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Police to be on highest-level alert during Trump’s visit
Police in Seoul will be placed on the highest alert level during US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit here this week, as hundreds of civic groups are gearing up for rallies to welcome or oppose US President Donald Trump. Anti-Trump protest on Saturday in central Seoul. (Ock Hyun-ju/The Korea Herald)The National Police Agency said it will order the entire police force in the nation’s capital to maintain maximum readiness from Tuesday through Wednesday, as was the case in previous state visi
Nov. 6, 2017
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1 in 4 Korean women found to be ‘binge-drinker’: health ministry report
A record 25 percent of the female adult population binge-drank alcohol in 2016, Ministry of Health and Welfare data showed Monday.Nearly half of Korean women aged above 19 drank more than once a month and consumed an average of five glasses of alcoholic beverages. While men were still the more prominent drinkers, figures for men were found to have declined from the previous year’s 54 percent to 53.5 percent. Figures for women ascended from 23 percent to 25 percent. (Yonhap)The increase in the n
Nov. 6, 2017
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Ex-MBC chief quizzed over alleged role in past government's scheme to control TV network
Prosecutors questioned a former chief of MBC on Monday on suspicions that he helped a previous conservative administration to seize control of the public broadcaster by weeding out staff and entertainers critical of the government. Kim Jae-chul, who headed MBC from 2010-2013, appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 9:40 a.m.He is accused of excluding MBC producers and celebrities from TV programs considered unfriendly to the Lee Myung-bak government. Former MBC Pres
Nov. 6, 2017
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Seventy percent of part-time workers complain of work-related illnesses
Seven out of 10 part-time workers said they are suffering from job-related illnesses, mostly chronic exhaustion, in a survey released Monday.Albamon, a jobs portal, polled 2,054 part-time employees from Nov. 1-3 and found that 72 percent had complaints about various physical conditions due to their work. Health problems were reported by 74.5 percent of those employed in the services industry, followed by 72.3 percent in sales, 69.9 percent in production and physical labor, and 61.6 percent in ad
Nov. 6, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] 7 spectators get hypothermia at Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang
Seven people were stricken with hypothermia at an event for the newly completed PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Saturday, raising alarm as to the serious lack of protection against cold weather for spectators at the venue. According to local news channel YTN, medics treated seven audience members at the scene who became hypothermic after hours of exposure to the cold air at the stadium, which lacks a roof.The opening event, which included a large K-pop concert, was attended by some 30,000 people
Nov. 5, 2017
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ADHD drugs abused as study aids
South Korean health authorities have found an unusual and disturbing trend in the use of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. In the month before the national college entrance exam, the rate of diagnosis and prescription picks up markedly in the same age groups as the test-takers. 123rfWhile prescriptions of ADHD drugs last year fell around 10 percent compared to the 2011 level, the figures for 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds shot up by 64 percent and 37 percent, res
Nov. 5, 2017
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Rallies held to welcome, oppose Trump's visit to Seoul
Hundreds of people took to the streets in central Seoul to demonstrate both for and against US President Donald Trump on Saturday ahead of his visit to Korea next week. An association of 220 left-wing political parties, civic groups, labor unions and student organizations held a rally near the US Embassy under the slogan “No Trump No War” with up to 5,000 people attending.The far-left protesters criticized President Trump for worsening military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and threatening to
Nov. 4, 2017
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Police raid Seoul headquarters of KB Financial Group
Police on Friday raided the Seoul headquarters of KB Financial Group Inc. over the suspected rigging of an online poll on whether to allow its Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo to serve another term.Six investigators searched the office of the company's human resources division and confiscated computer hard discs and other materials to gather evidence, the police said. This photo, taken on Sept. 15, 2017, shows KB Financial Group Inc. Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo speaking to the media. (Yonhap)The investigatio
Nov. 3, 2017
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Prosecution rejects police request for warrant to detain Korean Air chief
Prosecutors on Friday rejected the police request for an arrest warrant for Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho over suspected fund misappropriation for his home renovation. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office cited "insufficient" proof to substantiate the allegations that Cho siphoned off 3 billion won ($2.7 million) from company funds to pay for his house remodeling expenses between May 2013 and August 2014.It is the second time the prosecution has rejected the police's request for th
Nov. 3, 2017
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Supreme Court chief decides to conduct additional probe into blacklist suspicions
The Supreme Court chief justice decided Friday to conduct an additional probe into allegations that the top court had managed a blacklist of judges possibly to disadvantage them, as he pushes for sweeping judicial reforms.Kim Meong-su announced his decision on the court's online board through his chief of staff, saying an additional investigation aims to address the conflict and confusion surrounding the lingering suspicions.Earlier this year, the court's fact-finding panel investigated the alle
Nov. 3, 2017
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Prosecution launches probe against KBS chief over suspected bribery
Prosecutors said Friday they launched an investigation into allegations that the head of public broadcaster KBS took bribes from state spy agency officials in return for not producing news reports against them. An NIS reform committee requested the prosecution investigate KBS President Ko Dae-young on suspicions that he accepted 2 million won ($1,780) from National Intelligence Service officials in 2009, in exchange for agreeing not to report the NIS' alleged intervention in a prosecution invest
Nov. 3, 2017
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Govt. OKs excavation to find Gwangju massacre victims' remains
The justice ministry said Friday it officially approved a plan to dig for the remains of victims who went missing during a 1980 pro-democracy uprising at an old prison site in the southern provincial city of Gwangju. A joint team of government and the May 18 Memorial Foundation announced the project late last month, and it will start as early as this week. The Ministry of Justice said it completed all necessary procedures, including verifying the expertise of the team and safety checks, and will
Nov. 3, 2017
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Activists to stage anti-Trump rallies ahead of his visit
Progressive civic groups plan to stage massive rallies this weekend in protest of President Donald Trump's planned visit to Seoul next week, the organizers said Friday. At least 1,000 citizens will gather for an anti-Trump rally in Jongno, central Seoul, according to the groups. Similar protests will take place concurrently in other major cities, including Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan and Changwon. Trump will visit Seoul on Nov. 7-8 for a summit with President Moon Jae-in over North Korea's nuclear t
Nov. 3, 2017
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Opposition lawmaker sentenced to suspended prison term for political fund violations
An opposition lawmaker was sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday for political fund violations, a verdict heavy enough to cost him his National Assembly seat if it's finalized at the Supreme Court.Rep. Lee Koon-hyon of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party was indicted in two separate cases of political fund law violations. One of them involves allegations that he got back some of the salary paid to his aides and used the money to pay unregistered aides and fund office expenses. Rep. Lee
Nov. 3, 2017
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Ruling party calls for thorough probe into NIS bribery scandal
The ruling Democratic Party on Friday called for a thorough investigation into the allegations that two former aides to corruption-tainted ex-President Park Geun-hye took bribes from the spy agency.The call came hours after Ahn Bong-geun and Lee Jae-man, the former presidential secretaries, were arrested on suspicions that they received at least 4 billion won ($3.58 million) from National Intelligence Service officials from 2013 until July last year.Lee has reportedly told the prosecution that P
Nov. 3, 2017
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Two former Park aides arrested over bribery
Two former secretaries of ousted President Park Geun-hye were formally arrested early Friday on bribery and other charges. The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrants for Ahn Bong-geun and Lee Jae-man, acknowledging the probable cause for arrests and the possibility of them destroying evidence. They are accused of taking at least 4 billion won ($3.58 million) from National Intelligence Service officials from 2013 until July last year. The investigation has found that the money ca
Nov. 3, 2017
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4 dead, 1 injured in oil tanker blast in Changwon
Four were killed and one injured after an oil tanker rammed into their cars and caught fire on a road leading to a tunnel in Changwon, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, firefighters said Thursday. The 5-ton oil tanker exploded on the highway approaching the Changwon Tunnel in South Gyeongsang Province at around 1:20 p.m., the authorities said. The fire quickly spread to nine other vehicles in the area, engulfing them in flames, they said. (Yonhap) The oil tank apparently fell off the tr
Nov. 2, 2017
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South Korea 118th in gender equality ranking
South Korea slipped down to 118th among 144 countries in terms of gender equality in a World Economic Forum report released Thursday, largely due to lack of women’s economic participation. Last year South Korea was No. 116. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2017, South Korea scored 0.65 points, coming between Tunisia at No. 117 and Gambia at No. 119. A higher rank indicates a more equal society for men and women. (123rf)South Korea ranked relatively well at 84th in health and survival o
Nov. 2, 2017
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Murder suspect’s wife claims no knowledge of husband’s act
The wife of a runaway murder suspect claims to have no knowledge of her husband’s alleged act, Korean police said Thursday, after hours of interrogation late Wednesday night. (Yonhap)The 32-year-old woman, surnamed Chung, was taken into police custody upon her return from Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday afternoon with her two children. She is accused of complicity in three counts of murder. Her husband, only identified by his surname Kim, remains under arrest in New Zealand for a historic t
Nov. 2, 2017
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Over 370 crimes reported in Itaewon on Halloween weekend
Police in Itaewon, an expat-friendly neighborhood in Seoul, received over 370 reports of violence, theft, sexual molestation and other incidents, including calls for help, over five days in the run-up to Halloween, they said Thursday. Halloween masks (Yonhap)According to Yongsan Police Station, the Itaewon office responded to a total of 372 incidents from Oct. 27, the last Friday before Halloween, to Tuesday, which marked the day of Halloween. On Friday alone, police officers were dispatched to
Nov. 2, 2017