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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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[Weather] ‘Fire Friday’ in Korea in the middle of summer
Friday’s weather in Korea will reach a daytime high of 38 degrees Celsius, extending the record for the hottest day of the year so far.Koreans often refer to Friday nights out as “bulgeum,” meaning fire Friday or burning Friday, but this time the expression rings true in a more literal sense.(Yonhap)The weather agency forecast that even the coolest region in Korea will have a daily high of 32 C. Daegu is forecast to reach 38 C and Gumi, Pohang and Andong 37 C. Night time temperatures will hover
July 20, 2018
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Investor frenzy in S. Korea over Russia treasure ship rumors
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean company‘s claim to have found a sunken Russian warship has triggered investor frenzy amid speculation the ship was carrying an enormous amount of gold when it sank 113 years ago. South Korea’s financial regulator subsequently issued a warning against possible investment losses. The Seoul-based Shinil Group said Tuesday its divers discovered what a wreck it identified as the 6,200-ton Dmitrii Donskoi, which went down during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese wa
July 19, 2018
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Father calls for stricter punishment in ‘pencil assault’ incident
A student’s father publicly denounced school authorities for failing to take proper disciplinary action against the student he believes “assaulted” his son with a sharpened pencil. According to the Incheon Office of Education on Thursday, a second-grader in Namdong-gu, Incheon, came back to his seat after finishing a presentation when a pencil set up upright by a peer impaled his tail bone on June 14. The classmate claimed the whole incident was intended to be a joke. The pencil reportedly pierc
July 19, 2018
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Rep. Kim Moo-sung’s daughter faces probe over fake employment
The prosecutor’s office launched an investigation Thursday into the daughter of Kim Moo-sung, a lawmaker of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, for allegedly receiving hundreds of millions of won over several years through false employment at her father-in-law’s company.The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Busan launched the probe after receiving a petition concerning the lawmaker’s daughter.Kim Moo-sung (Yonhap)Her father-in-law, Park Yoon-so, runs a company named NK Co. based in Busan and R
July 19, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Dried fish market, Korean style
Seaweed, anchovies, squid and pollock, you name it -- it’s rare to see so many fish all at once, especially all in their dried forms. Seoul’s Chungbu Market is a rare spot for locals and visitors alike to experience what Korea has to offer when it comes to dried seafood. All sorts of dried seafood ae available at prices 20 to 30 percent less than most other stores in the nation’s capital. Drying as a method of fish preservation, which works by removing the water and then hanging it to dry in the
July 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korea plans to criminalize workplace harassment
The government announced a plan to criminalize workplace harassment on Wednesday, saying that some 70 percent of all Korean employees have been bullied by their work superiors and colleagues at least once in their lives. Citing a report by the National Human Rights Commission, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said that a vast majority of working Koreans suffer from workplace harassment, and about 60 percent of the victims have never taken any action, fearing possible disadvantages. Lee also added that
July 19, 2018
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Day care teacher caught on camera suffocating infant: police
Police investigating the death of an 11-month-old boy have arrested a day care teacher for fatal child abuse in Hwagok-dong, southwestern Seoul, Thursday. According to Gangseo Police Station, the 59-year-old woman, surnamed Kim, is accused of suffocating the baby to death with a blanket during nap time Wednesday afternoon.Police officers said they arrived at the day care facility around 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a “baby not breathing.” Emergency medical staff arrived at the scene sho
July 19, 2018
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Principal found dead after teacher revealed raping disabled students
A principal of a special school for disabled students in Gangwon Province was found dead Thursday morning, days after the revelation that one of the teachers had sexually harassed and raped students with mental disabilities over several years.According to police, an apartment security guard found the 68-year-old principal lying dead in a flower bed in front of the apartment building, and reported it to police at 4:55 a.m. (Utolmage)The principal is presumed to have died by suicide, police said.
July 19, 2018
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Court commutes sentence for lawyer in judiciary lobbying scandal
A Seoul appellate court on Thursday commuted the sentence for a judge-turned-lawyer charged with bribery in a high-profile lobbying scandal, acquitting her of some of the tax evasion charges. The Seoul High Court meted out a 5 1/2-year prison term for Choi You-jeong, 48, reducing the sentence by six months. The court retained the forfeiture of 4.31 billion won ($3.81 million) for the defendant. Choi You-jeong, a judge-turned-lawyer charged with bribery in a massive lobbying scandal, is seen cov
July 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Court orders compensation for Sewol victims' families
A Seoul court on Thursday ordered the state and a shipping firm to compensate families of victims from a 2014 ferry sinking that killed over 300 passengers aboard, finding they are responsible for their suffering. The Seoul Central District Court awarded 200 million won ($177,000) in compensation for each deceased passenger and 40 million won to parents of students who lost their lives in the tragedy. It is the first court ruling that upholds the victims' call for state liability in the accident
July 19, 2018
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‘Hottest days of the year’ as temperatures hover around 35 C
The sweltering heat is forecast to continue nationwide Thursday as temperatures hover from 31 degrees Celsius to 37 C.Heat wave warnings by the Korea Meteorological Administration remain in effect nationwide. Seoul will reach a maximum temperature of 34 C, Daegu 37 C, Gwangju 36 C and Busan 33 C. (Yonhap)The weather agency advised people to take caution to avoid heat-related illness and recommended people to stay indoors.Fine dust levels are expected to hit “bad” levels in Busan, Ulsan and South
July 19, 2018
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Education Ministry to inspect 175 special schools for possible abuses
The Education Ministry said Wednesday it will conduct inspections on sexual misconduct and human rights violation cases at all schools for students with disabilities, after a special school teacher was reported to have raped students.The ministry and regional education offices on Tuesday held a meeting where they decided to inspect 175 special schools across the country from August to mid-September, to come up with measures to prevent sexual misconduct and violence against disabled students. (12
July 19, 2018
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Man arrested for installing hidden cameras in motels
A man was arrested for allegedly installing hidden cameras in motel rooms and transferring the content online, police said Wednesday.The man, 43, had reportedly installed 17 cameras in three motels near Seocho-gu, Seoul, since October 2014. A motel guest made a police report after suspecting that hidden cameras were installed on June 23. A suspect heads out of the police station in Suseo, southern Seoul, to go to the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday after being arrested for installing hidden cam
July 18, 2018
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[Photo News] Feeling the heat? Stay cool at Hongdae’s Ice Museum
Amid the sweltering summer heat, many locals and foreign visitors were spotted at the Ice Museum near Hongik University cooling off from the heat. The museum offers a unique experience packed with colorful attractions and sculptures made of ice. Visitors can take pictures inside an igloo or videos coming down a slide. Without an additional entrance fee, tourists can also take a look around the Trick Eye Museum for funny optical illusions in the form of paintings. Photos by YonhapWritten by Cathe
July 18, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Conscientious objector sentenced to prison in South Korea
A South Korean conscientious objector was sentenced to a jail term Tuesday, despite the recent Constitutional Court order for the government to introduce civilian forms of service for them.Seoul Western District Court ruled Tuesday that the man, surnamed Oh, must serve 18 months in prison for not complying with the country’s mandatory military service. Oh, 30, says that his political beliefs go against serving in the armed forces. In its ruling, the court said Oh’s motives are “unclear,” especia
July 18, 2018
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Man gets 20 years for murder of father, reported as suicide
A man who initially reported his father’s purported suicide was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder, court officials said. According to Busan District Court, the 30-year-old and his father were “not on good terms” due to his lack of a job after graduating from college. But, when his father, 56, allegedly beat his mother during an argument, the defendant reportedly helped his mom move to a new home without the father’s permission. During court proceedings, the man claimed to have gotten an
July 18, 2018
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[Trending] Sunken treasure found off East Sea?
A Tsarist warship that went down 113 years ago was found 1.3 kilometers off the island of Ullengdo on Sunday, according to the South Korean company Shinil Group. The Russian ship Dmitry Donskoy sank in waters near Ullengdo in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese war. The vessel allegedly contains some 200 tons of gold coins and bars, which could be worth 150 trillion won ($133 billion) at today’s prices, but it has not been confirmed if the treasure is still in the vessel. Russian warship Dmitry Donsk
July 18, 2018
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Toddler dies after being left alone in minibus in scorching heat in South Korea
Two additional deaths were attributed to the heat in South Korea as of Wednesday morning, bringing the heat-related death toll in the country to six this year. A 4-year-old girl was found dead in a minibus on Tuesday afternoon after being left inside alone for nearly seven hours in scorching heat, in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province. An elderly man in his 80s was also found dead at a farm on the same day in Namwon, South Jeolla Province. Daytime highs reached 35 degrees Celsius in most provinces o
July 18, 2018
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Delta Air Lines fires crew for ‘speaking Korean’: report
Delta Air Lines has been accused of firing four employees for speaking Korean in the workplace.A group of former Delta employees Ji-Won Kim, Lilian Park, Jean Yi and Jongjin An, all of whom are of Korean descent, claim they were fired for speaking Korean by Delta in May 2017, KIRO 7, a local channel in Seattle, Washington, reported on Tuesday.An was told by her manager that there had been complaints from non-Korean agents that “they feel uncomfortable” and was told to “limit speaking Korean.”(AF
July 18, 2018
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Temperatures in Korea near that of Southeast Asia
Temperatures across South Korea are currently close to that of Southeast Asian countries.On Tuesday, the beginning of the hottest days of summer, the temperature in the capital city of Seoul reached 34 degrees Celsius. The Korean cities of Daegu and Pohang recorded 37 C on the same day, while Southeast Asian cities Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta recorded 32 C, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Heat wave warnings were issued throughout Korea on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Experts cite the
July 18, 2018