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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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[Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions
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[Graphic News] International marriages on rise in Korea
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Korea's auto industry braces for Trump’s massive tariffs in Mexico
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BTS heads to New York for UN event as special presidential envoy
K-pop sensation BTS flew to New York on Saturday to attend a United Nations event as a special presidential envoy. The chart-topping group is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals Moment of the Decade of Action event in New York on Monday (US local time), along with President Moon Jae-in. The president appointed the seven-member group as a "special presidential envoy for future generations and culture" Tuesday. BTS will give a speech in New Yo
Sept. 19, 2021
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New cases fall below 2,000 amid concerns about spike in outbreaks after Chuseok holiday
South Korea's daily coronavirus cases fell below 2,000 on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns linger over a spike in transmissions after the Chuseok holiday, when millions of people usually travel across the country to meet relatives. The country reported an additional 1,910 COVID-19 cases, including 1,871 local infections, raising the total caseload to 285,931, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The country added 10 more deaths from COVID-19, r
Sept. 19, 2021
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Major highways see congestion on 1st day of Chuseok holiday
Many sections of major highways in South Korea remained congested with heavy traffic Saturday morning as millions of people headed to their hometowns to celebrate the Chuseok holiday with their families. According to the Korea Expressway Corp (KEC), cars moved at a slow pace in some sections of the major highway linking Seoul to the country's second-largest southern port city of Busan as of 8:10 a.m. Traffic congestion was also spotted on the western highway along the country's western coast
Sept. 18, 2021
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New cases over 2,000 for 2 straight days amid upsurge worries after Chuseok holiday
South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 for two consecutive days Saturday amid worries about a possible upsurge after a major holiday when people are expected to travel across the country in droves. The country reported an additional 2,087 COVID-19 cases, including 2,047 local infections, raising the total caseload to 284,022, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added five more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 2,3
Sept. 18, 2021
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‘Don’t come,’ rest of Korea tells holiday travelers from Seoul
Most Koreans remain just partly vaccinated as the nation heads into Chuseok, for which many will have time off from Saturday to Wednesday. As Greater Seoul, which has been Korea’s COVID-19 epicenter since spring last year, continues to report the highest numbers of new cases by far, municipalities are wary of visitors from the capital area bringing the virus with them over the holiday. “The long weekend could prove a catalyst for a surge, once again,” acting
Sept. 17, 2021
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Almost 70% of Korea is at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19 -- now what?
South Korea is close to reaching its goal of having 70 percent of the population vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before Saturday, when this year’s Chuseok holiday begins. So what does this mean for the country’s pandemic response going forward? Lee Ki-il, the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s deputy minister for health care policy, told Friday’s televised news briefing that Korea was close to hitting “a significant milestone in the vaccination
Sept. 17, 2021
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Nationwide exodus begins ahead of extended Chuseok holiday
The annual exodus for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, began Friday as South Koreans head to their hometowns for family reunions and take trips during the extended holiday. This year's three-day Chuseok holiday runs from Monday to Wednesday and it is extended by an extra two days due to the preceding weekend. Traditionally, Koreans head back to their hometowns to be with their family members and visit their ancestors' graves to commemorate them. The nationwide exodus is expected t
Sept. 17, 2021
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[Newsmaker] Compensation to pandemic-hit merchants to begin in late Oct.: official
South Korea plans to start to compensate pandemic-hit small merchants from late October for their losses incurred by anti-virus restrictions, a senior government official said Friday. The government set aside 1.03 trillion won ($873 million) to operate a state scheme to compensate small merchants for losses that have been generated since July due to state orders to shut down or suspend business over the pandemic. "The government is making seamless preparation to provide compensation to the
Sept. 17, 2021
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New cases over 2,000 again amid post-Chuseok holiday resurgence woes
South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 on Friday again amid concerns a major holiday may stoke further upticks in virus cases. The country added 2,008 COVID-19 cases, including 1,973 local infections, raising the total caseload to 281,938 according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The daily caseload remained in the 2,000s on Tuesday and Wednesday before falling to 1,943 on Thursday. Daily cases have stayed above the 1,000 threshold for more than 70 days am
Sept. 17, 2021
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Jeju braces for Typhoon Chanthu
Jeju made preparations for the impact of Typhoon Chanthu on Thursday as the storm moved toward the resort island from the south, packing strong winds and heavy precipitation, the weather agency said. As of 6 p.m., the typhoon was travelling north-northeastward at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour over waters about 220 km south-southwest of Jeju, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. The slow-moving typhoon was forecast to begin picking up speed later in the day and move the close
Sept. 16, 2021
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Korea cuts wait time until second AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot to four weeks
South Korea is halving the minimum amount of time until a second dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to four weeks from eight weeks, in the hopes of accelerating the drive for full vaccination coverage. Kim Ki-nam, leading the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s COVID-19 vaccination planning council, told a press briefing Thursday that “a stabilizing supply of vaccines has allowed us to expand eligibility and move up the timeline for second doses.” He sa
Sept. 16, 2021
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Overseas voters call for postal voting; ruling party seeks legislation
The ruling Democratic Party is seeking to revise election laws to allow South Korean expatriates to vote by mail, upon growing calls from overseas Koreans who want that option. Overseas Koreans with voting rights include those with permanent residency in other countries, students studying abroad and workers dispatched by Korean companies. The total number of eligible voters living abroad is about 2.14 million, or 4.5 percent of all voters. Despite their significant numbers, overseas voters ha
Sept. 16, 2021
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[News Focus] Assets held by NK defectors shrink since 2017
SEJONG -- Refugees from North Korea have seen their assets -- both real estate and cashable -- shrink in 2020, compared to 2017 when the nation started compiling the relevant data. In particular, 7 in 10 households that include at least one refugee from North Korea, posted under 50 million won ($42,800) in real estate assets, data from state agencies showed. According to the Korea Hana Foundation and Statistics Korea, property assets -- such as houses and land -- held by the North Korean defec
Sept. 16, 2021
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'Drastic' measures needed for financially distressed self-employed workers amid pandemic: civic groups
South Korean civic groups called on the government Thursday to come up with "drastic" measures to help lessen the hardship of self-employed workers and small business owners, many of them in deep financial trouble caused by the protracted coronavirus pandemic. "We are in an emergency situation that is driving small business owners and the self-employed to make fatal decisions," they said in a joint statement during a press conference held at the office of People's So
Sept. 16, 2021
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Content creators share views, tastes of Seoul for more tourists to come
Ten teams of content creators are touring Seoul and sharing their experiences on social media to take part in the city government’s efforts and advertise the South Korean capital as a destination for international tourists once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Five teams of foreign residents and five local ones were selected in August to go on a five-day tour around the city from Sept. 13 to Friday. The initiative, named “Viewtiful Seoul,” is to help content creators discover new t
Sept. 16, 2021
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Appellate court confirms 20-year sentence for woman in child abandonment-death case
An appellate court on Thursday approved a 20-year prison term for a woman convicted of abandoning a 3-year-old girl in an empty house and causing her death. The 22-year-old woman surnamed Kim was arrested on Feb. 11 after the corpse of the 3-year-old was discovered the previous day at her home in a multiunit house in Gumi, 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Kim was accused of abandoning the child, leading to her death, after she moved out of her home in August last year to remarry. At first, the
Sept. 16, 2021
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[Graphic News] Student population on steady decline in South Korea
The total number of students in kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools in South Korea has fallen below 6 million for the first time, government data showed, amid the nation's declining birthrate. According to data from the Ministry of Education, there were 5,957,000 students enrolled in kindergartens and elementary, middle and high schools nationwide as of April 1, marking a decline of 0.9 percent from a year earlier. Student population decreased for all except middle sch
Sept. 16, 2021
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New cases fall under 2,000; post-holiday infections in focus
South Korea's daily coronavirus cases fell under 2,000 on Thursday, but health authorities are keeping their guard up against potential virus flare-ups after an upcoming major holiday as infections continue to spread in the capital area. The country added 1,943 COVID-19 cases, including 1,921 local infections, raising the total caseload to 279,930, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The latest caseload was down from 2,080 cases the previous day. Daily cases
Sept. 16, 2021
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Is Korea bending rules in vaccine sprint?
South Korea is close to reaching the COVID-19 vaccination milestone of a 70 percent first-dose rate sometime this week, more than six months since the campaign began on Feb. 26. By Tuesday’s end, 67 percent of the 51 million people here had been vaccinated with at least a single dose of a vaccine. But in the race to clear the vaccine target, some key recommendations are being loosely observed, experts point out, raising safety and other concerns. Going against age advice AstraZeneca
Sept. 15, 2021
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Seoul to invest W48.7tr through 2030 to be more global and inhabitable
Seoul city government will invest 48 trillion won ($40.8 billion) through 2030 to grow South Korea’s capital into a competitive and more habitable global city. In a master plan named “Seoul Vision 2030” unveiled Wednesday, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said his government will start working to tackle growing inequality and bring regulatory reforms to make improvements in Seoul’s housing, jobs, education and social welfare. The city government is setting 78 administrative objec
Sept. 15, 2021