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New 'Seoul Best 100' guidebook to be published
An updated Seoul guidebook will be published by the end of the year to reflect new tourist attractions and public transportation in the Korean capital, a city official said Monday."We've placed an order to make 100,000 copies of the new 'Seoul Best 100' by spending 160 million won (US$140,000)," the source said. The new 120-page guidebook will be printed in five languages -- Korean, English, simplified and traditional Chinese, and Japanese -- the official said. "We'd like to help tourists visiti
July 18, 2016
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Nearly one-third of Korean adults overweight as they consume more fat
More Koreans have become overweight than 10 years ago, with their daily calorie intake now exceeding the recommended amount, a study showed Monday.Conducted by the livestock economic research center of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup), the study found 31.5 percent of South Koreans aged 19 and over were overweight as of the end of 2014. This is an increase from 30.3 percent in 2001. People with a body mass index of 25 or above are categorized as overweight.The average d
July 18, 2016
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K-food boom catches on outside of usual customer groups
From instant noodles to bread and beef broth soup, Korean food is gaining interest overseas from consumers outside of the usual group of Korean residents and a handful of Korea followers, a leading trade body said Monday.Korea's instant noodles, ramyeon, ranks second after Taiwan in the Chinese market for the product, but the speed of its growth in China's imports is obvious, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Wuhai. China's imports of ramyeon increased 65.5 percent in 2
July 18, 2016
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French people in Seoul gather to remember Nice victims
Some 80 people, including French nationals, gathered at the French embassy in Seoul on Sunday to commemorate those killed in last week's truck attack in Nice. Participants at the gathering, including French Ambassador to South Korea Fabien Penone and embassy officials, prayed for the victims of the attack. The ambassador extended his condolences to the family of the victims and thanked the South Korean government for its support, while urging them to stand together against terrorism. The
July 17, 2016
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4 dead, 16 injured in car pileup
Four people were killed and 16 others were injured on Sunday as five vehicles piled up on an expressway in Gangwon Province, police said. The collision took place at 5:54 p.m. on the Seoul-bound side of the Yeongdong Expressway, and those injured were taken to nearby hospitals, they said. Police said a bus bumped into a passenger car, causing a mass collision of cars behind it. (Yonhap)
July 17, 2016
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Parent accused of slapping teacher
The mother of an elementary school student was booked without detention under accusations of hitting her child’s school teacher, according to the Gyeonggi Hwasung Dongbu Police on Sunday. The police said the accused had allegedly assaulted the school nurse by grabbing her hair and slapping her in the face on July 11. (Yonhap)The accused had reportedly cited the school nurse’s “curt attitude” as the reason behind her actions. She told the police that she had visited the school nurse to ask for d
July 17, 2016
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Suspended sentence for 25-year-old who abandoned newborn
A 25-year-old mother has received a suspended sentence of six months for deserting her newborn, said the Gwangju District Court on Sunday. The woman gave birth to a baby boy at home in December and then abandoned the newborn at a public bathroom at a park nearby her house. (123RF)The court said the woman had committed the crime to cover up her having been pregnant out of wedlock. The court said it took into consideration that the woman had wished for the baby to be rescued, leaving him at a pla
July 17, 2016
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Farmer to be charged for enslaving disabled man
Police said Sunday they plan to file charges against a farmer who is accused of enslaving a man with intellectual disabilities for 19 years at his farm. The farmer, identified as Kim, is suspected of holding the 47-year-old man identified as Goh at his farm in Ochang, North Chungcheong Province, forcing him to work without pay and abusing him.Kim, 68, was questioned by police last week as a witness. He is most likely to face charges of violating laws on welfare for those with disabilities and la
July 17, 2016
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Senior prosecutor arrested on bribery charges
South Korea’s senior prosecutor was placed under arrest Sunday on charges of taking bribes from Nexon -- a leading online game maker here -- and spending the funds on stock investments. It is the first time that an incumbent top prosecutor has been placed behind bars since 1948 when South Korea’s prosecution system was established. Jin Kyung-joon, the 49-year-old prosecutor, is accused of taking 425 million won ($374,000) from the online game maker Nexon Co. in 2005. He eventually used the funds
July 17, 2016
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110 Koreans return home after Turkey coup attempt
Some 110 South Korean nationals safely returned home Sunday morning after being held up for around 10 hours at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport due to flight delays caused by the attempted military coup. (Yonhap)The coup by soldiers seeking to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke out late Friday, resulting in around 250 casualties. The coup was suppressed Saturday, with President Erdogan returning to the capital to contain the situation and Turkish citizens taking to the streets in an
July 17, 2016
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Senior prosecutor arrested over bribe-taking
A senior prosecutor was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of taking bribes from the country's leading online game maker and using them for stock investments.Jin Kyung-joon, 49, is accused of amassing massive amounts of wealth through shady stock transactions involving Nexon Co. The game maker allegedly gave some 400 million won ($348,000) to Jin in 2005, helping him make some 12 billion won in profits through stock transactions by 2015.The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant,
July 17, 2016
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ASEM leaders condemn N.K. nuke, missile programs
The Asia-Europe Meeting summit on Saturday adopted its chair's statement condemning North Korea's nuclear and missile programs "in the strongest terms," Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. "The chair's statement includes content strongly condemning North Korea's development of nuclear arms and missiles, and calling for the full-scale enforcement of U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions (against the North)," Kim Kyou-hyun, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs, told
July 16, 2016
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Estimated 1m Koreans download 'Pokemon Go' app
An estimated 1 million South Koreans have downloaded "Pokemon Go," the popular augmented reality game not yet available in the country, an app analytics company said Saturday. WiseApp said about 1.03 million people are estimated to have downloaded the Nintendo mobile game, which has quickly become a global sensation since its release last week.The company said the figure was reached based on a survey of 14,439 users of Android-based phones from July 7-15. The survey has a margin of error of plu
July 16, 2016
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Police investigate confinement of PM
Police said Saturday it has opened a full-fledged investigation into the confinement of the prime minister during his visit to the southern town of Seongju to persuade residents to accept the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system to the area.During his trip on Friday, angry residents protesting the government's decision to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) blocked Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn's car for hours and threw water bottles and eggs at him. Prime
July 16, 2016
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Korea raises minimum wage for 2017
Korea's minimum wage has been set at 6,470 won ($5.70) per hour for next year, up 7 percent from this year, the labor ministry said Saturday.The new minimum wage translates to 51,760 won a day for those who work eight hours a day and some 1.35 million won a month for those who work full time.The Ministry of Employment and Labor said the pay raise will affect an estimated 3.36 million workers in the nation.Minimum Wage Council Chairman Park Jun-sung (center) and other members of the council condu
July 16, 2016
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Top prosecutor arrested for bribery
Prosecution officials arrested a senior prosecutor over suspicions that he took bribes from gaming company Nexon’s cofounder Kim Jung-ju on Thursday night. The arrest came 13 hours after the prosecution began interrogating prosecutor Jin Kyung-joon, who is suspected of taking kickbacks and benefitting from shady stock transactions with the money at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. Senior prosecutor Jin Kyung-joon (Yonhap)The prosecution suspects that Jin took 425 million won from Kim
July 15, 2016
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Italian nun spends decades in S. Korea to help lepers
"I'd like to live a life helping leprosy patients and getting along with other locals at Hoam Village for the rest of my days," an Italian nun, who settled here 48 years ago, said in fluent Korean on Friday. Lidia Tallone, as a missionary, came to the village in Gochang, 296 kilometers south of Seoul, which was a colony for lepers at that time. She was just 25 then. Since then, she has treated people with leprosy, also called Hansen's disease, and has been of great help to the mobility impaired
July 15, 2016
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Volkswagen may face W320b fine
German carmaker Audi Volkswagen’s local unit Volkswagen Korea may receive up to 320 billion won ($282 million) in fines for allegedly forging vehicle authentication test results, sources said Friday.The ministry explained that a carmaker which falsified test result for its vehicles’ noise-level, fuel efficiency and emissions to receive authentication can be fined up to 10 billion won per vehicle type, according to the revised Clean Air Conservation Act which will take effect on 28th. (Yonhap)Th
July 15, 2016
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5 toxins banned from spray products
The Ministry of Environment said Friday that it is set to ban sales of spray-type household products that contain five substances including MIT and DDAC.MIT is one of the substances contained in the toxic humidifier disinfectant which has led to a loss of some 200 lives since 2008. Authorities are still investigating a possible correlation between the use of MIT and lung-related diseases.MIT was designated a harmful chemical substance in September 2012 and the use of it in products is now regula
July 15, 2016
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Police summon Maestro Chung over embezzlement allegations
Maestro Chung Myung-whun was summoned by police Friday to face questioning over alleged embezzlement, a day after he was grilled by prosecutors over a rumor scandal surrounding the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.The 63-year-old conductor appeared at the Jongno Police Station in Seoul over suspicions he unlawfully used the orchestra's assets for personal expenses.Chung declined to comment on any of the allegations raised against him. Earlier on Thursday, the maestro was summoned by prosecutors over
July 15, 2016