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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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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Choi Soon-sil probe to widen to leaked documents
By Korea Herald staff State prosecutors investigating the alleged influence peddling of Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye, are to widen their probe to the latest allegation that Choi had access to over 200 confidential files, including drafts for presidential speeches. “We have obtained a tablet (purportedly used by Choi) from JTBC and are now looking into the files,” an official at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office told local media. This photo, captured from lo
Oct. 25, 2016
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Oxy Reckitt Benckiser CEO stands before court, apologizes to victims
The chief of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser attended a court hearing Tuesday, apologizing to the victims of the company's toxic humidifier sterilizer products.Ata Safdar appeared at the Seoul Central District Court as the representing director of the Korean unit of the British firm, which is standing trial as a defendant on charges of violating the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising. "Firstly, I want to say that we are sorry for the great tragedy that is happening," he said during the trial. "I want to
Oct. 25, 2016
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'Solo drinkers' on the rise after anti-graft law takes effect
A growing number of people prefer drinking at home after an anti-graft law has put a damper on drinking parties and entertainment events, boosting sales of alcoholic beverages and snacks at convenience stores, industry officials said Tuesday. The law, which took effect on Sept. 28, bans public servants, educators and journalists from receiving free meals valued over 30,000 won ($26.50), gifts worth more than 50,000 won or congratulatory or condolence money of more than 100,000 won.(123rf)CU, a m
Oct. 25, 2016
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Warm, dry winter is ahead
The forthcoming winter will be mostly dry, with temperatures slightly higher than, or similar to, the average for the time of year, the state weather agency predicted Monday. “November and December will likely see about-average temperatures, while January 2017 could be warmer than usual,” said the Korea Metrological Administration in its three-month weather forecast. A pedestrian wearing a winter coat and a scarf walks along the street of Gwanghwamun as the morning temperature dips to as low as
Oct. 25, 2016
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No. of foreign visitors up 26 pct in Sept.
The number of foreign tourists in South Korea jumped 26.3 percent on-year in September partly on lower air fares following the Chuseok holiday in the middle of the month, official data showed Monday. A total of 1.52 million foreigners traveled here during the month, up 26.3 percent from 1.2 million recorded a year earlier and a 22.3 percent rise from 1.24 million in September 2014, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). By nationality, the number of Chinese visitors rose 22.8 percent
Oct. 24, 2016
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[Graphic News] Baby boomers least satisfied with life
Koreans in their 50s are the least satisfied with life, a survey found, while men in general are more discontent than their female counterparts. According to the survey, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, happiness peaks in your 20s, with 82.6 percent of 20-somethings saying that they are satisfied with life. However, as people get older their lust for life begins to dwindle reaching its lowest rate for those in their 50s (66.9 percent). The downward trend begins to
Oct. 24, 2016
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Wild boar spotted in apartment building, shot to death
A wild boar was spotted near an apartment in a downtown area and was shot to death, Masan Jungbu Police Station said Monday. At around 4:40 a.m., police were called to a residential area in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, following a report of sightings of the wild boar on a staircase in the apartment. Upon arriving, they made an announcement in the building to warn residents to be cautious about the boar roaming around. A huntsman who accompanied the police on their request spotted the bo
Oct. 24, 2016
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[From the scene] Ordinary Koreans stage sit-in to protect deceased farmer’s body
Just one day before the expiration of an autopsy warrant, tension mounted Monday over the police’s plan to conduct a post mortem examination on the body of activist farmer Baek Nam-gi, who died last month after being hit by a water cannon. Baek’s bereaved family and an emergency committee vowed to block the police from taking his body for an autopsy during a press briefing in front of the Seoul National University Hospital. “We are shaving our heads and going on a hunger strike to show our deter
Oct. 24, 2016
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Antibiotic ointment overprescribed in Korea
Antibiotics ointments are prescribed three times more often in South Korea than in the United States, research showed Monday, amid rising worries over overuse of antibiotics in the country.According to professor Kim Eun-young and her team at Chungang University’s Pharmaceutical College, Korea had over 3.5 times more prescriptions of Mupirocin, an antibiotics ointment, with 46.07 cases per 1,000 people compared to the US’ 13.10 cases. Mupirocin is used on small cuts, wounds and minor burns to pre
Oct. 24, 2016
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University student to be imprisoned for drug smuggling
A university student received an immediate prison term of 30 months for smuggling in illegal drugs from overseas. Daegu District Court said Sunday that the 25-year-old brought in 4.5 grams of marijuana from Manila, Philippines, in April. She transported it hidden in her luggage, which went undetected through airport customs at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, the southeastern port city of Korea. (Yonhap)Emboldened by this success, in July she once again visited Philippines, this time buyin
Oct. 24, 2016
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Man douses wife and daughter with gasoline, sets them on fire
A man accused of dousing his daughter and wife with gasoline and setting them on fire is in custody, police said Monday. Local police and firefighters were called Sunday at around 10 p.m. to a village in Haenam, South Jeolla Province on report of a fire. Upon arriving, they found the house of the 65-year-old suspect, surnamed Park, on fire. They discovered later he had purposely set his family members on fire after a severe argument with his wife. Park’s 16-year-old daughter died after being tak
Oct. 24, 2016
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Food poisoning downs 90 pupils
Some 90 elementary students who showed signs of food poisoning during a school trip were rushed to a hospital, the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education said Monday. Busan Metropolitan City Office of EducationThe students had complained of stomach ache, high fever and diarrhea. About 220 students had gone on a three-day school trip Wednesday to Gangwon Province. Authorities are investigating what food or beverage could have caused the poisoning, the government body said. An official report
Oct. 24, 2016
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Mom accused of choking son to death
A mother is in custody under the charge of choking her son to death, police said Monday. Daegu Dongbu Police are investigating the suspect, 42, known by her surname Jeon, in connection with the death of her 7-year-old son Friday. The suspect allegedly took the elementary school kid to a motel in Daegu and choked him to death on the bed, police said. (Herald DB)After she carried out the crime, she took him back to her apartment and was spotted by her husband, who reported the case to police immed
Oct. 24, 2016
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[Graphic News] Birthgiving age climb up over decade
The average age at which women give birth has risen significantly over the past decade, with more than a quarter of mothers now aged 35 or more, while the number of women of childbearing age dropped, a study showed. According to data released by National Health Insurance Service, the average age of delivery stood at 32.2 as of 2015, up 1.9 years from 2006.Also, the proportion of mothers who were aged 35 or older soared from 13.7 percent to 27.6 percent during the same period.The total number of
Oct. 23, 2016
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Police fails to enforce autopsy on deceased farmer
The police on Sunday attempted to enforce an autopsy warrant on Baek Nam-gi, a farmer who died last month after being knocked unconscious by a police water cannon last year, but retreated upon the resistance of the family members, liberal civic groups and opposition political parties.Though officials vowed to respect the bereaved family’s resistance to the autopsy, its unheralded move, coming just two days before expiration of the warrant, raised suspicions that it may push ahead with the plan d
Oct. 23, 2016
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Why Won Buddhists oppose THAAD deployment
One Saturday morning, passers-by curiously turned their heads as a group of people in white robes began to collectively pray, strike a gong and sound a wooden percussion instrument in central Seoul. Signs and placards that read “THAAD to the US, Peace to Korea” and “No War, No THAAD” were seen at the scene as they prayed and practiced meditation in front of the country’s Defense Ministry building. They were believers of Won Buddhism -- a simplified and modernized form of Buddhism indigenous to S
Oct. 23, 2016
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Prosecutors seek 18 months for ‘Sayonara Park Geun-hye’ artist
Prosecutors on Friday sought an 18-month prison term for social activist and artist Hong Seung-hee, who was indicted without detention for drawing satirical graffiti of President Park Geun-hye and for her participation in the 2014 Sewol ferry mourning protest.Hong was indicted on three counts for separate offences. The first involved her participation in the post-Sewol ferry crisis protest in August 2014, where more than 3,000 people marched together in mourning for the tragic sinking of the ove
Oct. 23, 2016
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Prosecutors summon former head of scandal-ridden foundation
State prosecutors on Sunday questioned the former head of a scandal-ridden foundation that has been linked to controversial figures with ties to President Park Geun-hye.The summons by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office came just days after the chief executive ordered a thorough "inspection and oversight" of the Mir foundation, which was established in October 2015 to promote Korean culture and sports through various events and programs.Kim Hyung-su, a professor at Seoul Yonsei Univer
Oct. 23, 2016
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Protracted strike by railroad workers continues to cause public inconvenience
A protracted labor strike by unionized railroad workers will continue to cause public inconvenience for many passengers and cargo transportation due to lower-than-normal operation levels, observers said Sunday.According to the Korea Railroad Corp., which operates the country's passenger and cargo trains and some subway lines in Seoul, the overall operation rate of its trains is expected to stay at 92.3 percent Sunday.The rates for Saemauel and Mugunghwa passenger trains will remain far lower at
Oct. 23, 2016
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‘Comfort women’ statues erected in China
HWASEONG, (Yonhap) -- Two statues of a Korean and Chinese girl were unveiled in China on Saturday, the first monument in China to honor the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, officials said Saturday.The statues were erected inside Shanghai Normal University in the Chinese city with the help of donations from citizens of Hwaseong, a city located south of Seoul, according to the Hwaseong municipal authorities.It is the fifth monument to be built outside of South Korea in honor of the hundr
Oct. 22, 2016