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Top factor for women when looking for dates? Survey says 'age'
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[From the scene] BTS' Jin returns, fans erupt with joy
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Yoon, Mirziyoyev agree on S. Korea's 1st export of bullet trains to Uzbekistan
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How will med professors' walkout on June 18 impact hospitals?
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Couple’s tennis game at Incheon Airport draws public outcry
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Yoon visits ancient Uzbek city, wraps up Central Asia trip
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Lisa hints at solo return
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Record fine on Coupang raises questions about online retail practices
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Man faces animal cruelty charges for killing his dog for meat
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N. Korean military's construction activities spotted inside DMZ: source
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Korean-language education program to hit Chinese TV network
A television program for Korean language education will air throughout China in the second half of the year, the first of its kind in the Chinese-speaking world, a government agency said Thursday.China Education Television (CETV) will broadcast the program composed of 100 three-minute episodes from October to next March, the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) said in a release.The program will be co-produced by KOCIS, a government organization in charge of the overseas promotion of K
March 24, 2016
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Seoul welcomes adoption of new U.N. human rights resolution on Pyongyang
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed a U.N. human rights panel's adoption of a North Korea human rights resolution that calls for instituting an expert group to verify those responsible for Pyongyang's "crimes against humanity."During the 31st regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Wednesday, the council adopted the resolution without a vote. The resolution centers on appointing up to two independent experts who will verify the North's human rights violations to
March 24, 2016
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Korea's childbirths dip in January
The number of childbirths in South Korea fell for the second month in a row in January from a year earlier due to some seasonal effects, a government report showed Thursday.About 39,500 babies were born in January, down 5.7 percent, or 2,400, from 41,900 a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea.The latest number marked the lowest new childbirths for any January results since 2001, when the statistical agency started to compile such data.But it is the highest in 10 months since
March 24, 2016
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Seoul confirms N. Korea's push to develop solid-fuel rockets
South Korea confirmed Thursday that North Korea is developing solid-fuel rockets, which would allow the country to conduct rocket launches "frequently.""North Korea appears to be in the (early) stages of developing solid-fuel rockets," Moon Sang-gyun, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, said during a press briefing."North Korea's switch to solid fuel means it could do (missile) launches frequently," the spokesman said.South Korea's military takes the move as a serious development and
March 24, 2016
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Park orders military to brace for possible N. Korean provocation
President Park Geun-hye ordered the government to strengthen the level of vigilance across the country, an official said Thursday, as North Korea has ratcheted up its threats against its southern neighbor.The chief executive also "instructed the military to be fully prepared to aggressively cope with North Korea's reckless provocations," Kim Sung-woo, chief presidential press secretary, told reporters.North Korea threatened to turn the presidential office into a "sea of flames and ashes" and war
March 24, 2016
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FM expresses deepest condolences to victims of Brussels bombings
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has expressed his "deepest condolences" to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist bombings in Brussels, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.In a message to his Belgian counterpart, Didier Reynders, Yun said that he was "shocked" to hear about the "heinous" acts of terrorism that killed more than 30 people and wounded hundreds, according to the ministry.Stressing that South Korea stands "firmly in solidarity" with Belgium and the international community in fi
March 24, 2016
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Korea again rejects Volkswagen's recall plan
South Korea's environment ministry said Wednesday that it has again rejected Volkswagen's plan to recall its vehicles built to sidestep emissions tests sold in the country, citing the plan's insufficiency.The German carmaker recently submitted its recall plan to the Ministry of Environment for around 125,000 vehicles equipped with what are called defeat devices designed to manipulate emissions results.The ministry, however, demanded more supplementation and said the German carmaker failed to pro
March 23, 2016
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Enjoy spring in Seoul
Signs of spring are budding across the country, with the southern cities already seeing the forsythia bloom in mid-March.Seoul is also expected to see the spring flowers bloom from around March 24, according to weather service provider Kweather.While a cold snap that is expected to last until this weekend may delay the arrival of spring, anticipation of milder temperatures and warmer breeze are expected to invite more Seoulites and visitors to venture outdoors in the coming weeks.Starting in Apr
March 23, 2016
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Korea to dispatch 300 teachers, students overseas to share
South Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to dispatch a total of 300 teachers and university students overseas this year to share the experience of Korea's educational development.The education ministry and the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) said that 140 teachers and 160 students attending teachers' universities will be sent to 15 foreign countries for a project to engage in various educational programs, including teaching foreign students. The number of participants f
March 23, 2016
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Nondisclosure of reports made to Park during ferry disaster
A local court ruled Wednesday the government's decision not to disclose reports made to President Park Geun-hye on the day of a deadly ferry disaster in 2014 was legitimate.The Seoul Administrative Court turned down the revocation suit filed against three presidential officials -- the chief presidential secretariat, the chief of national security and the chief of the presidential security service -- by the minor opposition Green Party Korea, demanding nullification of the nondisclosure decision.
March 23, 2016
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Seoul sees unemployment hit 280,000
Seoul saw its number of unemployed people reach 286,000 February, a 13.1 percent annual rise, data showed Tuesday.According to Gyeongin Regional office of Statistics, Seoul’s unemployment rate reached 5.3 percent, compared to 4.7 percent in February 2015. The employment rate was 59.4 percent, slipping by 0.2 percentage points from a year before. The data was collected by surveying 4,100 households in Seoul and those aged 15 or older, excluding soldiers in service, public service workers and inma
March 23, 2016
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Seoul to install more CCTV cameras in school zones
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Friday that it will install more surveillance cameras in all of Seoul’s school zones for the security of young students and prevention of crime.As of March, there are a total of 3,167 surveillance cameras installed in 1,659, or 97.3 percent, of Seoul’s school zones.School zones began to be designated in 1995. They are areas within a radius of 300 meters of elementary schools or day care centers, according to road traffic laws.YonhapThe city vowed to in
March 23, 2016
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Children to be allowed to demand cutting ties with abusive parents
The government will present a revision to family litigation law in September to expand the rights of underage children and more effectively deprive unqualified parents of their authority, legal sources said Tuesday. According to the revision, teenage children who are abused by their parents will be able to file a suit against parents to demand the state invalidate their parental authority. Up until now, children have had limited rights in family-related trials, which experts cited as one of the
March 23, 2016
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Gov't rules out spread of Zika virus from first Korean patient
The possibility of a Zika virus transmission in South Korea is very slim, despite the first confirmed case of a South Korean patient infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the health authorities said Wednesday.The patient, a 43-year-old Korean man, had a mosquito bite during his business trip to Brazil between mid-February and early March and was confirmed to be infected with the virus after returning home on March 11."The patient hasn't donated blood and hasn't been bitten by a mosquito since
March 23, 2016
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Korea demands correction of Japanese history textbooks
South Korea has demanded that Japan correct its updated history textbooks to clearly state that Korean women were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II, a Seoul official said Wednesday.Last week, Tokyo approved a set of updated high school textbooks that claimed the women were "mobilized" or "sent" to work at front-line brothels during the war. Before the revisions, the textbooks said the victims were "taken" or "dragged" away.On Tuesday, the two sides held working-l
March 23, 2016
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Co-presidents vow to improve nation's sports after completing merger
The co-leaders of the integrated national sports body said Wednesday that the merger of two sports bodies will further enhance the country's effort to develop sports.Kim Jung-haeng, president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), and Kang Young-joong, head of the Korea Council of Sport for All (KOCOSA), were inaugurated as co-presidents of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) and began their work on Wednesday after a ceremony in Seoul.The KSOC was officially founded on Monday after the l
March 23, 2016
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Data shows rapid pace of aging in Korea
South Korea is on the threshold of becoming an aged society, with the share of senior citizens aged 65 or older in the nation's population topping 13 percent last year, data showed Wednesday.According to the data by Statistics Korea, 13.1 percent of South Korea's 50.62 million population were 65 or older in 2015, which is slightly higher than the 12.7 percent tallied a year earlier and much higher than the 3.8 percent in 1980.Generally, a nation is defined as an "aged society," if more than 14 p
March 23, 2016
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Korea to toughen monitoring on Zika virus
South Korea will improve its monitoring infrastructure on the Zika virus as the country has confirmed its first case, the government said Wednesday.The government and the ruling Saneuri Party agreed during an emergency meeting to strengthen the monitoring of passengers returning from Zika outbreak countries and share related information between health authorities.On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the country's first Zika virus case. A 43-year-old man tested positive for the
March 23, 2016
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Korea in talks with Japan over possible summit: report
South Korea and Japan are in talks on holding summit talks between their leaders in Washington next week, a news report said Wednesday.The two sides are coordinating the meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit set for March 31-April 1, Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported.Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office, did not make any immediate reaction to the report.The meeting, if held, would be the first since December when Seoul and Tokyo produced a landmark deal on re
March 23, 2016
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Russian, Liberian jailed for swindling Korean’s money
A Russian and Liberian who blackmailed a Korean man for cash have been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for a year, the court said Tuesday.They had already been jailed for six months for fraud. But the prosecutors added a charge of perjury, which led the court to additionally hand down the suspended six-month prison term. The 28-year-old man from Liberia and 32-year-old woman from Russia, who were in a relationship, conspired with a Ukrainian woman to swindle a Korean man via social
March 23, 2016