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Teacher who killed student was 'annoyed' she was excluded from class: police
DAEJEON -- A teacher accused of stabbing an 8-year-old student to death at an elementary school in the central city of Daejeon has said she was "annoyed" at being excluded from a class, police said Tuesday. The female teacher in her 40s gave the statement to police after admitting she stabbed the girl on the second floor of the school on Monday. The girl was later pronounced dead at a hospital due to excessive bleeding. "I got annoyed just three days after returning to work," she was quoted as t
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Korea to expand educational support for foreign, multicultural students
The Ministry of Education announced Tuesday that it would provide more resources to enhance public education for students with foreign parents or nationality, particularly in schools with many such students. Hoping to provide quality education for children born with at least one foreign parent and to those with foreign nationality, the ministry plans to increase the number of teachers in schools with a high concentration of multicultural students, hire more bilingual instructors, and employ outs
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Shock, outrage after elementary school teacher fatally stabs 8-year-old in Daejeon
Suspect says victim was random; tragedy sparks concerns over school safety, teachers' mental health Police investigating a tragic case of a teacher fatally stabbing an 8-year-old girl at an elementary school in Daejeon said Tuesday the teacher's attack had been planned but was not targeted, releasing her confession that she randomly chose the last student leaving the school. According to police, the attack occurred Monday inside a storage room connected to the audiovisual room on the second floo
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Security beefed up at Constitutional Court over mob attack threats
All 8 justices under protection of fully armed officials amid police probe into mob plot Security surrounding Korea's top court has been heightened as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial nears its final stage and police investigate threats of a break-in at the court in connection with the mid-January attack on a lower court. The Constitutional Court of Korea held its seventh hearing Tuesday, the penultimate of the eight hearings scheduled by the court regarding Yoon’s martial law declara
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Can’t cancel that subscription? Korea is cracking down on ‘dark patterns’
From frustratingly difficult-to-cancel subscriptions to hidden shipping fees, dark patterns -- manipulative online design tactics that trick consumers into spending more -- are widespread in South Korea’s e-commerce market. Now, the government is taking action. Starting Feb. 14, the Korea Fair Trade Commission will enforce new regulations under the revised Electronic Commerce Act aimed at curbing misleading practices that obscure pricing, complicate cancellations and pressure users into unwanted
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[Graphic News] Rice consumption per capita hits record low
Annual rice consumption per capita has been steadily declining for 40 years, reaching a new all-time low last year. While the use of rice in processed foods and alcohol has increased, consumption by manufacturers for rice cakes, noodles and snacks has decreased. Statistics Korea’s “2024 Rice Consumption Survey Results” revealed that for the 2023-2024 crop year (Nov. 1, 2023 to Oct. 31, 2024), per capita rice consumption was 55.8 kilograms, a 1.1 percent decrease (0.6 kg) from the previous year.
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Eight-year-old fatally stabbed at Daejeon school; teacher confesses
A stabbing at a Daejeon elementary school Monday evening left an eight-year-old student dead and a teacher injured, who later confessed to the killing, Daejeon Seobu police said. The student and teacher were found with stab wounds on the school's second floor at around 6 p.m. in Daejeon's Seo-gu. The student was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The teacher, who sustained neck and arm wounds, reportedly remains in stable condition. According to local media, the teacher confessed to the crime
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Workplace harassment in Korea rises, yet half of victims stay silent: survey
More than a third of South Korean office workers have experienced workplace harassment in the past year, but most choose not to report it, a new survey revealed. The survey, conducted by Global Research on behalf of the Korean labor rights civic group Gapjil119, polled 1,000 office workers nationwide from Dec. 2 to 11, 2024. It found that 35.9 percent of respondents had faced workplace harassment in the past year, marking an increase from 30.5 percent in a similar survey conducted earlier in 202
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Trauma care medics' reality more dramatic than Netflix's 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call'
Drama exposes South Korea's trauma care in crisis, highlighting shutdown threats, helicopter shortages, hospital hierarchy, doctors' dilemma Netflix's first Korean medical series, "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call," has gained global acclaim for its fast-paced and realistic depiction of medics working tirelessly to save lives. Based on a web novel by a practicing doctor, its gripping narrative has sparked curiosity about the demanding lives of trauma care specialists who make life-or-death decisi
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Korea to extend pilot program for Filipina nannies, but expansion in doubt
Seoul's plan to recruit more nannies from the Philippines remains in doubt, with a pilot scheme set to end this month without confirmation of its expansion into a full-fledged program. The South Korean government, instead, has decided to temporarily extend the pilot program to ensure continued service for households currently taking part, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said. A ministry official stated that the extension aims to prevent disruptions for existing users before transitioning to
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New Seoul police chief takes office amid controversies
A new Seoul police chief took office Monday, amid controversies over his alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration late last year. Park Hyun-soo, former director general of the Ministry of Interior and Safety’s police bureau, officially assumed his role as the new Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief, a position left vacant since his predecessor was indicted on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. Park takes the office amid speculations he too was involved
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Koreans 51.7% content with living, least satisfied with wealth
South Koreans on average gave 52.7 points out of 100 in a recent survey on satisfaction with their lives, a report showed Monday, with their wealth the aspect they were least content with. Lotte Members, an affiliate of the Lotte Group in charge of customer management, conducted a survey of 5,000 adults to assess how satisfied they were with their lives. The respondents in their 20s and 30s gave an overall score of 53.8, those in their 40s and 50s gave 51.2 points, while the respondents in their
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Far-right pastor's missionaries urged followers to 'carry out his orders' before court attack
A missionary with connections to a pastor accused of instigating the Jan. 19 attack on a Seoul court had urged other supporters of the church head to "carry out his orders" four days prior to the assault, a local broadcaster reported Monday. Yun, a special missionary of controversial pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon's Sarang Jeil Church, posted a video message that claimed "something enormous will happen if we cooperate with Pastor Jeon." "We must work together and carry out Jeon's orders in our respectiv
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Ex-President Moon 'regrets' appointing Yoon prosecutor general during his term
Former President Moon Jae-in expressed regret over his appointment of the President Yoon Suk Yeol as prosecutor general in 2019. On July 25, 2019, Moon, from the liberal party the Democratic Party of Korea, promoted Yoon, then head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, to be the nation's top prosecutor, stating that Yoon was the right person to undertake prosecutorial reform. Yoon, in March 2021, quit the job. A year later, he won the presidential election, as the nominee of the con
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Yoon’s trial enters final stage, verdict expected in March
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial enters its final stage this week, with just two formal hearings remaining, as those in legal circles generally expect the verdict to come in mid-March. The Constitutional Court will hold the seventh and eighth hearings on Tuesday and Thursday, questioning eight witnesses. While further hearings may be scheduled, it is likely that the court will conclude proceedings by the end of this month and issue a decision on Yoon’s impeachment next month. On Monda
Feb. 10, 2025