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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Yoon calls for measures to protect Koreans amid escalating Iran-Israel conflicts
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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Civil servant’s death linked to workplace bullying
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[Weekender] Walk around Korea to really get to know the country
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N. Korea slams Seoul-Washington joint air exercise
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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[Herald Interview] K-pop’s 'best years are ahead of us': Spotify’s general manager for Asia Pacific
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2 nurses test positive for COVID-19 after Pfizer vaccine shots
Two nurses working at a hospital in Seoul have tested positive for the new coronavirus after receiving their first doses of Pfizer vaccine shots last week, officials said Sunday. Chung Ki-hyun, head of the National Medical Center where the nurses work, said the test results are not related to the vaccine administeration as it takes at least two weeks for antibodies to be formed after vaccination. The first nurse working at a ward for mild COVID-19 patients tested positive Saturday after experi
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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S. Korea conducts anti-virus inspections of workplaces with foreign employees
The government has launched a nationwide inspection of manufacturing workplaces with foreign employees to check if they are properly following the anti-virus guidelines amid a series of cluster infections reported at such facilities, officials said Sunday. On Thursday, the Ministry of Employment and Labor began the inspection on some 12,000 workplaces of manufacturing businesses that employ five or more foreigners and operate a dormitory for the workers, according to health authorities. Of t
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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Couple indicted on murder charge over fatal abuse of 10-year-old niece
Prosecutors said Sunday they have indicted a couple on murder and child abuse charges over the death of their 10-year-old live-in niece last month who was found to have suffered assault, including water torture. The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office said the child's aunt and her husband, both in their 30s, maltreated her to exorcise evil spirits, believing that she was "possessed." The wife was found to be a shaman. The two were arrested last month after the niece, daughter of the
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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Seoul, Washington to conduct scaled-down simulation-only military exercise this week
South Korea and the United States will stage their annual springtime military exercise this week, but it will be reduced in scope due to the coronavirus pandemic. The allies decided to hold the computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training for nine days starting Monday and ending March 18, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday, after “comprehensively” taking into consideration the “COVID-19 situation, the maintenance of the combat readiness posture, the denucle
DefenseMarch 7, 2021
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New virus cases stay above 400
South Korea saw its daily addition of cases stay in the 400s on Sunday, as the country continues its fight against the third COVID-19 wave with its vaccination campaign. While the virus situation seems to be better controlled than weeks earlier, authorities remain cautious over a potential uptick in virus cases. The number of new cases could rise at any time due to an increased number of travelers during warmer weather, they warn. The country added 416 new cases Sunday -- 399 locally transmitt
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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[News Focus] 46% of farm population aged 65 or over in Korea
SEJONG -- South Korea’s agricultural regions are aging far faster than cities in demographic structure while the portion of elderly population is simultaneously climbing across the nation, state data showed. According to Statistics Korea, the number of farm population stayed at an all-time low of 2.24 million in 2019, as young people have steadily relocated to urban areas. The nation’s farm population refers to those engaging in agriculture and family members&
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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Moon calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, condemns crackdown on protests
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday condemned the violent crackdown on protests in Myanmar and called for the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. "Use of violence against the people of Myanmar must stop now. There should not be any more loss of lives," Moon wrote on social media including Twitter. "We condemn the violent suppression of protests by the military and the police forces and strongly call for the immediate release of all those detained, including
PoliticsMarch 7, 2021
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Military budget cuts around the globe set to strain S. Korea's defense exports: report
South Korea's exports of defense products are expected to suffer a setback as governments around the globe have been cutting military budgets amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report showed Sunday. The global defense budget is anticipated to decrease 2.2 percent annually through 2024, according to the report by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET). The annual overseas military projects won by South Korean businesses have remained flat, hovering around $3 billion from 2016
DefenseMarch 7, 2021
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Red Cross offers to take care of cemetery for NK soldiers
South Korea's Red Cross is willing to take care of a cemetery for North Korean soldiers killed in the Korean War, its secretary general said Sunday, as the graveyard remains largely abandoned amid an administrative row. The cemetery, established in 1996 in the border county of Paju, holds 843 sets of remains of North Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 war. The remains of some Chinese soldiers had also been held there, but they were repatriated to China in 2014. In March 2019, the government
North KoreaMarch 7, 2021
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NK leader calls on local party officials to bring 'clear changes' for the people
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged local party officials to achieve "clear changes and successes" that can be welcomed by the people, as he concluded a workshop with regional Workers' Party secretaries, state media reported Sunday. The four-day workshop, the first of its kind, concluded on Saturday and discussed ways to implement economic development and other goals put forth during a rare party congress in January, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). "Enthus
North KoreaMarch 7, 2021
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Month before Seoul mayor election, unifying opposition candidacies remains key factor
With the upcoming Seoul mayoral election only one month away, unifying the candidacies of two rivals from the opposition bloc remains a key factor in shaping the outcome of the high-stakes election. The capital Seoul, home to nearly 10 million of the country's total 52 million population, is set to pick its new mayor in the by-election slated for April 7. The by-election was called after former mayor Park Won-soon died in an apparent suicide in July last year in the face of sexual harassment
PoliticsMarch 7, 2021
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Daily cases above 400 for 2nd day on cluster infections; vaccinations exceed 310,000
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed above 400 for a second straight day on Sunday on continued cluster infections, as the number of vaccinated people topped 310,000 in just nine days since the inoculation campaign began. The country reported 416 more COVID-19 cases, including 399 local infections, raising the total caseload to 92,471, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement. New virus cases show no signs of letup due to sporadic cluster infection
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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S. Korea, US to kick off scaled-back combined exercise next week: ministry
South Korea and the United States will stage a major springtime combined military exercise starting this week in a scaled-back manner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday. Whether to hold the regular exercise has drawn attention as the unification ministry and some civic groups have called for its adjustment to help move forward the stalled inter-Korean ties. North Korea has long demanded a halt to such joint maneuvers. "South Korea and the US decided to
DefenseMarch 7, 2021
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Parental control apps for smartphones could breach children's rights: watchdog
The state human rights watchdog has recommended the state telecommunications regulator come up with measures to protect children's rights from being violated by applications that allow parents to control their children's mobile activities. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) last week dismissed two teenage plaintiffs' petitions filed respectively against several app development companies and the Korea Communications Commission (KCC). They said private firms are not subject t
Social AffairsMarch 7, 2021
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Ex-Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon wins ruling party ticket for Busan mayoral election
Former Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon won the ruling Democratic Party's ticket to run for Busan mayor on Saturday. Kim, a three-term lawmaker and ex-National Assembly secretary general, earned 67.74 percent support in a four-day online and telephone voting, easily beating out two other candidates: acting Busan Mayor Byun Seong-wan (25.12 percent) and former Busan city council chief Park In-yeong (7.14 percent). The mayoral seat in South Korea's second-largest city has been vacant since April
PoliticsMarch 7, 2021
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[Eye Plus] National Aviation Museum of Korea captures remarkable advances over the past 100 years
The National Aviation Museum of Korea opened its doors in Gonghang-dong of Gangseo-gu, western Seoul, on July 5, 2020. The first state-run museum in Korea focused on aviation near Gimpo Airport contains innovation and developments in the field over the past 100 years. The local aviation industry effectively started in 1920 with the opening of the Korean Aviation Corps, the first-ever aviation school for Koreans that had three airplanes placed over 40 acres of land in the small town of Willows,
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2021
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[Photo News] Flowers draw attention as spring arrives
With the cold winter almost gone, wild flowers bloom bright and yellow, signaling that spring has finally arrived in Korea. As spring nears, frogs, too, make their appearance after a long winter nap. A frog from a research center in Gyeonggi Province rests on flowers. Flowers begin to fill universities after a new semester. Students enjoy the start of spring as they walk around a blooming campus in Daegu. (Photos: Yonhap) By Gha Hee-sun (lizka98@heraldcorp.com)
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2021
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Philadelphia council resolution condemns Harvard professor for defending Japan's wartime sexual slavery
Philadelphia council resolution condemns Harvard professor for defending Japan's wartime sexual slavery The Philadelphia City Council has adopted a resolution condemning a professor of Harvard University for describing victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery as prostitutes in an academic paper. "On behalf of the survivors, and for women and girls around the world, we must continue to push back on dangerous attempts to minimize historical atrocities and ensure they never happen again,&qu
Foreign AffairsMarch 6, 2021
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Govt. urges people to use encrypted personal number for entry logs to protect privacy
The government asked the public Saturday to use their encrypted personal numbers, instead of phone numbers, to protect privacy when they have to write down entry logs at widely used places like restaurants and cafes as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Last month, the government rolled out a new privacy protection measure allowing people to use encrypted private numbers for visits to such places. An encrypted number consists of a combination of four numbers and two letters, a
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2021
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New virus cases over 400, rising travelers worried to strain virus fight
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered above 400 on Saturday as sporadic cluster infections showed no signs of a letup and the rising number of travelers amid warm weather could spark yet another uptick. The country reported 418 more COVID-19 cases, including 404 local infections, raising the total caseload to 92,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily case was slightly up from 398 reported on Friday, but down from 424 tallied on Thursday. The co
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2021