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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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Brokerages expand investment banking on increased M&A activity
[THE INVESTOR] Investment banking at local brokerages grew more than 41 percent from 2013 to 2015, with volume reaching 158.5 trillion won (US$137.65 million) last year, according to a local think tank. A recent rise in merger and acquisition deals involving South Korean firms was cited as one of the main drivers behind the growth. The Korea ExchangeIn 2013, brokerages engaged in 112.17 trillion won worth of investment banking, but the figure expanded by 41.3 percent, said the Korea Capital Mark
July 13, 2016
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Pernod Ricard institute forms sisterhood with Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Paul Ricard Oceanography Institute, founded by international liquor group Pernod Ricard, signed a sisterhood agreement with Korea Maritime and Ocean University during a 50-year anniversary seminar in France last week, the company’s Korean unit said Tuesday. Kim Yun-hae (right), president of Korea Maritime and Ocean University in Busan, and Patricia Ricard (left), president of the Paul Ricard Oceanography Institute, attend a signing ceremony for sisterhood on Embiez Island in France on Saturday.
IndustryJuly 12, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Theresa May, Britain's Brexit PM
Britain's prime minister in waiting Theresa May is a pragmatist who has emerged from the chaos of the Brexit referendum unscarred, portraying herself as the one who will lead the country out of the EU.The country's second female leader after fellow Conservative and anti-EU firebrand Margaret Thatcher, May was officially -- but unenthusiastically -- in favour of Britain staying in the European Union.She kept a low profile throughout the campaign, and when the June 23 referendum delivered a shock
World NewsJuly 12, 2016
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Tribunal rules against Beijing in South China Sea dispute
An international tribunal on Tuesday ruled against China in a bitter row over territorial claims to the South China Sea that is likely to ratchet up regional tensions."The tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights within the sea areas falling within the 'nine-dash line'," the Permanent Court of Arbitration said in a statement.All eyes were watching for reaction from the Asian political and military powerhouse, which had fired off a barrage of criticism e
World NewsJuly 12, 2016
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Couple seeks to end bear bile trade in Korea, build sanctuaries
When Gina Moon witnessed Korea’s bear bile farming practices, she was left with a troubling question: “How could we do this to our mother?” She was reminded of the myth here about Tangun -- the legendary first king of Korea -- that says a bear was the mother of the first Korean.Upon seeing firsthand the cruelty of the bear bile trade, Moon 58, founded moonbears.org, an organization that aims to put a stop to the bear bile industry in Korea, with her husband John William Walker in January 2007. “
Expat LivingJuly 12, 2016
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Expat artists team up to extend murals around Mi Cook Oppa
Expat artists will descend on a street in Itaewon to add some color to the concrete.Lawrence Blackman of art group Look But Don’t Touch, said he met James Beckwith, the owner of Mi Cook Oppa in Itaewon, a few months ago when Beckwith led a similar event with another group. Now Beckwith has arranged for a new area to be painted, and Look But Don’t Touch is organizing the artistic side of things.A mural outside Mi Cook Oppa (Mi Cook Oppa)“His idea is to help develop the area by muralising it, whic
Expat LivingJuly 12, 2016
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[Graphic News] From iron ore to semiconductors - 70 years of Korean exports
In the early 1960s, Korea’s top export product was iron ore, but this eventually changed over the decades to apparel and then to semiconductors, data from the Korea International Trade Association showed Tuesday.Over the same period, Korea’s biggest export market also changed from Japan to the U.S. and then to China, which bought 26 percent of all Korean exports last year. When KITA was established in 1946, Korea had just four countries as trade partners, but this has since grown to 240, as of l
IndustryJuly 12, 2016
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‘Allies choose Seongju for THAAD location’
South Korea and the U.S. have decided to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense in the southern region of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and are ironing out details, local media reported Tuesday.Citing various government sources, Yonhap News Agency said that delegations from the two countries have assessed that Seongsan-ri, Seongju-gun, is the most ideal location for the advanced missile defense system, and are set to make the official announcement next week.“(The two sides) decided
DefenseJuly 12, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Concerns raised as N.K. falls deeper into isolation
With North Korea seen as plunging deeper into isolation, concerns are growing over the absence of communication channels with Pyongyang and possible military provocation stemming from miscalculations. Pyongyang’s state media said Monday it will “completely” shut down its telephone line with the U.S. in New York in protest against Washington’s recent sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses. The so-called New York channel, based in the communist state’s permanent miss
North KoreaJuly 12, 2016
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Bullied teenager survives attempted suicide
A 16-year-old jumped from her fifth-floor apartment in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province on Saturday, in a suicide attempt after facing bullying in school. She survived the fall as she got caught in a plastic fence installed on the ground floor of the apartment. (123RF)Incheon Bupyeong Police said the teenager had left suicidal text messages to her mother and teacher before committing the act. The student’s message to her mother read, “I’m suffering too much to keep on living. I’m sorry, mom. I love y
Social AffairsJuly 12, 2016
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Korean men want women to bear more cost for housing
Shin Ji-hun has dated a number of women throughout his 30s, but none of them were very happy with his thoughts on how the cost of marital housing should be financed. He thinks that both the groom and the bride should share the cost. All of his ex-girlfriends, except just one, fiercely disagreed. “They said the groom’s family should provide the marital house as that’s the norm and the tradition,” The 36-year-old told The Korea Herald. “My parents have no such money, and I can’t really afford an a
Social AffairsJuly 12, 2016
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7-year-old abuse victim's food bowl, living quarters revealed
Prosecutors on Tuesday revealed photos of the food bowl used by fatally abused 7-year-old, Shin Won-young, and the bathroom where he stayed up until his death.The Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon Prosecutors’ Office on Monday are seeking imprisonment of lifetime and 30 years in prison, respectively, for Shin’s stepmother, surnamed Kim, and father, whose 2-year-long abuse of the child eventually led to the his death in February. Where the victim lived until his death. (Yonhap)Their trial is ongoing.Bef
Social AffairsJuly 12, 2016
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Maestro Chung says truth will soon be revealed
Maestro Chung Myung-whun, the former 10-year music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, is scheduled to return to Korea on Wednesday after being summoned by the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office.Former SPO CEO Park Hyun-jung, who was ousted as the orchestra head in December 2014 over allegations of sexual and verbal harassment by members of the SPO, has filed a suit against Chung and his wife, surnamed Koo, who are currently staying in France, on charges of defamation.Along with the all
PerformanceJuly 12, 2016