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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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Seoul City to open 'hotel' on river bridge
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Korean builders nervous about possible setbacks in Middle East
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Police investigate death of murder suspect’s stepson
Police are now investigating the death of the stepson of Koh Yu-jeong, a murder suspect of her ex-husband. Koh’s stepson, 4, died March 2 at her and her current husband’s home in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. In the investigation that followed, Koh’s husband told police he found his son dead next to him when he woke up in the morning. Koh said she had slept in another room.While the cause of the child’s death has yet to be identified, the National Forensic Se
June 13, 2019
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Widow and daughter of late Korean Air chief get suspended jail terms
An Incheon court on Thursday issued suspended prison terms to the widow and elder daughter of the late Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho for smuggling luxury goods by making use of the airline's planes.The Incheon District Court sentenced the late chairman's wife, Lee Myung-hee, 70, to six months in prison, suspended for one year, with a fine of 700,000 won ($590) and a forfeit of 37 million won. Lee's daughter, Cho Hyun-ah, 45, former Korean Air vice president, got a suspended sentence of eight m
June 13, 2019
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3 remain missing in Hungary boat sinking after another body confirmed to be S. Korean
A body found in a river south of Budapest was confirmed to be a South Korean missing from last month's deadly sinking of a tour boat that left 26 Koreans dead or missing, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. That brought the total number of Koreans killed in the May 29 sinking to 23, and the number of those missing to three. The latest victim in his 60s was discovered 110 kilometers downstream from the sinking site Wednesday (Budapest time).The sightseeing boat carrying 33 South Korean touris
June 13, 2019
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Prosecution brings additional Samsung bribery charges against Lee Myung-bak
Some 5 billion won ($4.2 million) could be added to the total amount of bribes former President Lee Myung-bak is alleged to have taken from Samsung Group, according to prosecutors Wednesday. The Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission sent evidence of Lee’s additional bribery charges to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Special Investigation department at the end of May, the prosecutors said.The prosecutors submitted a memo Monday asking the co
June 12, 2019
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[Graphic News] Koreans spending more time on Instagram
The combined time spent on the photo and video-sharing platform Instagram by South Korean Android users surged by 73 percent on-year in May, industry data showed. They spent a total of 26 billion minutes using Instagram last month, compared with 15 billion minutes during the same period a year earlier, according to the data compiled by industry tracker WiseApp. Instagram was the most favored SNS platform among Android users in their 30s and teens, with users in their 30s spending the longest am
June 12, 2019
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S. Korea’s suicide mortality rate on decline for all age groups, except in 20s
South Korea’s suicide mortality rates across all age groups have been steadily declining since a 2011 peak, except for people in their 20s, data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Suicide Prevention Center said Tuesday the country’s overall suicide death toll in 2017 had decreased by 4.8 percent from 2016’s 13,092. This marked a notable decline from 2011’s 15,906 -- down by 3,443 to 12,463 in 2017 -- when the suicide toll reached its highest on
June 12, 2019
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Korean team to go inside salvaged wreck in search for four missing
South Korean rescue workers will enter the wreck of a tour boat salvaged from the Danube River on Wednesday to search for four Koreans still missing after its deadly sinking, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Hungarian authorities raised the Hableany sightseeing boat from waters on Tuesday (Budapest time) and placed it on a barge, nearly two weeks after the accident. Rescue teams retrieved four more bodies over the course of the salvaging. Three of them were confirmed to be Koreans, including
June 12, 2019
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Timeline of Jeju ex-husband murder case
Police referred to prosecution on Wednesday the murder case involving Koh Yu-jeong, 36, on charges of murdering her ex-husband and dismembering and disposing of his corpse between May 25 and May 31. Following is the timeline of major events uncovered through police investigation. By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)
June 12, 2019
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Partisanship pauses for Lee Hee-ho’s funeral
Politicians on both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday to mourn the passing of Lee Hee-ho.Lee, a women’s rights and pro-democracy activist, first lady and aide to Kim Dae-jung, died at 11:37 p.m. Monday at Severance Hospital in western Seoul. She was 96. Starting Tuesday morning, visitors filled the funeral hall to offer their condolences. The corridor leading to the memorial parlor was lined with bouquets of white flowers and ribbons from National Assembly members, mayors, governors
June 11, 2019
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[Graphic News] Voice phishing is main reason for ID number change
Voice phishing has turned out to be the biggest reason that people change their resident registration numbers, a government commission in charge of the matter said. According to the Interior Ministry’s Resident Registration Number Change Commission, 955 of the total 1,582 applicants have been allowed to change their national ID numbers since the government introduced the measure in May, 2017, to prevent possible harm accruing from ID number leakage. Of the reasons for ID number change a
June 11, 2019
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[News briefs] Jeju pension murder case intentional and preplanned: police
Jeju police said Tuesday they will refer a murder case involving a 36-year-old woman to the prosecution on charges of killing her ex-husband and dismembering and abandoning his corpse. Police believe Koh Yu-jeong intentionally killed the victim, whom police only identified as a 36-year-old man surnamed Kang, and had set up a plan for the murder in advance. This contradicts Koh’s claim that she tried to defend herself from Kang’s sexual assault. Koh killed Kang with a knife at a
June 11, 2019
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6 arrested for cultivating 1,306 opium poppies: Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is investigating six people on possible charges of cultivating opium poppies in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.According to the Pyeongtaek Coast Guard Station on Tuesday, the suspects were arrested without a warrant on suspicions of growing 1,306 opium poppies at their homes and greenhouses.The Coast Guard said the plants that could potentially be used for narcotics were confiscated on the site. The agency will also investigate the purpose and intentions of the cultivation and ref
June 11, 2019
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[News Briefs] 3 officers charged with helping brothels in exchange for sex
Three police lieutenants appeared in court for tipping off brothels of police inspections in exchange for sexual services, prosecutors said Tuesday.According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the police lieutenants -- identified by their surnames Gu, Yoon and Hwang -- face charges of taking bribes, leaking official secrets, forging official documents and dereliction of duty. The prosecutors say the police lieutenants, who were members of the prostitution crackdown unit at
June 11, 2019
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4 more bodies found inside sunken Hungary tour boat
Four bodies, three of them believed to be South Koreans, were found in the wreck of a tour boat raised from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. One of the bodies appears to be the Hungarian captain of the sightseeing boat, the Hableany, while the three others are believed to be South Korean passengers, seven of whom are still missing after the May 29 sinking, officials said.A floating crane raised the bo
June 11, 2019
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Sunken Hungary tour boat salvaged, placed on barge
The wreck of a tour boat salvaged from the Danube River was safely placed on a barge nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking, officials said Tuesday.Four bodies, three of them believed to be South Koreans, were found in the wreck early Tuesday (Budapest time), after its sinking that left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. The other body appears to be the Hungarian captain of the sightseeing boat, the Hableany. If the three bodies found Tuesday are confirmed to be South Koreans, that would
June 11, 2019
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Hungary to lift sunken tour boat
Hungarian authorities will start salvaging a sunken tour boat from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), officials said, nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. Operations to lift the Hableany from waters beneath the Margit bridge in central Budapest will begin at around 6:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Korean time), the South Korean quick response team dispatched to the site told reporters. Hungary finished tying the wire ropes around the ship l
June 11, 2019
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Drug Ministry to provide samples of 21 new types of illicit drugs to authorities
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Monday it has listed certified reference materials for 21 new types of illegal drugs on its inventory. Certified reference materials are drug samples that act as standards in drug screenings to examine a drug’s purity and identify its type.The ministry will provide the samples to the relevant authorities, such as the National Forensic Service, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office and Korea Customs Service.The new certified drug reference mat
June 10, 2019
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Medical associations voice support for WHO classification of gaming addiction as disorder
Medical associations in Korea have voiced support for the World Health Organization’s designation of gaming addiction as a disease.The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Association of Neuropsychiatric Practitioners, Korean Society of Epidemiology, Korean Pediatric Society and Korea Society of Preventive Medicine jointly released a statement Monday in support of the WHO’s recent move to recognize gaming addiction as a form of mental illness. The decision by the WHO was finalized Ma
June 10, 2019
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[News Briefs] Actress Yoon Ji-oh faces class-action suit for taking donation for false cause
Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who claimed to have been a witness in the sexual abuse scandal surrounding late actress Jang Ja-yeon, was sued Monday by donors who had given her money.According to the Seoul-based law firm Law & Us, 439 people who made donations to Yoon have filed a lawsuit for the return of about 10 million won ($8,500), claiming Yoon profited by deceiving them. The class action suit demanded compensation of 30 million won for other damages, according to the law firm. Yoon had tes
June 10, 2019
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Remains of some Hungary boat sinking victims return home
The remains of some of the victims of a recent tour boat sinking in Budapest were returned home Monday, airline sources said.The bereaved families of four victims arrived at Incheon International Airport in the morning, while holding the boxes of the victims' ashes, the sources said, adding that their cremation took place in Hungary. It's the first time that bereaved families returned home after visiting the European country after the accident.Other bereaved families are expected to follow suit,
June 10, 2019