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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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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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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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Companies encouraging employees to make full use of extended holiday
Companies are encouraging their employees to use next week's Chuseok (harvest moon) holiday to its fullest, taking advantage of the holiday that's extended by a following weekend, officials said Thursday.This year's three-day Chuseok period falls on Sept. 14-16 and is followed by a weekend. Taking vacation days on Sept. 12-13 will extend the holiday to nine days with the preceding weekend added on.Officials at business groups LG and Hanwha said they have recommended their employees to use their
Sept. 8, 2016
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School bus driver shows porn to 11-year-old girl
A local court on Wednesday slapped a suspended sentence with probation on a school bus driver who allegedly exposed an 11-year-old girl to a pornographic video while on a school bus. According to the Gwangju District Court in South Jeolla Province, the school bus driver of an elementary school in Wando was found to have sexually humiliated the student and showed her a pornographic video on his cellphone in May 2015. (123rf)Although the judge Gwang Gyu-tae referred to the nature of his crime as “
Sept. 7, 2016
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Man gets life for murdering two teenage girls
A man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her friend has been sentenced to life, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Wednesday. The high court decision confirmed the previous rulings of the lower courts that had sentenced the man, convicted for killing two teen girls, to life in prison.The 31-year-old man, known only by his surname Lee, met the 18-year-old girl through a dating app and started dating her in October 2015.The teenage girl soon broke-up with Lee which led him to get furious. Ang
Sept. 7, 2016
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Prosecutors visit Lotte founder to check his health before interrogation
State prosecutors on Wednesday visited Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho to check his health condition and decide how to question him over allegations he evaded some hundreds of billions of won in taxes in the process of handing over stocks to family members.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said its officials met with the 93-year-old business tycoon and his doctor at his office in Hotel Lotte in Seoul.Based on Wednesday's meeting, the prosecution will decide when and how to interrog
Sept. 7, 2016
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8 participants in Korean martial arts event still missing
The organizers of an international martial arts event here said Wednesday seven athletes and one coach from three countries are still missing as the competition is coming to an end.The organizers of the World Martial Arts Masterships in Cheongju, some 130 kilometers south of Seoul in North Chungcheong Province, said that three jujitsu fighters from Sri Lanka, four belt wrestling athletes from Tajikistan and a wushu coach for Uganda have gone missing. The masterships will wrap up its seven-day ru
Sept. 7, 2016
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Law firm Yoon & Yang opens public interest legal center
Korean law firm Yoon & Yang launched the Public Interest Legal Center on Wednesday, aiming to expand its corporate social responsibility programs for legally underrepresented people.Under the Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundation, the legal aid center plans to provide legal assistance on various issues to the socially marginalized, including single parent households, victims of sexual and domestic violence, the homeless, the disabled, migrant workers and North Korean defectors. Participants of the ope
Sept. 7, 2016
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[FEATURE] Light pollution causes sleepless nights in Seoul
This is the third installment of a three-part series on Seoul’s battle against three types of urban pollution: smell, noise, and light. -- Ed.Office worker Wi, 26, often plays soccer at a public field near Gangnam, but he recently faced resistance from some residents who live nearby. An official from the district office asked Wi and his teammates to avoid playing soccer there at night, as there had been complaints that the bright lights at the field disturbed residents. “But it doesn’t make sens
Sept. 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Probe of prosecutor scandal quickens
The prosecution said Wednesday it had formed a special team tasked with investigating allegations that an incumbent prosecutor received kickbacks from a businessman in exchange for influence peddling in court proceedings. According to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the special inspection team -- consisting of four prosecutors and 10 investigators -- will look into bribery allegations involving senior prosecutor Kim Hyung-joon. “In regard to the case, the special inspection team will thoroughly
Sept. 7, 2016
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[Graphic News] Housing costs burden young women living alone
Women in their 20s and 30s who make up single households in Seoul voluntarily decided to live alone, mostly because they sought freedom and convenient commutes. However, they often find themselves weighed down by housing expenses, data showed Tuesday. According to a survey by the Seoul Foundation of Women and Family in June, 87.8 percent of respondents in the 20-39 age group said they chose independent lifestyles out of their own free will, while 65.1 percent cited the need to shorten commutes.
Sept. 6, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Chief justice apologizes for corruption scandal
Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae on Tuesday offered a public apology over an incumbent senior judge who was arrested last week on suspicions of taking bribes from a scandal-ridden businessman. “I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize on behalf of the judiciary for causing concern to the people. I promise to take stern measures following what comes to light,” Yang said during an opening speech at an emergency meeting of local court chiefs. Yang Sung-tae, chief justi
Sept. 6, 2016
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Majority of people do not support labor strikes: survey
More than six out of every 10 people here oppose recent walkouts staged by unionized workers in the troubled shipbuilding sector, while more than 40 percent of people blame labor unions as a cause of the high youth jobless rate, a survey showed Tuesday.In a poll conducted by the Federation of Korean Industries, 60.5 percent of respondents said they did not support the recent labor strikes in the shipbuilding sector, while 59.2 percent also expressed their opposition against labor strikes held ag
Sept. 6, 2016
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Korea's chief justice apologizes over judge's corruption scandal
South Korea's Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae on Tuesday offered a public apology as an incumbent senior judge was arrested last week on charges of receiving kickbacks from a former chief of a local cosmetics company. "I would like take the opportunity to sincerely apologize for causing concern, and promise to take stern measures following what would come out into the open down the road," Yang said during an emergency meeting among local court chiefs to discuss a fundamental solution to the recurri
Sept. 6, 2016
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Safety measures lacking at tunnels despite high accident death rates: report
The mortality rate from car accidents inside tunnels is more than twice that for accidents on regular roads, but a large number of the tunnels do not have the legally required safety facilities, a report submitted to the parliament showed Tuesday.There have been 2,957 cases of traffic accidents inside tunnels over the past five years, killing 150 people and injuring 6,753 others, according to the report submitted by the Ministry of Land, infrastructure and Transport to a parliamentary committee.
Sept. 6, 2016
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Cabinet meeting inks anti-graft law
The South Korean government gave the final nod to the controversial anti-graft law Tuesday, paving the way for the scheduled implementation slated for Sept. 28.The law was finalized at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn.The Kim Young-ran anti-graft law aims to bring more transparency to workers in certain sectors who should maintain higher ethical standards than ordinary citizens. The Constitutional Court also backed the law saying it is a step in the right direction.Und
Sept. 6, 2016
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S. Korea to toughen punishment against protesters wearing masks
South Korea's top court has approved a new set of sentencing guidelines on Monday that call for, among other things, strengthened punishment for those who wear masks during rallies.The Supreme Court said it will receive reviews on its guidelines from the justice ministry and other relevant organizations before finalizing the guidelines.stock image(123rf)Under the guidelines, those who wear masks during rallies could face up 18 months in prison.Just 10 months ago President Park Geun-hye vowed not
Sept. 5, 2016
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4th S. Korean patient appears to have contracted cholera in Philippines
A fourth South Korean cholera patient appears to have been infected with the waterborne virus during a recent trip to the Philippines, health authorities said Monday.South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an analysis of genetic fingerprinting of the 46-year-old man showed that his genotype matched 93 percent with that of a patient who was infected with cholera after a trip to the Philippines in 2005.The CDC said it believes that the fourth patient contracted cholera in the
Sept. 5, 2016
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Court says killing a threatening husband is not self-defense
Just because a drunk husband threatened to kill his wife does not necessarily mean the wife choking the husband to death can be considered as “self-defense,” South Korea’s Supreme Court said Sunday. The high court decision confirmed the previous rulings of the lower courts in 2015 that a women who chocked her ex-husband to death after he threatened her with a knife earlier that night, was not self-defense, sentencing her to two years in prison. (Herald DB)The 44-year-old woman, known only by he
Sept. 5, 2016
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Alleged rapist caught after car chase
A 24-year-old alleged rapist who also attempted a kidnapping was summoned to Uijeongbu District Court, Monday, for an investigation to determine the validity of his warrant.The accused, surnamed Choi, was caught Sunday in a car chase after attempting to abduct the teenage victim.In the police interrogation that followed, he reportedly admitted to committing rape “due to a failure to suppress libido.”(Yonhap)As for the attempted abduction after the rape, he claimed he “wanted to take the victim t
Sept. 5, 2016
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Youth employment worse in provinces than Seoul-Gyeonggi
The latest youth employment rate was significantly lower in nonmetropolitan regions than in the central Seoul-Gyeonggi Province area, data showed Monday.According to the National Assembly Budget Office and Statistics Korea, the employment rate for those aged 15-29 in nonmetropolitan areas as of the second quarter stood at 39.6 percent.Though slightly up from the previous quarter’s 38.7 percent, this figure remained 5.7 percentage points lower than the Seoul-Gyeonggi area’s 45.3 percent.The lowes
Sept. 5, 2016
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Senior prosecutor under inspection over alleged corruption
The prosecution said Monday that it has launched an inspection into allegations that an incumbent prosecutor received kickbacks from a businessman, in the latest blow to the scandal-marred justice system. The senior prosecutor, identified only by his surname Kim, is suspected of taking a total of 15 million won ($13,564) in bribes from a businessman, also surnamed Kim, in exchange for dismissing a case about his alleged embezzlement and fraud. The two attended the same middle and high schools.
Sept. 5, 2016