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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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[Newsmaker] Three chaebol chiefs join Moon’s Pyongyang trip
Chiefs of South Korea’s three biggest conglomerates -- Samsung, SK and LG, in order -- will join President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday as part of the 52-member presidential business delegation for the third inter-Korean talks this year, Cheong Wa Dae confirmed Sunday. According to the announcement, the list of business delegates includes Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, all of whom hold absolute aut
IndustrySept. 16, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Typhoon aims at south China after killing 28 in Philippines
TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — Typhoon Mangkhut roared toward densely populated Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday after ravaging across the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and heavy rain that left at least 28 dead in landslides and collapsed houses.The strongest storm so far this year in the world sliced across the northern tip of Luzon Island on Saturday, a breadbasket that is also a region of flood-prone rice plains and mountain provinces with a history of deadly landslides. More tha
World NewsSept. 16, 2018
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[Newsmaker] More than 80% of Koreans support idea of ‘dignified death’
More than 80 percent of South Koreans support the idea of “dignified death” -- meaning they do not wish to receive life-prolonging treatment should they become terminally ill without the possibility of medical treatment curing their illness or relieving pain -- according to a newly released study.The study by Seoul National University Hospital researchers came to the conclusion after surveying 1,241 members of the general public, 1,000 cancer patients, 928 medical doctors as well as 1,000 Korean
Social AffairsSept. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Supreme Court keeps 20-year jail term for teenager in kidnapping, murder of child
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling and sentenced a teenager charged with kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl to 20 years in prison and her accomplice to 13 years of imprisonment.The 18-year-old girl, surnamed Kim, and her 20-year-old accomplice, surnamed Park, were charged with colluding to kidnap and kill an elementary school girl from Incheon, west of Seoul, early last year. (Yonhap)Kim disposed of the body, part of which she had mutilated and delivered to Park i
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Apple unveils new iPhones, upgraded smartwatch
CUPERTINO, California (AFP) -- Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiograms and detects falls.The California tech giant said it would begin selling its 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max later this month, keeping the starting price of the company’s top-end model at $999 but bumping the entry price for the version with the larger screen.Apple also announced a
World NewsSept. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Controversy escalates over budget plan for inter-Korean project
Controversy continues to mount over the government’s proposed budget for the implementation of April’s inter-Korean summit agreement, with opposition lawmakers accusing the government of scaling down figures to avoid public criticism. Submitted to the National Assembly on Wednesday, the budget proposal estimates about 470 billion won ($417 million) would be needed next year to implement the Panmunjom Declaration agreed upon by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. But the m
North KoreaSept. 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] 12 men allegedly gain weight to dodge military service
Twelve graduates of a college in Seoul allegedly tried to dodge South Korea’s mandatory military service by intentionally gaining too much weight to pass the physical exam, the Military Manpower Administration said Tuesday. The authorities say the 12 men ate high-calorie foods such as pizza and hamburgers five times a day in an effort to become overweight and fail the physical. One gained 30 kilograms in six months, the authorities said. According to the Military Service Act, all able-bodied men
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Judge-turned-lawyer under probe appeals to judges in email
A judge-turned-lawyer under investigation for taking tens of thousands of confidential documents from the Supreme Court was found to have emailed incumbent judges on Monday to appeal his case while the court was still reviewing a request for a warrant to search his office.While he was a senior research official at the Supreme Court, Yoo Hae-yong allegedly received a document written by the National Court Administration on the 2014 decision by the Constitutional Court to dissolve the minor Unifie
Social AffairsSept. 11, 2018
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[Newsmaker] MERS patient may have withheld information: Seoul Mayor
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Monday called for additional and thorough epidemiological investigation into South Korea’s first case in three years of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, confirmed Saturday. Park said it was possible that the patient may have been aware of his condition before diagnosis and withheld information from authorities. According to the Health Ministry, the 61-year-old man was officially diagnosed Saturday, a day after he returned from a trip to Kuwait via a connecting fligh
Social AffairsSept. 10, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Queer festival severely delayed by violent anti-gay protests in Korean port city
The first queer festival held in the South Korean port city of Incheon was severely delayed throughout Saturday, as some 1,000 Christians staged an anti-gay protests on the scene, which led to physical attacks and verbal abuse against LGBT individuals. In spite of the violent clashes and subsequent delays, the participants of the festival carried on with the event. While many planned events were canceled, the LGBT community persisted with and completed the queer parade, the last program of the
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Six-largest steel firms fined W100b over price fixing
South Korea’s six largest steel companies were fined a combined total of 119 billion won ($105 million) by the antitrust watchdog for fixing the prices of steel reinforcement bars, officials said Sunday.According to the Fair Trade Commission, the six steel producers fixed prices by reducing discounts during the period from May 2015 to December 2016, significantly lowering the market price of steel rebar. The six local steel manufacturers included Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel Mill, which were
IndustrySept. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] The war is on: Elliott reveals letters to Hyundai in apparent resumption of push for change
Elliott Advisors, the Hong Kong arm of Elliott Management, on Friday afternoon released letters it had sent a month earlier to directors of Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors. The recent move is a response to news reports full of speculation that the US hedge fund leaked excerpts of its letters to the media.“Because portions of these letters were selectively provided to the press and others, Elliott has decided to make the full contents of the letters publicly available in the i
MobilitySept. 7, 2018
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[Newsmaker] India's Supreme Court strikes down law that punished gay sex
NEW DELHI -- India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights that one judge said would "pave the way for a better future.'' The 1861 law, a relic of Victorian England that hung on long after the end of British colonialism, was a weapon used to discriminate against India's gay community, the judges ruled in a unanimous decision. "Constitutional morality cannot be martyred at the altar of s
InternationalSept. 7, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Mass food poisoning reported at schools nationwide in South Korea
South Korea's food safety agency on Thursday banned Pulmuone Foodmerce, a major food distribution firm, from distributing chocolate cakes that are believed to have caused some 460 school children nationwide to come down with food poisoning. A school cafeteria in North Jeolla Province is closed during lunchtime, Thursday, after food poisoning was reported in 13 schools nationwide. (Yonhap)The decision was made after food poisoning was reported at 13 schools across the country, including those in
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Prosecutors raid Supreme Court in probe of judicial power abuse scandal
Prosecutors raided the Supreme Court on Thursday as part of a widening probe into allegations its previous chief abused his authority to attain his ambitious goal of setting up a court of appeals in the country. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent its investigators to accounting and finance divisions at the top court to confiscate evidence related to suspected fund misappropriation by its public relations team. (Yonhap)Prosecutors have been investigating alleged misdeeds of the N
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] NK efforts to stage ‘grand celebration’ undaunted
With Chinese leader Xi Jinping skipping North Korea’s 70th anniversary celebrations, attention is now on what to expect at the reclusive country’s major national event. According to Chinese and North Korean state-run media, Li Zhanshu, a member of China’s seven-person Communist Party leadership, will travel to Pyongyang as Xi’s envoy Saturday, a day before North Korea commemorates the 70th anniversary of the state’s founding on Sunday. Xi had been expected to attend the celebrations, in what wou
North KoreaSept. 5, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Excessive use of police force partly to blame for Yongsan tragedy: internal inquiry
Police pressed ahead with breaking up a 2009 protest by dozens of angry shop tenants and activists in Yongsan that resulted in heavy casualties, even though they were aware of the high risks involved in the quelling, an internal inquiry team at the police agency said Wednesday. The committee released its outcome of the probe into human rights-related matters regarding the Yongsan crackdown of a civilian protest that killed five protesters and one police officer. In January 2009, dozens of renter
Social AffairsSept. 5, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Head of Congo’s electoral body says ‘very few’ Congolese oppose Korean-made voting machines
Corneille Nangaa, the head of the electoral commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo, said in Seoul on Tuesday that “very few” in his country are against the idea of using the much-disputed South Korean-made voting machines for the African nation’s long-delayed presidential election set for Dec. 23, just a day after Congolese police violently dispersed a protest against the machines in Kinshasa. Congo will not cancel the deal with the Korean supplier in spite of pressure from the internati
Social AffairsSept. 4, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korea aims for 'zero' use of plastic cups, straws at coffee shops by 2027
South Korea aims to phase out disposable plastic cups and straws at coffee shops and other public places by 2027 as part of a broader initiative to reduce hard-to-recycle waste, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Environment and nine other related ministries submitted a 10-year plan for resources recirculation in a Cabinet meeting following the effectuation of a new related law in January.The policy aims to apply waste reduction steps to the whole process of production, consumption, ma
Social AffairsSept. 4, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Park pressured court to delay colonial forced labor ruling: report
Ex-President Park Geun-hye ordered the Blue House staff to deliberately delay the Supreme Court’s ruling on a lawsuit filed by Koreans subjected to forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule, according to a local news report, which states that the ex-president gave the order after signing the controversial 2015 Seoul-Tokyo agreement on the issue of Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women. A UN anti-discrimination body recently said the 2015 deal -- in which Japanese Prime Minister Sh
Social AffairsSept. 3, 2018