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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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NewJeans has few options after Ador rejects group's request to reinstate Min Hee-jin as CEO
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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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An increasing number of K-pop idols are breaking free from big agencies. Why?
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KFA Chair denies unfair hiring of national coach
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Couple welcoming quintuplets to receive over W170m in childbirth grants
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Korean automakers pressured to diversify supply chains as US bans Chinese tech
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Prime Minister calls for more international cultural cooperation
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday said that the international community should further cultural cooperation since the power of culture can contribute greatly to world unity."I think the power of culture can go beyond borders, greatly contributing to making the world into one beautiful community," the South Korean premier said in his speech to the formal opening ceremony for the 7th Asia-Europe Culture Ministers' Meeting in Gwangju. "So, in that sense, cultural cooperation of the internati
Social AffairsJune 23, 2016
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HMM mulls joining 2M Alliance
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Merchant Marine is considering joining the 2M Alliance, a vessel-sharing agreement between Denmark’s Maersk Line and Switzerland’s Mediterranean Shipping Company -- the world’s first and second largest container carriers. Amid growing speculation that Korea’s second-largest shipping company is set to join the alliance, a HMM official confirmed that discussions are ongoing with the alliance parties on June 23. A container vessel is displayed at Hyundai Merchant Marine's hea
IndustryJune 23, 2016
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Embattled BIFF promises to hold film festival on time, change controversial governing doc
The organizing committee chief of the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday promised that the annual cultural event will take place on schedule, vowing to make speedy changes to the governing document to regain support from the boycotting actors. In a press conference in central Seoul, Kim Dong-ho, the first nongovernment chief organizer of the global event, said the changes to related articles in the governing document will be completed between the middle and end of July. Changing artic
FilmJune 23, 2016
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Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, Rangers' Choo Shin-soo go yard
Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers both homered in the majors, while other South Koreans also picked up base hits. Kang hit his 10th home run of 2016 off San Francisco Giants' starter Jeff Samardzija in the bottom of the third at PNC Park in Pittsburgh Wednesday (local time). Kang's blast over the center field wall gave the Pirates a 6-1 cushion. (Yonhap)It was Kang's first home run since June 14 versus the New York Mets. The South Korean third baseman
BaseballJune 23, 2016
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N. Korean nuclear envoy 'pleased' with launch of mid-range
A North Korean nuclear envoy on Thursday said she was "very pleased" with the North's test-launch of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles a day earlier, claiming that Pyongyang successfully developed a delivery vehicle to counter any nuclear attacks from the United States.Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign ministry and the North's deputy chief nuclear envoy, made the remarks during a brief press meeting in front of the North Korean Embassy in B
North KoreaJune 23, 2016
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N. Korea's 'misbehavior' to have unbearable costs
South Korea's foreign minister warned North Korea Thursday of "unbearable costs" for its nuclear weapons development as the communist country carried out further tests of its ballistic missile technology.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se issued the warning a day after the North fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a show of defiance against international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programs."As long as North Korea continues to defy the non-prol
North KoreaJune 23, 2016
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Economy minister to meet with US business leaders in Korea
[THE INVESTOR] Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Yoo Il-ho will meet with representatives of US businesses in Korea to seek ways to improve economic cooperation, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said on June 23. At the June 30 conference organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Yoo will give a special address and hold meetings with GM Korea chief James Kim to discuss ways to improve Korea-US cooperation and economic issues in the two countries.Deputy Prime Minister for Economy
IndustryJune 23, 2016
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EU 'fully' supports S. Korea's efforts to prevent escalation of tensions on peninsula
A high-ranking European Union official said Thursday that the EU "fully" supports Seoul's efforts to make sure there is no escalation of tensions, and stressed North Korea's recent test-fire of missiles is drawing strong condemnation from the international community. Gunner Wiegand, managing director of Asia and Pacific at the European External Action Service, also said that the EU-South Korea bilateral relations are in an "excellent stage" but underlined the importance of further improving the
Diplomatic CircuitJune 23, 2016
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Chinese naval squadron arrives in S. Korean port from Gulf of Aden
A Chinese naval squadron docked at a port in Korea's southeastern coastal city of Busan on Thursday for exchanges with the Korean Navy as it was returning home following its anti-pirate mission in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.The flotilla of Chinese warships is comprised of the 4,050-ton frigate Daqing, the 4,200-ton destroyer Qingdao and the 2,300-ton supply ship Taihu.The three Chinese warships left Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong Province, in December 2015 for the gulf to c
Diplomatic CircuitJune 23, 2016
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Korea's childbirths drop sharply in April
The number of childbirths in Korea fell at the fastest clip in more than two years in April on a low birthrate and late marriage trend, government data showed Thursday.About 35,300 babies were born in April, down 7.3 percent, or 2,800, from 38,100 a year earlier, extending the losing streak to five consecutive months, according to data from Statistics Korea. The April figure also marked the steepest on-year decline since November 2013, when new childbirths sank 12.3 from a year earlier.The downb
Social AffairsJune 23, 2016