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[Graphic News] Koreans most sleep deprived in Asia-Pacific
South Koreans get the least sleep among those in Asia-Pacific, according to a healthy living index by life insurance group AIA.The study showed that Koreans on average slept 6.3 hours per night, which was less than the Asia-Pacific average of 6.9 hours. However, Koreans actually want to sleep 7.5 hours every night. Also, 74 percent of Koreans were dissatisfied with their weight and they on average wanted to lose 7.2 kilograms. A relatively high proportion of Koreans, 31 percent, was also skippin
June 28, 2016
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Korean city eyes bidding for int'l coffee body headquarters
The Korean city of Yongin has been pushing ahead with a project to bid for the headquarters of the main intergovernmental body for coffee, the Yongin municipal government said Tuesday.The municipality, just south of Seoul, said it will coordinate with agriculture and foreign ministries and the Gyeonggi provincial government over its plan to put the secretariat of the International Coffee Organization in an industrial complex that the city is set to complete by May next year.Set up in 1963 under
June 28, 2016
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Prosecutors confirm death of Korea's most notorious conman
Prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that the mastermind behind the country's largest-ever fraud case died in 2011, wrapping up their two-year-long investigation.The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office said Cho Hee-pal died of an acute myocardial infarction in Weihai, China in December 2011, confirming the police's announcement made earlier in 2012. He fled to the neighboring country in 2008 when an investigation was launched.He is suspected of orchestrating a 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) fraud scheme,
June 28, 2016
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Ministry plans drug vending machines
The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will propose a revision bill to the current pharmaceutical law, in order to enhance the availability of medicine and first-aid medical supplies to citizens.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said they are preparing to propose the revision by Aug. 28. If the bill passes, pharmacists will be allowed to install medicine vending machines in front of their pharmacies.The Pharmaceutical Affairs Act states in Article 50 that an owner or a seller who runs
June 28, 2016
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'How to be a good father': Ministry publishes parenting guide for men
As part of its efforts to encourage young fathers to actively participate in child care and eventually boost the nation’s low fertility rate, the South Korean government has come up with a parenting guidebook for fathers-to-be.The booklet, which looks like a notepad, consists of practical tips for men during and after their partners’ pregnancies, including what to bring to the delivery room, how to take care of children up to the age of 5 and things like how the sound of rubbing plastic bags can
June 28, 2016
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Campaigners, experts blast use of police water cannons
Foreign and local experts from human rights organizations and academia addressed on Tuesday the danger of the use of water cannons by South Korean police at street rallies and called for better protection of human rights in keeping the public order. An association of human rights organizations investigating the use of police force in last year’s antigovernment rallies held a symposium in Seoul, bringing together a former German judge, a British campaigner and Korean activists and scholars.The ev
June 28, 2016
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Seoul ranks 3rd in int'l meeting cities last year
Seoul played host to 494 international meetings in 2015, ranking third in the list of international meeting cities worldwide, the Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday, citing a report by a Brussels-based research institute.The 2015 international meetings statistics report, compiled by the Union of International Associations, showed that the Korean capital clinched record-high results, up two notches from the previous year.It also achieved the goal of becoming the world's third-ranked city
June 28, 2016
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22 men arrested five years after gang rape
Twenty-two men have been arrested or face investigation for the gang rape of two girls five years ago, the police said Tuesday. According to the Seoul Dobong Police, the men are accused of attacking two middle school students in September 2011, when they were high school students. (Yonhap)The accused reportedly discovered the underage victims drinking alcohol and threatened to report them to school authorities. According to police, a few days after the encounter, a group of 10 suspects summoned
June 28, 2016
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Sulfuric acid leaks, injures 6 construction workers in Ulsan
About a thousand liters of sulfuric acid leaked from the construction site of a smelter factory in the country's industrial city of Ulsan Tuesday, injuring six workers, firefighters said.The incident took place at around 9:15 a.m. at a factory owned by Korea Zinc Inc., the country's largest zinc smelter, some 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The chemical at some 70 percent concentration leaked as six workers were disassembling pipes for maintenance. All six are suffering from burns, with three
June 28, 2016
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Female employment rate inches up in 2015
Korean women's employment rate edges up 0.4 percentage point last year to represent a rising female economic participation trend in the country, government data showed Tuesday.The employment rate of South Korean women reached 49.9 percent in 2015, up from 49.5 percent a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. That of men, meanwhile, fell to 71.1 percent from 71.4 percent over the cited period.As a result, the gap between men and women narrowed to 21.2 percentage points
June 28, 2016
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Korea lags behind Japan in senior employment rate
The employment rate of Koreans in their late 50s and early 60s is far lower than that of its neighbor Japan due to a lack of policy measures to help them find jobs, a report said Tuesday.As of 2015, the employment rate for Koreans aged 55 to 59 came to 70.6 percent, compared with 83.4 percent for Japan, according to the report by Hyundai Research Institute.The rate for Korean citizens aged 60 to 64 stood at 59.4 percent, also lower than Japan's 62.2 percent. However, the figure for those aged 65
June 28, 2016
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National pension covers some 4 mln people monthly
Korea's state pension program provides coverage to approximately 4 million people monthly, with the number of recipients and pension payments growing steadily, data showed Tuesday.The state pension program was introduced in 1988 to guarantee income for the elderly after retirement and to provide coverage for disabilities and surviving family members.According to the data by the National Pension Service, 3.98 million senior Koreans receive a combined payment of 1.4 trillion won ($1.19 billion) pe
June 28, 2016
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Korea's int'l air passenger traffic grows 4.4% in May
Korea's air passenger traffic continued to rise at a steady pace in May on strong increases in both international and domestic passengers, government data showed Tuesday.International passengers to and from the country climbed 4.4 percent on-year to 5.68 million, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Domestic air passenger traffic gained 5.3 percent from the same month last year to 2.73 million. The increase in international passengers was partly attributed to a rise in
June 28, 2016
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Policemen get away after having sex with teenagers
Two policemen in Busan resigned after it was found they had sex with high school students they were in charge of monitoring, but they faced no punishment and even received their severance pay.One policeman surnamed Kim, 33, had sex with a 17-year-old high school student he was supposed to look after and guide, inside a car after school on June 4. (Yonhap)The case came to light as the student reported what had happend to the school nurse, who then alerted a female officer who was managing student
June 27, 2016
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Korea seeks synergy of science, traditional culture
As hybrid products have become a global trend, the Korean government announced a project Monday to create synergy between its advanced science technology and the country's cultural heritage.Under the inter-agency initiative, the government aims to help modernize and commercialize Korea's traditional cultural assets, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. It has set the goal of devising 20 kinds of "K-product," capitalizing on the country's traditional culture, by 2025.The
June 27, 2016
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High school students gang rape inebriated peer
Eight high school students in South Chungcheong Province who gang raped a fellow pupil while she was drunk were sentenced to prison terms of three to four years Sunday.The Daejeon District Court said the rape occurred twice. (123RF)In early January, four boys asked the 16-year-old victim, with whom they had previous acquaintance, to “have a drink together” then raped and sexually humiliated the victim in her drunken state. In mid-January, two boys from the first case and six more in addition rep
June 27, 2016
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Culture ministry launches program for young artists
The government on Monday launched a program aimed at providing young, aspiring artists with the opportunity to regularly perform in public as part of its broader "Culture Day" event.The "Youth Mike" program aims to help young people achieve their dreams and grow to be professional artists by offering them a chance to perform on stage or in public places, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The artists will be able to perform and show off their skills on the last Wednesday o
June 27, 2016
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Victims dismiss expanded Oxy RB compensation plan
Household products company Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, which has been blamed for the largest number of victims from the use of toxic humidifier disinfectants, released an expanded compensation plan for victims over the weekend. The victims and their families, however, remain opposed to the plan, saying the additional compensation still neglects victims with relatively less damage and overlooks different causes of death allegedly caused by the products.In a closed-door meeting attended by some 150 vic
June 27, 2016
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13 percent of Koreans think they are 'inadequate parents'
A full 13 percent of South Koreans think they are inadequate as parents for their children, the largest portion of them citing their “overly emotional behavior” around their kids, a government study showed Monday.The study, organized by the Gender Ministry, surveyed 1,000 parents with children in schools. Of the children, 635 children were aged 10-12. Among the surveyed parents, 31.7 percent perceived themselves to be good parents, while 55.3 percent said they were neither good nor bad as mother
June 27, 2016
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Busan mayor accepts plan to expand Gimhae airport
Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo on Monday accepted the central government's decision to expand the existing airport in the southern port city, giving a boost to the ruling Saenuri Party's efforts to unify the party that has been fractured by the divisive issue.Suh also apologized for failing to make good on his pledge to host a new airport on Gaedeok Island in Busan, but refused to bow out despite his earlier vow to resign should he fail to win the airport project that pitted the island against Miryan
June 27, 2016