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Nearly half the people in South Korea had their credit card numbers stolen by one man
The credit card information of 20 million South Koreans has been leaked, state regulators reported on January 19. In a country of 50 million, this marks one of the country's most devastating security breaches ever. The perpetrator? Allegedly, a single engineer.
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South Korea's online trend: Paying to watch a pretty girl eat
In the land of diets and wired culture, online eating makes for mesmerizing TV.
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Prostitution, Sex Industry in South Korea
South Korea, a wealthy, powerful Asian super-state, technology hub and stalwart U.S. ally, has a deep, dark secret. Prostitution and the sex trade flourish in South Korea just under the country’s shiny surface. Despite its illegality, prostitution and the sex trade is so huge that the government once admitted it accounts for as much as 4 percent of South Korea’s annual gross domestic product - about the size of the fishing and agriculture industries combined.
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South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians and more than four times as much as Americans
South Koreans drink 13.7 shots of liquor per week on average, which is the most in the world. And of 44 other countries analyzed by Euromonitor, none comes anywhere close. The Russians, the second biggest in Euromonitor’s sample, down 6.3 shots per week; Filipinos drink roughly 5.4 shots per week; and Americans consume only 3.3.
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North Korea launches missiles into sea
North Korea launched four short-range missiles into the East Sea -- also known as the Sea of Japan -- the South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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Pastor of Korean Megachurch Convicted for Embezzling $12 Million
Last week, David Yongi-Cho was convicted of embezzling $12 million in funds from the Yoido Full Gospel Church. He was given a three-year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay nearly $5 million in fines. The Yoido Gospel, which David founded, is the largest Pentacostal Christian congregation in South Korea, making him an icon—and not just in South Korea—the guy even has a his own celebratory name day dedicated to him by the church of New York.
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Seoul proposes regular family reunions with North
South Korea's president on Saturday proposed the rival Koreas hold reunions of Korean War-divided families on a regular basis, saying time was running out for the elderly separated by hostilities and politics.
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North Korea Tests Rocket Launcher With Range Beyond Seoul, South Says
North Korea on Tuesday tested a new multiple-rocket launcher with a range long enough to strike major American and South Korean military bases south of Seoul, South Korean military officials said.
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North and South Korea exchange fire across western sea border
North and South Korea have exchanged fire into the sea across the disputed western sea border, South Korea says.
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Seoul examines 'North Korea drone'
South Korea says it is analysing what it believes to be a North Korean drone that crashed on a border island shortly after an exchange of artillery fire with North Korea. The drone crashed on Baengnyeong island on Monday afternoon.
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North Korea vows Seoul will pay 'dear price' for insults
North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that it would pay a "dear price" for recent criticisms of Pyongyang's nuclear programme and political system, saying they violated a no-slander agreement. The warning from the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) came days after Pyongyang blasted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's proposals for Korean reunification as the "daydreams of a psychopath".
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South Korea reports activity at North's nuclear site
South Korea said Tuesday that it has detected increased activity at North Korea's main nuclear test site.
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South Korea Ferry Probe: Cargo Was Three Times Recommended Maximum
Prosecutors expanded their investigation into the owner of the sunken South Korean passenger ferry on Wednesday as inspectors confirmed the cargo weight declared by the ship on its final voyage was three times the recommended maximum. Officials from Chonghaejin Marine Co., the operator of the ferry, were banned from leaving the country as investigators raided the offices of the company, its affiliates, the residence of the firm's owner, as well as other companies he owns.
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South Korea May Try To Curb Smartphone Use With Mobile Gaming Curfew
It's already in place for online computer gaming. Can the government successfully impose a curfew on the one gadget people can’t live without?
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North Korea conducts firing drills near disputed border with South
North Korea conducted live fire drills on Tuesday in two areas near a disputed sea border with South Korea that have been the scene of deadly clashes and where they fired hundreds of artillery rounds only weeks ago. North Korea conducted similar drills in late March, firing more than 500 artillery rounds near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a disputed maritime border that has been the de facto sea border since the 1950-53 Korean war.
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South Korea train rams into back of another one; more than 100 injured
A train rammed into the back of another one in Seoul on Friday, leaving 117 people injured, South Korean officials said.
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Civilian diver dies in South Korea ferry search
A civilian diver searching for bodies in the South Korean ferry that sank last month has died, authorities say. Officials said the 53-year-old, known only by his surname Lee, became unconscious and later died in hospital. He is the first fatality among divers searching the Sewol ferry, which sank on 16 April with 476 people on board.
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Samsung offers 'deep apology' and compensation to workers who've contracted incurable diseases
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has officially apologized over the illnesses and deaths of some of its factory workers. In a public statement, Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun said "several workers at our production facilities suffered from leukemia and other incurable diseases, which also lead to some deaths.
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Jang Jin-sung: 'If anyone thinks North Korea is opening up, they are mistaken'
He was one of Kim Jong-il's favourite propaganda poets until he defected from the secretive state in 2004. Now, Jang is one of Pyongyang's most vocal critics
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South Korea introduces women-only parking spaces
Seoul has created special women-only parking spots to make the South Korea capital more female-friendly - not, apparently, as a statement on the gender's driving ability. The city is spending around $100 million on initiatives including the new parking spaces that are dubbed 'she-spots' and come marked with bright pink outlines and a skirted woman logo.
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