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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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[Video] Whistleblower urges US Customs to investigate Korean Air smuggling allegations
[Herald Interview]Park Chang-jin, a Korean Air employee of 22 years, revealed in 2014 what has come to be known as the “nut rage” incident. He said that Cho Hyun-ah, 42, then-Korean Air senior vice president, forced him, then a cabin crew chief, and a junior attendant who served nuts to her in an unopened package, to apologize on their knees. The Korean Air chairman’s daughter used abusive language and jabbed Park several times with a service manual. Cho even ordered the taxiing aircraft to retu
May 7, 2018
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Court finds conscientious objector not guilty
INCHEON -- A lower court has acquitted a Jehovah's Witness who refused mandatory military service due to his religious convictions, court records showed Monday.The 22-year-old, whose name has not been released, was indicted for violating the Military Service Act because he failed to enroll in the military in 2016 after being ordered to report for duty.In South Korea, all able-bodied men are required to carry out mandatory military service for about two years. The Military Service Act makes it cr
May 7, 2018
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Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition floor leader's assailant
South Korea's state prosecutors sought an arrest warrant Sunday for a man who beat the floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, an incident that aggravated an ongoing partisan standoff.The 31-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, punched Rep. Kim Sung-tae on the chin in front of the National Assembly building in Seoul on Saturday.The move by a Seoul prosecutors' office came hours after police requested the arrest of the suspect.Police and prosecutors said they took in
May 7, 2018
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Court recognizes refugee status of Iranian who converted to Christianity
A South Korean court has ruled that an Iranian who converted from Islam to Christianity should be given refugee status as he could be persecuted if he goes back to his country.The Seoul Administrative Court said on Sunday the Iranian has won a lawsuit he filed against the chief of the Seoul Immigration Office demanding the authority withdraw its decision not to recognize his refugee status. The man began to attend a Protestant church upon entering South Korea in August 2011 and was baptized to c
May 6, 2018
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Labor productivity improves on better performance in manufacturing
South Korea's labor productivity improved last year led by the manufacturing sector, which logged the best improvement in seven years, data showed on Sunday.The latest figures provided by the Korea Productivity Center said the country's value-added labor productivity index last year reached 104.1, up 3.2 percent from the year before. The index in the manufacturing segment registered at 108.3, up 5.8 percent for the highest increase since 2010.Within the manufacturing industry, medical, precision
May 6, 2018
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Seoul city to expand inter-Korean cooperation organization
Seoul city government is expanding its organization involved in inter-Korean cooperation as cross-border ties are fast improving.The leaders of the two Koreas agreed to restore cross-border exchanges and cooperation during their summit on April 27. "We are seeking to establish a new bureau-level organization to handle inter-Korean exchanges," a city official said Sunday.The metropolitan government has a four-member team responsible for affairs with North Korea. It has been dormant with inter-Kor
May 6, 2018
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No reports of Korean casualties in Hawaii quake, volcanic eruption: ministry
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that there have been no reports of South Korean casualties in the aftermath of earthquakes and a volcanic eruption in Hawaii that have forced many islanders and tourists to evacuate.Volcanic ash is spreading from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano on Friday, after a quake hit the island. (Yonhap)"We are currently trying to ascertain if there is any damage on our nationals and residents," a ministry official said, declining to be named. "There are no
May 5, 2018
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[Weekender] Children’s Day: A celebration of childhood
“May is green, we are growing. Today is the Children’s Day, It is our world” -- so goes a song celebrating the occasion. Children’s Day was first introduced here in 1923 by independence and children’s rights activist Bang Jeong-hwan, and has been celebrated on May 5 since 1945.The day was given legal status with the legislation of the Child Welfare Act in 1961, and designated a public holiday in 1975. The act, which also designates May 1 to 7 as “Children’s Week,” states that Children’s Day is d
May 4, 2018
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[Weekender] Unwed single mothers battle against harsh reality
When Park Song became pregnant some five years ago, the father of her child changed his number and stopped responding to her messages. The 32-year-old was unmarried. Her mother had passed away, and her father was ill. She had nowhere to turn for support.“All of the mother-and-baby shelters in Seoul were full at the time,” the 32-year-old told The Korea Herald. “I had to go to a pastor’s house in Busan, and later moved into a shelter in the same city.”When her son, Si-hoo, was born, she managed t
May 4, 2018
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Ediya Coffee terminates contract with Korean Air heiresses
Ediya Coffee has terminated its franchise contract with Korean Air Lines’ heiresses Cho Hyun-min and Cho Hyun-ah over the “water rage” scandal.On the coffee chain’s official website, CEO Moon Chang-gi said in a written statement that the two sisters’ ownership of Ediya Coffee shops had marred the company’s reputation significantly, and it had notified them of the termination of their franchise contract on Wednesday. It has reached an agreement with the two to close the stores by June 30. (Yonha
May 4, 2018
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[Weekender] Singing for diversity in one voice
Krishjun Banavali, 11, has faced racial discrimination here just because his skin is darker than others. His mother Lee Sang-hee is a Korean who married an Indian national. Their son speaks both Korean and English fluently and attends a local elementary school. “There are so many prejudices against multicultural families that we must be helped and cared for. The word ‘multicultural’ itself may be full of prejudices,” said Lee. The hurtful words about his skin color affected Krishjun, but after 2
May 4, 2018
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Police seek arrest warrant for Korean Air chief's daughter over alleged assault
Police on Friday requested a court warrant to arrest a daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.'s chairman over an alleged assault.The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said they filed for the writ against Cho Hyun-min, who was a senior executive of the company, on charges of assault and obstruction of business. Cho has been under investigation over allegations that she threw a glass cup of water at an advertising company official during a business meeting in March because she was upset about the way the man
May 4, 2018
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Ex-Park aide released after serving jail term over corruption scandal
A former aide to ousted President Park Geun-hye was released from prison Friday after serving an 18-month sentence over the massive corruption scandal that saw his boss be stripped of power early last year. Jeong Ho-seong, a former secretary at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, left the Seoul Southern District Detention Center at about 5 a.m. Friday. He is the first person to have been freed after serving the full sentence out of dozens of others implicated in the influence-peddling and cor
May 4, 2018
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Former aide to Moon grilled over suspected role in Internet comment rigging
A ruling party lawmaker and former aide to President Moon Jae-in was questioned by police on Friday over alleged involvement in the manipulation of online news comments led by a power blogger.Rep. Kim Kyoung-soo of the Democratic Party appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency at around 10 a.m., two days after police formally subpoenaed him. "I will explain myself fully, with confidence and without a single doubt," he told reporters. (Yonhap)Police are to question him as a witness in the
May 4, 2018
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Warrants denied for 3 suspects in Samsung union probe
The court on Thursday rejected the prosecution’s request for warrants to detain an executive of Samsung Electronics’ after-sales service affiliate and two chiefs of its partner firms over their alleged attempts to sabotage labor union activities. The executive of Samsung Electronics Service, surnamed Yun, is suspected of leading an operation to bring down the union from July 2013 to late 2015. The Seoul Central District Court said it is “difficult to acknowledge the reasons
May 3, 2018
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Over 200,000 sign petition for harsher punishment to child rapists
The number of people petitioning on the Blue House website for more severe punishment for child rapists and pornographers surpassed the 200,000 mark Thursday, which may force the presidential office to respond to the matter, reports said. Cheong Wa Dae has pledged to give a response to petitions that have gained more than 200,000 signatures in a month. The above petition was posted on April 15 and had garnered 202,467 supporters as of 3:10 p.m. Thursday. Titled “Help save our children who fall
May 3, 2018
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Young Koreans more likely to leave work on time: data
Younger generations in Korea tend to leave work on time rather than stay late, according to data compiled by a local credit card company.Around 42.8 percent of workers in their 30s made payment on transportation between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. after leaving work, BC Card announced Thursday, based on analysis of its credit card user data.Meanwhile, only 31.6 percent of those in their 40s and 25.6 percent of 50-somethings made transportation payments via card during that time, BC Card said. In South Kor
May 3, 2018
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Police grill two lawyers in opinion-rigging scandal
Police on Thursday questioned two lawyers in connection with an influential blogger charged with rigging online comments on news articles about the Moon Jae-in administration.The blogger, who goes by the alias “Druking,” was arrested and indicted last month for allegedly using a computer program to boost the number of “likes” for comments critical of the government in January.Once an avid supporter of Moon, Druking requested Rep. Kim Kyoung-soo of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea have two la
May 3, 2018
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Mother suspected of abandoning son’s body in shopping bag
A mother in her 20s is being probed under suspicion of abandoning the body of her infant boy in a shopping bag, Gyeonggi Hwaseong police said Thursday. The 26-year-old suspect, surnamed Kim, is accused of abandoning her baby boy inside a shopping bag, shortly after she gave birth to him, at her fifth floor studio apartment rooftop in Osan, Gyeonggi Province in mid-March. According to police, Kim showed detailed planning of the crime, citing the second time she returned to the site in order to wr
May 3, 2018
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[Video] Sudden hail rains down on Seoul
Hail rained down suddenly on Seoul around 1 p.m., Thursday, catching pedestrians out for lunch off guard.The sky that had been clear in the morning clouded over, and with thunder came the heavy drumming of hail and rain.The rain is forecast to stop Friday, but strong winds will bring down felt temperatures to below 5 degrees Celsius in the morning.(Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)(Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)(Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
May 3, 2018