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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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[Reporter’s column] Before thanking Sister Marianne
Last week, a number of South Korean newspapers published articles featuring the visit of Sister Marianne Stoger, an Austrian nun who spent more than 40 years caring for Korean patients with Hansen’s disease in the nation’s remote island of Sorokdo from the 1960s to the mid-2000s.She had left Sorokdo and returned to Austria back in 2005 in secret, just leaving a hand-written letter to the staff and her patients. Featuring her first visit to the island in 10 years, many papers here described Stoge
May 2, 2016
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People’s Party lawmaker-elect summoned over alleged bribery
Prosecutors called in an opposition lawmaker-elect for questioning on Monday on suspicion that he received illegal political funds ahead of last month’s parliamentary election. Park Joon-young of the People’s Party, who served as governor of South Jeolla Province, denied the charges before entering the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office in southwestern Seoul. “I did not receive the money. There must be a misunderstanding,” the 69-year-old told reporters at the scene. “It is a shame that
May 2, 2016
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Victims say Oxy firm's apology too late
Household goods manufacturer Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, which is blamed for over 103 deaths arising from the use of toxic humidifier disinfectant, apologized Monday and vowed to establish an independent panel to compensate the victims. But the press conference was suspended briefly as victims and their families who attended erupted in anger, saying the apology came too late.The official press conference by the company, formally renamed Reckitt Benckiser Korea, was held five years after the first dea
May 2, 2016
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Subway station staff busted for filming women’s toilet
A subway station employee was busted for taking videos of women inside the station’s toilets. The man, 28, had worked at the Gangnam Subway Station since 2013. Although he had been reported for suspicious acts on multiple occasions in the past, he was only arrested after being caught in the act while filming through the gap between the floor and the toilet partition in February. This is a stock image. (123RF)The victim, 25, said she spotted the camera lens pointing up at her from the ground and
May 2, 2016
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Boys less affected by video games if close to dad: research
Students’ academic performance are less affected by video games if they are close with the parent of the same gender, according to research published by a Yonsei University’s sociology team onMonday. Led by professor Youm Yoo-sik, the team conducted a survey on 5,220 male and female students attending middle and high schools. (123RF)The research was based on the average time the students spent playing games and the level of their self-assessed addiction on a grade of one to five. The games inc
May 2, 2016
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'Severed body’ case investigation ongoing
The lower-half of a man’s body was found on Daebudo Island, Ansan, on Sunday, and a police investigation is ongoing to locate the missing half. According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, more than 900 policemen are currently combing through the area with two drones. The Pyeongtaek Marine Police is also participating in the search with 26 members. (Yonhap)The police said, “The drainage where the severed body was found leads to the sea. We presume the body could have been deserted where h
May 2, 2016
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Female doctors arrested for drug abuse
Two female doctors and two nurses’ aides were arrested on Monday for abusing psychotropic drugs for their appetite suppressant effects. According to the Busan Police’s narcotics investigation team, the female obstetricians and their aides had consumed more than 3 million won ($2,600) worth of phentermine tablets between 2013 and 2016.This is a stock image. The doctors in this photo are not the ones mentioned in the article. (123RF)“Although the pill is known for its weight-watch effects, it is a
May 2, 2016
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Ex-vice-chief of KT&G gets reduced jail term for bribery at appeals court
An appeals court has handed down a reduced jail term to a former vice-president of South Korea's largest tobacco maker for receiving kickbacks from a company subcontractor, court records showed Monday.The defendant, identified only by his surname Lee, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of receiving hundreds of millions of won from a local cigarette pack maker. The court also ordered Lee, 61, to forfeit some 325 million won he received.The former vice-president of KT&G was indicted
May 2, 2016
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Number of Korean students in U.S. falls 7.8 percent
The number of South Korean students studying in the United States fell about 8 percent in March on-year, U.S. government data showed.According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement data, Korean students with either F-1 or M-1 visas totaled 78,489 in March, a 7.8 percent drop from last year.Korean students accounted for 6.6 percent of all foreign students in the U.S., and were the third-largest group after China's 353,069 students and India's 194,438 students, the data showed.Japanese studen
May 2, 2016
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Supermarkets slammed for promoting Oxy products
Local distributors Homeplus and Lotte Mart came under fire over the weekend for promoting Oxy Reckitt Benckiser products as a boycott against the company continues to spread amid the ongoing probe into its toxic humidifier disinfectant.The supermarket chains reportedly promoted sales of household items including Oxy’s stain remover OxiClean, toilet-cleaning gel Easy Off Bang, fabric softener Cherie, closet repellent Thirsty Hippo and more. Their sales promotion included buy-one-get-one-free even
May 1, 2016
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Korean workers hold May Day rallies
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers took to the streets during May Day rallies across the nation on Sunday opposing state-led labor market reform plans. An estimated 80,000 laborers belonging to the nation’s two biggest umbrella trade unions – Federation of Korean Trade Unions and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions -- participated in demonstrations in 15 cities. The unionized workers called for a withdrawal of labor reform plans which they see as making it easier for employers to dismi
May 1, 2016
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Suwon invites visitors to city of heritage, festivities
Located 30 kilometers south of Seoul, Suwon is the largest metropolis of Gyeonggi Province. Besides being home to a World Heritage site and some 1.1 million residents, it is also known as the “city of filial piety.”King Jeongjo, who reigned during the Joseon Dynasty from 1777 to 1800 as the 22nd king, wanted to build a “utopian city” to remember his ill-fated father Prince Sado –- who was victimized in faction struggles in 1762 -- by constructing a fortress around his father’s tomb at Haenggung
May 1, 2016
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Oriental medicine evolves worldwide
OKINAWA, Japan -- When Dr. Klaus Hambrecht was in his early 20s, he suffered a shoulder condition that caused him pain. It was only when he was treated by an Oriental medicine expert who performed acupuncture that his condition significantly improved. “I was very impressed,” the German physician told The Korea Herald during the International Congress of Oriental Medicine in Okinawa, Japan, earlier this month. “Now I’ve been practicing Chinese medicine and acupuncture (in Germany) for the last 20
May 1, 2016
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South Korean workers to stage big rallies nationwide
Tens of thousands of unionized workers will hold rallies across the country to criticize the government's labor reform plans that they say will make firing people easier, the nation's two largest umbrella unions said Saturday.On Sunday, 50,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) will stage protests in 15 cities to urge the government to nullify the agreement made in September between management and labor representatives.The trilateral deal allows companies to dismiss worke
April 30, 2016
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. drills as 'worst provocation ever'
North Korea on Saturday condemned South Korea and the United States for conducting joint military drills that it called the "worst military provocation in the history of the Korean Peninsula."South Korea and the U.S. wrapped up this year's Foal Eagle exercise earlier in the day, with the Key Resolve command post drill having concluded last month. The two exercises have been carried out annually to deter nuclear and missile threats by wayward North Korea.This year's exercises were the biggest of
April 30, 2016
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Foreign Ministry denies speculation over resignations of GGGI, GCF chiefs
The Foreign Ministry denied speculation Friday that the heads of two South Korea-based international organizations battling climate change have offered to resign due in part to Seoul's lack of attention to an environmental agenda.Yvo de Boer, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Hela Cheikrouhou, executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), have offered to step down. Their decisions spawned speculation that they might have felt unhappy that the climate change
April 29, 2016
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Korean sculptor to donate work to cheer up quake-hit Ecuador
A South Korean sculptor said Friday he plans to erect four of his works, including two giant sculptures bowing Korean-style, in Ecuador this year to encourage and soothe people affected by recent earthquake.The donation of the sculptures -- two sets of "The Greeting Man" and "The Mirror Man" -- to the Central American country is part of a project that sculptor Yoo Young-ho, 51, has created to link cultures and people by reproducing his artwork across the world."The Greeting Man," a 6-meter-tall,
April 29, 2016
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Prosecution seeks 15 years for pastor for murder of daughter
The prosecution on Friday asked for 15 years for the pastor who killed his teenage daughter and hoarded her mummified body for nearly 11 months. The prosecution is also seeking a 12-year sentence for his wife, who is not the mother of the victim and a joint-principal offender. In the final trial held at the Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court, the prosecution said, “The defendants failed to carry out their due responsibility as parents to look after their child.” “They severely abused the v
April 29, 2016
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[WEEKENDER] Parental competition, anxiety over future drive kids market
For Kim Young-eun, a 39-year-old office worker in Seoul, her priority this week was to secure a box from the latest Lego series “Nexo Knights” for her 7-year-old son as a present for Children’s Day. “It’s around 140,000-150,000 won,” she said, adding that it’s almost her duty as a parent not to disappoint her kid, who often compares his presents with those of classmates.“The problem is that we have too many occasions to celebrate. … Apart from Children’s Day, we also have Christmas, birthdays,
April 29, 2016
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Man immolates self after unsatisfactory court ruling
A man who set himself on fire at around 9 a.m. Friday in front of the Gwangju District Court is thought to done it to protest an unsatisfactory court ruling.The 55-year-old was immediately transferred to a hospital where he now lies in critical condition with third degree burns. (123RF)The police said the man had recently filed a damage suit against an insurance company after suffering a car accident. He lost the case and later appealed. The self-immolation appears to be an act of protest agains
April 29, 2016