DAILY SELECTION

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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Daily on March 27, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on March 27. SEOUL -- Yoo Ah-in up for interrogation regarding alleged drug use Actor Yoo Ah-in was questioned by authorities on March 27 following reports of his alleged usage of illegal drugs. The actor, whose true name is Uhm Hong-sik, entered the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters without answering any queries from the media. Yoo had been purchasing propofol on a prescription too frequently si 2023-03-27
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Daily on March 23, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on March 23. SEOUL -- Religious group raided as part of the investigation into the leader's sexual assault Police and prosecutors conducted a raid on the Jesus Morning Star (JMS) facility on March 23 as part of their ongoing inquiry into claims that the sect's leader sexually molested female members. The founder of JMS, Jeong Myeong-seok, is currently being tried while in custody on charges of sexually a 2023-03-23
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Daily on March 15, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on March 15. SEOUL -- Grandson of ex-President Chun Doo-hwan accuses family of corruption A former president's grandson, Chun Woo-won, referred to his grandfather as a "slaughterer." The family of Chun Doo-Hwan, ex-President of South Korea, who brutally put down a pro-democracy rebellion in 1980, has been accused of using funds from stashed assets by the former president’s grandson. The gr 2023-03-15
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Daily on March 7, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on March 7. SEOUL -- Spending on private education rise by 10.8% in 2022 According to data released on March 7, private school spending for South Korean students increased 10.8 percent year over year in 2022, demonstrating the nation's unwavering passion for learning. According to statistics gathered by Statistics Korea, total spending on private education for elementary, middle, and high school pupils reache 2023-03-07
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on February 27, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on February 27. SEOUL -- Zelenskyy claims that Ukraine will benefit from South Korea's military assistance Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, has stated that his nation will benefit from South Korea's military assistance in its conflict with Russia. He has expressed hope that Korea will be able to deliver this support. Zelenskyy made the comments during a speech in Kyiv commemorating the f 2023-02-27
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on February 17, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on February 17. SEOUL -- Foreigners found using cryptocurrencies to fund terrorist organizations Two foreign nationals living in South Korea have been detained for using cryptocurrencies to support a terrorist organization with ties to al-Qaida. According to the National Office of Investigation of the National Police Agency, a 29-year-old man from Kazakhstan and a 31-year-old man from Uzbekistan were submitte 2023-02-17
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on February 16, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on February 15 and 16. SEOUL -- More celebrities from Korea give aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria More celebrities from South Korea have joined international efforts to aid those affected by the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The Korean Committee for UNICEF announced on February 15 that Jimin and J-Hope, two members of BTS, have each donated 100 million won ($77,918) to support the organizatio 2023-02-16
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on January 15, 2023 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on January 15, 2023. SEOUL -- President Yoon meets with S. Korean troops of Akh unit in UAE President Yoon Su-yeol met with South Korean military personnel stationed in the United Arab Emirates. Since its creation in 2011, the Akh unit has been working in Abu Dhabi on a variety of projects, such as teaching UAE soldiers and providing emergency protection for Korean citizens there. In Arabic, Akh means brother. 2023-01-16
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on December 20, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on December 20, 2022. SEOUL -- US and S. Korea conduct joint air exercise In an effort to boost the legitimacy of America's "extended deterrence," South Korea and the United States on December 20 engaged in joint air exercises using B-52 strategic bombers and F-22 stealth fighters. In the midst of tensions brought on by the North's launch of two medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM) on Dece 2022-12-21
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on December 19, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on December 19, 2022. SEOUL -- S. Korean baseball league's MVB Lee Jung-hoo considers joining the MLB Lee Jung-hoo, the current MVP of the South Korean baseball league, informed his team that he would prefer to use the posting system to enter the major leagues following the upcoming season. When he paid a visit to the Kiwoom Heroes' office in Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, Lee let them know his intentions. 2022-12-20
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 31, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on August 31, 2022. SEOUL -- Special exhibition of disabled artists' works held at presidential office SEOUL-- As the first event under a government plan to repurpose the building as an art center, a special exhibition of works by disabled artists opened inside the former presidential compound of South Korea’s presidential office on August 31 with a ceremony. The private Federation of Disability Culture 2022-08-31
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 29, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on August 29, 2022. S. Korea and China agree to strengthen supply chain collaboration through consultative group SEOUL-- South Korea and China reached an agreement on August 27 to intensify their supply chain collaboration and communication by establishing a new high-level consultative group. The agreement was made in accordance with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that was signed virtually during the 17th Ko 2022-08-29
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 18, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on Aug 18, 2022. S. Korea adds some 178,500 new COVID cases SEOUL -- South Korea added 178,574 new COVID-19 infections, including 633 cases from abroad, bringing the total caseload to 21,861,296. It represented a small decline from the day before, when the total reached a four-month high of 180,803. But the figure for August 18 is also 1.3 times higher than it was the previous week. ----- Preorders for upcom 2022-08-18
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 17, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on Aug 17, 2022. Film 'Hunt' directed by 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae garners more than 2mln viewers SEOUL-- A 2022 film "Hunt" directed by Lee Jung-jae was watched by more than two million moviegoers, seven days after the film was released on August 10, the Korean Film Council said on August 17. The film directed by Lee, a veteran actor who stepped into the global spotlight after he s 2022-08-17
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 9, 2022 SEOUL -- The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on August 9, 2022. Seoul experiences greatest downpour in 80 years Seoul and its surrounding cities have experienced the greatest downpour in 80 years, which has inundated homes, cars, buildings, and subway stations and left seven people dead and six more missing. Parts of Seoul, the western port city of Incheon, and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province had severe rainfall of over 100 millimeters per hour 2022-08-09
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 8, 2022 SEOUL -- The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on Aug 8, 2022. President Yoon's approval rating drops below 30 percent Just three months after taking office, President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating dropped below 30 percent due to a strong backlash to a proposed education policy and leadership uncertainty within the ruling party. Through a survey of 2,528 people conducted by pollster Realmeter from August 1 to august 5, 29.3 percent said th 2022-08-08
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 2, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on Aug 2, 2022. Consumer prices increase at fastest rate in nearly 24 years in July As consumer prices increased at their fastest rate in nearly 24 years in July, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo urged ministers to propose more steps to curb inflation. Han said the fall harvest holiday called “Chuseok,” which is scheduled for September 2022, and weaker crop growth caused by heat waves, could maintain upwar 2022-08-02
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on August 1, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on August 1, 2022. President Yoon's approval rating drops to 33.1 percent In the wake of the embarrassing publication of a contentious text discussion with the governing party floor leader, President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s approval rating dropped to 33.1 percent, according to a poll released on August 1. Yoon's approval rating dropped significantly from 38.3 percent on July 26 to 28.7 percent on July 29. I 2022-08-01
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on July 29, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on July 29, 2022. S. Korea adds some 85,320 new COVID cases On July 29, South Korea added 85,320 new COVID-19 infections, including 439 from abroad, increasing the overall caseload to 19,620,517. The figure for July 29 is just marginally lower than the figure for the day before (88,384), but it represents a sharp increase in infection rates after remaining in the four-digit range for most of June. ------ 2022-07-29
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  [SUMMARY] Daily News Selection by Aju Business Daily on July 28, 2022 The following stories are the daily summary of news in South Korea on July 28, 2022. N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatens S. Korean government and military According to Pyongyang's state media on July 28, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened the Yoon Suk-yeol government and its military with annihilation should they attempt any "dangerous attempt," such as a preemptive strike. In his speech the day before commemorating the 69th anniversary of the armist 2022-07-28