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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Patient assaults nurse, starts fire after he was stopped smoking
A patient who assaulted a nurse and started a fire in the hospital he was in after she was stopped from smoking was sentenced 2 years in prison on Tuesday. Jeonju district court said the 48-year-old man surnamed Kim had turned violent when the nurse on night-duty found him smoking in the hospital and confiscated his lighter and cigarettes. (123RF)Kim punched the nurse and started a fire in the hospital, which resulted in 4-week hospitalization for the nurse and more than 30 million won ($25,00
May 10, 2016
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Chinese man found dead in water tank mystery
A corpse was found in the water tank of an apartment in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday, following a report of a foul smell coming from the tap water.Police confirmed the identity of the deceased as 38-year-old Chinese surnamed Wong, who had worked on the crew of a ship in nearby Pohang, a coastal city in the same province about 120 kilometers from Gumi. (123RF)Wong’s padded coat was found next to the water tank, as well as a note that claimed he had not received 5.4 million won ($4,600)
May 10, 2016
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Korea to control e-cigarettes in antismoking policy
The South Korean government announced a package of antismoking measures on Tuesday that would affect electronic cigarettes as well.It will also push for the revision of related laws to tighten control on ads for cigarettes, especially near schools, under the plan unveiled jointly by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.The smoking rate among South Koreans, aged 19 or older, dropped to 39.3 percent last year from 43.1 percent in 2014. It marks the first time
May 10, 2016
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Korea to host six-nation submarine rescue exercise this month
South Korea will host a joint multinational submarine exercise in its southern seas later in the month, involving the United States, Japan and other Asian Pacific countries, the Navy here said Tuesday.The Pacific Reach 2016 will kick off on May 25 for a 10-day run in the waters off South Korea's naval port city of Jinhae on the southeastern edge of the Korean Peninsula as well as around Jeju Island, the Navy said.The rescue exercise will bring together submarines and rescue forces from five othe
May 10, 2016
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Two out 10 students involved in cyber bullying: report
Nearly two out of 10 primary and secondary school students were either perpetrators or victims of cyber bullying, carried out often by acquaintances while victims react with passivity, a report showed Tuesday.Compiled jointly by the Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Internet & Security Agency, the report was written based on responses from 3,000 students from elementary school fourth graders to high school seniors on a survey from Oct. 22-Nov. 13 last year.The report said 17.2 percen
May 10, 2016
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Jeju feared to become hotbed of visa overstayers
The number of people who have stayed beyond their legal visits has been on a continuous increase in South Korea, with the visa-free Jeju Island in particular feared to become the hotbed for such visa violations. The increase has naturally led to a jump in illegal entry and employment. According to the Justice Ministry, the number of so-called overstayers in the country has shown a surging trend in recent years -- 167,780 in 2011, 177,854 in 2012, 183,106 in 2013, 208,778 in 2014 and 214,187 last
May 10, 2016
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Korea bestows state medal on late U.S. senator
South Korea posthumously bestowed a state medal on late U.S. Senator George W. Norris on Monday in recognition of his contribution to Korea's efforts to win independence from Japan's colonial rule in the early 20th century.South Korean Ambassador Ahn Ho-young handed the National Medal of the Order of National Foundation Merit to the late senator's great-grandson David Norris Rath on behalf of the government in a ceremony at the ambassador's residence.Norris served as a member of the House of Rep
May 10, 2016
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Air pollutants blamed for rising birth defects in South Korea: study
The number of South Korean babies with birth defects has increased significantly since the early 1990s, likely due to traffic-related air pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a study showed Monday. The report, by Inha University’s Social and Preventive Medicine department, researched the national health insurance data of 403,250 infants aged 0-1 living in Korea’s seven metropolitan areas between 2009 and 2010. It found that 5.5 percent of all infants researched during the period had birth defe
May 9, 2016
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More young children addicted to smartphone, Internet in Korea: survey
A government study showed Monday that as of this year nearly 14 percent of South Korean schoolchildren are addicted to either smartphones or the Internet. By surveying 1.5 million students aged 11, 13 and 15, the study found that 200,000 of them were obsessed with their devices, with 55,000 of them addicted to both the Internet and smartphones. Notably, the number of 11-year-olds -- fourth graders in elementary schools -- who are at risk of Internet or smartphone addiction increased from the ye
May 9, 2016
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What are the most popular baby names in Korea?
The most popular baby names for girls and boys in South Korea in the 2010s were Seo-yeon and Min-joon, respectively, a report said Monday. According to records of birth registrations compiled by the Supreme Court since the 1940s, Min-joon was crowned the most popular name throughout the 2000s and 2010s, while Seo-yeon ranked second in the 2000s and took the top spot in the 2010s. (Yonhap)In the 1940s, the most popular girl’s name was Young-ja and for boys, it was Young-soo. This was followed by
May 9, 2016
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List of Koreans killed after 1923 quake in Japan found
A list of some of the Korean victims killed by the Japanese after a powerful earthquake in Japan in 1923 was found in the island country's official documents and revealed by a Japanese professor on Monday.The list found by Takano Hiroyasu, who works at Japan's Otaru University of Commerce, includes the names and addresses of 71 Koreans killed in Japan following the Great Kanto Earthquake as well as the circumstances under which they were killed.Some of the names coincide with those confirmed by
May 9, 2016
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Civil rights panel announces ordinances of controversial anti-graft bill
The country's civil rights panel on Monday announced the enforcement ordinances of a controversial anti-corruption bill that won parliamentary approval last year.The so-called Kim Young-ran law, named after its proposer, subjects public officials, journalists and private school faculty to a maximum penalty of three years in prison or five times the amount accepted in money or valuables if they are worth more than 1 million won (US$900) from one person in one installment, regardless of whether it
May 9, 2016
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S. Korea denies report on U.S.-China talks over N.K. peace treaty
South Korea on Monday denied a report that China proposed peace treaty talks between the United States and North Korea in exchange for a freeze of the North's nuclear weapons program.Quoting a senior government official, the South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo reported that Beijing recently sought a deal with Washington under which the North would freeze its nuclear program and return to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on the condition that the U.S. sign a peace treaty with Pyongyang."The repo
May 9, 2016
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Thai military leader, South Korean defense officials discuss military cooperation
Thailand's military leader has met with senior South Korean defense officials in Seoul to discuss ways to bolster bilateral military cooperation, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.Thai Chief of Defense Forces Sommai Kaotira met with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and JCS chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin for separate talks, which Seoul officials say served as an opportunity to further strengthen the two countries' military exchanges and cooperation in the defense industry.The Th
May 9, 2016
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Allies' military leaders to visit Panmunjom Thursday
Top military officials from South Korea and the United States will visit the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom this week, the allies' Combined Forces Command (CFC) said Monday, in an apparent show of their resolve to deter Pyongyang's potential provocations. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin and new U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Vincent Brooks will jointly visit Panmunjom on Thursday, the CFC said.Their visit will come amid growing speculation t
May 9, 2016
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No. of visitors on Jeju tops 5 mln
The number of tourists who have visited South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju this year has surpassed the 5 million mark, data showed Monday.As of Sunday, 5,029,215 people had visited Jeju, the fastest pace ever, according to the Jeju Special Self-Government Provincial Tourism Association. Last year, it was not until May 23 that the number of visitors hit 5 million.Out of the total visitors in 2016, some 4 million were South Koreans, and the rest were foreign nationals. "The number of gro
May 9, 2016
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Level of education to be deleted from public officials' personnel records
South Korea's government said Monday that information on the level of education will be deleted from public officials' personnel records starting this month in a bid to promote a merit-based personnel management system. The Ministry of Personnel Management said information with low relevance to duty, such as academic background, height, weight and marital status, will be deleted from the personnel records. Still, the officials' college majors will remain recorded.The ministry has finished modify
May 9, 2016
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Graduate student rises as developer of Korea's longest-running online game
In 1990, South Korea-based Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST) opened a computer room wit 25 PCs, when the country was only taking its first steps towards emerging as the world's leading player in information and communications (ICT) technology.Song Jae-kyung, then a young graduate student in his 20s, was in charge of managing one of the country's first Internet cafes.Only a few years later, Song, now 49 years old, changed the history of South Korea's gaming industry by developing the co
May 9, 2016
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Seoul steps up defense as Pyongyang reasserts nuclear prowess
South Korea's military is moving quickly to improve its defense systems after North Korea vowed to continue its nuclear armament as a self-proclaimed nuclear weapons state, the government said Monday.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made it clear during a rare gathering of the ruling Workers' Party over the weekend that he will stick to his signature "byeongjin" policy, which calls for developing the country's nuclear weapons and economy in tandem.He also said his country, as a "responsible nucle
May 9, 2016
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Former CEO resummoned in Oxy probe
The prosecution resummoned Monday former chief executive Shin Hyun-woo of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser who oversaw the sales of more than 4.5 million toxic humidifier sterilizers from 2001, reportedly seeking a warrant for his arrest.In late April, Shin appeared for a 17-hour-long prosecution investigation on suspicion that he pushed ahead with the sales of toxic humidifier sterilizer even after being aware of the toxicity of PHMG in the humidifier sterilizer.While he is believed to be chiefly responsi
May 9, 2016