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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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[Graphic News] UK tops global chart for child alcohol use
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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
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Tower crane workers end nationwide strike
Korea’s two main tower crane workers’ unions ended their all-out strike at 5 p.m. after two days of collective action halted operations at construction sites nationwide, the Transport Ministry said Wednesday.The ministry said a committee of concerned parties -- the unions, companies, government and civic groups -- will be formed to improve the safety of small tower cranes. “The two unions have agreed to end the strike as of 5 p.m. after a discussion with rental businesses and c
June 5, 2019
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Suspect to re-enact alleged murder of ex-husband for Jeju police
Police are to conduct an on-the-scene inspection in a murder case involving ex-spouses. The crime allegedly took place May 25-27.The suspect, 36-year-old Koh Yu-jeong, was arrested last Saturday on suspicion of murdering her former husband at a pension on Jeju Island and disposing of his body in the sea en route from Jeju to Wando, an island off the coast of South Jeolla Province. The Jeju Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that the police will carry out an inspection on land
June 5, 2019
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Labor, management differ starkly over next year’s minimum hourly wage
The Minimum Wage Commission under the Ministry of Employment and Labor held its first public hearing on next year’s minimum hourly wage, and representatives of labor and management put forward contrasting positions on the heated issue, the ministry said Wednesday.Tensions between the two groups erupted last month after the new head of the commission, Park Joon-sik, said there was a “social consensus” that the minimum wage hike over the past two years had been “too steep.&
June 5, 2019
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Schizophrenic man receives jail term for assault, public indecency
A schizophrenic man was sentenced to jail for assaulting civilians and police officers, according to Busan District Courts on Wednesday.The court’s criminal division said the man, 32, received 10 months in prison for violating laws on obstruction of official duties, public indecency and bodily injury.The convict assaulted pedestrians on two occasions, in December 2017 and February 2018. He was arrested onsite and was put on trial after verbally insulting and slapping police officers dispat
June 5, 2019
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Man arrested for forcefully taking nude snaps of ex
Police are investigating a 24-year-old man for threatening his ex-girlfriend with nude photos he took without consent.Gwangju Nambu Police Station said Wednesday the man was arrested on charges of violating the law on sexual crimes.He is suspected of stripping his ex-girlfirend, 21, against her will and taking photos at a motel in Gwangju at around 2 a.m. on Jan. 23.The suspect then threatened to harass her family and circulate the photos if she didn’t date him again.The woman committed su
June 5, 2019
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Man assaults neighbor in elevator over noise dispute
A 40-year-old man is being investigated for assaulting his upstairs neighbor in their apartment’s elevator, Sangju Police Station said Tuesday.The incident occurred May 23 at an apartment in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province.Police said an argument over noise between floors seems to have snowballed into physical violence.The victim, a 44-year-old woman, suffered a broken nose and cheekbone and will have to be hospitalized for about seven weeks. The police station’s crime section
June 5, 2019
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Korean pain treatment goes to Middle East
Known best for the pain treatment FIMS -- fluoroscopy-guided interventional microadhesiolysis and nerve stimulation -- Ahnkang Hospital became the first Korean hospital to open in Kuwait in July 2017. It marked one of the first instances of a Korean-owned hospital to operate in the Middle East.Dr. Ahn Kang’s ties to the Middle East first began in 2009, while he was still working for a Korean university hospital. Ahn said he was visited by an official from Libya who complained of a pain in
June 5, 2019
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3 bodies recovered in Danube, 2 confirmed as S. Korean victims of boat sinking
Three more bodies have been retrieved from the Danube River, and two of them were confirmed to be South Koreans missing in last week's deadly sinking of a sightseeing boat, officials said Wednesday.Should all of them be confirmed to be Koreans, it would raise the death toll of the May 29 boat sinking in Budapest to 12 Koreans, with 14 others still unaccounted for. Two Hungarian crew members also remain missing. Seven other Korean passengers were rescued right after the accident. A first body was
June 5, 2019