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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Typhoon Bolaven leaves property damages across nation
Aug. 28, 2012
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Two Japanese suspected of setting up provocative 'Dokdo' posts
Police said Tuesday two Japanese men are suspected of setting up provocative wooden posts to lay claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo at entrances to two history research-related establishments in Seoul.Wrapping up an internal investigation, Seoul's Seodaemun Police Station said that two Japanese nationals allegedly put three wooden posts with the phrase, "Takeshima (referring to Dok
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon Bolaven slams nation, leaving 25 dead or missing
Typhoon Bolaven pounded the southern and western parts of the country Tuesday, leaving at least 25 dead or missing and causing massive blackouts. As of 6 p.m., four Chinese fishermen were found dead after two boats carrying 33 crew members capsized off the southern island of Jeju. Seventeen of them have been rescued, while 12 others were still missing, according to the Korean Coast Guard. A cargo
Aug. 28, 2012
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Four dead after typhoon strands Chinese fishing boats off S. Korea
A Chinese fishing boat that sank off South Korea`s southern island of Jeju on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)A raging typhoon grounded two Chinese fishing boats in waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju Tuesday, with four crew members confirmed dead and 12 still missing, South Korea's Coast Guard said.A total of 33 crew members were aboard the two vessels, 17 on one and 16 on the other, when they
Aug. 28, 2012
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Nation braces for strongest typhoon in decades
Authorities on Monday braced for the strongest typhoon to hit the nation in decades, closing ports and schools and urging residents living along its expected route to stay indoors. Typhoon Bolaven, with winds gusting at up to 48 meters per second, was on track to make a direct hit in Korea on Monday, roaring away from Japan’s Okinawa. Reports said at least six were injured and thousands were left without power in Japan, as the typhoon caused massive blackouts. “This is slightly weakened, but is
Aug. 27, 2012
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Fire on Busan subway train injures 40
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Forty passengers were taken to area hospitals for minor injuries Monday after a running subway train caught fire in the southern port city of Busan, fire authorities said.The blaze broke out around 2:06 p.m. when electric sparks ignited a fire on one of the power suppliers of the northbound subway train heading toward Daeti Station on line No. 1, the authorities said.“Sparks were flying from the exterior part when the train was about 200 meters away from the station,” a rai
Aug. 27, 2012
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N.K. defector gives self up to police
A North Korean defector who arrived in Jeju Island by air from China, has turned herself in, the police said Sunday.The defector, surnamed Kim, 41, arrived at Jeju International Airport at 2:30 on Sunday from Bejing. Kim passed through immigration with a fake Chinese passport. After failing to get a visa to come to the South, she reportedly chose to come to Jeju, which has not required a visa from Chinese travelers since 2008.An organization that supports North Korean defectors is said to have h
Aug. 27, 2012
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Korea to ease college regulations
The government announced on Monday a set of measures to ease regulations on local universities as part of its plan to boost their international competiveness through enhanced autonomy.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said that it will soften rules on government subsidies to the institutions and allow private institutions for the first time to have residence halls off-campus.The 32 guidelines for university reform were presented during a special committee meeting presided over by
Aug. 27, 2012
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Korea mulls increased use of chemical castration
The government will consider applying chemical castration to a larger number of sex offenders.At a ministerial meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-shik on Monday, officials agreed to consider plans to widen the application of the method. The attending ministers, however, are reported to have reached the decision that having all sex offenders treated with chemicals, as suggested by the ruling Saenuri Party, was excessive and potentially violated human rights. On Sunday, the Saenuri
Aug. 27, 2012
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Parties sell tuition cuts to young voters
Assembly Voice looks into key issues and controversial bills through a series of interviews with rival lawmakers who lead the legislative debate at the National Assembly ― Ed.Sky-high college tuition has been a thorny social problem over the past few years. Students took to the streets in protest. Rival parties locked horns over the solutions. Universities, on their part, complained that the debate derived from populism that may hurt their autonomy.The political parties are expected to bicker in
Aug. 27, 2012
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Gov't considers expanding 'chemical castration' on sex criminals
South Korea is considering expanding the use of chemical castration of sex offenders and putting repeat criminals under closer watch with growing calls for tougher measures against rapists and pedophiles, government officials said Monday. Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and senior officials from related agencies agreed to adopt stricter measures to curb sex offenses and increase staff to monitor rapi
Aug. 27, 2012
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TB outbreak at cram school
A group of students at a private educational institute have been infected with tuberculosis, and health authorities are investigating the possible spread of the disease. The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Monday that six students at a cram school for college entrance in Mokdong, western Seoul, had been infected with TB, and that 14 others with latent TB are undergoing further tests. The health authority has isolated the 20 patients and expanded the testing to other stu
Aug. 27, 2012
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Woman arrested for ‘attacking’ restaurants while drunk
A woman who got drunk and obstructed business at local stores has been arrested, police said Monday.The 37-year-old, whose name was withheld by authorities, routinely got drunk and demanded free food and liquor from a convenience store and a restaurant in Seoul’s Seodaemun district, officials at Seodaemun Police Station said. Whenever workers at the two stores refused, she would get violent and "go on a rampage."Last month, the suspect visited a restaurant and asked for a “free liquor and pork-o
Aug. 27, 2012
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S. Korea's health insurance coverage one of lowest in world
South Korea will move to expand coverage by its national health insurance program as a recent study showed its coverage rate is one of the lowest among advanced nations, the insurance operator said Monday.According to the National Health Insurance Corp., the country’s health insurance service covered only 58.2 percent of all medical expenses in 2011.That rate is the lowest among the 11 members of the 27-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development whose per capita income rose abo
Aug. 27, 2012
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Unusually powerful typhoon to batter Korean Peninsula
The most powerful typhoon in a decade is set to hit the Korean Peninsula early this week, weather forecasters said Sunday, prompting authorities to brace for a worst-case scenario.Typhoon Bolaven, which is named after a highland region in Laos, was moving northward at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour from southeastern waters off Japan‘s Okinawa as of 3 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).The typhoon is expected to approach waters some 500 kilometers off South Korea’
Aug. 27, 2012
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Top court dismisses ex-president’s claim to nephew’s company
The highest court in South Korea on Sunday dismissed former President Roh Tae-woo’s claim to ownership of his nephew’s company although it was founded with his slush fund.Roh gave some 12 billion won ($10.6 million) to his younger brother Jae-woo before a local court ordered the former leader in 1997 to return to state coffers roughly 263 billion won he had amassed during his five-year tenure from 1988. The younger Roh used the funds to set up a cold storage company with the help of a friend ide
Aug. 26, 2012
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Strong typhoon may hit Korea early next week
Korea is bracing for the strongest typhoon to hit the nation this summer and possibly in years. Typhoon Bolaven, strengthening while moving upward in the direction of Okinawa, Japan, could make landfall on Jeju early next week, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.The intensity of Bolaven may be similar to that of Typhoon Rusa which battered the country in 2002 and killed more than 200, the weather agency said. By Monday, the storm is expected to grow to have a radius of 500 kilo
Aug. 24, 2012
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Elderly woman dead after being stabbed
A woman in her 50s fatally stabbed a 78-year-old fellow tenant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Friday morning, adding to public jitters after a series of incidents involving knife-wielding attackers. Police said that the women had a quarrel before the younger woman attacked the older one in an alley at around 9:20 a.m. The two, both surnamed Kim, lived alone as tenants in the same house.“She was not conscious and did not breathe. We tried to resuscitate her, but to no avail,” a hospital official
Aug. 24, 2012
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Mothers selective on children's caregiving
This photo is not directly related to the story. (123rf)Most mothers who rely on children for care have a preference for which child they turn to in a crisis, confide in or prefer as caregiver, U.S. researchers say.Research by Megan Gilligan, a Purdue University doctoral student, and Jill Suitor, a professor of sociology, found older mothers were more likely to be stressed when they received help
Aug. 24, 2012
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Police reinforce countermeasures against violent crimes
Police said Friday they will provide tear gas guns to officers on security duty in Seoul, as part of efforts to reinforce countermeasures against violent crimes.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said they requested the National Police Agency to set aside a budget worth 180 million won ($158,800) to purchase gas guns for conscripted riot police and combat police forces stationed in the capital c
Aug. 24, 2012