 3.7 percent in 2014. B
Oct. 18, 2016
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Korean top streamer ditches AfreecaTV in favor of YouTube
South Korea’s top streamer, known as “Daedoseogwan” (‘Great Library’ in English), has left the country’s biggest video-sharing platform, AfreecaTV, over profit-sharing conflicts.The 38-year-old streamer, whose real name is Na Dong-hyun, gained fame by streaming online game plays on AfreecaTV. Na has so far attracted 113 million viewers on AfreecaTV since 2011, emerging as one of the most sought-after streamers here. He also has 1.3 million YouTube subscribers. Na Dong-hyun, who uses the alias “G
Oct. 18, 2016
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Russian men arrested for graffiti in Daegu
Two Russian men in their 20s were arrested Monday for vandalizing train cars in Daegu, southeastern Korea.The men are accused of trespassing and spraying graffiti on trains that belong to Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp. at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. (Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp.)Graffiti is illegal if done on public property.The police tracked down the suspects based on surveillance camera footage.The arrested men are also being accused of stealing clothes worth 7.5 million won ($6,600) fr
Oct. 18, 2016
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Man arrested for hiring foreign sex workers
A customer’s sudden death exposed a group of illegal foreign sex workers in Gwangju, southern Korea. According to the police, a man surnamed Oh, 37, was arrested for hiring women of foreign nationalities and making them have sex for money.(Yonhap)Two staff members who assisted in the recruitment and a 20-year-old woman from Kazakhstan, were also arrested. The act of buying, selling or facilitating sex in exchange for money is punishable by law. Oh hired women from Kazakhstan and Russia, who can
Oct. 18, 2016
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Law school student caught for taking upskirt photos
A law school student who had been caught three times for secretly taking upskirt photos was sentenced to one year in prison without probation, Seoul Central District Court said Tuesday. The court ruling came after the 32-year-old law school student, surnamed Han, was caught taking photographs of female shoppers in Seoul’s Jongno district on July 30. (Herald DB)He had used his smartphone to take photos of more than 100 women at a shopping mall. This is the third time Han has been indicted. He had
Oct. 18, 2016
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Chinese investors pin hopes at Seoul China Investment Week
Unlike worries here over a possible Chinese economic retaliation on Korean businesses over a defense issue, Chinese venture capitalists wish to see more active business cooperation between the two countries, market insiders said at the inaugural Seoul China Investment Week in Seoul on Tuesday. David Chen, a 10-year veteran venture capitalist and co-founder of Shanghai-based AngelVest venture capital firm, said Korea has “interesting assets” to attract more overseas investors.“There are various t
Oct. 18, 2016
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KIS nourishes design thinking in class
Last week, seventh and eighth grade engineering students from Korea International School finally tested how much weight their bridges could withstand after weeks-long efforts to construct them through real-world engineering techniques. In a departure from the traditional method of learning through textbooks, students from KIS were given a chance to research, plan and design the actual bridges in their own labs as a part of KIS’ school-wide Applied Learning initiative.Through such an assignment,
Oct. 18, 2016
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Seoul likely to scrap abortion clampdown plan
The Health Ministry said Tuesday it will reconsider its plan to toughen punishment on illegal abortions after strong condemnation from women and doctors. “After the preannouncement of the revised rule (about the penalty on illegal abortions), various sectors in society have given their opinions. We decided to consider possibly nullifying the tougher punishment plan,” a ministry official said. Participants shout slogans condemning the government’s plan to toughen punishment for illegal abortions
Oct. 18, 2016