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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Man sentenced jail term for attack on honking driver
A man in his 40s has been convicted for chasing down a driver who honked at him and beating him with a wooden sword.The Cheongju District Court said Saturday it handed down a jail term of 2 1/2 years to the man. The court said it meted out a strict punishment, as the man had been sentenced three times for acts of violence. (Uto Image)The man reportedly followed and stopped a truck driver who honked and passed him in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, around 10 a.m. on Jan. 28. While asking wh
May 20, 2018
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Ex-President Lee to appear at 1st court hearing on Wednesday
A Seoul court will hold the first hearing for former President Lee Myung-bak later this week on charges of corruption, court officials said Sunday.Lee will make his first appearance at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., they said.Lee, president from 2008-2013, was indicted on charges involving bribery, abuse of power and embezzlement. He is South Korea's fourth former president to be arrested and put on trial for corruption.The former president, who had
May 20, 2018
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Military mulls allowing mobile phone use by soldiers
The Ministry of National Defense said Sunday that it is considering a move to allow soldiers to use their mobile phones after daily duty starting next year as it seeks to improve military culture."The ministry started allowing mobile phones for soldiers at four units last April as a test-run," said a ministry official who asked not to be named. "The pilot program will be extended starting this year at some units in the Army and the Marine Corps."The military previously strictly forbade any mobil
May 20, 2018
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[Weekender] College festivals evolve in South Korea
May has long been a month of festivity in South Korea, with special days to celebrate children, parents and teachers, among others. The month is also known for college festivals, where university students celebrate the balmy weather as well as their campus life.The festivals have long been a part of youth culture in Korea, as well as student activism and even sports competition among major universities in Seoul.“I would get very excited for the festivals,” said a Seoulite who attended one of the
May 18, 2018
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Court recognizes surrogate mother as legal parent
A court ruled Friday that a surrogate mother is legally the parent of the child she has given birth to, instead of the genetic parents.The Seoul Family Court made the appellate decision against a couple who filed the suit against a local district office for refusing to take the couple's application to register the child's birth.The couple hired a surrogate to bear their embryo. She gave birth to the baby in a hospital in the United States, where the staff happened to issue the birth certificate
May 18, 2018
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[Weekender] Festival booze ban dampens spirits for some, not all
Group drinking on campus grounds has long been the typical image of college festivals in Korea, but this year, the festivals won’t be the same.According to announcements given by several university student councils near the start of May, the Ministry of Education, following a request from the National Tax Service, advised student bodies on May 1 to restrict the sale of alcohol, which students had commonly done on campus grounds. The reason was that those without a license to sell alcohol could f
May 18, 2018
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[Weekender] New voices on social issues raised at college festivals
In South Korea, people tend to associate the word “college festival” with performances by high-profile K-pop stars coupled with alcohol at night. This year, thought-provoking campaigns are making their way into many university compounds as a growing number of students step up to project their voices on pressing social issues during the festival period. At Sungkyunkwan University’s festival Eskara held on Monday, booths dealing with current social issues captivated a sizable cluster of college st
May 18, 2018
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[Weekender] Ticket scalping rampant at campus festivals
Among the biggest -- and most exciting -- events in university life in Korea are the campus festivals that are held annually across the country. Konkuk University’s campus festival posterVarying in format and size from university to university, the festivals usually take place for two to three days in May, frequently featuring K-pop celebrities and artists.The May university festival season also means rampant ticket scalping by students.According to posts on several university online communities
May 18, 2018
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[Exclusive] Korean Air subsidiary workers complain of toxic fumes
Korea Airport Service, a subsidiary of Korean Air, has been exposing employees to airborne carcinogens against safety regulations, the employees claimed Thursday.Korea Airport Service's towing tractor is seen with no cover at the back seat. Photo credit: Kim Byung-sooThe ground personnel at Incheon International Airport who handle Korean Air’s cargo, refueling and other ground operations say that the vehicles they use “have no canopy that properly covers the driver’s seat.” According to the empl
May 18, 2018
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Police launch probe into alleged sexual harassment of famous YouTuber
Police on Friday launched an investigation into a YouTube celebrity's allegations that she was sexually molested and forcibly photographed by a group of men when she worked as a model in 2015.The woman, Yang Ye-won, made the revelation this week after some obscene photos of her were recently leaked on the Internet. Her friend Lee So-yoon later made similar allegations.The Seoul Mapo Police Station said it will question Yang and Lee in an undisclosed place outside the precinct on the women's requ
May 18, 2018
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[Photo News] Floods cause bridge closure, but weather to clear by weekend
Rains continued to pour down Thursday night and into Friday morning, leading to flooding in various parts of Korea.The lower-level of the Jamsu Bridge, connecting Seoul’s central Yongsan-gu and southern Seocho-gu, was temporarily closed Friday morning as the Han River’s water levels rose 6.32 meters. Korea has been witnessing prolonged rainfall since Wednesday. Seoul clocked in some 133.5 millimeters of precipitation in three days. Gangwon Province was hit by torrential downpours early Friday mo
May 18, 2018
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Prime minister warns of 'judgment of truth' for those distorting 1980 democracy uprising
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Friday that those distorting what happened during the bloody crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising will face the "judgment of truth," apparently referring to former President Chun Doo-hwan.During a ceremony to commemorate the May 18 democracy movement in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Lee also expressed deep regret about the "criminal behavior" of the past government in the tank-led quelling of the uprising that left hundreds of people killed and thousands
May 18, 2018
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6 in 10 female employees at judicial bodies experienced sexual violence: ministry
More than half the number of female employees working at the Justice Ministry and the prosecution experienced sexual harassment and/or assault by other employees, and most of the incidents were kept secret, a special ministry panel revealed Thursday. In a press meeting, the independent panel looking into sexual crime at judicial bodies reported that 61.6 percent of 7,407 female workers, including prosecutors and ministry officials, responded that they had experienced sexual harassment and/or ass
May 17, 2018
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Nearly 40 years after Gwangju Uprising, families of missing victims sign up for DNA registration
GWANGJU -- For the past 38 years, Kim Dae-yoon says he has been busy. Born and raised in Gwangju, Jeolla Province, the 67-year-old has been running his own interior construction firm for almost 40 years. With his wife, he raised their two children. One of them is now married, and Kim is proud that he was able to buy his son and daughter-in-law a house. Inside his home office where he’s been residing for more than 20 years, Kim says, matter-of-factly, that he has worked hard, and it always kept h
May 17, 2018
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Consumers to file suit against bed maker over 'radon mattress' scandal
A law firm said Thursday that it will file a suit against a local company for selling beds that emit levels of a radioactive substance that exceed the safety standard.Taeyul said it will take the step against Daijin Bed Co. within one or two weeks on behalf of local consumers. Some 1,500 people have joined the suit so far, and the number is expected to grow, according to the law firm.South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced earlier this week that some of Daijin Bed's mattre
May 17, 2018
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Teacher’s car suddenly hits 4 students on sidewalk
Four students were injured by a teacher’s car that suddenly accelerated toward them at a middle school parking lot in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. The teacher’s sedan unexpectedly accelerated, ran down the school safety fence and drove onto the sidewalk around 8:20 a.m. Thursday inside the school’s parking lot, said Cheongju’s Cheongwon Police Station. (Uto Image)The vehicle hit four students who were on their way to school. One of them suffered a head injury and is still unconscious, w
May 17, 2018
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Reports of dating violence double this year: gender ministry
Reports of violence committed against women by individuals they are dating more than doubled in the first four months of this year from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday.The number of cases of women seeking help from the government-run emergency call number 1366 because of so-called dating violence reached 3,903 in the four months till April, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. YonhapThis is a 107 percent hike from the 1,886 cases reported in the same period l
May 17, 2018
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Body of elderly woman found after house fire
An elderly woman was found dead after a fire broke out Thursday at dawn at her house in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, fire authorities said. The fire started around 3:17 a.m. Thursday and was extinguished 30 minutes later, according to reports. A next-door neighbor in the village called 119 to report a “house in flames.”A fire sets a house ablaze in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, on Thursday. (Yonhap)The fire department said it extinguished the fire in 30 minutes after arriving on the scene
May 17, 2018
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13 injured in chlorine gas leak at chemical factory
ULSAN -- Chlorine gas leaked at a chemical factory in southeastern South Korea on Thursday, sending 13 people to hospitals with difficulty breathing and other symptoms, but none of them were in serious condition.The accident happened at a Hanwha Chemical factory in Ulsan around 10 a.m., affecting six workers around the scene and seven others outside the factory. All of them went to hospitals either by ambulance or driving themselves with difficulty breathing, nausea, a runny nose and other sympt
May 17, 2018
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Woman arrested for attempted burglary of jewelry shop
A woman in her 30s has been arrested for trying to break into a jewelry store.The suspect entered a snack bar in Sinnam-dong in Dong-gu, Daegu, around 11:10 p.m. on April 30, according to Daegu Dongbu Police Station. The woman then reportedly tried to break through a metal wall for about six hours until 5 a.m. the next day in a vain attempt to get inside the jewelry shop. She then fled, leaving equipment at the site. (123RF)It appears the suspect was seeking to pay off her debts with the crime,
May 17, 2018