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S. Korean men's football team embarks on journey to N. Korea for World Cup qualifier
The South Korean men's national football team on Sunday began its journey to North Korea for a key World Cup qualifying match, a contest expected to take place under unusual circumstances.Coached by Paulo Bento, South Korea will first travel to Beijing on Sunday to pick up their North Korea visas and fly to Pyongyang on Monday. The much-anticipated Group H showdown between the Koreas is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kim Il-sung Stadium in the North Korean capital.It will be the S
Soccer Oct. 13, 2019
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Strong winds to strike east coast amid Typhoon Hagibis
South Korea will experience strong winds on its east coast on Saturday as the country comes under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagibis, the season's 19th typhoon, the weather agency said. With the typhoon moving northward from Japan, strong winds with speeds of 12 to 18 meters per second will strike the eastern and southern coasts of South Korea, the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. Some areas of Gangwon Province could see wind speeds of
Social Affairs Oct. 12, 2019
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S. Korea to tighten measures to prevent spread of African swine fever
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it plans to purchase all pigs from a town bordering North Korea that suffered two outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), in line with efforts to contain further spread of the virus. Under the decision, the ministry will purchase all pigs in Yeoncheon, where the country's 14th confirmed ASF was reported on Wednesday. The pigs will be slaughtered and released in the market for consumption after being in
Social Affairs Oct. 11, 2019
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Senior police officer arrested in nightclub scandal
Prosecutors said Friday they will widen investigations into a ranking police officer allegedly involved in attempts to cover up irregularities at southern Seoul nightclubs, following his arrest the previous night. A senior superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, identified only by his surname, Yoon, was placed under arrest Thursday night after the Seoul Central District Court approved a warrant for his pre-trial detention, citing concern about his destruction of
Social Affairs Oct. 11, 2019
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S. Korea to provide full support to boost industrial competitiveness
South Korea will provide support worth more than 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) each year to strengthen industrial competitiveness, the finance minister said Friday, amid an ongoing trade row with Japan. Hong Nam-ki also said South Korea will push for a stable supply of key industrial materials, parts and equipment. The move is the latest in a series of South Korea's efforts to reduce South Korea's heavy reliance on Japan in the key industrial sector amid Jap
Economy Oct. 11, 2019
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'N. Korea poses one of biggest ballistic missile threats to US'
North Korea's short- and medium-range ballistic missiles represent one of the "ballistic missile threats of most concern" to the United States, along with those from Iran and China, a U.S. congressional report has said.North Korea has an arsenal of hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) that can reach all of South Korea and perhaps dozens of medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) capable of reaching Japan and U.S. bases in the region, according to the Congressional Researc
North Korea Oct. 11, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Railway services affected as 72-hour strike begins
Railway services across South Korea are expected to be affected Friday and throughout the weekend as workers began a 72-hour strike demanding better working conditions.Around 20 to 60 percent of passenger and cargo train services are forecast to be affected by the labor action, according to the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Intercity subway operations will be reduced to 88.1 percent of normal operations, while high-speed train services and
Social Affairs Oct. 11, 2019
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Moon to meet with Seoul-based foreign diplomats next Friday
President Moon Jae-in will meet with Seoul-based foreign diplomats next week in an effort to seek cooperation to bring about peace on the Korean Peninsula, his office said Thursday. The chief executive will hold a meeting with diplomatic corps on Oct. 18 at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae to encourage promoting closer ties, sources said.It would be the first time that the president would meet foreign diplomats based in Seoul at once.Such a meeting was held on a regular basis under past adm
Politics Oct. 10, 2019
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Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Literature Nobels
Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said. Tokarczuk, considered the most talented Polish novelist of her generation, was honoured "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopaedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life".Her books portray a polychromatic world perpetually
Culture Oct. 10, 2019
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Speaker to visit Japan next month for G-20 parliamentary meeting
National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang plans to visit Japan next month to attend a parliamentary meeting of the Group of 20 leading nations, officials said Thursday. Moon has received an invitation from Japan's parliament to take part in the speakers' gathering, which will be held on Nov. 4 in Tokyo, according to parliamentary officials.A detailed itinerary is under consultation, they added. It would be Moon's first trip to Japan since he was elected as the speaker in July 2018.Moon is pushing
Politics Oct. 10, 2019
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S. Korea to travel to Pyongyang for World Cup qualifier via Beijing on match's eve
The South Korean men's national football team will travel to Pyongyang for a World Cup qualifier against North Korea via Beijing on the eve of the match, the sport's governing body here said Thursday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced the itinerary for the Taeguk Warriors for the World Cup qualifying match scheduled for next Tuesday. Coached by Paulo Bento, South Korea will fly to Beijing on Sunday and stay there overnight, and then fly to Pyongyang on Monday.The KFA said it had pro
Politics Oct. 10, 2019
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Moon vows 'bold' gov't support for new-generation display sector
President Moon Jae-in said Thursday his government will offer "bold support" for South Korea's development of next-generation displays as he paid a visit to a local factory of Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate. "Now, it's important (for South Korea) to keep the No. 1 spot, changing the trend of the world's display market," he said during a speech at Samsung Display's factory in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, 90 kilometers south of Seoul. "The gov
Politics Oct. 10, 2019
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S. Korea to build 3 hydrogen-powered cities by 2022
South Korea will build three hydrogen-powered cities in extended efforts to promote hydrogen energy in Asia's fourth-biggest economy, the transport ministry said Thursday. In a three-year project headed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the government plans to build pilot hydrogen-powered cities by 2022, the ministry said in a joint statement with related ministries and government agencies. "We are planning to select three cities by the end of this yea
Industry Oct. 10, 2019
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Tax agency slaps W1b in taxes on 7 YouTube content creators
South Korea's tax agency has slapped a combined 1 billion won ($833,000) in taxes on seven YouTube content creators in the first known crackdown on tax evasion by such people, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday.Citing monthslong probes by the National Tax Service, Kim Chung-woo, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, said the content creators earned a combined 4.5 billion won, but they did not report their income to the tax agency. It is the first time that the income of highly paid YouTu
Technology Oct. 10, 2019
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2년 전 검사 결과로 진단서 대충 발급한 대학병원 의사
부산 서부경찰서는 치매 검사를 한 것처럼 꾸며 허위 진단서를 발급한 혐의(의료법 위반·허위 진단서 작성)로 부산 한 대학병원 의사 A 씨를 불구속 기소 의견으로 검찰에 송치했다고 10일 밝혔다.경찰에 따르면 A 씨는 지난해 2월 치매 환자 B 씨를 상대로 치매 검사를 하지 않고도 검사를 한 것처럼 진료기록을 꾸민 뒤 2016년 치매 검사 결과를 그대로 인용해 진단서를 발급한 혐의를 받는다.B 씨 가족은 환자 치매 상태가 심해졌는데도 2년 전과 똑같은 검사 결과가 나온 것에 의문을 품고 A 씨를 고발했다. A 씨는 "정확하게 기억나지 않지만, 환자 대신 보호자가 약을 처방받으러 온 것으로 알고 검사를 한 것처럼 진료기록을 작성했다"며 대체로 혐의를 인정했다고 경찰은 전했다. (연합뉴스)
한국어판 Oct. 10, 2019
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