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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Choi will return, cooperate with probe: attorney
With a prosecutorial investigation closing in, Choi Soon-sil’s lawyer told reporters Friday that his client is willing to return to Korea from Germany for questioning upon the request of the authorities. Choi -- President Park Geun-hye’s old friend and daughter of her late mentor Choi Tae-min -- has no intention of evading justice and is sorry for the confusion that the incident has caused, said attorney Lee Gyeong-jae. Prosecutors continued to question individuals about the allegations that Ch
Oct. 28, 2016
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[Weekender] Halloween, a headache for some
Lee Suk-hee does not know much about Halloween, but last Sunday she found herself buying her first Halloween costume for her daughter.“I don’t really know what Halloween is,” she told The Korea Herald while browsing through rows of Batman, Snow White and witch costumes at a discount store in Yongsan, central Seoul. “It is my first time buying these clothes because my daughter’s kindergarten announced that they will have a Halloween party,” said Lee, who asked for her name to be changed to preser
Oct. 28, 2016
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Big anti-Park rally expected Saturday
Civic organizations, student groups and labor unions will hold a joint rally in Seoul on Saturday, calling for President Park Geun-hye‘s resignation. Over 200,000 are expected to gather near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul at 6 p.m., according to local media. This is the first large-scale anti-government rally since news broke that Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park, meddled in state affairs. Political parties as well as the presidential office are expected to pay keen attention t
Oct. 28, 2016
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Ministry opens full-blown probe into Ewha univ.
The Education Ministry on Friday launched an investigation into Ewha Womans University on allegations that the school gave preferential treatment to the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a veiled confidante of President Park Geun-hye who is at the center of an unraveling influence-peddling scandal. “A team of 12 will inspect the school for two weeks. It can stretch longer, if necessary,” a ministry official said. The ministry has been looking into some school records and documents after allegations sur
Oct. 28, 2016
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Police says man who shot policeman to death has mental disease
A 46-year-old man who killed a police officer in a gunfight earlier this month committed the crime due to delusional disorder, police said Friday, wrapping up their investigation.On Oct. 19, Seong Byung-dae killed officer Kim Chang-ho, 54, with a crudely made gun during a shoot-out with the police in front of a tunnel in northern Seoul.Kim was on a duty after receiving a report that Seong was assaulting his neighbor, surnamed Lee, according to police.When apprehended on the same day, Seong was c
Oct. 28, 2016
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Blood donations keep falling on low birth rates
Blood donations in South Korea have sharply dropped this year partly due to falling birth rates, adding to concerns over the nation's blood inventory, data showed Friday,The number of blood donations nationwide fell 9 percent on-year to 1.94 million in the first nine months of 2016, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Red Cross.In particular, blood donations by teenagers and those in their 20s decreased 15.1 percent and 13.5 percent to 597,255 and 810,792, respectively
Oct. 28, 2016
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FKI vice chairman summoned over scandal-ridden foundations
The vice chairman of South Korea's biggest business lobby was summoned Friday over its involvement in raising funds for two nonprofit foundations allegedly linked to a controversial figure with close ties to President Park Geun-hye.Lee Seung-cheol, vice chief of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul, to undergo questioning over the Mir Foundation and the K-Sports Foundation. The lobby, which has large companies
Oct. 28, 2016
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No. of foreign students studying in Korea tops 120,000 in Sept.
The number of foreign students studying in South Korea topped the 120,000-mark for the first time last month, the justice ministry said Friday.It was tallied at 122,082 as of the end of September, up 3.8 percent from the previous month and up 19.6 percent from a year earlier.China topped the list of native countries from which foreign students had come with 70,508 or 58 percent, trailed by Vietnam with 13,004, Mongolia with 5,814, Japan with 2,773, Uzbekistan with 2,232 and the United States wit
Oct. 28, 2016
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Public fury grows over ‘Choi Soon-sil gate’
Public outcry continued to grow Thursday, with more university students, professors and civic groups denouncing President Park Geun-hye over the scandal involving her close confidante. While the embattled president has remained silent since her two-minute apology Tuesday, calls are growing for Park to take responsibility for the state crisis, with some even demanding her to step down.Students from a total of 15 universities across the country criticized Park for “destroying democracy and shaking
Oct. 27, 2016
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Dongguk University thrives with history, tradition
This year marks the 110th anniversary of the establishment of Dongguk University. In 1906, Buddhist pioneers founded Myungjin School, the root of Dongguk University, in an aim to contribute to the country through education and fostering talented students. In order to remember the origin of the school, in 1956, architect Song Min-gu designed and constructed Myungjin Building. It was the first building to be built among campus buildings at Dongguk University, after it was relocated to Pil-dong in
Oct. 27, 2016
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Freedom and cooperation key to education at Cheongna Dalton School
With its mission to nurture talent and cultivate world leaders, Cheongna Dalton School in Incheon has become a top choice for parents seeking an international education for their children. The school was established in 2011 by the late Lee Bong-duk and is located in Incheon Free Economic Zone. It offers students the chance to develop the skills required of future leaders through its pre-school and 12-year educational programs, according to the school. Aerial view of Cheongna Dalton SchoolLee, wh
Oct. 27, 2016
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Seoul moves to ban after-hours work via Kakao Talk
Fifteen Seoul City Council members are moving to ban city workers from sending work requests via mobile messenger apps after office hours, it was announced Thursday.Kim Gwang-su, a Seoul City Council member, said they proposed a revision to the Ordinance of Seoul City Public Servants bill last week. “Although public servants need to serve citizens 24/7, their fundamental rights to rest are often ignored due to excessive workload,” Kim said.“The Seoul mayor should protect public servants and try
Oct. 27, 2016
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Arms broker acquitted of fraud, convicted of embezzlement, bribery
The chairman of a local arms dealer was found guilty of embezzlement and bribery on Thursday but was acquitted of fraud and a string of other corruption allegations. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee Kyu-tae of Ilgwang Group to three years and four months in prison on charges of giving some 15 million won ($13,000) in bribes to government officials and embezzling over 10 billion won of company assets. Still, Lee was found not guilty of allegations that he exaggerated the price of an
Oct. 27, 2016
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Korea's new childbirths continue to drop in Aug.
The number of childbirths in South Korea continued to drop in August as the country has been struggling with a low birthrate and a late marriage trend, government data showed Thursday.About 33,900 babies were born in August, down 3.7 percent, or 1,300, from 35,200 a year earlier, extending the losing streak to nine straight months since December last year, according to the data released by Statistics Korea.The number of marriages, however, rose 5.5 percent on-year to 23,000 in August, turning ar
Oct. 27, 2016
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‘Social innovation is key to solving problems’
[Herald Interview]One way to solve social challenges such as poverty and housing problems is to spread the concept of social innovation, said an international expert on public administration. “Social innovation is a new idea which often leads to changes in human behaviors or shifts how resources flow. Ideally, social innovation helps us to tackle the root cause of the problems, instead of just to mitigate symptoms,” said Tim Draimin, the executive director of Social Innovation Generation based
Oct. 26, 2016
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Prosecutors raid Choi‘s home, offices
The South Korean prosecution on Wednesday searched the Seoul home and offices of Choi Soon-sil, the longtime confidante of President Park Geun-hye at the center of a snowballing scandal involving corruption, influence peddling and a confidential data leak. In an apparent move to speed up its probe after weeks of slow progress, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said it had raided nine locations, including Choi’s house, the offices of the Mir and K-Sports foundations and the headquar
Oct. 26, 2016
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State prosecutors raid scandal-ridden foundations
State prosecutors on Wednesday raided two nonprofit foundations allegedly linked to a controversial figure with close ties to President Park Geun-hye amid a widening scandal over corruption suspicions.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it raided a total of nine places, including the Mir Foundation and the K-Sports Foundation in southern Seoul, suspected of raising a combined 80 billion won ($70 million) from conglomerates with the help of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI
Oct. 26, 2016
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Police fail to enforce warrant to perform autopsy on farmer
Police have failed to carry out an autopsy on the body of a farmer who died after being hit by a police water cannon during a protest late last year, sources said Tuesday, and instead will seek to re-apply for a new warrant amid strong protests from his family.Baek Nam-gi, 69, died on Sept. 25 after spending months in a coma. While critics argue Baek died due to excessive force, police have maintained the stance that there is no clear link between the water cannon and his death.Authorities have
Oct. 25, 2016
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Ministry eyes ‘intelligent’ electronic tags to deter crimes
The Justice Ministry plans to outfit criminals with “intelligent” electronic anklets to monitor them in real time and deter future crimes as part of a pilot program beginning in 2018, it said Tuesday. The Intelligent Electronic Monitoring System will track wearers and collect more data about them, which ministry officials said will be used to anticipate and deter repeat crimes. South Korea requires sexual abusers, kidnappers, murderers and other criminals to wear electronic devices that track th
Oct. 25, 2016
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Seoul’s public art can add spice to daily life
Kim Mi-hyang, a contracted social worker at the Seoul Metropolitan Government, found a way to make her work day much more interesting. While her work takes her in to the far corners and back alleys of Seoul to inspect the living conditions of those that receive a monthly stipend, she is now part of a select few Seoul citizens dedicated to uncovering public street art. In August Kim become one of the 100 participants in the “Art on Seoul’s streets found by citizens” project, a two-month municipal
Oct. 25, 2016