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Government must rush to relieve penniless victimsGovernment must hurry to rescue victims of lost assets “I’m sorry, Mom… but please send me 20,000 won ($15).”“I’m sorry, Mom… Please send me 20,000 won.” That’s the message left by a victim of a home rental scam before committing suicide recently.This is the message a recent victim of … Read more

[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어] DEAR ABBY: My “Uncle Fred” is rude and obnoxious whenever we’re in his presence. Dear Abby: Uncle “Fred” is rude and very obnoxious whenever we are in front of him. He talks down to not only me, but everyone around him. My uncle speaks in a way that seems to … Read more

Commuters wait for a train on the Gimpo Goldline at Gimpo International Airport Station, Thursday. YonhapOn the 13th, passengers are waiting for the Gimpo Gold Line railroad at Gimpo Airport Station. Union Governors but locals skeptical about city’s ‘mini-subway’Convening an emergency meeting, but the ‘Little Train’ meeting remains By Ko Dong-hwan The Gimpo Goldline ― … Read more

[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어] DEAR ABBY: I am a 23-year-old child of divorce. Dear Abby: I am a 23 year old child of divorced parents. For nine months, my father has been dating a woman he was seeing while still married to my stepmother. My father was married to his stepmom and dated another … Read more

One of the great ironies of modern life is seeing South Korea be one of the most successful and effective cultures at packaging and selling love to people all over the world and yet, at the same time, possess some of the world’s lowest birth rates (and most ludicrous plans to address it). We’ve heard … Read more

Travelers enter Korea at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1, Tuesday. YonhapTravelers enter South Korea through Terminal 1 at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. Union By Yi Whan-woo Korea will no longer require international arrivals ― both Korean and foreign nationals ― to fill out customs forms starting in May if they are not carrying dutiable … Read more

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min, second left, celebrates scoring their side’s first goal of the game, his hundredth Premier League goal, during the Premier League match between Tottenham and Brighton & Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Saturday, April 8. AP-YonhapSon Heung-min (second from left) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring his team’s first … Read more

A group of young Koreans had a luncheon meeting with an eight-member delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), Thursday, in an event to promote Korea’s bid to host World Expo 2030 as a grassroots movement supported by civic group members, rights advocacies and university students from across the country, according to organizers Thursday. … Read more