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Seoul OKs $8m aid to North Korea

The South Korean government on Thursday announced it will proceed with the plan to send $8 million in humanitarian aid via UN agencies amid the international community’s efforts to maximize economic pressure on North Korea.This is set to mark the Moon Jae-in administration’s first state-backed aid to the reclusive state. (Yonhap)The Unification Ministry here has approved the aid plan, reconfirming the current administration’s basic stance that humanitarian assistance should continue regardless

Korean colleges alert about ‘spy cam’ on campus

The recent rise in the number of “spy cam” cases on campus is pushing colleges to come up with measures to protect students and make sure their policies keep up with the reality of campus life.According to The Herald Business on Thursday, a growing number of universities, including top-rated Seoul National University, are grappling with the reports of spy cams on campus.(Yonhap)At College of Natural Sciences building in Seoul National University last month, a male student was reportedly caught i

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Social affairs
PM appeals for support for construction of schools for handicapped students

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon appealed to the public Thursday to put aside selfish interests and support the construction of schools for handicapped students wherever they are necessary following a sensational photo showing parents of students with disabilities kneeling before opponents and begging for support.It was the scene of a meeting of residents held in a western Seoul neighborhood early this month to discuss a proposal to build a school for handicapped students in their neighborhood. As man

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Education
W17m booze tab: Itaewon bars face probe over foreign tourist ripoff

A promise of a fun night out at a bar in Itaewon left an American tourist with a booze tab totaling 17 million won ($15,000).Seoul police said Thursday owners and employees at three bars in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, have been indicted without detention for overcharging foreign tourists.One of the indicted bar owners, surnamed Lee, allegedly charged an American tourist 17 million won for drinks he had during his one hour and 40 minutes stay at the bar.An American tourist was charged 1.7 million dollar

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Social affairs
Korean kids have their face evaluated for fun on YouTube despite concerns

A growing number of Korean children, some appearing to be younger than 15 years in age, are having their appearance evaluated by strangers on YouTube despite a raft of concerns about privacy and malicious attacks. “I know I’m very ugly, but be kind and evaluate my face for me. How do I look?” reads a caption across a moving photo slide of a young child who appeared to be attending primary school.(YouTube)The expandable comment thread below the video rolls out: “Honestly, you’re ugly,” “I’ll buy

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Social affairs
No holiday for cram schools in Korea during Chuseok period

Private institutes offer special lecture packages targeting students who want to use extended holiday to boost grades

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Education
PM calls for measures to ensure school classrooms free of asbestos

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for immediate steps to make sure school classrooms are free of asbestos, following reports that traces of the cancer-causing material were found in many classrooms even after removal of asbestos-containing construction material from them.More than 1,200 schools across the country have so far carried out projects to rid classrooms of construction materials containing asbestos, a once popular substance for insulation. But traces of asbestos were still detected eve

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Social affairs
US-based artillery unit holds firing drills in Korea

A US-based agile Army artillery unit conducted a live-fire exercise along the west coast of South Korea on Thursday, demonstrating its precision-strike capability in rapid deployment, US Forces Korea said.The USFK's Eighth Army said it staged the joint training in Daecheon, South Chungcheong Province, with the 18th Field Artillery Brigade based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise focused on honing the artillery unit's ability to deploy forces to the peninsul

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Defense
Korea: Imperial Japan's sexual enslavement is 'historical fact'

Imperial Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women is an undeniable historical fact, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as South Korea is reviewing ways to appease South Korean victims of the wartime atrocity."As many previous studies and the Japanese government-issued Kono Statement found, the (imperial) Japanese army's comfort women issue is an undeniable historical fact," ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said in a press briefing.The comment was in response to Prof. Hosaka Yuji's release of

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Social affairs
Korean defense minister visits DMZ

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Thursday inspected the front-line vigilance of the country's troops and ordered them to retaliate swiftly against any attacks.Song visited a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone, along with Rep. Kim Young-woo, chairman of the National Assembly's committee on national defense, according to his ministry. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo (2nd from R) and Rep. Kim Young-woo Kim (L), chairman of the National Assembly`s committee on nati

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Defense
Koreans spent least time on beaches, most money: survey

South Koreans spent the least time on the beach while on vacation but spent the most money among tourists from various countries, a survey showed Thursday.The average South Korean spent just 4.2 days soaking up the sun at beaches compared with the average duration of 7.2 days, according to the survey of 15,363 people from 17 countries by the world's largest online travel agency, Expedia.The other countries represented in the survey were the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Britain, France,

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Social affairs
Former NIS official summoned over election meddling

A former National Intelligence Service official was called in by prosecutors on Thursday for further questioning over his role in an online smear campaign led by the spy agency from 2009-2013, a prosecution office said. Lee Jong-myeong, a former senior NIS official who headed the psychological warfare division, appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in the afternoon. Lee refused to answer any questions from reporters, only saying that he will "earnestly comply with the interr

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National
Dongbu Group chairman steps down after sexual assault charges

The head of Dongbu Group said Thursday that he has decided to step down from his post after holding himself responsible for the controversy caused by his alleged sexual assault of his secretary."I am resigning as Dongbu Group chairman and as chief executive of its affiliates, as I think this personal matter should not become a burden on the group," Kim Jun-ki said in a statement."I sincerely apologize for causing trouble for the group, shareholders, investors, customers, and Dongbu's executives

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Social affairs
Late Dutch Korean War vet to be laid to rest in Korea

The cremated remains of a Dutch veteran, who fought for South Korea during the 1950-1953 Korean War, will be buried in the country next week in accordance with his wishes, the veterans affairs ministry said Thursday."A ceremony to receive the remains of the late Johan Theodoor Aldewereld of the Netherlands, who participated in the Korean War as a UN soldier, will be held at Incheon International Airport on Monday, with the minister presiding over it," the ministry said. The remains will be laid

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Foreign Affairs
First lady serves homemade dish to Korean-American elders

First lady Kim Jung-sook treated Korean-American elders to lunch with homemade dishes during her visit to New York with President Moon Jae-in Wednesday. First lady kim Jung-sook visits the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing (Yonhap)According to the local media reports, Kim visited the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing, the senior center run by the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, and set the table for the first-generation immigrants. For the event, Kim made kimc

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