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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Wild boar killed by car near Bukhansan in northwest Seoul
A young wild boar killed by a car early Monday morning in Eunpyeong-gu, northwest Seoul, did not have African swine fever, tests have confirmed.Local fire officials said a driver reported hitting a boar with his car at around 3:50 a.m. Monday. The animal was found dead on the road in Jingwan-dong, a town that extends over part of Bukhansan, a mountain that boars are known to inhabit. According to the Wildlife Management Association’s Seoul branch head Lee Seung-yong, who collected the boar
Nov. 4, 2019
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Lawyer of man seeking retrial over alleged wrongful conviction ‘sure of innocence’
SUWON, Gyeonggi Province -- The lawyer of a man claiming wrongful conviction in the 1988 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, said he is “sure of (his client’s) innocence.”Park Joon-young, a lawyer defending a 52-year-old man surnamed Yun who is seeking acquittal on retrial, told reporters Monday he was “convinced (Yun) was wrongly convicted,” and that the defense team will file a motion for retrial next week.Park and Yun appeared at
Nov. 4, 2019
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[News Focus] Population of 7 major cities falls 117,000 in a year
SEJONG -- South Korea’s major cities are undergoing a demographic change, an apparent shift from the steady expansion they saw between the 1960s and the early 2000s.Statistics showed that the combined population of seven major cities, including Seoul, has continued to fall in recent years and months. This net decline in the number of residents may be due to the outflow of people to new residential towns.According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, the total population came to 51.85 mi
Nov. 3, 2019
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2 bodies from crashed Dokdo chopper retrieved
Two bodies recovered from the wrecked chopper that fell near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea on Thursday were returned to land Sunday morning and the chopper fuselage was completely lifted later that day, the maritime police said.The two bodies, which were retrieved at around 9 p.m. the previous night, were transported via helicopter at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday to a Navy base on the island Ulleungdo, the Korea Coast Guard said. One of the bodies is believed to be that of a fire officer, based on the
Nov. 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Permission sought to hold queer festival in South Gyeongsang Province on Nov. 30
A queer festival organizing committee in South Gyeongsang Province filed for a permit to hold the festival, an event advocating equality for sexual minorities, in Changwon on Nov. 30, police said Sunday. If permission is granted, it will be the festival’s first run in the largely conservative province.The committee sought to hold the festival in the public square in front of Changwon City Hall, estimating that almost 4,000 people would gather there.A conservative civic group also requ
Nov. 3, 2019
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[Feature] Sulli’s death sparks soul-searching on misogynistic culture, journalism ethics
When 25-year-old Korean singer and actress Sulli was found dead at her home last month, it was described as “murder by fingertips.” Sulli, whose real name was Choi Jin-ri, had long been the target of online vitriol for defying the country’s social norms -- from wearing a shirt without a bra in public and being candid about her romantic relationships to livestreaming a drinking session with friends. The former member of top Korean girl group f(x) also came under attack from onl
Nov. 3, 2019
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US welcomes passage of S. Korean bill aimed at fighting illegal fishing
The office of the US Trade Representative has welcomed the parliamentary passage of a South Korean bill designed to combat illegal fishing and lauded Seoul's efforts to deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.The National Assembly passed an amendment to the country's distant water fisheries development act Thursday after the United States made a preliminary decision in September to designate South Korea as an IUU fishing country.On Friday, the USTR issued a statement welcoming the pass
Nov. 2, 2019
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3 bodies found at crash scene of chopper near Dokdo islets
Rescue workers found three bodies believed to be among the seven missing people aboard a crashed chopper near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea on Saturday.A helicopter belonging to the fire agency crashed Thursday night, a few minutes after it took off from Dokdo, with seven people on board, including an injured person from a fishing boat.Rescue workers found three bodies and retrieved one of them as part of an underwater mission by a submarine rescue ship of South Korea's Navy.One of the bodies
Nov. 2, 2019
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Submarine rescue ship mobilized to find victims of crashed chopper
A submarine rescue ship of South Korea's Navy was on a mission Saturday to find victims of a rescue chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea earlier this week.A helicopter belonging to the fire agency crashed Thursday night, a few minutes after it took off from Dokdo, with seven people reportedly on board, including an injured person from a fishing boat.Rescue workers located a part of the wrecked chopper Friday and found a body believed to be one of the seven missing people.&q
Nov. 2, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Farmers call for more efforts to normalize pork prices
South Korean farmers are urging local authorities to make efforts to normalize pork prices here in the face of the African swine fever outbreak, industry watchers said Saturday.The local wholesale price of pork reached 2,809 won ($2.4) per kilogram, plunging 28.2 percent from a year earlier as of end-October, the latest data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs showed.The price is far below the production cost estimated at 4,200 won, according to the Korea Pork Produce
Nov. 2, 2019
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South Korea confirms first cholera case by overseas traveler in 2019
South Korean health authorities said Friday that the first confirmed case of cholera was brought into the country by a traveler. A 54-year-old Korean woman who returned home on Tuesday from India showed symptoms of watery diarrhea, with tests confirming she was infected by the V. cholera 01 Ogawa bacteria, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Cholera is a highly infectious disease that affects the small intestine and in severe cases can lead to death. Typical sy
Nov. 1, 2019
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People with TB to be suspended from working in public facilities
People infected with tuberculosis will be suspended from working at schools, hospitals and other public places as a precaution against the disease, the health ministry said Friday.Under the TB prevention act passed by parliament last month, people who have been diagnosed with the disease cannot stay in jobs that require them to come into close contact with large number of people on a daily basis. "The rules will apply till the person has been treated and doctors have certified t
Nov. 1, 2019
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Fine dust blankets much of Korea for 2nd consecutive day
South Korea will be put under the influence of harmful fine dust on Friday for the second consecutive day, due mainly to a constant influx of yellow dust particles from abroad, weather forecasters said.The Korea Meteorological Administration and other government agencies said fine dust concentrations are expected to remain at high levels across much of the country, except parts of western and southern coastal areas. Jeju's provincial government issued an advisory for PM 10, or fine dust particle
Nov. 1, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Rescuers find crashed chopper, body of presumed victim near Dokdo
Rescue workers on Friday located the wrecked chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea the previous night and found a body believed to be of one of seven missing people.The chopper belonging to the National Fire Agency fell at around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, a few minutes after it took off from Dokdo. An injured person from a fishing boat, a friend and five rescue officials were reportedly on board. "Three Korea Coast Guard divers who were searching in seas 600 meters sou
Nov. 1, 2019
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Fine dust advisory issued for Seoul, Gyeonggi Province
A fine dust advisory was issued for Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province late on Thursday.In Seoul, the advisory for PM 10, or particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter, was issued at 8:00 p.m., according to the Seoul metropolitan government. A fine dust advisory is issued when the PM 10 concentration in the atmosphere stays above 150 micrograms per square meter for longer than two hours.In Gyeonggi Province, eight cities and counties, mostly in northern parts of the pro
Oct. 31, 2019
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[News Focus] Unemployment benefits snowball in food, lodging, tourism
SEJONG -- The volume of unemployment benefit payments to the jobless has nearly doubled over the past four years.Though there were some people who exploited the state-led payout system via shady securing of beneficiary eligibility, data indicated that a growing number of people have been forced to leave their workplaces in the wake of an economic slowdown in recent years.South Korea saw the monthly payouts of unemployment benefits reach 691.6 billion won ($592.8 million) in September 2019, compa
Oct. 31, 2019
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Coast Guard took 4 hours, 41 minutes to evacuate Sewol victim: inquiry panel
An independent panel said Thursday it took 4 hours and 41 minutes for the Coast Guard to transfer a victim of a 2014 ferry sinking to a hospital after its rescuers spotted him, showing evidence of the authorities' botched efforts to respond to the disaster.The Special Commission on Social Disaster Investigation also said at a press conference that a visual record of the incident obtained by the commission shows that no helicopters were mobilized to carry injured passengers in the Coast Guard's o
Oct. 31, 2019
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Costly English kindergartens on the rise in Seoul
While ordinary kindergartens and elementary schools are scaling down or even closing their doors as the country’s birthrate drops, English kindergartens have grown in number.Last year, 44 new English kindergartens opened in Seoul, bringing the total to 295 English-language kindergartens in the city, an anti-private education civic group said Thursday, based on their analysis of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education data on the city’s private academic institutes. According the
Oct. 31, 2019
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Justice Ministry to ban reporters for false stories
The Ministry of Justice said Wednesday that it will ban reporters from the prosecution’s premises if they are found to have reported false stories on an ongoing investigation. Effective December after a trial run in November, the new regulation also prohibits prosecutors and their aides from speaking with reporters about ongoing investigations. Instead, a designated public relations officer will release press statements upon the media’s request. The latest announcement on pro
Oct. 31, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Man claiming wrongful conviction in Hweaseong murder to file for retrial
A 52-year-old man surnamed Yun who claims he was wrongly imprisoned for the 1988 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, is seeking a retrial. Yun’s lawyer Park Joon-young confirmed to The Korea Herald on Thursday that his client will file a petition for retrial in about two weeks’ time.Park said Yun will undergo forensic hypnosis and lie detector tests next Monday at Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, a procedure which he said Yun and his defense
Oct. 31, 2019