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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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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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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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10 flights canceled in Jeju as S. Korea braces for cold wave
A total of 10 flights have been canceled on the southern resort island of Jeju on Sunday morning, officials said, as South Korea was gripped by a cold wave and heavy snow. The cold snap affected Jeju International Airport, prompting the 10 flights to be canceled and another three flights to be delayed as of 8:30 a.m., according to airport officials. As of Sunday morning, some areas of Jeju received about 20 centimeters of snow, weather authorities said. The flight cancellations at the Jeju airpo
Dec. 17, 2023
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Only 1 of 4 women in 20s want to get married: report
Just over a quarter of South Korea's 20-something women said marriage is something one should do in 2022, as young people's inclination to tie the knot continues to fall dramatically here, a report found Friday. Statistics Korea conducted a study on South Korean society, based on a variety of survey data, and found that only 27.5 percent of women in their 20s have a positive view toward marriage. Positive views on marriage among these young women were the lowest out of all age groups,
Dec. 16, 2023
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Police tracking suspect of graffiti vandalism at Seoul palace
Police are tracking down the person behind graffiti sprayed on the walls of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, officials said Saturday. Officials at Jongno Police Station launched the investigation upon receiving a report on the apparent vandalism at 2:20 a.m. A phrase that reads "free movie" in Korean was repeatedly sprayed in red and blue paint along the western walls of the royal palace. Police are analyzing CCTV footage and reviewing whether they can hold the suspect accountable fo
Dec. 16, 2023
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Cold wave hits S. Korea; temperatures to further drop
South Korea was gripped by a cold wave and heavy snow Saturday, with lower temperatures and more snow expected over the weekend, the state weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued heavy snow warnings for the country's central and western areas. As of 10 a.m., the interior ministry had upgraded its snow alert level to "caution" from "interest." As of 7 p.m., the southwestern city of Gwangju and Jangseong County in South Jeolla Province had recei
Dec. 16, 2023
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Number of flu patients hits 5-year high
The number of suspected influenza cases in South Korea has surged to a five-year high in the second week of December, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday. The rate of patients exhibiting symptoms suggestive of influenza per 1,000 outpatients for the week of Dec. 3-9, stood at 61.3, up 26.1 percent from the previous week. This is the highest figure since 2019. The younger age groups have been more likely to have suspected flu with 120.1 per 1,000 outpatients aged 7-12 and
Dec. 15, 2023
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Former Yonsei professor faces jail term for calling 'comfort women' voluntary prostitutes
South Korean prosecutors on Friday demanded a prison term for a former professor at Yonsei University, who had said in a lecture that "comfort women" -- the euphemism for the tens of thousands of women coerced into sexual slavery by imperial Japan during World War II -- became prostitutes voluntarily. Ryu Seok-chun, who formerly taught sociology, sparked controversy in September 2019 after he told his class that the comfort women system was "a sort of prostitution." The prose
Dec. 15, 2023
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Court confirms prison sentence for SAT question leak
The Supreme Court has confirmed a three-year prison term for a private lecturer who used the time difference between South Korea and other countries to leak questions for the SAT exam used for US college entrance. According to local media reports on Friday, the tutor was convicted of selling SAT questions that he acquired illegally to the parents of students taking the test in other time zones. Song and his accomplices -- a teacher at a local high school and a broker -- acquired photos of the SA
Dec. 15, 2023
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Nighttime, weekend, holiday telehealth services permitted for first-time patients
Telehealth services at night and on public holidays have become available for first-time patients nationwide as the government expanded the scope of such services on Friday. The changes also allow access to telehealth services for first-time patients residing in regions categorized as "medically vulnerable areas" at any time. Previously, first-time patients under 18 could receive only a contactless consultation at night and during public holidays and weekends, but were not able to rece
Dec. 15, 2023
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Cold weather to follow heavy rain
Rain is expected to continue drenching the nation until Friday night, before a cold snap hits the country over the weekend, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration Friday. From Thursday, the nation had up to 50 millimeters of rain as of Friday 8 a.m., with up to 60 millimeters more predicted until Friday night. The central region and northern areas of North Gyeongsang Province were forecast to see more than 100 millimeters of rainfall on Thursday and Friday. “Low pressure deve
Dec. 15, 2023
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School bullying hits 10-year high
The percentage of Seoul students who said they have been victimized at school was the highest in the past 10 years, according to a recent survey. Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Friday that a survey of 486,729 students between the fourth grade of elementary school and the final year of high school found that 2.2 percent had been subject to some form of mistreatment at school. The figure increased by 2 percent compared to last year, and marked a 10-year high. South Korean law defines
Dec. 15, 2023
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Top court upholds 3 years prison term for academy teacher over SAT test leakage
An English teacher at a private academy has received a three-year prison term for colluding in the leaking and selling of SAT test papers to overseas students, court records showed Friday. The Supreme Court finalized the prison sentence for the academy teacher in Seoul's Gangnam district surnamed Song, for colluding with part-time teachers at foreign language high schools and brokers to sell the US college admissions tests to students and parents overseas prior to the exam date. The suspect
Dec. 15, 2023
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Police bust multinational drug ring based in Seoul for 1st time
Police have busted a Seoul-based multinational drug ring suspected of trafficking narcotics into Southeast Asia, officials said Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said they have uncovered four members of the international drug network, including a Singaporean kingpin, and arrested two of them on charges of distributing new types of cannabis and methamphetamine overseas from September 2022 to July 2023. The drug syndicate reportedly began distributing the narcotics in Singapore and Vi
Dec. 14, 2023
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Army to end exemption for severely obese men
The Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it would revise criteria exempting men with weight issues, allowing the enlistment of severely obese men for mandatory military service. The proposed change will lower the bottom threshold from the current BMI of 16 to 15 while raising the upper limit from the current 35 to 40. Therefore, the number of those who are underweight and overweight who can join the Army as active duty soldiers will increase. In general, a BMI of 18.4 or less is consid
Dec. 14, 2023
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Tuition subsidy plan for foreign toddlers insufficient: NHRCK
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea criticized the Ministry of Education on Thursday for insufficient subsidies and kindergarten programs for foreign children, urging the government to take action. “Initially, the Ministry of Education stated that it would investigate ways to expand its tuition program subsidies further than it is now. However, not only is their plan to do so insufficient, but no concrete data has been submitted to back up its plan,” said the NHRCK. “
Dec. 14, 2023
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Deliberate noise punished as stalking for 1st time
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court that issued a suspended jail term for stalking to a man who deliberately made noise to pester his neighbor, marking the first time for South Korea's highest judicial body to decide such a crime constitutes stalking. The defendant in his 30s was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, on charge of stalking, which the Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking stipulates can be punishable by up to three years in
Dec. 14, 2023
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Mom, unaware of son's death for 7 years, seeks state compensation
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a woman who requested state financial compensation for her son's death in the 2014 sinking of Sewol ferry, which she only learned of in 2021. She was, however, granted the right to inherit her share of the compensation paid to her son by the government. The plaintiff filed charges for compensation for the son's death in 2021, after belatedly learning of his death in one of the worst maritime tragedies in the country's history. The 2014 s
Dec. 14, 2023
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Philippine Congress members join Sunfull Movement
Members of the Philippines' House of Representatives joined the Sunfull Internet Peace Movement to promote positive online culture and tackle cyber violence, said the Sunfull Foundation on Wednesday. Led by OFW Party List Representative Marissa Magsino, the Sunfull Foundation in the Philippines plans to expand the movement by having more legislators sign the pledge, with the aim of spreading the use of positive language, especially within the Philippine Congress. “The Sunfull Declarat
Dec. 14, 2023
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Wage gap between small and large firms persist as youth avoid jobs at SMEs: data
South Korean young adults are avoiding jobs at small firms due to low compensation, as the wage gap between small and large companies has been at nearly double for several years, data showed on Thursday. A survey conducted by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business, involving 1,000 young people between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1, revealed that the average expected monthly salary among individuals employed at SMEs was 3.23 million won ($2,490). The most expected salary range, chosen by 40.7 per
Dec. 14, 2023
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Woman becomes lawyer after assaulting police
A 31-year-old woman, whose assault of a police officer had thwarted her initial dream of becoming a prosecutor, has become a lawyer, local media outlets reported Thursday. The Korean Bar Association said it has accepted her application, as her previous criminal record from assaulting an officer is not in violation of the code of conduct for a lawyer. South Korea's Attorney-at-law Act stipulates that anyone who has received a suspended term for imprisonment without prison labor, or a more se
Dec. 14, 2023
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Korea bans cafes exhibiting exotic animals
A ban on the operation of exotic animal cafes, where people can see, touch and interact with the animals, begins Thursday, according to the Ministry of Environment. Under the amendment to the Wildlife Protection and Management Act approved at a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 5, beginning Thursday it is illegal to exhibit "wild animals" in facilities not registered as zoos or aquariums, in a bid to protect the animals better. Owners of such animal cafes should either reregister their establi
Dec. 14, 2023