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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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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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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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China's THAAD retaliation strongly hits 'hallyu'
South Korean pop culture businesses have been seriously hurt by China's retaliation against South Korea's deployment of a US anti-missile system, with more than 30 such cases reported over the past month alone, the culture ministry said Sunday. "A total of 31 damage cases were reported between March 16, when a damage report center was launched, and April 15," a ministry official said. The center is jointly being operated by the Korea Creative Content Agency, the Korea Film Council and the Public
April 16, 2017
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Official candidate registration begins for presidential election
South Korea's election authorities began taking official registrations Saturday from those seeking to become the country's chief executive in the upcoming election, as two front-runners submitted their paperwork.After the two-day registration, the official campaign period for the May 9 presidential election will begin Monday, according to the National Election Commission.A total of 26 potential candidates had registered with the NEC after preliminary registrations began on March 10, when former
April 15, 2017
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Korea to spend W38.4tr in 2017 to tackle low birthrate, aged society
South Korea will spend 38.4 trillion won ($33.7 billion) this year on tackling the low birthrate and aging population as such trends can hurt Asia's fourth-largest economy by reducing its workforce and driving up welfare costs, the health ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Welfare and Health said the budget for 2017, finalized during a meeting of a government evaluation committee, is set to increase 8.8 percent on-year.(Yonhap)A large portion of the money will be spent on creating more j
April 14, 2017
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Samsung building bomb scare
Samsung building was evacuated on a false bomb scare. No evidence of the bomb was found. Samsung Seocho Complex in southern Seoul alarmed the 3,300 workers who work in the building Friday morning. It said through an announcement, “There has been a report that a bomb had been installed in the building. Please exit the building immediately until things are cleared up.” (Yonhap)The report specifically addressed section A of the building, in which Samsung Life Insurance is currently located at. Sec
April 14, 2017
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Detention center hit for giving special favor to Park
A local detention center came under fire Friday over allegations it gave a special favor to former President Park Geun-hye, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from office.According to the Seoul Detention Center, Park was allowed to stay at one of its offices for prison guards for two days until it completed the maintenance work for a solitary cell where she was later detained. Former President Park Geun-hye heads to the Seoul Central District Court fr
April 14, 2017
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Park given special treatment in jail
Former President Park Geun-hye enjoyed special treatment at a detention center, including staying outside the cell where she now resides over charges of bribery, a local media outlet reported Friday. At the Seoul Detention Center, south of Seoul, Park reportedly refused to step inside a humble 11-square-meter cell designed to hold about six inmates, demanding that “new wallpaper” be put up because it looked “unclean,” according to a report from No Cut News. Photo credit: YonhapThe facility hurri
April 14, 2017
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Finding remains of missing people of Sewol tragedy top priority: gov‘t team
MOKPO -- Finding the remains of the nine missing people in the Sewol ferry sinking is the top priority of the government-led team tasked with determining the cause and helping to heal the pain caused by the tragedy, official sources said Friday.The Sewol has been safety placed in dry dock in Mokpo a few days before the third anniversary of its sinking, with workers taking steps to clean and disinfect the ill-fated vessel before the full-scale search begins. (Yonhap)The ferry capsized in waters
April 14, 2017
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Police to step up security ahead of May presidential election
Police said Friday they will beef up security and crack down on illegal electioneering as the official campaign period for the presidential election is slated to begin next week. The National Police Agency said they will set up an election security headquarters that operates 24 hours a day from Monday, when the official campaign period kicks off, until the ballot counting of the May 9 election is completed. (Yonhap)Police will maintain a high level of security until the beginning of voting and r
April 14, 2017
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Infant boy beaten to death by cult member for 'demon possession'
Police said Friday they have arrested a 53-year-old woman affiliated with a cult group that worships dogs for allegedly beating to death a 3-year-old boy, who she said was possessed by a demon, in July 2014. The Gangseo Police Station in Seoul also took the boy's 41-year-old mother, the group's leader, and his wife into custody for abandoning and later cremating his body.Recommending an indictment, police have sent the investigation result to the prosecution. A 53-year-old woman affiliated with
April 14, 2017
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Customs chief questioned over corruption scandal
Prosecutors on Friday questioned the chief of the state customs agency over allegations a former associate of ousted President Park Geun-hye's friend exerted influence on its personnel issues.Chun Hong-uk of the Korea Customs Service was summoned to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to bear witness to the suspicions surrounding Ko Young-tae. Chief of the Korea Customs Service Chun Hong-uk speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Daejeon, central South Korea, o
April 14, 2017
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Korea rolls out unique tour programs to lure Japanese, Southeast Asians
Struggling to cope with a sharp drop in Chinese visitors, local tourism organizations have stepped up efforts to release novel tour programs to woo Japanese and Southeast Asian visitors, government and industry sources said Friday. The South Korea tourism and hospitality sectors have been hit by the dearth in Chinese travelers triggered by the apparent retaliation by Beijing against the planned deployment of a US anti-missile system, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, on the Korean Peni
April 14, 2017
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Return of school trips gives Jeju relief from drop in Chinese tourists
JEJU -- The southern island of Jeju is regaining its former popularity as a destination for school trips, helping its business recovery from the plummet in the number of Chinese tourists, local officials said Friday.The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Tourism Association said some 129,600 students from 525 schools nationwide are expected to visit Jeju in the March-June period.(Jeju World Natural Heritage Management Division)The scenic island is traditionally popular for honeymoon trips an
April 14, 2017
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29 million tweets posted about Sewol ferry tragedy
Twitter Korea said Thursday that a total of 29 million tweets have been generated about the Sewol ferry sinking since April 2014.More than 15 million tweets were posted in a year right after the accident. From April 2015 to April 2016, the number of the related tweets stood at 5 million.(Yonhap)The volume of the related tweets increased again from the end of 2016 with the ouster of the former President Park Geun-hye. In the year from April 2016, the number of the tweets surged to 9 million. Twee
April 13, 2017
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No. of Chinese travelers at Incheon airport drops by 37%
The number of Chinese passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport in the first 10 days of this month dropped by 37 percent from a year ago amid a diplomatic row over the deployment of a US missile defense system, its operator said Thursday.A total of 226,066 Chinese nationals used the airport, South Korea's main gateway west of Seoul, from April 1 to 10, according to the Incheon International Airport Corp.. The number is down 37.7 percent from 362,647 tallied in the same period last y
April 13, 2017
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Korean online users express outrage at United Airlines video
The viral video of the United Airline passenger being dragged off a plane by security officials has infuriated many social media users in Korea.The airline forced 69-year-old physician David Dao off of the plane on Sunday evening (local time) at Chicago O’Hare International Airport to make room for United employees who needed to be at the flight destination. As no passengers volunteered to leave the aircraft, four people were selected, one of which was Dao. When Dao refused to leave his seat cit
April 13, 2017
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Seoul schools to minimize outdoor activities when fine dust levels rise
Students in Seoul will be prohibited from participating in outdoor activities when fine dust levels are high, the city’s education authority said Monday, as it steps up measures to prevent health damage caused by air pollution. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education notified primary to high schools in Seoul to refrain from outdoor activities when fine dust concentration levels exceed 50 micrograms per cubic meter and 25 micrograms per cubic meter for ultrafine dust.(Yonhap)Under the new guid
April 13, 2017
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Man found guilty for in-flight violence, walks free
INCHEON -- A South Korean man was convicted Thursday of violating aviation security laws and assault by engaging in in-flight violence twice last year but was allowed to walk free after his sentence was suspended.The Incheon District Court, west of Seoul, sentenced the 35-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lim, to one year in prison, suspended for two years, and a fine of 5 million won. It also ordered Lim to perform 200 hours of community service. A man, identified by his family n
April 13, 2017
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Top court upholds 30-year prison term for Gangnam murder
The Supreme Court handed down a 30-year sentence Thursday to the man convicted of stabbing a woman to death in a public bathroom near Gangnam Station last year.The top court confirmed its verdict to sentence the 35-year-old, identified by his surname Kim, to 30 years in jail, along an order to wear an electronic tag for 20 years, and medical treatment.(Yonhap)Kim was on trial for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old women several times in May last year in a public restroom in a building near Gangnam
April 13, 2017
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Court confirms 27-year jail term for abusive stepmom
A top court Thursday confirmed a 27-year jail term for a woman convicted of abusing her stepson to death and burying his body to cover up the crime.Upholding a lower court’s decision, the Supreme Court also confirmed a 17-year prison term for the father of 7-year-old Shin Won-young for neglecting the crime and helping abandon the boy’s body.A photo of 7-year-old Shin Won-young (Yonhap)Prosecutors said that the 39-year-old stepmother, surnamed Kim, had locked up the boy in a bathroom and abused h
April 13, 2017
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Korea strives to prop up tourism amid China‘s retaliation
South Korea's tourism sector, which has been hit hard by a dearth of Chinese visitors after Beijing banned its travel agencies from offering travel packages to the neighboring country, is moving quickly to reshape itself to move forward, industry watchers said Thursday.Nearly a month into the ban, local tourism and hospitality businesses that had overly relied on Chinese visitors are scrambling to reassess developments and reprioritize their long-term strategies. The shift necessitated by the ch
April 13, 2017