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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Man arrested, accused of attempted murder after running woman over
A man was arrested in Gwangju on Tuesday and is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly running a woman over with his car in retaliation for rejecting him, police said. (Yonhap)According to the Haenam Police Station, the 47-year-old man hit the woman with his Equus car in an alley in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, before fleeing the scene. Police say the two had met a few times and that the man became furious when the woman asked him to stop calling her. A subsequent argument allegedly
Oct. 31, 2018
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Korea showcases technology for operating fish farms
South Korea's oceans ministry on Wednesday unveiled the latest technologies that can be used to manage fish farms effectively.A demonstration of a new system was held at a mullet fish farm in the southern county of Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province earlier in the day. (Yonhap)The system, which adopts the latest information and communications technologies and big data analysis, as well as advanced gadgets such as small unmanned submersible vehicles and underwater cameras, will allow workers to ma
Oct. 31, 2018
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Man found guilty of sex offense at company dinner
A man accused of groping an employee at a company dinner has been found guilty in the Busan District Court and fined 5 million won ($4,380), authorities said Wednesday. According to court records, the defendant, identified only as a design supervisor in Busan, was indicted on a charge of committing an “indecent act in a crowded public place.” (Yonhap)The allegations of sexual misconduct followed a company dinner in 2016, where the man was accused of approaching a female employee and groping her
Oct. 31, 2018
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Venture firm chief under fire after footage of cruel acts goes viral
An independent news outlet revealed Wednesday more footage of an IT entrepreneur abusing and insulting his employees following its earlier broadcast, adding to a series of allegations of habitual physical and verbal assaults by powerful businessmen. Yang Jin-ho, chairman of online storage service provider WeDisk and robot developer K-Technology, was filmed shooting a chicken with a crossbow and forcing an employee to do the same, the video released by Newstapa showed. It was filmed about two yea
Oct. 31, 2018
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Nippon Steel exec expressed intention in 2012 to accept ruling on forced labor: civic group
TOKYO -- An executive of the Japanese company that was ordered this week by South Korea's top court to pay compensation for wartime forced labor, expressed an intention to abide by such a ruling during a shareholders' meeting in 2012, a Japanese civic group said Wednesday.Soichiro Sakuma, then a senior executive at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, was quoted as saying on June 26, 2012, "We should obey the law," in relation to a ruling by South Korea's Supreme Court.Sakuma made the remarks after a
Oct. 31, 2018
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Younger HIV patients more likely to skip treatment: study
Young HIV-infected adults tend to skip hospital visits for medical care more than elderly patients, a study said Wednesday.A research by a team from Boramae Medical Center run by Seoul National University Hospital showed that of the adults needing regular antiretroviral therapy for their human immunodeficiency virus, 12.5 percent missed their hospital visits.The study was conducted on 775 patients in Seoul for 2013-2014 period, with the results published in the latest issue of the Journal of Kor
Oct. 31, 2018
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Seoul acknowledges state sexual violence against women during Gwangju Uprising
The South Korean government on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time the rape and sexual torture of women by the military during the crackdown on pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju in May 1980. The joint heads of the government investigation team apologized for more than 17 cases of sexual violence that were committed by soldiers during the bloody military crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrators. The apology came alongside the announcement of the results of the investigation, jointly con
Oct. 31, 2018
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[Weather] Seoul temperatures to range between 4 and 13 C on Oct. 31
Wednesday morning brought clear skies and chilly temperatures nationwide, and the mercury is expected to remain about 3-7 degrees lower than normal for some time.Strong winds are forecast for South Korea’s coastal areas as well as for some inland areas. (Yonhap)Morning temperatures are set to record 4 degrees Celsius in Seoul, 5 C in Incheon, 0 C in Gangneung, 7 C in Gwangju, 6 C in Busan, 4 C in Daejeon, 4 C in Daegu and 13 C in Jeju. The daytime high for Seoul will be around 13 C. Incheon is
Oct. 31, 2018
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[Graphic News] Domestic violence increases 74% in five years
The number of domestic violence cases reported to police was 279,082 in 2017 - a surge of 74 percent from the 160,272 cases recorded in 2013, data released by the National Police Agency showed. In the 2013-2017 period, 1.16 million cases of domestic violence and abuse were reported to police but offenders were arrested in only 13 percent of them, the NPA data said. The number of arrests for domestic violence more than doubled from 16,785 in 2013 to 38,583 last year, with the proportion resultin
Oct. 30, 2018
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[Photo News] Winter is near at hand; coal briquette delivery begins
Morning temperatures fell below freezing on Tuesday, prompting South Koreans to brace themselves for the winter season before heading outdoors. Donning padded jackets and coats, many young children were seen walking to school accompanied by their parents near Daebang Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. Working people dressed in layers for the chilly weather as they walked to work in quick strides. With some regions of Seoul and Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, reporting snowfall, workers at a coal briquett
Oct. 30, 2018
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Will Seoul partially scrap its free Seoul subway rides program for elderly?
Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon on Monday said it is “appropriate” for the central government to consider partially abolishing the program for free subway rides for the elderly in the Seoul metropolitan area, which costs the Seoul subway operators billions of won in losses every year. As the senior population -- those aged 65 or older -- accounts for 14.3 percent of the entire population now, and is only expected to rise, many politicians have shied away from tackling the sensitive issue, fearing
Oct. 30, 2018
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Illegal guesthouses found near Incheon Airport
Many “guesthouses” that have cropped up near Incheon Airport have been found to have operated illegally.The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority said Tuesday that it issued notices of administrative actions against six guesthouses that violated the law on tourism promotion.The IFEZ Authority and police inspected 23 guesthouses around Unseo-dong in Jung-gu, Incheon from Sept. 18 through Oct. 22, and found six to be operating illegally.Under the enforcement decree of the Tourism Promotion Act, any
Oct. 30, 2018
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Man accused of hiring foreign bar hostesses without work permits
A man has been booked without physical detention for allegedly hiring seven foreign women without valid work visas to work at his bar in South Korea, police said Monday. According to the Pohang Nambu Police Station, the 46-year-old suspect is under investigation for alleged violations of Korea’s Immigration Control Act. He is accused of illegally hiring women from countries such as Thailand and Russia since September. (Yonhap)In a joint crackdown on illegal hiring practices involving foreign wor
Oct. 30, 2018
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Youths more prone to voice phishing scams than elderly: data
Contrary to popular belief, young people were found to have fallen prey to voice phishing scams more than senior citizens, data showed Tuesday.According to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service, those in their 20s and 30s lost 42.5 billion won ($37.26 million) from this kind of phone fraud in the first half of the year, accounting for 24 percent of the total reported damages, while those in their 60s and older lost 35.1 billion won, or 19.8 percent.People in their 40s and 50s made up 5
Oct. 30, 2018
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South Gyeongsang governor denies collusion on opinion-rigging scandal
South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo flatly denied alleged collusion with a power blogger in a massive opinion-rigging scheme, questioning the credibility of testimonies by the blogger’s close associates.After the first court hearing that lasted about 14 hours, Gov. Kim reiterated his denial.“Those who watched the testimonies of the witnesses will be able to make the (right) judgment. I will sincerely follow the remaining legal procedures,” Kim said upon leaving Seoul Central District C
Oct. 30, 2018
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27,000 websites promoted illicit activities: lawmaker
A lawmaker is promising stronger measures to prevent illicit activities online, citing data showing that five government organizations had requested the blocking of over 27,000 websites and social media accounts from public view. Drug offenses, document forgery and distribution of obscene material were the most frequent reasons. (Yonhap)Based on data from the Korea Communications Standards Commission for the period from January through August, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Korea National
Oct. 30, 2018
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Cockroaches found on plane bound for Busan
Three cockroaches were discovered onboard a flight with Busan Air, one of South Korea’s low-cost carriers, alarming passengers and raising concerns about the plane’s hygiene standards.The flight originated from Gimpo Airport and was en route to Gimhae Airport when the insects were found. (Yonhap)According to a passenger, a woman screamed after spotting a cockroach before takeoff. A flight attendant found her a new seat, but two more cockroaches were found during the flight.Air Busan has confirme
Oct. 30, 2018
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[Newsmaker] 19 private kindergartens said they will shut down
Nineteen private kindergartens said they will close as of Monday, days after a lawmaker revealed thousands of accounting fraud cases involving private kindergartens.Six of the kindergartens have submitted papers to the education authorities, seeking to terminate their businesses, and another 12 have informed parents that they will shut down. One said it has stopped accepting enrollment applications.Rep. Park Yong-jin of the Democratic Party revealed early this month that 5,951 financial irregula
Oct. 30, 2018
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Sports ministry to review athletes' community service records after fake report case
Sports ministry to review athletes' community service South Korea's sports ministry will review the community service records of athletes who are exempted from military duty after one football player was found to have doctored his records, a government official said Tuesday. An official at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the authorities are planning to conduct a full inspection of athletes who have done or are doing community service as part of their duties after military servic
Oct. 30, 2018
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[Weather] Coldest weather of this autumn
Temperatures in some parts of Korea plummeted below zero Tuesday morning, recording the coldest weather of the autumn. Some regions including Seoul and Suwon saw season’s first ice and frost, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)As of 6 a.m., the temperature in Daegwallyeong plunged to minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, Cheorwon to minus 3 C, Jecheon to minus 2.2 C, and Bonghwa to minus 2.1 C. It was 0.7 C in Seoul. The temperatures are 3 to 7 C colder than average for the year.
Oct. 30, 2018