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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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[Graphic News] Childbirths in Korea increase to 2-year high
The number of childbirths in South Korea increased to the its highest level in two years, according to a government report released Wednesday.Statistics Korea said about 40,400 babies were born in March this year, an increase of 6.3 percent from 38,000 reported in the same month last year.It also said the number of babies born during the first quarter of this year reached 117,700, up 1.5 percent from 116,000.“The number of women aged over 35 having babies played a part in the rise of newborn num
May 28, 2015
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[Graphic News] Metabolic syndrome on rise in Korea
Patients suffering from more than three symptoms of metabolic syndrome surged by 16.5 percent between 2010 and 2014 in South Korea, data showed.Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said that a total of 9,911,000 patients received treatment for metabolic syndrome last year compared to 8,505,000 in 2010. They include those who suffered from at least three of the five major symptoms ― abdominal obesity, hyper-blood pressure, blood sugar disorders, triglyceride and low HDL cholesterol. The
Social AffairsMay 18, 2015
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[Graphic News] Household loans surge
The growth of commercial banks’ lending to the household sector climbed to its highest rate in seven years last month in the wake of the brisk trading in the real estate market, data showed Sunday.According to the Bank of Korea, banks’ outstanding household loans (including transferred mortgage loans) reached 579.1 trillion won ($534 billion) in April, posting an 8.46 trillion won increase from a month earlier.This marked the largest monthly increase since 2008. Economists cited home purchases a
IndustryMay 17, 2015