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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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CIO chief nominee to explain allegations at confirmation hearing
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Yoon vows to run country 'rightly' on Buddha's birthday
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[Bridge to Africa] S. Korea-to-Zimbabwe value chains can foster ‘win-win’ cooperation
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Security guards at risk of losing jobs after minimum wage hike
Over 10,000 private security guards at apartment blocks and buildings are at risk of losing their jobs due to a spike in the minimum wage next year, civic groups claimed Wednesday. An association of civic groups and labor unions warned of the looming massive layoffs of custodians and guards at residential buildings, after conducting a survey on over 5,300 of them in Seoul. It called on the government to come up with measures to deal with the problem. Members of civic groups advocating the right
Nov. 15, 2017
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No immediate damage done to cultural heritages in historic Gyeongju
The Cultural Heritage Administration said Wednesday that there is no immediate damage detected to historic buildings and artifacts in Gyeongju, a city adjacent to earthquake-struck Pohang.A series of quakes as big as magnitude 5.4 hit the southeastern port city of Pohang on Wednesday afternoon. It was the second-biggest earthquake that hit South Korea in recent history. Last year, a magnitude 5.8 quake struck the historic city of Gyeongju and damaged many cultural assets there. A cultural offici
Nov. 15, 2017
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[Photo News] Earthquake shatters sense of security
A strong quake measuring magnitude 5.4 was detected in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday rattling the nation. This is the second biggest earthquake ever felt in Korea since the country began recording tectonic plate movements in the region in 1978.The tremor was felt at various locations across the nation, with some affected areas seeing material damage to public and private properties. (Reader contribution from Pohang/The Korea Herald)Heavy object falls on a car roof in Pohang caus
Nov. 15, 2017
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Nuclear reactors unaffected by magnitude 5.5 earthquake: KHNP
Nuclear reactors located on South Korea's southeastern coast were not affected by a series of strong earthquakes that hit the nearby city of Pohang on Wednesday, the state nuclear operator said. The magnitude 5.4 quake hit north of Pohang, located 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at around 2:29 p.m., the state weather agency said.Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said the six nuclear reactors in Gyeongju, about 45 kilometers south of the epicenter, as well as other reactors on the southeastern coast
Nov. 15, 2017
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Migrant's murder sheds light on dire condition
A recent murder case of an unregistered worker from Thailand highlights South Korea’s failure to provide basic protections for workers staying here illegally, experts say. YonhapA woman identified by authorities as Chutima, 29, who had worked at a factory in Gyeonggi Province for nearly 10 years, was found dead on Nov. 5. She was killed by her Korean co-worker after a failed rape attempt, according to a police investigation. Police say the 50-year-old suspect, now under arrest, lured Chutima to
Nov. 15, 2017
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SNUH accused of delaying analysis of farmer’s death
The state-run audit agency said Wednesday that Seoul National University Hospital should have handled without delay issues surrounding the death of an activist farmer who died last year, months after being hit by a police water cannon at an anti-government rally. Controversy over the cause of his death ended this June, when the hospital made a rare correction in Baek Nam-gi’s death certificate to say that the activist had died due to an external force, not an illness as it had previously stated.
Nov. 15, 2017
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Close aide to Park sentenced to 1 1/2 year prison term
A Seoul court handed down a 1 1/2 year prison term to a close aide of ousted former President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday for leaking presidential documents to a friend of Park accused of tampering with state affairs and extorting money from conglomerates.Jeong Ho-seong, one of the three longest-serving aides to Park, was indicted in November last year for providing, at Park's instruction, at least 47 confidential documents such as yet-unannounced presidential speeches, to Choi Soon-sil, the cent
Nov. 15, 2017
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Regional anti-corruption conference kicks off
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission kicked off a three-day conference Wednesday in an effort to nurture a culture of compliance and transparency in the Asia-Pacific region. Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Pak Un-jong delivers her opening remarks at a three-day Regional Anti-Corruption Conference of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific at Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel on Wednesday. ACRCInitiated in the joint effort by Asia Dev
Nov. 15, 2017
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At Dwight School Seoul, passion ignites student success
Dwight School Seoul located in Digital Media City, Mapo-gu, believes the key to academic success is igniting every student’s passion for learning and providing personalized learning opportunities for each student, the school said Wednesday. The 2017 graduation ceremony of Dwight School SeoulAs an International Baccalaureate World School, Dwight School Seoul provides international education based on the highest recognized academic standards and uses the IB curriculum to kindle every child’s pers
Nov. 15, 2017
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Earthquake strikes southeastern Korea
The government on Wednesday rolled out emergency response measures following the 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the southeastern industrial city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.The quake occurred at around 2:29 p.m. some 9 kilometers north of Pohang and a series of aftershocks followed, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. A quake that struck South Korea last year at magnitude 5.8 in the nearby city of Gyeongju is the only stronger one on record.The initial quake, the second
Nov. 15, 2017
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Police raid Daelim offices in bribery investigation
Police raided the offices of Daelim Industrial on Wednesday in an investigation into suspicions that former and incumbent company officials took kickbacks from subcontractors seeking illicit favors. Investigators searched Daelim's headquarters in central Seoul and another Daelim building nearby to seize documents and other evidence over suspicions that company officials accepted hundreds of millions of won from subcontractors seeking such favors as winning additional orders or inflating construc
Nov. 15, 2017
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[Weather] Cold snap expected to bring snow
A brief cold snap was expected to arrive nationwide Wednesday morning, with a chance of snow in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheong Province. Temperatures will drop by 3 degrees Celsius, hovering around minus 4 to 7 C in the morning. Daytime highs are set to stand at 5 to 14 C. Joo Young-hak, an environment supervisor of Upo Wetland, watches the sunrise while he carries the torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics (Yonhap)As the freezing weather is forecast to last unti
Nov. 15, 2017
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-NIS director
Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for a former chief of the National Intelligence Service on Wednesday over allegations that the agency paid billions of won to the presidential office when ousted President Park Geun-hye was in office.Lee Byung-kee, who served as NIS director from 2014-2015, was already in custody, as prosecutors had put him under emergency detention a day earlier. Lee is one of three NIS directors under Park, and prosecutors requested court warrants Tuesday to arrest the othe
Nov. 15, 2017
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Prosecutors say they will question senior presidential aide in bribery probe
Prosecutors said Wednesday that they would inevitably question Jun Byung-hun, a senior presidential secretary, as part of a probe into a burgeoning bribery scandal involving his former aides."In light of the progress in the probe, we believe it is inevitable for us to directly investigate Jun," a prosecution official told reporters, declining to be named. "We are considering (when we should question him)."Later in the day, a Seoul court approved a warrant to arrest the secretary-general of the K
Nov. 15, 2017
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MBC to get back to normal Wednesday as union ends strike
Public broadcaster MBC is set to normalize most operations Wednesday when unionized workers end their strike following the dismissal of its embattled president. For more than two months, thousands of union members staged a walkout, demanding the removal of President Kim Jang-kyom, who is accused of unfair interference in news coverage. MBC's labor union members rejoice (Yonhap)On Monday, the Foundation for Broadcast Culture (FBC), which holds a 70-percent stake in MBC, passed a motion on his dis
Nov. 14, 2017
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What NIS is accused of doing
The ongoing investigation into the National Intelligence Service is offering a hint of how the nation’s spy agency may have been serving those in power. YonhapFrom shady deals to secret surveillance of political opponents and a cyber campaign to sway voter sentiment ahead of elections, here are some things that South Korea’s intelligence service is accused of doing. Writing internet posts to sway voters It was revealed that the intelligence body’s domestic division had operated a number of cyber
Nov. 14, 2017
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Nutella maker Ferrero stays silent on ‘new recipe’
Globally beloved Nutella has been around since 1963 when Italian brand Ferrero introduced the hazenult cocoa spread as an alternative to melting chocolate during World War II. A report by the European Food Safety Authority in May 2016 claimed that the processed palm oil may cause a potential health risk, but did not, however, ban consumers from consuming palm oil. Government and civic groups said that when processed oils are heated above 200 degrees Celsius, the cancer risk from palm oil may rea
Nov. 14, 2017
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Swim instructors imprisoned for child pool death
Three swim instructors criminally charged in the drowning death of a 7-year-old child have been sentenced to prison.The Incheon District Court on Tuesday handed down an eight-month prison term with two years of probation to the three instructors on charges of negligent manslaughter. Two supervising employees at the pool were also fined 6 million won ($5,400).The victim drowned while swimming in the deep end of a pool in Incheon on June 16.The three instructors at the pool were accused of failure
Nov. 14, 2017
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K-pop trainee’s remarks on transgender women spark criticism
K-pop trainee Han Seo-hee has been blasted for her comments on transgender women. Earlier this year, Han was indicted for smoking marijuana with Big Bang’s T.O.P. The trainee, who calls herself a feminist, said on social media Saturday, “I do not consider transgender women as ‘real’ women, not even biologically.” (A screenshot from a video clip on YouTube)Han elaborated on her thoughts, saying most transgender women have stereotypes on what being a woman is about and that she does not agree wit
Nov. 14, 2017
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Court fine builders for rigging bids for LNG storage tank construction projects
A Seoul court fined 10 construction firms Tuesday for conspiring to rig bids for massive state projects to build liquefied natural gas storage tanks worth more than 3.5 trillion won ($3.1 billion). The companies were indicted in August on charges of fixing the bids to divide up the contracts to build 12 LNG tanks in three provinces from 2005 to 2012. It marked the biggest-ever rigging in terms of the value of the contracts involved. (Yonhap)On Tuesday, the Seoul Central District Court handed out
Nov. 14, 2017