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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Sexual slavery victim calls for US help in efforts to pressure Japan to offer apology
An elderly South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery paid a visit to a US Embassy office Wednesday and asked for help in efforts to get Tokyo to offer an official apology and compensation for the atrocity, activists said.In particular, the 91-year-old victim, Kim Bok-dong, also stressed during her meeting with a US diplomat at the embassy office in Namyeongdong in central Seoul that a 2015 deal between Seoul and Tokyo on resolving the issue is unfair, the activists said.Kim asked the
Sept. 27, 2017
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Korea's childbirths fall by double digits in July
The number of newborn babies in South Korea continued to fall by double digits in July amid rising concerns that the country will likely see record-low numbers in 2017, government data showed Wednesday.About 29,400 babies were born in the month, down 13.3 percent, or 4,500, from 33,900 tallied a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea.The July figure marks a slight increase from the previous month's 28,900, the second-lowest monthly childbirths in history. The all-time low was ta
Sept. 27, 2017
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Appeals court upholds acquittal of ex-state resources firm CEO over failed investment
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's acquittal of a former energy firm head of causing losses to the state by making unsuccessful investment in mining projects. Kim Shin-jong, former CEO of the state-run Korea Resources Corp., was indicted in September 2015 on charges of breach of trust. This file photo, taken July 23, 2015, shows Kim Shin-jong, the former head of the state-run Korea Resources Corp., who was cleared by the Seoul appellate court on Sept. 27, 2017, of breach of du
Sept. 27, 2017
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Four indicted for rigging Internet search results
Four people have been indicted for manipulating online search results to have their clients rank higher on Korea's top Internet portal, prosecutors said Wednesday.The investigators have busted two local companies that fixed the related keyword searches on Naver to maximize the advertising effect of their clients and received some 3.35 billion won ($2.94 million), according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. (Yonhap)The two company chiefs, both in their 30s, have been arrested and
Sept. 27, 2017
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Korea steps up bird flu quarantine measures
South Korea will step up quarantine measures against bird flu ahead of the long holiday as a suspected case was reported in the country's southern region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Wednesday. The ministry said an H7N7 strain of avian influenza was found in wild bird droppings that were collected in Yeongcheon, 344 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Sept. 13. Following its discovery, health authorities issued a warning that banned local poultry farms from entering th
Sept. 27, 2017
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Avian flu virus found in bird excretions in rural city
A South Korean provincial government said Tuesday that the avian influenza virus had been found in bird excretions in the southern part of the country.The government of North Gyeongsang Province said the H7N7 strain of avian influenza was detected in the excretions of wild birds in Yeongcheon, 344 kilometers south of Seoul. (Yonhap)The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will check to see if the virus is highly pathogenic by Friday though most of the H7N7-type viruses found in North
Sept. 27, 2017
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No serious contamination found over alleged oil spill at ex-US base
The result of Seoul City’s probe into soil and groundwater in areas near a US military base in central Seoul over alleged oil leaks came out Tuesday, showing below average levels of contamination in the samples from six of nine sites around the military base in Yongsan. YonhapIn August, the Seoul city government conducted its own survey on soil and water near the US base for possible contamination with toxic chemicals, amid growing calls for the disclosure of pollution levels in the area. Accord
Sept. 26, 2017
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FKTU calls for new panel on labor issues
South Korea’s biggest umbrella trade union on Tuesday called on President Moon Jae-in to participate in a new body consisting of eight parties to initiate long-stalled social dialogue among workers, businesses and the government. The Federation of Korean Trade Union rejected the existing Tripartite Commission of Labor, Management and Government, saying the framework has only worked in favor of the government and employers. Instead, the FKTU suggested that a new eight-party committee -- consistin
Sept. 26, 2017
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Chinese artist caught for ‘sexting’ Korean college student
A Chinese artist participating in an art fair in Gwangju faces an investigation over his alleged ‘sexting’ attempt at a South Korean college student who was working as a volunteer interpreter.Gwangju Seobu Police Station on Tuesday referred the case of the Chinese man to the prosecution, where a decision will be made whether he would be formally indicted on the charge of sexual harassment. The 41-year-old man, who was taking part in Asia Content & Entertainment Fair in Gwangju, allegedly sent le
Sept. 26, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Jailed ex-spy chief grilled over political manipulation
The prosecution summoned Won Sei-hoon, former chief of the National Intelligence Service, for questioning Tuesday amid a sprawling investigation into the spy agency’s alleged irregularities including election manipulation and suppression of left-wing cultural figures under his command. Won Sei-hoon, former chief of the National Intelligence Service, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday. (Yonhap)The Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office called in Won, who has been serving a four-yea
Sept. 26, 2017
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Korea fights back against ‘revenge porn,’ digital sex crimes
Penalties and preventative measures against digital sex crimes are to be strengthened, the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Tuesday.Details of the measures were finalized at the government-ruling party meeting held Tuesday to prevent digital sex crimes. Minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Hong Nam-ki announces the new measures at the government complex in Seoul on Tuesday. YonhapThe plans come weeks after President Moon Jae-in highlighted the need fo
Sept. 26, 2017
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South Korea aims to reduce fine dust by over 30% by 2022
South Korea’s environmental authorities on Tuesday unveiled a package of measures to tackle the worsening air pollution, including shutting down aged coal power plants and reducing pollutants from diesel vehicles and factories.The measures are aimed at helping reduce fine dust emissions by more than 30 percent by the end of President Moon Jae-in’s term in 2022, authorities said. Seoul’s Namsan Tower is blanketed in thick smoke. (Yonhap)According to the Ministry of Environment, the Moon administr
Sept. 26, 2017
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Ex-spy chief quizzed over alleged political maneuver under Lee Myung-bak govt.
Won Sei-hoon, the imprisoned former National Intelligence Service chief, was summoned by prosecutors Tuesday over fresh allegations of an unlawful political maneuver by the spy agency under his direction.Won, who led the NIS from 2009-2013 during the presidency of Lee Myung-bak, arrived from Seoul Detention Center for questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 2:00 p.m.Won is now serving a four-year prison term for running a cyber campaign that saw hundreds of civili
Sept. 26, 2017
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Prosecutors raid conservative civic groups allegedly sponsored by Park govt.
Prosecutors raided Tuesday the residences and offices of a dozen rightist activists as part of a probe into their pro-government campaigns allegedly abetted and sponsored by the former Park Geun-hye administration. Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office seized evidence including mobile phones, documents and digital files from the locations including the residence of a former Park aide believed to have been in charge of managing those groups, the prosecution said.A spec
Sept. 26, 2017
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Senior population surpasses that of young people for first time in 2017
South Korea's senior population surpassed that of young people for the first time this year as the country ages at a rapid pace, government data showed Tuesday.The number of people over 65 years reached 7.07 million in 2017, accounting for a record 13.8 percent of all citizens, according to the data released by Statistics Korea. (Yonhap)It is the first time that the number of seniors surpassed that of youths aged 14 or under, which stood at 6.75 million in 2017.As a result, South Korea's aged-ch
Sept. 26, 2017
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Salaried workers to get average 8.4 days off during Chuseok: poll
Salaried workers will be able to take an average 8.4 days off during the 10-day Chuseok holiday, which begins later this week, a poll showed Tuesday.The government has designated Oct. 2 as a one-off holiday to bridge the Sept. 30 weekend with Chuseok and other holidays, including National Foundation Day and Hangeul Day, commemorating the invention of the Korean alphabet.Chuseok is a traditional autumn harvest celebration that falls on Oct. 4 this year.The survey of 858 employees by Hunet, a care
Sept. 26, 2017
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More Koreans spending Chuseok holiday alone: survey
More Koreans spending Chuseok holiday alone: survey By Ock Hyun-ju Two in five workers in South Korea have no plans to go to their hometowns to visit their family during the upcoming 10-day Chusoek holiday, a survey showed Monday. According to a poll on 834 workers by job portal site Saramin, 39.4 percent of the respondents said that they had no plans to go back to their hometowns during the holiday that begins on Saturday. Chuseok is similar to Thanksgiving in the US, with people travelling to
Sept. 25, 2017
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Ministry scraps controversial labor guidelines
The Korean government on Monday abolished two controversial labor guidelines, which had made it easier for employers to dismiss workers and unilaterally change working conditions, in a bid to help resume dialogue between employers, workers and the government. Labor Minister Kim Young-joo speaks at a meeting with a group of senior ministry officials on Monday (Yonhap)“In the process of adopting the two guidelines, (the government) did not sufficiently consult with labor and management, and there
Sept. 25, 2017
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War survival kits offered as gifts for Chuseok
Demand for war survival kits is rising ahead of the annual Chuseok holiday, as many South Koreans are concerned about the escalating inter-Korean tension on the peninsula. “There has been a recent surge in demand for such survival kits,” Hong Soon-chul, head of the marketing communications team at E-Bay Korea, told The Korea Herald. (Yonhap)“We don’t advertise or market such items because it could raise unnecessary concerns, but the demand is out there,” he said. Exact figures for the demand of
Sept. 25, 2017
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South Korea has OECD’s fewest doctors per head
South Korea had 2.2 medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2015, the fewest among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, health authorities in Seoul said Monday. The figure is far lower than the average 3.3 medical doctors of OECD member states, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. (photo: Yonhap)Korea’s number of licensed doctors includes physicians practicing oriental medicine. Korea was followed by Poland with 2.3, Japan and Mexico with
Sept. 25, 2017