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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Arrest warrant issued for medical student for allegedly killing girlfriend after breakup
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S. Korea to let doctors with foreign licenses practice
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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Less than 40% of public rate government officials’ work ethic improved
Koreans rate government officials negatively in their overall work, while officials evaluated themselves favorably, a recent survey showed Sunday.According to a survey of 700 citizens, 18,747 government officials, 112 retired government officials and 89 experts conducted by Korea Institute of Public Administration, only 38.4 percent of the citizens said the work ethic of officials had improved compared to the past. Among the officials polled, 80.3 percent responded positively to the question whi
Jan. 6, 2019
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Govt to expand financial support for couples seeking fertility treatment
The government will expand financial support for couples who struggle with fertility problems, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday.As part of efforts to lessen the financial burden on low-income couples seeking fertility treatment, the government has been offering financial aid since October 2017 under the National Health Insurance. Under the newly revised plan, couples who earn less than 5.12 million won ($4,584) a month, or the beneficiaries of medical aid, can receive up to 500,000
Jan. 6, 2019
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Inciting suicide online can get up to 2 years in prison
A person who incites or encourages online another person to take their own life will soon face up to two years in prison.Under the revised Act on the Prevention of Suicide and the Creation of Culture of Respect for Life, due to take effect early July, a person who seeks out other people to die with, suggesting details on how to commit suicide or uploading content which encourages others to take their own lives, such as pictures, videos or texts, can be sentenced to a maximum of two years in pris
Jan. 6, 2019
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Abe expresses regret over S. Koreans' move to seize Japanese firm's assets over forced labor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday expressed deep regret over South Korean victims of World War II forced labor taking legal steps to seize the assets of a Japanese firm. During NHK's "Sunday Debate" program, Abe said he "deeply regrets" the fact that South Korean victims of forced labor are trying to seize a Japanese company's assets to receive compensation. (Yonhap)"The government is taking this issue seriously," he said. "To take actions with fortitude based on international laws, I
Jan. 6, 2019
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S. Korean plaintiffs' lawyers to demand talks with Japanese firm over forced labor compensation
TOKYO -- Lawyers for South Korean victims of forced labor plan to request consultations with a Japanese firm over a set of issues related to compensation and the firm's apology, Japan's Kyodo News reported Saturday.Last year, South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in favor of the South Korean victims forced into hard labor by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. during Tokyo's 1910-45 colonial rule of the peninsula. (Yonhap)It recognized the victims' individual rights to claim damages, though Tokyo claim
Jan. 5, 2019
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Former Supreme Court chief summoned as suspect over power abuse scandal
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae has been summoned for questioning as a suspect next week over his alleged role in a power abuse scandal involving former top court officials, the prosecution said Friday. (Yonhap)The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has called in Yang for interrogation at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 11, making him the first former head of the Supreme Court to face prosecutorial questioning as a criminal suspect in the country’s history. The 71-year-old former jud
Jan. 4, 2019
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Suicidal 119 caller mistaken as prankster, found dead 3 days later
A woman in her 20s who called 119 in the midst of a suicide attempt was repeatedly doubted by the emergency service center during her request for help, but emergency services have denied that this affected the failed attempts to rescue her.(Yonhap)On Nov. 27, a woman called the emergency services, asking to be rescued after she jumped into the Han River as an attempt for suicide. Following the call, the dispatchers searched the Mapo Bridge, where the victim had jumped off, and the surrounding ar
Jan. 4, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Prosecution raids Kim Tae-woo’s office
Investigators looking into allegations against a former Cheong Wa Dae inspector secured documents and at least one computer hard drive from the suspect’s office, the prosecution revealed Friday. According to investigators of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office looking into allegations surrounding Kim Tae-woo, the suspect’s office at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office was raided on Dec. 31. Kim Tae-woo appears for questioning at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors` Office on Thurs
Jan. 4, 2019
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Russian worker found dead after fall from 28th floor in Incheon
A Russian woman was found dead in a garden just outside a high-rise apartment complex in Incheon on Wednesday.The Incheon police reported Thursday that the 26-year-old cleaning service worker had fallen from the 28th floor of a building in the complex around 10 a.m. the previous morning. Police station in Yeonsu-dong, a district in Incheon (Incheon Yeonsu Police Station)The police were alerted to the case by her colleague after she went missing while on duty cleaning the apartment. The colleague
Jan. 3, 2019
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Ex-special investigator appears before prosecution over spying claims
A former special investigator at the presidential office accused Cheong Wa Dae of dereliction of duty as he appeared before the prosecution Thursday for questioning over his spying claims. (Yonhap)Kim Tae-woo, who was dismissed from Cheong Wa Dae and returned to his original post at the prosecution, was questioned about allegations that his superiors at the presidential office had instructed him to surveil civilians and former bureaucrats for political reasons. “I have performed my duty as a m
Jan. 3, 2019
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S. Korea to take back garbage from Philippines
Some 6,500 metric tons of South Korean plastic waste illegally exported to the Philippines will return to Korea, according to local officials and environmental activists Thursday. (Greenpeace)Some 1,400 tons of the waste, seized and held at the Mindanao International Container Terminal in Misamis Oriental province, will be sent back to Korea as early as late this month, according to officials from the Ministry of Environment. The 51 containers of waste will leave for Pyeongtaek Port on Wednesda
Jan. 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Whistleblower admitted to hospital over signs of planning suicide
The former official at the Ministry of Economy and Finance who accuses the Moon Jae-in administration of manipulating the issuance of treasury bonds for political reasons was found alive after going missing and admitted to a hospital in southwestern Seoul, police said Thursday. Shin Jae-min, 34, was found at a motel in southwestern Seoul at noon following searches of his house, where his cellphone was found along with three pages of suicide notes. Police raid the house of Shin Jae-min, whistleb
Jan. 3, 2019
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Mother faces charges in death of 4-year-old
A divorced mother of three is facing charges following the death of her 4-year-old daughter on Tuesday.The suspect, whose identity remains undisclosed, said she found her daughter collapsed on the bathroom floor at 7 a.m. after she made the child stand in a corner as a “disciplinary measure” earlier that morning. While the girl was taken to the hospital by ambulance in the afternoon, she was pronounced dead shortly after. Uijeonbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province (Uijeonbu Police Station)The
Jan. 3, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Whistle-blower reportedly missing after leaving suicide note
The police are trying to locate a former Finance Ministry official who made public accusations against the Moon administration, after he reportedly went missing Thursday, leaving behind a suicide note. According to the police, Shin Jae-min, a former official of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, sent text messages to his friend at around 7 a.m., expressing difficulties and giving signs that he was planning to take his own life. (Yonhap)Police raided Shin’s house following the friend’s report a
Jan. 3, 2019
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Former presidential aide to be released from jail
Woo Byung-woo, a former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs who served in the administration of President Park Geun-hye, is scheduled to be released from jail as of midnight as a local court did not issue another detention warrant, sources said Wednesday.Woo was sentenced to 18 months in prison last month for illegally surveilling public officials and private citizens through the state spy agency. He was already serving two and a half years on a separate case centering on abuse of po
Jan. 2, 2019
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[Graphic News] 10% of S. Korean seniors suffer from dementia
More than 1 in 10 South Korean senior citizens live with dementia, data showed, with the number expected to reach 2 million by 2039 due to the rapidly aging population. According to the data compiled by the National Institute of Dementia, 10.2 percent of Koreans aged 65 and above had dementia as of 2018. It was the first time the figure exceeded the 10 percent mark, the institute said. The 2017 figure stood at 9.95 percent. The total number of dementia patients came to 750,000: 275,000 men and
Jan. 2, 2019
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70% of Seoulites approve of slogan ‘I.Seoul.U’: poll
Seoul’s slogan “I.Seoul.U” meets the approval of 70.7 percent of the city’s residents, a poll conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government showed Wednesday.The poll, which involved 1,000 Seoulites ranging in age from their 20s to their 50s, showed 84 percent were aware of the “I.Seoul.U” brand and 70.7 percent held “a favorable view” of it. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) (Seoul Metropolitan Government)The results show a surge in citizens’ awareness since 2016’s 63 percent and 2017’s 66.3 perc
Jan. 2, 2019
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Supreme Court chief justice emphasizes necessity of probes into alleged judicial power abuse
Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Meong-su on Monday reiterated that prosecutorial probes into allegations that top court justices abused their judicial authority were necessary in order to restore the right to a fair trial.Kim has been pushing for judicial reform in an effort to regain credibility and the right to a fair trial.“The difficulties the court is currently undergoing are unavoidable in giving back to citizens their right to a fair trial, free from outside interference,” Kim said during
Jan. 2, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police request arrest warrant for suspect in psychiatrist killing
Seoul Central District Court is reviewing a warrant for the continued detention of a man who stabbed his doctor to death Monday. A decision is expected Wednesday night. The 30-year-old patient, surnamed Park, allegedly wielded a knife at the psychiatrist at 5:44 p.m. Monday. The doctor, surnamed Lim, ran from the consultation room but was caught by the patient in the hallway and stabbed several times in the chest. Lim was rushed to the emergency room but was pronounced dead at around 7:30 p.m. o
Jan. 2, 2019
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Doctors pushing to enact law to prevent attacks in hospitals
Doctors are pushing to enact a law to prevent the recurrence of a recent attack against a renowned psychiatrist by his patient, a medical association said Wednesday.On Monday, a 30-year-old man suffering from bipolar disorder stabbed his doctor, Lim Se-won, to death during a consultation at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in central Seoul. (Yonhap)The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association said it will spearhead a law to come up with measures so medical staff can safely perform their duties without the fe
Jan. 2, 2019