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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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TV writer indicted over fraud charges
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a renowned South Korean broadcast script writer on charges of swindling some 7 billion won from her acquaintances, including a high-profile actor.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the suspect, identified only by her surname Park, is accused of pocketing some 4.6 billion won from actor Jung Woo-sung between November 2008 and July 2009.Park fooled the victim into investing in a private equity fund, which did not exist, by claiming fami
April 5, 2016
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South Korea slaps 5 pastors with fines for unauthorized contact with North Koreans
South Korea's unification ministry said Monday it has slapped five pastors with 2 million won fines each for meeting North Koreans without the government's approval.The pastors belonging to the National Council of Churches in Korea met with their North Korean counterparts in China in late February without receiving the ministry's approval for their contact. The fines mark the first time Seoul has penalized the NCCK for breaking rules regarding the meeting of North Koreans.South Korean nationals
April 4, 2016
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5 Seoul eateries catering to Chinese fail sanitation standards
Five restaurants that cater to Chinese tourists out of 15 investigated by Seoul Metropolitan Government were found to have violated sanitation regulations. Out of the examined restaurants, three had employees that did not submit medical reports, one had kitchen staff without sanitary hats, while another had unhygienic cutting boards, the city government said Monday. Chinese tourists in Seoul (Yonhap)These restaurants failed to meet up to 26 standards out of 36 regarding hygienic cooking utensil
April 4, 2016
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The growing list of misbehaving ‘superrich’
Jeong Woo-hyun, the chairman of MPK group, came under fire Monday for allegedly slapping a building’s guard because he had sealed the front gates with Jeong still inside the building. Jeong Woo-hyun, the chairman of MPK Group (Yonhap)The incident has gone viral in Korea. It has become known as the “Mr. Pizza assault case,” named after MPK’s well-known pizza brand, Mr. Pizza.Although shocking, a businessperson mistreating others is nothing new in Korea. Here are some infamous incidents: Lee Hae
April 4, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Balanced education helps liberal arts students thrive
Located east of downtown Los Angeles -- widely considered a liberal stronghold -- Claremont Mckenna College is often considered more conservative than its neighbors, given its middle-of-the road faculty members and prominent alumni including politicians from the Republican Party. But the CMC president Hiram Chodosh highlighted that “the balance” in the breakdown of its faculty, staff and students allows for a more effective liberal arts education for graduates in challenging various transformati
April 4, 2016
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Probe digs into disinfectant-maker's report
Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office will investigate the safety data sheet of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, one of the toxic humidifier disinfectant makers blamed for the loss of 140 lives, on suspicions that it has fabricated the document. According to the special probe team, the prosecution summoned last week analysts from Seoul National University and Hoseo University -- who created Oxy humidifier disinfectant’s safety data sheet -- to investigate whether they manipulated the test results. Fa
April 4, 2016
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20% of Seoul students still face corporal punishment: report
Two out of 10 teenage students in Seoul City still face corporal punishment at school, despite the punishment ban adopted a few years ago, a report showed Monday. According to report on student rights by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, about 19 percent of the surveyed students were found to have been physically punished in the past year. The survey was conducted on some 21,000 students in the city last year. 123rfMiddle schoolers reported the largest number of corporal punishment cas
April 4, 2016
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Korea takes aim at illegal immigration
The South Korean government on Monday announced plans to reduce the rate of illegally residing migrants to below 10 percent by 2018 by tightening prescreening.In a meeting on policies for foreign nationals chaired by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the government vowed to crack down on foreigners staying in Korea without legitimate visas and to take measures to help immigrants integrate into society more smoothly.As part of the efforts, the government will screen foreign nationals before airlines
April 4, 2016
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Residents protest U.S. Army's 'unscheduled' live fire drills
Residents from around the U.S. shooting range near the inter-Korean border continued a sit-in on Monday to protest against the U.S. military conducting what they said were “unscheduled” live-fire drills. Scores of villagers blockaded the front and the back gate of the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, with tractors and 1-ton freight trucks starting around 5 p.m. on Sunday. They called for an end to the military training and an apology from the U.S. Army. Rodriguez Live F
April 4, 2016
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Korea to crack down on illegal immigrants
The government said Monday it will clamp down on foreigners staying in South Korea without proper visas and reduce the rate of illegal aliens in the country below 10 percent by 2018.The government will selectively allow entry to foreigners with low possibility of violating the immigration control law and beef up screening of visa issuance, it said during a planning committee meeting on foreigners policy held in Seoul.The government's move is in response to a recent series of airport-related secu
April 4, 2016
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Korea’s top university lags behind in global indicators
Seoul National University, one of Korea‘s leading universities, needs to spur efforts to further internationalize if it wants to rise in global rankings, the SNU board of trustees said Monday. On Monday, a team of 12 SNU researchers headed by professor Ye Sung-joon of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, submitted a project report that analyzed the number of joint international research initiatives conducted by SNU and its implications in global university rankings.The fron
April 4, 2016
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Police officer sprayed with burning acid
A police officer was sprayed with a corrosive chemical solution, currently presumed to be hydrochloric acid, at Seoul Gwanak Police Station, Monday morning, by a woman who visited the station to file a civil complaint. (Yonhap)Police said the woman, surnamed Jeon, 37, assaulted an officer of the Cyber Investigation Team on the third floor of the police station at around 8:45 a.m.The attacked officer, surnamed Park, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In the process of restraining the w
April 4, 2016
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Court upholds ban on political advertising
The Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that a ban on election campaign advertising by individuals on mass media was constitutional.In a vote of six to three, the top court voted in favor of the current Public Official Election Act, saying that its blanket ban on election-related ads was legitimate. (Yonhap)“Political campaigns through mass media are more influential than printouts and thus more likely to affect the fairness of elections,” the court said.“Also, excessive competition may lead to an
April 3, 2016
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[FEATURE INTERVIEW] Incest victims fight back against abusers in South Korea
When Kim Mi-eun was in middle school, she accidentally read a story about an incest victim in a newspaper. That’s when she realized she had been constantly raped by her father, who had told her to keep their “playing sessions” a secret. “I’d been abused by my father since I was a first-grader, and it lasted for 12 years,” Kim told The Korea Herald. “During sex education classes at school, they teach you to run away when a stranger tries to sexually abuse you. But they don’t specifically tell yo
April 3, 2016
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South Korea warns on Japanese encephalitis
South Korea issued a nationwide warning on Japanese encephalitis Sunday, urging the public to take precautionary measures including vaccination. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the warning in response to discovery of the culex tritaeniorhynchus, a species of mosquito that carries the virus, in South Jeolla Province and Jejudo Island. The virus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable encephalitis in Asia. Most human infections are asymptomatic or result in only mil
April 3, 2016
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South Korean tobacco companies oppose new warning stickers
South Korean tobacco-makers and retailers expressed their opposition to the Health Ministry’s new antismoking policies, which require all firms to fix health-warning illustrations on their cigarette products, claiming the government is interfering with their rights to product design. The new measures, scheduled to be implemented starting later this year, requires health warnings consisting of text and images to be printed on the top 50 percent of the front panels of all cigarette packages. Also
April 3, 2016
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Prosecution to summon firms behind toxic disinfectant
(Yonhap)The prosecution said Sunday it will summon four humidifier disinfectant makers later this month, on suspicion that their products triggered lung damages which resulted in the loss of 143 lives.The four humidifier disinfectant makers include a leading household manufacturer Oxy Ssak Ssak, Cefu, local supermarket chain Homeplus, and Lotte Mart’s in-house brand Wiselect.Their products contained polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate, a chemical known to have powerful sterilizing power compar
April 3, 2016
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Gov't to establish gene bank for families of forced laborers
The government said Sunday it is pushing to set up a gene bank for the bereaved families of Koreans who were forced to work for Japan under its 1910-45 colonial rule.The Ministry of the Interior said it is planning to launch the gene database project next year and has sent the plan to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance for a budget review.The genetic data would help the verification of the victims who were buried without a proper funeral arrangement or a grave.The genetic test process is estim
April 3, 2016
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New high school entrants to decrease by over 100,000 by 2018
The number of students entering high schools in South Korea is forecast to dip by more than 100,000 over the next two years, a government report said Sunday, signaling an upcoming demographic upheaval caused by the nation's falling birthrate.The Ministry of Education said the number of new entrants into high schools nationwide will fall to 526,895 in 2017, down about 70,000 from this year's 596,066.According to the ministry's prediction, the figure will again decrease by about 63,900 to 462,990
April 3, 2016
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Cambodia-bound plane makes unscheduled landing on Jeju due to radar problems
An Air Busan plane bound for Cambodia from South Korea's Busan made an unscheduled landing on Jeju Island after its weather radar malfunctioned, airport and airline officials said Sunday.The low-cost carrier's A321-200 plane with about 180 passengers and crew left Gimhae International Airport at 8:05 p.m. for Cambodia on Saturday but detected an unusual signal demanding a checkup of its weather radar 1 1/2 hours later, the officials said.After deciding to turn around, the plane landed at Jeju In
April 3, 2016