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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Korea to welcome Japanese tourists during Golden Week
About 83,000 Japanese are expected to visit South Korea during the Golden Week holiday, and the local hospitality scene and retailers are ready to welcome them, the state tourism agency here said Wednesday.The number of Japanese expected to visit South Korea during Golden Week, a combination of public holidays that lasts from April 25 to May 6, is up 3.1 percent from a year earlier, the Korea Tourism Organization said.The number of Japanese travelers grew 2.5 percent on-year in March, the first
April 27, 2016
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Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats catching crabs near tense inter-Korean border
A large number of Chinese fishing boats are catching crabs in waters near the Yellow Sea border between South and North Korea, the Korea Coast Guard said Wednesday, as crab season is in full swing until next month.According to the coast guard, an average of 200 Chinese fishing boats have been catching crabs every day in waters close to the Northern Limit Line, the de-facto sea border between the two Koreas.Some of them often cross into South Korean waters in search of abundant fish stocks, regul
April 27, 2016
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[Graphic News] More Koreans suffer from depression
More South Koreans of all ages are suffering from depression, with the rise most significant among men in their 20s.The National Health Insurance Service said Tuesday that a total of 599,200 patients visited hospitals for depression in 2015, a 16 percent surge from 516,600 in 2010.The treatment cost for depression also jumped by 20.8 percent to 268.4 billion won ($233.8 million) from 222.2 billion won during the same period.The largest percentage of the patients were women in their 50s, followed
April 26, 2016
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Father covers up son’s hit-and-run accident
A father who helped his son cover up a hit-and-run accident became a topic of conversation in Korea on Tuesday.The Busan Bukbu police said the 31-year-old man had collided with a delivery motorcycle at an intersection at around 11 p.m. in November 2015. He sped away without stopping or slowing down. Due to the collision, the front of the motorcycle was badly crushed and the rider, aged 55, suffered bruises on the buttocks and elbows. (123RF)The man drove on for about 300 meters before turning a
April 26, 2016
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Civic group campaigns against academic elitism
A Korean education civic group vowed Tuesday to lead a nationwide anti-academic elitism movement aimed to discourage the country’s excessive reliance on private education.The World Without Worry About Shadow Education said it launched a signature-collecting campaign to seek a law that legally mandates companies not to discriminate against applicants based on their academic backgrounds. The aim of the project is to ultimately root out what they said was the fundamental cause of Korea’s excessive
April 26, 2016
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Suspicions grow over ultraconservative rallies
Amid snowballing suspicions over the government’s alleged involvement in pro-government rallies by a right-wing organization, President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday loosely denied her office’s ties with the group. “I was briefed that it was not true that (a Cheong Wa Dae official was behind the right-wing group’s rallies),” she said in a meeting with editors in chief held at the presidential office.Questions have been thrown around in recent days upon news reports that Cheong Wa Dae and a business l
April 26, 2016
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Civic group asks prosecution to investigate alleged 'staged rally'
A coalition of youth civic groups lodged a complaint with state prosecutors Tuesday over allegations that a presidential aide asked a conservative civic group to 'stage' a pro-government rally.The weekly magazine Sisa Journal earlier said that an official handling public communications at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae sent a text message to a secretary general of a conservative civic group to hold a rally in support of Seoul's agreement reached with Tokyo late last year on the sexual sla
April 26, 2016
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Drunk man attacks people at motel
A man who assaulted other unrelated people at a motel without provocation while under the influence of alcohol was arrested in Jin-gu, Busan on Tuesday. (Yonhap)The 33-year-old, identified by his last name Kim, grabbed a 47-year-old female motel worker by her hair and threw her to ground as she left work at around 5:10 a.m. When she ran back to the motel for help, Kim followed the victim and hit the motel owner, also female, and a 45-year-old man who was a long-term guest at the establishment.
April 26, 2016
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Korea‘s childbirths retreat for 3rd straight month in Feb.
The number of childbirths in South Korea dropped for the third month in a row in February amid a low birth and late marriage trend, government data showed Tuesday.About 34,900 babies were born in February, down 2.2 percent, or 800, from 35,700 a year earlier, according to data from Statistics Korea.The February figure also marked a 0.8 percent slip from 39,500 the previous month, but the rate of drop slowed from a 5.7-percent on-year cut tallied in January."It is part of a nationwide trend in So
April 26, 2016
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FBI arrests drunk Korean doctor for disorderly conduct on plane
A South Korean doctor, who was on a flight from Busan to Guam, was arrested by the FBI for getting drunk, smoking and throwing a fit inside the plane, reports said Tuesday.The passenger, identified as Kwon, 40, was taken by the FBI immediately after the Korean Air flight touched down at Guam’s Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on April 16. Guam is part of U.S. territory.Reports said Kwon, after drinking five cans of beer during the flight, smoked inside a restroom. When approached and war
April 26, 2016
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Korean attitudes to marriage changing: think tank
The use of Korean word “bihon” -- referring to people who choose to remain unmarried -- has increased sevenfold on social media over the past five years, reflecting the people’s changing attitude toward marriage, said a private think tank Monday. (123RF)According to big data analyst company Daumsoft, its research on 700 million blog posts and 8.9 billion tweets by Koreans on the topic of marriage between Jan. 1, 2011, and April 20, 2016, showed an abrupt surge in the use of the word beginning fr
April 26, 2016
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Ex-Oxy chief summoned over toxic sterilizer probe
A former chief of the South Korean unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned by Seoul prosecutors Tuesday to face questioning over suspicions that the British firm manufactured humidifier sterilizers that resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses.The summons came five years after the government confirmed there is a connection between people who died of lung problems and the chemicals used to clean household humidifiers. Former CEO Shin Hyun-woo showed up at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor
April 26, 2016
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Woman arrested for counterfeiting notes
A 26-year-old woman who created counterfeit notes for her living expenses was arrested on Monday, according to the Daegu Dalseong police. The woman, identified by her last name Choi, had used a color printer to forge three 50,000 won notes and 36 1,000 won notes. She spent the fake money at small bakeries and buses, where the notes’ shoddiness could go unnoticed. (123RF)“The notes were easily identifiable as counterfeit,” said the Dalseong police.A number of police reports prompted the investiga
April 25, 2016
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Education Ministry vows to cut class size
The government vowed to gradually reduce the maximum number of students in high school classrooms to improve education quality and prepare for the declining population of students, officials said Monday. The Education Ministry said it would cut the number of students per classroom at high schools to 24 -- the average of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries -- by 2022. Korea’s current average is 30 students per classroom, as of last year.YonhapThe ministry said i
April 25, 2016
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14 children still missing amid child abuse suspicion
About a dozen Korean children are still missing in suspected cases of child abuse, the government said Monday in its progress report on eradicating violence against children.The Education Ministry said the whereabouts of 12 elementary and middle school students and one child under school age remain unknown, with eight of the middle school students suspected of having run away from home. The number totals 14 when counting another child looked for in the first round of searches conducted earlier t
April 25, 2016
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Toxic disinfectant probe gains momentum
The probe into toxic humidifier disinfectant is quickly gaining momentum, as the prosecution is set to start consultations with the victims on compensation this week. Questions, however, persist over the direction of the investigation, the current legal system and the government’s role in the tragedy that has led to more than 200 deaths allegedly caused by using the products.“We are going to help them with practical compensation, by discussing with representatives of the victims group within thi
April 25, 2016
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Korea to cut class size of high schools
South Korea will reduce the size of high school classes to match international standards as part of an effort to provide a better educational environment, the government said Monday.Under the envisioned plan, the class size of an average high school will be reduced to an average of 24 students by 2022 from last year's 30, the Ministry of Education said.Also, the ratio of high school students to teachers will be cut from 16.6 to 13.3, according to the plan.The plan is in line with standards set b
April 25, 2016
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Korean-Chinese arrested for lewd video blackmail
A key member of a scam ring operated by ethnic Koreans from China was arrested Monday, according to Busan Haeundae police.The suspect had blackmailed Korean men with videos of them performing lewd acts. (Yonhap)Police said the scam group, based in China, had a few of its members enter Korea in November 2015 to for the illicit activity. The members stayed at rented homes on Jejudo Island. A female member would contact the Korean men over smartphone dating applications and invite them to a video c
April 25, 2016
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South Africans arrested for theft
Two South African nationals were booked without detention on Monday for stealing from Korean banks. The Busan Yeonje police said one of the man, a 23-year-old, had asked to see a bundle of 50,000 won ($40) notes from a bank in Busan to decide how much currency he wanted to exchange. While holding the money in front of the bank’s teller, he took nine notes from the bottom of the stack without being detected. Busan Yeonje police station (Yonhap)The teller later discovered the theft and reported th
April 25, 2016
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Man detained for forcing bank tellers to smile
A man who caused a disturbance by demanding tellers at a local bank to smile while working was ordered five days of detention in a rare ruling.The Seoul Central District Court said Monday it sent down the order against the man identified by his surname Huh, 35, who was indicted for obstruction of business and assault.Huh was brought to the summary court after visiting a bank in Seoul a number of times on April 8, accusing the female bank tellers there of being “unpleasant.” He demanded the clerk
April 25, 2016