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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Seoul city expects economically active people down, elderly citizens up in 2033
In 2033, the Seoul metropolitan city will have already been a super-aged society for more than seven years, where the elderly population of 65 years and older will account for 25.3 percent of the city's total 10 million population. According to a population outlook for 2033 released by the Seoul government on Tuesday, the number of aged people in the capital city will reach 2.39 million in 2033, up from 1.08 million in 2013.The report said that the city's senior population will break the 20-perc
Feb. 16, 2016
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Gov't to toughen punishment on overcharging taxi drivers
The Cabinet approved a law revision Tuesday to toughen the punishment for taxi drivers who rip off passengers.Under the revision, a taxi driver who is caught three times for overcharging a customer will face the maximum punishment of having his business license nullified.Previously, a taxi driver who was caught overcharging a passenger for the first time was subject to license revocation for 60 days, a second-strike offender for 90 days, and a third-time offender for 180 days. The revision still
Feb. 16, 2016
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Forensics conduct autopsy of murdered girl
The state-run forensics service Tuesday carried out an autopsy on the body of a 7-year-old girl who was beaten to death by her mother five years ago. Police officials from South Gyeongsang Province, who have been investigating the case, requested late Monday that the National Forensics Service check the body for the exact cause of death. The girl’s body was found earlier in the day, after her 42-year-old mother, surnamed Park, had confessed to tying up her then 7-year-old child and beating her t
Feb. 16, 2016
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Prosecutors consider murder charge in toxic humidifier disinfectant probe
South Korean prosecutors are speeding up their probe into the toxic humidifier disinfectants that killed at least 95 people and injured 221, mostly pregnant women and children. The prosecution on Monday searched premises of toxic humidifier disinfectant manufacturers and distributors, and secured product supply records and ingredient analysis documents. The investigation includes local companies HomePlus and Lotte Mart, and manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser, which produced Oxy Ssak Ssak, the produc
Feb. 16, 2016
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‘Sex slave defamation’ author wages to be seized
A Seoul court has ordered the author of a controversial book on “comfort women” to have her wages seized, legal sources said Tuesday, following last month’s ruling that ordered the defendant to compensate nine victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery.Park Yu-ha, the author of “Comfort Women of the Empire,” was found guilty of defamation and infringement of human rights against surviving comfort women last month, and was ordered to pay them 90 million won ($73,900) in compensation. The nine plai
Feb. 16, 2016
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Healthcare workers' radiation exposure halves in decade
South Korean healthcare workers' exposure to radiation has been halved over the past 10 years thanks to stringent evaluations and closer monitoring of risks, government data showed Tuesday.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average amount of radiation that a local healthcare worker was exposed to in 2014 stood at 0.41 millisievert, down 57.7 percent from 0.97 mSv in 2004.The numbers come from data compiled by the KCDC which keeps special tabs on local radiogra
Feb. 16, 2016
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Korean scholar's wages to be seized over wartime sex slaves dispute
A local court has ordered a South Korean scholar's wages be partly seized, following another court's decision for her to compensate nine women who were sexually enslaved by Tokyo during World War II, legal sources said Tuesday.The Seoul Western District Court accepted the nine plaintiffs' request for garnishment and a collection order and told Sejong University to deduct it from the monthly wage of professor Park Yu-ha, the author of "Comfort Women of the Empire," starting this month.The book, r
Feb. 16, 2016
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One more victim of Japan's wartime sex slavery dies
Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II has died, a civic group said Tuesday, the latest since Seoul and Tokyo reached a controversial agreement on the issue last year.The deceased, surnamed Choi, died Monday at the age of 90, according to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan.Her death drops the number of surviving victims to 45. In 2015, nine former sex slaves died.Only 238 women have regist
Feb. 16, 2016
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With more foreigners in court, interpretation services at premium
With a growing number of foreign nationals facing trial in South Korea, interpretation services are increasingly at a premium, though there appears to be much room for improvement in their quality and interpreters' working conditions. According to the Supreme Court on Monday, 3,789 foreigners faced criminal trials in South Korea in 2014, up from 3,243 in 2012. The figure doesn't include civil or family court cases.By the Supreme Court's count, there were 1,736 registered interpreters for 29 lang
Feb. 16, 2016
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Arrested mom confesses murdering 7-year-old daughter
vA mother on Monday confessed to beating her first daughter to death over four years ago, a day after she was arrested for neglecting her duty to provide educational care for her children, police said.The 42-year-old woman, surnamed Park, in Goseong, South Gyeongsang Province admitted that she had tied up her then 7-year-old child with tape in a terrace and beat her to death for damaging home furniture in October 2011. She left her child tied overnight on the terrace and she was found dead later
Feb. 15, 2016
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Seoul city to attach certification mark to corporate taxis
The Seoul metropolitan city said Monday it will attach certification marks to more than 2,500 taxis providing good service, while discontinuing subsidies to "unkind" taxis as part of its efforts to improve taxi service quality.A city official said the city's stick and carrot policy will start late this month or early next month, with the certification mark "AAA" being attached to a total of 2,550 "best" cabs owned by 26 companies.The selected taxis are 10 percent of the total corporate taxis in
Feb. 15, 2016
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Court orders Korean dad to return children to separated Japanese wife
A Seoul lower court Monday ruled that children moved abroad without the consent of a parent holding custodial rights must be returned to the residence country if the couple remains separated. This marks the first case to follow the international convention on the abduction of children. Seoul Family Court ruled in favor of a 39-year-old Korean-Japanese woman who filed a lawsuit against her Korean husband, who had taken their children to Seoul without her approval. YonhapThe international coup
Feb. 15, 2016
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3 killed, 1 injured in military chopper crash
A military helicopter crashed near a residential area in South Korea's eastern region, leaving three crew members dead and one seriously injured, authorities said Monday.The Army's UH-1H helicopter crashed into a field next to its base in Gangwon Province at around 10:10 a.m. while conducting a checkout flight, according to police and firefighting authorities.While all four crew members were rushed to nearby hospitals, three, except for the pilot, were later pronounced dead, military officials s
Feb. 15, 2016
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Gov't to start distribution service for online broadcasting
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Monday it will start a distribution service for online broadcasting content to help domestic content creators advance into overseas markets.K-Contentbank (www.kcontentbank.com), a distribution platform connecting domestic content owners and overseas media businesses, will offer an effective distribution service and a management system to the local content creators, the ministry said.It said the content bank will gradually expand cooperation w
Feb. 15, 2016
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Man gets jail term for impersonating ruling party chief in phone scam
A local court has sentenced a 55-year-old man to two years in prison for committing telephone-based financial scams while masquerading as the country's ruling party chief and other politicians, court records showed Monday.The Busan District Court found the defendant, identified only by his surname Kim, guilty of swindling some 40 million won ($33,000) from 10 people, including a local council member and a professor, last year.Playing a double role, Kim first called the victims disguised as Rep.
Feb. 15, 2016
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[Herald Interview] MERS caregivers still suffer months later
For months, Kim Gyeong-ae, a nurse at Seoul National University Hospital, has not been able to eat blueberry yogurt because it reminds her too much of Korea’s last confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome patient.He died in November, but in the period leading up to his death, it was the only food he was able to eat, due to his lack of appetite and severe cold sores in his mouth. “When I bought some things for myself in the morning, I would buy yogurt for him too and give it to him. This memory
Feb. 14, 2016
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Mom arrested for neglecting children’s education
A mother of two daughters was arrested for neglecting her children by preventing them from getting proper educations, police said Saturday. This is the first time in Korea a parent has been arrested for neglecting the parental duty of giving education. Goseong Police in South Gyeongsang Province said they detained a 42-year-old woman identified by her surname Park for not providing proper educational care for her two daughters, aged 9 and 12. Suspects in the death of a teenage girl are moved to
Feb. 14, 2016
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South Korea to expand passenger prescreening against terrorism risk
The government and ruling party have reaffirmed their move to strengthen the prescreening process of foreign visitors and restrict the entry of those with suspected terrorism links amid growing public concerns over airport security.The Justice Ministry and the ruling Saenuri Party said Friday they would introduce a passenger preverification system by 2017 that would allow it to screen flight passengers’ identities before they check in and receive boarding passes in another country. The relevant
Feb. 14, 2016
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MERS caregivers still suffer months later in South Korea
For months, Kim Gyeong-ae, a nurse at Seoul National University Hospital, has not been able to eat blueberry yogurt because it reminds her too much of Korea’s last confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome patient.He died in November, but in the period leading up to his death, it was the only food he was able to eat, due to his lack of appetite and severe cold sores in his mouth. “When I bought some things for myself in the morning, I would buy yogurt for him too and give it to him. This memory
Feb. 14, 2016
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[Weekender] Readiness key to crisis management: expert
With disaster risks, social media and other mounting challenges, the government and businesses should strive for a systematic, across-the-board change to better forecast crisis and improve their readiness, a leading crisis management consultant said Thursday. “In crisis management, there are only two sides -- those who are prepared, and those who are not,” said Yu Min-yeong, chief executive and a partner of Acase. Yu Min-yeong (Song Sang-ho/The Korea Herald)“The readiness would determine your
Feb. 12, 2016