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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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S. Korea seeks to provide tailored data on NK assistance
South Korea's government plans to create a new website this year to provide the private sector with tailored information on humanitarian assistance to North Korea, officials said Tuesday.The Ministry of Unification said that the 400 million-won ($360,800) project is intended to boost government-private sector cooperation and efficiency in the provision of relief supplies to North Korea through closer analysis and integration of extensive data. The Ministry of Unification (Yonhap)The bidding proc
March 28, 2017
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Most singles say working couples should divide housework evenly: poll
Nearly 9 in 10 unmarried South Korean men and women in their 20s and 30s think that dual-income couples should split household chores equally, a poll said Tuesday.According to the survey of 1,073 single South Koreans (536 men and 537 women) aged 20-39, 87.1 percent of the respondents said couples working in double harness should divide housework fifty-fifty.(123RF)Nearly 95 percent of 20-something unmarried women answered that dual-career couples should share household tasks equally with 90.8 pe
March 28, 2017
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Nuclear operator shuts down reactor to deal with coolant problem
A nuclear reactor in the southern part of the country stopped operations Tuesday, apparently due to a coolant problem, the plant's operator said.The Kori 4 reactor, located some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul in northern Busan, was shut down at 5:11 a.m. after there was a rise in coolant levels in a collection tank, the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. aid. The Kori 4 reactor (Yonhap file photo)No radiation leaks have been reported, the KHNP said, adding that the 950 megawatt reactor and th
March 28, 2017
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Seoul Station Overpass to be reborn as citizen’s park
The Seoul Station Overpass, once a driveway passing through the heart of Seoul, is set to transform into a brand-new citizen’s park. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the newly renovated overpass will be open to the public on May 20. The structure comes with the new name “Seoullo 7017,” combining the year 1970 when it was first built and 2017 -- when it was remodeled to be a pedestrian-friendly road. The overpass had been used as a major driveway connecting Mapo-gu, western Seoul, and Jung-
March 27, 2017
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Chinese hackers threaten motel booking app users in Korea
A South Korean popular motel booking company, known for its mobile app “How About Here,” has come under fire after local customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and usage history, was obtained by Chinese hackers. The hackers sent text messages based on the stolen data to about 4,000 app users, trying to coerce them into sending them money. 123rf“We’d like to sincerely apologize for the leakage of client information. The police are currently investigating,” said With Innovation, which
March 27, 2017
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Korean border counties to seek UNESCO biosphere reserve status
The five counties of South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province plan to restart their efforts to be put on the list of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves this year, a provincial government official said Monday. The five counties are Cherwon, Hwacheon, Yanggu, Inje and Goseong, all located near the Demilitarized Zone, bisecting the two Koreas, and in a mountainous region, the official said. The attempt is the second of its kind, following one in 2012. This file photo shows the MAB International Co-ordinating
March 27, 2017
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Hwang calls for crackdown on fake news ahead of election
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday called for a stern crackdown on fake news and other election crimes with the presidential election 43 days away.During a meeting of related ministers on preparation for the May 9 election day, Hwang also instructed the government to employ a "zero-tolerance" principle against any civil servants violating their obligation to remain politically neutral.Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap)"We have to come up with extr
March 27, 2017
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No. of foreign overstayers increases
The number of foreigners overstaying their visas in the country increased for the second straight month last month, the immigration office said Monday.According to data from the office, the figure was tabulated at 214,615 as of February, accounting for 10.8 percent of the total number of 1,986,353 foreigners staying in the nation. This file photo shows the arrival lounge of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, crowded with Chinese and other foreign tourists. (Yonhap)The figure was an i
March 27, 2017
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Recovered Sewol set for transport to Mokpo around Thursday
The Sewol ferry that was raised from the bottom of the sea last week will head to port in the next few days after salvage crews complete drainage and repair work, the government said Monday."The semisubmersible ship and the Sewol will be able to embark for Mokpo around Thursday," Lee Cheol-jo, in charge of the salvage operation at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said in a televised press briefing in Jindo, some 472 kilometers southwest of Seoul."It will take eight hours to sail the 105-kil
March 27, 2017
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Air Force to hold youth aviation contest
South Korea's Air Force said Monday it will kick off a monthslong aviation contest for youths next month. A student launches a glider at the 2016 Space Challenge program in this photo provided by the Air Force. (Yonhap)The 39th annual Space Challenge will begin on April 8 featuring competitions in seven categories including rubber-powered gliders, water rockets, and indoor drone control and racing.Preliminary events will be held in 15 regions and the final competition will be held on Sept. 9, it
March 27, 2017
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Korea to reinforce minor foreign languages
South Korea's government and enterprises will strengthen support for local students majoring in minor foreign languages, as part of a long-term national development strategy, the education ministry said Monday.The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education unveiled a five-year policy plan calling for opening more education courses on minor foreign languages at domestic universities and colleges, and expanding job opportunities for their graduates. The Ministry o
March 27, 2017
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Korea steps up efforts to woo more tourists from Muslim countries
The South Korean government plans to bolster efforts to lure more tourists from Muslim countries, its tourism body said Monday, to cope with a drop in visitors from China in the wake of a diplomatic row with Beijing over South Korea's plans to deploy an advanced US missile defense system on its soil.Asia's fourth-largest economy has seen the number of Chinese travelers, who make up nearly half of inbound foreigners, decline rapidly and is feared that the loss will widen, since Beijing ordered tr
March 27, 2017
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Memorial for Korean independence fighter held as civic event in China
A group of South Korean people held a ceremony in Dalian, northeastern China, on Sunday to mark the 107th anniversary of the execution by the Japanese of a Korean national hero who assassinated a top Japanese official more than a century ago, as a civic event amid a Seoul-Beijing feud over the planned deployment of an advanced US missile defense system.The national hero, Ahn Jung-geun shot and killed the Korean Peninsula’s first Japanese governor-general, Hirobumi Ito, at a railway station in Ha
March 26, 2017
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Cost of housing deters marriage, childbirth: report
A drastic increase in home prices or rents lowers marriages and birthrates, a recent study has shown. The report, released Sunday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, has also found a positive correlation between the supply of affordable housing and marriage, although no meaningful link was found when it comes to childbirths.(123RF)The paper analyzed the correlation between housing, marriage and childbirth, using data from the National Statistical Office, Korea Appraisal Board a
March 26, 2017
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Crucial preparations complete to relocate Sewol to shore
Preparations have been completed for the retrieved Sewol ferry to be delivered to a port in Mokpo, where its insides will be searched for the nine passengers still missing, authorities said Sunday.“It looks like there will be no significant risk in transporting the ferry to shore from now on, since it is safely placed on the balanced deck of the semisubmersible vessel,” Yoon Hak-bae, the Oceans and Fisheries vice minister, told reporters Sunday.The Sewol ferry sits on a semisubmersible vessel in
March 26, 2017
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Retrieved ferry set to arrive at port as early as Tuesday
The Sewol ferry, which fully emerged from the water after a salvage operation, is anticipated to arrive at a major southern port this week, sources said Sunday.South Korea's maritime ministry said the operation team has completed the preparations to relocate the 6,800-ton vessel to a port in Mokpo, about 90 kilometers away. The crew is currently speeding up steps to drain water and oil from the ferry.The Sewol ferry is fully loaded on a semisubmersible transport vessel in waters near Jindo, 472
March 26, 2017
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Sunken Sewol ferry fully emerges from water
JINDO -- The 6,800-ton Sewol ferry fully emerged from the water on Saturday showing its entire hull nearly a day after being loaded onto a semisubmersible transport vessel before later heading to shore, the South Korean government said."The semisubmersible ship buoyed up to lift the entire Sewol ferry off the surface of the water as of 9:15 p.m.," the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said through a text message sent to reporters. The Sewol emerges to the surface in waters off the southwestern co
March 25, 2017
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Bereaved families relieved by successful recovery of sunken ferry
JINDO/ANSAN -- Families of Sewol ferry victims hugged one another and erupted in bittersweet joy on early Saturday morning, as the sunken ferry was successfully moved onto a giant semisubmersible ship after being pulled from the water earlier this week.The families of the disaster's 295 found victims, most students at Ansan's Danwon High School, could hardly sleep over the past few days while praying for a successful lifting and transport of the vessel that was trapped underwater for 1,073 days.
March 25, 2017
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Ahn Cheol-soo wins 1st primary of People's Party
Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo won a landslide victory at the first primary of South Korea's minor centrist People's Party that kicked off on Saturday, gaining great leverage to become the party's presidential nominee.Ahn, one of the party's founders, garnered 37,735 votes, or 60.69 percent, routing former opposition leader Sohn Hak-kyu who received 22.91 percent and Deputy National Assembly Speaker Park Joo-sun with 16.4 percent, according to the party. Ahn Cheol-soo of the People's Party pose for a photo.
March 25, 2017
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Supporters, opponents of ousted Park to stage rival rallies amid probe
Supporters and opponents of ousted President Park Geun-hye staged rival mass rallies in central Seoul on Saturday as prosecutors mull over whether to seek to arrest the country's former leader on multiple corruption allegations.Anti-Park protesters have taken to the streets each Saturday since late last year until the Constitutional Court upheld the parliament's decision to remove Park from office earlier this month. Opponents of ousted President Park Geun-hye stage a massive rally in central Se
March 25, 2017