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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Yoon apologizes over first lady’s Dior bag scandal, but accuses special probe attempt as political maneuvering
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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DP urges Yoon to accept proposal on cash handouts, special counsel probe over Marine's death
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Foot-and-mouth disease reported in capital area
A cow farm in the capital area reported a suspected case of the foot-and-mouth disease Wednesday, officials said, following a series of outbreaks earlier in the week.Ten cows were reported to show symptoms of the virus, such as drooling and blisters, at the farm in Yeoncheon County, 62 kilometers north of Seoul, according to the local officials. They said they will carry out an inspection of the farm where some 100 milk cows are being raised. (Yonhap)It marks the first time the disease has been
Feb. 8, 2017
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Concierge services expand to ordinary expats
What do you do if you need to leave the country before your money does?It’s a common conundrum, even if it shouldn’t be: The last paycheck comes in after someone leaves the country for good. But one US citizen found the solution in a local concierge service.“He asked us to help recover the money in the account and transfer it to him in USA,” said Angie Kang of We Can Help in Korea. (We Can Help in Korea)“It was not an easy task and required a great deal of work, including creating power of attor
Feb. 7, 2017
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Court metes out prison term to ex-cybercommand official for political postings
An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced a former senior official of South Korea's cyberwarfare command to 18 months in jail for posting illegal political comments during the 2012 presidential election.The 63-year-old man, identified only by his surname Lee, was indicted in 2013 on charges of colluding with fellow agents of the defense unit to create more than 12,000 online postings against liberal politicians in breach of their duty to maintain political neutrality.President Park Geun-hye won the
Feb. 7, 2017
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High court upholds 4-year jail term for Korean for Yasukuni bombing
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a South Korean man to four years in prison for detonating a time bomb in a public restroom at a controversial Tokyo war shrine in 2015.The 28-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Chon, was found guilty in July last year by the Tokyo District Court of breaking into the premises of the Yasukuni Shrine on Nov. 23, 2015, and setting up the bomb in a public restroom. The incident, which resulted in no loss of life
Feb. 7, 2017
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Court orders govt. to halt nuclear reactor
A Seoul court ordered the government Tuesday to cancel its decision to extend the operation of a nuclear reactor that was supposed to go offline in 2012.The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of an injunction sought by a group of local residents to annul the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission's approval of a 10-year extension of the lifespan of the Wolseong-1 reactor in Gyeongju, about 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The court cited the failure of the state-run nuclear watchdog to f
Feb. 7, 2017
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Special counsel indicts Kim, Cho over blacklist
The special counsel team investigating the President Park Geun-hye scandal indicted four more of her former aides on Tuesday, including the chief of staff and a culture minister, on charges that they were involved in the creation of a blacklist of artists deemed critical of the Park administration. With the indictments of Kim Ki-choon, Cho Yoon-sun, Kim Sang-ryul and Kim So-young, the team is close to wrapping up its inquiry into the blacklist allegation, part of its multifaceted investigation i
Feb. 7, 2017
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2nd foot and mouth case confirmed
South Korea reported this year’s second foot and mouth disease infection at a cattle farm in North Jeolla Province, a day after the first outbreak was reported.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday that about 50 cows at the farm in North Jeolla Province were confirmed to have contracted the virus. All infected livestock were culled. According to the investigation, the affected cows had been infected by the O-type strain of foot and mouth, the most common type of the di
Feb. 7, 2017
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Ex-minister, ex-presidential chief of staff indicted over artists blacklist
A former culture minister and an ex-presidential chief of staff were indicted Tuesday over allegations they created a blacklist of cultural figures deemed critical of the Park Geun-hye administration, investigators said.The probe team, led by Independent Counsel Park Young-soo, said ex-Minister Cho Yoon-sun and former top presidential secretary Kim Ki-choon have been charged with abuse of authority and coercion for allegedly interfering in ministry officials' duties by creating and managing the
Feb. 7, 2017
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33 companies nabbed for illegal sales of toxic chemicals
Thirty-three local chemical manufacturers were caught illegally producing and selling toxic chemicals that were tied to the country’s worst chemical scandal over humidifier disinfectants, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday. In breach of the Chemicals Control Act, the companies did not win prior government approval to manufacture and distribute polyhexamethylene guanidine, or PHMG, a toxicoid listed by the ministry as a toxic chemical substance as forbidden or restricted for use in some househ
Feb. 7, 2017
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Migrant workers call for better status on anniversary of Yeosu fire
Migrant workers marked the 10th anniversary of a detention center fire that killed 10 migrant workers held there for working in Korea illegally.At a press conference commemorating the incident in front of the immigration office in central Seoul, migrant workers groups called for better regulation of the deportation process and measures to allow migrants living in Korea illegally to attain legal status. The groups blamed the disaster, which also left 17 foreign workers severely injured, on aggres
Feb. 7, 2017
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Former senior prosecutor gets jail term for bribery
A Seoul court sentenced an ex-prosecutor to two and a half years in prison on Tuesday for receiving kickbacks from his friend in return for peddling influence in an investigation, the latest ruling in a serious of corruption scandals that rocked the country's legal circle.The Seoul Central District Court found Kim Hyung-joon guilty of receiving some 27 million won ($23,600) worth of bribes from his high school friend, identified only by his surname Kim. In return, he promised to lobby local pros
Feb. 7, 2017
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Govt. to install new streetlamps at over 770 pedestrian crossings
The government will install streetlights at over 770 pedestrian crosswalks as a way of reducing traffic accidents at sites that currently lack adequate lighting, the transportation ministry said Tuesday.In 2015, more than 25 percent, or 1,168 people, out of the total 4,621 killed in traffic accidents were pedestrians using crosswalks, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Also, more than 62 percent of all accidents at crosswalks took place at night, apparently suggestin
Feb. 7, 2017
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Top court holds 11th hearing amid uncertainties over impeachment timeline
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday opened the 11th hearing of President Park Geun-hye's impeachment trial as uncertainties persisted over when and how the ruling will be delivered.Two witnesses were scheduled to testify to help the justices determine the legitimacy of Park's impeachment. The third witness Kim Ki-choon, a former presidential chief of staff seen as a key witness in the trial, submitted a statement to the court Monday to indicate his planned absence. He cited health issues.Jeong H
Feb. 7, 2017
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Korean expats in Japan request Seoul's removal of girl statue before Japan's consulate
The head of a group representing the rights of Korean residents in Japan on Monday formally requested South Korea remove a girl statue symbolizing wartime sexual slaves that was recently erected before Japan's consulate here, driving a wedge between the neighbors.O Gong-tae, chief of the Korean Residents Union, also known as Mindan, conveyed an official letter requesting the removal to Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during their talks held earlier in the day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Feb. 6, 2017
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Govt. issues travel ban of livestocks after foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
South Korean authorities on Monday ordered a ban on the movement of all livestock and farm vehicles across the nation after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at a dairy farm.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said some 220,000 farming households and vehicles are banned from moving from 6 p.m. Monday until Tuesday midnight, in order to contain the virus‘ spread. For the 30-hour standstill period, all vehicles will be cleaned and disinfected.On Monday, a cow at a farm in Boeun
Feb. 6, 2017
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ADHD 1.7 times more common in low-income group: study
Children growing up in households in the lowest income bracket are 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than average, a recent study suggests. The study, led by professor Park Eun-cheol and his team at the Severance Hospital of Yonsei University and released Monday, examined 18,029 children to check the correlation, if any, between their family‘s income and the incidence rate of ADHD. The findings revealed that children from the lowest income bracket were 1.5 times more likely to hav
Feb. 6, 2017
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Korea reports suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Sunday it has received a report of suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the central county of Boeun and a diagnosis is under way. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said the report came from a dairy farm of 195 cows in Boeun, 180 kilometers southeast of Seoul, of North Chungcheong Province.The result of the diagnosis will be announced on Monday, the ministry said. (Yonhap)Foot-and-mouth disease, which does not affect humans, is
Feb. 5, 2017
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Police examines cause for Dongtan shopping mall fire
Police and fire authorities said Sunday that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the fire that claimed four lives and injured 47 people on Saturday at a shopping mall in Dongtan, on Seoul’s Southern outskirts. Police suspect a cutting machine used during the welding work may have caused the blaze. Oxygen-assisted cutting machines and gas cylinders collected from the site have been sent to the National Institute of Scientific Investigation for detailed analysis, the police sa
Feb. 5, 2017
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Cornered Park to be questioned by independent counsel
President Park Geun-hye, who has been stripped of her powers since December due to a corruption scandal, is likely to undergo questioning this week, becoming South Korea’s first incumbent president to do so. “The face-to-face questioning (of President Park) is considered a necessary step for the investigation to proceed,” Independent Counsel Park Young-soo’s spokesperson said Sunday, confirming its plan to soon question the impeached president in person, without elaborating. Lee Kyu-chul, the s
Feb. 5, 2017
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Ministry to check preschoolers to look for signs of child abuse
South Korea will check all 480,000 children set to enter elementary school this year for signs of child abuse, the Education Ministry said Sunday. “If soon-to-be enrollees are unaccounted for, failing to show up at preliminary meetings organized by their designated schools, we will visit their houses and check their living situations,” said an official from the Education Ministry.This will be the government’s first nationwide check-up of pre-school children, after a high-profile case last year r
Feb. 5, 2017