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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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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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SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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S. Korean, Japanese students connect through dance
An event will take place this week to help students from South Korea and Japan better understand each other's culture through dancing. The organizers -- the Soorim Cultural Foundation and the Japan Global Cultural Exchange Foundation -- on Sunday said they will hold a cultural exchange program titled "Seoul-de Dance, Dance, Dance" from Thursday to Monday.In the fifth iteration of the festival, 36 students will form six dance teams and practice before performing a show on Sunday at the Hi Seoul Y
July 31, 2016
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Government plans to combat domestic abuse
The South Korean government announced Friday additional measures to combat domestic violence and child abuse, in response to recent high-profile cases that caused public outrage.“People are growing increasingly anxious due to the series of child abuses and sexual violence in remote regions,” said Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at a national policy coordination meeting.“We will strengthen our sexual violence prevention programs in remote regions nationwide, as well as our investigative efforts.” Pr
July 29, 2016
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[EYE] Author writes on her ‘right not to date’
Throughout her 20s, Lee Jin-song has received unwanted advice on how to “improve” herself so she can enjoy dating. The advice came from friends, both male and female, as well as acquaintances of different ages. “Some told me to grow my hair longer (so I can look more feminine), some told me not to talk too much,” the 27-year-old author told The Korea Herald.“Some even told me, ‘Make sure you look impressed when talking to a man -- use phrases like “Really?” “I had no idea!” Be sweet when you lis
July 29, 2016
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Ministry releases SK No. 2 on parole
The Justice Ministry on Friday released exemplary prisoners on parole, including the top executive member of a local conglomerate, according to officials.“I will provide whatever support I can to revitalize the economy and create jobs,” said Chey Jae-won, the vice chairman of the nation’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, upon leaving Gangneung Prison on Friday morning.Chey was one of 574 exemplary prisoners to be released on parole that day. He was the only top corporate executive member amo
July 29, 2016
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Korea confirms 9th Zika infection
South Korea has confirmed a woman who returned from a trip to Vietnam has been infected with the Zika virus, the country's ninth such case, health authorities here said Friday.The 40-year-old woman, whose identity has been withheld, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to Ho Chi Minh City from July 11-15, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The KCDC said she had been infected with the virus after being bitten by a mosquito during her trip to
July 29, 2016
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Eight out of 10 households have air conditioners in Korea
About 80 percent of the country's total households own air conditioners as the country's summers are getting hotter amid global warming, a survey showed Friday. The percentage, which came out via a Gallup Korea poll of 1,004 adults conducted from July 26-28, is a sharp increase from 6 percent in 1993, 14 percent in 1996 and 36 percent in 2001. By region, Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, known as the hottest areas in the country, posted 92 percent. The average room temperature when using AC w
July 29, 2016
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Jeju airport resumes operations after plane's tire bursts
South Korea's Jeju International Airport said it has normalized flight operations Friday after it temporarily closed its main runway due to a passenger jet blowing a tire while it was landing earlier in the day.A Korean Air B737-900 with 147 passengers onboard reported a problem with its nose landing gear after it landed on the resort island. The plane was carrying passengers from Tokyo's Narita International Airport and landed at 11:57 a.m.South Korea's top carrier said the passengers and crew
July 29, 2016
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Senior prosecutor, Nexon founder indicted over alleged bribery
The prosecution on Friday indicted a senior prosecutor and the co-founder of South Korea’s biggest online gaming company Nexon over alleged bribery and shady stock transactions, ending a monthlong probe into the high-profile corruption scandal. It also requested that the Justice Ministry dismiss the disgraced prosecutor, a sanction which will cut down his pension by 25 percent and ban him from opening a law office for three years. Lee Geum-ro, the chief of the prosecution’s special team for the
July 29, 2016
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Senior prosecutor, Nexon founder indicted over stock purchase scandal
State investigators on Friday indicted a high ranking prosecutor and the founder of South Korea's leading online game maker Nexon Co. for their suspicious stock transactions and bribery allegations.Jin Kyung-joon is suspected of receiving over 900 million won ($800,600) worth of bribes from Kim Jung-ju, the chairman of Nexon's holding firm NXC Corp., from 2005 to 2014, said an ad hoc probe team, wrapping up its three-week investigation.The case involving Jin came to light early this year as the
July 29, 2016
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Australian Korean War veterans wind up trip to Seoul
Australian Korean War veterans wind up trip to SeoulKicker: Booyoung Group chairman Lee organizes, finances weeklong visit By Kim Bo-gyung A group of Korean War veterans from Australia and their family members returned home Friday after winding up their weeklong trip to Seoul.The 20 veterans and family members came to Korea last Saturday at the invitation of Booyoung Group chairman Lee Joong-keun.Group officials said chairman Lee arranged and financed the veterans’ trip in honor of their sacrifi
July 28, 2016
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Disputed antigraft law ruled constitutional
The hard-hitting anti-corruption law on public officials, journalists and private school faculty was upheld by the Constitutional Court on Thursday, prior to formally taking effect on Sept. 28.The Act on the Prevention of Illegal Solicitation -- also known here as “Kim Young-ran Law” after the former Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission chief Kim Young-ran who proposed it in 2011 -- enforces criminal punishment on unlawful solicitation for the individuals in the public, education and medi
July 28, 2016
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Presidential pardons might help guilty driver get new license
Presidential pardons, usually given on National Liberation Day, Aug. 15, might help the bus driver behind the five-car pileup on Yeongdong Expressway receive a new driver‘s license, local news reports said.Bang, the bus driver responsible for the crash that killed four and injured 37 on July 17, is currently being pressed in a criminal suit. However, the administrative penalty that nullified his driver’s license might be subject to presidential pardons. (Yonhap)Gangwon Pyeongchang Police, who ar
July 28, 2016
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Girl, 14, drives 100 km without license, overturns car
A 14-year-old girl drove a car over 100 kilometers without a driver’s license and overturned the car at a roundabout, injuring herself and three passengers, the Gangwon Hwacheon Police said Thursday. According to police, four teenage girls, including the driver surnamed Song and her older sister, were traveling from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, to Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, where Song’s maternal grandmother lives.(YTN News capture)The vehicle belonged to Song’s father and was taken out without per
July 28, 2016
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Asian students discuss future of SMEs at KAIST
Linking with overseas institutions to allow students to cultivate a global outlook and network with business leaders is a growing trend at universities here.KAIST College of Business runs the China-Korea-Japan Field Study Program involving three institutes: China’s Tsinghua University, Korea’s KAIST and Japan’s Keio University.This year, it invited some 40 Master of Business Administration students from the three universities to Korea from July 8-16 for them to conduct joint research on Korea’s
July 28, 2016
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Severe heat wave grips Korea
The unusual heat wave that started last week will drag on till mid-September, the Korea Meteorological Agency said Thursday. The KMA said the daytime high across the nation is expected to soar over the weekend and reach at least 35 degrees Celsius. The daytime high in Seoul hit 30 degrees Celsius as of Thursday afternoon.While monsoon rain is likely to descend on the Southern part of the peninsula, humidity will also be high, as well as the discomfort index, weather forecasters warned. A hippopo
July 28, 2016
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Women take up only 2.3% of top positions at conglomerates
Women only accounted for 2.3 percent of all high-ranking executives at South Korea’s 100 major conglomerates last year, while more than half of the firms did not have any women in top leadership positions, a government report showed on Thursday.The report, compiled by the Gender Ministry, analyzed the nation’s top 100 companies with the biggest sales as of last year. Only 165 women were working in the top leadership positions including executives and board members.(123rf)By company, Citibank Kor
July 28, 2016
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Man’s murder plans go awry
A man with the intent of murder realized halfway through the act that he was strangling the wrong woman and tried to escape, but was arrested by the police for attempted homicide.Busan Bukbu Police said Thursday that the 48-year-old surnamed Oh was under investigation for trying to strangle the 50-year-old victim and trespassing in her house in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Busan Bukbu Police Station (Yonhap)Oh told the police he had been looking for a woman who allege
July 28, 2016
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Man arrested for kicking pregnant cat, killing three kittens
A man who kicked a pregnant cat which resulted in three stillbirths was arrested for violation of animal protection law on Wednesday. Gyeonggi Siheung Police said the 63-year-old had kicked a cat on July 6 around 6:00 p.m., killing three of the ten kittens it was pregnant with. (YouTube Capture)The accused told the police that he kicked the cat because it had “suddenly sprung out on the street.” He was not aware that it was in gestation. The cat belonged to the owner of the supermarket in front
July 28, 2016
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Japan-funded foundation launched to settle old row over Korean comfort women
A Japanese government-funded private foundation was launched in South Korea on Thursday to compensate women who were sexually enslaved by Japan more than seven decades ago, a move aimed at ending one of the neighbors' long-running diplomatic feuds stemming from Tokyo's past colonization of the Korean Peninsula.The formation of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation is the result of the landmark deal reached on Dec. 28 to once and for all end the row over the sexually enslaved women, euphemist
July 28, 2016
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Prosecutors indict Vietnamese fishermen on murder charges
Prosecutors said Wednesday they have indicted two Vietnamese fishermen on charges of murdering two South Koreans aboard a vessel in the Indian Ocean last month.The Busan District Prosecutors' Office said the suspects, both aged 32, are accused of stabbing to death the 43-year-old captain and the 42-year-old engineer of the deep-sea fishing vessel Kwang Hyun 803 in waters near Seychelles.The two arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, earlier this month. (Yonhap)During the inves
July 27, 2016