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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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One officer of missing Coast Guard chopper found dead
JEJU ISLAND (Yonhap) -- Rescuers on Thursday discovered the body of a female officer as well as the wreckage of a Coast Guard helicopter that went missing with five crew members on board Wednesday night near waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, officials said. The AW-139 helicopter took off from Jeju International Airport at 8:20 p.m. and picked up the deceased 28-year-old female offi
Feb. 24, 2011
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Alternative labor bank fills ‘working mom gap’
Ministry creates temp system to provide maternity cover for public sector workersReturning from a three-month maternity leave after the birth of her first child, Yun Yeo-jin, 32, is just three weeks back into her job as an official at the public service department of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.Unlike her friends working for private companies who felt guilty about offloading
Feb. 24, 2011
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Maritime police helicopter missing with 5 crew on board
A maritime police helicopter went missing Wednesday as it flew over waters off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on a medical evacuation mission, officials said.The AW-139 helicopter took off from Jeju International Airport at 8:20 p.m. and picked up a female police officer who needed emergency medical assistance from a patrol ship stationed in waters west of the island. (Yonhap News)
Feb. 24, 2011
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Collapse of iron mould leaves 8 injured, one missing
An iron concrete mould collapsed Wednesday at a construction site in South Korea, leaving eight people injured and one missing, police said.The accident happened at around 3.25 p.m. in Gwangju, south of Seoul, when the mould fell on the fourth floor of a building under construction. Nine people working on the rooftop also fell down during the collapse. Eight of them were rescued and transported
Feb. 23, 2011
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Construction resumed for curved bridge
A 21-meter-high arch was placed on the Yanghwa Bridge on Wednesday, signaling the resumption of suspended construction work.The currently curved bridge, which has prompted safety concerns among drivers, will be reshaped into a straight line within eight days of engineering work, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. “Opening to traffic could be possible by early May after related works are compl
Feb. 23, 2011
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‘7 in 10 workers want to migrate’
Seven out of every 10 salaried workers here want to move to another country to live in, mainly because of the “poor” welfare policies in Korea, a survey showed Wednesday. JobKorea, an online recruiting agency, recently surveyed 932 salaried workers online and found 76.1 percent would leave Korea for another country if circumstances allowed. The main reason for wanting to migrate was an unsatisfact
Feb. 23, 2011
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One in 10 workers suffers workplace violence
One out of every 10 office workers has been assaulted at work, according to a recent survey. SaramIn, an online recruiting agency, asked 1,951 members who are office workers and found 12.2 percent had been assaulted in their office. Immediate bosses were the largest portion of assailants at 66 percent, followed by CEOs and other executives (20.2 percent), seniors (16.8 percent) and those of equal
Feb. 23, 2011
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Report warns against aging teaching workforce
An annual education report warned Friday that the nation’s teaching workforce was getting older. According to the Korean Educational Development Institute, the teaching workforce here has gotten older ― by up to three years ― compared to 10 years ago. Last year, the average ages of teachers at kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools were 31.8, 39.7, 41.3 and 41.5, respectively. Compared
Feb. 23, 2011
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Arrest warrant sought again for doctor suspected of murdering pregnant wife
The prosecution asked a local court Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old doctor, who is suspected of killing his nine-month-pregnant wife, after an initial rejection earlier this month. The prosecution and the accused husband are now confronting one another over what people labeled the “Korean O.J. Simpson case.” The case dates back to Jan. 14, when police officers visited a studio
Feb. 22, 2011
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Free school meals to cost 13 trillion won over 5 years
Free lunch for every student will cost more than 13 trillion won ($11 billion) for five years, a report by the National Assembly’s budgetary committee found Tuesday. A total of 13.44 trillion won, including 2.77 trillion won this year, will be needed in the coming five years to offer free meals at all schools, according to the report disclosed by Rep. Kim Dong-sung of the ruling Grand National Par
Feb. 22, 2011
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Teens on closer terms with maternal relatives: survey
South Korean middle and high school students feel closer to relatives on their mother's side than to those on their father's, showing a tendency to shift to a maternal society, a survey said Tuesday. (The Korea Herald) According to the poll on 6,979 students from middle and high schools nationwide conducted in June and July last year by the National Youth Policy Institute, 83.4 percent answere
Feb. 22, 2011
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SNU professor embroiled in accusations
Kim accused of physical, verbal abuse, demanding favors, misuse of college facilitiesSeoul National University’s musical professor and acclaimed soprano Kim In-hei has been accused of abusing her students. The university is considering terminating her position while a slew of allegations about her having “taken advantage” of her students’ talents for private occasions have enraged the public.SNU s
Feb. 22, 2011
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Sales of lottery tickets rise
On his way home from work, Oh Jong-seok stops twice a week at a corner convenience store in southern Seoul where he usually buys a pack of cigarettes and sometimes takes care of “important” business: buying national lottery tickets.The 34-year-old office worker is one of many regular customers of the store that’s abuzz selling tickets to people hoping to get rich quick by winning first prize in a
Feb. 21, 2011
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‘Mistreatment of minorities likely to foment terrorism’
A terrorism expert Monday raised the possibility of home-grown terrorist attacks in Korea where social minorities struggle with prevalent discrimination against them. “Migrant workers, children of married immigrants and North Korean defectors who may experience disgrace and discrimination against them here are more likely to vent their anger through terror attacks,” Lee Man-jong, professor of law
Feb. 21, 2011
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Three men found dead in apparent suicide pact
Three men were found dead in an apartment in what police speculate may have been a group suicide in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, on Monday.The bodies of the three were found in a villa. The men have been identified only by their family names, ages and places of residence: 26-year-old Park of Chungju, 27-year-old Kwon from Busan and 21-year-old Kim from Daejeon.Coal ash was found on top of
Feb. 21, 2011
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Colleges under fire for handling of foreign students
More foreigners are coming to Korea to study, but their universities seem incapable of managing them properly, the government said Sunday. Many schools did not monitor student attendance and even awarded diplomas to students who had not qualified for them.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology investigated 29 universities nationwide from December through January and found that all of th
Feb. 20, 2011
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Activist offers long debate with Japanese over Dokdo
A civic activist is pushing for a debate on the sovereignty of Dokdo with a Japanese figure who claims the rocky islets are part of Japanese territory. Kim Jum-ku, head of the Dokdo Protection Party, said Sunday that he will deliver his invitation to Shimojo Masao, a renowned scholar known for his claims on Japan’s sovereignty over Dokdo, known as Takeshima in Japan. The invitation will take place
Feb. 20, 2011
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Korea looks overseas to train officials
Seoul to dispatch some 200 officials to foreign institutions this yearGWACHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― With its emergence as a developed nation, South Korea has been host to numerous international events. But what many people don’t see is the officials behind the scenes that made hosting events such as the G20 Summit and the World Cup possible.These officials could not have made waves simply by learn
Feb. 20, 2011
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PM visits PyeongChang to support Olympic bid
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik visited PyeongChang on Friday to give support to its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games amid an ongoing on-siteinspection by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the prime minister's office said. Kim hosted an official dinner for the 14-member IOC delegation on Friday evening in PyeongChang, located about 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwo
Feb. 18, 2011
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Ex-arms acquisition chief grilled
Prosecutors on Friday questioned the former state arms acquisition chief over his alleged involvement in two separate bribery scandals.Appearing at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office in the morning, Chang Soo-man, former commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency, looked dismal, refusing to answer questions from a throng of journalists waiting at the office.Chang, who offer
Feb. 18, 2011