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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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N.K. claims successful launch of mid-range ballistic missile
North Korea on Thursday claimed it has succeeded in test-firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile, vowing to strengthen its capacity to wage nuclear strikes against the United States.The Korean Central News Agency said that the North successfully carried out the test-fire of the medium long-range strategic ballistic missile named Hwasong-10."The test-fire was successfully conducted without giving any slightest effect to the security of surrounding countries," the KCNA said, adding that Nor
North KoreaJune 23, 2016
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White House vows to pursue additional pressure on N. Korea
The White House vowed Wednesday to pursue additional pressure on North Korea, condemning the regime's latest test of the Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile as a flagrant violation of its international obligations."The United States strongly condemns the provocative actions by the North Korean government that is a flagrant violation of their international obligations," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said at a regular press briefing."The impact of these provocations will be to
North KoreaJune 23, 2016
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Credit card spending jumps 22.3% in May
[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s credit card spending rose more than 22 percent from a year earlier in May, data from the Credit Finance Association showed on June 23.Overall credit card purchases came to 63.2 trillion won (US$54.8 billion) last month, up 22.3 percent from the same month last year. The on-year rise marks a significant acceleration from a 7.1 percent on-year gain posted in May 2015.Such an increase was partly attributed to a surge in the amount of tax payments made with credit cards,
June 23, 2016
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U.N. Security Council holds emergency meeting on N.K missile launches
The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss North Korea's latest test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as the communist nation claimed the test was successful.Alexis Lamek, deputy U.N. ambassador of France that holds the council's rotating presidency for June, told reporters after the meeting that the council plans to adopt a press statement in coming days. He also said council members recognized the launches are a violation of U.N. resolutions.It is unusu
North KoreaJune 23, 2016
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GM Korea exec indicted over alleged bribery
INCHEON (Yonhap) -- A 57-year-old executive of the South Korean unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors Co. has been indicted on charges of receiving some tens of millions of won in kickbacks in return for business favors, prosecutors said Wednesday.The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office said the executive in charge of labor management cooperation, whose identity was withheld, allegedly gave favors to a certain company when purchasing gifts for employees in 2015. Prosecutors suspect he received 3
Social AffairsJune 22, 2016
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SoftBank's founder reverses retirement plans, says heir apparent 'victim'
TOKYO (AFP) -- The boss of SoftBank Group on Wednesday admitted his desire to hang on to power a little longer had pushed away the former Google executive seen as his heir apparent.Masayoshi Son told an annual shareholders meeting he had changed his mind about the timeline for stepping down to make way for right-hand man Nikesh Arora.The India-born executive quit the telecoms corporation Tuesday, just two years after being plucked from a high-profile job at the US tech giant, with SoftBank sayin
World BusinessJune 22, 2016
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Iraq's Fallujah 'almost cleared' of IS: commander
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Iraqi forces in Fallujah are facing resistance from holdout Islamic State group fighters in just two northern neighbourhoods of the city, the operation's overall commander said on Wednesday."The northern and central parts of Fallujah have almost been cleared of Daesh," Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi told AFP, using an Arabic acronym for IS."There are few IS fighters left, only in the Al-Muallemin and Jolan neighbourhoods in the north of the city," he said."The militants
World NewsJune 22, 2016
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EU agrees new border force to tackle migrant crisis
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- The European Union has reached agreement to set up a new border and coastguard force that could intervene in front-line countries like Greece and Italy to curb the influx of migrants.Negotiators for the 28 EU member states and the European Parliament said Wednesday they had endorsed a proposal from the European Commission, the bloc's executive, to set up the force by the summer.The parliament is expected to vote on the issue in a key committee next week, and if it clears that h
World NewsJune 22, 2016
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Japan, Russia talks on elusive WWII peace treaty
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan and Russia on Wednesday held talks aimed at resolving a territorial dispute dating back to World War II, which has prevented the neighbours from signing a peace treaty formally ending wartime hostilities. The two countries have diplomatic relations but ties have been strained by a dispute over four islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as part of the Kuril Islands. Chikahito Harada, Japan's special envoy for Japan-Russia relations, and Russian Dep
World NewsJune 22, 2016
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Japan election campaign kicks off; Abe pushes economic plan
TOKYO (AP) -- Campaigning for Japan's parliamentary election kicked off Wednesday, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party seeking a mandate for his economic policies amid opposition criticism that the lives of ordinary people are not improving. As more than 380 candidates took to the streets across the nation, pleading for votes from vans outside train stations and shopping arcades, Abe opened the campaign with a pledge to proceed with his "Abenomics" plan to revive the economy and pull
WorldJune 22, 2016
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Politicians make final appeals in EU vote campaigning
LONDON (AP) -- Campaigners on both sides of the crucial vote on whether or not Britain should remain in the European Union crisscrossed the country Wednesday, their last day to win support from the undecided.Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his vision for a future with Britain retaining its place in the 28-nation bloc, bristling at the notion that the country would be headed in the wrong direction if it stayed in. He flatly rejected the charge that the institution is moribund. "We are not s
WorldJune 22, 2016