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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Doctors resist bill requiring camera in operating rooms
A bill that requires surveillance cameras at hospital operating rooms, aimed at preventing malpractice, is facing resistance from doctors’ associations around the country.On May 21, lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea co-submitted a bill proposing the installation of closed-circuit cameras and the management in hospital operating rooms for a second time, after the same bill was discarded May 15 a day after its proposal, as five of the drafters withdrew support.In
June 9, 2019
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Toughened DUI law to come into effect June 25
The legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol level will be reduced from the current 0.05 percent to 0.03 percent starting June 25. According to the Korean National Police Agency on Sunday, the number of drivers whose blood-alcohol level was measured between 0.03-0.05 percent has been on the rise for the past four consecutive months, from February’s 941 to March’s 1,124 and April’s 1,213 to May’s 1,296.Under the current law, drivers with a blood-alcohol level of 0
June 9, 2019
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Nursery accused of scrapping CCTV after child abuse report
A nursery is suspected of discarding a closed-circuit television memory device after it was reported for child abuse, police said Sunday.According to Seoul Gwanak Police Station, a nursery in Gwanak-gu is under investigation for suspicions of child abuse.The parents of the young victims told police their 2-year-old and 3-year-old started coming home with bruises in April, police said. They reported the nursery to the Gwanak-gu Office on May 23.Following the report, the district office notified t
June 9, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Images of mother drinking while baby was dying spark fury
Shocking images of a teenage mother who drank for days while her baby daughter was allegedly left to die at home are touching off a firestorm of criticism on the internet. Pictures and postings on social media were revealed showing the 18-year-old mother out drinking with friends while her 7-month-old daughter was believed to be starving to death. The mother posted images of herself drinking every day between May 25 and 28, while her baby was allegedly home alone in Incheon. Her social medi
June 9, 2019
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Confirmed S. Korean death toll rises to 19 from Hungary boat sinking
A joint South Korean-Hungarian team identified a body found in the Danube River a day earlier to be a South Korean female Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll from the tragic boat sinking in Hungary last month to 19.The Hableany tour boat was carrying 33 Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew members when it capsized and sank in the Danube River on May 29 after being hit by a larger Swiss cruise ship from behind. Seven South Koreans were rescued right after the accident and seven othe
June 9, 2019
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Sunken Danube tour boat unlikely to be raised before Tuesday
A sunken tour boat involved in a May 29 collision on the Danube River that killed at least 19 people is unlikely to be raised out of the water before Tuesday, Hungarian rescue officials said Saturday.The sightseeing boat was carrying 33 South Koreans and a two-man Hungarian crew when it collided with a much larger cruise ship on the river in Budapest. Seven South Koreans were rescued after the nighttime crash in heavy rain but eight of the passengers on the Hableany (Mermaid) and the
June 9, 2019
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8 in 10 Koreans prioritize economy over reunification: survey
Eight out of 10 South Koreans put priority on economy over reunification with North Korea, a survey showed Friday, amid the government’s continued efforts to improve inter-Korean ties and a slowing economy. Asked what problems they would choose to solve between economy and reunification, 77.1 percent of the respondents said they would choose economy over reunification with the North, according to a survey by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.Some 7 percent of those su
June 7, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Labor leader grilled by police over violent rallies
The leader of a militant labor umbrella labor group voluntarily appeared before police on Friday to be questioned about allegations of organizing violent protests at the National Assembly in Seoul this spring.Kim Myeong-hwan, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Union, arrived at the Yeongdungpo Police Station in southern Seoul in the morning before being grilled about his responsibility for allegedly masterminding violent illegal acts during KCTU members' protest rallies in front of th
June 7, 2019
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2 more S. Korean victims found, death toll 18 in Hungary boat sinking
The bodies of two more South Koreans have been found from last week's deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Hungary, officials said, raising the number of Korean deaths to 18 with eight others still missing.The Hableany pleasure boat was carrying 33 Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew members when it capsized and sank on May 29 after being hit by a larger Swiss cruise ship from behind. Seven Koreans were rescued right after the accident.On Thursday, three bodies were retrieved from the waters a
June 7, 2019
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Another S. Korean found dead in Budapest river after boat sinking
BUDAPEST -- The body of a South Korean man has been discovered in a river in the Hungarian capital, a week after the sinking of a sightseeing boat there, authorities said Thursday. Local police found the body about 4 kilometers south of the accident site at around 11:29 p.m. Wednesday.The victim has been identified as a South Korean man in his 60s, according to a team of South Korean officials dispatched to Hungary soon after the news of the accident. The vessel was carrying 33 South Korean
June 6, 2019
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Attempted rape suspect caught on camera to be referred to prosecutors: Police
Police are sending the attempted rape suspect of the “Sillim-dong closed-circuit television footage” case to prosecutors Friday, Seoul Gwanak Police Station said Thursday.Police referred the case to Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on charges of violating the law on sexual crimes. The suspect, a 30-year-old man surnamed Jo, was seen on security footage installed in the apartment hallway stalking a female resident and attempting to make his way into her home on May 28.
June 6, 2019
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FM stresses 'thorough' efforts to identify those responsible for Hungary boat sinking
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday stressed the need to "thoroughly" identify those responsible for last week's boat sinking in Hungary that left 26 South Koreans dead or missing.Kang made the remarks as the Hungarian authorities are seeking to salvage the sightseeing boat that sank near the Margaret Bridge in the Danube River in Budapest on May 29 after colliding with a larger Swiss cruise ship.On Wednesday this week, three more bodies of victims in the disaster were recovere
June 6, 2019
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[News Focus] 17% of Seoul citizens reside alone in 2019
SEJONG -- A core demographic change in South Korea in recent years is the rapidly growing number of single-person households.The trend is especially strong in Seoul as younger people working in the capital seem more reluctant to get married amid uncertainty over finances, job security and their prospects of being able to purchase apartments. According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, the number of single-person households in Seoul was 1.51 million five years ago in May 2014, when the
June 6, 2019
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Gangbyeonbuk-ro to be closed Sunday for bike parade
Gangbyeonbuk-ro will be closed to traffic Sunday morning to make way for some 6,000 bicycles that will travel 21 kilometers through central Seoul and along the eight-lane expressway for the 2019 Seoul Bicycle Parade, Seoul City said Thursday. The 11th annual parade will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., starting at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, then proceeding along Gangbyeonbuk-ro to end at the World Cup Park in northwestern Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Gang
June 6, 2019
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Man leaps from 12th floor after naked rant
A 51-year-old man surnamed Jung leaped from the 12th floor of an apartment building in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, at around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, after ranting and throwing appliances out the window while naked for over two hours. According to Uijeongbu Police Station, a report was filed with police at around 7 a.m. by building residents stating that a naked man appeared to be attempting to jump from an upper-level floor. When police and the rescue unit arrived to the scene, Jung shouted t
June 6, 2019
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[Photo News] Families of veterans and patriots mark Memorial Day
Commemorating Memorial Day, the bereaved families of soldiers and patriots who died during the fight for liberation from Japanese colonial rule and the Korean War visit the National Cemetery in Daejeon on Thursday. By The Korea Herald (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
June 6, 2019
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More women fear commuting at night than men: survey
Nearly half of women say they dread running into strangers when commuting at night, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs’ research showed Wednesday.According to the state-funded think tank’s study on social integration, 46 percent women replied they have been afraid when encountering passersby at night. On the other hand, only 12.57 percent of the men said they have experienced such fear. On the frequency of their fear, 2.98 percent of women said they experienced it every da
June 6, 2019
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Witness in Jang Ja-yeon case faces class-action lawsuit for taking donation for false cause
Yoon Ji-oh, who claimed to have been a witness to the sexual abuse and corruption scandal surrounding late actress Jang Ja-yeon, is facing a lawsuit from people who donated funds to help pay for her protection, according to a law firm Wednesday.The Seoul-based law firm Law & Us said the donation totaled around 10 million won ($8,500), collected from some 370 individuals. On March 18, Yoon posted on Instagram that she would receive donations and provided her bank account information. She
June 6, 2019
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Three more bodies of Korean victims in Hungary boat sinking found
Three more bodies of South Koreans in a deadly boat accident in Hungary were found Wednesday, officials said, bringing the death toll to 15 and leaving 13 still unaccounted for.The body of a man in his 60s was found first during an underwater search, followed by a woman in her 30s some 50 kilometers downstream from the site of the sinking on the Danube River in Budapest, South Korean government officials said, citing Hungarian police.The third body was of a 40-something-year-old woman, which was
June 6, 2019
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Two more bodies believed to be S. Korean victims of Hungary boat sinking found
Two more bodies believed to be victims from among the 14 South Koreans still unaccounted for in last week's deadly boat sinking in Hungary were found on Wednesday, officials said.A female body was found about 50 kilometers away from the sinking site on Wednesday afternoon (local time), South Korean government officials said. Investigators also found another body earlier in the day, which was retrieved by divers and sent to a hospital for identification. A total of 33 Koreans and two Hungar
June 5, 2019