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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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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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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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Samsung, top banks to create W2tr green growth fund for SMEs
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Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Quran, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were tortured and slain. The dramatic, 10-hour hostage crisis that gripped Bangladesh's diplomatic zone ended Saturday morning with at least 28 dead, including six of the attackers, as commandos raided the popular restaurant where heavily armed attackers were holding dozens of foreigners and Bangladeshis prisoner
World NewsJuly 3, 2016
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UN chief's visit causes surge in visitors to Hahoe folk village
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Hahoe folk village has caused a surge in visitors to Hahoe folk village, the local tourism office said Sunday.According to the Hahoe tourism office, the number of people who visited the well-preserved heritage site jumped three-fold to 92,002 from May 30 through June 29 compared to 32,558 in the same one-month period in 2015.Ban toured the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) village in Andong 268 kilometers southeast of Seoul on May 29. Hahoe is a unique
PoliticsJuly 3, 2016
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No Korean casualty confirmed in Bangladesh attack: ministry
No South Korean casualties have been confirmed in the terrorist attack in Bangladesh, South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday, adding no South Koreans in the southeast Asian country have been reported missing.Ministry officials said the local government has not yet released the names or nationalities of victims in the terrorist attack.Still, South Korean diplomats in Bangladesh were keeping a close watch on the situation, they added.More than 20 people, including two police officers, are be
InternationalJuly 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] 'I've said it all': Lotte founder’s daughter
[THE INVESTOR] Shin Young-ja, daughter of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho and head of Lotte Foundation returned home on July 2 after 16 hours of questioning by prosecutors.“I’ve said it all,” Shin, 74, told reporters on this day, but did not elaborate. Lotte founder‘s daughter Shin Young-ja (Yonhap)The authorities had summoned Shin to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ office the day before to be questioned on whether she received bribes from Jung Yoon-ho, the former head of cosmetics fi
IndustryJuly 2, 2016
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KDB, Eximbank executives to return bonuses
Top executives of Korea Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of Korea have agreed to return bonuses ahead of state recapitalization, the lenders said Saturday. At KDB, a policy bank under fire for lax oversight of the companies it bailed out, four will give back the entire bonus cash they received based on last year’s performance. They include former CEO Hong Kyttack, who has earlier returned his 2015 salary.Korea Development Bank's headquarter building in Yeouido, Seoul (KDB)Hong, in Februa
July 2, 2016
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N.K. leader gained 40kg in four years: spy agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently suffering from insomnia, as well as diseases caused by obesity, South Korea's intelligence agency said Friday, adding he has gained 40 kilograms over the past four years.The National Intelligence Service said in its report to a meeting of the parliament's intelligence committee that Kim is presumed to weigh 130 kilograms, a jump from 90 kilograms when he took office in 2012. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Yonhap)Rep. Lee Cheol-woo of the ruling Saen
North KoreaJuly 2, 2016
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Rubio 'wholeheartedly' rejects claims against Korea-U.S. FTA
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio said Friday that he "wholeheartedly" rejects claims that the free trade agreement with South Korea brought no benefits to the U.S. Senator Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on global efforts to defeat ISIS on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., on June 28. AFP-YonhapRubio (R-FL) made the remark in a statement on his meeting Thursday with South Korean Ambassador Ahn Ho-young, just days after Re
Foreign AffairsJuly 2, 2016
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Hyundai Motor keeps fourth spot in Brazil's auto market
SAO PAULO (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, stayed at No. 4 in Brazil's auto market in the first half of this year, according to Brazil's main internet portal.Hyundai sold a cumulative 95,965 units in Brazil during the January-June period, accounting for 10.1 percent of Brazil's auto market, said UOL, the main internet portal in the South American country.U.S. carmaker General Motors Co. took the first spot with a 16.6-percent market share, followed by Fiat Chrysler Aut
MobilityJuly 2, 2016
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Gunmen storm Dhaka cafe, take diners hostage
DHAKA (AFP) -- Gunmen stormed a crowded restaurant popular with foreigners in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday night, taking dozens of people hostage and triggering a deadly firefight with police, witnesses and officials said.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant in Dhaka's upmarket Gulshan diplomatic quarter in which two police officers were killed.Bangladeshi security forces stand guard as they seal off the streets close to
World NewsJuly 2, 2016
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No S. Korean victims found in Bangladesh hostage standoff: embassy
NEW DELHI (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Bangladesh said Saturday it has found no South Koreans in the on-going hostage standoff in Dhaka, the capital city, but it will continue to keep a watchful eye on the situation.A group of nine armed gunmen attacked a Dhaka-based restaurant late Friday, taking around 30 staff and customers as hostages. “We have made contact with South Korean communities and companies, but no one has been reported missing,” an embassy official said. “But as the loc
Social AffairsJuly 2, 2016
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Seoul shares likely to extend gains next week on eased Brexit woes
Korean shares are likely to trade in the positive terrain next week as shock over Britain‘s decision last week to exit the European Union has eased, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 3.19 percent for the whole of this week to end at 1,987.32 this Friday, fully recovering the loss of 3.09 percent last Friday when Britain’s EU exit vote wiped out nearly 2.5 trillion won from global equity values. Next week, analysts said the KOSPI will trade in the range
July 2, 2016
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Korea becomes 21st member of Paris Club
South Korea joined the so-called Paris Club as its 21st member country on Friday, the finance ministry here said, a step that acknowledges the country's transition into a creditor country.The membership was endorsed at the club's meeting to celebrate its 60th anniversary in Paris, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.South Korea's Vice Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok attended the ceremony, it added.The Paris Club is an association of creditor countries with the major aim of finding
July 1, 2016
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Korean court rules Park Tae-hwan eligible to compete in Rio
A local court ruled on Friday that swimmer Park Tae-hwan is eligible to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, a significant victory for the beleaguered athlete in his legal battle with the national Olympic body. The Seoul Eastern District Court accepted an injunction requested last month by the swimmer to confirm that the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) has no reason to ban him from racing for South Korea at the Olympics.Park "has no reason for being disqualified based on Article 5 of the
TechnologyJuly 1, 2016