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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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Two foreign conductors tapped for Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Two foreign conductors have been named to lead the Seoul Philharmonic, the orchestra said in a press release Thursday.Thierry Fischer, music director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, and Markus Stenz, chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, will fill the position that has remained vacant since former conductor Chung Myung-whun stepped down in December.Fischer and Stenz will assume the titles, principal guest conductor and conductor-in-residence, respectively, according to
PerformanceSept. 22, 2016
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Digitally unwrapped scroll reveals earliest Old Testament scripture
MIAMI (AFP) - An extremely fragile, ancient Hebrew scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing the earliest copy ever found of an Old Testament Bible scripture, researchers said Wednesday.Known as the En-Gedi scroll, it contains text from the Book of Leviticus, and dates at least to the third or fourth century, possibly earlier, according to the report in the journal Science Advances.The deciphering of its contents is described in the journal as a “significant discovery in
CultureSept. 22, 2016
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Black American journey finally enshrined in national museum
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture opens this week alongside the Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History, it will firmly -- and finally --anchor the black experience in the nation’s narrative.“In 1915 … they say, ‘There should be a monument. There should be a memorial that honors our contribution,’” said Michelle Wilkinson, one of the museum’s curators. “Not just a pile of stone, or a shaft. It needs to be a museum.”Fift
CultureSept. 22, 2016
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Visa overstayers on steady increase
The number of people overstaying their visas in the country has persistently increased, with it posting 213,232 among 2,034,878 entrants as of July, data from the Justice Ministry said Thursday.The July figure was a 27 percent rise from 167,780 in 2011. However, the ratio of overstayers to entrants declined from 12 percent in 2011 to 10.5 percent, the data said. "The number of visa overstayers has persistently increased every year, and yet the ratio has decreased due to a bigger increase in the
Social AffairsSept. 22, 2016
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Renault Samsung cars most frequently recalled in Korea: lawmaker
Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., has recalled more cars than it has sold here over the past five years, a lawmaker said Thursday.Since 2011, Renault Samsung sold 436,111 cars in South Korea while recalling 765,435 vehicles, meaning the carmaker recalled about 1.8 cars for every car sold here, according to Rep. Yoon Hu-duk of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea.Such a high rate of recall could indicate many problems with the car, but Renault Samsu
MobilitySept. 22, 2016
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KDB mulls 50 bln won in loan to Hanjin Shipping
The state-run Korea Development Bank, the main creditor of the cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co., is considering loaning some 50 billion won ($45.4 million) to help the ailing shipper unload its cargo, industry sources said Thursday.According to the sources, the KDB will finalize the loan extension this week to the country's No. 1 shipping line, which will be used to resolve unpaid cargo unloading fees.The move came one day after Korean Air Lines Co., the largest shareholder of Hanjin Shipping,
Sept. 22, 2016
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Weak health top hurdle for N. Korean defectors' employment: lawmaker
North Korean defectors settling in the South are facing hurdles in finding stable jobs due to weak health, an opposition lawmaker said Thursday, urging the government to expand health care support.According to the data compiled by Rep. Sim Jae-kwon of the Minjoo Party of Korea, around 40 percent of unemployed North Korean defectors living in the South said they left previous jobs due to health conditions. The survey was conducted in 2015 on 72 defectors.Rep. Sim Jae-kwon of the Minjoo Party of K
North KoreaSept. 22, 2016
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Study finds possible source of fire in BMW cars
The transportation ministry has concluded that a previously identified fuel leak in BMW vehicles may be the cause of mysterious fires that have broken out in some of the luxury cars, the ministry said Thursday.The decision may help end a months-long debate between the German carmaker and its South Korean customers over the cause in some BMW vehicles.Both the German carmaker and the transportation ministry here had identified a possible fuel leak in certain model years BMW vehicles, which led to
MobilitySept. 22, 2016
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Banks issue refund guarantee for Hyundai Heavy's new order
A group of banks, led by KEB-Hana Bank, have offered a refund guarantee for a new order won by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., ending their monthlong tussle over the issue, industry sources said Thursday.Early last month, Hyundai Heavy, a major shipyard, won a deal from a Greek customer to build two oil tankers. But KEB-Hana Bank and other creditors, increasingly concerned about their credit exposure to the ailing shipbuilders in the country, were reluctant to offer refund guarantees for the order
Sept. 22, 2016