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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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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Drug prevention program to target elementary schoolers
A new drug prevention education program for elementary school students aimed at raising awareness of the harmful effects of substance abuse is underway, as South Korea sees a continued rise in adolescent drug use, according to the National Center for Mental Health on Tuesday. This marks the first time the government has come up with a drug education program targeting children in the early stages of development with mental health professionals so that interventions in early childhood can help the
Jan. 30, 2024
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Elderly man trapped in cold, cramped room rescued after 20 hours
A septuagenarian was rescued after being trapped in a confined evacuation area within a high-rise apartment building in Incheon, South Korea's police authorities announced Tuesday. According to the Korean National Police Agency's Facebook page, on Dec. 1 last year, the police broke through a fire door to rescue a man in his 70s who had been locked inside the evacuation room for 20 hours. The rescue operation was initiated in response to a neighbor's call reporting an SOS sign ha
Jan. 30, 2024
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S. Korea’s echo chambers grow, study finds
South Koreans' tendency to search only the information matching their own political inclination has been rising while their general interest toward politics has been on a downward trajectory, a recent survey by a local research company indicated. Last year the online research company Embraine conducted a survey of 1,000 adults aged 19 to 59 to find how much they are affected by the filter bubble, which refers to when an internet user encounters information that conforms to and/or reinforces
Jan. 30, 2024
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Rescue operation begins to remove netting from dolphin calf
Efforts to remove fishing nets entangled on the tail of a dolphin calf are ongoing at Jeju Island, with the rescue team already successfully cutting off a part of the net. The bottlenose dolphin, which has been named Jongdal, was spotted off the island’s southwestern coast more than two months ago with its body entangled in the net from beak to tail. Seaweed attached to the net has been hampering Jongdal's movements, while the net itself is cutting into the body, according to the Jeju
Jan. 30, 2024
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Car rams into guard post at Russian ambassador's residence, injures police officer
An SUV rammed into a guard post in front of the official residence of the Russian ambassador to South Korea, seriously injuring a police officer on duty, officials said Monday. The accident happened at 10:10 p.m. Sunday in front of the ambassador's residence in Seoul's central district of Jongno, and the officer was taken to a hospital with serious injuries to his neck and shoulders, officials said. The driver was not under the influence of alcohol, officials said. Police are looking i
Jan. 29, 2024
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Arrest warrant sought for Kia Tigers manager over bribery charges
Prosecutors have sought arrest warrants for the sitting manager and a former general manager of the Kia Tigers professional baseball team, both on bribery charges, officials said Monday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors office filed for the warrants last Wednesday to arrest manager Kim Jong-kook and former general manager Jang Jung-suk, the officials said. The prosecution has been looking into suspicions that Jang, while serving as the team's general manager, asked a free agent player
Jan. 29, 2024
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Seoul suspends 'lowest-performing' worker, 1st case for civil servant
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday said it has suspended one of its allegedly lowest-performing employees of their duties, marking the first time it has suspended an official solely based on their performance. Confirming earlier media reports, Seoul City Hall said it gave the lowest performance evaluation marks to four Seoul employees last month. The other three with the lowest grade have been transferred to other duties. Since 2019, the evaluation committee of the city government has condu
Jan. 29, 2024
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Pro-gamer tries to dodge draft by faking IQ of 53
A former South Korean professional gamer has been sentenced to a prison term of one year, suspended for two years, for trying to dodge mandatary military service by pretending to have an IQ of 53, an Incheon court said Monday. Incheon District Court found 32-year-old Won Chang-yeon guilty of violating the Military Service Act, which mandates all able-bodied South Korean men serve in the military for at least 18 months. Won was also ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Police inves
Jan. 29, 2024
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Informing medical fees for pets in advance still in limbo
It has been three weeks since the government passed a bill requiring every veterinary clinic to post the estimated fees for major medical procedures prior to treatment. However, the new change seems yet to have settled in, with medical professionals claiming the policy lacks an understanding of reality and many hospitals still not implementing the change. Starting earlier this month, veterinary clinics are obligated to post the cost of treatment for 11 major categories, including examination, ho
Jan. 29, 2024
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[KH Explains] From cafes to lumberyards, SMEs face risks as safety law expands
Expanded application of the workplace safety law is expected to have a substantial impact on the South Korean business community, as it holds employers with more than five workers legally responsible for deadly accidents. Concerns are growing as this change, which officially took effect Saturday, will cover 837,000 workplaces, including small neighborhood restaurants, bakeries, pubs, cafes and mom-and-pop stores. Regardless of the size of the businesses and their financial capabilities, under th
Jan. 29, 2024
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Over 3,700 high-income workers make more than W110m monthly: data
Over 3,700 high-income employees subscribed to the state-run health insurance scheme are earning more than 110 million won ($82,300) per month, paying a medical premium of 4 million won monthly, data showed Monday. The figure translates into an income of at least 1.32 billion won annually. As of October last year, 3,791 people were categorized as employed subscribers paying the maximum amount for health insurance premiums in the data on the status of health insurance subscribers and monthly prem
Jan. 29, 2024
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Man kills upstairs neighbor for 'slamming the door loudly'
South Korean police on Monday are investigating a man in his 50s on suspicion of killing his upstairs neighbor for making what he claimed was excessive noise, marking the latest incident in which inter-floor noise has led to a violent crime. The suspect is accused of attacking the woman in her 30s at around 4:40 p.m. Sunday in the staircase of their residential building in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, after an argument over noise the victim made. The suspect claimed to harbor resentment f
Jan. 29, 2024
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Nottingham Forest player heads back to UK amid sex video allegations
South Korean police said Monday that it has not extended the travel ban against Nottingham Forest striker star Hwang Ui-jo, who is currently being investigated on allegations of filming sexual intercourse without the consent of his partner. It was reported that the 31-year-old star boarded a UK-bound plane at around 11 p.m. Monday, presumably to return to his team, currently competing in the 2023-24 season of the English Premier League. In a press briefing, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency s
Jan. 29, 2024
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Routine health check-ups linked to reduced health risks: study
People who undergo regular medical check-ups are more likely to live a longer and healthier life, a study showed Monday. An article published in the Journal of BMC Medicine, authored by University of Oxford researcher Celeste McCracken, revealed that participants in the UK's National Health Service "Health Check" program showed lower health risks associated with multiorgan disease, cardiovascular issues and overall mortality, compared to a control group of equal size. Recipients
Jan. 29, 2024
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4 out of 5 living alone at risk of 'lonely death'
With the number of single-person households on the rise in Korea, a recent study showed that 78.8 percent of them are at some risk of "godoksa," or lonely death. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the state-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs jointly conducted a survey on 9,471 single-person households, assessing the likelihood of lonely death based on five criteria: accumulated feelings of failure and loss, loneliness in everyday life, level of social isolation, disc
Jan. 29, 2024
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Number of newborns halves in 8 years to lowest number
The decline in the number of newborns has continued accelerating, putting a greater burden on the demographic cliff the country faces. The number of children born between January and November last year stood at 213,572, an 8.1 percent drop from the previous year for the same period, according to the Korean Statistical Information Service on Sunday. This is the lowest number of children the stats agency has ever recorded being born within 11 months. On average, the monthly number of newborns last
Jan. 28, 2024
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2 fishermen missing after fishing boat sinks off southern island of Jeju
A small fishing boat carrying one South Korean and two Indonesian fishermen has sunk off the southern island of Jeju, with only one Indonesian rescued and the two others missing, the Coast Guard said Sunday. The rescued Indonesian fisherman is under medical treatment at the Jeju National University Hospital for symptoms of hypothermia. Four Coast Guard aircraft conducted an overnight search operation, using 122 illumination bombs to light up the waters, about 18.5 kilometers off Jeju's sout
Jan. 28, 2024
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Hashtag 'Today's climb completed': Bouldering boom led by younger generations
Bouldering has become a trendy sport for those in their 20s and 30s. The hashtag "#okeulwan" -- a portmanteau of the Korean words meaning "today's climb completed" and a variation of the massively popular "today's workout completed" -- has been spreading on Instagram with more than 40,000 posts. Bouldering is a style of climbing involving free climbing without a rope and usually only 2-3 meters off the ground. Walk into a bouldering gym, and you will fin
Jan. 27, 2024
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[KH Explains] Assault on lawmaker reignites debate on teens' legal immunity
A Korean lawmaker fell victim to a brutal physical assault by a 15-year-old teenage assailant, who not only carried out the attack but repeatedly -- and incorrectly -- claimed immunity from legal consequences. The incident on Thursday has re-ignited concerns about the issue of juvenile crime and the legal immunity afforded to some teenagers. The law prohibits the punishment of individuals under the age of 14. People Power Party Rep. Bae Hyun-jin was beaten 15 times on the head in a 10-second att
Jan. 26, 2024
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Court acquits ex-top justice of all charges in power abuse scandal
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday acquitted former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae of all 47 charges related to his alleged abuse of judiciary power, including allegations that he deliberately delayed a ruling on Japan’s forced labor victims for then-President Park Geun-hye, who had sought to stabilize ties with the country. Yang, who headed the top court from 2011 to 2017, faced multiple allegations of abusing his judiciary power. After 1,810 days since the prosecution&
Jan. 26, 2024