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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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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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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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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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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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Alcohol linked to higher suicide risk
A report showed Thursday that people who drink at least three times a week have nearly double the likelihood of attempting suicide compared to those who do not.The report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, which analyzed data from the Health Insurance Corporation, showed that people who drank three to four times a week had a 1.92 times higher chance of suicide than those who did not drink alcohol. The data was gathered between 2011 and 2013 among adults aged 20 and older. Thos
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2016
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S. Korea sees Pyongyang's preconditions for denuclearization as 'deceitful tactic'
North Korea's recently proposed preconditions for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula are nothing but a "deceitful tactic" to undermine ongoing global efforts to enforce sanctions on the communist country, the foreign ministry here said Thursday.On Wednesday the North issued a statement in which it proposed five preconditions necessary to make it possible to free the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. They included the disclosure of nuclear weapons held by U.S. troops in the South and a d
North KoreaJuly 7, 2016
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Renowned industrial designer to participate in Jikji fest
World-renowned industrial designer Ron Arad will take part in the upcoming Jikji Korea festival by designing a temporary structure for the event, the event's organizer, Cheongju city government, said Thursday."Arad will design the 'Jikji Pavilion,' which is 12 meters high and 64 square meters, to be set up at the square of the Cheongju Arts Center, the venue for the Jikji festival," a city official said.Hailing from Israel and now residing in Britain, the designer received the Royal Designer for
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2016
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Imports of masks, air purifiers soar
With public concern mounting over fine dust and other forms of air pollution, imports of related items have skyrocketed.According to data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service, the total value of imported masks hit $23 million last year, more than a threefold increase from $7.1 million in 2014.The agency explained that public concern has persisted since the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome last summer that had increased demand for masks.Last year, 79.3 percent of imported ma
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2016
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U.S. sanctions N.K. leader over human rights abuses
The U.S. put North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on its sanctions blacklist for the first time Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the regime over human rights abuses.Kim is among 15 officials and eight entities identified in the blacklist unveiled by the State Department and Treasury. The report was in line with a mandate in the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act -- Washington’s strongest standalone sanctions legislation against Pyongyang -- which was enacted last February. It is the fi
North KoreaJuly 7, 2016
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[Warren Fernandez] Warning: more Brexit-style shock waves ahead
This is the first in a new series of columns on global affairs which will be written by top editors from members of the Asia News Network and published in newspapers across the region. --Ed. The shock waves triggered by Britain’s decision to quit Europe continue to reverberate around the world, including here in Asia. It should prompt some soul-searching among the key players: politicians, pollsters, pundits, as well as voters.For unless the right lessons are drawn and acted on, the road the wor
ViewpointsJuly 7, 2016
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Parliamentary speaker supports abolishing immunity from arrest
Korea's parliament speaker on Thursday said lawmakers should give up their immunity from arrest privilege in line with getting rid of special rights that have drawn public flak."Immunity from arrest should be abolished," National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun said. "While the privilege was needed in the past to protect the opposition party (from authoritarian governments), the policy is now abused to protect lawmakers who commit wrong deeds."Korean law currently bans arresting lawmakers during
PoliticsJuly 7, 2016
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Naver chief to meet media ahead of LINE IPO
[THE INVESTOR] Lee Hae-jin, the reclusive leader of Internet giant Naver, will make an appearance at a press meeting on July 15 when the company’s subsidiary and mobile messenger operator LINE goes public in Japan“Naver board chairman Lee will attend a press meeting in Seoul on the same day when LINE is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange,” said Kim Hyun-ji, a public relations representative of the firm, adding the exact schedule and place are yet to be finalized. It will be Lee’s first appearanc
TechnologyJuly 7, 2016
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IS unleashes bloodbath outside Mideast
The nearly simultaneous and highly coordinated series of bombings in divergent points in the world indicate an alarming expansion in the Islamic State group’s capability to inflict bloodbath and mayhem far outside the Middle East.In the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris in November 2015, the French tricolor bloomed on Facebook as millions of people worldwide expressed sympathy for the 129 people who died, and for a universally beloved city scarred by violence. Five months later, similar a
ViewpointsJuly 7, 2016
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Samsung Electronics launches super-fast UFS card
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chip maker, on Thursday rolled out the industry's first removable data storage card that is five times faster than that of the conventional micro SD card.The Universal Flash Storage card with 250 gigabytes of storage can be used in shooting devices such as digital single-lens reflex cameras, action cams, and virtual reality cameras, the South Korean tech giant said. (Samsung)The latest UFS can read a full HD movie file with 5GB in 10 seconds, t
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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[Jintana Panyaarvudh] Storytelling a challenge for news providers these days
Media providers across the world are struggling with challenges posed by the mobile platform and everybody is looking for the best solution.Most of us in the news industry know that not only is readership in print media declining, but Internet news is also in a crisis as people nowadays, especially the young generation, rely on smartphones or the so-called “second screen” for updates.These mobile-centric consumers of news were the highlight of a News Lab Summit held by Google in Tokyo late last
ViewpointsJuly 7, 2016
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Gov’t promises support to Hanwha Q CELLS in completing plant expansion on time
[THE INVESTOR] The Korean government on July 7 said that it will work with concerned organizations to ensure that Hanwha Q CELLS’ plant expansion project is completed on schedule. Hanwha Q CELLS, Hanwha Group’s solar power generation unit, is currently expanding its plant producing materials for solar panels in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province. Although the project is due for completion in July 2017, the lack of infrastructure in the area is expected to pose hurdles. The expanded plant requi
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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[Ana Palacio] Securing a post-Brexit Europe
It is said that good things come to those who wait. If so, then the European Union’s new Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, more than a decade overdue, must be a very good thing.Actually, it is exactly what Europe needs. But the timing of its release -- in the immediate aftermath of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the EU -- could relegate it to irrelevance. How the EU moves forward with the strategy will be a bellwether for the future of the European project.The strategy, develop
ViewpointsJuly 7, 2016