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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
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SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
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Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
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AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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South Korea to punish civic group over unauthorized contact with North Koreans
South Korea will impose punitive actions against local civic group members for their unauthorized contact with North Koreans in hina last week, Seoul's unification ministry said Sunday.Without the government's approval, four high-ranking members from the South Korean Committee for Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration held a two-day meeting with their North Korean counterparts in Shenyang, China, starting last Thursday. Seoul's unification ministry earlier rejected the group's request
Aug. 15, 2016
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[Weekender] Korea braces for antigraft law
Korea’s civil servants, elected officials, journalists and officials of private educational institutions must soon abide by this new discipline: They cannot receive free meals that cost more than 30,000 won ($27), presents worth over 50,000 won or monetary gifts valued 100,000 won or higher. The Improper Solicitation and Graft Act -- or the Kim Young-ran law, named after its initiator and the former chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission -- is poised to reshape the country’s cu
Aug. 12, 2016
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[Weekender] Antigraft bill puts local industry on its heels
A seafood restaurant based in Jongno, Seou recently adjusted the price of its two most popular dishes from 32,000 won ($29) to 28,000 won per person.It was a preemptive measure to assure that government officials at the Seoul Government Complex, located just around the corner, would continue visiting the eatery after the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act kicks in next month. Often referred to as the Kim Young-ran law, named after former Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission chief Kim You
Aug. 12, 2016
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[Weekender] Antisolicitation law at a glance
In spite of all the opposition, concerns and disputes, the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act -- commonly dubbed the Kim Young-ran law -- will finally take effect starting from September 28.Guidebooks have been issued by various public and private agencies, including the supervisory Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. However, its extensive range of regulation and murky details is still causing confusion among the general public.Below are some of the key questions and answers. An offic
Aug. 12, 2016
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Labor Ministry to offer cash to job seekers
The government said Friday that it will offer financial subsidies for young people looking for jobs, in partnership with the state-run Youth Hope Fund, overturning its initial stance that handing out “cash” could create “moral hazards.”The Ministry of Employment and Labor will offer funds of up to 600,000 won ($544) over three months to help job seekers cover expenses when attending job interviews under the program called “Successful Job-landing Package,” minister Lee Ki-kwon said at a news brie
Aug. 12, 2016
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What drove Ewha students to streets?
On Wednesday evening thousands of students and graduates from Ewha Womans University held a rally on campus to protest what they saw as the school’s unilateral push for a series of policies, demanding the school chief step down.An estimated 3,500 students and graduates gathered on campus at the university in western Seoul, despite the scorching heat, in its second large-scale rally on campus, holding placards reading “Who is Ewha Womans University for?” and “Owners of this school are the student
Aug. 12, 2016
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Toddler’s hair loss triggers debate among health care experts
The recent controversial case of a 2-year-old who lost all the hair on his body after taking herbal medicine has triggered heated debate among traditional Korean doctors and those who practice Western medicine here.The 27-month-old reportedly started losing his hair -- including his eyelashes and eyebrows -- after taking the medicine in November. His mother acquired the remedies from the Hamsoa Oriental Clinic in southern Seoul, which is one of the most firmly established traditional medical cli
Aug. 12, 2016
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Park grants special pardons to more than 4,870 people
President Park Geun-hye granted special pardons to a high-profile businessman and more than 4,870 people, many of who were convicted of non-violent, petty crimes, on Friday, three days ahead of Liberation Day.The list of the beneficiaries was finalized during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting Park presided over at the presidential office. (Yonhap)Among the beneficiaries is CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun, who has been suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which involves hereditary motor and
Aug. 12, 2016
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Over 40 shops caught leaving doors open with air conditioners on
The South Korean government said Friday that it has issued a warning to 43 local stores caught with open doors while their air conditioners were running during business hours, as part of its energy-saving measures in the midst of a weeks-long heat wave.Earlier this week, the government said that it will levy a fine of up to 3 million won ($2,711.4) on shops, restaurants and other businesses that are caught leaving their doors open with the air conditioning on. A shop leaves its door open with it
Aug. 12, 2016
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Arrest warrant sought for Nexen Heroes owner
Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant Thursday against the owner of the South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes for his alleged fraud and embezzlement.The move came a few days after the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office summoned Lee Chang-suk, who is alleged to have reneged on a 2008 promise to hand over his stake of the ball club to a Korean-American businessman in return for 2 billion won (US$1.7 million).Hong Sung-eun, chairman of the Atlanta-based real estate developer Rainier Group,
Aug. 11, 2016
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Man kills himself with hunting rifle at gun shop
A man killed himself with a hunting rifle when he visited a gun shop in the central South Korean city of Daejeon on Thursday in an apparent suicide case, police said.Around 11:25 a.m., the 50-year-old man, one of the shop's regular customers, took a gun out of its showcase, loaded it with a bullet that he brought with him, and then pointed the gun at himself while the shop owner's attention was elsewhere.According to witnesses and footage from a CCTV camera located in the shop, the customer, who
Aug. 11, 2016
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Korea to cut use of antibiotics
South Korea’s health authorities on Thursday announced their plans to reduce antibiotics use for common viral infections -- such as colds and sore throats -- in response to concerns on the growing resistance of diseases to antibiotic medicine.South Korea currently has an unusually high usage of antibiotics -- a group of drugs used to treat bacterial infections -- compared to other countries, partly because of inadequate public health education on antibiotics and antibiotics resistance. “Antibiot
Aug. 11, 2016
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Used LPG gas tanks explode, devastate village
More than 2,000 used LPG gas tanks exploded at a tank waste treatment plant in the city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, Thursday morning. The flames from the explosion flew nearly 400 meters, igniting the adjacent mountains in flames.The affected area includes a small village of nine families. There were no casualties, though farmers said the some 200 village cattle were noticeably shaken and the ancestral tombs in the mountains were destroyed. (Yonhap)Helicopters from Korea Forest Se
Aug. 11, 2016
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Man gets 16 years for murdering women who owed him money
A man in his 70s received a 16 year jail term on Thursday for strangling a women who owed him money.The Chuncheon District Court said the 72-year-old man, surnamed Kim, was charged with homicide for impulsively killing the 51-year-old victim out of fear that she would not return his money. Kim worked as a gas station worker for 13 years and saved 20 million won ($18,000) which he lent to the victim in March to expand her restaurant. (Yonhap)Kim worked with the victim until she reportedly quit h
Aug. 11, 2016
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[Industry 4.0] How will Industry 4.0 impact jobs?
It took a weeklong match in March this year between 18-time world Go champion Lee Se-dol and Alphago for it to hit South Koreans hard: Human beings could actually be replaced by artificial intelligence.Alphago, the AI Go program developed by Google DeepMind, won four out of five games. The initial anticipation of Lee’s sweeping victory soon turned into self-assuring consolation that he at least managed one win. “After the match, I was actually fearful of my own arrogant assumption that a man-mad
Aug. 11, 2016
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Korea to unveil follow-up measures for comfort women foundation
South Korea will "very soon" unveil details on the follow-up measures for a recently launched foundation that aims to help Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery during the Japanese colonial period, a foreign ministry official said Thursday. The foundation was launched late last month under a deal reached between the two countries in December to resolve their deep-running rift over the victims, euphemistically called comfort women. Tokyo promised to contribute 1 billion yen ($9.9 milli
Aug. 11, 2016
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British DJ arrested in Korea on charges of drug smuggling
Police on Thursday said they have arrested a British DJ, 52, on charges of smuggling in drugs to South Korea and handing them over to the executives of a local pharmaceutical company.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said the DJ, whose identity was withheld, is suspected of bringing in a total of 3.78 liters of gamma hydroxybutyrate, a banned substance also known as a "date rape drug," over four times between January and June. (Yonhap)The amount, worth some 370 million won ($340,000), is eno
Aug. 11, 2016
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Aunt abuses, kills 3-year-old
Police said Thursday a woman in her 20s admitted to having abused her 3-year-old nephew, who was found dead from an apparent drowning in Naju, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday. The accused, 25, was detained immediately for interrogation. She had reportedly been looking after the child since June after her sister, the mother of the child, found work at a factory away from their home in Naju.The suspect in a death of a 3-year-old boy is being taken in for questioning by police on Thursday. (Yonhap
Aug. 11, 2016
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Korea's finance minister meets with GCF head
South Korea's finance minister on Thursday held a meeting with the head of the Green Climate Fund to discuss ways to enhance the country's contribution to the development of the organization, the finance ministry here said."The South Korean government is concerned about the development of the GCF, which is headquartered in our country," Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho was quoted as saying in a meeting with Hela Cheikhrouhou, the executive director of the GCF, in Seoul.South Korea`s Finance Minister Y
Aug. 11, 2016
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PM vows to make all-out efforts for passage of labor reform bills
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday vowed to make "all-out" efforts to secure parliamentary approval for a set of labor reform bills that languished at the previous National Assembly.Presiding over a national policy coordination meeting, Hwang highlighted the importance of the bills to create jobs for young people and reinvigorate the country's economy."It is regrettable that the passage of the bills for creating jobs and for other purposes is being delayed," Hwang said during the gathering
Aug. 11, 2016