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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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Seoul stocks open higher on US gains
South Korean shares opened slightly higher Tuesday, following overnight gains on Wall Street boosted by strong U.S. jobs data and cautious optimism about the world's No. 1 economy.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 3.08 points, or 0.15 percent, to 1,991.62 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The KOSPI's advance, however, was limited due to a burden from a 0.83 percent rise a day earlier. Institutional investors were net sellers, while foreigners and individuals were net buyers.I
July 12, 2016
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Samsung expands presence in NAND flash market
South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. basked in a record share of the global NAND flash market in the first quarter of the year, data showed Tuesday.Samsung's share came to 42.6 percent of the global DRAM market in terms of sales during the January-March period, up 0.6 percentage point from the previous quarter, according to the data compiled by industry tracker IHS Inc. The company logged $2.61 billion in global sales, also up 3.1 percent from the same period a year earlier.NAND flas
TechnologyJuly 12, 2016
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Lotte Homeshopping CEO resummoned, this time as suspect
[THE INVESTOR] Lotte Homeshopping chief executive Kang Hyun-koo will be questioned on July 12 for his involvement in the Lotte Group(chairman Shin Dong-bin) affiliate’s alleged irregularities that include creating slush funds. This is the second time he was summoned since July 9 when Kang was questioned as a witness. This time he will be the first Lotte CEO to be questioned as a suspect. Kang faces allegations that he attained government approval for Lotte Homeshopping in 2015 through illegal me
IndustryJuly 12, 2016
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N. Korea's nuclear test site shows 'high-level activity': 38 North
North Korea is showing "high-level activity" at its nuclear test site, the 38 North website monitoring the communist nation said Monday.Commercial satellite imagery taken on July 7 of the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site shows what appears to be supplies and/or equipment stacked on the ground at the site's North Portal, where the North conducted its fourth nuclear test in January, 38 North said.In addition, a small vehicle is present at the support building immediately to the south of the po
North KoreaJuly 12, 2016
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U.S. urges N.K. to free detained citizens as Pyongyang threatens to handle them under wartime law
The United States urged North Korea to free detained American citizens Monday after the communist nation said it will deal with the detainees according to wartime law in protest of Washington's sanctions on leader Kim Jong-un.The North also said it would "totally cut off" the dialogue channel between the two sides via the North's mission to the United Nations in New York, accusing the U.S. of impairing the "dignity" of its leader with the sanctions that Pyongyang also labeled as a declaration o
North KoreaJuly 12, 2016
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U.S. says N.K. threat over THAAD shows deployment decision was right
The United States on Monday brushed aside North Korea's threat to take "physical counter-action" against the planned deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, saying such a threat only confirms the deployment decision was right.The North's military issued the threat earlier Monday, claiming that the agreement between the South and the U.S. to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery in the South is part of their efforts to invade the communist nation.The U.S
North KoreaJuly 12, 2016
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N. Korea threatens military actions against THAAD
North Korea on Monday warned it will take "physical" actions against South Korea and the United States over the allies' decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the South.North Korea's military issued a strong warning that it will deliver military strikes from the moment the two countries decide on where to place the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)."We once again warn the enemies that it is
North KoreaJuly 11, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Official apologizes for ‘dogs and pigs’ remarks
A high-ranking official from the Education Ministry made a tearful apology on Monday amid growing controversy over his remarks that described the public as “nothing but dogs and pigs.” Na Hyang-wook, the director general of the ministry’s policy planning bureau, apologized for “making inappropriate remarks as a public servant, distressing Korean people and causing a stir,” during a parliamentary meeting in the afternoon.Na was initially absent from the parliamentary meeting held in the morning,
Social AffairsJuly 11, 2016
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More N.Korean defectors’ food trucks coming to Busan, Jeju
The Ministry of Unification and horse racing track operator LetsRun Corporation, said Monday that three additional food trucks run by North Korean defectors will be launched at Busan and Jejudo Island’s horse racing grounds, from September. In January, the ministry funded the launch of two food trucks run by North Korean defectors at Seoul’s LetsRun Park horse racing track, along with the LetsRun Corporation and Hyundai Motors. (123RF)An additional three food trucks -- two in Busan’s LetsRun Pa
North KoreaJuly 11, 2016
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Jeju Island most popular destination for Korean travelers
Jeju Island was the most traveled to destination for Koreans in the first half of the year, according to a report by the online travel agency Expedia Korea on Monday. Jeju Island (Instagram user @sosohan_rin)Listing the most in-demand cities by the volume of hotel reservations, Jeju Island, the resort island off the southern coast of Korea, jumped 75 percent compared to the same period last year, pushing it from third to first place. Osaka took the No. 2 spot followed by Seoul, Okinawa and Tok
TravelJuly 11, 2016
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Civil servant fired for photos of colleagues’ underwear
A civil servant in his 50s was dismissed from his position at Namyangju City Hall after it was found that he had secretly taken photos of female colleagues’ underwear by wedging a mobile phone inside his shoes. The police investigation took place following a report of the man’s suspicious behavior. They had found an upskirt video of women taken between May and June. (123RF)Namyangju City Hall had dismissed the accused on July 4 after he was booked without detention by the police. Eleven victims
Social AffairsJuly 11, 2016