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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Judge’s request stirs legal debate on ‘voluntary sex work’
A district court judge on Thursday requested the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of a law punishing voluntary sex workers. “Sexual contact between adults, unless it involves coercion or extortion, should be left for the parties to decide in view of their right to self-determination,” Judge Oh Won-chan of Seoul Northern District Court argued in the request. “The current law does not reflect a change in social views that the state should not interfere in such matters.” Subject
Jan. 10, 2013
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Korea’s public spending on family benefits lowest in OECD
Korea’s public spending on family benefits in 2009 amounted to 1.01 percent of its gross domestic product, the lowest among 34 OECD countries according to OECD Family Database. The statistics cover financial support for families and children in cash, service and tax benefits. The average for OECD members stood at 2.61 percent.Korea recorded 0.04 percent in cash benefits, 0.77 percent in service benefits and 0.20 percent in tax benefits. The OECD average for each criterion was 1.41 percent, 0.94
Jan. 10, 2013
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More than 100 students involved in admission fraud at foreign schools
The education office in Gyeonggi Province announced Thursday that it has found that more than 100 unqualified students were admitted to foreigner schools. The announcement came following the regional education office’s on-site-inspection in December of nine foreigner secondary schools in the region, as part of the government’s ongoing investigation into a massive admission fraud case involving several international schools here.According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, all of tho
Jan. 10, 2013
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Prosecutors demand death penalty for child rapist
Prosecutors demanded capital punishment Thursday for a man accused of kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old girl in the latest child sex crime to spark public outrage. The 23-year-old suspect surnamed Ko was arrested for allegedly abducting the victim while she was sleeping at her home in Naju, South Jeolla Province, and raping her under a bridge near her house. The accused is also believed to have attempted to kill the victim by choking her. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office said that the s
Jan. 10, 2013
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Harvard professor Ham to teach at Seoul Nat’l Univ.
Ham Don-hee, professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard University, will teach at Seoul National University.The personnel committee of Seoul National University’s College of Engineering officially announced its decision to recruit the Harvard professor on Thursday. Once the decision is approved at the university level, Ham will begin teaching at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in March.School officials said that Ham would retain his post at Harvard,
Jan. 10, 2013
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Seoul to strengthen suicide monitoring on Han River bridges
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will set up a system for detecting suicide attempts on Seoul‘s major bridges over the Han River, one of the most used places for people wanting to take their own lives, and swiftly rescuing them as part of efforts to curb the nation’s suicide rate, the highest in the world.Under the envisioned plan, intelligence closed-circuit TVs detect movements suspicious of suicide attempts via its sensing function, which prompts officials to set up an emerg
Jan. 10, 2013
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Elderly woman found one month after death
An elderly woman who lived alone was found dead in her apartment a month after she died.An official from Daegu District Court found the 64-year-old woman’s body while visiting her house to conduct a property auction procedure on Wednesday. The woman, identified by her surname Kim, had reportedly suffered from economic difficulties and recently had her apartment auctioned off.Although she expressed her wish to donate her body for medical research in an apparent suicide note, the corpse was too se
Jan. 10, 2013
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Seoul hospital completes heart transplant for first time in country
A Seoul hospital has successfully conducted a heart transplant operation, marking the first-ever transplant of an artificial heart in the country, hospital officials said Thursday.The operation took place in August when a 75-year-old patient suffering from congestive heart failure received a left ventricular assist device (VAD), according to the officials at Samsung Medical Center.A VAD is a mechanical circulatory device typically used for patients suffering from congestive heart failure. The le
Jan. 10, 2013
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Seoul to install signs in four languages
All signs on roads, streets, subway stations and online maps will be marked in four languages and in a more readable format by 2016, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday. The plan is aimed at making the city more convenient to an increasing number of foreign residents and tourists. Complex signs received the second most complaints from foreign tourists in its 2011 survey on their experiences traveling in Seoul. The city will install more than 144,000 new signs in four languages: Kor
Jan. 9, 2013
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Nearly 100 doctors caught misusing propofol, other drugs
Nearly 100 doctors have been caught for misusing narcotics and psychotropic drugs such as propofol, police said Wednesday.Police have uncovered 98 medical workers ― mostly doctors ― and eight hospitals in a two-month nationwide crackdown on illegal use of drugs by hospitals.The crackdown, conducted jointly with the health authorities, came after a local obstetrician was arrested in August on charges of injecting his girlfriend with an anesthetic that caused her death and then abandoning her body
Jan. 9, 2013
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Jeju: A great place for study and socializing for students
I have been coming to Korea for six years and moved here as a resident 18 months ago. Since arriving here, I have been heartened by the warmth of the people, their willingness to assist, and the value they place on education. Moving to Jeju to open Branksome Hall Asia was a significant shift, one I am glad I made. I am enjoying the amazing experiences at our new school, our life on the remarkable campus, the stunning scenery and the environment that is Jeju. I am aware that Jeju Island is referr
Jan. 9, 2013
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‘Student exchange program grooms future leaders’
In 1951, church leaders in Michigan invited 75 West German teenagers to live with local families and attend schools for a year. Youth For Understanding, a global student exchange program, began its operation with that trans-Atlantic project aimed at bridging the two World War II foes. Its network has expanded to 65 countries to become the operator of one of the world’s largest international educational exchange programs. It has benefited nearly 250,000 students so far, with some 4,000 students c
Jan. 9, 2013
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Seoul to hike electricity rate by 4 pct from next week
The government on Wednesday approved Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO)'s request to raise electricity rates by an average 4 percent starting next week, a move partly aimed at offsetting the state-run power company's chronic deficits. The price of electricity used by ordinary households will be increased by 2 percent starting from Monday, which will add an additional 930 won (US$0.88) per month to the electricity bill of each house, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a press release.Rates
Jan. 9, 2013
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Singer Kang sentenced to four years for swindling
A member of a popular 1990s idol group has been sentenced again to four years for fraud on Wednesday, the Seoul Northern District Court said.In April 2012, Kang Sung-hoon, the main vocalist of the boy band “Sechs Kies,” was sentenced to four years behind bars for failing to repay a total of 1 billion won ($900,000) he borrowed from three different people from June 2009 to November 2010.“The plaintiff was released on bail after saying that he would settle with the victims, but no payment has been
Jan. 9, 2013
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Seoul to add Japanese, Chinese on street signs by 2016
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a plan Wednesday to redo the city‘s street signs in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese and standardize their design by 2016 in a move to boost convenience for foreigners and improve the city’s environment.Under the envisioned plan, the city‘s 144,134 signs of 50 different types, including traffic signs and direction boards for major tourist attractions, will be written in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese by 2016, with the 80,888 signs located n
Jan. 9, 2013
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U.K. man tried for murdering Korean woman
A British man went on trial Tuesday on the charge of murdering his Korean girlfriend, the British media reported.The 27-year-old man surnamed Jones allegedly killed 22-year-old Lee last April after “petty quarrels” at her apartment, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.According to prosecutor Gordon Aspden, the two got into a fight over house chores and drain hair, after which Jones strangled Lee to death.The suspect reportedly said the death of the young Korean was unintentional. “The outcome was
Jan. 9, 2013
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Drunk woman still compensated for suicide
A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered an insurance company to compensate the bereaved family of a woman who committed suicide while drunk. The deceased threw herself into the Han River after she was caught cheating on her husband. Her husband claimed compensation claim from her insurance company. The Seoul Central District Court’s ruling said the insurance company “should pay 250 million won ($220,000) in compensation.” The ruling does not accord with current clauses of the commercial law, which st
Jan. 9, 2013
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Man jumps in front of Line 1 subway train
An unidentified man threw himself in front of a subway train at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station in Seoul on Wednesday.According to an eyewitness the man jumped in front of an incoming train at the station in Imun-dong at 10:55 a.m. An official at the station said that he died despite being moved to a nearby hospital after the collision. CCTV images showed him pacing the platform immediately before the incident, the official added.The victim was initially reported as an elderly woma
Jan. 9, 2013
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Mental health problems major cause of suicide
A new survey found nearly 3.7 million Koreans have psychiatric disorders associated with a high risk of suicide, highlighting the need for the government and society to step up preventive measures.According to the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, a total of 3.68 million people higher chances of dying by suicide because of their prolonged mental disorders such as depression and mood disorders. About 28 percent of Koreans have suicidal ideas more than once in their lifetime, especial
Jan. 8, 2013
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Hanwha chief released from jail on poor health
A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of imprisonment of Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn, citing his poor health. “There seem to be considerable reasons to allow Kim the suspension of imprisonment, given that his health has deteriorated to a serious condition,” Seoul Central District Court said. The decision follows a request from the Seoul Southern Correction Service where the 61-year-old tycoon was placed following a conviction in August last year on charges including em
Jan. 8, 2013