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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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Son dies trying to save father from house fire: police
A father and son, surnamed Nam, died early Wednesday in a fire at their traditional hanok house in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, fire authorities said. The fire broke out around 3:55 a.m. Wednesday and burned through 50 square meters of the house, according to news reports. (Yonhap)An 80-year-old woman, the wife of one victim and the mother of the other, was the only survivor. Her son, 54, jumped back into the burning house to save her sick 84-year-old husband, but the two could not escape
Oct. 10, 2018
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Nearly 26,000 foreigners blocked from boarding flights to Korea under screening system
Nearly 26,000 foreigners, including a member of the militant group ISIS, have been blocked from boarding flights to South Korea since the government introduced a passenger screening system last year, justice ministry data showed Wednesday.The screening system, in effect since April last year, is designed to prevent the entry of terrorists, criminals and other dangerous foreigners before their departure for South Korea. The government screens them out after receiving passenger manifests from airl
Oct. 10, 2018
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Needy citizen receives police help after stealing ramen
An unemployed man in his 50s was caught stealing ramen from a convenience store in the metropolitan city of Gwangju. However, he later received help from the police in requesting for government support. Gwangju Dongbu Police said Wednesday that a man was booked without detention for stealing packages of ramen worth 35,000 won ($31). (Yonhap)The man had reportedly stolen a bundle of ramen every day since Sept. 30. The convenience store manager checked security camera footage after noticing that r
Oct. 10, 2018
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Korea pushes to raise target price for rice
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Wednesday it will push to raise the target price of rice in line with inflation to guarantee a stable level of income for local farmers. Lee Gae-ho, the minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, said the government will submit the new target price to the parliament in early November, but he didn't disclose the specific price range.The policymaker earlier said the price should be over 194,000 won ($173.8) per 80 kilograms. The current target price wa
Oct. 10, 2018
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Daycare center usage way below govt. 40% target: data
The proportion of children using national and public kindergartens and childcare centers is expected to hover below 40 percent, short of the government's target, official data showed Wednesday. 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. (Yonhap)As part of the effort, the government increased the number of cen
Oct. 10, 2018
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Court to decide on arrest warrant for Shinhan Financial chief
A Seoul court held a hearing Wednesday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for the sitting chief of a major South Korean financial company over unfair hiring and other charges. Cho Yong-byoung, chairman of Shinhan Financial Group Co. appeared for a court arraignment at the Seoul Eastern District Court at around 10:30 a.m. Prosecutors filed for his writ on Monday. He underwent closed-door questioning by prosecutors twice last week. (Yonhap)Cho, 61, is accused of involvement in the allege
Oct. 10, 2018
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[Weather] Seoul mercury forecast to record 6 C early Thursday
Weather in South Korea will be cloudy and chilly on Wednesday, and some parts of the country will receive 5 to 20 millimeters of rain. Clear skies are expected nationwide beginning in the afternoon. (Yonhap)A cold front will follow the rain, causing daytime highs to plunge to 14-22 degrees Celsius, 2-5 C lower than on Tuesday. Highs for Seoul will record 16 C, Suwon 16 C, Gangneung 19 C, Daejeon 17 C, Gwangju 18 C, Daegu 19 C and Busan 21 C.The weather will be even colder Thursday morning, as th
Oct. 10, 2018
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Incheon to pour W3b into Sorae Wetland Ecological Park
The Sorae Wetland Ecological Park, a group of former salt ponds in Incheon, is expanding its provision of wetland areas to support biodiversity. This project will cost around 3 billion won ($2.6 million), received from the Ministry of Environment, to expand its swamp and surrounding areas to 50,000 square meters to provide more support for wildlife and provide recreational areas for visitors by 2020, the city government said Wednesday. (Yonhap)The city is planning to restore mud flat and salt pl
Oct. 9, 2018
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Illegal immigration via Jeju visa-free rises sharply this year
The number of travelers who made visa-free entries through Jeju Island and overstayed in Korea increased by about 18 percent in the first seven months of this year.As of the end of July, 11,979 migrants who overstayed after entering Jeju Island without visas were remaining in the country, up 2,133 from December last year, according to Ministry of Justice data released Tuesday by Rep. Lee Eun-jae of the opposition Liberty Korea Party.(Yonhap) Jeju Island (Yonhap)Last year, 2,058 migrants overstay
Oct. 9, 2018
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Only 3% of local government companies are led by women
Only 3 in 100 heads of companies funded by metropolitan or provincial governments are women, according to a report released Tuesday.Of the 396 chiefs of corporations funded by local governments, only 11 were women as of September, Rep. Yoon Jae-ok of the Liberty Korea Party said in his analysis of the data received from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.Only 5 percent, or 81 of the 1,534 executives, were women. (123RF)By region, the CEOs of companies funded by the metropolitan or provincia
Oct. 9, 2018
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Designing the future at Korea International School
Korea International School aims to help students prepare for their future. With its North American-based school curricula, KIS pursues education that builds a strong academic foundation for students by challenging them to develop long-term, higher-order mastery of learning. The curricula for kindergarten and elementary school students at KIS center on transdisciplinary learning. The school offers a multinational learning atmosphere, and students are able to maximize learning opportunities by app
Oct. 9, 2018
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Average compensation increased for defectors reporting on North Korea in 2018: lawmaker
The average compensation given to North Korean defectors for reporting information valuable to the South’s national security has quadrupled from last year, a lawmaker said Tuesday.According to data that Rep. Park Byeong-seug of the Democratic Party of Korea received from the Unification Ministry, the average compensation given to a defector was 79 million won ($69,600) in September, 4.6 times more than the figure recorded in the same month last year. (Yonhap)The South Korean government provides
Oct. 9, 2018
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‘Sky lantern caused Goyang oil storage fire’: police
A sky lantern released by a construction worker caused the recent massive fire that erupted at a large oil storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, the Korean police concluded Tuesday. Police requested an arrest warrant for the 27-year-old suspect, a Sri Lankan national, who they believe had been aware that oil storage tanks are located near the mountain where he released the lantern into the sky on Sunday morning.Some Koreans, including lawyers, criticized the authorities for unfairly bla
Oct. 9, 2018
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Sexual offenses main cause for taxi license revocations: lawmaker
Sexual offenses were the most cited reason for taxi license revocations in South Korea over the past four years, according to findings presented by Rep. Kim Sung-tae of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday. Liberty Korea Party floor leader Kim found through data released by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority that from 2015 through August 2018, cases of taxi drivers committing sex-related crimes amounted to 217, the highest contributor to license terminations.The next most co
Oct. 9, 2018
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[Photo News] 572nd anniversary of Hangeul
An official ceremony commemorating Hangeul Proclamation Day, on which the Korean alphabet was promulgated, took place at Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul, Tuesday. (Yonhap)(Yonhap)During the ceremony for Hangeul’s promulgation, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon reaffirmed the government’s will to compile a unified Korean-language dictionary with North Korea. During his speech, Lee stressed that the two Koreas should make efforts to overcome the changes in the language after division of the pe
Oct. 9, 2018
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Oxfam praises Korea's progress in reducing inequality
South Korea is among countries making progress in reducing the gap between rich and poor through policies on social spending, tax and labor rights, aid agency Oxfam said in a report on Tuesday. Oxfam and Development Finance International Group, a non-profit research group, issued a survey ranking 157 countries in the three policy areas deemed critical to reducing inequality, based on data available as of the end of 2017.(Yonhap)Korea, Indonesia, and Georgia were hailed for taking positive steps
Oct. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Koreas to resume work on common dictionary
The South Korean prime minister on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's will to restart efforts to compile a unified Korean-language dictionary with North Korea as his country observed Hangul Day, which marks the invention of the Korean alphabet more than five centuries ago."The Roh Moo-hyun government began a project to jointly publish the 'Gyeoreomal-keunsajeon' with North Korea in 2005 but it has been suspended amid the ups and downs of inter-Korean relations,"(Yonhap)Lee Nak-yeon said during
Oct. 9, 2018
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[Weather] Rainy morning expected after Hangeul holiday
South Korea’s weather on Hangeul Proclamation Day will be chilly, with overcast skies expected nationwide throughout Tuesday, but should still not be too bad for outdoor events.Temperatures plunged to 6-15 degrees Celsius across the country in the morning, but are set to rebound to 19-22 C, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)Daytime temperatures in Seoul will reach 20 C, Incheon 20 C, Suwon 20 C, Gangneung 21 C, Daejeon 21 C, Gwangju 22 C and Busan 22 C.Northern parts
Oct. 9, 2018
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Police arrest Sri Lankan suspect in connection with oil storage tank fire
The police have arrested a Sri Lankan national in its probe of a recent explosion at a local oil storage facility, police officials said Monday.The arrest came one day after an explosion at the oil storage facility in Goyang, just north of Seoul, consumed a large storage tank with 2.66 million liters of gasoline, enough to fill 250 tank trucks. (Yonhap)The police said the 27-year-old Sri Lankan is believed to have accidentally caused the fire by releasing a sky lantern in the vicinity of the oil
Oct. 8, 2018
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Cause of Goyang oil tank blaze still unknown
Fire authorities on Monday conducted a joint state inspection of a gasoline storage tank that exploded and was engulfed in a massive blaze in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. However, they had yet to determine the exact cause of the explosion, as of Monday evening. The inspection began at noon and ended in about an hour, faster than the expected three hours, due to the extensive damage to the accident site, according to the police.(Yonhap)The blaze was completely extinguished at 3:48 a.m., some 17 hou
Oct. 8, 2018