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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Yoon apologizes over first lady’s Dior bag scandal, but accuses special probe attempt as political maneuvering
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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Arrest warrant issued for medical student for allegedly killing girlfriend after breakup
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Prosecution says it has evidence of Blue House role in Chae scandal
The prosecution has reportedly found circumstantial evidence indicating that Cheong Wa Dae may have played a behind-the-scenes part in pressuring the former prosecutor general to resign over a suspected extramarital affair and love child, according to reports quoting officials Monday.According to officials at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the prosecution has secured testimony from a municipal officer that he was requested by senior administrative staff at the presidential offic
Dec. 2, 2013
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Job application process simplified for foreign students
The Ministry of Justice repealed a rule that requires foreign students seeking a part-time job to submit a recommendation letter from a professor.Students now only have to hand in a confirmation document from the school administration, the ministry said on Monday.The government made both documents mandatory in order to prevent illegal recruitment. But it decided to simplify the rule, as the recommendation letter requirement has not been fully implemented, only adding to the burdens faced by fore
Dec. 2, 2013
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Another animal escape raises zoo safety concerns
A white rhinoceros died of shock last year after it escaped its compound at a local zoo, raising questions about safety measures in public parks.The news was belatedly released after two different accidents in public zoos resulted in the death of a zoo keeper on Jeju Island and another falling into a coma at Seoul Grand Park.The park officials said they buried the 35-year-old rhinoceros near the zoo after it died, but did not report to police or emergency services. It was reported to the Ministr
Dec. 2, 2013
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Hanjin Heavy Industries chairman’s wife dies at home
The wife of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. chairman Cho Nam-ho died at her home on Sunday, according to police.Kim Young-hye died allegedly because of a blocked airway at her residence in the Yongsan District in Seoul, police said quoting medical personnel at the scene. Multiple sources reported she had been suffering from depression before her death. The company denied the possibility of suicide. “As far as we know, she died of a chronic illness that she had been suffering from for
Dec. 2, 2013
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[Photo News] Merry already
Dec. 2, 2013
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Sogang University considers merging humanities departments
Sogang University has met with strong resistance from both professors and students alike after it unveiled a sweeping reorganization plan that includes a merger of departments.According to Sogang University president Yoo Ki-pung, the reorganization plan aims to bolster the school’s competitive edge by channeling funds to select areas, and is not designed to abolish certain humanities and social science divisions.Professors and students of the School of Humanities and International Cultures expre
Dec. 2, 2013
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American instructor found innocent on sexual assault charge
An instructor with U.S. citizenship was acquitted on the charge of secretly taking photos of a woman on public transportation, the Seoul Central District Court said Monday. According to the court, the 42-year-old man identified by his surname Kim was charged without detention for alleged sexual violence in October 2012.He was caught after taking a picture of a 20-year-old passenger sitting on the subway train at Gasan Digital Complex Station. The woman was wearing a short-sleeve dress with her l
Dec. 2, 2013
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UNESCO listing sought for records of WWII forced labor
Politicians and historians are pushing to gain UNESCO recognition for documents listing Koreans forced to work for the Japanese during the colonial period (1910-45). The records include the names of hundreds of thousands of Korean victims pressed to serve in the Japanese military or other types of forced labor, in three separate copies each compiled by the Korean government since 1953.The move came shortly after the South Korean government discovered new copies that identified 229,781 Korean war
Dec. 2, 2013
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Regulator opens probe into ex-banking chiefs for possible irregularities
The financial regulator has widened its probe into alleged corruption at a local bank to an all-out scrutiny against former heads of four major banking groups here, amid growing criticism over their arbitrary management, regulatory officials said Monday.The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), began to look into managerial-level malpractices involving the former chairmen of four banking firms -- KB Financial Group Inc., Hana Financial Group Inc., Woori Finance Holdings Co. and Shinhan Financial
Dec. 2, 2013
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[Newsmaker]Massive compensation order alarms unions
A local court sounded alarm bells for illegal, violent strikes with a massive compensation order against unionized workers at Ssangyong Motor on Friday. A district court in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, ordered union members of Ssangyong Motor Co. and other activists to pay 4.6 billion won ($4.3 million) to the company and police for damages incurred during their violent strike in 2009.It is the largest compensation order in Korea, which has been internationally noted for its labor militancy an
Dec. 1, 2013
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[Photo News] Rink in the season
Dec. 1, 2013
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Conflict grows over new history textbooks
Conflicts are escalating over new history textbooks as their authors vowed to defy a government order to revise them. “We won’t follow the order since the revision of history textbooks is beyond (the government’s) authority,” the group of authors of seven out of eight newly approved history textbooks said in a joint statement on Friday.The announcement came hours after the Ministry of Education ordered modification of 41 cases of what it claimed were “obscure and imbalanced” descriptions of hist
Dec. 1, 2013
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Dozens face dogfighting charges
Prosecutors said Sunday they had charged nearly 30 people for involvement in dogfighting.Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office said it had arrested nine people, including gangsters suspected of hosting fights between pit bull terriers. Eight other organizers were added to the wanted list.Another nine, including dog owners and gamblers, were also indicted without detention, and 11 more participants were summarily indicted. They were found to have held some 30 dogfights over a year, largely i
Dec. 1, 2013
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Beauty through the scalpel
The growing popularity of cosmetic procedures, both surgical and nonsurgical, has given Korea the dubious title of “plastic surgery republic.” Fueled by the highly competitive nature of Korean society, aesthetic procedures have become so common that it is not unheard of for students to receive them as “graduation gifts.” According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, nearly 650,000 cosmetic procedures were carried out in Korea in 2011. Although the figure puts Korea in seve
Nov. 29, 2013
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Young seek faces of the stars
Just a decade ago, a celebrity openly talking about his or her plastic surgery was a rare thing. In recent years, however, it’s become not so uncommon for stars to “bravely” confess their experience under the knife. Popular female singers such as Goo Ha-ra of K-pop girl group KARA and Baek Ji-young have talked about their surgeries on TV. Hwang Kwang-hee of boyband ZE:A has even embraced the gimmick of being a “seonghyeong-dol” ― (a combination of the Korean words for plastic surgery and idol),
Nov. 29, 2013
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‘Petit’ surgery promises ‘natural’ look
A South Korean actress recently returned to the small screen with a new weekend drama after a two-year hiatus. When the first episode aired, discussion immediately erupted online about whether she had plastic surgery. Her agency denied the accusation and said her face was swollen because of fatigue while filming.One online user, however, retorted: “She could say she didn’t go under the knife as fillers are not counted as plastic surgery these days.”It’s not just celebrities. On Mondays, office w
Nov. 29, 2013
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The dark side of nip and tuck
With cosmetic surgery common nationwide, so-called “modified faces” have become a regular sight in bustling areas such as Gangnam, Cheongdam-dong and Sinsa-dong.But despite their vast popularity, cosmetic procedures can go awry just like any other medical procedure. “I had a calf reduction done to become more attractive, but I got the worst out of it,” a woman wrote on Anti-Plastic Surgery Cafe, one of the largest online anti-plastic surgery communities.The patient had her calf muscles involuted
Nov. 29, 2013
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Foreigners clamor to go under the knife in cosmetic surgery capital
A Chinese woman entered Dr. Park Plastic Surgery in the “beauty Mecca” of Gangnam, known for its cluster of plastic surgery clinics, as the first patient on a Friday morning. She and her two friends were greeted by a Chinese staff interpreter in the lobby. An hour later, a second set of patients ― a father and a daughter from Kazakhstan ― came in, and were escorted by a staff interpreter who speaks Russian to examination rooms for a checkup.On one side of the wall in the lobby hang four plastic
Nov. 29, 2013
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Court orders Ssangyong labor to compensate firm, police
A lower court on Friday ordered unionized workers at Ssangyong Motors to compensate the company and the police for inflicting financial loss and casualties during a 77-day strike staged in 2009.The Suwon District Court said it has ordered senior members of the union and umbrella union groups who led the protest to pay 3.3 billion won ($3.1 million) and 1.3 billion won to the carmaker and the police, respectively, saying their actions were “violent, illegal and unjustified.” In the 2009 strike, t
Nov. 29, 2013
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Regulator looks to punish Sohn Suk-hee for ‘unfair report’
South Korea’s broadcast regulator is pushing for disciplinary action against jTBC anchor Sohn Suk-hee for allegedly being biased while reporting on the government’s move to disband a leftist minority party, local media reported Friday.According to Yonhap News Agency and Hankyoreh newspaper, the Korea Communications Standards Commission decided on Wednesday that the jTBC report on the United Progressive Party -- which was recently accused of pro-North activities -- was biased in favor of the UPP.
Nov. 29, 2013