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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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Expanded bullet train system cuts domestic travel time
An expanded bullet train system has allowed people living in roughly a fifth of the country to benefit from shortened travel time last year, a government report said Monday. In a recent report by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, residents in 22.4 percent, or a 22,000 square kilometer region, of the country were able to reach another point in less time due to the KTX high speed train network. This undated Yonhap News TV captured image shows a notice about the KTX bullet train
May 22, 2017
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Prosecutors seek 7-year term for ex-minister involved in scandal
Prosecutors on Monday sought a seven-year prison term for a former health minister over allegations he pressured the state-run pension fund to endorse a controversial merger of Samsung affiliates.Moon Hyung-pyo was indicted in January on charges of abuse of power for allegedly pressuring the National Pension Service to approve the contested merger of Samsung C&T Corp. and Cheil Industries Inc. in 2015, when he was minister. The merger is said to have helped consolidate the Samsung Electronics Vi
May 22, 2017
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De facto transition team reiterates job creation as foremost priority
The chief of President Moon Jae-in's de facto power transition team on Monday reiterated job creation as their top priority, as they began operations to flesh out policy visions and tasks for the new liberal administration.Kim Jin-pyo, the head of the state affairs planning advisory committee, also said that it will draw up a five-year state management plan by the end of next month and report it to the president in early July. Kim Jin-pyo, the head of the state affairs planning advisory committe
May 22, 2017
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Fathers much less committed to parenting: study
Fathers are far less committed than mothers to everyday parenting, such as taking part in a child's school events, a local study showed Monday, raising calls for the adoption of a more parents-friendly work system in the country. According to the latest research by the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, only 17 percent of fathers interviewed went to the ceremony of their kids' first day at elementary school, compared with 92.8 percent of mothers. The survey was based on interviews cond
May 22, 2017
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Govt. expects no power shortage due to aged plants' shutdown
South Korea does not expect any major shortage of electricity following its recent order for a temporary shutdown of coal-fired power plants to fight air pollution, the country's power exchange said Sunday. On May 15, President Moon Jae-in ordered eight coal-fired plants, aged 30 years or older, to stop operations for the whole month of June to help reduce fine dust. (Yonhap)Coal burning is a key source of the emission of fine dust, which coupled with yellow dust largely originating from China,
May 21, 2017
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Ozone warnings as temperature rises
Following weeks of yellow dust storms and high fine dust levels, South Korea is seeing a rise of ozone concentration levels in the air, which experts said are just as harmful as dust particles. High ozone concentration occurs when the temperature is high. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, a daytime high in Seoul on Sunday reached 28 degree Celsius, a summer heat normally expected at around mid-July to August. Daytime highs reached 29 degrees Celsius in Daejeon and Gwangju, an
May 21, 2017
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Park Geun-hye to appear at court Tuesday
Former President Park Geun-hye is to make her first court appearance on Tuesday, since being indicted on a total of 18 charges mid-April. She is obliged to show up at the Seoul Central District Court at 2 p.m. in southern Seoul for the first hearing of the high-profile case. The court held two preliminary hearings earlier, but she was not obliged to attend. Park, who was ejected from power in March with less than a year left in her five-year term, is accused of abuse of power, government secret
May 21, 2017
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S. Korea has lowest obesity rate after Japan: OECD data
The obesity rate for South Korean adults (aged 15 and over) came in at 5.3 percent, one of the lowest among 35 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the latest data shows.According to the OECD’s Obesity Update 2017, published last week, the county’s overall estimated obesity rate is the second lowest, following Japan which recorded 3.7 percent. (photo credit: 123rf)But the rate here is expected to increase, the data predicts, marking 6 percent in 2020 and 9
May 21, 2017
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Korean found shot to death in Philippines
A South Korean national was found shot to death in the Filipino resort province of Cebu, the foreign ministry official here said Sunday."A South Korean was found shot to death at a house in Lapu-Lapu City of Cebu, Philippines, at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday (local time)," the official said on condition of anonymity. The victim is known to be a man in his 40s.A neighbor of the victim who reportedly sensed a foul odor coming from the house first found the deceased while looking through a window and cont
May 21, 2017
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Ex-president Park's first court appearance due this week
Former President Park Geun-hye will attend the opening hearing of her corruption trial along with her accomplice and long-time friend Choi Soon-sil this week, court sources said Sunday.The Seoul Central District Court scheduled the hearing for Tuesday. Park was accused of receiving or demanding 59.2 billion won ($52.7 million) in bribes from conglomerates, including Samsung Group. (Yonhap)The court earlier had two preparatory hearings for the trial but Park did not have to attend. But Park will
May 21, 2017
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Elevated garden park opens in Seoul
A new public park converted from a superannuated elevated roadway near Seoul Station in the center of the capital was opened to the public on Saturday after years of construction.The construction project for the Seoul Station elevated park began in 2014, when Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon declared a Seoul version of Manhattan's High Line Park after visiting the grassy elevated area in New York. Seoul`s new high rise park dubbed "Seoullo 7017" (Yonhap)At that time, Park revealed a plan to transform t
May 20, 2017
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Incheon becoming lively again amid melting Seoul-Beijing discord
INCHEON -- South Korea's western port city of Incheon, the nation's biggest gateway for tourism, logistics and trade exchanges with China, is seeing restored vitality.Expectations are rising that the two countries' relations, extremely frozen over the deployment of a US missile defense system to South Korea, will improve after liberal South Korean President Moon Jae-in's inauguration early this month. Chinese President Xi Jin-ping said during his meeting with Moon's special envoy Lee Hae-chan i
May 19, 2017
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Remains found in Sewol ferry identified as a student
MOKPO -- A set of bones found intact in the wreck of the Sewol ferry was confirmed to be that of a student who went missing in the 2014 disaster, officials said Friday.The remains found on Tuesday underwent multiple analyses by medical experts and have been confirmed to be of Heo Da-yoon. Heo Da-yoon (Yonhap)Officials said they checked the body's teeth and compared them to the dental records of the missing victims.She is the second person who has been identified based on the remains found during
May 19, 2017
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Hygiene grading made available for restaurants on voluntary basis
A hygiene grading system became available Friday, the food ministry said, offering benefits to those that earn high scores.Restaurants can apply to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to voluntarily get appraised for their sanitation conditions. For those that pass the inspection, the ministry will award hygiene grade certificates of three different levels -- good, very good and excellent. Establishments that receive the certificates will get a plaque showing the grade and become eligible for f
May 19, 2017
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Nearly 90% of citizens have positive outlook on Moon: survey
Nearly 90 percent of adult South Korean citizens have a positive outlook on President Moon Jae-in's handling of state affairs, a survey showed Friday, reflecting high public support for the new liberal leader.In the survey conducted from Tuesday through Thursday by local pollster Gallup Korea, 87 percent of the respondents said Moon will do well in his state management. Seven percent painted a negative outlook on his future performance, while 6 percent declined to provide an answer. This photo,
May 19, 2017
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Moon picks reformist to lead major prosecutors’ office
President Moon Jae-in on Friday named a reformist prosecutor as the new chief of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, giving a boost to sweeping reforms of the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.The presidential office said that Moon had appointed Yoon Seok-yeol, who played a key role in the investigation into the corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil, to head the nation’s biggest prosecutors’ body.Yoon Seok-yeol (
May 19, 2017
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First heat wave advisory of the year issued for Daegu
The year’s first heatwave advisory has been issued for Daegu and inland areas of North Gyeongsang Province, as of 10 a.m. This is the fourth time a heat wave advisory has been issued in May. (123RF)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration’s Daegu branch, temperatures are expected to rise above 33 degrees Celsius in Daegu, and North Gyeongsang Province’s Yeongcheon, Gyeongsan, and Cheongdo and Goryeong counties Friday. A heat wave advisory is issued when temperatures are expected to
May 19, 2017
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Over 500 draw lots to attend Park's first hearing
Hundreds of South Koreans flocked to a court in Seoul on Friday to take part in a drawing for the opportunity to watch former President Park Geun-hye's first hearing next week.Ahead of the hearing slated for Tuesday, the Seoul Central District Court held the drawing to randomly allocate spectator seats to prevent people from lining up for hours under the current first-come, first-served rule.Citizens form a long queue at a court in Seoul on May 19, 2017, to enter a random draw to watch former Pr
May 19, 2017
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Korea to host event for families of US war dead
South Korea has invited more than 50 family members of American soldiers who were killed or missing in action during the Korean War, a related ministry said Friday.It is part of the Korea Revisit program organized by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in recognition of the help and sacrifice of US-led UN forces in the South's fight against the invading North Korea in the 1950-53 conflict. A group of family members of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War participate in the Ko
May 19, 2017
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Number of supercar groups arrested for speeding
Seventeen members of online supercar clubs were nabbed for stunt driving on Seoul expressways, police said Thursday. Among them are five members of a Ferrari online community who are suspected of driving the cars at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour on the Seoul Chuncheon Highway in Seoul in September, 2015. They weaved between three lanes of traffic and cut in other vehicles, police said. (Yonhap)Three others belong to an online BMW Z4 club. They are suspected of driving at about 200 kilometers
May 18, 2017