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Wed, July 18, 2018 | 10:03

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Controversial refugee facility home to asylum seekers

Before the Immigration Reception Center was completed on Yeongjongdo Island, next to Incheon International Airport in November 2013, it drew local protesters who did not want the facility near their homes. They were mostly concerned that asylum seekers there could threaten their security. But five years on, all that has changed. The hostility has subsided and the facility and...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-18 09:26

5 killed, 1 injured in military helicopter crash in Pohang

The Marine Corps said Tuesday that one of its helicopters crashed in Pohang, killing five soldiers and injuring one.The helicopter was on a test flight after being repaired at a military airfield in North Gyeongsang Province. At 4:35 p.m. it reached a height of 10 meters before crashing to the ground and catching fire.

Politics | 2018-07-18 03:01

Asia Institute stresses global governance to solve world's problems

Experts agree, the world is in disarray. Three such experts are turning to the blueprint of global governance, that animated the global struggle against fascism, the United Nations Charter written on June 26, 1945. The Asia Institute hosts a unique event Thursday morning, where attendees will read from the U.N. Charter and discuss its significance in today's political climate, as the world's top superpower is destabilized and a trade war looms with the world's second-largest power.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 21:34

[Royal Asiatic Society] 52-hour week a positive step, but more support needed for working mothers

I have to keep replenishing the stack of tissues that are being used up quickly, as I sit in a cafe interviewing mothers who have left the workforce. I have heard many similar stories of women working hard to graduate from college and get good jobs, then being pushed out of those jobs by the competing demands of work and family.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 18:39

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Easy Korean | 2018-07-17 18:24

5 killed, 1 injured in military chopper crash in Pohang

A Marine Corps helicopter crashed at a military airport in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, killing five of the six people aboard and injuring the other, officials said. The helicopter was on a test flight after repair when it went down from a height of about 10 meters around 4:46 p.m. and caught fire, Marine Corps officials said.

Defense Affairs | 2018-07-17 18:05

'Wonderful' gets things done in Korea

Maria Lee moved to Korea without any Korean language skills and quickly realized life would not be as easy as she and probably others might hope. Rather than wallow away the days thinking about how hard life is, she decided to start a service to make living in Korea easier for foreign residents. She named that service Ask Ajumma. Three years later, and a name change to Wonder...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 18:00

Calls grow for probe into NK restaurant worker defection

Calls are growing for an investigation into the defection of 12 North Korean restaurant workers in China, as revelations continue to show that a government plot was behind the scheme, including a report that stated Tuesday that a military intelligence agency was mainly responsible for the affair. While the incident was initially publicized as a defection when it took place in April 2016, civic groups raised the speculation that the government had abducted the workers ahead of elections to consolidate conservatives' votes. This was based on the fact that the defection occurred and was publici...

Politics | 2018-07-17 17:33

Sizzling weather grips Korea

The government warned against heat-related illnesses after extreme hot weather sweeping the country, which has resulted in four deaths so far, shows no signs of abating.“A heat wave is covering the peninsula swing, so people are required to pay attention to heat-related illnesses,” the Korea Centers of Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-07-17 17:17

Police probe fake nude photo of President Moon on radical feminist website

Police are investigating after a fake nude photo of President Moon Jae-in was posted on radical feminist movement WOMAD's website. The photo has Moon's face combined with a model's naked body.

Investigations | 2018-07-17 16:58

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