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S. Korea beats Germany for bronze in women's table tennis team event
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South Korea's Paris Olympics triumph: 13 golds secure historic success
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No. of foreign doctors in S. Korea on rise amid medical walkout
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N. Korean leader rejects international aid for flood damage
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N. Korea sends some 240 trash-filled balloons toward S. Korea: JCS
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[Eye Interview] Actor-novelist Cha In-pyo reflects on trials of bringing his debut novel to global spotlight
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K-pop stars’ military favoritism controversy returns amid Suga's DUI incident
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[Photo News] In memory of comfort women
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Seongsu Station to install 2 extra stairways to address overcrowding
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Seungri faces fresh backlash over Indonesia 'Burning Sun' event
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2 subway workers killed, 2 injured at Guro Station
Two workers were killed and two were injured while performing maintenance on the tracks at Guro Station on Seoul Metro Line No. 1 before dawn Friday, according to fire authorities and Korea Railroad Corporation. The three Korail workers were on a mobile elevating work platform, doing overhead wire maintenance at a height of 5 to 6 meters, when a track inspection train on an adjacent track collided with it at around 2:21 a.m. local time. The collision caused the workers to fall, resulting in the
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2024
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Number of COVID-19 inpatients surges sixfold in four weeks
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has grown sharply in South Korea recently amid a virus resurgence in summertime nationwide, health authorities said Friday. The number of people admitted to 220 hospitals nationwide for COVID-19 came to 861 in the first week of August, the highest level since early February, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The figure has grown rapidly from 148 in the second week of July to 226 in the third week and 475 the following w
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2024
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Illegal immigrant from Kazakhstan flees from immigration office in Suwon
An undocumented immigrant from Kazakhstan fled from an immigration office in Suwon while in handcuffs, police said Friday. The Kazakh national in his 20s pushed away immigration officers and ran away right after he was escorted out of a car upon arrival at the Suwon Immigration Office at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, according to police. Immigration officials had earlier taken over his custody from the Suwon District Prosecutors Office after he was apprehended by police for failing to pay fines. Police ar
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2024
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President may grant liberal ex-governor clemency
The Ministry of Justice on Thursday reportedly prepared a list of high-profile politicians convicted of crimes who would be eligible to be granted either special amnesty or rehabilitation by President Yoon Suk Yeol next week. Among them on the list is liberal bigwig Kim Kyoung-soo, formerly a lawmaker and South Gyeongsang Province governor. The 56-year-old Kim, convicted for his involvement in the high-profile "Druking" opinion-rigging scandal in July 2021, is likely to be rehab
PoliticsAug. 8, 2024
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Concerns grow with e-scooters following BTS Suga’s drunk driving
After Suga, a member of the K-pop group BTS, admitted Wednesday to drunk driving an electric scooter, concerns have been raised calling for stronger regulations and management of personal mobility devices. Oh Seo-yeon, a 28-year-old office worker based in Seoul, told The Korea Herald that she finds herself being extra cautious when walking around the city because of personal mobility devices like electric scooters or motorized bicycles. “There are countless times where I almost got run ove
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Kakao founder indicted with detention on stock manipulation charges
Kim Beom-su, the founder of Kakao Corp. has been indicted with detention Thursday on charges of stock price manipulation tied to the South Korean tech giant’s takeover of SM Entertainment last year. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office charged Kim with violating the Capital Markets Act, accusing him of inflating SM Entertainment’s share price in a bid to acquire a controlling stake in the K-pop agency during a competitive bidding war against Hybe. Hybe is the parent c
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Defense chief apologizes over leak scandal
Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik apologized Thursday over high-profile allegations that a Defense Intelligence Command official leaked agents’ identities to Chinese hackers earlier this year. “I would like to apologize to the South Korean people for the public display of the (alleged) leak of military secrets and the bickering that ensued among senior intelligence officials,” Shin said at a National Assembly national defense committee meeting. At Thursday’s defen
PoliticsAug. 8, 2024
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Is S. Korea neglecting children's call to abolish 'no-kids zones'?
The South Korean government has turned a blind eye towards a joint request by a group of a hundred children and teens here calling for the elimination of restaurants and cafes banning the entrance of children, a local news report revealed Thursday. A joint resolution calling for the riddance of so-called "no-kids zones," drafted last year by a hundred students aged 10 to 17 from across the country -- elected by their peers to represent them at a government-organized 20th National Child
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Samsung phones for N. Korean Olympians could breach UN sanctions: Seoul
The South Korean government on Thursday flagged that North Korea's receipt of Samsung-gifted smartphones, specially customized for all athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, could constitute a violation of UN sanctions. The International Olympic Committee has provided all athletes at the Paris Olympics with specially designed Olympic Edition Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphones from Samsung Electronics, an official event sponsor. The Unification Ministry in Seoul said the North Korean Olympic
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Korea to rethink minimum wage
The South Korean government has embarked on a task to bring about a major overhaul of the nation’s minimum wage system, launching an in-depth study into how key economies determine their minimum wages, officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced Thursday that it has recently commissioned a study titled "International Comparative Analysis of Minimum Wage Determination Systems." The move aims to address long-standing criticisms of South Korea’s min
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Insomnia patients in S. Korea near 800,000: data
The number of insomnia patients in South Korea continued its upward trend, nearing 800,000 last year, recent health data showed Thursday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, 782,381 patients visited hospitals for insomnia treatment last year, a 3.4 percent increase from the previous year’s figure of 756,635. Over the past decade, the number of insomnia patients has surged over 70 percent, rising from 448,000 recorded cases in 2013. The number of sleep-deprived
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Inaccurate weather forecasts affect over 4,000 air passengers: report
Government data showed Thursday that 4,394 domestic airline passengers could not reach their destination in the first half of this year, due to forced turnarounds caused by inaccurate weather forecasts. Of all the cases of planes returning to their departure airports due to bad weather between January and June of this year, the forecast was wrong on 20 occasions and did not require the turnaround. This was revealed by Rep. Jeon Yong-gi of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, who cite
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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PPP leader vows to provide additional electricity support to 1.3m households
The leader of the ruling People Power Party announced plans Thursday to provide an additional 15,000 won ($11) in electricity support to 1.3 million vulnerable households to help them better cope with the hot weather. Han Dong-hoon made the announcement during a meeting of the PPP supreme council, pointing out that many families are suffering from the record-breaking heat wave this summer. He explained his support scheme will essentially cover the entire electricity bill for the vulnerable house
PoliticsAug. 8, 2024
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Yonsei University revokes master's degree of Cho Kuk's son
Yonsei University has revoked the master's degree of a minor party leader's son following a court ruling related to the case, informed school officials said Thursday. The university recently decided to cancel the admission of Cho Won, the son of Cho Kuk, the chief of the Rebuilding Korea Party, into its graduate school of political science and diplomacy in 2018 and his master's degree earned from the same school in 2021, they said. The decision came after the Supreme Court confirm
PoliticsAug. 8, 2024
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Military intelligence official referred to prosecution over alleged leak of 'black agents' info
A military intelligence official has been referred to the prosecution for allegedly leaking information of South Korean espionage agents operating overseas, the defense ministry said Thursday. "The Defense Counterintelligence Command has referred the civilian official at the Korea Defense Intelligence Command to the military prosecution on charges of violating the Military Secret Protection Act ... as well as espionage charges," the defense ministry said in a statement. The official, w
DefenseAug. 8, 2024
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Govt. mulls requiring EV makers to disclose battery info amid fire woes
The government is considering requiring electric vehicle manufacturers to disclose information on car batteries amid an EV scare following a massive fire caused by a Mercedes-Benz vehicle last week, according to sources Thursday. According to the sources, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is reviewing the measures for car manufacturers to include EV battery manufacturer details in vehicle specifications. Currently, EV manufacturers are required to provide information on vehicle
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Justice ministry to review pardon beneficiaries, including ex-governor, ex-presidential secretary
The justice ministry on Thursday was scheduled to review beneficiaries of special presidential pardons to be granted on the occasion of Liberation Day next week, including a former South Gyeongsang governor and a former presidential secretary. President Yoon Suk Yeol will grant special pardons mostly to those convicted of livelihood-related crimes and others in commemoration of the Aug. 15 national holiday, the fifth round of such special pardons since his inauguration in 2022. The justice minis
PoliticsAug. 8, 2024
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[Graphic News] Heat-related illness cases in morning hours surge 923%
The incidence of heat-related illnesses from midnight to 10 a.m. has skyrocketed by more than 900 percent over the past decade, outpacing the growth rate of daytime cases. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s annual report released Tuesday, the number of patients recorded between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. soared by 1,225 percent, from 20 cases in 2011 — the first year of the monitoring system — to 265 cases last year. The number of patients between midnight
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2024
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Yoon visits southern naval base during summer vacation
President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a major naval base in the southern part of the country this week as part of his summer vacation, his office said Wednesday. During the two-day visit to the naval base in Changwon, some 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Yoon spent time with service members, playing basketball with a group of Navy personnel and Marines on Wednesday, it said. On Tuesday night, Yoon had dinner with various service members at the base, including those who served during the sinking of
PoliticsAug. 7, 2024
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PM requests Philippines' support in sending message against NK provocations
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met the Philippines' top diplomat Wednesday and asked for Manila's support in efforts to send a stern message against North Korea's provocations, his office said. Han made the request during talks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo in Seoul in the wake of North Korea's launches of thousands of trash-carrying balloons across the inter-Korean border since late May. "In order to ensure that North Korea does not undertake
Foreign AffairsAug. 7, 2024