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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Over 180 evacuate Myeong-dong YWCA after fire
A fire broke out Monday morning at the YWCA building in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, prompting 181 people inside the building to evacuate. Fire authorities said they started putting out the blaze from the first basement level of the YWCA building, site of sports center construction, at 10:05 a.m. The fire was completely extinguished at 10:44 a.m., approximately an hour after dispatch received report of the fire. Firefighters enter the YWCA building to check on remaining flames. (Yonhap)Twenty wo
Nov. 19, 2018
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Man booked for stealing truck in rush to see family
A 46-year-old man was booked without detention Monday for stealing a truck and fleeing the scene, later claiming he “desperately needed to see his family.”According to North Jeolla Wanju Police Station, the suspect is to be charged with theft, specifically stealing a 1-ton truck on Nov. 8. The truck is estimated to be worth 16 million won ($14,200). (Yonhap)The stolen vehicle was parked in an elementary school parking lot with its doors open and keys in the ignition. The man hopped into the dri
Nov. 19, 2018
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KTX train crashes into excavator at Seoul Station, injuring 3
A KTX train entering Seoul Station broadsided an excavator that was engaged in track maintenance work, injuring three workers early Monday morning.KTX train No. 172, bound for Seoul from Busan, crashed into the excavator about 500 meters from Seoul Station at around 1:09 a.m., according to the fire authorities.KTX train No. 172, bound for Seoul from Busan, crashed into the excavator. (Yonhap)Three workers who were replacing railroad tracks sustained leg and head injuries. They were sent to a hos
Nov. 19, 2018
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Janitor donates 20% of monthly wages for 7 years
A janitor who has donated 21 million won ($18,600) to charity over the past seven years, setting aside 20 percent of his monthly income, has drawn praise for his efforts.Shin Woong-sun, 56, recently told the Yonhap News Agency that “emptying led to happiness” for him. Shin started working as a janitor in 2002, when he was 40. His main job was cleaning the streets. In 2005, he developed spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine. He also lives with a circulatory ailment called Raynau
Nov. 19, 2018
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Seoul court judge found unconscious at home dies in hospital
A presiding judge at Seoul High Court was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital despite being rushed there immediately following her husband’s 119 call to authorities. Her husband found the 42-year-old judge unconscious on their bathroom floor at home in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, at around 4 a.m. Monday, police said. (Yonhap)Authorities said they did not observe any external injuries to the judge. The deceased is said to have come back home late at night from work the previous day. Police
Nov. 19, 2018
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Two injured by fire, explosion at Changwon bread factory
A fire caused by a suspected propane gas leak at a bread factory injured two workers in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on Monday. According to investigators, a fire broke out after an explosion at around 6:50 a.m., causing first- and second-degree burns to the two victims, aged 60 and 50. Victims being treated for burns (Yonhap)The injured workers were immediately taken to hospital, where they are still being treated in the burn unit, according to reports. Firefighters were able to exting
Nov. 19, 2018
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Coast guard officer accused of sexual assault on Jeju Island
A maritime police officer was booked in a sexual assault case after being arrested at a guesthouse in Jocheon-eup, Jeju Island.The Jeju Dongbu Police Station said Monday that the coast guard officer, whose name has not been released, sexually assaulted two female guests inside their room.The police said the man entered the victims’ room without permission Saturday morning, after the three spent time socializing and drinking with three other guests in the accommodation from 10 p.m. Friday until 2
Nov. 19, 2018
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[Weather] Toxic haze from China hits Korean Peninsula
Anti-pollution masks are strongly advised as fine dust levels across the country are expected to hit “bad” levels Monday, induced by industrial particles blown from China’s east coast. The National Institute of Environmental Research said the capital area of the peninsula, northeastern province of Gangwon, central province of Chungcheong, southwestern province of Jeolla, southeastern province of Gyeongsang will all suffer “bad” levels of PM 2.5 dust, which range at around 35 micrograms of fine d
Nov. 19, 2018
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Former Supreme Court justice quizzed in judiciary power abuse scandal
Park Byong-dae, a former Supreme Court justice, appeared at the prosecution's office Monday to undergo questioning over his alleged involvement in a judicial power abuse scandal involving the then-top court chief. (Yonhap)Park, 61, was chief of the top court's administrative affairs body, the National Court Administration, from 2014-16. He is accused of working with Lim Jong-hun, NCA deputy head from 2015-17, to assist then-Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae in using trials as bargaining
Nov. 19, 2018
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Driver gets 4 years in prison for leaving crash victim to die
A man in his 40s was sentenced to four years in jail recently for dumping a severely injured man in an isolated area after running him over with his vehicle. The victim later died.According to authorities on Sunday, the Seoul High Court sentenced the man, identified by his surname, Park, to four years in prison for intentionally leaving the man to die after he couldn’t find a hospital that was open. (Yonhap)In April, the 46-year-old man had been driving a van when he hit the victim, who had walk
Nov. 18, 2018
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‘Isu station’ assault case triggers online gender war in South Korea
A recent assault case involving three men and two women at a bar near Isu Subway Station in Seoul -- better known as the “Isu Station assault” case -- has triggered an unexpected gender war online, after the women said they were attacked by men for their feminist choices, while others accused them of fabricating the account. More than 350,000 Koreans signed an online petition asking for the presidential office to punish the three men after one of the two women claimed online that she and her si
Nov. 18, 2018
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Middle-school students arrested in classmate’s death
The police said on Saturday that one of four middle-school students arrested in the death of a classmate Friday had worn the victim’s jacket at the time of the arrest and throughout the police investigation. Four teenagers were booked on charges of causing death from bodily injuries after the other boy fell from the roof of a 15-story apartment building on Tuesday afternoon. The Incheon Yeonsu Police Station confirmed that the jacket one of the suspects wore to court on Friday belonged to the vi
Nov. 18, 2018
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[Weather] Gray skies, average dust levels forecast for Sunday
Sunday will see gray skies, with light rain later in the day.Temperatures will be average for this time of the year, ranging between minus 4 degrees Celsius and 9 C in the morning and 9 C and 16 C in the afternoon. (Yonhap)The weather agency warned of wide fluctuations in the inland regions, where the mercury is expected to fall below freezing. Light rain, around 5 millimeters, is expected to fall on southern areas of the mainland and on Jeju Island. Some parts of the country’s central regions a
Nov. 18, 2018
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Gyeonggi governor’s wife found to be owner of controversial Twitter account: police
Gyeonggi Province governor Lee Jae-myung (Yonhap)The wife of the governor of Gyeonggi Province will face a prosecution probe after police found that she violated election laws and committed defamation on Twitter, investigators said Saturday, a case that could make a serious dent in the governor’s political career.Kim Hye-gyeong, the wife of Gyeonggi Province governor Lee Jae-myung, is facing allegations that she was the owner of the controversial Twitter account, under the name “Hyegyeonggung Ms
Nov. 17, 2018
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Soldier dies after being found with gunshot wound to head at border guard post
YANGGU (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier died Thursday after being found with a gunshot wound to his head at a toilet within a guard post (GP) on the eastern section of the border with North Korea, military officials said.YonhapA South Korean soldier died Friday after being found with a gunshot wound to his head at a toilet within a guard post (GP) on the border with North Korea, military officials said.The 21-year-old private first class, only identified by the surname Kim, was found wounded a
Nov. 16, 2018
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Internet erupts over difficult Suneung English questions
Questions from this year’s English test for the Suneung, South Korea’s national college entrance exam, have baffled the internet community, including many Native English speakers.Final-year high school students all across South Korea took the exam Thursday, but many still cannot get over the difficulty of the English exam.(Yonhap)“When are we going to stop taking these exams with extremely difficult sentences that we are most likely not to encounter?” one user commented on web portal Naver. “It
Nov. 16, 2018
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Seoul considers new taxis for pets, women, seniors
Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday that it is reviewing to introduce new taxi services for pets and women, amid rising conflict between taxi drivers and carpooling services. According to an official from the city government, Seoul City is looking to introduce new services targeting different passenger needs, such as taxis for pet owners, women and senior citizens by launching taxi transport franchises. (Yonhap)Receiving protests from corporate and private taxi drivers for allowing carpool
Nov. 16, 2018
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Korean student attacked in London in alleged ‘hate crime’
A South Korean student alleged she was assaulted by a group of “racist” teenagers in what she deems a “hate crime” in central London on Nov. 11, which has left her feeling “broken” and “helpless.”In a lengthy Facebook post Thursday, the student studying at the University of Creative Arts, said she was targeted by “a mixed group of racist white and black strangers” as she was walking down the street late Sunday afternoon.She wrote, “I first ignored the group following me, but they kept throwing t
Nov. 16, 2018
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Man says he ‘beat separated wife after seeing her with another man’
A man in his 20s was booked without physical detention for allegedly beating his wife, whom he is separated from amid divorce proceedings, after he saw her with another man, police said Friday. According to Suwon Nambu Police Station, the suspect is being charged with battery. He is accused of kicking and punching his wife in the face in front of her house in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 10:10 p.m. Thursday. He also allegedly assaulted the man who was with her at the time. (Yonhap)He tol
Nov. 16, 2018
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McDonald’s customer says ‘stress from work’ made him hurl bag of food
A man captured in a video assaulting a McDonald’s drive-thru employee in Ulsan issued a statement to police Thursday, saying he sincerely wants to apologize to the victim for his abusive behavior. According to Ulsan Jungbu Police Station, the 49-year-old man, surnamed Kim, claimed to have gotten so “mad after receiving only a burger (without french fries) while undergoing so much stress at work.” The video initially uploaded on Bobae Dream, an internet community for car lovers, went viral follow
Nov. 16, 2018