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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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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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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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Ex-Hanssem worker denies rape charges at Seoul court
A former supervisor at the Hanssem furniture company who was indicted on charges of raping a new recruit last year denied the allegations Tuesday during a preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central District Court. The male defendant, surnamed Park, said he had had consensual sex with the woman but denied forcing her to have sex, according to court records. “The plaintiff did not refuse the sexual contact (at the time),” the defendant said. (Yonhap)Last November, the female employee made her alleg
Oct. 16, 2018
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[Newsmaker] No mole found on Gov. Lee’s body: doctors
Doctors confirmed Tuesday that Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung does not have a distinctive mole on his body after he visited a university hospital to deny an actress’s claim.Actress Kim Bu-seon lodged a police complaint and filed a lawsuit alleging defamation after Lee denied her claims that he had an extramarital affair with her. To back her argument, she described a hidden mole on the governor.To prove he has no such mole, Lee went to Ajou University Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.Gyeonggi
Oct. 16, 2018
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Man caught after spreading nude photos of himself taken at women’s university
A man, who took indecent photos at a university campus and uploaded them on Twitter was caught Monday, police said. Police have requested an arrest warrant for him.The 28-year-old man is accused of spreading pornographic images and trespassing upon school property. He allegedly entered Dongduk Women’s University campus and took photos of himself naked in empty classrooms and hallways on Oct. 6, and spread the photos on Twitter. (Yonhap)After the photos circulated on Twitter and anonymous commun
Oct. 16, 2018
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Disabled athlete found burning in open field: police
Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old disabled person who was found engulfed in flames Monday in an open field in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. According to authorities, a passerby called dispatch around 7:30 p.m. Monday to report a “person on fire” near an open field in Heungduk-gu, northwestern Cheongju. (Yonhap)Police and fire investigators said the subject was declared dead at the scene. The victim was identified as a 24-year-old athlete with an intellectual disability
Oct. 16, 2018
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Govt., ruling party prepare measures to curb preschool irregularities
The government and the ruling Democratic Party will come up with measures to tackle widespread irregularities in private kindergartens next week, a party official said Tuesday. They plan to hold a closed-door meeting Sunday amid growing public uproar sparked by revelations of preschool owners' corruption by a lawmaker during a parliamentary audit of the education ministry last week.Rep. Park Yong-jin from the DP on Thursday unveiled a list of about 1,900 private kindergartens that were found to
Oct. 16, 2018
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Korea announces end to MERS outbreak
South Korea on Tuesday officially declared an end to the country's first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in three years, health authorities here said.The announcement made at midnight is in line with guidelines set by the World Health Organization that requires no new infections for a minimum of 28 days, which is twice the length of the virus' incubation period, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.On Sept. 8, a single person was diagnosed with MERS after returning
Oct. 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] Day care usage way below government 40% target: data
The proportion of children using national and public kindergartens and child care centers is expected to remain far short of 40 percent, the government's target, official data showed. President Moon Jae-in earlier set a goal to expand government support for parents with young children, vowing to more than triple the proportion of infants and toddlers looked after by publicly run centers within his term in office. As part of the effort, the government increased the number of centers by 373 in 2
Oct. 15, 2018
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Family of three found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning at campsite
A family of three was found dead at a campsite in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday night. (Yonhap)According to local authorities, the bodies of an 84-year-old man and his two sons, both in their 50s, were discovered inside a parked caravan. All the doors and windows were shut tight and byproducts from burned coal were found in the kitchen sink.The authorities said the three had died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and that they were investigating to determine whether it was an accident
Oct. 15, 2018
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New labor minister burdened with challenges
Lee Jae-gap, the newly appointed Minister of Employment and Labor, is taking on the new role as things are especially getting rough in the South Korean labor market. The country’s unemployment rate reached its highest level since 1999 last month, while the government allowance for jobless hit a record high. Prior to Lee’s appointment last month, the Moon Jae-in administration had been criticized by some for its purportedly pro-labor policies, including the latest minimum wage hike and reductio
Oct. 15, 2018
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Police record largest-ever bust of drugs smuggled into Korea
South Korean police said Monday they have busted the largest-ever operation to smuggle drugs into the country, a scheme they say involves Taiwanese and Japanese organized crime rings and Korean dealers. Six people were arrested in the attempted trafficking of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine, an amount that is enough to be used simultaneously by 3.7 million people, according to police. It is estimated to be worth 370 billion won ($326.56 million). Among those arrested were a 25-year-old Taiwanes
Oct. 15, 2018
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Policeman fired for uploading obscene picture online
A South Korean police officer in his 30s has been fired for uploading obscene contents on his blog. (Yonhap)Incheon District Police Station said Monday that the 33-year-old officer has been dismissed on disciplinary grounds for the violation. The policeman was arrested in June after an online user discovered his blog post that included two pictures of his genitals and a review of an illegal massage shop. The user reported him to the state petitions agency. The owner of the illegal massage shop f
Oct. 15, 2018
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Probe finds 1,500 police officers mobilized for online opinion rigging during Lee presidency
The National Police Agency mobilized about 1,500 officers to write nearly 38,000 Internet and Twitter comments in favor of the government and police during the administration of Lee Myung-bak, an in-house investigation team said Monday.The team announced that the 1,500 or so police officers wrote an estimated 37,800 Internet comments and Twitter posts between February 2010 and April 2012 in an effort to help form public opinions favorable to the conservative Lee government and police. The team s
Oct. 15, 2018
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Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust
Hanjin Group and Korean Air Lines Co. Chairman Cho Yang-ho was indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust and other charges on Monday without detention.The prosecution announced the result of its five-month probe into the 69-year-old business mogul, the father of the woman who was jailed in the notorious "nut rage" case. (Yonhap)Cho is suspected of causing 19.6 billion won ($17.3 million) in losses to the airline by having it pay commissions on purchases of flight equipment and tax-free goods to
Oct. 15, 2018
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Korea has most hospital equipment but lacks doctors
The overall number of hospital beds and medical equipment in South Korea exceeded other major economies, while the number of doctors was among the lowest, data showed Monday.South Korea had an average of 12 beds per every 1,000 people in 2016, compared with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 4.7, the data showed. The data was provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare along with the National Health Insurance Service.The country‘s medical institutions owned m
Oct. 15, 2018
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A quarter of Korean teens rely on convenience store meals: survey
About a quarter of all Korean teenagers eat convenience store meals at least three times a week, a survey showed. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey and found that 39.3 percent of Korean teenagers obtained their meals at convenience stores once or twice a week, and 26 percent did so at least three times a week. (Yonhap)When asked to explain their choices, 25.6 percent of respondents answered that they grabbed instant food simply because it was convenient. And
Oct. 15, 2018
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Airbnb calls for law revision to allow Koreans to share homes with domestic travelers
Airbnb Inc. launched a campaign on Monday to call for a revision to the law to allow South Koreans to share their homes with domestic travelers in the country's major cities, it said.Under South Korea's Tourism Promotion Act, residents in urban areas, excluding rural communities defined by law, can only share their homes with foreign tourists.(Yonhap)Two relevant revised bills proposed since 2016 are currently pending at the parliament.The global house-sharing platform said it has sent an email
Oct. 15, 2018
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Korea enacts law to prevent kids from being left alone aboard school buses
South Korea has enacted a law aimed at requiring operators of daycare centers and kindergartens to install devices that prevent children from dying or suffering injuries after being left alone aboard school buses, the Korea Police Agency said Monday.Under the revised Road and Traffic Law, the driver of a school bus is required to walk to the back of the vehicle to check whether all passengers have disembarked. Sleeping Child Check sign (Yonhap)The "sleeping child check" system requires the driv
Oct. 15, 2018
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Bodies of Korean climbers killed on Nepal peak may return home Wednesday
The bodies of five South Korean climbers who were found dead on a Himalayan mountain are expected to return home as early as the middle of the week, the country's top mountaineering club said Monday. An official from the Corean Alpine Club said the families of the deceased climbers and its club members originally planned to go to Nepal and cremate the bodies before transporting them to South Korea for funeral. But the official said they couldn't secure flight tickets to Nepal in time and decided
Oct. 15, 2018
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[Weather] Fine dust blankets western parts of Korea
Skies will remain gray on Monday in many western areas of Korea as fine dust from China fills the air. The density of fine dust in the air will hit “bad” levels throughout the day in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, the Chungcheong provinces, North Jeolla Province and western parts of Gangwon Province, according to the National Institute of Environmental Research. (Yonhap)The fine dust will move to many southern parts of the country on Tuesday, including Busan, Ulsan and parts of South Gyeongsang Prov
Oct. 15, 2018
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Ex-footballer arrested for match-fixing attempt
Former South Korean football player Jang Hack-yong has been arrested for a match-fixing attempt, an official from the national pro football governing body said Sunday.According to the K League official, Jang met a player, who is only identified by his surname Lee, at Asan Mugunghwa FC in the second division K League 2 on Sept. 21 and tried to lure the player to receive a red card within 20 minutes after kickoff in a match against Busan IPark FC on Sept. 22. Jang offered Lee 50 million won ($44,2
Oct. 15, 2018