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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Woman killed after taxi hits wheelchair
A woman who was riding an electric wheelchair with her adult son was killed after they were hit by a taxi on their way home in Busan, police said Tuesday. Both were taken to a hospital, but the mother was pronounced dead later the same day. (Yonhap)According to Busan Police, the taxi hit the electric wheelchair at around 12:10 a.m. Tuesday in front of a community welfare center located in Yeongdo-gu, Busan. The woman, 67, was riding in the lap of her 44-year-old son, who has a physical disabilit
Feb. 26, 2019
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Korea to pardon activists, minor offenders to mark independence movement day
The government on Tuesday said it will grant special pardons to 4,378 people, mostly those involved in political protests and convicted of crimes for the sake of their livelihoods, this week to mark the centennial of the March 1 Independence Movement.The beneficiaries included 19 people that were found guilty of staging violent rallies against a government plan to build a naval base on the southern Jeju Island, the Ministry of Justice said in a release. The pardons to be conducted Thursday will
Feb. 26, 2019
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President Moon commemorates late independence fighters
President Moon Jae-in sought to honor the country's independence fighters on Tuesday with a rare visit to a cemetery housing the remains of several founding members of the provisional government established under Japan's colonial rule of Korea.Moon's first trip as president to Hyochang Park in Seoul came as the nation is gearing up to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the provisional government in exile on April 11, along with the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Independence
Feb. 26, 2019
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Angolan family stranded for 60 days at Incheon Airport
An Angolan family had been stranded for 60 days in Incheon Airport’s transit zone as of Monday, and that stay at the airport is likely to be protracted as late as May, prompting human rights activists to call for action. (Yonhap) Nkuka Lulendo, his wife and four children aged under 10 arrived to South Korea on a tourist visa on Dec. 28. They have been staying at the transit zone, fighting the immigration o
Feb. 25, 2019
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Chickenpox patients hit record high, raising caution for young children
The number of chickenpox patients has hit a record high, raising concerns for the upcoming spring semester as the infectious disease is known to spread among infants and elementary school students. The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention received reports of 13,661 patients with chickenpox in January and February as of Monday. This number exceeds the 10,886 cases reported for the first two months of 2018. At the current rate, KCDC predicts the number of patients to hit a record high in
Feb. 25, 2019
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Co-head of Burning Sun club questioned over police ties
Seoul police on Monday interrogated a co-head of a nightclub under investigation over allegations of narcotics use, sexual assaults, violence and corrupt ties with district police. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has called in the co-head of Burning Sun, identified by his surname, Lee, for questioning, it said. (Yonhap)Lee is suspected of bribing former and incumbent police officers, including a retired officer surnamed Kang, for overlooking illegalities at the club in the posh Gangnam dis
Feb. 25, 2019
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Police to crack down on drug crimes amid Burning Sun scandal
Police said Sunday they plan to conduct an intensive crackdown on drug-related crimes over the next three months amid escalating allegations involving drug use and sexual abuse at Gangnam-based nightclub Burning Sun. (Yonhap)The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will clamp down on drug-related crimes from Feb. 25 to May 24 to root out sexual abuse linked to the use of drugs and cozy ties between nightclubs and some police officers.A total of 1,063 officers specializing in investigating drug-rela
Feb. 24, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Small-but-nationwide graduate school appeals to foreigners
DAEJEON -- A small graduate school has surprised academia. Located a 20-minute drive away from the Government Complex Sejong and two hours from Seoul, it has a relatively short foundation history of 15 years.The school is the University of Science & Technology in northern Daejeon, with which ordinary Koreans may not be familiar. In the World University Rankings 2018-19 by the Center for World University Rankings, UST ranked 183rd in the world and second in South Korea, above Georgetown Universit
Feb. 24, 2019
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More air purifiers to be installed in classrooms
More air purifiers will be installed in classrooms across South Korea, the Education Ministry said Sunday, as concerns are growing over children’s health amid toxic levels of dust particles. (Yonhap)The plans were laid out at a meeting among some 17 officials from 17 regional education offices to boost students’ safety at schools. This year, 58.2 percent of the classrooms in the country have air purifiers installed, up from 29.1 percent last year, according to government data. Some 88.3 percent
Feb. 24, 2019
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S. Korea's average foodstuff price rises sharply in Q4 on summer heat
The average price of foodstuff in South Korea increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with other major advanced countries, data showed Saturday, apparently due to the scorching summer heat last year.(Yonhap)According to the data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Statistics Korea, the average price of foodstuff in South Korea went up 5.1 percent on-year in the October-December period of 2018.It marked the second highest rise compared with o
Feb. 23, 2019
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[Newsmaker] US missionaries speak out against controversial Gwangju Uprising comments
US missionaries who lived in Gwangju through the May 18 Democratization Movement in 1980 sent a letter to National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Friday, referring to controversial remarks from far-right figures as “blatantly false.”“It was not an organized movement -- it was an illicit assault upon our city of 800,000 people by military forces under the control of Chun Doo-Hwan. … Believe us, we know what happened in Gwangju -- we were eye-witnesses, and we recorded what we saw and experienc
Feb. 22, 2019
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Police probe alleged bribery of police by club ‘Burning Sun’
Police are tracking transactions between a Gangnam club called Burning Sun and police officers upon finding that the club, reportedly a hotbed of drugs and sexual violence, offered money to the police.A regional investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is questioning former and incumbent officers of Gangnam Police Station over how they closed an underage clubbing case at Burning Sun last year, and booked a number of the ex-officers on bribery charges. (Yonhap)Gangnam Police Sta
Feb. 22, 2019
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Korea denounces Japan's annual ceremony on Dokdo islets
The South Korean government condemned Japan on Friday for its continued sovereignty claim over Dokdo, a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea, again demonstrated in an official event.The Japanese prefecture of Shimane held the Takeshima Day event earlier in the day aimed at publicizing Japan's territorial claim to Dokdo, which Seoul has effectively controlled for a long time. Dokdo (Yonhap)A senior Japanese government official attended the ceremony, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.In a stat
Feb. 22, 2019
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Fine dust emergency measures issued nationwide except Jeju
The government issued fine dust emergency measures for all parts of the country except Jeju Island on Friday, as fine dust blanketed Korea for three consecutive days.The fine dust levels nationwide are expected to reach “bad” or “very bad” levels except for some parts in Gangwon Province and Jeju Island throughout the day. (Yonhap)Under the newly implemented Special Act on Particulate Matter Reduction and Management, the government can restrict the operations of plants and vehicles when the emer
Feb. 22, 2019
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Student hospitalized after Grand Canyon fall to return home
Park Joon-hyuk, a 25-year-old university student who was hospitalized after a fall at the Grand Canyon National Park in the US, will return to Korea on Friday afternoon with the help of citizens and aviation company authorities. Park boarded Korean Air KE006A on Thursday at 11:40 a.m., US time, at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. His flight is scheduled to arrive at Incheon around 5:39 p.m. The flight was originally scheduled to arrive early Friday morning, but heavy snow in Las Ve
Feb. 22, 2019
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Court finds medical staff not guilty in deaths of 4 newborns
A court on Thursday found the medical staff of Ewha Womans University Medical Center not guilty of the deaths of four infants.Seoul Southern District Court found malpractice by the seven medical workers, who poorly managed infection control, but said there were no causal relationship between the misconduct and deaths.On Dec. 16, 2017, four newborn babies died one after another between 9:32 p.m. and 10:53 p.m. while being treated at the intensive care unit’s incubators in the hospital. Forensics
Feb. 21, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Gates Foundation, UN acknowledge Korea’s school farm in Kenya
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- A well-known pundit in the local agriculture sector has stepped down in 2008 from his decades-long workplace -- Rural Development Administration. The senior official’s retirement 11 years ago was his new beginning for the underprivileged as a social contribution.“One out of every four people in Kenya lives each day with less than $1,” said Kim Choong-hoe, former director of the Korea Program on International Agriculture, Kenya Center.Kim reeled off his KOPIA acti
Feb. 21, 2019
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Ex-Moon aide handed 6-year jail term for graft, avoids being arrested
A court on Thursday handed down a six-year prison term to a former senior secretary to President Moon Jae-in over a corruption case relating to a gaming industry body.Jun Byung-hun, an ex-presidential aide for political affairs, was convicted of forcing two home shopping channels and a telecom company to donate 550 million won ($514,260) between 2014 and 2017 to the Korea e-Sports Association, over which he practically held control. But he was not taken into custody after the ruling. Jun Byung-h
Feb. 21, 2019
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Ex-defense minister gets 2.5 years in jail for political meddling
A court on Thursday sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin to 2 1/2 years in prison for ordering the military cyberwarfare command to engage in political activities. The Seoul Central District Court found Kim, 70, guilty of political interference under military criminal law, but decided not to detain him while he appeals to higher courts. Kim Kwan-jin (Yonhap)The ex-defense minister was found not guilty of abuse of authority and obstruction of exercising of rights. He had allegedly raise
Feb. 21, 2019
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Egg-laying date to be inscribed on eggshells
A new policy mandating the inscription of the egg-laying date on eggshells will be implemented starting Saturday, the government said Thursday.Under the new policy, egg farms must indicate the four-digit code of the date the egg was laid in front of the six-digit code that represents the farm and breeding environment. (Yonhap)The policy aims to prevent old eggs from being distributed in the market and reassure people they are consuming fresh eggs. Hitherto, some farms calculated a carton of egg
Feb. 21, 2019