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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Children with allergic diseases more likely to be overweight: study
Children who suffer allergic diseases are three times more likely to become overweight or obese, a recent study shows. According to the study led by professor Bang Kyung-sook at Seoul National University’s College of Nursing, children diagnosed with either atopic dermatitis, allergy rhinitis or asthma were 2.78 times more likely to be overweight or obese, compared to children with none of those diseases. The research team said that the result could be the result of different eating habits, since
Jan. 30, 2017
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Korea becomes less popular among Chinese travelers for Lunar New Year Holiday
Less Chinese tourists opted for Korea as a travel destination during the long Lunar New Year Holiday this year, Chinese media and travel agencies said Sunday.While as many as six million Chinese have gone or will go overseas during the holiday season from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, the number to come to Korea has significantly decreased compared to last year.According to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel platform, Korea slipped to seventh, from third a year ago, on the list of travel destinations for Chine
Jan. 29, 2017
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Special prosecutor likely to seek arrest warrant again for Samsung heir Lee
The independent probe team that is looking into the influence-peddling and corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend is likely to seek an arrest warrant again for Lee Jae-yong, sources said Sunday.The team, led by Special Counsel Park Young-soo, is mulling over whether to again try to get an arrest warrant for the Samsung Group's de facto heir apparent after it finishes a face-to-face investigation of the president early next month. "Since this is the last chance (to se
Jan. 29, 2017
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Korea's investigators to answer Denmark prosecution's request
South Korea's special prosecutors said Saturday that they will send documents requested by Danish authorities concerning the daughter of a woman at the center of a snowballing corruption scandal as soon as possible to speed up her repatriation.Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of President Park Geun-hye's close friend Choi Soon-sil, was arrested in the northern Danish city of Aalborg earlier this year for illegal stay. She is suspected of receiving favors from a college in Seoul during its
Jan. 28, 2017
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Seoul Mayor Park to drop presidential bid
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon decided not to run in the presidential election after the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea fixed its rule to pick its presidential candidate Thursday.Park has been cited as one of the potential candidates for the next presidential election. "Although I am withdrawing my candidacy, I will give my all for the change of government to reflect the people's desire as a member of the Democratic Party," Park said in a statement. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon"I will focus o
Jan. 26, 2017
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Monk-centric culture may be reason for Buddhist decline in S. Korea: expert
Korean Buddhism's monk-centric culture may be a major reason behind a steep drop in the country's Buddhist population in the last decade or so, a religious expert argued Wednesday."Many people consider Korean Buddhism a religion for monks. In Buddhist jargon, it's called monk-centric religion," said Park Soo-ho, a researcher at the Joong-Ang Sangha University's Institute of Buddhist Social Science at a pan-religion forum held in central Seoul. "On the outside, (the religion) claims to be a publi
Jan. 25, 2017
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Professor cleared of defaming ‘comfort women’
A South Korean university professor was found not guilty of defaming the Korean women sexually enslaved by Japan during World War II through her much-disputed book on Wednesday.The Seoul Eastern District Court ruled in favor to Park Yu-ha, 59, a professor of Japanese literature at Seoul’s Sejong University, citing importance of freedom of expression to encourage a public discourse. “The subject of the defamation was the comfort women as a whole,” the court said in the verdict. “Even if there wer
Jan. 25, 2017
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Pedestrian-friendly areas planned for Seoul
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday its plan to launch pedestrian-friendly districts in the capital, starting with the April opening of an urban sky garden, a transformation of the defunct Seoul Station flyover to an elevated walkway.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it would designate the new garden, dubbed “Seoul-lo 7017,” and streets in Jongno as pedestrian-friendly districts. Vehicles will be banned in such areas and the city government can fine those who drive there -
Jan. 25, 2017
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Govt. to release 884 inmates on parole in time for holiday
South Korea's justice ministry said Wednesday that it plans to release 884 inmates, including many entrepreneurs, on parole ahead of the Lunar New Year's holiday this week as part of efforts to promote economic recovery and national integration.It is the largest number of inmates to be released on parole since June 2009 when 896 convicts were set free, the ministry explained.The inmates will be released at 10 a.m. Thursday, a day before the four-day traditional holiday begins. "(Acting President
Jan. 25, 2017
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Reluctant Choi Soon-sil summoned by probe team after court order
The special prosecutor’s team investigating President Park Geun-hye’s corruption scandal has executed an arrest writ issued against Park’s close friend Choi Soon-sil for interrogation, who had been in custody under charges of extorting money from business groups using ties with the president.The execution took place on Wednesday, following the Seoul Central District Court‘s issuance of the warrant earlier at the request of the probe team’s independent counsel Park Young-soo. Choi had declined to
Jan. 25, 2017
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Chief justice calls for ruling on Park’s impeachment by March 13
Park Han-chul, the outgoing chief of the Constitutional Court, said Wednesday the final ruling on President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment should be made by March 13, which in turn will bring forward a presidential election as early as late April. “If the court proceedings are prolonged, the court faces a situation where only seven justices will hear the case,” Park said during the ninth hearing of the president’s impeachment trial, citing Justice Lee Jung-mi whose term ends on March 13. It was the
Jan. 25, 2017
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More suspected sexual assaults involving Korean women reported in Taiwan
Seven additional suspected sexual assault reports involving Korean tourists have been reported in Taiwan, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.The seven cases involving eight women were reported to the Korean Mission in Taipei during Jan. 16-18, days after two Korean tourists were allegedly sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in the Taiwanese capital, according to a ministry official. The taxi driver, identified only by his surname Chan, is suspected of first rendering the women unconsciou
Jan. 25, 2017
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NK behind spread of malicious code posing as news on scandal: police
North Korea was behind the spread of malicious codes through e-mails in November posing as news reports on the influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, police said Wednesday, The National Police Agency said the Internet Protocol address used by the first sender was found to be located in Pyongyang.Attached to the e-mail was a file entitled "A worrying Republic of Korea." Inside the document was content related to the scandal on Park and her confidante Choi Soon-sil.Once a us
Jan. 25, 2017
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Monthly childbirths hit fresh record low in Nov.
The number of childbirths in South Korea hit a fresh record low in November last year as the country is experiencing rapid aging and fewer marriages, government data showed Wednesday.About 30,300 babies were born in November 2016, down 9.6 percent or 3,200, from a year earlier, extending the losing streak to 12 months, according to the data by Statistics Korea.The November figure marked the lowest monthly number of newborns, breaking the earlier record of 31,600 set in the previous month, since
Jan. 25, 2017
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Korea's population mobility slumps at slowest pace in 43 yrs in 2016
South Koreans changed residences from region to region at the lowest pace in 43 years last year due largely to the deepening economic downturn and rapid aging, government data showed Wednesday.The number of people who moved to other regions in the country dropped 4.9 percent on-year to 7.38 million throughout 2016, marking the lowest amount since 1979 when it posted 7.32 million, according to the data by Statistics Korea.Among them, 66.7 percent moved within their cities or provinces, while 33.3
Jan. 25, 2017
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Ex-university chief avoids arrest over favoritism allegations
A former university president avoided arrest Wednesday as a Seoul court rejected investigators' request to issue a warrant over allegations she gave admission and grading favors to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's close friend.The Seoul Central District Court turned down the request sought against Choi Kyung-hee, saying it is hard to recognize the need for her detention over charges that she directed or collaborated with other professors in helping Chung Yoo-ra gain admission to the sch
Jan. 25, 2017
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Ministry, Samsung Medical Center playing blame game on MERS outbreak
South Korea’s most prestigious hospital is at odds with the Ministry of Health and Welfare over who is to blame for the outbreak of a deadly virus in 2015.Samsung Medical Center in Seoul on Tuesday submitted to the ministry a 100-page statement of an argument denying that its missteps contributed to the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome which killed 37 here in the summer of 2015. The move was in response to the ministry’s decision in December to request the police impose a 15-day su
Jan. 24, 2017
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Ex-Ewha Univ. chief faces arrest over Chung Yoo-ra admission
The special prosecutor’s investigation into admissions fraud surrounding Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s close friend, is reaching its final stage, with a court reviewing Tuesday the arrest of the school’s former president. Choi Kyung-hee, president of Ewha Womans University until October, attended a hearing for her arrest at the Seoul Central District Court over suspicions that she directed professors and school officials to accept Chung. In return for admissions favors
Jan. 24, 2017
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Court to decide on arrest of ex-university chief suspected of favoritism
A Seoul court was set to decide Tuesday on the arrest of a former university chief suspected of giving admissions and grading favors to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's close friend.Choi Kyung-hee, president of Ewha Womans University from 2014 to 2016, is accused of helping Chung Yoo-ra gain admission to the school despite her alleged ineligibility. An independent counsel probe has been under way to determine the truth behind the allegations that Chung's mother, Choi Soon-sil, abused h
Jan. 24, 2017
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Appeals court clears ex-Navy chief of corruption charges
A Seoul appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to exonerate a former Navy chief accused of corruption in a parts supply deal for the country's indigenous salvage ship.Retired Adm. Chung Ok-geun was indicted in July over allegations that he pressured his subordinates to forge a document in 2009 to help a firm win the contract for the 3,500-ton Tongyeong. Chung served as the chief of naval operations from 2008-2010.The Seoul High Court found him not guilty, citing a lack of clea
Jan. 24, 2017