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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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[Herald Interview] How comfort women statues got to ride Seoul buses
Five Seoul buses have recently received an unusual passenger -- a statue of a barefoot teenage girl in traditional Korean hanbok dress. Similar to the original statue situated in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, the lightweight effigy represents the euphemistically labeled “comfort women” -- women mostly from South Korea and China who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II. Donga Traffic Service CEO Rim Jin-wook appears behind a statue of a girl installed o
Aug. 22, 2017
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Fight over woman results in attempted murder charge
A 53-year old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting another man who had been drinking with his girlfriend.Samsan Police Station in Incheon said early Tuesday that an arrest warrant has been requested for the suspect on charges of attempted murder.On Sunday, the suspect allegedly broke into his girlfriend’s house after she told him on the phone that she was drinking with another man. The other man, when put on the phone with the woman’s boyfriend, allegedly said, “
Aug. 22, 2017
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Court to hold draw for tickets to Samsung heir's sentencing hearing
The Seoul Central District Court prepared to hold a drawing Tuesday for tickets to the upcoming sentencing hearing for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who is accused of bribery in a massive corruption scandal involving ousted former President Park Geun-hye.The courtroom where Friday's hearing is set to take place has about 150 seats. Some of the seats will be reserved for those involved in the case and reporters while the rest will be distributed by lottery to ordinary citizens w
Aug. 22, 2017
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Korea to revamp naturalization test system
South Korea plans to overhaul the naturalization test for prospective Korean citizens by replacing the current multiple-choice test with a more comprehensive assessment.The government’s top policymakers Monday approved revisions to a set of enforcement ordinances of the Nationality Act, focusing on improving the naturalization process for foreigners.The current multiple choice written test will be replaced with a more comprehensive assessment as a part of the Korean Immigration and Integration P
Aug. 22, 2017
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Human rights watchdog examines care facilities for signs of abuse
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea announced Monday that it will release human rights abuse data from local care facilities that serve people with physical and mental disabilities.(Yonhap)In a joint national survey conducted by the watchdog and three activist groups, some 292 care facilities users nationwide have been interviewed since last month on whether they have experienced abuse. “The in-depth research is part of our effort to look into possible violations of human rights among
Aug. 21, 2017
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Migrant workers protest against Employment Permit System
Migrant workers in South Korea staged a rally calling for the abolishment of the Employment Permit System, Sunday.Some five hundred laborers from organizations such as the Alliance for Migrants’ Equality and Human Rights and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, gathered around Bosingak Bell in downtown Seoul for the rally. (Yonhap)The rally came after a Nepali worker, who couldn’t leave his ill-treating employer due to the EPS, died by suicide earlier this month.“The EPS, a modern-day slavery s
Aug. 21, 2017
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Activists call for end to factory farming amid egg scandal
Animal rights groups on Monday called for measures to reform the livestock industry, saying that factory farming is behind the egg contamination scandal. The pesticide-tainted egg crisis is only a prelude to bigger threats to the food safety and public health unless the practice of cramming chickens into battery cages to maximize profits is stopped, they said. “It is a consequence of industrialized livestock production and it poses a threat to our food security,” said Jeon Jin-kyung, executive
Aug. 21, 2017
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Seoul City’s use of W1b for two-day event stirs controversy
Public criticism is mounting over the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s 1 billion-won ($878,000) event in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to promote the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.The waterslide installed in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul as part of an event to promote Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics stands idle on Sunday. (Yonhap) As part of the event, a 300-meter-long and 22-meter-high “bobsleigh waterslide” was open to the public Saturday to draw public attention to the 2018 Win
Aug. 21, 2017
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Police raid animal medicine shop accused of selling banned pesticide to chicken farms
Police on Monday raided an animal medicine shop accused of illegally manufacturing a pesticide and selling the banned chemical to chicken and egg farms, amid a public outrage over contaminated eggs.Police seized two boxloads of computer hard disks and security camera recordings at the store in Pocheon, north of Seoul. The shop, whose name was withheld, allegedly imported 50 kilograms of fipronil from China and diluted it with 400 liters of water before selling the product to five chicken and egg
Aug. 21, 2017
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Moon apologizes over contaminated egg scare
President Moon Jae-in apologized Monday over an escalating contaminated egg scandal, calling for fundamental measures to enhance food safety and the livestock farming environment."I feel deeply sorry for causing concern to citizens due to the insecticide-tainted egg scandal," Moon said during a Cabinet meeting. "This has affected not only consumers, but also good-hearted farmers, restaurant owners and the food manufacturing industry."While noting ongoing efforts to promptly deal with the public
Aug. 21, 2017
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ASEAN students contemplate sustainable city development
MELAKA/PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- “Don’t mess with Melaka.”Flags bearing the English campaign slogan were blowing in the wind in every corner of Melaka, as scores of students from Southeast Asian countries and Korea explored the historic Malaysian city to learn from its experience and know-how in an eco-friendly way of urban development. The catchphrase, which urges Melakan citizens to reduce littering in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a reflection of the city’s strong drive to make it inclusive
Aug. 20, 2017
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Korea to reform livestock industry following tainted eggs
The tainted egg crisis in South Korea is expected to enter a new chapter amid calls for a fundamental reform of the country’s “factory farming” system. President Moon Jae-in on Saturday ordered a more thorough look into the problems in South Korea’s livestock industry, saying the latest food scare surrounding pesticide-tainted eggs here will remain unsolved unless the livestock industry is “fundamentally changed.” A group of animal rights activists protest in central Seoul on Friday against Sout
Aug. 20, 2017
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Seoul court grants asylum to Jordanian dissident
A Seoul court has recognized a Jordanian man as a refugee in a suit filed against the Seoul Immigration Office, citing there is a high possibility of political persecution if he goes back home, judiciary sources said Sunday.The man, whose identity has been withheld, is believed to have taken part in anti-government protests in his home country from January 2011 to March 2014 as part of the Arab Spring in 2011, a wave of protests in the Middle East and North Africa that led to the overthrowing of
Aug. 20, 2017
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Korean arrested for duping Thais into sex trade
A South Korean man accused of duping over 20 Thai women into forced prostitution in his home country has been arrested in Bangkok, an officer said Saturday.The suspect surnamed Kim, 39, is believed to be part of a transnational gang funnelling Thai women into the sex trade in South Korea, and his arrest follows efforts by Bangkok and Seoul to dismantle the group.Thai police said Kim promised women jobs as masseuses in South Korea. Tourists take a selfie with a mobile phone as they visit Wat Arun
Aug. 20, 2017
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THAAD row overshadows S. Korean community in China
A Chinese sign that read "Hanguocheng," meaning South Korean food court, on the building of a restaurant mall in Wangjing, the once prosperous Koreatown in northeastern Beijing, has been replaced by "Meishijie," or Gourmet food street.The change reflects an ever-rising anti-South Korean sentiment in China amid the current diplomatic row that is souring diplomatic ties between the two neighboring countries. South Korea and China have been at odds over the deployment of a US missile shield called
Aug. 20, 2017
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New highways, railroads offer better access to PyeongChang Olympic venues
The final stage of work to open new highways and railroads linking the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic venues and major cities of South Korea is in full swing in order to provide the best and easiest way to get to and from the venues. Transportation is one of the key elements of preparations for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in the nation's east coast resort town of PyeongChang in Gangwon Province, which lies some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. New roads to be opened this year include a 22-kilometer
Aug. 20, 2017
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PM orders egg farms not following food safety standards to be strictly dealt with
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Saturday said local authorities should deal strictly with egg producers who are not complying with the government's food safety standards as he conducted on-site inspections to handle an insecticide-contaminated egg crisis in the country. "I strongly think those who poorly manage food that is consumed by the majority of people should not be forgiven," Lee said at the agriculture ministry's office in Sejong. "There could be elements threatening food safe
Aug. 20, 2017
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Outcome of tainted eggs inspection to be announced later this week
South Korean health authorities said Saturday they will announce the outcome of the inspection into eggs tainted with the insecticide fipronil later this week amid an unfolding egg contamination scandal in Europe.Details such as how the contaminated eggs could harm human organs when ingested, and how many contaminated eggs have been collected or destroyed will be disclosed as early as Sunday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said."The result of the analysis and the total amount will be annou
Aug. 19, 2017
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PM orders egg farms not following food safety standards to be strictly dealt with
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Saturday said local authorities should deal strictly with egg producers who are not complying with the government's food safety standards as he conducted on-site inspections to handle an insecticide-contaminated egg crisis in the country. "I strongly think those who poorly manage food that is consumed by the majority of people should not be forgiven," Lee said at the agriculture ministry's office in Sejong. "There could be elements threatening food safe
Aug. 19, 2017
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Moon orders radical measures on livestock industry amid egg insecticide crisis
President Moon Jae-in has called for "radical" measures to reform South Korea's livestock industry amid a tainted egg crisis here that is causing a health scare, an official at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday. The official, who asked not to be named, told Yonhap News Agency that Moon and his staff discussed measures on pesticide-tainted eggs for nearly two hours Friday, reiterating that every ministry should help solve the ongoing crisis that's under Prime Minister Lee Nak-yo
Aug. 19, 2017