Articles by Yoon Min-sik
Yoon Min-sik
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Woman becomes lawyer after assaulting police
A 31-year-old woman, whose assault of a police officer had thwarted her initial dream of becoming a prosecutor, has become a lawyer, local media outlets reported Thursday. The Korean Bar Association said it has accepted her application, as her previous criminal record from assaulting an officer is not in violation of the code of conduct for a lawyer. South Korea's Attorney-at-law Act stipulates that anyone who has received a suspended term for imprisonment without prison labor, or a more se
Social Affairs Dec. 14, 2023
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FIFA takes down controversial Japanese flag in promo image
FIFA recently changed one of its promotional images for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023, after South Korean fans complained over the controversial "Rising Sun" flag design in it. The image, posted on FIFA World Cup's official Instagram account, introduces the Urawa Red Diamond, participating in the event as the winners of the 2022 AFC Champions league. South Koreans, however, took issues with what appeared to be a Rising Sun flag in the background. Upon a flurry of comme
Soccer Dec. 14, 2023
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Gimbap, kimchi-jjigae prices go up, as cost of eating out keeps rising
State-run agency data showed Thursday that the average price for gimbap and kimchi-jjigae, two of the most popular eating-out options in South Korea, rose in November to 3,292 won ($2.50) and 7,923 won, respectively. The price for a roll of gimbap has been moving upward since breaking the 3,000-won mark for the first time in August of 2022, according to the Korea Consumer Agency, an affiliate of the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Price for a bowl of kimchi-jjigae -- conventionally served with a bo
Economy Dec. 14, 2023
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Voice-activated emergency call systems installed in women's bathrooms in Busan
Busan city officials said Wednesday that they have installed emergency call systems in public women's bathrooms in four underground shopping districts, including a voice-activated one in Busan Station. According to the Busan Infrastructure Corporation, officials have installed the emergency call systems in a total of 18 underground public bathrooms across the southern port city. They were installed at two bathrooms in the underground shopping district connected with Busan Station, six bathr
Social Affairs Dec. 14, 2023
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New law gives police more authority in emergency situations
A new bill stipulating the authority bestowed upon police officers dispatched in emergency situations has recently been passed by the National Assembly, police officials said Wednesday. According to the National Police Agency, the parliament passed the law on operation of the 112 emergency dispatch service last Friday, providing legal grounds for the police's actions in emergency situations including evacuation of citizens, imposing fines and forcing entry into buildings. South Korea's
Social Affairs Dec. 14, 2023
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Man jailed after setting fire to mother-in-law in exorcism ritual
A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced a 44-year-old man to two years and six months in prison for setting his mother-in-law on fire while performing what he claimed to be an exorcism. The defendant, surnamed Kim, was taking care of the 68-year-old victim at a hospital in Nowon-gu, northeastern Seoul, on May 29, when he lit pieces of tissue paper on fire and threw them at her. The victim sustained second-degree burns on various parts of her body including her scalp, left hand, face and neck. Kim w
Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2023
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S. Korean driver's tests to include section on self-driving cars
Starting next year, South Korean government will revise the traffic laws and driver's tests to accommodate for the rapidly advancing technology for automated driving systems and development of self-driving cars. The National Police Agency on Wednesday rolled out the traffic safety plans in preparation for when self-driving cars will hit the road, in which they announced that traffic safety education related to automated driving systems will be included in the state-issued driver's lice
Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2023
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S. Korea may downgrade COVID-19 alert level next year
The head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday that the government may downgrade the infectious disease notification level of COVID-19 from the current second-highest level of "alert" to the third-highest of "caution." "We (the government) are currently discussing the downgrade. Exactly when it will take place hasn't been decided yet, but we're watching the situation and thinking it should be after the winter season (sometime next year
Social Affairs Dec. 12, 2023
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Man awarded W100m by court over unlawful prison term
Incheon District Court on Tuesday ruled that the South Korean court should pay 100 million won ($76,000) in compensation to a man who was wrongfully arrested and jailed during the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. The civil suit was filed by a man who was arrested by police during the pro-democracy movement of May 18, 1980. The military junta Chun Doo-hwan had declared martial law as the anti-government movement spread across the country, and subsequently ordered the bloody crackdown on the cont
Social Affairs Dec. 12, 2023
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Teen threatened to massacre children 'as a joke'
Incheon Seobu Police Station on Tuesday said it is investigating a high school student on suspicion of threatening to kill elementary school students, which he claimed was a joke. The suspect, whose exact identity was withheld by authorities, is believed to have posted that he would "kill all the kids while they are on their way home from school" around 9:35 a.m. Monday, via a KakaoTalk instant message board shared by parents of children who attend an elementary school in Seo-gu, Inche
Social Affairs Dec. 12, 2023
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Will BTS' V join special forces, defending Seoul and fighting terrorism?
After Jimin and Jungkook's enlistment on Tuesday, all seven member of K-pop superstar band BTS will be enlisted in the mandatary military service, which is required by all able-bodied South Korean men. V in particular has his eyes on becoming a member of the special forces unit of the command defending the nation's capital. It has been reported that the soon-to-be 28-year-old has applied to serve in the 35th Special Mission Battalion, a counterterrorism unit of the Capital Defense Comm
K-pop Dec. 12, 2023
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Amid fewer marriages, S. Korean newlyweds have more debt than ever
With fewer couples getting married each year here, the amount of combined debt of recently married couples recorded an all-time high, a report showed Monday. According to a report on those recently married by Statistics Korea, the median amount of combined debt for these households in South Korea in 2022 was 164 million won ($124,000), marking both an all-time high and jump of 7.3 percent from the year before. It also showed that 89 percent of such couples overall are in debt. The report concern
Social Affairs Dec. 11, 2023
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Gimhae to commemorate hometown hero killed in 1979 coup
A commemorative ceremony in honor of the late Lt. Col. Kim Oh-rang, who died while battling the rebel forces during the 1979 military coup, will be held Tuesday in his hometown of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. According to city officials, the annual ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. near Kim's bust erected between Samjeong Middle School and Samseong Elementary School, which the deceased soldier graduated from. The ceremony has been held each year since 2014, when the government conferre
People Dec. 11, 2023
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Police to wrap up drug investigation into G-Dragon
The National Police Agency said Monday the drug investigation into G-Dragon was nearing the end, with no clear evidence of wrongdoing by the K-pop star discovered so far. "We've conducted an objective verification process (of G-Dragon's allegations) and summoned six people for testimonies. The investigation is more or less in its final stage," Woo Jong-soo, the head of the National Office of Investigation at the NPA told reporters in the regular press briefing. "We will
Social Affairs Dec. 11, 2023
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Divorced men fear freeloaders, women scared to meet a 'man-child'
Male divorcees' biggest fear in finding a new spouse is meeting someone who is a freeloader, while female divorcees said they are afraid to meet someone who needs to be taken care of all the time, a survey showed Monday. Only-You, a local matchmaking company exclusively for divorcees, conducted a survey on 516 people wishing to get married on the issue of "what makes you hesitant toward remarriage." For men, the No. 1 reason was that the potential spouse "may have a tendency
Social Affairs Dec. 11, 2023
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