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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Majority of Korean high schoolers spend summer studying in-doors: survey
A substantial number of Korean high school students were found to spend their summer holidays studying in-doors, according to Toz Service Group on Wednesday.Conducted between July 2 and July 15 targeting 5,800 high school students using Toz Study Center, the survey showed 77 percent of the respondents (4,466) said their way of combating the summer heat was by hitting the books at an air-conditioned study center.(123RF)Toz provides customized, cafe-like space for group studies and office meetings
July 20, 2016
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Gov't pays compensation for Gaesong complex workers, firms
The government said Wednesday that it has paid 5.6 billion won ($4.91 million won) in initial compensation to Korean employees who are suffering from the shutdown of the Gaesong industrial park in North Korea.Ministry of Unification spokesman Jeong Joon-hee said in a news briefing that Seoul paid consolation money to 335 workers to support their basic livelihood.The official said that as of Tuesday, a total of 490 workers who were employed at the industrial park requested state financial assista
July 20, 2016
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S. Korean man indicted for trying to enter N. Korea
A 54-year-old South Korean man has been indicted on charges of attempting to enter North Korea in violation of the country's security law, prosecutors said Wednesday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the suspect, whose identity was withheld, allegedly left for China in September 2013 and sought support from Uriminzokkiri, Pyongyang's main internet-based media and propaganda website, to enter the North.He is also suspected of seeking similar support from the North Korean Embassy
July 20, 2016
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Korea secures manganese crust in Pacific Ocean
Korea has secured a combined 40 million tons of manganese crust in the western region of the Pacific Ocean as part of efforts to seek deep sea mineral resources in international waters, the maritime ministry here said Wednesday.The manganese nodules are located on the sea bed at a depth of 800 meters to 2,500 meters. They are rich in minerals such as iron, copper and manganese hydroxides.The International Seabed Authority has approved Korea's management of 3,000 ㎢ of manganese crust with nine se
July 20, 2016
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Drunk driver kills 3 family members
A drunk driver who crashed and killed three members of a family and injured another was arrested and passed to the prosecutors for indictment, Incheon Seobu Police said Tuesday. According to the police, the 32-year-old rammed the back of an SM3 vehicle idling at a traffic light at 135 kph on June 10 around 11 p.m. (YTN News Capture)The 42-year-old driver of the SM3, her 5-year-old son and 66-year-old mother died in the crash. The driver’s 39-year-old husband was severely wounded. The accused, a
July 20, 2016
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Gov't disciplinary body recommends toughest penalty for official over controversial comments
The government's disciplinary body on Tuesday recommended the toughest penalty on public servants for an ex-education ministry official over controversial comments.The Central Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Personnel Management decided to depose Na Hyang-wook, who was relieved of his duties as the head of the ministry's policy planning bureau last week. On July 9, vernacular daily Kyunghyang Shinmun quoted Na as calling the Korean people "dogs and pigs" during his dinner with the pape
July 19, 2016
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Authorities seek to freeze assets of prosecutor arrested on bribery charges
Authorities are seeking to freeze the assets of a senior prosecutor arrested on charges of taking bribes from a major online game maker.An ad hoc team investigating the case on Tuesday filed for a court order to freeze some 14 billion won ($12.3 million) worth of assets of Jin Kyung-joon. The 49-year-old was put behind bars Sunday on charges of accepting bribes from Nexon Co. and using them for shady stock transactions.The move comes a day after both Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong and Prosecuto
July 19, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy worker dies in work accident
A South Korean worker hired by the world’s biggest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries died on Tuesday while working on a shipbuilding project for Norwegian oil company Statoil. The 39-year-old man, surnamed Shin, died after falling off scaffold at 2:20 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead two hours later. He sustained injuries to his face and neck as well as fractures in his arms and both legs. A 39-year-old worker, surnamed Shin, died after falling off scaffold at H
July 19, 2016
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Comfort women film to be shown in 13 Japanese cities
A Korean film depicting the tragic lives of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II will get rotational screening in major Japanese cities starting this week, the film's director said Tuesday."Spirits' Homecoming" will go on a screening tour of 13 Japanese cities beginning with Tokyo on Thursday, according to director Cho Jung-lae.Cho said he changed the way of distributing the film to free community screenings after it failed to find a theater in the country.A s
July 19, 2016
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Marriage losing appeal for Korean women
For Kim Eun-jin, a 36-year-old working mother in South Korea, being at work is her “break.” She gets up at 4:30 a.m. every morning, leaves for work and returns home at about 8:30 p.m. What awaits after her long commute -- she lives in Incheon and works in Seoul -- are dirty dishes and unfolded laundry. She makes dinner, does the dishes, mops the floor and folds the laundry. Then she spends about 30 minutes talking to her kids -- one 8, the other 12 -- who are looked after by Kim’s mother-in-law
July 19, 2016
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Education minister vows personnel reform
A week after the scandal over a high-ranking official’s rant against the general public as “dogs and pigs,” Education Minister Lee Joon-sik said Tuesday that he will carry out drastic personnel reform that would include bringing in outside figures.“It is extremely regretful and I apologize for causing pain among the public,” Lee said in an interview with a local news media. “I will work to recover the trust through carrying out drastic personnel reshuffle.”He explained that he was also consideri
July 19, 2016
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Korea 4th most popular destination for Chinese tourists
Korea ranked fourth after Australia, Japan and Hong Kong among preferred Chinese tourist destinations, an online hotel reservation site said Tuesday. The survey of 3,000 Chinese tourists and officials at about 5,800 hotel-related firms worldwide, conducted by the hotel reservation site Hotels.com, found that 15 percent of respondents said they want to visit Australia. It was followed by 13 percent who selected Japan. Hong Kong was chosen by 11 percent, followed by Korea, which was picked by 7 pe
July 19, 2016
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Lawyer indicted for opening real estate agency
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a lawyer for opening a realty agency without a license. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Kong Sung-bae is indicted on charges of violating the Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, which reserves brokerage services exclusively for certified realtors.In December, the 44-year-old launched a website and started advertising Trust Lifestyle, the first real estate agency run by lawyers in South Korea. Under local law, any person who intends to
July 19, 2016
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Man arrested for petty theft of $6
A man was arrested for stealing 7,000 won ($6) from a restaurant, Gwangju Bukbu Police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the 32-year-old surnamed Song went through a great deal of trouble to break in and steal the money from a fried chicken restaurant in Buk-gu, Gwangju, at around 5:20 a.m. on July 12. (Gwangju Bukbu Police)Song covered his head with a yellow plastic bag, jumped over a wall, picked a lock and removed a safe from the restaurant. He accidentally dropped the safe while run
July 19, 2016
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Daycare center employee indicted for abuse
A caretaker at nursery in Seoul was indicted for habitual abuse of children under her care, Dongbu District Prosecutors said Tuesday. The 31-year-old surnamed Shin is accused of hitting seven children around the age of four multiple times between March and May, according to the prosecutors.The youngest victim was two years old. (123RF)Shin allegedly used her hands, a wooden stick, toys and a food tray to hit the children who did not follow her instructions to take a nap or have a meal.She was r
July 19, 2016
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Bus driver blamed for pileup in Yeongdong Expressway
A bus driver is being held responsible for an accident Sunday on the Yeongdong Expressway that claimed four lives and injured 37 people. Police in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, said Tuesday that the driver, aged 57, is presumed to have driven past the regulated maximum speed level. (YTN News Capture)Blackbox recordings showed that the bus sped at 105 kph while the traffic law regulates vehicles on expressways to keep to a maximum speed of 100 kph and safety distance of 100 meters. Bang is also
July 19, 2016
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Korean man gets 4-year jail term for Yasukuni bombing
A Tokyo court handed down a four-year jail term to a Korean man Tuesday for detonating a bomb in a public restroom at a controversial Tokyo war shrine last year, according to media reports. The Tokyo District Court found the 28-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Chon, guilty of breaking into the premises of the Yasukuni Shrine on Nov. 23 and setting up the bomb in the public restroom, Kyodo News said. Photo shows a South Korean man, identified only by his surname Chon, who has been
July 19, 2016
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Construction worker killed in Seoul building collapse
A construction worker died in a sudden building collapse in Hongeun-dong, Seoul, Monday. The 57-year-old victim surnamed Baek was found unconscious 4 meters from the building exit after a six-hour rescue effort, according to the Seodaemun-gu Fire Department. Baek was taken to hospital but did not survive. (YTN News YouTube Capture)Seodaemun-gu Fire Department had deployed 175 rescue operators to save Baek. However, the operation only began after cutting off the electricity in the adjacent area.
July 19, 2016
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Foundation for former comfort women to be launched next week: source
A foundation dedicated to helping Korean women who were sexually abused by Japan during its colonial occupation period (1910-45) will be launched next week, an informed source said Tuesday.In December, Korea and Japan reached a landmark deal in which Tokyo apologized for its colonial-era atrocities and agreed to provide 1 billion yen ($9.6 million) for the creation of a foundation aimed at supporting the surviving victims, euphemistically called comfort women. "Preparations have been made to lau
July 19, 2016
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Korea to strengthen anti-missile system in Seoul metropolitan area
Korea will beef up its anti-missile system in the Seoul metropolitan areas by 2018 to counter possible missile attacks from North Korea, its defense ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of National Defense is in the process of upgrading the PAC-2 Patriot anti-missile system at a military base in Gangwon Province into the more effective PAC-3 Patriot system which employs "hit-to-kill" technology that has no warhead, a ministry official said. This undated computer graphic image shows a PAC-2 Patri
July 19, 2016