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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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Russia likely offering N. Korea technology aid to expand threats to US, others: Pentagon official
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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[Herald Interview] Korean adoptees embark on journeys to find roots
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[Graphic News] Medical tourists visiting Korea reach record high
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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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Revote on Marine probe bill to be held next week
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17 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at barbecue restaurant
Seventeen people were poisoned by carbon monoxide while dining at a charcoal-grill barbecue restaurant in Seogwipo on Jeju Island.Jeju fire authorities said the diners were sent to hospital at around 8 p.m. Sunday after they showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.Emergency dispatchers moved them to state-run Seogwipo Medical Center and Jeju Naval Base which are equipped with hyperbaric chambers. Seogwipo city government and fire authorities suspect the toxic gas was generated from palm tree c
Aug. 12, 2019
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Korean father, daughter found dead in Croatian river: ministry
The Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday two South Koreans died at a national park in Croatia, confirming earlier media reports.According to the ministry, the two Korean tourists were found dead at around 3:40 p.m. Sunday about 50 meters from a wooden bridge which cuts across the Krka River in the Krka National Park.The man in his 50s and his daughter in her 20s were found by police after a French tourist filed a report.The Korean Embassy in Croatia informed the victims’ family after confi
Aug. 12, 2019
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Minor earthquake hits near western inter-Korean sea border
A 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the western inter-Korean sea border, South Korea's meteorological agency said Sunday.The temblor occurred at around 6:19 p.m. about 5 kilometers west-northwest of South Korea's northernmost island of Baengnyeong, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.The agency said the quake will have caused no damage.(Yonhap)
Aug. 11, 2019
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Chinese woman found dead on S. Korean resort island of Jeju
A Chinese woman was found dead on the coast of South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, three days after she went missing, a police official said Sunday.The body of the 36-year-old, identified by her family name Jin, was found on a rock near an open sea fish farm on Jeju, according to Park Mi-ok, a police official handling the case. Jin is believed to have gone missing on Thursday in Seogwipo, the southern part of Jeju island, after arguing with her male friend while camping.Police plan to
Aug. 11, 2019
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[News Focus] Population slides in 5 major cities in Korea
SEJONG -- The demographic structure is rapidly changing in South Korea, reversing from the situation in the 1970-80s, when more people relocated to Seoul or metropolitan cities such as Busan, Daegu and Gwangju.Government data showed that most of the big cities nationwide saw their population decline over the past five years, following the farming population drops in provincial areas for decades.The nation’s total population came to 51.84 million as of July 2019, inching up 1.1 percent from
Aug. 11, 2019
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Students hold anti-Abe protest, demand Seoul's withdrawal from intel-sharing pact with Tokyo
Hundreds of protesters, including teenage students, held a protest in Seoul on Saturday criticizing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an "economic war" against South Korea and calling for Seoul's withdrawal from a military information-sharing pact with Japan. Despite sweltering heat, the demonstrators gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul and issued a declaration condemning the Abe government for its recent export restrictions on South Korea and demanding its sincere
Aug. 11, 2019
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Calls for new national anthem grow amid anti-Japanese sentiment
Debate has surfaced over whether the use of South Korea’s national anthem composed by Ahn Eak-tai, whose pro-Japanese activities during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula have come under scrutiny, should be discontinued amid the growing anti-Japanese sentiments here. On Thursday a public hearing was held at the National Assembly to initiate a public discourse on whether the national anthem, called “Aegukga,” should be replaced by a new one. The hearing was host
Aug. 9, 2019
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Former Seoul police chief convicted in death of activist farmer
An appellate court on Friday sentenced a former Seoul police chief to a fine of 10 million won ($8,260) in the 2015 death of an activist farmer who was hit by a police water cannon, reversing a lower court's judgment of acquittal.The Seoul High Court meted out the penalty to Goo Eun-soo, who served as commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency from 2014 to 2015, after convicting him of negligent homicide in the death of Beak Nam-ki, who fell unconscious after being shot directly by a p
Aug. 9, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police probe ex-YG chief on gambling charges
The police said Friday that they are probing allegations that Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO and chief producer of K-pop entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment, gambled overseas.South Koreans are prohibited from gambling at home and abroad.Upon a tip-off, the police are looking through Yang’s financial reports to investigate whether he secured his gambling funds through illegal foreign exchange transactions.Yang, 49, is already under investigation on suspicions that he procured sexual servic
Aug. 9, 2019
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Heat wave warnings issued nationwide
Following Typhoon Francisco's passage over the Korean peninsula, South Korea has again been gripped by scorching heat, with heat wave warnings issued across the country Thursday.The Korea Meteorological Administration said it issued heat wave warnings for Seoul and parts of surrounding Gyeonggi Province as of 2 p.m. Almost all other parts of South Korea, including Busan, Daegu, Daejeon and Gwangju, have already been put under heat wave warnings, according to the KMA.Heat wave warnings and
Aug. 8, 2019
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Food Safety Ministry orders recall of US avocados due to high cadmium levels
The Food and Drug Safety Ministry said Thursday avocados imported from a California-based agricultural producer have been recalled and suspended from sale due to excess amounts of a toxic chemical.The ministry said harmful levels of cadmium had been detected in avocados from Mission Produce, a US farming service specializing in avocados. Some 35,200 kilograms of Mission Produce avocados were imported here via agricultural corporation Ihwawon headquartered in Seoul’s Songpa district.The gov
Aug. 8, 2019
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Outdoor movie week begins Friday at Yeouido Hangang Park
“Cinema Week,” featuring free outdoor screenings and talk shows, opens Friday at Yeouido Hangang Park. The nine-day event will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. during the week and 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends, with free movies to be screened at 8 p.m. each day. A preview screening of American musical drama film “Teen Spirit,” starring American actress Elle Fanning, takes place Friday. The lineup includes Korean film “Marathon” and foreign films &ldqu
Aug. 8, 2019
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Iranian man denied refugee status unlike his son
An Iranian man in his 50s was granted an extension of his "humanitarian stay" in South Korea on Thursday, as the authorities stopped short of endorsing refugee status.The 53-year-old is the father of an Iranian student who obtained refugee status last Oct. The son, aged 16, has the Korean name of Kim Min-hyuk.They landed in South Korea in 2010 and both converted to Catholicism five years later. Muslims who convert to another religion are charged as criminals in Iran and face harsh puni
Aug. 8, 2019
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Jeju police round up 30 illegal immigrants
A group of immigrants staying illegally in Jeju City were nabbed Monday, according to police.The Jeju Police Agency and the Jeju Immigration Office said Thursday that they caught 30 Chinese immigrants living in a two-story rental home in Aewol, a neighborhood west of the city, without valid visas. Police said the 21 men and nine women, who ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s, have been staying illegally for as long as four months and working on construction sites or farms.Kim Hang-nyun, th
Aug. 8, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Interior Ministry puts brakes on Seoul City plans for Gwanghwamun makeover
The Ministry of Interior and Safety has asked the Seoul Metropolitan Government to put the city’s plans to revamp Gwanghwamun Square on hold.According to the Interior Ministry on Thursday, the ministry told the city government July 30 that a public consensus should precede the plan’s execution. The ministry asked that civic groups be involved in the discussion, citing negative public sentiment over the Seoul city project.The square renewal proposal submitted by Seoul encroaches on th
Aug. 8, 2019
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[Graphic News] 34% of Korean adolescents have thought about suicide: poll
Nearly 34 percent of South Korean adolescents have thought about killing themselves because of academic pressure, a recent survey showed. The grim finding came in the National Youth Policy Institute’s survey of 9,060 elementary, middle and high school students conducted from June-August last year. According to the results, 33.8 percent of students polled said they had considered taking their own lives over the previous year. The biggest reason was pressure they felt over academic achie
Aug. 7, 2019
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Some air purifiers fall short of claimed performance: ministry
Some air purifiers sold here, both foreign and local brands, fall short of the output promised by manufacturers, the government said Wednesday. A total of 35 models of air purifiers and 50 models of anti-particulate pollution facial masks met the criteria for safety, according to an inspection jointly conducted by the Ministry of Environment and relevant agencies. Five purifier models, however, fell short of results the manufacturers promised, such as on their capabilities to remove
Aug. 7, 2019
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Prosecution to issue warrants in foreign languages
The prosecution will use warrants translated into foreign languages when apprehending or arresting foreign suspects as part of efforts to better protect their human rights in investigations and court proceedings, it said Wednesday. The apprehension, arrest and search warrants, as well as some 60 major criminal charges, will be translated into 15 languages and distributed to prosecutors’ offices across the country, according to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.The translated vers
Aug. 7, 2019
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Activists hold rally against Japan's wartime sex slavery amid trade spat
A group of activists in Seoul, protesting against Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, held a weekly rally Wednesday, expressing hope that it would be their last one.More than 1,000 people gathered in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, where a girl statue is located to symbolize those who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, according to an organizing civic group. The victims are widely called "comfort women." Local activists,
Aug. 7, 2019
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Police track far-right online community post plotting President Moon assassination
Police are tracking an online community post plotting the assassination of President Moon Jae-in.Seoul Gangbuk Police Station said Wednesday they are trying to identify the user behind a post published on far-right website Ilbe on Saturday.In the post, an unidentified member claims to have illegally obtain a gun with the intention to assassinate the president, alongside a photo of a handgun, two pistol magazines and cartridges. Beneath that photo is a digitally manipulated photo of Moon in priso
Aug. 7, 2019