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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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Yoon vows to advance freedom, welfare to uphold spirit of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
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Man stabs younger peer for ‘showing disrespect’: police
A man in his 50s was arrested for allegedly stabbing a younger peer from his alma mater in the neck after he felt reportedly disrespected, Busan police said Monday. According to Busan-jin Police Station, the 54-year-old suspect, surnamed Kim, is being charged with attempted murder and is currently undergoing questioning by the police. Kim reportedly stabbed the 53-year-old victim in the neck following a heated argument at approximately 11:54 p.m. Sunday night in front of a motel in Bujeon-dong,
June 11, 2018
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Only remaining polar bear in S. Korea to move to British wildlife park
YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province -- The only remaining polar bear in South Korea, which has been living in a zoo south of Seoul for more than two decades, will move to a wildlife park in Britain later this year, zoo officials said Monday.The planned relocation of the bear, named Tongki, from the Everland zoo to Britain‘s Yorkshire Wildlife Park came as the zoo has looked for ways to provide the aged bear with a better living environment after other polar bears of the zoo died.Animal activists have also
June 11, 2018
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S. Korea says FMD virus originated abroad
A foreign virus was the source of two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease at pig farms in South Korea this spring, the local quarantine agency said Monday.The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency confirmed that two A-type FMD outbreaks were detected in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on March 26 and April 1, and both had overseas origins. It did not specify any country the virus could have come from."The analysis had limitations in comparing the domestic cases with foreign ones as only partial DNA sequencin
June 11, 2018
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Workers ambivalent about 52-hour maximum workweek: survey
South Korean workers have mixed feelings about the 52-hour maximum workweek due to effect next month as it could help improve productivity but reduce income, a survey by a local employment portal site showed Monday.In a recent survey of 905 workers at companies with more than 300 employees, Job Korea found the respondents expected productivity to improve the most, but they also expressed concerns over a decrease in payments for overtime work. (Yonhap)On the positive side, 50.4 percent of the res
June 11, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Wife of Korean Air chief grilled over alleged illegal hiring of foreign housekeepers
Lee Myung-hee, wife of Korean Air Lines Co. chief, on Monday appeared for questioning once again, this time over allegations that she hired housekeepers from the Philippines without due visas.Lee, 69, arrived at the Seoul office of the Korea Immigration Service at around 10 a.m.She is accused of hiring some two dozen maids from the Southeast Asian country for at least the past decade by sponsoring them with traineeship visas in violation of the law.To work as housekeepers in Korea, a foreigner m
June 11, 2018
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Temp salaries at small businesses down for 11th straight month
Low-income nonregular workers at small businesses in South Korea have seen their wages drop steadily for nearly a year despite the minimum wage hike, mainly due to the decline in working hours, data showed Monday.The monthly wages of temporary workers in such establishments as restaurants and bars with five to nine employees declined on-year for 11 straight months from May 2017 to March this year, according to the data from the Korean Statistical Information Service.Industry observers said the d
June 11, 2018
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Injuries during lunch breaks to count as workplace accidents
Starting on Monday, workers who get injured while going to and from restaurants during lunch breaks will be able to receive compensation for the accident. According to the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service on Sunday, “industrial accidents” will now include accidents that occur while workers go to, and return from, restaurants outside of the workplace.This undated file photo shows workers coming out of their workplace for lunch. (Yonhap)Current regulations only acknowledged accident
June 10, 2018
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Seoul tops world’s carbon footprint list: Norwegian researchers
Seoul’s carbon emissions are the worst in the world, according to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology who surveyed the carbon footprints of global cities. Namsan Seoul Tower in central Seoul is surrounded by thick air pollution. (Yonhap)In carbon emissions data that Daniel Moran’s research group gathered from 13,000 cities worldwide, Seoul and the population of the surrounding metropolitan area, where about half of South Korea’s 52 million population resides, had
June 10, 2018
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Soldiers on vacation ‘save truck driver’
The Army said Thursday that three soldiers -- Kim Hak-jae, Kim Woo-kyum and Shin Hyun-joon -- had saved a truck driver on their way back to their base from vacation.They reportedly saw an unconscious driver bleeding inside an overturned truck close to the camp around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.The soldiers immediately took him to a safe area nearby and called the emergency services. (102nd Armored Brigade)A 31-year-old medical non-commissioned officer from their brigade also saw the scene and administ
June 8, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Path to reunification of two Koreas
As North Korea and the US are soon to sit down for talks that could shape the fate of the Korean Peninsula, there is one place bustling with tourists trying to get a glimpse into the stark reality of the unfinished war: Imjingak. Imjingak, located only 7 kilometers from the Military Demarcation Line and on the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is one of the closest South Korean spots the public can get to North Korea. Built in 1972 with the hope for the reunification of the tw
June 8, 2018
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Professor calls students ‘pigs and dogs’
A college in Seoul has launched a probe into one of its professors on the allegation that he verbally abused students.Myeongji University said Friday that the students from the Department of Architecture have put up a poster on the campus to criticize the professor.The poster claimed that the he has called them “pigs and dogs” and as well as “losers” during classes.The professor also said, “#MeToo movement is hot these days, but you have to take a look at yourself before blaming others,” accordi
June 8, 2018
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Police say suspect in US Embassy car crash has history of mental illness
Police said Friday the man who rammed a car into a gate of the US Embassy in Seoul a day earlier has a history of being treated for mental illness. The 47-year-old surnamed Yoon, an official with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, has been booked on the count of special property damage after he slammed a sedan into the front gate of the embassy building in central Gwanghwamun around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. He claimed he wanted to seek asylum in the United States, saying he's been involve
June 8, 2018
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Govt. to lower requirements to become state-honored independence fighter
The government will lower the requirements for those involved in the independence movement to be recognized by the state as eligible for decorations and other benefits as part of efforts to honor long-ignored patriots, officials said Friday.The government announced the decision after a meeting of the patriots and veterans affairs committee presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon. It was the first time the committee had met since the government of President Moon Jae-in came into office last y
June 8, 2018
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Education Ministry requests probe into 17 involved in state history textbooks
The Ministry of Education said Friday it has asked the prosecution to investigate 17 people, including five former presidential officials, involved in the publication of state-authored history textbooks under the previous Park Geun-hye administration. The ministry wrapped up its monthslong internal inquiry into the allegations that they abused power in pushing for the introduction of government-issued history textbooks in high schools. They were widely criticized for rightist bias and distortion
June 8, 2018
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Govt. launches probe into sexual violence during 1980 pro-democracy uprising
The government launched a fact-finding commission Friday to look into sexual assaults by soldiers who were sent to suppress a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju in 1980.The fact-finding mission is part of the government’s wider efforts to find out who was responsible for the mobilization of military forces against the civilian protest against the then-ruling junta of Chun Doo-hwan. The new commission, jointly headed by the vice minister for gender equality and the secretary-g
June 8, 2018
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Gender equality ministry official slams car into US Embassy
A gender equality ministry official slammed his car into the front gate of the US Embassy in Seoul on Thursday and claimed he wanted to seek asylum in the United States, police said.The 47-year-old official, identified only by his surname Yoon, was immediately taken into custody after crashing his sedan into the steel gate of the embassy in central Seoul around 7:22 p.m. The front of Yoon's car was damaged, and the steel gate was bent inward. A woman who was riding in the car at the time complai
June 8, 2018
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Sales of eco-friendly products increase after recycling crisis
Sales of eco-friendly products spiked after national confusion over recycling last month, data from a leading online mall showed Friday.According to Gmarket, sales of some of the eco-friendly items nearly doubled in the April 5-May 4 period. Purchases of lidded silicone containers, for instance, increased 115 percent during the period, while those for plastic containers fell 3 percent.The entire nation was thrown off by waste removal companies in April when they refused to collect plastic recycl
June 8, 2018
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Democratic Party of Korea files complaint against Liberty Korea Party over alleged online rigging
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Thursday filed a complaint with the prosecution against the main conservative opposition party over allegations that it had engaged in online opinion rigging campaign since 2006, including during the 2007 presidential election and 2014 local elections. Back Hye-ryun, ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s spokeswoman (left), and Kang Byung-won, the party’s floor spokesman, appears at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Thursday. YonhapThursday’s
June 7, 2018
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Civic lawyer groups file petition to UN over top court’s alleged power abuse
Progressive civic groups on Thursday filed a petition to the United Nations human rights body over the alleged abuse of authority by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae. Lawyers for a Democratic Society, also known as Minbyeon, and the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy filed a petition with the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, reporting that the former top court chief had allegedly meddled in legal affairs, consorting with the governme
June 7, 2018
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Thai worker in Korea tries to kill coworker
Gijang Police Station in Busan said Thursday that it plans to request an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Thai worker on the charge of attempted murder.The suspect is accused of brandishing a weapon with the intent to kill his coworker at an apartment located in Gijang, Busan around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. (Uto Image)It appears the suspect wanted to take revenge on his coworker who beat him after a conflict, according to police.Police said while the victim was taken to a hospital, he is unconsci
June 7, 2018