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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Arrest warrant sought for Kia Tigers manager over bribery charges
Prosecutors have sought arrest warrants for the sitting manager and a former general manager of the Kia Tigers professional baseball team, both on bribery charges, officials said Monday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors office filed for the warrants last Wednesday to arrest manager Kim Jong-kook and former general manager Jang Jung-suk, the officials said. The prosecution has been looking into suspicions that Jang, while serving as the team's general manager, asked a free agent player
Jan. 29, 2024
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Seoul suspends 'lowest-performing' worker, 1st case for civil servant
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday said it has suspended one of its allegedly lowest-performing employees of their duties, marking the first time it has suspended an official solely based on their performance. Confirming earlier media reports, Seoul City Hall said it gave the lowest performance evaluation marks to four Seoul employees last month. The other three with the lowest grade have been transferred to other duties. Since 2019, the evaluation committee of the city government has condu
Jan. 29, 2024
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Pro-gamer tries to dodge draft by faking IQ of 53
A former South Korean professional gamer has been sentenced to a prison term of one year, suspended for two years, for trying to dodge mandatary military service by pretending to have an IQ of 53, an Incheon court said Monday. Incheon District Court found 32-year-old Won Chang-yeon guilty of violating the Military Service Act, which mandates all able-bodied South Korean men serve in the military for at least 18 months. Won was also ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Police inves
Jan. 29, 2024
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Informing medical fees for pets in advance still in limbo
It has been three weeks since the government passed a bill requiring every veterinary clinic to post the estimated fees for major medical procedures prior to treatment. However, the new change seems yet to have settled in, with medical professionals claiming the policy lacks an understanding of reality and many hospitals still not implementing the change. Starting earlier this month, veterinary clinics are obligated to post the cost of treatment for 11 major categories, including examination, ho
Jan. 29, 2024
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[KH Explains] From cafes to lumberyards, SMEs face risks as safety law expands
Expanded application of the workplace safety law is expected to have a substantial impact on the South Korean business community, as it holds employers with more than five workers legally responsible for deadly accidents. Concerns are growing as this change, which officially took effect Saturday, will cover 837,000 workplaces, including small neighborhood restaurants, bakeries, pubs, cafes and mom-and-pop stores. Regardless of the size of the businesses and their financial capabilities, under th
Jan. 29, 2024
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Over 3,700 high-income workers make more than W110m monthly: data
Over 3,700 high-income employees subscribed to the state-run health insurance scheme are earning more than 110 million won ($82,300) per month, paying a medical premium of 4 million won monthly, data showed Monday. The figure translates into an income of at least 1.32 billion won annually. As of October last year, 3,791 people were categorized as employed subscribers paying the maximum amount for health insurance premiums in the data on the status of health insurance subscribers and monthly prem
Jan. 29, 2024
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Man kills upstairs neighbor for 'slamming the door loudly'
South Korean police on Monday are investigating a man in his 50s on suspicion of killing his upstairs neighbor for making what he claimed was excessive noise, marking the latest incident in which inter-floor noise has led to a violent crime. The suspect is accused of attacking the woman in her 30s at around 4:40 p.m. Sunday in the staircase of their residential building in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, after an argument over noise the victim made. The suspect claimed to harbor resentment f
Jan. 29, 2024
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Nottingham Forest player heads back to UK amid sex video allegations
South Korean police said Monday that it has not extended the travel ban against Nottingham Forest striker star Hwang Ui-jo, who is currently being investigated on allegations of filming sexual intercourse without the consent of his partner. It was reported that the 31-year-old star boarded a UK-bound plane at around 11 p.m. Monday, presumably to return to his team, currently competing in the 2023-24 season of the English Premier League. In a press briefing, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency s
Jan. 29, 2024
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Routine health check-ups linked to reduced health risks: study
People who undergo regular medical check-ups are more likely to live a longer and healthier life, a study showed Monday. An article published in the Journal of BMC Medicine, authored by University of Oxford researcher Celeste McCracken, revealed that participants in the UK's National Health Service "Health Check" program showed lower health risks associated with multiorgan disease, cardiovascular issues and overall mortality, compared to a control group of equal size. Recipients
Jan. 29, 2024
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4 out of 5 living alone at risk of 'lonely death'
With the number of single-person households on the rise in Korea, a recent study showed that 78.8 percent of them are at some risk of "godoksa," or lonely death. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the state-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs jointly conducted a survey on 9,471 single-person households, assessing the likelihood of lonely death based on five criteria: accumulated feelings of failure and loss, loneliness in everyday life, level of social isolation, disc
Jan. 29, 2024
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Number of newborns halves in 8 years to lowest number
The decline in the number of newborns has continued accelerating, putting a greater burden on the demographic cliff the country faces. The number of children born between January and November last year stood at 213,572, an 8.1 percent drop from the previous year for the same period, according to the Korean Statistical Information Service on Sunday. This is the lowest number of children the stats agency has ever recorded being born within 11 months. On average, the monthly number of newborns last
Jan. 28, 2024
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2 fishermen missing after fishing boat sinks off southern island of Jeju
A small fishing boat carrying one South Korean and two Indonesian fishermen has sunk off the southern island of Jeju, with only one Indonesian rescued and the two others missing, the Coast Guard said Sunday. The rescued Indonesian fisherman is under medical treatment at the Jeju National University Hospital for symptoms of hypothermia. Four Coast Guard aircraft conducted an overnight search operation, using 122 illumination bombs to light up the waters, about 18.5 kilometers off Jeju's sout
Jan. 28, 2024
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Hashtag 'Today's climb completed': Bouldering boom led by younger generations
Bouldering has become a trendy sport for those in their 20s and 30s. The hashtag "#okeulwan" -- a portmanteau of the Korean words meaning "today's climb completed" and a variation of the massively popular "today's workout completed" -- has been spreading on Instagram with more than 40,000 posts. Bouldering is a style of climbing involving free climbing without a rope and usually only 2-3 meters off the ground. Walk into a bouldering gym, and you will fin
Jan. 27, 2024
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[KH Explains] Assault on lawmaker reignites debate on teens' legal immunity
A Korean lawmaker fell victim to a brutal physical assault by a 15-year-old teenage assailant, who not only carried out the attack but repeatedly -- and incorrectly -- claimed immunity from legal consequences. The incident on Thursday has re-ignited concerns about the issue of juvenile crime and the legal immunity afforded to some teenagers. The law prohibits the punishment of individuals under the age of 14. People Power Party Rep. Bae Hyun-jin was beaten 15 times on the head in a 10-second att
Jan. 26, 2024
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Court acquits ex-top justice of all charges in power abuse scandal
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday acquitted former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae of all 47 charges related to his alleged abuse of judiciary power, including allegations that he deliberately delayed a ruling on Japan’s forced labor victims for then-President Park Geun-hye, who had sought to stabilize ties with the country. Yang, who headed the top court from 2011 to 2017, faced multiple allegations of abusing his judiciary power. After 1,810 days since the prosecution&
Jan. 26, 2024
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S. Korea records 31.4 drought days in 2023: KMA
South Korea experienced an average of 31.4 meteorological drought days in 2023, ranking 27th since records began in 1974, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Friday. Korea’s southern region recorded an average number of 36.6 meteorological drought days, while the central region recorded 26 days on average. Meteorological drought is determined based on the degree of dryness or rainfall deficit and the duration of the dry period. In the southern region, the winter of 2021 had signif
Jan. 26, 2024
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Korea to introduce AI-powered flood warnings for public safety
The Ministry of Environment announced its plan to launch an AI-powered early warning system for floods starting in May, ahead of this year's summer flood season, in a bid to enhance public safety. The announcement comes in the wake of deadly floods last year, which saw the inundation of an underpass in the city of Osong, North Chungcheong Province, resulting in 14 fatalities. "To ensure a golden time for the prevention of casualties through 'smart forecasting,' we will expand
Jan. 26, 2024
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Man sprays fire extinguisher at children because 'they were smoking'
Incheon police on Friday are investigating two men believed to have sprayed four elementary and middle school students with a fire extinguisher, allegedly because the children were smoking. According to the Incheon Nonhyeon Police Station, the students reported that one man sprayed them while the other man filmed the incident in the staircase of a Nonhyeong-dong, Incheon, shopping center at around 4:56 p.m. on Thursday. It was reported that the two men were employees at the shopping center. The
Jan. 26, 2024
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Elderly man jailed for attack on police in front of presidential office
Seoul Western District Court on Friday sentenced a 78-year-old South Korean man to four years in prison for attacking police in front of the presidential office last year and injuring two on-duty officers. The court also ordered the defendant surnamed Park to three years probation, but turned down the prosecution's request for him to wear an electronic ankle tag. Park attacked two officers in front of the presidential office in Yongsan-gu at around 1:20 p.m. on Oct.31, injuring one officer
Jan. 26, 2024
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Concerns rise as workplace safety law extends to smaller firms
The business community and President Yoon Suk Yeol conveyed their profound disappointment following unsuccessful parliamentary negotiations on extending the grace period for the country's workplace safety law for small businesses by an additional two years. Labor groups, on the other hand, have embraced the latest developments, viewing them as positive steps in ensuring enhanced worker safety standards. The workplace safety law, known as the Serious Accident Punishment Act is, set to be exp
Jan. 26, 2024