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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Australia invites N.K. defectors for English-learning program
The Australian government has invited five North Korean defectors to study English for up to 30 weeks this year in the first run of its state-subsidized English-learning program, organizers said recently.The students, now South Korean citizens, will leave in September to join the University of Technology Sydney’s INSEARCH, a practice-oriented university in Sydney. The program is offered in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australia-Korea Foundat
June 30, 2016
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Eating alone increases chance of depression: research
An international journal recently published a South Korean survey showing that people, especially men, who eat dinner alone have more than double the chance of suffering from depression. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry last week published an article discussing the odds of depression associated with one’s dinner companions, citing data from South Korea’s Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2014.(Yonhap)The survey on 4,181 adults showed those who ate dinner al
June 30, 2016
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Suspects in Indian Ocean murder brought to Korea
Two Vietnamese sailors detained on charges of stabbing to death the Korean captain and the chief engineer of their fishing boat arrived in Korea late Thursday for questioning.The focus of the investigation is expected to uncover the motive behind the killing, which happened aboard fishing boat Kwang Hyun 803 last Monday in the Indian Ocean.The suspects, two 32-year-old men, were taken into custody at the Port of Victoria in Seychelles on Tuesday night. Seven officials from the Korea Coast Guard
June 30, 2016
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Former Park aide pressured media during Sewol tragedy
The transcript of a phone conversation between Saenuri Party Rep. Lee Jung-hyun, the former senior presidential press secretary, and a local news director was revealed Thursday, showing that Lee had requested the revision of a news story related to the deadly ferry sinking in 2014. The coverage was critical of the coast guard and the government.According to the document made public by the Union of Media Workers, Lee told former KBS director Kim Shi-gon that the cited report appeared to have mali
June 30, 2016
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Female breadwinners rise in stature in South Korea
South Koreans’ general views of breadwinning women have changed from pity to admiration since 2005, a government study showed Thursday.According to a study released by the Gender Ministry, 52.9 percent of Koreans said this year that they admire female breadwinners for their capabilities, a significant increase from 32 percent in 2005. Meanwhile, the number of those who said they doubted the women’s husbands – for possibly being financially incapable and making their wives support the family – dr
June 30, 2016
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Rapist-extortionist gets 17 years
A man who raped and extorted money out of the women he dated was handed down a sentence of 17 years in prison Wednesday. Daejeon High Court said “our society cannot take the atrocious nature of the convict’s crimes more gravely.” (123RF)The court found the 36-year-old guilty of abusing and extorting money and valuables worth 76 million won ($66,000) from four women he concurrently dated between June 2012 and June 2015.One victim, who dated the convict up to February 2014 and was accused of aidi
June 30, 2016
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Red Cross to grant support for foreign families staying on humanitarian grounds
Korea's Red Cross said Thursday that it has decided to grant financial support to 10 foreign families allowed to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds.Under the decision, the families will receive a combined 25 million won ($21,705) for three months along with basic foodstuffs for one year, according to the Red Cross. The families from Syria, Uganda and Liberia who have been given humanitarian status fled poverty and conflict-stricken homelands to come to Korea. Despite being allowed to st
June 30, 2016
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Korea, China to hold talks on illegal fishing
Korea and China will hold working-level talks next week to resolve the growing issue of illegal fishing by Chinese fishermen in Korean waters, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.It will be the ninth round of bilateral talks on fisheries issues led by deputy director-general level officials from the two countries' foreign ministries.This time, the meeting comes amid heightened tension over illegal fishing, which was prompted by the recent capture of Chinese fishing boats by Korean fishermen i
June 30, 2016
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Ban on journalists joining election campaigns deemed unconstitutional: court
Korea's industrial output rebounded in May, snapping two straight months of on-year decline on the back of increased production in chips and petroleum products, a government report showed Thursday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries expanded 4.3 percent last month from a year ago, according to the report by Statistics Korea. From a month earlier, industrial output also gained 2.5 percent.The May figure represents a turnaround from 0.5 percent and 2.6 percent o
June 30, 2016
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More Koreans go back to rural life in 2015
The number of Korean urban households moving to rural areas jumped more than 10 percent in 015 from a year earlier as the return-to-farm movement is becoming notable in the country, government data showed Thursday.A total of 11,959 households living in the countryside came from cities last year, up 11.2 percent from 10,758 in 2014, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.In fishing villages last year, meanwhile, 991 households had urban backgrounds, up 8.4 percent from a year earlier.
June 30, 2016
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Air Force set to launch cyber security center
Korea's Air Force said Thursday it will establish a cyber security center this week to take charge of combating hacking attacks and preventing leaks of military secrets.The Cyber Protection Center set to open on Friday will bring together the Air Force's cyber security forces to operate an advanced monitoring system around the clock, according to the Air Force.Its main duties will include blocking out hacking attacks and safeguarding classified military information as well as research and develo
June 30, 2016
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Gender equality undermined at home, school: gov't survey
Stereotypical gender roles at home and school remain a key barrier to gender equality, a government survey showed Thursday.The survey, compiled by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on 1,000 adults and 500 students, is part of a government project for the upcoming gender equality week that runs from July 1-7.According to the survey, 49.6 percent of the female adult participants said South Korean families are exposed to gender inequality at home, while only 25.1 percent of the male adult
June 30, 2016
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Vietnamese murder suspects to arrive in Korea
Two Vietnamese fishermen accused of murdering two Koreans aboard a vessel in the Indian Ocean were brought to Korea Thursday to face trial, the foreign ministry said.The suspects, both aged 32, are accused of killing the 43-year-old captain and 42-year-old engineer of the deep-sea fishing vessel Kwang Hyun 803 in waters near Seychelles on June 20.They arrived at Incheon International Airport later under the escort of Coast Guard officers."After holding active diplomatic negotiations with the rel
June 30, 2016
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Caregivers charged for abusing disabled
Alleged abuse charges were pressed on eight caregivers at a rehabilitation center for the disabled in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, the accused are being charged for hitting and inflicting injuries as well as sexually harassing disabled students at the facility. (Yonhap)The NHRCK discovered the gross negligence of human rights after an inspection of the institute since October 2015, following the regional government’s reques
June 29, 2016
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Child focus of married life leads to rise in senior divorces
Lee So-yeon was shocked last year when her mother told her she was considering a divorce. The 31-year-old had thought her parents were a happy couple, although she had rarely spent time with them since she moved out about five years prior. “My mother said after my brother and I moved out, she and my father had not much to share in life,” she told The Korea Herald. “She said raising us was pretty much their only ‘joint mission.’ Now that it was over, she said she wanted be on her own and explore
June 29, 2016
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[METRO] Seoul sees decline in cosmetic surgery demand from China
Earlier this year, Beijing’s state-run media China Central Television aired a four-minute news report that showed the underbelly of cosmetic surgery in Seoul.The report exposed a case of a Chinese tourist allegedly being overcharged by a clinic in the cosmetic surgery mecca of Gangnam, Seoul. CCTV argued that Chinese patients are typically charged from two to 10 times higher than locals, leading them to eventually stop visiting Seoul for cosmetic surgery.Lured by the beauty of Korean celebrities
June 29, 2016
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The year's first heat stroke death reported in Gimcheon
A 62-year-old man died of heatstroke last week in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, health authorities said Wednesday. This is the first time a heatstroke death has been reported in South Korea this year.Korea has endured unusually warm weather this year since spring. The average temperature in May was 18.6 degrees Celsius this year, making it the warmest May dating back to 1973. The highest temperature during the month was 32.4 degrees on May 19 in Ichon, Gyeonggi Province.(Yonhap)Last year,
June 29, 2016
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[METRO] Hackathon shows how technology can solve urban issues
In a recent hackathon organized by Seoul City, 21-year-old Kim Do-kyoon, was one of those in charge of demonstrating how 3-D printers work. “I have never seen this many 3-D printers together in one place in my life. Maybe this could be an unprecedented scene in Seoul,” Kim told The Korea Herald as he participated in the event last weekend. “There are so many advantages of using 3-D printers especially at this kind of hackathon event, to create test products more articulate compared to ones made
June 29, 2016
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Minimum wage talks fail to meet legal deadline
Negotiations among employees, employers and laborers to set next year’s minimum wage fell through without an agreement Wednesday, failing to meet the June 28 legal deadline. The Minimum Wage Council was not able to reconcile differing views over the growth rate of the minimum wage, with business representatives calling for a freeze and labor counterparts demanding it be raised by 65.8 percent. Extra meetings are scheduled to be held for three consecutive days from July 4, with both sides set to
June 29, 2016
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Police chief vows measure against officers' cover-up of sex with minors
South Korean police chief on Wednesday addressed the recent suspicion over Busan police’s attempt to cover up the case in which their officers had sex with underage girls, pledging to punish them.Kang Sin-myeong, the National Police Agency chief, admitted that high-ranking police officials were involved in the alleged cover-up of their officers’ irregularities during a parliamentary committee meeting. National Police Agency Commissioner General Kang Sin-myeong answers questions at the parliament
June 29, 2016