Articles by Yoon Min-sik
Yoon Min-sik
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Troubles for national team continue amid reports of fights, possible sacking of coach
Woes for South Korean men's national soccer team continued as its members were found to have gotten into a physical fight with each other before the big match, and the country's soccer governing body reportedly contemplating whether to request resignation of head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. The Korea Football Association confirmed Wednesday earlier reports by UK media that the team captain Son Heung-min got into an altercation with midfielder Lee Kang-in ahead of the team's semifi
Soccer Feb. 14, 2024
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Man calls police 399 times 'because he was lonely'
South Korean police on Wednesday said they were investigating a man in his fifties for obstruction of public duties after he prank-called the police hundreds of times "just because he was lonely." The suspect was taken in by police after he called the 112 emergency service twice for no reason at around 12:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The man was drunk at the time, and told the officers who arrived on the scene the first time that he called "just because." Thirty minutes later he calle
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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Shaman scams victim to pay for 'Lotto numbers from beyond'
South Korean court recently handed down a four-year jail term to a shaman who had swindled money from someone by pretending to speak to the victim's deceased mother. The 66-year-old defendant surnamed Jang claimed to the victim in April 2019 to have heard from the victim's late mother, who supposedly revealed the five winning numbers of the weekly South Korean Lotto. Jang said to the victim that an offering would be necessary to know the last number, and received 276 million won ($206,
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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Impeached ex-president's supporters lose bid for compensation
The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday ruled against supporters of former President Park Geun-hye, denying their request for compensation for their psychological pain due to what they claim was the "unjust impeachment of Park." The plaintiffs, including a former reporter of the local Monthly Chosun magazine, filed a civic lawsuit against the state and eight justices of the Constitutional Court at the time of Park's impeachment in March 2013. The Co
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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Nurses support med school quota hike
The Korean Nursing Association on Wednesday pledged its support for the government plan to boost the enrollment quota at medical schools, in light of the doctors threatening a strike in protest of the plan. The Korean Nursing Association held a press conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul at which they expressed full support of the medical school overhaul and called for the normalization of the country's medical field. "Currently the people's lives are threatened du
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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Delivery workers demand strong penalty for drunk driving DJ
South Korean delivery workers on Tuesday submitted a joint petition to the local police demanding punishment for a 20-something DJ, who killed a 54-year-old delivery man when she was driving while drunk. The delivery workers' union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions said a petition signed by 1,500 people had been submitted to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, calling for a thorough investigation. "For delivery workers, the road is our place of work. And drunk dr
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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Soccer authorities may request resignation of Klinsmann: reports
With the Korea Football Association slated to discuss the fate of men's national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann this week, local media outlets on Wednesday reported that the members of the South Korean soccer governing body have recommended its chief to request the beleaguered coach's resignation. In a first KFA meeting convened since South Korea's disappointing semifinal exit at the Asian Cup 2023, its executives have agreed that Klinsmann should be removed from his post, accor
Soccer Feb. 14, 2024
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Near-quarter of N. Koreans own mobile phones: study
An estimated six million North Koreans have cellular phones as of 2021, a recently published report by a state-run think-tank said, indicating a wave of change among the people living under the oppressive regime. The Korea Institute for National Unification conducted a study on how distribution of mobile phones is affecting North Koreans' quality of life, in which they presumed that a little over 23 percent of some 25.7 million North Koreans own smartphones. The consensus was based on estim
North Korea Feb. 13, 2024
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S. Korean kids' screen time 3 times WHO recommendation: study
South Korean kids aged between three and four spend about 184.8 minutes a day watching screens of electronic devices such as smartphones, TVs and computers, which is three times more than the recommended amount for the same age group by the World Health Organization, a recent study showed. The Korea Press Foundation surveyed 2,675 children aged between three and nine around the country from Oct. 26 to Dec. 8, and they found that children aged 3-4 spend an average of 80.4 minutes watching TV, 52.
Social Affairs Feb. 13, 2024
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Fire station that lost two firefighters had been understaffed: report
The fire station which lost two of its firefighters in a Jan. 31 fire had been understaffed when the deaths occurred, local media outlets reported Tuesday. It was recently found that two of the three teams at the Mungyeong Fire Station in North Gyeongsang Province had been running with five members instead of the mandated six. The two deceased firefighters, 27-year-old Kim Su-gwang and 35-year-old Park Su-hun, had been members of the understaffed team 1. The exact circumstances of how the two fi
Social Affairs Feb. 13, 2024
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Lee Kang-in selected for Asian Cup's all-tournament team
South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in was tapped by the Asian Football Confederation as one of the top 11 players of the Asian Cup 2023, after the top continental tournament in Qatar concluded Saturday with the home team defending its title. The 22-year-old scored three goals for the national team in his first Asian Cup outing, tying for the team lead in scoring with the captain Son Heung-min, while also adding an assist. His two goals in the opening match for South Korea against Bahrain in the qu
Soccer Feb. 13, 2024
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Man locks up girlfriend after getting dumped
South Korean police said Monday it is investigating a 28-year-old man on suspicion of locking up his girlfriend at his home and threatening her, after she expressed her wish to end their romantic relationship. According to Seoul Gwanak Police Station, the suspect is believed to have confined the victim in his home in Gwanak-gu, Seoul between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. last Thursday. When the victim dumped the suspect, he became enraged and violent, throwing a soju bottle and threatening to hurt the victi
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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17% of workers say they work under different conditions from contract
Some 17.4 percent of South Korean workers said their actual working conditions were different from the ones they agreed upon before joining the company, a survey announced Monday showed. Civic group Workplace Gapjil 119, which assists victims of office abuse, surveyed 1,000 office workers across the country in December, including 600 "regular workers" -- a blanket term referring to those working under lifetime job security -- and 400 "non-regular" workers. In one case shared
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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Man allowed S. Korean citizenship, after waiting 3 years to serve in military
A Seoul court recently ruled that a US-born man whose circumstances thwarted him from serving in the mandatary military service should be allowed to have South Korean citizenship. Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of a 31-year-old man who challenged the Seoul Immigration Office's 2022 rejection of his application for citizenship. Previously a dual citizen of South Korea and the US, he in 2022 submitted a written pledge not to exercise his US nationality while in the country and subm
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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Too much social media hurts children's self-esteem, report suggests
School-age children who frequently use social media to interact with others are more likely to develop negative perceptions of their bodies, a recent study found. Researchers at Ewha Womans University analyzed the data of 1,412 elementary school students 2019 and 1,397 elementary school students in 2020 to determine the effects of social media on one's perception of body before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Researchers categorized the children into three groups: "information seekers
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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