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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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Trade ministers of S. Korea, China hold talks in Beijing
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Global center to offer onsite counseling in Hyehwa
Seoul Global Center will offer an onsite counseling session to advise expats in the Daehangno area Sunday.Advisers will offer consultations on legal, labor and immigration issues, among others, in front of the Catholic Youth Center near Hyehwa Station Exit 1. The center is close to the Filipino Market that runs on Sundays.The consultations will be available in English, Filipino, Mongolian and Thai. The session will run from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, contact (02) 2075-4136. (paulkerry@
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2016
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Herald Edu launches English study service
Herald Corp.’s education subsidiary Herald Edu has launched an English study service that aims to provide an enhanced platform for teenagers to study English, company officials said Wednesday.Launched on Monday, the “English Qbig” website offers a comprehensive English learning program that will help students with their reading and writing skills. The programs will be applicable to students from third grade in elementary schools to middle schoolers.The courses are offered in five different level
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Poor understanding of HIV-AIDS still prevalent
Misperceptions of HIV and AIDS are still prevalent in South Korea, with many overlooking prevention, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Korean Alliance to Defeat AIDS, 75.6 percent of respondents said they thought most AIDS patients contracted HIV from prostitution. Some 74 percent considered people with HIV or AIDS as those having a promiscuous sex life. The survey was conducted with 1,000 individuals
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Seoul rolls out armament plan to counter N.Korea threats
South Korea on Wednesday announced plans to introduce new weapons to counter nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, including the GPS-guided ground-to-ground munitions, nonlethal bombs to neutralize the electric grid of the enemy and enhanced radar systems to detect incoming attacks.The military will spend a total of 226.5 trillion won ($196.7 billion) from 2017 to 2021, the primary focus of which will be spending 7.9 trillion won in preparing against potential attacks from Pyongyang, sai
DefenseMarch 30, 2016
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Koreans becoming more prone to rage
Kim Myung-hun (not his real name), a 29-year-old worker at one of South Korea’s biggest home shopping channels, was stunned last month when his female colleague was threatened to be killed by one of her customers over the phone. “It was late at night, and the customer was drunk. He wanted to exchange a purchase,” Kim said.“When my colleague said she could not help him unless he told her his name, he all of a sudden started screaming and cursing. He eventually said, ‘I know where you are right no
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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April election a warm-up for presidential race
This year’s parliamentary election is not only an battle to secure seats in the National Assembly for the upcoming four years but also a guage of public sentiment ahead of next year’s presidential election.Among the top three potential candidates for presidency, only two will be running in the April parliamentary race -- ruling conservative Saenuri Party chief Rep. Kim Moo-sung in Busan and the newborn People’s Party cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo in the Nowon-A constituency in northeastern Seoul
PoliticsMarch 30, 2016
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50s most willing to fight in war against N.K.
South Koreans in their 50s are the most willing to fight against North Korea if a war breaks out, a survey released Wednesday showed.According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, about 720 out of 1,000 respondents surveyed for the 2015 Patriotism Index said they would fight against North Korea if a war breaks out.Those in their 50s were the most willing to fight the North, with 83.5 percent saying yes, followed by those in their 60s at 81.5 percent. In contrast, only 50 percent of
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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[Laura Wharton] Settling the status of Jerusalem is a priority
Jerusalem is not one city, but two. Nearly 50 years after Israel captured East Jerusalem, the city remains as divided as ever. As its neighborhoods suffer from a new wave of violence, acknowledging this reality is becoming increasingly urgent. Settling the status of Jerusalem – as two cities, one for Israelis and one for Palestinians – must be made a priority if peace between the two sides is ever to be achieved.The 1947 United Nations Partition Plan called for the division of British-controlled
ViewpointsMarch 30, 2016
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The children of Fukushima: When medical tests mislead
Five years ago, the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster spread deadly radiation by land and by sea. In the years since, Japan and the rest of the world have learned many lessons about why the reactor failed and how to prevent another such catastrophes. But one of the most intriguing lessons of Fukushima involves hundreds of thousands of Japanese children potentially exposed to excessive radiation.Japanese public health officials were aware of an increased incidence of thyroid cancer in Russia
ViewpointsMarch 30, 2016
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[Kim Myong-sik] Elections jeopardize still fragile Korean democracy
My first exposure to democracy was when I was a student at Jaedong Elementary School. My class had to elect a president. The school was one of the earliest public education institutes in Korea, situated in the old residential zone of Seoul, in what is now Bukchon. The principal, a man of small frame with a booming voice, constantly beseeched us to love our nation. During weekly assemblies, he used to display a faded, old national flag that the school had somehow preserved from the country’s colo
ViewpointsMarch 30, 2016
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[Thomas R. Mockaitis] Why armed guards don’t make airports safer
Q. What’s a good way to waste millions of dollars of taxpayer money without trying very hard?A. Wait for a devastating terrorist attack to frighten people, and then deploy at airports and transportation hubs lots of highly visible security measures that make people feel more secure without actually making them safer.I hate to be cynical, but in the years since 9/11, I have seen this drama play out repeatedly. The terrorists carry out a major attack at home or abroad, politicians call for improve
ViewpointsMarch 30, 2016
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[Kim Ji-hyun ] Who’s the peninsula’s real bully?
South Korea is a country with a big headache: North Korea. The North has lately been more intensely provocative. This week, it fired a short-range rocket. Two weeks ago, it was medium-range ballistic missiles. Before that, it was a nuclear test.And now, U.S. President Barack Obama, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are meeting in Washington on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit. While this is a welcome development because it means the world leaders are actu
ViewpointsMarch 30, 2016
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Must-see arts performances this summer
With summer just around the corner, Seoulites may be looking for the best ways to escape the scorching heat and bask in the sights and sounds of riveting performances. Luckily for them, there are many events in store for them this summer – from vocal to dance and classical. Andrea Bocelli Returning for his first concert in Korea in six years, the internationally praised blind Italian classical crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a solo show in Seoul on May 1. Italian opera tenor Andre
PerformanceMarch 30, 2016
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Defense chief calls for heightened readiness against possible N.K. provocations
Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Wednesday urged the military to maintain a state of heightened readiness against possible North Korean provocations during President Park Geun-hye's overseas trip this week.Park left for a two-nation visit earlier in the day, which will take her to Washington for the Nuclear Security Summit as well as Mexico where bilateral talks are planned. Park is scheduled to return home next week.Han "called for thorough military preparedness during the president's state visi
DefenseMarch 30, 2016
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[EXCLUSIVE] Korea’s justice system fails foreign victims of rape
When Airdre Mattner decided to join a pub-crawl with her friends to meet new people in Seoul, the Australian did not imagine that her night would turn into a horrible nightmare. The memories are still vivid for Mattner on the night of Sept. 25, 2015, when she was drugged, abducted and raped in Hongdae, a popular nightlife spot in western Seoul. What followed the brutal attack was the slipshod and careless response of the police and hospital in helping foreign victims like herself, she said
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Seoul rolls out weapons plan to counter N.K. threats
South Korea on Wednesday announced plans to introduce new weapons to counter nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, including the GPS-guided ground-to-ground munitions, nonlethal bombs to neutralize the electric grid of the enemy and enhanced radar systems to detect incoming attacks.(Yonhap)The military will spend a total of 226.5 trillion won ($196.7 billion) from 2017 to 2021, the primary focus of which will be spending 7.9 trillion won in preparing against potential attacks from Pyongy
DefenseMarch 30, 2016
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KOSPI surpasses 2,000 on dovish Yellen
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s dovish remarks that it will go slow with interest rate increases lifted stocks and bonds in Seoul on Wednesday, strengthening the case for a domestic rate cut. Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol said the country‘s monetary policy was supportive of economic recovery, but the economy may miss its growth target this year. The Korean benchmark stock index KOSPI rose to 2002.14 points, surpassing the 2,000-mark for the first time this year. Tech-loaded KOSDAQ was
March 30, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. strengthen cooperation in science technology sector
South Korea and the United States have strengthened policy cooperation in the science and technology sector for the past few decades, a U.S. senior official said Wednesday, as the two allies are in closer talks over toughened international sanctions against North Korea."South Korea and the U.S. cooperate in areas in which we have much to learn from each other and much leverage to gain by working together," John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in
DefenseMarch 30, 2016
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1 in 3 Koreans think HIV can be spread by mosquitoes: survey
A recent domestic report on Koreans’ awareness towards HIV-AIDS reflected widespread negative perceptions and lack of knowledge about the disease.The report, published on Wednesday by the Korean Alliance to Defeat Aids and Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that a large number of Koreans had ungrounded biases toward HIV-AIDS. (123RF)Out of the 1,000 men and women aged between 15 and 59 that were surveyed, 35 percent -- one in three respondents -- believed HIV-AIDS could be
Social AffairsMarch 30, 2016
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Seoul, Iran officials to meet over economy, Pyongyang
South Korea and Iran will hold working-level talks in Tehran next week to discuss their economic ties and the implementation of international sanctions against North Korea, a government official said Wednesday.The fourth round of director-general level talks between the two countries will take place next Wednesday as South Korea pushes to capitalize on new business opportunities that have arisen after the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran.The meeting will also touch on issues related
North KoreaMarch 30, 2016