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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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Samsung, top banks to create W2tr green growth fund for SMEs
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School meal complaints grow
A photo of a school lunch at Bongsan Elementary School in Daejeon recently went viral and prompted a heated debate on social media. A chicken skewer, a cube of watermelon, a slice of pickle and a handful of noodles were placed on a food tray. It was prepared as a lunch for elementary school students aged approximately 7 to 12.Not only did the meal seem to lack enough nutritional value for a growing child, but it also seemed unable to justify the fixed price per meal at 3,000-3,500 won ($2.60-$3)
Social AffairsJuly 3, 2016
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90% of scientists, engineers support alternative military service
Eighty-nine percent of those working in the fields of natural sciences or engineering oppose the Defense Ministry’s plan to abolish alternate service for the cited majors in lieu of mandatary military service, a survey showed Sunday.According to the Biological Research Information Center, its survey on 3,999 researchers and engineers showed the majority oppose the military’s plan to gradually discontinue the special rule for conscripted scientists from 2020 to 2022. The phase-out is due to the c
Social AffairsJuly 3, 2016
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Assembly vows to get tough on family hiring
The National Assembly on Sunday vowed to establish stricter rules against lawmakers’ hiring of family members as aides amid growing public outrage over the practice. The Assembly’s Secretary-General Woo Yoon-keun said that by the end of this month the Secretariat would set out a new code of ethics for lawmakers. The legislative body would gather relevant cases, canvass public opinions and propose the plan to parliamentary committees. The initiative has gained momentum since a number of lawmaker
PoliticsJuly 3, 2016
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Opposition party whip opposes abolishing key liability exemption for lawmakers
The floor leader of South Korea's main opposition party said Sunday he is opposed to moves that would abolish a lawmaker privilege that exempts him or her from liability from speeches made in parliament.Rep. Woo Sang-ho of the Minjoo Party of Korea said that while he will take the lead in getting rid of various privileges enjoyed by lawmakers that have drawn public flak, certain rights need to be maintained if the National Assembly is to provide checks and balances to the executive branch of gov
PoliticsJuly 3, 2016
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[FEATURE] English fluency an unusual source of pride in Korea
A director-level official from a government body of commerce walks into a conference room. He is welcomed by a representative of a U.S.-based firm, who wastes no time in explaining his complaints and demands related to doing business in Korea.The translator opens his mouth, only to be stopped mid-sentence by the director.“Thanks, I’ll take it from here. I can speak English,” he says. He then goes on struggling to sustain a conversation with less-than-perfect, if not downright broken English.“It
Social AffairsJuly 3, 2016
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64-year-old gets 10 years for contract murdering ex-husband
A 64-year-old woman received 10 years in prison Sunday for hiring someone to murder her ex-husband. The three men who complied and carried out the murder were each sentenced to heavier terms of 15, 20 and 25 years, respectively. The Cheonan branch of Daejeon District Court said the convicted woman had paid 50 million won ($43,500) to have her ex-husband killed, after they had mutually agreed on a divorce and while they were going through the process of property division. Daejeon District Court,
Social AffairsJuly 3, 2016
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Cambodian gets 4 years for drug trafficking
A Cambodian national received four years in prison in Korea, Sunday, for attempting to smuggle in narcotics to Korea. The Suwon District Court said the 41-year-old man worked at a casino in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh where he met a client offering to pay him $5,000 with flights and accommodation covered for his stay in Korea if he were to help in drug trafficking. (123RF)He was caught while attempting to bring in over 280 grams of methamphetamine and 190 grams of ketamine in vacuum-pack
Social AffairsJuly 3, 2016
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Former oceans, fisheries minister to run for Saenuri's top post
South Korea's former oceans and fisheries minister formally announced Sunday he will run for the chairmanship of the ruling Saenuri Party and called on all members to strive for unity.Rep. Lee Ju-young, a five-term lawmaker from South Gyeongsang Province, said he will run for the top party post in the Aug. 9 national convention and vowed to help Saenuri overcome the shock of the April 13 polls. He also said he will lay a firm foundation for the party so it can win the next presidential race set
PoliticsJuly 3, 2016
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[Jean Pisani-Ferry] Why are voters ignoring experts?
By the time British citizens went to the polls on June 23 to decide on their country’s continued membership in the European Union, there had been no shortage of advice in favor of remaining. Foreign leaders and moral authorities had voiced unambiguous concern about the consequences of an exit, and economists had overwhelmingly warned that leaving the EU would entail significant economic costs.Yet the warnings were ignored. A prereferendum YouGov opinion poll tells why: “Leave” voters had no trus
ViewpointsJuly 3, 2016
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[Jahan Alamzad] Brexit shot across the bow for trade agreements
I wrote an opinion piece in April 2013 at the height of the Cyprus financial crisis and criticized the European Union for its handling of that crisis, particularly the heavy-handed approach of some of the strong members of the union. Now I am thinking maybe that criticism was too soft. The American journalist of the early 20th century, H. L. Mencken, said, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” Sadly, the case in point has become the saga of the United
ViewpointsJuly 3, 2016
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[Yoon Young-kwan] The anti-globalization Brexplosion
Populism, nationalism, and xenophobia all contributed to the victory of the “Leave” campaign in the United Kingdom’s recent referendum on membership in the European Union. But these forces float on the surface of a larger sea change: a fundamental shift worldwide in the relationship between the state and the market.Since the birth of modern capitalism, these two frameworks of human activity have generally been at odds. While the market tends to expand geographically as its participants pursue ec
ViewpointsJuly 3, 2016
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Kakao opens flagship store for mobile characters in Gangnam
[THE INVESTOR] Mobile messenger operator Kakao has opened its flagship store for character products based on its mobile stickers, called Kakao Friends, in the posh Gangnam district, Seoul, aiming to expand its clout in the mobile world into the retail realm.Despite the heavy rain in Seoul on Saturday, more than a thousand people formed a snaking line in front of the store on the opening day of the Kakao Friends Flagship Store.Kakao`s flagship store in Gangnam. KakaoAs Kakao ran a series of prom
TechnologyJuly 3, 2016
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[Jean-Michel Paul] Post-Brexit, the real risk is Europe could fail
While the short-term economic consequences of Brexit are not to be dismissed, it is the impending failure of the European project that should provoke the bigger sense of concern. The EU‘s two biggest achievements since the establishment of the single market -- the euro and border-free travel -- are both under threat. These implosions would be a magnitude more painful than the British vote. The two are closely linked. European governments realized in the 1980s that competitive currency devaluatio
ViewpointsJuly 3, 2016
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[Photo News] LG Chem. recruits talents in Tokyo
LG Chem CEO and vice chairman Park Jin-soo meets with participants Friday at its recruiting event held in Tokyo‘s New Otani Hotel, where Park shares the company’s vision with around 40 students invited from Japan’s top 10 universities. (LG Chem)
TechnologyJuly 3, 2016
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KEPCO school expands education on nuclear power
A graduate school run by the state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. is expanding its education on nuclear power to foreign students. Oh Se-kee, president of KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, or KINGS, visited Kenya in May to discuss nuclear issues in both countries and to reaffirm mutual cooperation. Oh also had a meeting with 10 Kenyan KINGS alumni who now work in their home country. KINGS president Oh Se-kee (center) poses with Kenyan graduates from the school in Nairobi in May.(KINGS
IndustryJuly 3, 2016