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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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Seoul City to open 'hotel' on river bridge
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Korean builders nervous about possible setbacks in Middle East
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Korean Air plane catches fire before takeoff in Tokyo: report
A Korean Air plane caught fire before takeoff in Tokyo on Friday, but there were no reports of injuries, the foreign ministry here said. According to Kyodo News and NHK, the fire occurred on the left wing of the Boeing 777-300 as it was set to leave Haneda Airport for Seoul. All 319 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. Seoul's foreign ministry confirmed it received no reports of injuries.The Tokyo Fire Department said Korean Air reported the fire at 12:44 p.m. More than 100 firefig
May 27, 2016
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Ex-KT chairman convicted of embezzlement
An appeals court on Friday convicted the former head of local telecoms giant KT Corp. of creating slush funds and embezzling the money.Overturning a lower court's decision, the Seoul High Court sentenced Lee Suk-chae to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years. Lee was indicted in 2014 on charges of causing financial losses worth some 10 billion won ($8.5 million) to KT, the country's top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, by making poor business decisions before stepping down in
May 27, 2016
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Former senior prosecutor summoned over lobbying scandal
A prosecutor-turned-lawyer was summoned Friday to face questions over suspicions he illegally peddled his influence for his clients and evaded taxes in the process.Hong Man-pyo appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul as a suspect in the snowballing corruption scandal that is rocking the country's legal sector. "I will fully cooperate with the investigation," he told reporters before entering the prosecutors' office. Still, the 56-year-old denied allegatio
May 27, 2016
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Parental duty ends earlier for today's parents, report says
Not only has children's sense of responsibility for their aging parents weakened over the years, but parents' views of their duties toward their sons and daughters have also become lighter, a report released Friday said.A key change, according to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, was that fewer parents believe they have to take care of their children until they get married. In a 2003 survey, 32.1 percent of the parents surveyed said their responsibility continues u
May 27, 2016
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Man arrested for strangling flatmate
A 51-year-old man was taken into police custody for killing his 47-year-old flatmate on Wednesday. The Incheon Nambu police said that the accused turned himself in at a karaoke joint in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. (123RF)The body of the victim was found at the suspect’s home in Nam-gu, Incheon. The suspect admitted to strangling the victim to death, but has yet to reveal his motive.The suspect had been receiving treatment for alcoholism, but police say he was not under the influence at the time
May 27, 2016
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Local hospitals develop halal foods to service Middle East patients
Specialty foods that normally belong on restaurant menus are being catered to leading hospitals in South Korea as the country's medical community serves a growing number of patients from the Middle East.Records from the Health and Welfare Ministry and medical institutions on Friday showed steady increases in patients from Middle East countries. Last year, some 3,000 people from the United Arab Emirates received care from South Korean hospitals.Patients from the region need food and drinks that a
May 27, 2016
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Diesel construction equipment also blamed for dust pollution
Diesel cars are being blamed as the main culprit of the chronic fine dust pollution in the country, but studies indicate that diesel construction equipment is also a big part of the problem, according to experts on Friday.A tally from the Ministry of Land, infrastructure and Transport showed South Korea had 450,482 registered construction equipment as of end-March, 67 percent of them forklifts and excavators. The majority, experts say, use diesel fuel for cost and efficiency reasons, releasing d
May 27, 2016
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OECD urges Korea to raise goal for emissions reduction
South Korea is backpedaling on its green growth pledge as the current administration’s emissions reduction goal is lower than that set by the former administration, the deputy secretary-general of the OECD said Wednesday.“We can say (Korea’s current emissions target) is less ambitious than the previous one,” OECD Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki told The Korea Herald in an interview after speaking at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity on Jejudo Island.OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ri
May 26, 2016
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Korea pulls in 300,000 foreign patients in 2015
Almost 300,000 foreign nationals visited South Korea last year for medical treatment, an 11 percent increase from the year before, the nation’s Health Ministry announced Thursday. The patients spent a total of 669.4 billion won ($566.7 million) last year, an increase of 20.2 percent from the year before. Among them, a total of 271 patients spent more than 100 million won on their treatments while staying here. In 2014, 210 patients from overseas did so.Among the patients, the largest number were
May 26, 2016
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Oxy's lab head
The prosecution said Thursday it has sought an arrest warrant for Oxy Reckitt Benckiser’s lab head surnamed Cho on charges of false advertising of toxic humidifier disinfectants. Cho, who has worked as the lab’s chief researcher since 2005, is suspected of deceptive advertising of Oxy Ssak Ssak by using phrases such as “harmless to health” or “safe for babies,” without conducting required safety tests. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office also sought accidental manslaughter charges aga
May 26, 2016
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Englishman protests against Oxy
While on a month-long holiday in South Korea with his wife, Englishman Andrew Jenson, 54, participated in protests against the government here over the toxic humidifier disinfectant tragedy. Earlier this month, Jenson and his wife Debbie Kim had met Kim Deok-jong, whose 5-year-old son died in 2009 after battling a respiratory disease, in London. Kim was there to protest in front of Reckitt Benckiser headquarters in Slough, England. The couple helped Kim arrange meetings with authorities. “I was
May 26, 2016
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Gay couple appeal marriage ruling
Following a South Korean court’s rejection to recognize same-sex marriage, the country’s most outspoken gay couple and civic groups lodged a protest, calling for equal rights at a press conference Thursday.Filmmakers Kim Jho Gwang-soo, 51, and his partner Kim Sung-hwan, 32, the first gay couple to openly tie the knot in Korea in 2013, expressed their disappointment with the court decision that they denounced as abandoning the responsibility to uphold justice. Gay Korean couple Kim Jho Gwang-soo,
May 26, 2016
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Korean gay couple appeals court's rejection of same-sex marriage
A high-profile South Korean gay couple said Thursday they will appeal a recent court's rejection to legally recognize their marriage.Kim Jho Gwang-soo and Kim Sung-hwan tied the knot in September 2013 but are still seeking to get legal status.They submitted a report of marriage to a Seoul district office, but it was denied by the office on the grounds that "same-sex marriage does not satisfy the definition of husband and wife in civil law." They made an appeal in May 2014, asking the court to ru
May 26, 2016
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Gov't to announce measures to counter anti-woman crimes
The government will announce steps to counter violent crimes targeting females next week as witnessed in a recent random murder of a woman at a bar's bathroom in southern Seoul, the gender equality minister said Thursday. "Everyone can be a victim (of violent crimes), and thus it's urgent to beef up the social safety network, especially for women, children and the elderly," Minister Kang Eun-hee said during a government-ruling party meeting on female safety."Countermeasures against violent anti-
May 26, 2016
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Police send Gangnam murder case to prosecution
Police sent the suspect of the recent stabbing death of a 23-year-old woman near the country's busiest subway station in Seoul to state prosecutors on Thursday.The 34-year-old man is accused of stabbing the victim, who was a complete stranger to him, multiple times in a bathroom in a building near Gangnam Station last week. The man, identified only by his surname Kim, was arrested by police later in the day.Kim waited for about 40 minutes for a woman to show up at the building, according to the
May 26, 2016
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Date rape prevalent among college students: study
A study conducted by the Ministry of Education has shown that date rape is prevalent among college students. One in 25 individuals have committed or attempted to commit date rape, according to the ministry’s study, which surveyed 1,441 university students -- 652 males and 789 females -- from 150 universities in the country in November 2015. This is a stock image. (123RF)Out of the participants, 58 admitted to having committed date rape.One in three individuals had also committed verbal sexual ha
May 25, 2016
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2,000 teachers reject history textbook
More than 2,000 elementary school teachers on Wednesday rejected the use of state-authored history textbooks, claiming they do not correctly illustrate Korean history. About 2,600 teachers, members of the liberal Korean Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, vowed they would not use the textbooks made for sixth graders. Since March, sixth graders have been taught with new state-issued history textbooks. The new textbooks, first published in September 2014 on a trial basis, were revised after h
May 25, 2016
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Ministry launches survey of household biocides
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday said it would survey household biocide products made and sold by some 8,000 companies here until the end of next year to review their safety.In a group briefing attended by representatives of distributors, manufacturers, and importers, the ministry said that about 30 companies with major market shares have shown a willingness to sign memorandums of understanding with the ministry for this purpose. These companies produce the 15 types of household products un
May 25, 2016
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Korean women fight morning-after pill rule
About two years ago, Jeong Yu-jin faced an unexpected predicament. After having unprotected sex on Saturday night, she decided to get morning-after pills -- also known as emergency contraception pills -- to prevent unwanted pregnancy the day after. “And then I realized it was Sunday,” the 31-year-old told The Korea Herald. “I couldn’t find any gynecologist clinics that were open because it was the weekend. Most pharmacies in my town were closed, too.”Jeong ended up visiting a gynecologist on Mon
May 25, 2016
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Constantly raped by brother-in-law: woman who killed unwanted child
A 26-year-old rape victim, whose years of suffering sexual violence at the hands of her brother-in-law only recently came to light after she killed her 3-year-old son, claimed she had been raped on more counts than prosecutors had determined in official case records. According to the Incheon Bucheon district court on May 19, the woman told her lawyer that “she had repeatedly had unwanted sexual relations with her older sister’s husband,” stressing the damage of the crimes she suffered was graver
May 25, 2016