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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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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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11 injured by gas leakage at chemical factory
A breakdown of a ventilator at a chemical factory in southeastern South Korea caused the leakage of chlorine gas on Tuesday, injuring 11 employees, police and company officials said.Around 1 liter of the toxic gas was leaked at around 8:50 a.m. at the Gumi Chemical factory located in the Gumi National Industrial Complex, some 200 kilometers southeast of Seoul, while workers there were trying to transfer the liquid gas from a tanker.A 35-year-old employee was sent to a nearby hospital for difficu
March 5, 2013
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‘Potato party’ photos go viral
Apparently they just can’t get enough.A photo of South Korean teenagers devouring an enormous pile of McDonald’s French fries has gone viral online.The photo is being called “McDonald’s 270,000 won fries,” because students in the photo allegedly ordered 270,000 won worth of fries, poured them on to their tables, and binged away, according to witnesses.The undated photo has circulated on various websites and blogs, prompting disgruntled responses from Internet users. “Just looking at it makes me
March 5, 2013
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10% of female migrant workers face rape, sexual harassment
One in 10 female migrant workers in South Korea has been raped or subjected to sexual harassment, a report said Monday.The findings by the Korea Support Center for Foreign Workers and MNTV, an Internet broadcasting company for migrant workers, showed that 10.7 percent of the 1,218 people polled said they were victims of sexual abuse.Of the 975 male and 205 female workers surveyed, 22 women and 15 men claimed they were abused or harassed at their workplaces by their Korean employers or co-workers
March 4, 2013
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Retail giant grants regular employee status to 10,000 dispatched workers
South Korea's retail giant E-mart, apparently under pressure, granted 10,000 dispatch workers regular employee status Monday after the government ruled that they were working for the company illegally.These dispatch workers, who E-Mart had previously paid a sub-contractor for them to work in 146 stores nationwide, will now be directly hired by the company.Regular employees are ensured employment until retirement age, various welfare benefits including medical care, education support and pay up t
March 4, 2013
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Seoul police quiz US GIs over car-chase, shooting
South Korean police say they are questioning U.S. soldiers over a high-speed car chase that resulted in a Seoul officer shooting a soldier after being hit by a car.The soldiers reportedly fired a BB gun at pedestrians on a Seoul street Saturday night before fleeing in a car.Police say an officer chased them in a taxi and fired at the car as it rushed by him. Police say the officer was injured and one U.S. soldier was shot in his shoulder but their injuries aren't life threatening.Police say two
March 4, 2013
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Rights panel to probe surveillance of workers by electronic devices
The human rights watchdog said Monday it has decided to launch an extensive probe into possible human rights violation cases in which employers have illegally used electronic surveillance devices to monitor their employees.Since 2001, the National Human Rights Commission has received a total of 663 petitions from employees who complained of being watched by their companies, with the number of such cases on the steady rise from three in 2002 to 57 in 2008 and 169 cases in 2012, according to offic
March 4, 2013
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[Graphic News] Tobacco-related medical costs rise 50 percent in 4 years
Medical costs for smoking-related illnesses surged by nearly 50 percent in four years, a report showed Monday. The report, which studied data compiled by the National Health Insurance Service, also showed a rapid increase in medical spending on drinking- and obesity-related diseases.Korean patients suffering from smoking-related diseases including cerebral disorders, high blood pressure and lung cancer spent over 1.56 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in 2011, up 48.7 percent from 1.05 trillion won in
March 4, 2013
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Korean women filed complaint against Japanese band
Elderly South Korean women who were mobilized as sex slaves for the Japanese military during World War II plan filed a complaint against a Japanese rock band for calling sex slaves prostitutes, officials said Monday.Three women aged 85, 87 and 92 filed the complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Monday, according to an official at the House of Sharing, a shelter for former sex slaves. The anti-South Korean rock group created a Youtube video and a CD with songs calling fo
March 4, 2013
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Wounded U.S. soldier asks police to delay questioning over car chase
South Korean police said Monday U.S. military officials have asked them to delay questioning of an American soldier who was shot and wounded in a car chase as he is currently under treatment. The 23-year-old private first class, who serves in the 8th U.S. Army at Yongsan Garrison, was shot in the shoulder after midnight on Saturday during a car chase through the capital city. The soldier refused to cooperate with police officers who were dispatched to Itaewon subway station after receiving calls
March 4, 2013
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Acid leak reported at LG Siltron plant
Hydrofluoric acid was allegedly leaked Saturday evening from the LG Siltron plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, according to police. The leakage was reported to local authorities on Sunday morning, 16 hours after the initial leak was detected at 8:34 p.m. on Saturday, raising suspicions of a cover up. According to police, some 30 to 60 liters of mixed hydrofluoric, nitric and acetic acid was leaked from the Gumi plant 2 of LG Siltron, a producer of wafers used in semiconductor manufacturin
March 3, 2013
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Seoul to grant financial support to foreign firms
Seoul City will grant financial aid to foreign investment firms in the “new growth engine” industries that helped to create jobs last year, the city government said Sunday. Foreign firms that established their branches or made investments in Seoul within five years of application and hired more than 10 new employees in 2012 are eligible for the support.The rate of foreign investment should be at least 30 percent to receive the benefits worth up to 200 million won ($180,000).Firms that have provi
March 3, 2013
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Four-river project may face full-scale overhaul
Building a canal by connecting the country’s four major rivers was one of the top pledges of former President Lee Myung-bak’s presidential campaign in 2007.In the face of popular opposition, the project was scaled down to refurbishing the Hangang, Nakdonggang, Yeongsangang and Geumgang rivers to clean them up, increase water supply and prevent floods. The project, however, continued to face strong resistance from the opposition and civic environmental groups for its alleged negative effects on t
March 3, 2013
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U.S. soldier shot by police in car chase through Seoul
An American soldier was in stable condition Sunday after being shot by South Korean authorities during a late-night car chase, police said Sunday.According to Seoul’s Yongsan Police Station, police received calls shortly before midnight Saturday that two American soldiers, including the injured, were threatening civilians with an air gun in the district of Itaewon. The two U.S. soldiers were approached by Seoul police near Itaewon Station, but they refused to identify themselves and fled in a ve
March 3, 2013
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Alienated teenager kills uncle, injures seven other relatives
A jobless teenager went on a knife rampage at his grandfather's house in Gwangju on Sunday, killing his uncle and injuring seven others, including his grandparents, police said.The 19-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, surrendered to police after the spree and told investigators that he stabbed his relatives shortly after midnight Saturday for having ignored and insulted his "poor" parents at family gatherings, according to the Gwangsan Police Station.At the scene of knife rampage
March 3, 2013
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Songpa, an epitome of green city
Seoul’s Songpa District boasts ample cultural heritage, verdant landscapes and salubrious neighborhoods with a slew of parks and lakeside trails providing its residents with a quick getaway from it all. One of the world’s most livable communities recognized by the United Nations, the eastern district spearheads Seoul’s efforts to cope with climate change, pollution and other urban challenges. The municipality runs three solar power plants, raising the supply of renewable energy and helping the u
Feb. 28, 2013
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Seoul, N.Y. events to mark March 1 Movement
Koreans in Seoul and New York are set to hold various events Friday to mark the March 1 Independence Movement.March 1 is a national holiday in Korea which commemorates the independence movement against the Japanese colonial occupation in 1919. The nationwide uprising is one of the most significant protests against Japan’s colonization of Korea, which ended in 1945 at the end of World War II.Seodaemun Prison History Hall will host a “3.1 experience program,” incorporating the core ideology of the
Feb. 28, 2013
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Probe finds rampant labor law violations by E-Mart
The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday that it has found a number of labor law violations at E-Mart and will take disciplinary measures if the company refuses to correct its unfair practices.“We found a number of cases of E-Mart violating the law by raiding the company’s headquarters and 24 branches twice and questioning officials,” an official said.Through a intensive inspection since mid-February, the ministry discovered that E-Mart has been illegally using nearly 2,000 employees o
Feb. 28, 2013
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Woman arrested for false emergency call
A Busan woman was taken into custody after she made a false emergency call, police said Thursday.Officials at the Gyeonggi Uiwang Police Station said they had detained a 42-year-old woman surnamed Kim for calling the 112 Crime Report Center for a non-emergency situation. The officials added that the case had been transferred to the Busan police.According to the police, Kim dialed the Busan emergency center around midnight Tuesday and yelled “Help!” before hanging up the phone. Busan police said
Feb. 28, 2013
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‘Korea’s elderly welfare spending 2nd lowest among OECD nations’
The poverty rate of South Korea’s elderly population was the highest among advanced countries, but the country’s spending for their welfare was one of the lowest in 2011, a report showed Wednesday.According to the report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, South Korea was ranked the second lowest among all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of its spending for the welfare of elders.From 2006 to 2008, South Korea’s government spending
Feb. 27, 2013
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Survey finds 15 percent of Korean students overweight
About 15 percent of the country’s primary and secondary school students are overweight, due mainly to bad dietary habits and a lack of exercise, a survey showed Wednesday.According to the survey conducted by the education ministry of 87,000 students of the country’s 758 elementary, middle and high schools, 14.7 percent were classified as obese, up by 0.4 parentage point from a year earlier.The ratio of the obese students has been on a constant rise from 11.2 percent in 2008 to 13.2 percent in 20
Feb. 27, 2013