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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Coca-Cola, KT named sustainability partners for PyeongChang 2018
Coca-Cola and KT have been named the first sustainability partners for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the event's organizers said Monday.The PyeongChang 2018 organizing committee noted that Coca-Cola is undertaking a water quality project in the PyeongChang area, and that KT, PyeongChang's local telecommunications partner, is seeking to provide IT services throughout Gangwon Province, where PyeongChang is situated."The environment and sustainability have been two key issues at the heart o
July 17, 2017
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Tenant stabs landlady over leak: police
A man in his 50s was arrested for attempted murder Sunday night.The suspect was accused of stabbing his landlady during an argument over a leak in his home, according to Namyangju Police. It was reported the leak had been left unfixed for at least three months.(Yonhap)On Sunday, the suspect drunkenly argued with the victim, who is in her 60s, and angrily attacked her with a knife.The victim reportedly did not suffer serious injury.Police said the suspect was in custody and undergoing an investig
July 17, 2017
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Incheon rebounds from debt crisis, readies for next leap forward
Incheon, a city located 40 kilometers west of Seoul which boasts one of the most tech-savvy airports in the world, is recovering from massive debt to craft its status as an all-around player. Led by Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok, who made sound city finance as his top priority, Incheon metropolitan government has carried out a 3-year debt resolution plan and is now seeing their efforts pay off. An official poster that promotes Incheon’s city slogan, “All Ways Incheon.” Incheon Metropolitan GovernmentThe c
July 17, 2017
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Death toll from weekend rain rises to 4
The death toll from the torrential rains that devastated the central regions of South Korea over the weekend rose to four, with two still missing, the nation’s disaster control agency said Monday. Restoration works were underway in the rain-hit Gyeongsang and Chungcheong provinces, as downpours subsided. North Gyeongsang Province, which received up to 90 millimeters of rain per hour between Friday and Sunday afternoon, was the hardest hit. Two died in landslides in Cheongju, while two others wer
July 17, 2017
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Prosecutors launch probe over documents on Samsung
Prosecutors said Monday they have launched an investigation into documents purportedly written by the previous Park Geun-hye government regarding the leadership succession of Samsung in connection with the bribery scandal that removed Park from office.On Friday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, led by the liberal Moon Jae-in administration, revealed what it claimed to be a lengthy paper trail from its predecessor that possibly suggests backdoor support for a controversial merger of two Sam
July 17, 2017
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First teenager-run organization to launch in August
The Beautiful Foundation said Monday that it plans to set up a youth committee designed to address social issues surrounding adolescents.The committee, to be launched in August, will hold discussions on a project aimed to alleviate a specific issue that Korean youth face. A total of 10 million won ($9,300) will be allocated to the endeavor.(Yonhap)The committee will become the first non-profit organization in South Korea to be run exclusively by teenagers, said the foundation.Members of the yout
July 17, 2017
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Fathers taking paternity leave on steady rise: labor ministry
The number of fathers taking time off work to take care of their children is growing continuously, encouraged by the government policy that aims to further boost support for family leave, government data showed Monday. A total of 5,101 men signed up for paternity leave in the first half of this year, up 52.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The number came to 7,616 for all of last year, while that for 2015 stood at 4,872, the ministry said. Given th
July 17, 2017
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Drivers punished too lightly for speeding, statistics show
Almost all of the some 40 million cases of speeding over the past five years were concluded after drivers paid fines, statistics showed Monday, raising criticism that the punishment is too lax.According to the Korea Transport Institute, 40.7 million cases of speeding were caught on camera during the 2011-2015 period, and 98 percent of them were closed after fines were paid. Only 1.99 percent, or about 795,000 cases, were punished with both fines and penalty points. Statistics showed that only 0.
July 17, 2017
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Korea set for big hike in minimum wage, to spend W3tr for SMEs
The South Korean government on Sunday decided to spend some 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) to help smaller businesses offset an increase in labor costs, after a panel hiked next year’s minimum hourly wage by the biggest margin since 2000.In a late-night decision on Saturday, the Minimum Wage Commission, representing labor, management and the general public, set the lower limit of wages at 7,530 won for 2018, up 16.4 percent from this year. It was the biggest gain since 2000, when the bar was move
July 16, 2017
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Heavy rain leaves at least 2 dead, 1 missing
Heavy rain battered South Korea on Sunday, leaving at least two dead and one missing. Several towns in Gyeonggi and Chungcheong provinces were waterlogged and road and train traffic was disrupted. Vehicles are seen waterlogged in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Sunday, after at least 289 millimeters of rain fell in the area over 12 hours. (Yonhap)Hardest hit were Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, which received 290 millimeters of rain since midnight Saturday till Sunday afternoon. Ch
July 16, 2017
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More than 7 in 10 Koreans favor constitutional revision: poll
More than seven in 10 South Koreans support a constitutional revision, with most of them citing the need to make the decades-old basic law relevant to changes in today's society, a survey showed Sunday. Regarding the government structure, some 46 percent preferred power sharing between the president and the prime minister while some 38 percent backed the current presidential system.The survey, conducted by Hankook Research last week commissioned by the National Assembly Speaker's Office, asked 1
July 16, 2017
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Asiana Airlines jet damaged by hailstorm in Korea
An Asiana Airlines jet with 176 passengers on board has landed safely after the plane's nose cone was damaged by a hailstorm in South Korea, airline officials said Saturday.Asiana Airlines flight 8234 was en route from the southern resort island of Jeju to the city of Cheongju, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul, on Friday afternoon when the incident took place. (Yonhap)When the Airbus 321 jet approached the Cheongju airport, it was hit by hailstorm, officials said. No injuries were reported.
July 16, 2017
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Korea to raise minimum hourly wage for next year by 16.4%
South Korea's minimum wage for next year was set at 7,530 won ($6.64) per hour, up 16.4 percent from this year, officials said Saturday. The decision came after last-minute negotiations among representatives from labor and management before a deadline. This year's minimum wage, mainly used for part-time workers, was 6,470 won per hour, up 7 percent from a year ago. (Yonhap)The minimum wage level is the lowest possible pay a local worker is lawfully entitled to receive.A trilateral council of rep
July 15, 2017
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[From the scene] Gay pride parade in Seoul draws record number
Tens of thousands of people marched through central Seoul on Saturday to stand up for equality for sexual minorities in South Korea’s biggest pride parade, despite vocal opposition from anti-gay protesters. Despite sporadic rain, 85,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters gathered at Seoul Plaza, rally organizers said. It was the largest crowd that the pro-gay event, held as part of the Korea Queer Culture Festival, has attracted since the inaugural event in 2000.
July 15, 2017
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Drunken man nabbed after injuring over 10 people with broken bottle
Police on Saturday apprehended a drunken man who injured more than 10 people with a broken bottle after engaging in a pre-dawn argument at a Seoul night club. (Yonhap)Officials at the Mapo Police Station said that the 23-year-old man, identified only by his surname Park, is under investigation for hurting 11 people with a broken bottle and assaulting three others with his fists at the club near the popular university district of Hongdae.One victim underwent surgery for a neck injury, but is not
July 15, 2017
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Prosecutors question former People's Party election campaigner over fake tipoff scandal
Prosecutors on Saturday questioned a former key election campaigner of the People's Party as part of its probe into a fake tipoff scandal involving some members of the minor opposition party.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office quizzed Kim In-won, the vice head of the party's former fair election panel, in connection with the allegations that a party member doctored a tipoff against President Moon Jae-in's son in the run-up to the May 9 poll.Kim In-won, a former election campaigner of
July 15, 2017
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Court fines 19 firms in toxic humidifier disinfectant scandal
A Seoul court on Friday fined nearly 20 local firms for illegally distributing toxic chemicals used to manufacture humidifier sterilizers that led to scores of deaths and injuries.The Seoul Eastern District Court slapped 19 firms, inclduing SK Chemicals Co., with fines of up to 30 million won (US$26,450) for distributing polyhexamethylene guanidine, a toxic substance also known as PHMG. The government has restricted its use for some household products since 2012.The court also meted out suspende
July 14, 2017
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FTC chief testifies in Lee Jae-yong trial
Kim Sang-jo, the new chief of South Korea’s antirust watchdog, testified Friday at the bribery trial of Samsung Electronics heir Lee Jae-yong.The outspoken critic of family-run chaebol establishments, who now heads the Fair Trade Commission, appeared at the Seoul Central District Court in the afternoon to take the witness stand to testify on issues including the controversial merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015. Chief of the Fair Trade Commission Kim Sang-jo (left) and Samsung Electronics
July 14, 2017
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Gyeonggi woman takes own life after disclosing ‘sexual violence’
A 20-year-old female university student took her own life after writing about sexual assaults she allegedly suffered from multiple assailants since she was underage, Siheung Police said Thursday. The police found the deceased’s body at her flat, Wednesday, in a search that ensued after her friends reported a worrying social media post she had left. The said post told of the bullying the deceased had been subjected to since middle school and the multiple sexual assaults she suffered since high sc
July 14, 2017
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Minister vows support for loss-ridden investors in inter-Korean projects
South Korea's unification minister on Friday met with officials from local firms that invested in inter-Korean projects, including a now-suspended joint tour program, as they have called for more compensation over their losses.About 1,150 South Korean firms invested in inter-Korean economic projects or entered into business deals with North Korea while inter-Korean relations remained good in 1998-2008 under South Korea's previous liberal administrations.But they have suffered setbacks following
July 14, 2017