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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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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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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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Samsung, top banks to create W2tr green growth fund for SMEs
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Malnutrition cases nearly triple in last 5 years
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KFA Chair denies unfair hiring of national coach
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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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S. Korea, Japan have 'long way to go' in improving relations: new ambassador
South Korea's newly-appointed ambassador to Japan said Wednesday that the landmark December deal reached between Seoul and Tokyo to resolve the comfort women issue have provided a "breakthrough," but there is still a "long way to go" in improving their bilateral ties to a desirable level. Lee Joon-gyu, who served as ambassador to India until last year, also said that one of his priorities as the country's top diplomat in Japan would be to normalize the severely hurt dialogue channels between key
Foreign AffairsJune 29, 2016
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Volkswagen rules out compensation to S. Korean owners over emissions scandal
German carmaker Volkswagen on Wednesday ruled out compensations to South Korean owners of Volkswagen cars for cheating on emissions, a move that could spark anger and disappointment from local consumers.Volkswagen said its agreements reached with the U.S. regulators and private plaintiffs over the scandal "are not an admission" of its liability in South Korea."By their terms, they are not intended to apply to or affect Volkswagen's obligations under the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction ou
IndustryJune 29, 2016
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China's Xi says Beijing will not recognize N. Korea's nuclear policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday that he will not recognize North Korea's policy of simultaneously pursuing nuclear advance and economic development. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Hwang in Beijing, according to an official at the prime minister's office who attended the meeting. Xi also repeated China's stance that Beijing "firmly opposes" North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and is faithfully implementing U.N. sanctions
North KoreaJune 29, 2016
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Korea to not allow Google to use maps unless sensitive areas blurred out
South Korea will not give Google a license to use South Korean maps unless the company blurs out sensitive military installations on its mapping service, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Wednesday.Earlier this month, the United States search engine provider requested permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to access South Korea-supplied maps as part of efforts to upgrade its Google Maps service on South Korea. (Google Map)It was Google's second attempt to gain access
TechnologyJune 29, 2016
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Top sports tribunal announces Park Tae-hwan's appeal against Olympic ban
The world's top sports tribunal announced Wednesday South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal against an Olympic ban over doping.It's the first official declaration by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding Park's legal battle against the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC). The 2008 Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle already revealed last month that he'd filed his appeal in April.A KOC rule prohibits an athlete from representing the country for three years after the end
Olympic GamesJune 29, 2016
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[Graphic News] Female job quality remains low
The job quality of Korean women still remains low compared to their male counterparts, although the female employment rate edged up slightly last year, data showed Monday.Statistics Korea said in its compiled report that among all female employees, 40.3 percent were irregular workers as of March this year, while the figure for men stood at 25.5 percent.In terms of salary, a female worker was paid an average 1.78 million won ($1,530) a month last year, 62.8 percent of that of men in the country.
June 29, 2016
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Caregivers charged for abusing disabled
Alleged abuse charges were pressed on eight caregivers at a rehabilitation center for the disabled in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, the accused are being charged for hitting and inflicting injuries as well as sexually harassing disabled students at the facility. (Yonhap)The NHRCK discovered the gross negligence of human rights after an inspection of the institute since October 2015, following the regional government’s reques
Social AffairsJune 29, 2016
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Samsung Display in talks with Indian firm to sell LCD equipment
[THE INVESTOR] Display maker Samsung Display is reportedly planning to sell its liquid-crystal display equipment at its L7 manufacturing line in Asan, South Chuncheong Province.“Samsung Display is currently negotiating with India-based Twinstar Display to hand over the LCD manufacturing equipment at the L7 line to Twinstar Display,” reported online news outlet iNews 24 citing an anonymous source. “The potential deal will likely involve Samsung’s technical support for the Indian company as the la
TechnologyJune 29, 2016
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Child focus of married life leads to rise in senior divorces
Lee So-yeon was shocked last year when her mother told her she was considering a divorce. The 31-year-old had thought her parents were a happy couple, although she had rarely spent time with them since she moved out about five years prior. “My mother said after my brother and I moved out, she and my father had not much to share in life,” she told The Korea Herald. “She said raising us was pretty much their only ‘joint mission.’ Now that it was over, she said she wanted be on her own and explore
Social AffairsJune 29, 2016
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[METRO] Seoul sees decline in cosmetic surgery demand from China
Earlier this year, Beijing’s state-run media China Central Television aired a four-minute news report that showed the underbelly of cosmetic surgery in Seoul.The report exposed a case of a Chinese tourist allegedly being overcharged by a clinic in the cosmetic surgery mecca of Gangnam, Seoul. CCTV argued that Chinese patients are typically charged from two to 10 times higher than locals, leading them to eventually stop visiting Seoul for cosmetic surgery.Lured by the beauty of Korean celebrities
Social AffairsJune 29, 2016
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Korean, British, EU diplomats hold talks on Brexit
Senior diplomats of Korea, Britain and the European Union held talks Wednesday to coordinate their response to Britain's decision to leave the EU.The three-way meeting came as Seoul has been taking measures to stem any fallout from "Brexit" after the British people voted in a referendum Thursday to leave the 28-member bloc.First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, who formerly served as Seoul's top envoy to London, said Korea respects the decision of the British people."But regardless of the out
June 29, 2016
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VW has no plans to compensate Korean consumers
[THE INVESTOR] With German automaker Volkswagen AG deciding to pay US owners of defective vehicles as much as US$ 10,000 per car, Korean consumers are furious over the lack of similar compensation measures for them.Volkswagen decided to pay a total of US$ 14.7 billion to settle emission cheating claims with owners of 475,000 affected vehicles in the US on June 28 (local time). In response to this settlement, Audi Volkswagen Korea reaffirmed that it has no plans to compensate Korean consumers, be
MobilityJune 29, 2016