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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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Nurses support med school quota hike
The Korean Nursing Association on Wednesday pledged its support for the government plan to boost the enrollment quota at medical schools, in light of the doctors threatening a strike in protest of the plan. The Korean Nursing Association held a press conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul at which they expressed full support of the medical school overhaul and called for the normalization of the country's medical field. "Currently the people's lives are threatened du
Feb. 14, 2024
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Delivery workers demand strong penalty for drunk driving DJ
South Korean delivery workers on Tuesday submitted a joint petition to the local police demanding punishment for a 20-something DJ, who killed a 54-year-old delivery man when she was driving while drunk. The delivery workers' union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions said a petition signed by 1,500 people had been submitted to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, calling for a thorough investigation. "For delivery workers, the road is our place of work. And drunk dr
Feb. 14, 2024
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S. Korea sees warmest-ever February morning temperatures
South Korea recorded the warmest-ever February morning temperatures Wednesday, with morning lows in many parts of the nation exceeding 10 C, the weather agency said. The daily minimum temperature in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, reached 11 C, marking the highest morning low for February recorded since modern weather observations began in 1904, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The previous record was 8.5 C registered on Feb. 25, 2010. Highest-ever February morning lows
Feb. 14, 2024
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S. Korean kids' screen time 3 times WHO recommendation: study
South Korean kids aged between three and four spend about 184.8 minutes a day watching screens of electronic devices such as smartphones, TVs and computers, which is three times more than the recommended amount for the same age group by the World Health Organization, a recent study showed. The Korea Press Foundation surveyed 2,675 children aged between three and nine around the country from Oct. 26 to Dec. 8, and they found that children aged 3-4 spend an average of 80.4 minutes watching TV, 52.
Feb. 13, 2024
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Seoul to subsidize W1m for mothers' postpartum care
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide mothers who give birth in Seoul with a subsidy of 1 million won ($753) per child in 2024, said the city government through a press release on Tuesday. From September 2023, the city government subsidized newborn mothers' postpartum care in the form of voucher points, which were distributed to their credit or debit cards. Within just four months since the subsidy was introduced, up to 15,907 mothers signed up to receive the subsidy. However, at
Feb. 13, 2024
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4 out of 10 young adults forgo health care
More than 4 out of 10 young adults in South Korea have been unable to go to the hospital when they were sick because they were too busy or did not have enough money, a recent study showed. A report on young adult poverty and self-reliance released by the National Youth Policy Institute on Tuesday found that 41.6 percent of 4,000 young adults aged 19 to 34 said they had been unable to go to the hospital when they should have in the past year. The most common reason for not being able to go see th
Feb. 13, 2024
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Under pressure, junior doctors leave strike decision hanging
Tensions continued to build Tuesday between doctors and the government, with a group of over 10,000 junior doctors ending their first discussion about joining the nationwide strike without reaching a conclusion. Instead, they decided to forge an emergency committee in an apparent move to escalate their offensive against the government plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota. The Korea Intern Resident Association, consisting of thousands of junior doctors essential to the critical ca
Feb. 13, 2024
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Fire station that lost two firefighters had been understaffed: report
The fire station which lost two of its firefighters in a Jan. 31 fire had been understaffed when the deaths occurred, local media outlets reported Tuesday. It was recently found that two of the three teams at the Mungyeong Fire Station in North Gyeongsang Province had been running with five members instead of the mandated six. The two deceased firefighters, 27-year-old Kim Su-gwang and 35-year-old Park Su-hun, had been members of the understaffed team 1. The exact circumstances of how the two fi
Feb. 13, 2024
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S. Korea seeks to raise duty-free allowance limit for alcohol
The customs agency said Tuesday it will push to raise the limit of the duty-free allowance for alcohol to boost travelers' convenience. It is part of the Korea Customs Service's comprehensive plan for 2024, which also includes measures to strengthen the crackdown on drug smuggling and to better support exporters. Under the plan, the agency will review the possible adjustment of the cap on duty-free liquors, which is currently set at 2 liters valued at $400 or less. The government in 20
Feb. 13, 2024
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Appeals court upholds 1 1/2-year prison term for Uzbek for sending money to al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group
An appellate court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for an Uzbek national accused of sending money to a UN-designated terrorist group while residing in South Korea, judicial officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court confirmed the lower court's ruling on the migrant worker from Uzbekistan, saying the provision of aid to the terrorist group carries a high risk of harming global peace as well as the safety of the country and the public. The 35-year-old was indicted for providi
Feb. 13, 2024
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Highway traffic levels ease on last day of Lunar New Year holiday
Traffic levels on major highways eased Monday as people who visited their families during the Lunar New Year holiday returned home on the final day of the four-day holiday. A drive from Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to the capital was expected to take about five hours as of 5 p.m., while driving from Gwangju, 267 km south of the capital, to Seoul was expected to take three hours and 30 minutes, according to the state-run Korea Expressway Corp. The drive in the opposite direction from
Feb. 12, 2024
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Man locks up girlfriend after getting dumped
South Korean police said Monday it is investigating a 28-year-old man on suspicion of locking up his girlfriend at his home and threatening her, after she expressed her wish to end their romantic relationship. According to Seoul Gwanak Police Station, the suspect is believed to have confined the victim in his home in Gwanak-gu, Seoul between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. last Thursday. When the victim dumped the suspect, he became enraged and violent, throwing a soju bottle and threatening to hurt the victi
Feb. 12, 2024
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17% of workers say they work under different conditions from contract
Some 17.4 percent of South Korean workers said their actual working conditions were different from the ones they agreed upon before joining the company, a survey announced Monday showed. Civic group Workplace Gapjil 119, which assists victims of office abuse, surveyed 1,000 office workers across the country in December, including 600 "regular workers" -- a blanket term referring to those working under lifetime job security -- and 400 "non-regular" workers. In one case shared
Feb. 12, 2024
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Korea sees surge in number of asylum seekers from Russia
South Korea saw a significant rise in the number of Russian asylum seekers last year, with over 5,000 submitting refugee applications, a government report found Monday. According to the latest monthly report by the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, the number of Russian nationals who sought refugee status in Korea last year stood at 5,750, a five-fold increase from the number of asylum applications by Russian nationals in 2022, which stood at 1,038. The number is also almo
Feb. 12, 2024
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Man allowed S. Korean citizenship, after waiting 3 years to serve in military
A Seoul court recently ruled that a US-born man whose circumstances thwarted him from serving in the mandatary military service should be allowed to have South Korean citizenship. Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of a 31-year-old man who challenged the Seoul Immigration Office's 2022 rejection of his application for citizenship. Previously a dual citizen of South Korea and the US, he in 2022 submitted a written pledge not to exercise his US nationality while in the country and subm
Feb. 12, 2024
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Too much social media hurts children's self-esteem, report suggests
School-age children who frequently use social media to interact with others are more likely to develop negative perceptions of their bodies, a recent study found. Researchers at Ewha Womans University analyzed the data of 1,412 elementary school students 2019 and 1,397 elementary school students in 2020 to determine the effects of social media on one's perception of body before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Researchers categorized the children into three groups: "information seekers
Feb. 12, 2024
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Health care crisis looms as doctors prepare for strike over med school quota expansion
Fears of a health care crisis were brewing in South Korea on Monday, as doctors and medical residents discussed taking collective action in protest of the government's planned hike in the medical school student quota. The Korean Medical Association, the country's largest coalition of doctors groups with 130,000 members, threatened to go on strike on Thursday and hold a national meeting of doctors in Seoul on Saturday. Another group of interns, residents and trainee doctors, the Korean
Feb. 12, 2024
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Politician's likeness to criminal in Netflix's 'A Killer Paradox' sparks controversy
Popular Netflix original drama "A Killer Paradox" has been embroiled in controversy over one of its characters, who many here have alleged "bears a striking resemblance" to main opposition Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung. Netflix denied such rumors, saying such accusations are "completely baseless." The character, Hyeong Jeong-guk, portrayed by actor Seung Eui-yeol, is depicted as a corrupt older politician who is incarcerated for his crimes, with nea
Feb. 12, 2024
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No. of schoolchildren to drop below 5m by 2026
As South Korea continues to struggle with a remarkably low birth rate, the number of school-age children is estimated to fall below the 5 million mark in just two years. According to the latest data released by the Korea Educational Development Institute on Monday, the number of elementary, middle and high school students nationwide is expected to fall from some 5.13 million this year to about 4.83 million in 2026. In 2029, the number of students is expected to further decline to 4.275 million,
Feb. 12, 2024
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1 extra doctor means 0.11% lower chance of death: report
With South Korea pushing to increase the number of doctors in the country by expanding the medical school enrollment quota, a study has showed that the addition of one extra doctor per 100,000 people to the day-to-day health care sector can reduce the death rate by 0.11 percent. Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital analyzed Ministry of Health and Welfare data from 2016 to 2020 to find the correlation between the number of primary care doctors and the death rate in the South Korean
Feb. 12, 2024