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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 arrested for setting fire to 11 campaign flyers
With local elections just a week away, Incheon police said Monday they had arrested a man for suspected involvement in one of 10 reported cases of vandalism of candidates’ banners. Following the official start of campaigning on Thursday, police said they received 10 reports of vandalism incidents, with only one suspect having been arrested so far. The 78-year-old suspect is accused of setting fire to 11 campaign flyers that were inside his neighbors’ mailboxes at 4 p.m. Sunday in Jung-gu, centra
June 5, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Top court to reveal controversial documents related to scandal involving ex-chief
The Supreme Court on Tuesday unveiled 98 documents related to allegations that its former chief justice used trials as leverage to gain presidential approval for organizational changes.An internal probe by the National Court Administration under the top court has found the NCA wrote about 410 documents in March 2015 on how to take advantage of high-profile cases so as to persuade senior presidential aides to support then-Chief Yang Sung-tae's plan to establish a court of appeals. The agency's of
June 5, 2018
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Moon says a little inconvenience can help save environment
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday urged his people to help protect the environment by reducing their use of plastic and other disposables, saying that a little inconvenience could ensure the safety and convenience of all."Protecting the environment starts with our small steps. We can help reduce the use of oil and thus greenhouse gas and fine dust simply by reducing our use of plastic bags," Moon said in a message marking the UN World Environment Day. (Yonhap)"We often think about gl
June 5, 2018
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Girls more prone to smartphone addiction than boys: study
Girls are twice as prone to smartphone addiction than boys, likely because they use more social networking and messaging services, according to research results released Tuesday.The conclusions of a study team from Ewha Womans University in Seoul were that students who were female, consumed alcohol, had lower academic performance, did not feel refreshed in the morning and went to sleep after midnight were at a significantly higher risk of smartphone addiction. The results were based on research
June 5, 2018
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1 killed, 4 injured in S. Korean singing room
DAEGU -- A suspected arson attack in a karaoke room in South Korea's southeastern city of Daegu on Tuesday killed a male client and injured four others, police said.The fire broke out inside the underground salon at around 4:44 a.m., according to police. The "noraebang" parlor was gutted before the blaze was put out about 20 minutes later.A 56-year-old man was found dead near the salon's counter. Four others, including its 60-year-old female owner, were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. (F
June 5, 2018
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Korean newspapers demand legislation for portals to adopt ‘outlink system’
The Korean Association of Newspapers delivered a statement to the Culture Ministry and the National Assembly on Monday, saying that legislation is the best way for the country’s online portal sites to adopt an “outlink system” for news articles displayed on their platforms. Although it would be ideal for newspapers and portal sites to agree on a system through negotiation, such a voluntary change in the current custom seems impossible given portal sites’ past decisions and the market structure,
June 4, 2018
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'Seoul fell behind in fourth industrial revolution era': Ahn Cheol-soo
The next Seoul Metropolitan Government should pay closer attention to the “fourth industrial revolution” as part of measures to create more jobs, Seoul mayoral candidate Ahn Cheol-soo said Monday at a meeting with Seoul-based foreign journalists. Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition Bareumirae Party speaks Monday at a meeting with Seoul-based foreign journalists in Seoul. YonhapAhn of the minor center-right opposition Bareunmirae Party who has been outspoken in denouncing the liberal Seoul mayo
June 4, 2018
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Experts call for unified monitoring system to check radioactive bed mattresses
Experts on Monday called on the government to come up with a unified system to monitor radioactive bed mattresses after Daijin Bed Co. products were found to release radon that exceeds set safety standards."Several government agencies, such as the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, are all handling policies related to radioactive substances, such as radon," said Cho Seung-yeon, professor at Yonsei University. "It is vital t
June 4, 2018
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Man makes W2b from advertising prostitution: police
Police officers on Monday have finally tracked down the suspect, who allegedly brokered prostitution by promoting 150 sex trade places, after four months of surveillance. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the 30-year-old suspect, surnamed Choi, is being charged with violating the nation’s Act on the Punishment of Acts of Arranging Sexual Traffic.He is accused of having advertised 150 prostitution places operating in clandestine locations of karaoke parlors and rental apartments
June 4, 2018
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Koreans' average level of life satisfaction found to be 6.4 out of 10
Koreans gave an average score of 6.4 on a 0 to 10 scale for the level of satisfaction with their quality life, a government survey showed Monday.Hankook Research conducted the inaugural survey from May 15-21 after being commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 1,500 adult respondents were asked how satisfied they were with their life. According to the survey, life satisfaction level was in inverse proportion to age: people aged 19-29 were most content with their life with an
June 4, 2018
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'Nut rage' Korean Air heiress probed over smuggling, tax-dodging allegations
INCHEON -- A former vice president of Korean Air Lines Co., notorious for her tantrum over nuts that delayed a flight in 2014, appeared at the customs office on Monday to be questioned over smuggling and tax evasion allegations. Cho Hyun-ah, 44, showed up at the Incheon Main Customs, west of Seoul, at around 10 a.m. She bowed her head and said, "I am sorry." The eldest daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho is suspected of bringing personal goods purchased overseas into the country withou
June 4, 2018
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Court set to decide on arrest of Korean Air chief's wife
A Seoul court on Monday held a hearing to review the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant for the wife of the chief of Korean Air Lines Co.Lee Myung-hee, 69, is accused of taking advantage of her status to routinely assault, insult and injure people."I am sorry," she told reporters before she entered the Seoul Central District Court to attend the arraignment hearing.Prosecutors filed for her arrest warrant late Thursday. The court is expected to deliver its decision late Monday or early T
June 4, 2018
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One injured in building collapse in Yongsan
A four-story building in Seoul collapsed unexpectedly at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, leaving one woman injured. According to the police, a building located in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul, completely toppled down for reasons yet unknown. One resident on the fourth floor surnamed Lee, 68, was injured in the accident and was transferred to a nearby hospital. (Yonhap)The restaurants on the first and second floors of the building were closed and only Lee, among the four residents on the third and fourth floo
June 3, 2018
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[Graphic News] 12% of young children use smartphones every day: survey
Around 39 percent of children aged between 2 and 5 watch TV daily and 12 percent use smartphones every day, according to Ajou University Hospital, which surveyed the parents of 350 young children. Forty-eight percent of the children watch TV for an hour a day on average, and 66.5 percent had watched TV before they reached the age of 2. The survey also revealed that 36.5 percent use smartphones more than four days a week, and 12.2 percent had been exposed to mobile phones before they were 12 mo
June 3, 2018
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Missing scuba diver found dead off Yangyang coast
A man who went missing on Saturday while scuba diving in waters off Yangyang, Gangwon Province, has been found dead Sunday morning, Sokcho maritime police said. According to Sokcho Coast Guard, a scuba diver discovered the 48-year-old victim, surnamed Choi, floating in the waters 1 kilometer northeast of Dongsan-myeon at approximately 10:30 a.m., Sunday. (Yonhap)Choi was reported last seen scuba diving near the discovery point on Saturday. Marine authorities said they used one helicopter, two p
June 3, 2018
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Feminist activists protest topless, Facebook Korea apologizes
Members of a feminist activist group held a shirtless protest against Facebook Korea on Saturday for its “sexually discriminatory” policy that led it to deleting photographs of their topless bodies taken during a previous protest. Facebook Korea on Sunday apologized for the deletions and restored the posts that it had deleted.In front of the Facebook Korea office building in Gangnam, Seoul, 10 female activists of Fire Femi Action took their shirt off, chanting, “My body is not porn.” Activists
June 3, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Judges call for prosecutorial probe over ex-Supreme Court chief
The Supreme Court is embroiled in a swirling controversy after an investigation panel revealed that the judiciary under former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae had used politically sensitive trials to make a deal with the presidential office in return for support for establishing a new appellate court. The ever-widening scandal has sparked unprecedented calls from judges to conduct prosecutorial probes into the judicial bodies. Judges in Uijeongbu District Court in Gyeonggi Province hel
June 3, 2018
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Teacher commits lewd acts in front of students
A Busan court on Sunday said it found a male high school teacher guilty of lewd behavior allegations and issued him a fine. The monetary sentence, however, has been suspended. The teacher in his 50s was accused of confiscating his 17-year-old student’s mobile phone and placing it in and out of his underwear about 10 times at the high school where he was teaching in March 2017. (Yonhap)As some 60 students encircled him, the teacher reportedly undid his belt, put the student’s phone in his underw
June 3, 2018
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Forgers of foreign luxury brands caught in Busan
Two people have been arrested for selling no-brand garments as foreign luxury brand clothes by replacing their labels.Busan Dongbu Police Station said Sunday that it has booked the two in their 40s without detention on the charge of infringement of Trademark Act and fraud.The suspects are accused of selling hundreds of items of clothing worth just tens of thousands of won as big-name brand clothing worth up to millions of won apiece since 2004. (Yonhap)They have reportedly changed the labels to
June 3, 2018
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Data shows more people quitting jobs involuntarily
Some 327,500 people lost their jobs in the January-April period this year due to staff downsizing by their employers or company financial troubles, up 6.1 percent from the same period last year, government data showed Sunday.The government tallies this group of people, considered involuntarily unemployed, by counting those who report a loss of company insurance. The total spiked this year after being 304,900 in 2015, 300,900 in 2016 and 308,600 in 2017.People who left their jobs this year said t
June 3, 2018