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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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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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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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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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Half of those in their 20s and 30s prefer to spend time alone: survey
More than half of South Korean men and women in their 20s and 30s prefer to spend time alone, a recent survey by an online job search portal revealed.The survey, which targeted 1,593 male and female users of the portal Saramin between the ages 20 and 30, showed that 53 percent replied positive to the question asking whether they preferred spending time alone. (123RF)Over 73 percent of the respondents choosing to be alone said they were satisfied with life, which was higher than 64 percent from t
Social AffairsSept. 20, 2016
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Lotte chairman questioned over alleged corruption
Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin appeared before the prosecution Tuesday for questioning over alleged embezzlement and tax evasion, as the high-profile probe into the nation’s fifth-largest conglomerate nears an end.The chairman was the first Lotte chief to be summoned by state prosecutors as a suspect since the group’s formation in 1967.The 61-year-old chairman is suspected of creating slush funds and evading taxes, involving in total more than 200 billion won ($179 million).Paper is hurled b
IndustrySept. 20, 2016
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[Monitor] Korea’s shadow economy size bigger than OECD peers
The size of South Korea’s underground economy is equivalent to 10 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, a research paper said Monday. Professor Kim Jong-hee of Chonbuk National University said the scale of the shadow economy in South Korea, at an average of 10.89 percent, far exceeds the average of 6.65 percent for G7 countries, as well as the 8.06 percent for 18 other member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Sept. 20, 2016
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On a journey with Clazziquai
With a 12-year music career under its belt, experimental band Clazziquai Project is done trying to label its music.“It’s hard to categorize our music into one genre,” said vocalist Horan at a press showcase held at Understage in Hannam-dong, Seoul on Monday. “Instead, we are now more focused on showing the different colors of our group.”But this doesn’t mean that the trio -- consisting of vocalists Alex and Horan, and DJ Clazzi -- will stop experimenting with different sounds. Returning to the
PerformanceSept. 20, 2016
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Gyeongju strives to protect artifacts after quake
GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang Province -- Over 60 historical sites in southeast Korea, including national treasures Bulguksa Temple and Cheomseongdae Observatory, were found to be damaged after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the historical city of Gyeongju last Monday, followed by over 400 aftershocks -- the largest of which occurred Monday evening measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The Cultural Heritage Administration, the Gyeongju city government and a number of relevant organizations are scra
CultureSept. 20, 2016