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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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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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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[Herald Interview] Wolfgang’s USDA steaks speak for themselves: CEO
Wolfgang‘s Steakhouse in Seoul is an unusually large restaurant, especially for the upscale Cheongdam-dong area of Seoul. Step inside and walk past the mahogany reception desk, and the main dining hall seems to spread out endlessly, countless tables covered in white tablecloths floating above wooden floors. Overhead, private dining rooms line the second floor.“Our Seoul branch is about twice the size of some of our other restaurants,” said Peter Zwiener, who currently heads up the franchise, on
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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[EQUITIES] Top drug makers to miss analysts Q2 expectations on growing R&D costs
[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s major pharmaceutical companies are likely to post weaker-than-expected earnings for the second quarter of 2016, a local securities firm Shinhan Investment said on July 18.“Combined earnings of 10 major drug manufactures will stay around last year’s level at 115.8 billion won (US$119 million), missing the market expectation of 128 billion won,” Bae Ki-dal, an analyst at Shinhan Investment. 123rfThe analyst attributed the slow growth to declining technology exports and
July 18, 2016
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AmorePacific launches Hera in China
[THE INVESTOR] Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific has successfully introduced its premium brand Hera in China, it announced on July 18. The official launching event on July 15 was attended by more than 250 media representatives and VIPs at Pheonix Media Center in Beijing. It showcased videos that reinterpreted its best-selling items such as Cell Essence and UV Mist Cushion, and a performance that demonstrated the ideal beauty of Hera, “Seoulista.” The highlight of the event, however, was the ap
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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Vice foreign minister visits French Embassy to pay tribute to Nice victims
A senior Korean foreign ministry official visited the French Embassy in Seoul on Monday to pay tribute to the victims who were killed in last week's truck attack in Nice. Lim Sung-nam, the country's vice foreign minister, visited the embassy building located in western Seoul earlier in the day and extended condolences to the families of the victims.In a condolence book, he also wrote that Korea strongly supports the French government for its efforts to root out terrorism and that it will activel
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 18, 2016
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Eximbank Korea to provide $44.6 million to Mongolia
One of Korea's state-run policy lenders announced Monday that it will provide $44.6 million to Mongolia to help upgrade its transport system.The Export-Import Bank of Korea said it will use $25 million of its economic development cooperation fund to replace aging buses with new ones in Mongolia and use another $19.6 million to build classrooms equipped with information and communications technology, and develop digital textbooks.The bank said its projects in Mongolia could help Korean firms expa
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 18, 2016
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Young sexual minorities facing greater health, psychological risks: study
One out of 165 Korean high school students had sexual contact with a person of same sex, constituting 0.6 percent of the age group, but their risk of exposure to depression or substance abuse runs up to 14 times higher than those who had sexual contact with the opposite sex, a medical research paper said Monday.The research team from the Samsung Medical Center gynecology and obstetrics department based their analysis of annual data collected by the Center for Disease Control & Prevention on high
Social AffairsJuly 18, 2016
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Park renews call for national unity in face of N.K. security threats
President Park Geun-hye on Monday renewed her call for national unity, urging citizens to join forces to ensure "watertight security" in the face of military threats posed by North Korea.In a video message to a ceremony marking Agent Orange Day, Park also expressed her appreciation to South Korea's Vietnam War veterans, many of whom have suffered from various illnesses due to their exposure to Agent Orange -- one of the defoliants that the U.S. military used to clear jungles and destroy communis
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 18, 2016
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N. Korea reserves hotel in Laos for its ARF delegation: source
North Korea was confirmed to have made a reservation at a hotel in Laos where its delegation will stay to attend an upcoming regional security forum, a government source said Monday.Regional powers and a group of Southeast Asian nations are to gather in Vientiane from later this week to hold a series of meetings during the ASEAN Regional Forum, a rare international event to which the reclusive North sends a delegation."We know the North has made a reservation at a local hotel where its ARF deleg
North KoreaJuly 18, 2016
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BAT Korea raises price of Kent cigarettes
British American Tobacco Korea has raised the price of its Kent cigarettes as of Monday, according to the company.BAT Korea increased the price of Kent Convertible 6 milligrams cigarettes -- the only product in the Kent line currently sold in Korea -- from 4300 won ($3.80) to 4500 won, the standard price of cigarettes here.Kent Convertible 6 mg is the only product that BAT Korea imports from its Singapore factory to the Korean market. All other BAT products sold in Korea are made in its factory
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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Police chief urges THAAD protesters to follow rules
Korea's national police chief expressed regret on Monday over the rising criticism that he failed to properly cope with last week's protest rally in the southern county of Seongju that turned violent, triggered by Seoul's decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system there."I hope the incident will induce people to treat each other in a law-binding manner," Kang Sin-myeong, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, said, urging protesters to respect the rules.The remark ca
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 18, 2016
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Korean Air flight delayed due to generator defect
A Korean Air flight bound for Hawaii was canceled Sunday night at its transfer point in Japan after a defect was found in the engine’s generator, according to the airline Monday.The 220 passengers on board flight KE001 were stranded at Narita Airport in Tokyo overnight.According to Korean Air, the plane could not leave as soon as the generator was fixed because of Narita Airport’s regulations regarding nighttime takeoffs.Passengers spent the night at the airport lounge because there were no othe
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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Casamia plans to list on KOSPI
[THE INVESTOR] Upscale home furnishing store chain Casamia plans to list its shares on Seoul’s main bourse KOSPI in August, the brand’s spokesperson said on July 18.The retail firm is expected to offer 3 million shares to the public with the IPO price ranging between 20,000 won (US$17.60) to 24,000 won per share. The size of the total offering will be in the range of 60 billion won to 72 billion won. A Casamia store at COEX, SeoulHanwha Investment & Securities will be the lead underwriter for th
July 18, 2016