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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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AI Seoul Summit adopts declaration on safe, innovative, inclusive AI
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Russia likely offering N. Korea technology aid to expand threats to US, others: Pentagon official
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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[Herald Interview] Korean adoptees embark on journeys to find roots
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[Graphic News] Medical tourists visiting Korea reach record high
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Revote on Marine probe bill to be held next week
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Embryo activist: Baby's lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction
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Illit’s agency sues Ador CEO Min Hee-jin for defamation
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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
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National Fire Agency vows zero tolerance for violence against rescue workers
The National Fire Agency vowed Thursday to not tolerate violence against rescue workers after a female firefighter died of a stroke believed to be linked to stress from verbal and physical abuse she suffered from a drunken man.The 51-year-old rescue worker, Kang Yeon-hee, died Tuesday, about a month after the 48-year-old man, surnamed Yoon, cursed and slapped her on the head and the face as he was taken by ambulance to a hospital in the southwestern city of Iksan.Kang began vomiting and experien
May 3, 2018
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Korea to change passport design from 2020
The South Korean passport cover will shed its green color and change to a navy shade for the first time in 32 years. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Wednesday that it aims to launch the new passport design in 2020. The design, by Seoul National University professor Kim Soo-jung, was the winner of the 2007 contest to pick designs to improve the current Korean passport. The current Korean passport on the left, the new design on the right. (Yonhap)Opinions have abounded in the
May 3, 2018
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[Weather] Wind and rain bring down temperature, drive out fine dust
The sky cleared up in Seoul on Thursday morning, with the lowest fine dust levels seen in days. Thicker outerwear is recommended, as the previous day’s rain has cooled temperatures and strong winds are expected to continue throughout the day. Clear sky on Thursday morning in Korea (Yonhap)Light rainfall of no more than 5 millimeters is forecast across the nation in the afternoon in eastern and northern Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Province and Northern Chungcheong Province. The rain will be spora
May 3, 2018
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Air pollution kills 7 million people a year: WHO
Toxic levels of pollution leads annually to the early death of an estimated 7 million people, according to a new World Health Organization report.Nine of 10 people around the world are exposed to dangerously high levels of pollutants that can lead to cancer and cardiovascular diseases, according to the study, which drew off the most-recent 2016 data. (Yonhap)Air pollution levels were the highest in the eastern Mediterranean and southeast Asia, where in some areas airborne toxins were five times
May 3, 2018
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Prosecutor who ignited #MeToo in Korea condemns prosecution’s sexual assault probe
Seo Ji-hyun, the prosecutor whose disclosure of sexual misconduct by a senior Justice Ministry official ignited a nationwide #MeToo movement here, strongly condemned the prosecution’s independent team for its lax investigation.Calling it cursory work, Seo said Tuesday the investigation team had lacked the will to look thoroughly into the sexual misconduct case she had brought against former senior Justice Ministry official Ahn Tae-geun in January. The prosecution last week indicted former senior
May 2, 2018
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Prosecution mulls forfeiture of gains from embezzlement
Prosecutors are looking at ways to forfeit criminal proceeds from embezzlement, in addition to bribes, drawing attention to whether more of former President Lee Myung-bak’s assets will be put on hold.The Seoul Central District Court last month approved the prosecution’s request to freeze 11.1 billion won ($10.3 million) worth of Lee’s assets, matching the amount of kickbacks he is accused of having received.The court said the decision forbids Lee from making any transactions on those assets, inc
May 2, 2018
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Hagwon chief booked for having sex with student
Police has launched a probe on the head of hagwon, or a private academy, in South Gyeongsang Province for having sex with a middle school student.Police said Wednesday that it has booked the suspect without detention on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse. The hagwon head had sexual intercourse with the student in April. The student’s parents witnessed the scene and filed a report to police. (123RF)The student and the suspect claimed during
May 2, 2018
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80% of Koreans support #MeToo movement
Four in 5 Koreans said they support the #MeToo movement, according to survey results released Wednesday.In a poll of 1,013 citizens and 70 gender policy experts conducted last month by the Korea Women’s Development Institute, 79.8 percent of the citizens said they support the movement against sexual harassment and assault.Some 14.4 percent of the citizens said they did not support it.Over 7 in 10 citizens said the public’s level of interest in sexual harassment, sexual violence and gender discri
May 2, 2018
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Suwon to tackle heat, fine dust with ‘green curtains’
Suwon City has started its ‘Green Curtain’ project to cover building facades with plants, as a way to lower indoor temperatures and the level of fine dust in the atmosphere.The city government plans to install green curtains at 23 institutions in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province by the end of May, including the city hall building, district offices and several elementary schools. Pictured is an outer wall of a house with green curtains. (Yonhap)Green curtains refer to climbing plants which are planted o
May 2, 2018
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Ministry to announce new guidelines for high school history textbooks in July
The Ministry of Education plans to announce new guidelines for high school history textbooks in about two months, its officials said Wednesday, in what will likely stir another heated debate over some of the politically controversial events.The ministry released a draft proposal Wednesday made by its affiliated research institute on writing guidelines to be used for middle school and high school students starting 2020.The draft will be reviewed by a committee made up of government officials, edu
May 2, 2018
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1 in 4 Busan town buses violate maintenance rules
More than a quarter of local village buses in Busan violated maintenance rules, data showed Monday. Of 285 buses, the inspection identified 72 buses in violation of the related rules. The inspection was conducted by the Busan Metropolitan Government, Korea Transportation Safety Authority Busan Headquarters and Busan Village Bus Association. (123RF)Defects included malfunctions in door and lighting systems, wear and tear on tires, scratches and corrosion of vehicle frames, discoloration in painti
May 2, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korean Air heiress denies assault allegations in 'water rage' probe
Cho Hyun-min, a former senior executive of South Korea's largest airline and a daughter of its chief, has denied allegations that she physically assaulted an advertising agency official during a business meeting in March, police said Wednesday.Cho Hyun-min, an heiress to Korean Air Lines Co., is surrounded by reporters on her way back from the Seoul Gangseo Police Station on May 2, 2018, after undergoing police questioning over assault allegations. (Yonhap)The 35-year-old is under police investi
May 2, 2018