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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] Kim Kyoung-soo’s office and home raided in Druking probe
The independent counsel looking into the Druking scandal searched the home and office of South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo on Thursday, as it gears up to summon him for questioning. Kim has been implicated in the case since the beginning, but his status in the investigation was changed to that of a suspect just this week. According to reports, Kim could be questioned as early as the weekend. Investigators on Thursday collect materials from the National Assembly office used by South G
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korea hits setback in UK nuclear power plant project
On Wednesday the South Korean government scurried to calm escalating debate over the latest setback faced by the state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation in acquiring a nuclear power plant construction project in the UK.It was revealed that Kepco lost its status as the preferred bidder to obtain Toshiba’s 100 percent stake in the NuGen nuclear power plant project last month, as the Japanese company felt burdened by prolonged negotiations and high operating cost, in order to open doors to alter
IndustryAug. 1, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Seoul vows to improve refugee protection, simplify review process
South Korea will work to better protect international refugees arriving in the country while greatly speeding up its refugee review process to help ease their pains and sort out fake asylum seekers, the country's justice minister said Wednesday.Minister Park Sang-ki said the country will also boost its assistance for refugees here so they can stand on their own.(Yonhap)"(The government) has decided to come up with measures to help refugees to utilize their own capabilities and live independently
PoliticsAug. 1, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Extreme heat wave to peak in coming days
The extreme heat wave gripping the Korean Peninsula is forecast to reach its highest temperature in the coming days, the state weather agency said on Tuesday. While the day time high in Seoul rose to 38.3 degrees Celsius around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the figure is likely rise to 39 C on Wednesday, the highest temperature in the city since the government started compiling the data in 1907, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)On Tuesday, KMA issued additional extreme heat wave w
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2018
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[Newsmaker] BMW Korea faces lawsuit by customers over faulty engines
A group of customers has filed a lawsuit against BMW Korea and its dealer Deutsche Motors over faulty engine parts allegedly susceptible to fire, demanding compensation. Ha Jong-sun, a lawyer at the Seoul-based Barun Law, said Monday that four owners of BMW 520d sedans lodged a suit with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking 5 million won ($4,475) in damages for safety concerns and a drop in car value. The amount of compensation could go up, depending on the results of vehicle evaluation, he
MobilityJuly 30, 2018
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[Newsmaker] In South Korea, women’s group protests Facebook’s rejection of feminist ad
A South Korean women’s rights group is protesting Facebook’s decision to reject its ad, which criticizes the country’s lookism and social pressures for women to look appealing. An illustration that includes nudity was the grounds for Facebook’s rejection of the ad, according to the group, which says the ad did not have a sexual connotation. The online ad was intended for a feminist event for high school girls scheduled to take place in Incheon on Aug. 11. The event aims to educate young women
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2018
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[Newsmaker] California battles raging wildfires
REDDING, California -- The US federal government approved aid Saturday for California as thousands of firefighters battled to contain a series of deadly raging wildfires that have killed six people, including two young children and their great grandmother, and destroyed hundreds of buildings.The largest of the fires menacing the state has nearly doubled in size, while another pushed thousands of people to flee and a third forced the partial closure of the popular Yosemite National Park.A huge co
WorldJuly 29, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Vatican's envoy delivers pontiff's donation to support Yemeni refugees on Jeju
The Vatican's top envoy in Korea has delivered Pope Francis's donation of 10,000 euros ($11,626) to a local bishop who has advocated for the rights of Yemeni asylum seekers on the southern resort island of Jeju, his office said Sunday.Archbishop Alfred Xuereb made an official visit to Jeju on Saturday to renew the pontiff's support for Bishop Peter Kang U-il, who has said that rejecting refugees and migrants amounts to a "crime that shuns the least responsibility one should take as a human bein
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ex-felons to be banned from delivery jobs
Former convicts of violent crimes will be banned from taking jobs in parcel delivery jobs that typically entail door-to-door services, according to a new law revision.The National Assembly on Thursday afternoon passed the revision bill of the Trucking Transport Business Act, stating that those who have been imprisoned or handed down heavier penalties for designated felonies -- sex crimes, violence, drug-related offenses, violence against minors -- be banned from driving trucks and delivering goo
IndustryJuly 27, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Poet Ko Un files 1 billion-won suit against #MeToo accuser
South Korean poet Ko Un, 84, an acclaimed figure both at home and abroad, has filed a 1 billion won ($893,000) compensation suit against a fellow poet who last year publicly accused him of sexual harassment, as well as a number of members of the media who have written on the case. In a poem published in December, Choi Young-mi, 57, indirectly accused Ko of sexually harassing women. In “The Beast,” an elderly poet is depicted as a perpetrator who habitually and sexually assault women, including w
Social AffairsJuly 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ex-President Lee's aide acquitted of bribery in NIS scandal
A Seoul court on Thursday cleared a close aide to former President Lee Myung-bak of a bribery charge over his involvement in the spy agency's provisions of off-book funds to the presidential office while Lee was in office. The court handed down the ruling on Kim Paik-joon, a former senior presidential secretary for administrative affairs from 2009-2011. He was indicted in February for accepting 400 million won ($375,000) in bribes from the National Intelligence Service between 2008 and 2012
Social AffairsJuly 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Moon orders dispatch of emergency relief team to Laos
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered the dispatch of an emergency relief team to Laos, where a dam collapse has led to at least several hundreds going missing. In a briefing, the president also ordered the team to check the health conditions of South Korean employees working at the site, for families in Korea. The hydroelectric dam in Laos that collapsed Wednesday was built by SK Engineering and Construction, the building arm under SK Group. There are some 40 South Korean work
IndustryJuly 25, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Special counsel to probe Druking’s part in circumstances of lawmaker’s death
The independent counsel investigating the “Druking” scandal is to focus on shedding light on the suspects’ wrongdoings, including whether they threatened the late Rep. Roh Heo-chan.Roh, a member of the minor Justice Party, died by suicide Monday, days after it was alleged he had illegally received political funds from an organization run by Kim Dong-won, the main suspect in the case who is also known as Druking. Park Sang-yoong, spokesman for special prosecutor Huh Ik-bum`s team, briefs the medi
Social AffairsJuly 24, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Samsung, victims agree to accept upcoming mediation on work-related illness
Samsung Electronics Co. and the advocacy group representing victims of work-related diseases Tuesday inked an agreement to accept upcoming mediation on the long-standing dispute surrounding compensation, which has lasted more than 10 years.In a landmark decision to end the long drawn-out case, the tech giant decided to accept any proposal made by the mediation committee, which will be delivered in two months. The Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry also d
IndustryJuly 24, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Liberal politicians embroiled in organized crime scandal
Angry online petitions are being filed to the presidential office after a TV program accused Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, as well as Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi, of maintaining an illicit relationship with members of an organized crime syndicate, among others. Lee, 53, considered among the most influential politicians in the ruling Democratic Party, is accused of having secret ties to a gang believed to be involved with a controversial murder case that took place in Pattaya, Thailand, in
Social AffairsJuly 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Soldier victims of chopper crash honored in funeral service
A funeral service was held in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Monday for the five Marines who died in a Marine Corps helicopter crash on July 17.Around 1,000 bereaved family members, close friends, the minister of national defense, Navy chief of staff, Marines and others attended the service to pay their respects.Before chief funeral commissioner Maj. Gen. Jun Jin-goo read the funeral speech, he read out the names of each of the departed Marines, as mourners lamented the victims. Jun prais
Social AffairsJuly 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Soaring land prices could prevent possible troop withdrawal from DMZ
The two Koreas’ efforts to ease military tension along the border may be hampered by unexpected obstacles – including the vicissitudes of the real estate market. At the April 27 inter-Korean summit, the leaders of the two Koreas pledged to ease tensions, feeding speculations that South Korea’s military is preparing to reduce its presence across the border. Among possibilities being raised is the pulling back of forward-deployed troops near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, particularly t
DefenseJuly 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Two Koreas form panel to bring home remains of colonial-era forced laborers from Japan
Civic groups from South and North Korea have formed a committee to bring home the remains of Koreans forced into hard labor in Japan during the 1910-45 colonial era, a leading organizer of the project here said Sunday.Kim Hong-gul, head of the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation (KCRC), told reporters that he and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Yong-dae, a vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, signed an agreement for the joint project in Pyongyang on W
North KoreaJuly 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] YouTube, Facebook dominate Korea’s video ad market: report
YouTube and Facebook grabbed a combined 73.1 percent share of South Korea’s video advertising market in the first half of this year, according to a report by Mezzomedia, a digital marketing firm.Data showed Friday that YouTube garnered 116.9 billion won ($103.2 million) and Facebook 93 billion won from online video advertising between January and June this year. The 73.1 percent share controlled by the two firms marks a 6 percent increase from last year’s 67.5 percent.(Yonhap)Naver, the country’
IndustryJuly 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Court reviews arrest warrant for fatal child abuse case
A day care worker accused of fatal child abuse entered the Seoul Southern District Court Friday morning for a hearing to review the warrant for her arrest. Accompanied by Gangseo police officers, the 59-year-old woman was seen covered up in a black hat and mask in front of the court around 10 a.m. Asked if she admitted to killing the 11-month-old victim, Kim reportedly did not say a word. The suspect enters the Seoul Southern District Court Friday morning. (Yonhap)The day care worker allegedly s
Social AffairsJuly 20, 2018