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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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Samsung expected to introduce new Exynos processor in next Galaxy series
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US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in S. Korea in May 2023
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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Families of Sewol victims sue state, ferry company
Families of Sewol ferry tragedy victims on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the government and the ferry company to seek compensation and urge the state to clearly investigate the cause of the accident. Familes of 131 victims, including 20 survivors, sued the state and ferry operator Chonghaejin Marine Co. for compensation of 100 million won ($84,000) for each victim, totaling 13 billion won in compensation. “It’s been 526 days since the tragedy took place, but nothing has been revealed so far.
Sept. 23, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Itaewon murder suspect denies 18-year-old charges
After nearly two decades including a botched initial investigation and series of trials, a movie and a reinvestigation, the murder that took place at a fast-food joint in Itaewon returned to the spotlight Wednesday with the extradition of the key U.S. suspect.Arthur John Patterson, handcuffed and donned in all white, arrived at Incheon International Airport to face charges of murdering 22-year-old Korean student Cho Joong-pill in 1997.Patterson denied the allegations and said his Korean-America
Sept. 23, 2015
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S. Korea to go all-in to create jobs for young people
South Korea will concentrate all of its available resources on helping create new jobs for young people who find it really hard to get hired, the top economic policymaker said Wednesday. The country remains dogged by high youth unemployment. In August, the jobless rate for people between the ages of 15 and 29 hit 8 percent, much higher than the headline rate of 3.4 percent. Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said the government will make full use of its budget and taxation policies to help creat
Sept. 23, 2015
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Veteran arrested for fleeing with hand grenade
A 50-year-old veteran who disappeared with a hand grenade, saying he would kill his ex-wife's boyfriend, was arrested here Wednesday, police said. The Cheorwon Police Station reported that they arrested the retired soldier, surnamed Lee, at 7:08 a.m. on a mountain in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, 88 kilometers northeast of Seoul, after receiving a report from a mountain climber. The hand grenade in Lee's possession was also reclaimed safely. (Yonhap)Lee, while drunk, allegedly had a quarrel wit
Sept. 23, 2015
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U.S. citizen accused of murdering S. Korean student extradited
A U.S. citizen accused of murdering a South Korean college student in 1997 was extradited to South Korea on Wednesday. Arthur Patterson arrived at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, Wednesday morning. He is suspected of stabbing a college student, identified by his surname Cho, multiple times at a Burger King in the popular foreigner district of Itaewon in central Seoul 18 years ago. Arther Patterson, a U.S. citizen accused of murdering a South Korean college student in 1997 was extradited to S
Sept. 23, 2015
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More elderly women infected with STDs in Korea
The number of elderly South Korean women who have been infected with sexually transmitted diseases increased significantly from 2010-2014, a report showed Tuesday. The report, published by private think tank Pharmscore, analyzed government data on STD patients who sought help at medical institutions over the last five years. According to the findings, the number of women aged 80 or older who were treated for an STD increased by an average of 21.6 percent yearly from 2010 to 2014, from 662 to 1,4
Sept. 22, 2015
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Yonsei professors campaign against state history textbook
Professors at Yonsei University on Tuesday joined a nationwide move against the government’s attempt to reinstate state-published history textbooks for secondary education. The move came a week after over 15,000 educators across the country had protested what they claimed was a policy that “downplays democracy and creative education.”Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea has been pushing to give the government the exclusive rights to publish school history textbooks. Currently, eight local publishers
Sept. 22, 2015
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Sex scandal swirls around Japanese bank’s Seoul branch
A Seoul branch of a Japanese bank is embroiled in a sex scandal involving several Korean female workers and a Japanese executive, according to local reports and sources.Local prosecutors have been investigating a claim by a female employee of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation that she was sexually harassed by an executive from the company’s Tokyo headquarters. The incident occurred in April and the report was filed with the Seoul Regional Ministry of Employment and Labor in May.The prosecution
Sept. 22, 2015
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Rapid temperature changes raise death risk: study
When temperatures between day and night range by as much as 10 degrees Celsius, it doubles the risk of death, especially among those suffering from respiratory and circulatory diseases, an international study showed Tuesday.According to a joint study on 30 cities in four countries -- Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan, the death risk rose by 0.58 percent on average for every degree Celsius increase in the daily temperature range. The study, led by public health professor Kim Ho at Seoul National Uni
Sept. 22, 2015
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More professors oppose gov't plan to standardize history textbooks
Another group of professors urged the government to stop its plan to standardize history textbooks Monday, saying it goes against the democratic values and creative education. The call came in a statement released by 132 professors from Yonsei University opposing the plan being pushed by the government to change the system. The government has raised the need to forge a common understanding of history in a country where many people are deeply divided along political, regional and ideological fau
Sept. 22, 2015
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Japanese banker under investigation for suspected sexual harassment of co-worker
Prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a Japanese man working at a South Korean branch of a major Japanese commercial bank on suspicions of inappropriately touching his South Korean co-worker. The Seoul Western District Prosecutor's Office said the 33-year-old defendant, while drunk, allegedly sexually harassed his female colleague as they headed to their homes after dining with other co-workers in April. The victim claimed that injury charges should be added as she was troubled by t
Sept. 22, 2015
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Korea to take in Myanmar refugees
The South Korean government will take in refugees from Myanmar to help them settle in the country as part of the U.N.-led refugee resettlement program, the Justice Ministry said Monday. The ministry said that the application screening process is underway to invite 30 refugees currently taking shelter in Mae Sot, the border town between Thailand and Burma, with interviews to follow next month. Under the application process, the government will dispatch a staff member to look through documents, co
Sept. 21, 2015
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Smokers shun nicotine treatment programs in Korea
The Health Ministry’s nicotine treatment programs launched in February have failed to attract smokers despite the government’s antismoking measures including a price hike in cigarettes, a report showed on Monday. In its effort to curb smoking, the Korean parliament last year approved an 80 percent increase in the price of cigarettes, from 2,500 won ($2.13) per pack to 4,500 won. Along with the new bill which took effect on Jan.1, the Health Ministry announced that it would support up to 70 perce
Sept. 21, 2015
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Education for ‘YouTube generation’
Education will need to take a far different approach from the “factory model of teaching” of the past to grant students greater control over their learning, a U.S. educator has said.“What matters to me is how to deliver information to this ‘YouTube generation.’ How can we reach them and teach them the way that connects with them?” Jon Bergmann, one of the developers of the “flipped classroom” model, said in a joint interview last week. “Much of what we (teachers) have done for a long time has ch
Sept. 21, 2015
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‘Hanja’ education in elementary schools stirs dispute
The South Korean Education Ministry’s year-long effort to reintroduce use of Chinese characters ― or Hanja ― in primary education was put on hold earlier this month, but the controversy lingers as its opponents demand the ministry abandon the policy for good.Last week, Headquarters for Movement Against Hanja in Elementary School Textbooks held a press conference in Jongno, central Seoul, saying it would conduct a campaign demanding the resignation of Education Minster Hwang Woo-yea if he does no
Sept. 21, 2015
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Family found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Four members of a family were found dead at a child care center that the deceased wife had run on Jejudo Island in an apparent murder-suicide by the husband, police said Monday.A teacher working at the facility found the 52-year-old husband surnamed Ko dead on a staircase, apparently from a fall. Police who responded to calls later discovered the bodies of the 40-year-old wife surnamed Yang and two of Yang’s teenage children in their beds, Jeju police said. The wife and the children had been sta
Sept. 21, 2015
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Seoul’s annual street art festival to kick off next week
Seoul City’s annual street art festival will kick off next week featuring a host of international performances and civic-participant programs, officials said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the Hi Seoul Festival will offer over 50 global and local street performances, mobilizing stages and circuses from Oct. 1-4 in central Seoul. Under the theme “Let’s play on the street,” the event will include 10 international performances from six countries, including the U.K., France and Spain
Sept. 21, 2015
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Men arrested on suspicion of smuggling meth from China
Prosecutors said Monday they have arrested three people, including a local gang member, on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine worth some tens of billions of won from China. The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office said the 58-year-old member of a South Korean organized crime group and two others are suspected of trafficking 18.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth some 60 billion won (US$51 million), from China on Aug. 10. The amount is enough for hundreds of thousands of people to take at
Sept. 21, 2015
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Man kills wife, kids at day care
A 52-year-old man killed his wife and children with a weapon and hanged himself at a day care center on Jeju Island, officials said Monday. The man, identified only by his surname Koh, was found dead on the second floor of the center, where he lives together with his family, by a teacher, the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters said. Also found dead were his 40-year-old wife Yang, who is the head of the day care, and two children, aged 14 and 11. The teacher first reported at 7:58 a.m. that she had
Sept. 21, 2015
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Man indicted for attempting to set Japanese Embassy on fire
A 57-year-old man was indicted Monday for attempted arson on the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, presumably out of anger over a historical dispute between South Korea and Japan, prosecutors said. The defendant, identified only by his surname Kim, is suspected of approaching the embassy with four bottles of soju and a 1.5-liter plastic bottle filled with gasoline, as well as a lighter at around 7:20 p.m on Sept. 5 before being caught by a police officer on guard, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor
Sept. 21, 2015