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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Civic groups condemn Japan for trade feud
South Korean civic organizations on Thursday lashed out at the Japanese government’s export curbs against the country and denial of its brutal history, calling for joint action with Japan’s civil society. An association of 350 civic organizations called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration to withdraw its “economic retaliation” against Korea and cooperate to responsibly compensate the victims of Japan’s wartime atrocities.“The responsibili
July 25, 2019
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Video of man in clown mask attempting burglary a viral marketing stunt
The closed-circuit TV clip of a man in a clown mask attempting to break into an apartment turned out to have been a viral marketing stunt by a delivery service agency, according to police.Seoul Gwanak Police Station said Thursday the police summoned the video’s publisher, a 34-year-old surnamed Choi, for questioning. The video, posted Tuesday on YouTube under the title “CCTV of psychopath burglar in Sillim-dong,” quickly garnered online attention, prompting the building’s
July 25, 2019
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Four men accused of mocking wartime sex slavery victims apologize
Four South Korean men apologized Wednesday for mocking women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II.Six surviving sex slavery victims said Thursday the men visited them at a shelter in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, kneeled and apologized.The men, who are in their 20s and 30s, spat on a statue representing a wartime sex slave on July 3 in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, and spewed insults in Japanese. The memorial statue in shape of a young girl was erected in remem
July 25, 2019
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World Toilet Association earns UN consultative status
The World Toilet Association has been granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council for its expertise in health and hygiene. This allows the WTA, currently led by Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, to take part in meetings and events held by the UN to present ideas, build an international network and engage in lobbying. The WTA applied for special consultative status with the council in May last year and received a recommendation from its Committee on Nongovernme
July 25, 2019
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Over 6 in 10 Koreans taking part in boycott of Japanese goods: poll
More than 6 in 10 South Koreans are taking part in a boycott of Japanese products amid growing public resentment over Tokyo's export restrictions, a poll showed Thursday.In the poll of 504 adults nationwide conducted Wednesday by pollster Realmeter, 62.8 percent said they were participating in the anti-Japanese boycott, marking steady rises from two previous surveys. The boycott participation rate was 48 percent in Realmeter's first such poll on July 10 and rose to 54.6 percent in a second surve
July 25, 2019
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[Graphic News] Newly registered pet dogs up 40% in 2018
The number of newly registered pet dogs in South Korea rose nearly 40 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, the country’s animal quarantine agency said. Around 147,000 new dogs were registered with the state-run Animal Protection Management System last year, compared with the newly registered 105,000 pet dogs a year earlier, according to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Since 2014, all pet owners are obligated to register their dogs with the system. As of 2018, the accumulated numb
July 24, 2019
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[Feature] Marriage migrants often at mercy of Korean husbands
Earlier this month, a video went viral on social media showing a Korean man beating his Vietnamese wife in front of their toddler son during a more than three-hour ordeal at their home in Yeongan, South Jeolla Province. As he assaults the wife crouched in a corner, the man shouts, “Didn’t I tell you that you are not in Vietnam?” The video also shows the son, 2, crying by his mother’s side.The wife, who suffered broken ribs, has been moved to a women’s shelter. On hi
July 24, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Union of delivery workers refuses to handle Uniqlo goods
With South Koreans increasingly taking part in a boycott of Japanese goods, the Parcel Delivery Workers’ Solidarity Union on Wednesday refused to handle Uniqlo products.“Parcel Delivery workers will participate in the boycott by refusing to deliver Uniqlo (products). We object to the Abe administration’s economic retaliation,” members of the union said in a press conference in front of the former Japanese Embassy building in central Seoul.“Uniqlo (dismissed) the boy
July 24, 2019
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Nearly 34% of S. Korean adolescents have thought about suicide over academic pressure: poll
Nearly 34 percent of South Korean adolescents have thought about killing themselves because of academic pressure, a recent survey showed Wednesday. 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 the students polled said they had considered committing suicide over the previous year. The biggest reason was the pressure they felt over acad
July 24, 2019
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7-year prison term finalized for theater director for sexual assaults
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a high court ruling that sentenced a famed theatrical director to seven years in prison and ordered him to take 80 hours of a sexual violence treatment course for multiple sexual assaults.The court finalized the guilty verdict for Lee Youn-taek, 67, in a case that sparked a Me Too movement in the art and entertainment sectors in South Korea. He has been indicted on multiple charges of sexual crimes against female junior members of his famous dram
July 24, 2019
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Government-private committee launched to respond to WHO gaming disorder classification
The government on Tuesday launched a committee to address the adoption of the World Health Organization-classified gaming disorder into Korea’s own disease code. The joint government-private sector committee is convened by the Prime Minister’s Office for Government Policy Coordination following a failed consensus between health and gaming circles, and its formation comes after nearly two-month-long consultations among relevant ministries and fields. The Culture Ministry fears t
July 24, 2019
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Nation braces for protracted heat waves
South Korea is bracing for sweltering heat waves in the coming weeks, with its southern provinces and many other regions suffering from an extended tropical night phenomenon, weather forecasters said Wednesday.As most parts of the country have been put under a heat wave warning or alert, the daily high temperature is expected to soar to 32 C in Seoul, 35 C in Daegu, 34 C in Gangneung and 33 C in Gwangju, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. A heat wave warning was issued for Dae
July 24, 2019
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Driver of overturned van in Gangwon repeat road crash offender: police
A van carrying 16 passengers crashed Monday morning in Gangwon Province, leading to deaths and injuries of all those aboard. Upon investigation, police found the van’s driver, a 61-year-old surnamed Kang, had a criminal record involving another fatal car wreck.According to police, Kang was charged with a similar van crash 10 years ago. In January 2009, the van she was driving hit an excavator in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province, killing five and injuring 11. She was sentenced to a yea
July 23, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Ex-SK Chem chief, 33 others indicted over humidifier sterilizer scandal
The prosecution said Tuesday it has indicted 34 people, including former company executives, for manufacturing and selling humidifier disinfectants containing toxic chemicals, wrapping up an eight-month reinvestigation into one of the worst scandals involving consumer products.The probe came after a 2011 scandal involving toxic humidifier disinfectants sold by Oxy Reckitt Benckiser rattled South Korea, leaving more than 100 people dead from lung problems. Hong Ji-ho, former president of SK Chemi
July 23, 2019
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Overturned van in Samcheok carried 6 Thai nationals: police
Six Thai nationals were aboard the van that crashed Monday morning in Gangwon Province, that resulted in the deaths or injuries of all of the passengers, police said Tuesday.A Hyundai van carrying 16 passengers -- seven Koreans, nine foreign nationals -- crashed into a guardrail on a road in northeastern coastal area in Samcheok City at 7:33 a.m. Monday, killing four. Of the four fatalities, two were Korean women, both aged 61, one of whom was the van’s driver surnamed Kang. The othe
July 23, 2019
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Students released after 8 hours of questioning over protest in Japan consulate
Six South Korean college students who were taken into police custody after staging a protest performance over Japan's export restrictions inside the Japanese Consulate in Busan were all released later that day after eight hours of questioning, according to the Busan Dongbu Police Station on Tuesday.The students, who belong to an activist group named the Busan Youth and Student Action Group, were detained at 2:35 p.m. on Monday for trespassing on the consulate premises and underwent questioning f
July 23, 2019
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[News briefs] Koreans expelled from US involved in illegal drug trade
Twenty-two drug dealers who smuggled marijuana into South Korea by mobilizing Koreans deported from the US and selling them here have been apprehended, the police said Monday. The suspected drug dealers brought in 3.4 kilograms of marijuana from the US into Korea and sold 1.5 kilograms of it between March and September 2018 in Seoul, Incheon and the surrounding areas.A couple -- surnamed Shim and Kwon -- used those holding US-Korean dual citizenships as well as Koreans who were expelled fro
July 22, 2019
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6 youths detained for protest performance at Japanese Consulate in Busan
Six South Korean youths were taken into police custody on Monday after staging a protest performance over Japan's export restrictions inside the Japanese Consulate in central Busan, police said.The six, who are presumed to be college students, were all detained at around 2:35 p.m. while displaying placards condemning Japan's export curbs for South Korea and shouting slogans, such as "Japan must apologize," they said.The protesters dashed out of the consulate's library before holding th
July 22, 2019
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[Feature] Boycott of Japanese goods, services spreads rapidly
The campaign to boycott Japanese products and services here is gaining steam as bilateral relations continue to be tense following Japan’s export curbs on key hi-tech materials crucial for South Korean tech firms.Japanese condiments and beer brands have been removed from store shelves, even as a substantial number of travel reservations to Japan are being canceled and inquiries for Japanese passenger vehicles have halved.As more Koreans quietly join the boycott, a website called NoNo Japan
July 22, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Govt to approve extended work hours amid Japan trade feud
SEJONG -- Extended work hours will be approved for businesses that need hi-tech materials to replace those regulated by Tokyo, as part of efforts to cope with Japan’s stricter trade export control, the government said Monday.The Ministry of Employment and Labor mapped out a plan to allow work hours longer than the 52 hours a week stipulated by the law to facilitate the process of import substitution of three materials -- fluorinated polyimide, resist and etching gas -- imported from Japan.
July 22, 2019