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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Women with higher salaries have more babies: report
Working mothers who earn more tend to have more babies than those with lower pay, a report showed Sunday. Women working in the public sector, including civil servants, also had more children than their private-sector counterparts, it added.The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said the average fertility rate of women with a monthly salary of more than 2 million won ($1,860) was higher than of those who earn less than 1 million won, in an analysis of the correlation between birthrates
Dec. 16, 2012
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Generations divided on presidential poll
Wednesday’s presidential election is likely to see the biggest-ever clash of generations as the younger and older voters are split almost evenly behind Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in, with 40-somethings holding the casting vote. The election is one of the most tightly contested ever, according to the survey conducted Wednesday by the pollster Realmeter for Herald Corp. The poll showed the Saenuri Party’s Park’s lead over the Democratic United Party’s Moon had narrowed to 0.1 percent. Although not
Dec. 16, 2012
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Campaign for education chief turns ideological
With three days to go before Wednesday’s by-election for Seoul education chief, two main candidates Moon Yong-lin and Lee Soo-ho are focusing on ideological accusations rather than policy.Moon, a former education minister on a conservative platform, is targeting his progressive rival Lee’s background as head of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union, calling him a “pro-North Korea leftist.”Moon also accused Lee of involvement in now-defunct Democratic Labor Party. “He caused a disrupti
Dec. 16, 2012
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New police guideline allows easier house searches
A new police guideline will give police officers more leeway in entering and searching houses as part of efforts to better pre-empt serious crimes, police said Sunday.The guideline on emergency house searches permits police officers to defy a resident’s refusal and enter the house in case a murder or serious violence is suspected to be happening in the house, according to the police.The guideline also allows police officers to search houses even without a court-issued search warrant in case the
Dec. 16, 2012
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Police arrest suspect in arson at ex-president’s birthplace
DAEGU (Yonhap News) ― Police said Sunday they have arrested a middle-aged man suspected of setting fire to the birthplace of ex-president Roh Tae-woo.The 44-year-old man, surnamed Baek, is suspected of setting fire to the house where Roh was born in the southern city of Daegu around 4:05 a.m. on Dec. 12, according to Daegu Dongbu Police Station. The fire slightly scorched part of the house, leaving only minor damage, police said. Police interrogation has so far found that Baek was arrested in 20
Dec. 16, 2012
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Three N. Koreans return home following rescue
Three North Korean fishermen found drifting aboard a small boat in South Korean waters earlier this week were sent back to their communist homeland Saturday, the Coast Guard said.The three were found Thursday on a wooden boat in waters off South Korea’s east coast.North Koreans sometimes use the maritime boarder to defect to South Korea but the three Northern fishermen wanted to go back home, a government official said earlier.“The North Korean boat and its three crew members found in South Kore
Dec. 16, 2012
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Korean chopper to undergo cold-weather test in Alaska
South Korea will conduct cold-weather tests of its first homegrown helicopter in the U.S. state of Alaska between the year-end and early February of next year, a military source said Saturday.The “Surion” utility helicopter was developed by the country’s sole aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., with an investment by the government and launched in 2006. The military chopper, also intended for civilian use, made its successful maiden flight in March 2010.“(We) plan to transfer
Dec. 16, 2012
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Women with higher salaries have more babies: report
Working mothers who earn more tend to have more babies than those with lower pay, a report showed Sunday. Women working in the public sector, including civil servants, also had more children than their private-sector counterparts, it added.The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said the average fertility rate of women with a monthly salary of more than 2 million won ($1,860) was higher than of those who earn less than 1 million won, in an analysis of the correlation between birthrates
Dec. 16, 2012
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Boat carrying 24 people on board sink off east coast
Two people have been found dead and 10 are missing after a ship carrying a total of 24 people sank after being hit by a crane in waters off South Korea’s southeast coast, the nation’s coast guard said.The vessels sank shortly after capsizing at around 7:30 p.m. in waters off the industrial city of Ulsan, it said.So far 12 people have been rescued. Search and rescue operations are still under way. (From news reports)
Dec. 14, 2012
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English educator leads global online campaign
Min Byoung-chul, professor of international studies at Konkuk University, is full of drive and enthusiasm. He is constantly conjuring up new ideas to redefine and reinvent what he does. And Min does a lot, even by the high standards he sets. His track record speaks volumes about his progress. Back in the early 1980s, Min was catapulted into national stardom as his television program “Min Byoung-chul’s Practical English” on MBC gained huge popularity. The program was so popular that English teach
Dec. 14, 2012
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Spread a little sunshine online
The Sunfull Movement was established in 2007 by Konkuk University professor Min Byoung-chul to eradicate hateful online comments by encouraging online users to post encouraging replies, or “Sunfull,” instead.The term “Sunfull” originated from “full of sunshine,” meaning a “cyberspace filled with sunshine.” In this vein, the sunflower was chosen as the symbol of the movement, Min said. Min reiterated the key principles that underlie the Sunfull movement: tell only the truth, respect others, and c
Dec. 14, 2012
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Police may summon prosecutors over photo leak
Police might summon incumbent prosecutors on suspicion that they leaked a photo of a woman who allegedly had sex with one of their fellow prosecutors in a high-profile sex scandal, sources at Seoul police said Friday. Seocho Police Station is currently analyzing files handed over by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s internal inspection team. “The inspection team has reported to the police four officials who created the image file and their two accomplices,” said a lead prosecutor of the prosecut
Dec. 14, 2012
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NEC charges Saenuri official with illegal electioneering
The National Election Commission on Friday filed a complaint against a Saenuri Party official engaging in illegal election activities for presidential candidate Park Geun-hye. The person identified by his surname Yoon is known to be the director of a social networking service support team of the ruling party, which consulted him about SNS.The commission raided a unregistered election office run by Yoon in Yeouido, central Seoul, and confiscated evidence including eight computers, a laptop, certi
Dec. 14, 2012
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Police may summon prosecutors over photo leak
Police may summon incumbent prosecutors on suspicions that they leaked a photo of a woman who allegedly had sex with one of their fellow prosecutors in a high-profile sex scandal, sources at Seoul police said Friday. Seocho Police Station is currently analyzing files handed over by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s internal inspection team. “The inspection team has reported to the police four officials who created the image file and their two accomplices,” said a lead prosecutor of the prosecuti
Dec. 14, 2012
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'Black boxes on cabs reduce accidents’
Taxis run by companies caused fewer car accidents after most of them installed black boxes, while a bill that requires all vehicles to be equipped with black boxes awaits parliamentary approval.The number of accidents involving company-run cabs fell 17.7 percent from 2007 to 20,331 last year, when most cabs were equipped with black boxes, according to the General Insurance Association of Korea and the Korea Transportation Institute.Starting with Incheon in 2008, local governments had black boxes
Dec. 14, 2012
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Government to expand support for childcare
The government said Friday it will push to increase the number of public day care centers and expand support for female non-regular workers as part of efforts to relieve women's burden for childcare and strengthen their social status. Setting priorities on the eradication of gender inequality and balance between work and family roles, the government put forth the five-year policy blueprint for women set to be launched next year. Under the envisioned plan, more public day care centers will be est
Dec. 14, 2012
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‘Benz’ prosecutor cleared of bribery charges
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― A disgraced former female prosecutor has been acquitted of charges of receiving lavish bribes, including a luxury sedan and a designer bag, in return for peddling her influence for a criminal case, court officials said Thursday.Overturning a lower court’s ruling of a three-year prison term and the forfeiture of 44.6 million won ($39,700), the Busan High Court delivered a not guilty verdict for the 37-year-old woman, known by her family name Lee, said the officials.The forme
Dec. 13, 2012
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Arson suspected in fire at ex-president’s birthplace
DAEGU (Yonhap News) ― Former President Roh Tae-woo’s birthplace house was hit by a small fire that did little damage Thursday, presumed to be triggered by an arson attack, police said.An unidentified male was caught on CCTV entering the building in the southern city of Daegu around 4:05 a.m., officials said. Soon afterwards, a fire could be seen inside the house.The outbreak of the suspected arson attack has left a trail of smoldering debris inside but no casualties were reported, they said. A l
Dec. 13, 2012
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NIS employee to sue for DUP ‘confinement’
A National Intelligence Service employee accused of making malicious comments online about Democratic United Party presidential candidate Moon Jae-in will press charges against party officials for illegal confinement, the agency said Thursday. “The DUP used physical force to unlawfully trespass into the private residence of an individual, foul language and blocked family members from entering the residence and thereby engaged in illegal confinement,” the NIS said in a press release on Wednesday.
Dec. 13, 2012
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Koreans nabbed for stealing U.S. military equipment
Police said Wednesday they have booked three South Koreans without physical detention on charges of stealing a thermal observation device from a U.S. unit’s military equipment storage and attempting to sell it online. A 56-year-old waste management employee working at a U.S. Army base in Gunsan, 274 kilometers south of Seoul, is suspected of stealing the TOD, estimated to be worth about 100 million won ($93,100), in March and selling it to a military equipment dealer for just 50,000 won, the Seo
Dec. 12, 2012