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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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Hyundai Motor establishes guidelines for ‘smart leader’
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Motor Group announced new leadership measures to push employees to shape the corporate culture that drives innovation, the company said on July 7. Hyundai Motor’s 300 managers and high-level officials gathered at the company’s headquarters in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul, on July 6 to participate in the seminar titled “Hyundai Motor Work Smart Leadership Seminar.” At the seminar, the company introduced 10 guidelines to become a “smart leader” in the workplace. “Lead the or
MobilityJuly 7, 2016
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AIIB seeks replacement of Hong Kyttack
[THE INVESTOR] The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is expected to start searching for a replacement for Hong Kyttack, one of its chief risk officers, as soon as the bank president Jin Liqun returns from an overseas business trip this month. Hong had been serving as chief risk officer for just a few months before he came under fire in Korea for exposing the inadequacy of state-run Korea Development Bank, at which he had previously served as president. AIIB was not available for comment. Ther
July 7, 2016
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Shopping and-K-pop complex planned in Uijeongbu, Korea
[THE INVESTOR] A large entertainment complex that combines shopping, K-pop and children’s entertainment will be built in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, as part of the government’s investment-boosting drive. According to the plans revealed on July 7, the central government will support Uijeongbu’s plans that will see the construction of a 620,000-square-meter complex in the area just north of Seoul. The project is scheduled for completion in 2018, and 382.4 billion won (US$ 330.8 million) will be
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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'Captain Fantastic’ features a Swiss Family Robinson of today
CANNES, France (AP) - In “Captain Fantastic,” Viggo Mortensen plays one of the all-time great movie dads. Holed away in a remote Pacific Northwest teepee, he’s raising six children like a bookish, yoga-practicing Swiss Family Robinson. The children, well-behaved and smart, are equally adept at skinning a deer and reading “The Brothers Karamazov” by the campfire. They pine after boning knives like most kids do iPhones.“Captain Fantastic,” a hit on the festival circuit, has resonated with audience
FilmJuly 7, 2016
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Park urges investment for new growth
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged her key policymakers and industry executives to come up with deregulatory policies and take risks by investing in technology for new businesses.In a trade and investment promotion meeting presided over by the president at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday, Park said that the time is ripe for the country to be aggressive and create new growth through creativity and technology.“The very best way to spur investment and exports is to continuously pioneer in new mar
July 7, 2016
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Prince backup band The Revolution to reunite for 2 shows
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The band that helped catapult Prince to international superstardom is reuniting in his memory.The Revolution, which backed up Prince in the 1980s, will play two shows from Sept. 2-3 at First Avenue, the downtown Minneapolis nightclub where Prince and the Revolution filmed “Purple Rain.” The Revolution said Wednesday that they and the world mourned Prince “with profound loss and apocalyptic grief” after learning of his death in April.The shows will feature Wendy Melvoin, Lisa
PerformanceJuly 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Lotte chairman Shin’s sister arrested
Prosecutors on Thursday morning arrested Shin Young-ja, the chairwoman of Lotte Foundation and older sister of Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin, as they investigate allegations of her involvement in bribery and embezzlement. The Seoul Central Court issued the arrest warrant at around 2 a.m. on Thursday, and Shin was immediately taken into custody.She is the first member of the Shin family -- which rules over the Lotte empire in Korea and Japan -- to be officially arrested in prosecutors’ inves
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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Korean shares spike over 1% on foreign buying, Samsung's earnings surprise
Korean stocks closed significantly higher Thursday, clearly rebounding from a dip on the previous day on an earnings surprise from tech giant Samsung Electronics. The local currency also advanced against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index spiked 20.96 points, or 1.07 percent, to 1,974.08. Trade volume was moderate at 374.6 million shares, worth 3.87 trillion won ($3.35 billion). Gainers outnumbered losers 607 to 208.The sharp rise came one day after foreign investors
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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Replacement conductor found for legendary Wagner festival
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The Bayreuth Festival, the legendary summer music festival dedicated exclusively to the works of Richard Wagner, said it had found a replacement conductor for a new production of “Parsifal” just three weeks before it is scheduled to open.Festival organizers said in a statement late Tuesday that east German-born conductor Hartmut Haenchen would take over from Latvian shooting star Andris Nelsons, who withdrew unexpectedly a week ago due to unspecified “differences.”“We are very
PerformanceJuly 7, 2016
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Adventurous Aussie wins over new audiences at Berlin opera
BERLIN (AFP) -- The edgiest of Berlin’s three opera houses has been pulling in the crowds since Australian Barrie Kosky began unearthing a little-known repertoire from the turbulent 1920s and 1930s.The openly gay Melbourne native with a Jewish background has turned the opera scene in the German capital -- not to mention traditional business acumen -- on its head since he took over the Komische Oper four years ago.His signature contribution has been programming previously obscure operettas, a lot
PerformanceJuly 7, 2016
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Escobar’s brother asks to review new season of ‘Narcos’
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The brother of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has asked Netflix if he can review the second season of the hit series “Narcos” before its release.Roberto Escobar said in a statement released on Tuesday by Escobar Inc. that he had sent Netflix a “friendly request” to review the material “solely on an informational basis.”“It is depicting me, my life, my family and my brother,” the statement said. “I think nobody else in the world is alive to determine the validity o
FilmJuly 7, 2016
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S. Korea hopes to triple cosmetics exports
[THE INVESTOR] South Korean government aims to boost cosmetics exports to US$ 7 billion by 2018 through deregulation and by supporting export activities. Last year, Korea’s cosmetics exports came in at US$ 2.6 billion. The plans were revealed at the pan-government conference on boosting exports and investment held in Seoul on July 7. As part of the measures, cosmetics producers, universities and research organizations will be allowed to submit products they develop for government certification r
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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UNESCO set to expand World Heritage list at Istanbul meeting
PARIS (AFP) -- U.N. cultural agency UNESCO will gather in Istanbul on Sunday to review candidates to join its prestigious World Heritage List, ranging from 350-million-year old fossils to works by Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.After the June 28 attack on Istanbul’s airport that claimed 45 lives, security has been stepped up for the 11-day World Heritage Committee meeting -- the panel’s 40th.Though no one claimed responsibility for the attack, Ankara has pointed the finger of blame at the I
CultureJuly 7, 2016
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Guide to visiting Rio for the Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But for those brave -- or foolhardy -- enough to make the trip, Rio de Janeiro is a city rich with potential rewards. Broadcasters have already deemed the city’s backdrop for the Summer Games the most telegenic ever. But no matter how good this teeming seaside metropolis -- where the urban jungle and the lite
TravelJuly 7, 2016