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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Samsung narrows revenue gap with Intel in semiconductors in Q2
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. posted a solid gain in sales of semiconductors for the second quarter of the year, narrowing its revenue gap with its bigger rival Intel Corp., according to industry data Tuesday. Samsung's semiconductor sales rose 11 percent on quarter to $10.3 billion for the second quarter, while Intel's sales fell 1 percent to $12.9 billion for the same quarter, the data compiled by IC Insights showed. In the first quarter, Intel reported $13.1 billion in sales
Aug. 23, 2016
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Korea warns of Zika spread in Southeast Asia in H2
Mosquito-borne illnesses such as the Zika virus and dengue fever could increase in Southeast Asia in the second half of the year, South Korean health authorities said Tuesday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecast that the viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes could thrive in countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam starting in October when the rainy season begins.South Korea has so far confirmed 10 Zika virus cases, with three of the infected returning from the Ph
Aug. 23, 2016
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French woman recovering from stroke in Korea
A French woman is recovering at a hospital after being treated for a stroke in South Korea, the hospital said Monday.The 58-year-old woman was rushed to the nearby Seoul St. Mary's Hospital on Aug. 11 by one of her fellow tourists who came to South Korea with the woman after she suddenly dropped her hand-held luggage and stopped understanding conversation.Doctors at the hospital conducted surgery after confirming the patient was suffering from a cerebral infarction through a computed tomography
Aug. 23, 2016
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Teen who stabbed mother allegedly took drugs: police
A 19-year-old is being charged for fatally stabbing his mother and aunt in Daejeon on Sunday.The Daejeon Yuseong Police revealed Monday that the teenager’s father, who holds US citizenship, had testified to his son’s drug abuse. (Yonhap)According to the father, the accused had spoken of taking illegal substances with his friends. On Sunday at around 4:30 p.m., the accused returned home and allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab his mother and aunt to death. The father, who had also been inside t
Aug. 22, 2016
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Two more children become bald after taking herbal medicine
Two more children were found to have lost all their hair on their bodies after taking herbal medicine from Hamsoa Oriental Clinic, the same clinic as the one attended by a 27-month-old toddler, surnamed Chang, who lost all his hair after ingesting herbal medicine from the clinic. images of the three children who lost all hair after taking herbal medicine from Hamsoa Oriental Clinic (SBS)The Korea Herald reported on Aug. 10 that Chang lost all the hair on his body, including his eyebrows and eye
Aug. 22, 2016
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Murder suspect found hanged in a mountain
The boyfriend of a mysteriously dead woman, who went missing around the time of her death, was found hanged in a nondescript mountain in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province on Sunday, deepening the riddle of the case.The police presume the man, surnamed Kim, died about a month ago on July 25, which is the day he disappeared in the same clothes he was found dead in. No suicide note was found. (Yonhap)The Sujeong Police in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province said that Kim, 60, had been the prime suspect behind t
Aug. 22, 2016
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Man kills great-aunt for ‘not cooking’
A man who beat his great-aunt to death is being pressed for detention, the Gochang Police said Monday. The 58-year-old surnamed Kim is being accused of stomping on his 85-year-old great-aunt’s head and neck which resulted in her death on Sunday around 2 p.m. (Yonhap)Kim, who lived by himself in the same village as the victim, occasionally visited her for home-cooked meals. Kim told the police that on the day of the crime however, the victim had declined to prepare a table, and that he was infuri
Aug. 22, 2016
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Man accused of stealing 1,400 pieces of female underwear
A 37-year-old man was arrested under charges of stealing around 1,400 female underwear, the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Police said Monday.The alleged thief, surnamed Kim, was caught after taking pieces of underwear worth 120,000 won ($106) from some laundry that was drying in the yard of a house in Pyeongtaek on Aug 7 at around 4 p.m.1,156 pieces of underwear (Yonhap)The police confiscated nearly 1,400 stolen pieces of underwear, which were reportedly neatly organized according to color and design, at
Aug. 22, 2016
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Filicidal mother claims daughter was ‘possessed’
The police on Monday brought in four profilers to investigate the case of a girl who was brutally murdered by her mother and brother who claim the victim was possessed with the spirit of their “demonic” dog. The mother, 54, and brother, 26, allegedly murdered the 25-year-old victim on Aug. 19, at their residence in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)According to the police findings, the three family members had been fasting together for five days since Aug. 15 for a so-far unexplained reason.Th
Aug. 22, 2016
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Drug crime reaches record high in 2015: data
The number of drug offenders in South Korea hit a record high last year on the back of the rising use of social networking sites and the internet, the prosecution said in a report Monday. According to the report released by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on drug use, the number of people arrested for drug-related crimes stood at 11,916 in 2015, up 19.4 percent from the previous year. The figure has been rising gradually. It was 9,174 in 2011, 9,255 in 2012, 9,764 in 2013 and 9,984 in 2014. From
Aug. 22, 2016
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State weather forecaster blasted for inaccuracy
The Korea Meteorological Administration’s error in reporting that the abnormal heat wave would soon end has led to questions over its ability to forecast the weather.The KMA said last week that heat would subside over the weekend and the tropical night phenomena will also diminish.However, the daytime high hit 36.5 degrees Celsius in Seoul on Monday, while a heat wave warning and advisory were announced for cities across the nation throughout most of last week.As of Monday, Seoul saw 23 days wit
Aug. 22, 2016
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White collar workers retire earlier
A report showed Monday that employees with desk jobs retire earlier, by as much as eight years, compared to those in manufacturing posts, with an even bigger gap for those in larger businesses.The report by the Korea Labor Institute surveyed 272 businesses with at least 100 employees in the manufacturing, finance and public sectors. It showed that the average retirement age of workers with desk jobs was 55.7. Those with manufacturing jobs retired at the age of 58.7 on average.The prescribed reti
Aug. 22, 2016
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Seongju chief asks defense ministry to pick alternate site for THAAD
The administrative chief of Seongju on Monday formally asked the defense ministry to designate an alternate site within the county for the deployment of the advanced U.S. antimissile system, instead of the original location picked by Seoul last month. During a press conference, Kim Hang-gon cited recent poll results that found a "vast majority" of Seongju residents wanted the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to be stationed in a new site rather than occupy the anti-aircraft missile bas
Aug. 22, 2016
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Drug arrests in Korea hits record high in 2015: data
The number of people arrested for drug offenses in South Korea reached an all time high of 11,916 in 2015, due to more people buying and selling illegal substances online, government data showed Monday.According to the data compiled by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, the number of people arrested for drug-related crimes rose 19.4 percent from a year earlier, which stood at 9,984.(Yonhap)Prosecutors attributed the rise to more opportunities for ordinary citizens to buy and sell drugs through the
Aug. 22, 2016
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1 in 4 children at state-run shelters victims of abuse: study
The largest proportion of South Korean children who were placed under public foster care last year were domestic abuse victims, followed by children from broken homes and those born to unwed, single mothers, a government study showed on Sunday. It is the first time since 2008 -- the year that South Korea started documenting data on children in foster care -- that young abuse victims accounted for the largest proportion of all children who have been placed at either public shelters or foster care
Aug. 21, 2016
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Police chief nominee was pardoned for drunk driving
Police said Sunday that the National Police Agency chief nominee Lee Chul-sung was pardoned in a presidential amnesty in 1995 for a drunk driving offense, responding to growing allegations about his ethical standards. The agency’s deputy chief Lee has been grilled over his drunk driving history and attempt to hide his identity as a police officer at the time of the accident. He is to succeed retiring NPA chief Kang Sin-myeong, who steps down Monday. Lee Chul-sung, nominee for the National Police
Aug. 21, 2016
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Second-time Suneung takers on the rise
The proportion of those who sat for South Korea’s college entrance exam for the second time has increased among the total number of test takers over the past three years, a report said Sunday. According to a report submitted by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation at the request of Rep. Ahn Min-suk of The Minjoo Party of Korea, 136,900 high school graduates last year sat the College Scholastic Ability Test, also known as Suneung. The figure accounted for 21.56 percent of the total te
Aug. 21, 2016
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Residents fail to discuss alternative site for THAAD deployment
Residents living near a government-chosen site for a U.S. anti-missile system failed Saturday to discuss whether to review an alternative location due to opponents' protest.Residents of the southern county of Seongju held a meeting to discuss whether they can consider picking an alternative site for the government's move to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) inside the county.But they failed to reach a consensus over whether to review the alternative location as some of them
Aug. 20, 2016
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South Korea confirms 10th Zika virus infection
South Korea has confirmed an additional case of Zika infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 10, local health authorities said Saturday. The 35-year-old man came back from a recent trip to Thailand on Aug. 8 and was confirmed to have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The latest case came after the ninth confirmed case was reported late last month.The KCDC said that it is currently
Aug. 20, 2016
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Ministry’s humidifier disinfectant victim evaluations under fire
Some of the victims and members of civic group have dismissed the government’s additional confirmation of 37 victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants, arguing the state’s categorization process is flawed.Based on the third round of victims’ damage reports collected last December, the Environment Ministry conducted the verification process on 165 out of 752 applications for recognition as victims, based on personal clinical results, diagnostic images and the level of exposure.Among them, 35, inc
Aug. 19, 2016