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Trump calls N. Korea 'potential catastrophe'
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said North Korea is a "potential catastrophe" and a "big problem" as he expressed concern about the communist nation's nuclear and missile programs.Trump also reiterated his long-running point that China should solve the North Korea problem."They're very belligerent. They have no respect for our country, none whatsoever. And we have a situation that's a potential catastrophe. We have somebody that truly does have nuclear and nuclear capability. T
InternationalSept. 8, 2016
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Obama, Park focus on THAAD during summit: White House
The planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea was a key topic of talks between US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, a senior White House official said.Park and Obama held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos, reaffirming their determination to counter North Korea's continued provocations and agreeing on the importance of China's role in enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang.White House Deputy National Security Ad
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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Park urges ASEAN to show int'l resolve against NK nukes through 'words, actions'
President Park Geun-hye revved up her diplomacy Wednesday to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to oppose Pyongyang's saber-rattling through "unequivocal words and actions." During the South Korea-ASEAN summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, Park highlighted that the communist state's evolving nuclear and missile programs pose a "great" threat to the peace of not only the Korean Peninsula but also the international community as a whole.
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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Workers, management at Hyundai Motor fail to iron out differences in wage talks
Workers and management of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, failed to iron out their differences at their latest round of wage negotiations, union and company officials said Wednesday. Representatives of the two sides held their 23rd round of wage talks for this year on Wednesday in this southeastern city where its main plant is located but failed to find common ground, according to the officials.They are expected to resume talks after the Chuseok holiday that ends Sept. 18, ob
MobilitySept. 8, 2016
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Korea, Japan agree to firm up trilateral cooperation with US over NK provocations
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Wednesday to strengthen their trilateral cooperation with the United States in countering North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations, amid Pyongyang's unrelenting saber-rattling.During their summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also agreed to develop their conflict-laden relationship into a "future-oriented" one based on the "positive momentum" arising from their agreement last y
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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Hyundai rolls out new hot hatch i30
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor unveiled its new hatchback i30 on Wednesday with the aim of selling 15,000 units in the local market this year. Hyundai Motor also launched its new hot hatch i30 in Europe on the same day, as it has done in the last five years since the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011.The new hatchback, whose design and driving performance has been upgraded, comes with three engine options: a 1.4-liter turbocharged petrol engine, a 1.6-liter turbocharged petrol engine a
MobilitySept. 7, 2016
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[Graphic News] Korean overseas consumption hits record high
Korean households spent 13.61 trillion won ($12.27 billion) overseas in the first half of the year, 10.7 percent higher than the same period last year, the central bank said Wednesday.The figure compiled by the Bank of Korea excludes the money spent by Koreans on online overseas shopping or on business trips. The steep increase in overseas consumption appears to be correlated to the rise in the number of Koreans leaving the country for holidays, according to reports.The number of overseas travel
IndustrySept. 7, 2016