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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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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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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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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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Gov't, Saenuri consider designating quake-hit Gyeongju as special disaster zone
The government and the ruling Saenuri Party are reviewing a plan to designate Gyeongju as a special disaster zone after the city was hit by South Korea's strongest earthquake last week, official sources said Sunday.Sources at the Office of Government Policy Coordination, agriculture, transportation and public safety ministries as well as lawmakers from the ruling party agreed to carry out a detailed damage assessment of the region located some 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul.Based on the asses
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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Number of sex offenses up despite overall decrease in violent crimes: report
The number of sexual crimes in South Korea has more than doubled in the last decade despite the general decrease in the number of other violent offenses, a report showed Sunday.According to the report released by the state-run Korean Institute of Criminology, the number of sex-related crimes increased from 13,631 in 2005 to 29,863 in 2014. The cases per 100,000 people also increased from 28.3 to 59.2 during the cited period.The growth holds significance in that the number of violent crimes, whic
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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Corporate M&As in Korea fall in H1
Corporate mergers and acquisitions by South Korean firms fell sharply in the first half of this year as local conglomerates remained reluctant to streamline their business, the antitrust watchdog said Sunday.The value of reported M&As reached 13 trillion won ($11.7 billion) in the January-June period, down from 39.4 trillion won a year earlier, according to the Fair Trade Commission.The number of merger cases also dropped to 209 from 249 over the cited period.The FTC said domestic companies rema
IndustrySept. 18, 2016
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Hyundai Motor's RVs enjoy popularity in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's carmaker, said Sunday its recreational vehicles posted robust sales in Europe this year, led by the popularity of its latest compact crossover SUV Tucson.Out of 323,503 Hyundai vehicles sold in Europe through August, 135,110 units, or 43 percent of the total, were recreational vehicles, the company said. The ratio of RV sales has steadily risen from 22 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2014, surpassing 40 percent for the first time this year, it said.Hyundai has r
MobilitySept. 18, 2016
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Samsung Electronics sells shares in four overseas tech firms
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has sold shares in four overseas technology firms to focus on its core businesses, adding the sales will not affect its existing partnership with the companies.The world's biggest smartphone maker said it has sold half of its 3 percent share in Dutch semiconductor company ASML Holding NV, a deal estimated at 766.4 billion won ($681 million). Based in the Netherlands, ASML is the world's largest manufacturer by sales of lithography sy
TechnologySept. 18, 2016
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Remains of KATUSA soldier returned to family after 66 years
The remains of a South Korean soldier who was assigned to US forces during the Korean War (1950-53) were returned to his family 66 years after he fell in battle, the military said Sunday. The remains belonging to Pvt. Chung Jun-won have been identified by the Agency for KIA Recovery & Identification, the Defense Ministry said.It said Chung enlisted in South Korea’s armed forces in July 1950 shortly after the outbreak of hostilities. He joined up at South Korea’s largest port city of Busan just a
DefenseSept. 18, 2016
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Korea is losing export competitiveness: report
South Korea is losing export competitiveness in the major industrial sectors as China is catching up fast in the technology and manufacturing industries, a report showed Sunday. The market share of Korea's top 13 export items accounted for 5.3 percent in the global market in 2015, shedding 0.4 percentage point from 2011, the Korea International Trade Association said in a report. The key export items include semiconductors, autos, ships, steel, flat panel displays, wireless communications equipm
Sept. 18, 2016
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Finnish Army commander reviews Korean K-9 unit: official
The head of Finland's army toured a South Korean self-propelled artillery unit as the Scandinavian country is considering adopting the K-9 self-propelled howitzers for its armed forces, a military official here said Sunday.According to the source who declined to be identified, Lieutenant General Seppo Toivonen visited an Army unit that uses the K-9 Thunder on Sept. 10. "The general specifically checked how South Korea employs the artillery system in its units," the official said. The Finnish off
DefenseSept. 18, 2016
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Woman attacked by Chinese suspect at church in Jeju dies
A 61-year-old woman who was stabbed by a Chinese man at a Catholic church in the country's resort island of Jeju earlier this week was pronounced dead Sunday, police said.The 50-year-old man, identified only by his last name Chen, allegedly stabbed the Korean woman in the chest and abdomen while she was praying inside the church alone early on Saturday morning, according to the Jeju Seobu Police Station. The suspect was nabbed a few hours later some 40 kilometers away from the scene of the incid
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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29 injured in explosion in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood
NEW YORK (AP) -- An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an “intentional act,” but said there was no terrorist connection. "Tonight, New York City experienced a very bad incident,” de Blasio said at a news conference near the scene in Chelsea. “We have no credible and specific threat at this moment."De Blasio said the blast was “an intent
World NewsSept. 18, 2016
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KOSPI sees net foreign buying for 8 months
Offshore investors have kept buying Korean stocks for eight consecutive months on ample liquidity, marking the longest buying streak in seven years, the main bourse operator said Sunday. Foreigners have purchased a total of 12.87 trillion won ($11.43 billion) worth of stocks in the main KOSPI market from Feb. 1 to Sept. 9, the Korea Exchange said. Overseas investors bought 4 trillion won in July alone when major economies rolled out quantitative easing measures in the wake of Britain's vote to l
Sept. 18, 2016
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N. Koreans anxious over nuke test, but indifferent to its outcomes: report
North Koreans are feeling insecure about infrastructure damage caused by the reclusive country's latest nuclear test but remain indifferent to its outcome, U.S.-based media Radio Free Asia said Sunday, citing Japanese media outlet Asia Press.A resident in Ryanggang Province bordering China told Asia Press that a number of apartments located some 150 kilometers away from the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country's northeastern region developed cracks following North Korea's fifth nuclear te
North KoreaSept. 18, 2016
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4 out of 10 Korean working women underpaid: OECD
Four out of 10 working women in South Korea are underpaid, and this ratio is the highest among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Sunday. The ratio of female workers who received wages below two thirds the national average reached 37.8 percent in 2014, the highest among 22 OECD members checked and 6.8 percentage points more than No. 2 Ireland's number of 31 percent.The figure has steadily fallen from 45.8 percent in 2000 to below 40 per
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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North Korean leader conducts field inspection of fruit farm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a fruit farm to emphasize the importance of improving the livelihoods of ordinary people after Pyongyang tested its fifth nuclear device earlier in the month, state-run media reported Sunday.The visit, covered by the Korean Central News Agency, showed Kim touring the Combined Fruit Farm in Kosan, Kangwon Province, and marks the third public outing by Kim after Pyongyang detonated a nuclear device on Sept. 9. The detonation triggered universal condemnatio
North KoreaSept. 18, 2016
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More than 100,000 foreign students now study in Korea
The total number of foreign students studying in South Korea has surpassed the 100,000 mark, a local education data institute said Sunday.Data provided by Higher Education in Korea (www.academyinfo.go.kr) showed the landmark number being reached as of April 1, with 104,262 students enrolled in local schools.The total marks a surge from just 3,954 tallied in 2000, the institute said. The numbers rose to 89,537 in 2011, but fell in the following years before rebounding to 91,332 last year.Korea Un
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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Airport passenger traffic to peak Sunday as people return from Chuseok holiday
The number of people using airports is expected to peak Sunday as many return from the long Chuseok holiday, transportation authorities said. According to Korea Airport Corp. and Incheon International Airport Corp., the number of people using South Korean airports is expected to surpass 431,300, the highest daily figure reached during the five-day-long holiday that began on Wednesday. The total includes both South Korean and foreign travelers.Chuseok is Korea's autumn harvest holiday that fell
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016
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Chinese suspect in Jeju stabbing arrested
A Chinese man suspected of attacking an elderly woman with a lethal weapon at a Catholic church in Jeju was arrested seven hours after the attack on Saturday, police said.The Jeju Seobu Police Station said they will soon seek a court-issued warrant to formally arrest the 50-year-old man identified only by his family name Chen on attempted murder charges.The Korean woman, identified only by her surname Kim, was in critical condition.He was hiding at an unidentified place in Seoguipo on the southe
Social AffairsSept. 18, 2016