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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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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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State prosecutors raid home, office of former KDB chief
State prosecutors on Tuesday raided the home and office of a former head of the Korea Development Bank, as part of their probe into a high-profile corruption case involving a local shipbuilder.During the raid, the prosecutors confiscated computer hard discs, documents and other materials to find out if Kang Man-soo, who served as KDB chairman from 2011 to 2013, was linked to any corrupt activities at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.Kang Man-soo, former head of the Korea Development
Aug. 2, 2016
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Korean War monument unveiled in San Francisco
South Korea, alongside a U.S. nonprofit foundation, unveiled a 1950-53 Korean War memorial to the public in San Francisco on Monday to honor U.S. soldiers who boarded ships to fight to defend freedom on the Korean Peninsula more than six decades ago.The Korean War Memorial Foundation, established to build the memorial in the U.S. city for Korean War veterans, opened the memorial, a 3-meter-high black granite wall, in the Presidio of San Francisco, near the entrance to the San Francisco National
Aug. 2, 2016
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Foreign viewers of Naver's webtoons outnumber Koreans
The number of foreigners who watch Naver Corp.'s webtoons has surpassed that of Koreans for the first time, according to the search engine on Tuesday, illustrating the growing popularity of the web comics among foreigners.Naver began publishing its web comics overseas in 2014 via Line Corp., a Japan-based mobile messaging subsidiary of Naver. Line's webtoons are being offered in five languages, including English, Chinese and Indonesian.In June this year, Line's webtoons reported about 18 million
Aug. 2, 2016
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Police officer fired for taking up-skirt photos
A police officer was fired on Monday for taking up-skirt photographs. The Jinan Police of North Jeolla Province said the 48-year-old officer had been arrested on July 7 for taking inappropriate photographs under the skirt of a female university student at a grocery store in Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si at around 1:50 p.m. (Yonhap)The accused was passed to prosecution for indictment. The police dismissed him for dishonoring his position as a police officer and promised to bolster tougher actions against
Aug. 1, 2016
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Floating oil on Busan beach delays public access
Swimming on Busan’s Haeundae beach was put on hold for 50 minutes on Monday after floating oil was detected on the water surface. A thin layer of oil, presumed to have leaked from a ship embarked nearby the beach, covered an area 100-meters in length and 10-meters in width between the first and the second watchtower.(Yonhap)After the discovery at 6:35 a.m., the maritime police dispatched nine boats and water motorcycles to remove the oil by 9:45 a.m.The beach, originally slated to open to the pu
Aug. 1, 2016
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Victims rebuff Oxy's final compensation plan
Civic groups and some victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants remained bitterly opposed to the final compensation plan released by household products company Oxy Reckitt Benckiser on Sunday.The victims and their families said they opposed the plan because the additional compensation still deviates from direct mention of responsibility and neglects victims with relatively less damage. They denounced it as “fake compensation.”The company said the final plan was based on three rounds of talks wit
Aug. 1, 2016
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Half of married Korean men have cheated: study
More than half of married Korean men have had extramarital affairs at least once in their lives, while 40 percent of them think “buying sex is not cheating,” a study showed on Monday. The study was jointly compiled by Lina Korea -- the Korean unit of U.S. insurance giant CIGNA -- and a local sexologist clinic, and surveyed some 1,100 Koreans aged 20 or older. The study found that 50.8 percent of the surveyed men, and 9.3 percent of the surveyed women, have cheated on their legal spouses at least
Aug. 1, 2016
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Protest at Ewha Womans University escalates
Ewha Womans University students Monday held their fifth consecutive day of protest against the school’s decision to open a degree-bestowing program for working women without prior experience of higher education. The program, named Future LiFE (Light up in Future Ewha) College, is set to provide official bachelor’s degrees pertaining to “new media production,” “wellness” and “hybrid design” after a certain period of instruction. The details regarding acceptance standards for newcomers and the dur
Aug. 1, 2016
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Police investigate case of U.S. servicewoman found dead
A U.S. servicewoman affiliated with the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division has been found dead at her house near Seoul for unknown reasons, police said Monday.Police said the husband of the 28-year-old soldier found her dead at their off-base quarters in the city of Dongducheon, some 40 kilometers north of Seoul, around 1:00 p.m. Sunday. Her death is under investigation. (Yonhap)The husband, who is also a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea, reported her death to the 119 emergency and rescue service t
Aug. 1, 2016
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Gov't must make 'determined' push to tackle low birth rate: prime minister
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Monday the government must make a "determined" push to implement policies to tackle the falling number of newborns in South Korea, a trend that will weigh down the national economy."If the trend (of falling births) continues, the development of society and the happiness of the people will be severely hindered," Hwang said.The prime minister's remark came as the number of newborns in the country came to 34,400 in May, down 5.8 percent from a year earlier. It mar
Aug. 1, 2016
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[Graphic News] Road fatalities highest in Yongsan
Yongsan-gu showed the highest number of deaths caused by traffic accidents last year, Road Traffic Authority data showed Sunday.A total of 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people was caused by vehicle-related accidents in the central district, the highest among 25 districts in Seoul.Yeongdeungpo-gu and Jung-gu followed, with 6.7 deaths and 5.96 deaths per 100,000 respectively.An average of 3.18 people per 100,000 in Seoul lost their lives from traffic accidents last year.The least amount of traffic fatal
July 31, 2016
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Air purifier companies agree on stricter product regulation: source
Air purifier companies found to have used toxic air filters agreed recently to revise product regulation standards, a source said Sunday.According to the source from the Korea Air Cleaning Association, the decision was made after a closed-door meeting last week to discuss how to deal with disputed air filters manufactured by 3M.An experiment last month by the Environment Ministry showed that the filters contained Octylisothiazolinone (OIT), which has been classified as a harmful substance since
July 31, 2016
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Seoul to expand no-smoking zones at subway entrances from Sept.
The Seoul municipal government on Sunday said it plans to expand no-smoking zones at subway entrances to better address public health concerns.Under the changes that will go into effect as of Sept. 1, people caught smoking within 10 meters of a subway entrance can be fined up to 100,000 won ($89.6).It said a campaign has been launched in cooperation with the capital city's many wards to raise public awareness for the shift."Stickers and notices have been placed where needed to warn smokers of th
July 31, 2016
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Lawmakers favor expanding anti-graft law to include labor unions, civic groups
Lawmakers belonging to the ruling and opposition parties are generally in favor of expanding the anti-graft law to encompass the country's labor unions and civic groups, a poll showed Sunday.The survey carried out on lawmakers sitting on parliament's National Policy Committee showed 10 supporting the expansion versus five who were opposed with four saying they did not have a view on the matter.The poll carried out by Yonhap News Agency shows awareness among lawmakers that the law can be revised
July 31, 2016
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S. Korean, Japanese students connect through dance
An event will take place this week to help students from South Korea and Japan better understand each other's culture through dancing. The organizers -- the Soorim Cultural Foundation and the Japan Global Cultural Exchange Foundation -- on Sunday said they will hold a cultural exchange program titled "Seoul-de Dance, Dance, Dance" from Thursday to Monday.In the fifth iteration of the festival, 36 students will form six dance teams and practice before performing a show on Sunday at the Hi Seoul Y
July 31, 2016
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Government plans to combat domestic abuse
The South Korean government announced Friday additional measures to combat domestic violence and child abuse, in response to recent high-profile cases that caused public outrage.“People are growing increasingly anxious due to the series of child abuses and sexual violence in remote regions,” said Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at a national policy coordination meeting.“We will strengthen our sexual violence prevention programs in remote regions nationwide, as well as our investigative efforts.” Pr
July 29, 2016
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[EYE] Author writes on her ‘right not to date’
Throughout her 20s, Lee Jin-song has received unwanted advice on how to “improve” herself so she can enjoy dating. The advice came from friends, both male and female, as well as acquaintances of different ages. “Some told me to grow my hair longer (so I can look more feminine), some told me not to talk too much,” the 27-year-old author told The Korea Herald.“Some even told me, ‘Make sure you look impressed when talking to a man -- use phrases like “Really?” “I had no idea!” Be sweet when you lis
July 29, 2016
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Ministry releases SK No. 2 on parole
The Justice Ministry on Friday released exemplary prisoners on parole, including the top executive member of a local conglomerate, according to officials.“I will provide whatever support I can to revitalize the economy and create jobs,” said Chey Jae-won, the vice chairman of the nation’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, upon leaving Gangneung Prison on Friday morning.Chey was one of 574 exemplary prisoners to be released on parole that day. He was the only top corporate executive member amo
July 29, 2016
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Korea confirms 9th Zika infection
South Korea has confirmed a woman who returned from a trip to Vietnam has been infected with the Zika virus, the country's ninth such case, health authorities here said Friday.The 40-year-old woman, whose identity has been withheld, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to Ho Chi Minh City from July 11-15, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The KCDC said she had been infected with the virus after being bitten by a mosquito during her trip to
July 29, 2016
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Eight out of 10 households have air conditioners in Korea
About 80 percent of the country's total households own air conditioners as the country's summers are getting hotter amid global warming, a survey showed Friday. The percentage, which came out via a Gallup Korea poll of 1,004 adults conducted from July 26-28, is a sharp increase from 6 percent in 1993, 14 percent in 1996 and 36 percent in 2001. By region, Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, known as the hottest areas in the country, posted 92 percent. The average room temperature when using AC w
July 29, 2016