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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Torrential rain sweeps across Korea, leaving one dead
Torrential rain, accompanied by lightning and thunder, battered the country Sunday, with at least one person dead, several roads closed, trains halted and houses flooded.Seoul, Incheon and cities in Gyeonggi Province were the hardest hit, with more than 100 millimeters of rain pouring down till Sunday afternoon, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. A 96-year-old man died at his home when it was flooded in Incheon at around 10 a.m. He was found floating on the water inside the ho
July 23, 2017
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Police says no charges on ‘idol singer rape’ case
Police have decided not to press charges in a recent gang rape case involving a member of popular K-pop act, officials said Sunday.Officials at the Gangnam Police Station said though it has been confirmed that a sexual act had taken place between a woman and men present at the scene, there was no evidence it was forced. Gangnam Police Station (Yonhap)Earlier in the month, a woman claimed she had been raped by an idol singer and another man after having a drink in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, in so
July 23, 2017
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Arson suspected in Daegu factory
A man is suspected of setting fire to his wife’s factory in Daegu on Saturday night.After arguing with his wife earlier in the day, the suspect reportedly used a lighter to set fire to her factory. (Yonhap)Police made the determination after investigating CCTV footage near the scene of the crime, which showed the man walking around the area shortly after the factory was set ablaze.Police said that they are still surveying the option of applying for an arrest warrant for the man.Firefighters exti
July 23, 2017
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70 mm of more rain expected in the afternoon
The torrential downpour in the central regions could bring up to 100 millimeters more rain through late afternoon Sunday, the Korea Meteorological Administration says. Torrential monsoon rains, along with lightning and thunder, battered the country Sunday, with some roads and bridges closed and trains halted in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province.(Yonhap)The KMA said some 20 to 70 mm more rain is forecast, with up to 100 mm in some areas in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinc
July 23, 2017
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More seniors dying lonely deaths
More elderly people are dying lonely deaths as society ages and families are being replaced by single-person households, data showed Sunday. (Yonhap)According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1,232 people who died last year had no family members who could be contacted.The number of such deaths has been gradually rising, from 693 in 2011 to 741 in 2012, 922 in 2013, 1,008 in 2014 and 1,245 in 2015.It marks a 77.8 percent increase over the past five years.Some 24.6 percent of these people we
July 23, 2017
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Basic pension recipients short of gov‘t target
The number of basic pension recipients who are older than 65 and belong to the bottom 70 percent of income earners totaled 4.72 million as of March this year, government data showed Saturday. The figure represents 66.6 percent of the entire population aged 65 and over, falling short of the government’s payout rate of 70 percent. Of the recipients, 1.62 million people receive both basic and national pension, while the total amount of basic pension payout reached 870.6 billion won (US$778 million)
July 22, 2017
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Judge arrested for taking photos of woman on subway
An active judge was caught secretly snapping photos of a woman at a Seoul subway station on Tuesday, police said Friday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the judge whose name is being withheld, allegedly approached a woman from behind and secretly photographed her with his mobile phone. He was caught by nearby passengers and forcibly handed over to police. Passengers waiting and entering a Seoul subway train (Yonhap)The man claims innocence, saying the camera application insta
July 21, 2017
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Korea dismisses diplomat in Ethiopia suspected of raping female worker
South Korea's foreign ministry meted out its heaviest punishment on Friday against a diplomat in Ethiopia suspected of having sexually assaulted a female subordinate.The dismissal, the strongest punishment under the ministry's disciplinary regulation, was determined at a disciplinary panel meeting, according to a foreign ministry official. Separately, the diplomat was earlier referred to prosecution for further investigation.Based on testimonies from the victim and other evidence, the ministry s
July 21, 2017
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[Eye Plus] Savor taste of Gwangjang market
With more than a century of history, Gwangjang traditional market is still bustling with shoppers and visitors. Although it sells all sorts of goods from clothes to fresh meat and vegetables, the biggest reason that people flock here is food. Long lines of stalls offer visitors a wide variety of food available at cheap prices, starting right from South Koreans’ all-time favorite delicacies – tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) and sundae (pig intestines filled with glass noodles) -- to sushi and beef s
July 21, 2017
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Higher court finds disgraced ex-prosecutor guilty of bribery
A disgraced former ranking prosecutor was given a longer sentence by an appeals court on Friday, as the court found him partially guilty on bribery charges that were dismissed in the earlier verdict. The Seoul High Court sentenced Jin Kyung-joon, an ex-senior official of the Justice Ministry, to seven years behind bars, ordering him to forfeit 500 million won ($445,593) and pay a fine of 600 million won. He was given a four-year jail term by the lower court in December.The court also overturned
July 21, 2017
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Higher court retains sentence on former judge over bribery
A Seoul appellate court on Friday retained the hefty sentence for a judge-turned-lawyer charged with taking bribes worth 10 billion won ($8.92 million) for favors from her clients. Upholding the lower court's ruling, the Seoul High Court sentenced Choi You-jeong to six years in prison. The court ordered her to forfeit 4.3 billion won, reducing the amount from 4.5 billion won initially ordered by the lower court. Choi You-jeong, a judge-turned-lawyer convicted of bribery charges in a high-profile
July 21, 2017
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Study says less educated, underprivileged more vulnerable to death from heat waves
Undereducated and unprivileged individuals are more vulnerable to the risks of death from heat waves, a study by a local research team said Friday.In an article carried in the latest edition of the British journal Science of the Total Environment, the team led by Kim Ho of Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Health said that people with low levels of education and the economically needy were 18 percent more susceptible to death from heat. (Yonhap)The level of vulnerability was
July 21, 2017
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US again condemns Japan's wartime sexual slavery
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Thursday condemned again Japan's sexual enslavement of women during World War II, saying it was a "terrible, egregious" violation of human rights.The comment came a day after South Korea announced a plan to designate a national day to remember the hundreds of thousands of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during the war."That is something that we by and large condemn ... we very clearly condemn," State Department spokeswoman H
July 21, 2017
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TB infection at mass facilities on rise: report
Suspected cases of tuberculosis outbreaks at mass facilities more than tripled in South Korea over the past three years, a report showed Thursday. According to a report from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the government conducted 3,502 epidemiological investigations in 2016 for possible TB outbreaks at schools, hospitals and other mass facilities where at least one person was confirmed to have contracted the infectious disease. The number of surveys more than tripled from
July 20, 2017
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Tougher rules proposed for foreigner-only nightlife establishments
A bill to toughen administrative control over nightlife establishments for foreign customers has been proposed, a local media outlet reported Thursday. (Yonhap)According to Gukje News, Rep. Kim Byung-wook of the Democratic Party of Korea proposed a bill to amend the Tourism Promotion Act addressing the standards for “entertainment restaurant business exclusively for foreigners” designated by the legislation. There are 427 business establishments across the nation under the designation that can e
July 20, 2017
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310,000 public sector contract workers to become permanent
More than 310,000 contract-based workers in the public sector are set to become permanent staff, the government said Thursday, setting in motion President Moon Jae-in’s key election pledge to stabilize employment. The plan was approved at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon. The scheme is designed to ease the criteria for full-time contracts to those who are expected to work for two years or longer, for at least nine months each year. Previously, it was eligible for peo
July 20, 2017
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Unification of Koreas likely to delay pace of population aging
South Korea's potential unification with North Korea could slow the pace of population aging on the Korean Peninsula by up to five years, an economist said Thursday.Choi Ji-young, an economist at the Bank of Korea, said South Korea alone could enter into an aged society this year where people over 65 make up between 14 percent and 20 percent of the population. Bank of Korea (Yonhap)South Korea could cross the threshold into a super-aged society around 2026, when more than 20 percent of the peopl
July 20, 2017
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Nexen's Lee first rookie to be issued two-out intentional walk in 7 years
Yesterday, Nexen Heroes’ rookie center fielder Lee Jeong-hoo was intentionally walked in the 7th inning. This walk was significant for two reasons -- it was the first of Lee’s career, and it came with two outs.In baseball, issuing an opposing batter an intentional walk is a strategy that involves taking a little risk to avoid possible greater danger. Typically intentional walks are issued toward the end of games to create force-out situations. For example, they are commonly used in close games t
July 20, 2017
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Court orders Samsung heiress to pay 8.6 billion won to ex-husband
A Seoul court on Thursday ordered Lee Boo-jin, chief executive of Hotel Shilla and daughter of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, to pay 8.6 billion won ($7.6 million) of her fortune to her ex-husband. The Seoul Family Court also confirmed the divorce of the couple whose marriage in 1999 was the country’s most high-profile “Cinderella” story, involving a heiress of the country’s largest conglomerate and a promising, young rank-and-file employee. Lee Boo-jin (L) and Lee Kun-hee (R). (Yonhap)The
July 20, 2017
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Coastal cities cracking down on hidden cameras
Cities on the South Chungcheong Province coast are pushing forward a campaign against hidden cameras, which tend to be misused more often in public spaces during the summer.The campaign not only cracks down on cameras hidden in public bathrooms, but also on people using smartphones to secretly film and take pictures of women at the beach.Seosan police installing hidden camera detectors in a public toilet at the beach. (Yonhap)Hidden camera detectors, which use infrared lighting to locate the len
July 20, 2017