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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Park's approval rating edges up amid N. Korea's possible nuclear test
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating edged up slightly, a local poll showed Friday, amid speculation of North Korea’s possible fifth nuclear test.A poll released by Gallup Korea showed 30 percent approved of the job Park is doing, up 1 percentage point from a week earlier.It also found that those who disapproved of Park's job performance came to 56 percent, down 2 percentage points from the previous week.Last week, Park’s job approval rating plunged to 29 percent -- the lowest since she
April 29, 2016
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'Y-Farm Expo 2016' opens to spearhead retire-to-farm movement
Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key news service, on Friday kicked off an exposition designed to help urban dwellers retire to farms, providing visitors with various information on starting a new environment-friendly life.The event, titled "Y-Farm Expo 2016," will continue through Sunday at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul.Seventy-five provincial and local governments are participating in the admission-free exposition, which is running under the theme of "Return to farms for the f
April 29, 2016
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Local foundation to unveil Korean War monument in San Francisco
A U.S.-based non-profit organization said Thursday that it will unveil a monument that commemorates the 1950-53 Korean War at a public park in San Francisco.The dedication ceremony will take place on Aug. 1 at the Presidio of San Francisco that faces San Francisco National Cemetery, according to the Korean War Memorial Foundation (KWMF) based in the city.Founded in June 2010, the KWMF has been paving the way to set up a permanent memorial to commemorate the Korean War and the sacrifices made by
April 29, 2016
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Ghanaian broker arrested on charges of helping Africans' illegal entry
Police said Friday they have arrested a Ghanaian man on suspicion of arranging for 12 African people to enter South Korea illegally through a loophole in the country's refugee application system.The Ghanaian broker, 46, has since December 2013 helped the illegal entry of two Ghanaians and 10 Nigerians in collusion with four South Korean business executives involved in exports, according to the International Crime Investigation Unit at the Seoul Police Agency. The 12 illegal entrants and the four
April 29, 2016
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Former official gets 18 months in prison
A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a former head of a government public relations agency to 18 months in prison for receiving illegal political funds.The Seoul Southern District Court handed down the ruling for Kim Chang-ho, the former head of the Government Information Agency.Kim was also ordered to forfeit 629 million won ($554,000) of the bribes he received from Lee Chul, head of Value Invest Korea, a local investment company, between 2012 and 2014.Kim was not immediately reached for comment.K
April 29, 2016
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Accurate information vital for successful rural resettlement: minister
Amid the rising number of urban South Koreans dreaming of a new life in the countryside, South Korea's agricultural minister said Friday potential farmers must be given accurate information before deciding to relocate to rural farm areas."Successful resettlements at farms depend on having accurate information," Agriculture Minister Lee Dong-phil told Yonhap News Agency. "In many cases, people eventually opt to return to cities after suffering failures due to the lack of vital information."Accord
April 29, 2016
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Korea reports 3rd confirmed case of Zika virus
South Korea has confirmed its third Zika virus infection, local health authorities said Friday, raising fears about the rapid spread of the mildly contagious virus throughout the country.The brother of a man diagnosed with the infection two days earlier has tested positive in a urine test for the mosquito-borne virus, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.The 21-year old man, however, was not categorized as a confirmed Zika patient as his blood test was negative and he
April 29, 2016
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Soldiers drown due to faulty life jackets
A local daily reported Friday that poor life vest design caused the deaths of four soldiers six years ago. According to the report, the life vest used by soldiers during a boat drill in Hangang River was designed to have higher buoyance on the back than the front, which led to the device forcing the soldiers’ face under water.The Ipo irrigation pool at the southern stretch of Hangang River in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)The daily claimed that investigation report obtained from the Army
April 29, 2016
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PM could convene meeting of National Security Council
The prime minister could convene a meeting of the National Security Council to deal with North Korea's possible provocations during President Park Geun-hye's overseas trip next week, an official said Friday.Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn could hold a meeting “at anytime if needed,” presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters.His comments came amid speculation that North Korea could carry out a fifth nuclear test to mark a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party early next month.Park ha
April 29, 2016
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Korea in the 50s through a U.S. soldier’s eyes②
As we promised yesterday, here are more shots of Korea taken just after 1950-53 Korean War by a former U.S soldier who, at the age of 18, arrived in the country to help rebuild the war-ravaged country in the cities Busan and Susaek. The rustic scenes captured during this period lends valuable insight to how people of Korea lived some six decades ago. These photos have been made available online by his great-nephew Brendan Donley.Visit Donley‘s blog: www.paperluggage.com/2016/04/23/south-korea-19
April 29, 2016
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Doctors widening use of VR devices to treat various mental disorders
Nam Min-ji (alias), a 22-year-old South Korean student, dropped out of college after suffering from social anxiety. Since leaving school, she had stayed only at home and refused to make contact with anyone, becoming a basement-dweller.While typical treatments for her would involve psychological consultations, Gangnam Severance Hospital offered a different approach in helping the patient return to everyday life. Nam was provided with a virtual-reality (VR) treatment to help her "practice" encount
April 29, 2016
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Korea needs no nuclear weapons: Blinken
South Korea needs no nuclear weapons because the United States has "their back with the nuclear umbrella" and other means to defend the Asian ally from North Korea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Thursday.Calls have risen in South Korea again for nuclear armament in the wake of the North's fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch in February, with some leading members of the country's ruling party arguing that it makes no sense to rely on the U.S. "nuclear
April 29, 2016
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Parks orders thorough probe into disinfectant case
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday called for a thorough probe into the toxic humidifier disinfectant tragedy that is blamed for the death of more than 200 users. “It is heartbreaking that a large number of people suffered damage and most importantly for the young infants to have lost their lives from the humidifier sterilizer accident that occurred in 2011. ... Relevant organizations should thoroughly investigate the case and take necessary measures such as receiving additional reports of dama
April 28, 2016
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Mother who killed newborn gets probation term
A mother who threw her four-month-old baby out of a window “in a fit of rage,” resulting in his death, was given three years in prison with four years’ stay of execution on Thursday. This is a stock image. The woman in this photo is not the mother in the article. (123RF)The Daegu court decided that although the mother’s actions were demeaning to the value of life, it had to be taken into consideration that she had suffered from extreme post-labor depression and would live with the guilt for the
April 28, 2016
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Cabinet approves May 6 holiday
The government on Thursday approved May 6 as an extra holiday to create a four-day weekend. The temporary holiday will follow May 5, Children’s Day.The decision came after a request from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry that cited it as a way to boost tourism and domestic consumer demand.YonhapThis is the 58th extra holiday designated by the South Korean government. The Cabinet, in a meeting presided by President Park Geun-hye, said all toll fees will be exempted on highways nationwide
April 28, 2016
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Seoul reiterates removal of comfort woman statue is not part of Dec. deal
South Korea reiterated Thursday that the removal of a statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery was not part of last year's landmark deal to settle the issue of the colonial-era wrongdoing. The statue, which civic groups erected in 2011 in front of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul, has been at the center of a historical debate between the two countries with a senior Japanese official arguing that its removal was part of the deal."There was no promise whatsoever in t
April 28, 2016
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Second Zika case confirmed in Korea
South Korea’s health authorities confirmed the nation’s second Zika virus case on Wednesday night, identifying the patient as a 20-year-old man who lives in Nowon-gu, Seoul. According to the Health Ministry, the patient visited the Philippines from April 10-14, where infected mosquitoes bit him. He was asymptomatic until April 20, when he developed mild, cold-like symptoms including fever. He visited a local clinic in Seoul that day, but his doctor did not see him as a potential Zika virus patie
April 28, 2016
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Korea, U.S. repatriate remains of fallen soldiers from Korean War
Two United Nations flag-draped caskets were placed into an Army hearse one by one as columns of uniformed servicemen and honor guards solemnly looked on in a ceremony Thursday to repatriate the remains of South Korean and United States soldiers who were killed during the 1950-53 Korean War and excavated more than 60 years later.In the one-hour ceremony held inside the U.S. Forces Korea's Yongsan garrison in central Seoul, South Korea delivered the remains of two fallen U.S. soldiers to their hom
April 28, 2016
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Japanese activist additionally indicted over defaming Korean sex slavery victims
A Japanese right-wing activist was additionally indicted on charges of defaming former South Korean sex slavery victims, Seoul prosecutors said Thursday.Nobuyuki Suzuki, member of an ultra-right Japanese party, is suspected of sending a parcel containing a small defaced statue of a girl and a wooden post to a facility that help former sex slaves and a civic organization that supports the victims in May 2015, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office probing the case said.The defaced 12-cent
April 28, 2016
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Stepfather arrested for beating high schooler
A stepfather who habitually beat his stepdaughter in the name of discipline was given 16 months in prison on Thursday. The 36-year-old beat the high schooler with iron bars, claiming he had only meant to discipline her for not studying enough or for sleeping in. (123RF)The Daegu court decided that the man’s use of violence went over acceptable boundaries of discipline and threatened the girl’s psychological development.While he was sentenced to 18 months in the original trial, however, the app
April 28, 2016