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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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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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Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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After 6-year hiatus, Kia to return to Paris Motor Show in Europe push
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[EYE] Korean cyber peace movement spreads to China
South Korea is one of the most wired countries in the world, with the world’s fastest average Internet connection speed. About 47 million people, or 92 percent of the population, are Internet users, indicating the nation’s inseparable relationship with their digital space.In an ever so connected society, words spread faster than ever before. So do the malicious comments.In an effort to fight online negativity, professor Min Byoung-chul has been pioneering a campaign for peace on the Internet, fi
Aug. 5, 2016
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Sweltering heat influenced by hot air from China
Sweltering heat continues to grip the nation while the state weather agency said the record-breaking hot summer weather had been influenced by weather systems in northern China.The Korea Meteorological Agency said Thursday that heated air that was created in northern China had risen to a high altitude and moved across southern Russia and the Korean Peninsula, before descending on South Korea. The migration happened at the same time as a high pressure system formed over South Korea, preventing th
Aug. 5, 2016
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Park visits local firms to promote flextime system
President Park Geun-hye on Friday visited two local companies as part of her efforts to promote a flextime system, a core element of a broader program that her government has implemented to help workers maintain a work-family balance.Park visited "Smart Work Centers" of the two firms -- Shinhan Bank and Hana Tour. The firms have adopted the flextime system under which their employees flexibly decide their work schedules to spend more time with their families.The Park administration has been carr
Aug. 5, 2016
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Daewoo Shipbuilding CFO summoned over accounting fraud
Seoul prosecutors on Friday called in the chief financial officer of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. for questioning on allegations that he cooked the books to cover up the company's operating losses.The special investigation team said Kim Youl-jung, 58, is being grilled over accusations that the shipbuilder underreported some 120 billion won ($107 million) in business losses last year.About a week ago, the prosecution indicted former head of the company Ko Jae-ho on charges of over
Aug. 5, 2016
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Korean ships safe from pirates amid worldwide drop in piracy in H1
No South Korean ships were attacked by pirates in the first six months of the year, while piracy on the whole dropped from a year earlier, the government said Friday."There have been no reports of a pirate attack on a South Korean ship in the first half," said the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.The number of incidents of piracy came to 98 in the January-June period, down 26.9 percent from a year earlier, while that of ships hijacked by pirates more than halved to five from 13 over the cited pe
Aug. 5, 2016
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Reduced penalty for selling alcohol to minors
Business owners who sell alcohol to minors might now face lighter penalties, with the previous 60-day suspension of their operations reduced to six days, provided they prove it was an honest mistake, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday. (123RF)The previous penalty for illegal sale of alcohol to minors was the suspension of the offender’s business for 60 days, for first-timers. For those who flout the rules a second time, the suspension is 180 days and on the third count, the offe
Aug. 4, 2016
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HUFS hosts general assembly of Silk Road Universities Network
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and North Gyeongsang Province are hosting the second General Assembly of the Silk Road Universities Network from Monday to Friday next week.Launched in August last year, the network is an alliance of universities in countries located along the routes of the Silk Road to foster academic and cultural exchanges. It aims to promote peace and prosperity between east and west. The event will be held under the theme “mutual understanding and respect along the Silk R
Aug. 4, 2016
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Concerns rise over ‘lenient’ driving tests
An accident caused by a driver with a neurological disorder killed four and injured a dozen pedestrians in Busan on Sunday, raising concerns over whether the process of getting a driver’s license is too easy.Police said Monday that the 53-year-old driver had renewed his driver’s license in July, without notifying authorities that he was suffering from epilepsy. Authorities said there were no legal methods to discover the driver’s condition in advance.There has been constant debate over oversimpl
Aug. 4, 2016
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Slow digitization of birth records hinders adoptees’ searches
The number of Korean adoptees who requested to see their birth records increased dramatically from 2012-15, since the revision of the adoption law here, but a lack of digitization is slowing access to the information.Only 35 percent of the some 230,000 relevant documents have been digitized and archived by the government.According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of adoptees who asked to see their birth records increased from 258 in 2012 to 1,324 last year. In total, 4,790 adopt
Aug. 4, 2016
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Boy, 12, hangs self in public restroom
Police on Thursday said they had yet to discover the motive behind the apparent suicide of a 12-year-old boy who hanged himself at after-school study center in Nowon-gu, northeast Seoul.The boy had been found hanging by his backpack straps inside a toilet cubicle at a speed reading private education institute at around 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday. The director of the institute discovered and reported the case to police. (YouTube Capture)The victim reportedly left to use the restroom in the middle of cl
Aug. 4, 2016
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Korea to dispatch 340 teachers, collegians to developing countries
South Korea will dispatch some 340 teachers and university students to 16 developing countries in the latter half of this year to carry out educational programs, the government said Thursday.The contingent will be made up of 140 teachers who will be stationed abroad for more than one year and 200 teacher trainees attending local teachers' colleges who will stay for a shorter period, according to the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education Of the 140 long-term
Aug. 4, 2016
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Korean-Chinese dayworker found dead in waste crusher
A Korean-Chinese dayworker at an industrial waste disposal house was found dead in a waste crusher Wednesday, the Gyeonggi Ilsan police said.According to the police, the 53-year-old man, surnamed Park, died on the first day of the job at the disposal house in Ilsan, Goyang-si around 5:20 p.m. He was discovered with part of his head caught under the crushing roller. (Yonhap)The witness, who had also instructed Park on how to use the machine, said he was making his way out when he turned around an
Aug. 4, 2016
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Sinan gang rapists reenact crime scene
Three men from Sinan County accused of gang raping a school teacher in May, reenacted the day of their crime for a court inspection on Wednesday. The usual media attention was absent from the scene, with Mokpo branch of Gwangju District Court specially restricting media access citing protection of the victim’s privacy and prevention of secondary suffering. The three suspects. (YouTube capture)Two judges and prosecutors were present, along with some 20 police. The village onlookers were asked to
Aug. 4, 2016
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Police clear Maestro Chung of embezzlement allegations
Police on Thursday said Maestro Chung Myung-whun, embroiled in a rumor scandal over the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, has been cleared of suspicions he embezzled orchestra's assets for personal expenses.Last year, two civic groups filed a petition with the Jongno Police Station after local broadcaster MBC reported allegations of the conductor siphoning off some tens of millions of won by exaggerating the cost of plane tickets he purchased. After analyzing the 63-year-old's travel records and rec
Aug. 4, 2016
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Ruling party lawmaker summoned over illegal political funds
Prosecutors on Thursday summoned a ruling party lawmaker for questioning over charges of using illegal political funds by siphoning from wages meant to be given to his aides.Rep. Lee Koon-hyon of the ruling Saenuri Party appeared before the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office over allegations that he spent some 244 million won ($218,000) of illegal political funds between July 2011 and December 2015 while he was a member of the previous National Assembly. The money, which was originally
Aug. 4, 2016
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N.K. defector family files suit against S. Korean gov't over spy probe
A family of North Korean defectors has filed a suit against the South Korean government, saying they were illegally investigated by the state intelligence agency, a liberal civic group said Wednesday.The husband, identified only by his surname Ji, his ex-wife and two sons filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking a total of 218 million won ($195,000) in compensation.Ji and his ex-wife, identified only by her surname Pae, said they were unlawfully investigated by the National
Aug. 3, 2016
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Ewha axes disputed career college plans
Ewha Womans University caved in to the seventh consecutive day of student protests Wednesday, announcing it would scrap its plans for the disputed lifelong education college.The school convened an emergency meeting Wednesday morning and decided to call off the government-sponsored project Future LiFE College, which aimed to provide higher education to working women. Ewha Womans University dean Choi Kyung-hee visits the student protest at the campus on Wednesday. (Yonhap)University dean Choi Kyu
Aug. 3, 2016
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Nurse at Samsung hospital diagnosed with tuberculosis
A nurse working at a pediatric unit at one of the major general hospitals in Seoul has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, just weeks after another TB case was reported among nurses at a different hospital in the city, raising concerns over the nation’s control of the disease.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 27-year-old nurse was diagnosed with the disease Monday during a regular health examination provided by her employer -- the Samsung Medical Center in sout
Aug. 3, 2016
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Ministry, municipalities join hands for cleaner air
The Ministry of Environment said Thursday it joined hands with the mayors of Seoul and Incheon and the governor of Gyeonggi Province to control the number of worn-out diesel cars to create a cleaner atmosphere in the metropolitan area. Following the accord signed by the municipalities with the ministry, some 1.4 million diesel cars registered before 2005 in metropolitan areas that are under air pollution control will be restricted on the road.But old diesel cars that have passed an inspection co
Aug. 3, 2016
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Unattended deaths most common in middle age
Elderly Koreans -- those aged 70 or older -- only accounted for 21 percent of all reported unattended deaths in Korea last year, defying general perception that it is mostly the elderly left alone in life and death. According to data released by the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, the number of reported unattended deaths increased from 719 in 2012 to 1,245 last year, and those who lived in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province accounted for 53.1 percent of cases in 2015. Among t
Aug. 3, 2016