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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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[Graphic News] Over 80% of people filing bankruptcy in Seoul in their 50s and older
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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
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[Weekender] Social media amplifies risks
123rfKang Min-woo’s social media accounts were once filled with snippets of his everyday life. He would post selfies, details of his daily activities and share about coffee shop and restaurants that he frequented. This has since changed as Kang now sees more pitfalls than benefits to the social networking services which were once a crucial conduit for the 24-year-old college student to share about his day-to-day life with relatives, friends and acquaintances. “I used to put my personal informat
Feb. 12, 2016
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[Weekender] Ready or not? Korea fails in crisis management
In April 16, 2014, ferry Sewol plunged to the bottom of the sea, leaving 304 dead or missing. The nation’s spirit shattered and authorities were humiliated in their search for answers on why they were unable to save most of the passengers while the ship sank slowly for hours. The disaster revealed glaring problems in the Korean government’s risk and crisis management capabilities. There is the late response of the authorities, the blame games played by officials in the aftermath of the disaster
Feb. 12, 2016
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[Weekender] Ferry, germs and nuts: Korea’s risky management of crisis
123rfThousands of stranded travelers sprawled languidly on the frosty floors of the snowbound Jejudo Island airport late last month, awaiting their flights and wrapped in thin blankets or even cardboard boxes with no promise of when they would take off. As the record snowfall grounded nearly 90,000 passengers by its third day, dozens of infuriated tourists occupied a local budget carrier desk, decrying its lack of prior notice and mishandling of the situation, also demanding lodging and food.
Feb. 12, 2016
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Ex-navy chief gets reduced four-year jail term for bribery
An appeals court on Friday handed down a four-year prison term to a former Navy chief for taking bribes from local firms in return for business favors while in office.The Seoul High Court convicted retired Adm. Jung Ok-geun for pocketing kickbacks from two former affiliates of STX Group in 2008, but said the amount he received cannot be calculated.A lower court previously sentenced him to 10 years in jail for receiving 770 million won (US$636,000), which was transferred to the bank account of hi
Feb. 12, 2016
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Average crime rate for foreigners lower than locals, murder and robbery rates higher: gov't report
The average crime rate for foreign residents in South Korea is lower than Korean citizens, but the rates for murder and robbery are higher, a public entity under the justice ministry said Friday.The IOM Migration Research and Training Center recently released a report on its analysis of all 1.85 million crimes committed in South Korea in 2013.Established in 2009, MRTC develops immigration policies and conducts a wide range of research and education projects related to migration development in c
Feb. 12, 2016
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Korea to push for expanding prescreening of passengers
South Korea said Friday it will push for expanding a system for prescreening passengers to keep potential terrorists from entering the country.The move is designed to analyze passenger information before airlines issue boarding passes to restrict potential terrorists and other dangerous passengers from flying into South Korea, the Justice Ministry reported in a meeting with the ruling party.South Korea has been running a test operation of the prescreening system in several airports, including Na
Feb. 12, 2016
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Elderly Koreans weary of caring for grandchildren: study
Elderly South Koreans with adult working children are weary of caring for their young grandchildren, while 53 percent of all Korean households with working mothers are primarily relying on their own parents for child care, a study showed Thursday.The study by the Korean Women’s Development Institute surveyed a total of 500 grandparents who care for their grandchildren and 100 working parents who rely on their children’s grandparents for child care. The research found that 59.4 percent of the gra
Feb. 12, 2016
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Man back in jail for stalking his ex-girlfriend
A 42-year-old man was placed back into detainment on Feb. 6 in Seoul for continuing to stalk his ex-girlfriend after being jailed for harassing her last year.According to police, the man identified by his surname Moon continued to intimidate the woman by sending improper text messages and threatening to harm her after he was released from prison in July when the appeals court suspended his original term.The two had begun dating in January last year, but the woman broke off the relationship after
Feb. 11, 2016