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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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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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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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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Police looking into fresh suspicions in opinion rigging probe
Police are looking into suspicions that a power blogger at the center of an opinion rigging scandal masterminded the manipulation of thousands of Internet comments at portal sites Daum and Nate in addition to Naver, the biggest portal, officials said Thursday.Investigators analyzed a USB memory stick seized from a key associate of the blogger, surnamed Kim and better known by his nickname Druking, and found that the team rigged comments on about 3,000 news stories at Daum and 100 articles at Nat
May 17, 2018
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No draw needed to watch ex-President Lee’s trial
The upcoming trial for former President Lee Myung-bak appears to be attracting fewer citizens than that of ousted President Park Geun-hye. Forty-five people entered their names at the Seoul Bankruptcy Court in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, on Wednesday to secure seats for ex-President Lee’s first trial, scheduled for May 23. Empty seats are seen at a courtroom at the Seoul Bankruptcy Court in southern Seoul, where the seat allocation procedure for ex-President Lee Myung-bak’s trial took place Wedn
May 16, 2018
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Man shoots abandoned dog to ‘serve as dog meat’
A man in his 50s was booked without physical detention for allegedly shooting an abandoned dog in the area with his illegally manufactured firearm, Gimhae police said Wednesday. According to Gimhae Seobu Police Station, the 57-year-old suspect is being charged with animal abuse. He is accused of firing one pellet at a dog with his 5.5-millimeter air rifle at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday in front an apartment in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. The dog reportedly ran off, leaving a trail of blood behind i
May 16, 2018
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Dog meat farmers protest for survival rights near National Assembly
Dog meat farmers staged a protest near the National Assembly on Wednesday, calling for equal treatment as other animal farms and demanding survival rights. Some 200 members of Korea Dog Farm Council members took to the streets in front of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and demanded the lawmakers introduce a grace period for dog farms to install excreta treatment facilities. (Yonhap)In February, the National Assembly passed a revision to the Act on the Manag
May 16, 2018
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[Photo News] Heavy rains pound Seoul
Heavy rains hammered Seoul and nearby areas on Wednesday afternoon. Rain, along with thunder and strong winds, fell as clouds gathered above the Ganghwado area northwest of Seoul. The capital’s skies dimmed to a dull grey as clouds shrouded the atmosphere at noon. Seoul saw some 43 millimeters of rainfall as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. Incheon saw 26.5 millimeters, while Paju and Dongducheon witnessed 50. 2 millimeters and 36.5 millimeters of rain, respectively. Some 27.4 millimeters of rain fell in Su
May 16, 2018
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Top prosecutor denies meddling in Kangwon Land Casino probe
Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il on Wednesday denied a prosecution team’s claim that he wielded influence during an investigation into alleged illicit hiring at a state-run casino operator. On Tuesday, the prosecution’s independent investigation team looking into the Kangwon Land Casino scandal accused Moon and other ranking officials of intervening to delay the team from requesting an arrest warrant against Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, who has been implicated
May 16, 2018
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Group calls for stronger action against gender discrimination in employment
A collection of women’s groups and labor groups Wednesday called on the government to take stronger action against gender discrimination in employment.The Joint Action to Eliminate Gender Discrimination in Employment urged the Ministry of Employment and Labor to come up with short-term and long-term measures to enforce the law on equal employment opportunities, and correct unfair recruitment practices.“It is hard to overlook the ministry’s dereliction of duty on gender discrimination in employme
May 16, 2018
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Korean Air family suspected of illegally hiring Filipino housekeepers
The owner family of Korean Air Lines Co. is suspected of having illegally hired more than 10 Philippine housekeepers, Seoul's immigration office said Wednesday.The Seoul office of the Korea Immigration Service said they obtained statements backing such suspicions from Korean Air officials in the human resources division during an interrogation earlier in the day.The questioning focused on verifying how the housekeepers came into the country, how they were paid by the Cho family and who actually
May 16, 2018
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Man arrested for online game fraud
A man in his 30s has been arrested for stealing computer game items worth 180 million won ($167,000) on “Lineage 1” from 25 users. He reportedly disguised himself as their acquaintance and tricked them into believing that he will augment items should they tell him their account information.Busan Jungbu Police Station has sent the case to the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. (Uto Image)The suspect appears to have taken advantage of the fact that rare “Lineage 1” items are traded at tens of milli
May 16, 2018
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Soldier found dead on apartment flowerbed
A South Korean Army soldier fell to his death Wednesday in an apparent suicide from an apartment in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. A neighbor discovered the soldier’s body on the apartment’s flowerbed at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday and called 112 to report the incident. (Yonhap)The 20-year-old victim was identified as a private first class out on vacation. Officers found the victim’s cellphone and other belongings on the 15-floor staircase. They suspect he took his own life.Cheongju and military
May 16, 2018
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[Feature] Village that is fast disappearing
CHEORWON, Gangwon Province -- Small towns across South Korea are on the verge of collapse. For decades, young people from rural villages have been moved to Seoul in search of employment, never to come back. Their elderly parents are left to themselves in the hometowns, wondering what will become of their farms. The economic fallout of the demographic shift has been devastating, according to local residents interviewed by The Korea Herald in Gangwon Province. Closed stores and restaurants are se
May 16, 2018
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Customs officials raid Korean Air over alleged violation of FX laws
SEJONG -- South Korea's customs authorities said Wednesday its officials raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co. over allegations it violated foreign exchange laws in a widening probe into the chairman's family.The Korea Customs Service said some 40 officials have been dispatched to the main office of the country's flagship carrier in western Seoul over suspicions the company violated the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act.The customs office has been looking into allegations Chairman Cho
May 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] Record-low number of children adopted in 2017
According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, local courts in Korea granted permission for 863 children to be adopted both in the country and abroad in 2017, down from 890 a year earlier. The decrease is partly attributable to changes in rules that mandate local courts to review and grant adoptions. Adoptions were previously possible upon registration. A total of 465 children were adopted in the country in 2017, down from 545 in the previous year. Meanwhile, 398 children were sent
May 15, 2018
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Teachers call for abolishment of Teachers’ Day
Celebrating Teacher’s Day on Tuesday, Lee Seo-hee felt a sense of awkwardness receiving a paper carnation from a student, as he has often been a troublemaker who would never listen to her.“I know I have to embrace all students, but still it is difficult for me to deal with students when they often tease me and do not respect me as their teacher,” Lee, who has been teaching in an elementary school for three years, told The Korea Herald. In her career, she has experienced some cases of sexual rema
May 15, 2018
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Arrest warrant sought for suspect who breaks into women-only residential space
Police on Monday requested a court warrant to arrest a man in his 30s suspected of breaking-and-entering residential buildings near women’s universities in Seoul.According to Seoul Jongam Police Station, the 34-year-old suspect, surnamed Jeon, is accused of breaking and entering into women-only rental properties in the area on nine occasions. Authorities said they are also looking into recent allegations that Jeon stood in front of a resident’s door to eavesdrop and sniffed her underwear that wa
May 15, 2018
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Elderly man arrested for stealing flowers for mother
A man in his 70s has been arrested for stealing flowers from another person’s garden to give to his mother.Ilsan Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday the owner of a garden in Ilsandong-gu, Gyeonggi Province, filed a report after flowers had been taken away from April 14 to 25 over three different occasions.At first, three tulips were stolen, then one rose and two more tulips, respectively. Uto ImagePolice analyzed CCTV footage to identify the suspect, who reportedly took the
May 15, 2018
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Seoul offers free incubation programs for foreign startups
Seoul city will offer free office space and incubation programs to startups run by foreign residents, the city said Tuesday. The program is run by Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Seoul Global Center and the Seoul Business Agency. Seoul Global CenterLaunched in 2010, the city’s support program for foreign startup groups has been provided to a total of 160 teams as part of measures to promote local industry. This year, 16 teams -- 13 in the Jongno center and three in the Gangnam center of the Seou
May 15, 2018
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Man strangles lover in ‘moment of rage’
A man in his 40s was arrested and is being probed for killing a woman following a dispute over commitment issues, Jeoju police said Tuesday.According to Jeonju Wansan Police Station, the 46-year-old suspect is accused of strangling his extramarital partner, 57, in a car that was parked near an elementary school in Wansan-gu, Jeonju at approximately 3:06 a.m. Tuesday. After committing the murder, the man reportedly called his wife for help. The wife then called 119 to report the incident, saying
May 15, 2018
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Top court affirms 3-year term for ex-president's friend over school favors for her daughter
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a three-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye's friend for exerting inappropriate influence to get her daughter academic favors, the first final court verdict in a series of corruption trials in connection with a scandal that led to Park's ouster. The top court upheld the appellate decision on Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of Park, that found her guilty of colluding with officials from Ewha Womans University into giving her 22-year-old d
May 15, 2018
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Prosecutors raid Samsung Elec affiliate in labor union sabotage probe
Prosecutors raided Samsung Electronics Co.'s after-services arm Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged sabotaging of labor union activities by its management. Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office were sent to search the main building of Samsung Electronics Service and its call center in Suwon, south of the capital, and confiscate evidence, the prosecution office said. Investigators from the Seoul prosecution office moves a box containing confisc
May 15, 2018