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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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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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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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Samsung, top banks to create W2tr green growth fund for SMEs
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An increasing number of K-pop idols are breaking free from big agencies. Why?
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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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Couple welcoming quintuplets to receive over W170m in childbirth grants
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College is expensive? In S. Korea, English preschools cost much more
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[Exclusive] Texas development exec shuts down layoff rumors at Samsung chip plant
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S. Korean envoy rules out bilateral meeting with N. Korea in Beijing
A South Korean nuclear envoy said Tuesday he has "no plans" to hold a bilateral meeting with his North Korean counterpart on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Beijing this week. The annual Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, which will begin its two-day run from Wednesday, brings together nuclear envoys from six nations involved in long-stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Among those attending the forum are Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs
North KoreaJune 21, 2016
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N. Korea deploys ballistic missile to east coast: source
North Korea has deployed an intermediate-range ballistic missile to its east coast although there are no signs it's ready for launch, a South Korean government source said Tuesday. (Yonhap)"We have detected signs that the North has deployed what appears to be a Musudan missile," the source said on the condition of anonymity.A South Korean military official said the military is closely watching the situation.Earlier, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported the North is preparing to fire a missile. (Yo
North KoreaJune 21, 2016
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Weibo celebrates Jung Yong-hwa’s birthday
Jung Yong-hwa of rock band CNBLUE received an exceptional birthday present from Chinese social network service Weibo, the artist’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday. Weibo has been holding a monthlong event to celebrate Jung’s June 22 birthday, starting with “My Student Jung Yong-hwa” on June 6. During the event period, Weibo users have been teaching Chinese language and culture to Jung. On June 12, Weibo also launched a Jung Yong-hwa online birthday sticker designed by the singer, with
PerformanceJune 21, 2016
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Led Zeppelin lawyers ask judge to toss 'Stairway' case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Led Zeppelin’s lawyers asked a judge on Monday to throw out a case accusing the band’s songwriters of ripping off a riff for “Stairway to Heaven.”The estate of Randy Wolfe, founder of the band Spirit, failed to prove it owned the copyright to his 1968 song “Taurus” or that it was substantially similar to “Stairway,” attorney Peter Anderson said.“Plaintiff rested and failed to carry his burden of proof on multiple issues,” Anderson wrote in a motion to dismiss.U.S. District Ju
PerformanceJune 21, 2016
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Sistar's 'I Like That' dominates music charts
K-pop quartet Sistar is dominating domestic music charts with new song “I Like That.” By Tuesday morning, “I Like That,” the lead track from the group’s fourth EP “Mol-a-ae,” had topped eight major local charts -- MelOn, Mnet, Olleh Music, Naver Music, Bugs, Genie, Soribada and Monkey 3 -- within nine hours of its release. K-pop quartet Sistar (Starship Entertainment) The new song, the second collaboration between the quartet and producing team Black-eyed Pilseung, depicts the story of a woman
PerformanceJune 21, 2016
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NK’s trade dependence on China grows to 91%: report
[THE INVESTOR] North Korea’s dependence on China for international trade has tripled to over 90 percent since 2000, a report showed on June 21. According to a report by Hyundai Research Institute, North Korea’s trade with China is estimated to be US$5.71 billion, accounting for 91.3 percent of Pyongyang’s US$6.25 billion trade in 2015. The figure of US$5.71 billion includes HRI’s estimate of Pyongyang’s crude oil imports from China. Pyongyang, North Korea. Young PioneerThe trade dependence figur
June 21, 2016
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Police Mutual seeks asset managers to run blind fund
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association, the country’s state pension with total assets under management of approximately 2 trillion won (US$1.64 billion), will create a blind fund of 100 billion won, sources said on June 21. The PMAA will announce the launch of the private equity fund this week to pick six asset managers -- two of each PEF, venture capital firm and private debt fund. (Korea`s Police Mutual Aid Association)The selected PEFs and PDFs will manage 20 billion won each an
June 21, 2016
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Seoul's spy agency to put 13 N.K. restaurant workers under its protection
South Korea's spy agency has decided not to send a group of 13 North Korean restaurant workers to a state-run resettlement facility as it plans to hold them under its protection, government officials said Tuesday.The National Intelligence Service has notified Seoul's unification ministry that it will put the group of 13 North Koreans who defected to Seoul en masse in April under its protection for their safety."The NIS has notified the government that its decision was made for their security, gi
North KoreaJune 21, 2016
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23% of Seoul citizens prefer traditional toilets in public restrooms: poll
Nearly a quarter of citizens in Seoul prefer traditional toilets to western style ones in public restrooms, a government survey showed Tuesday.According to the survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on 3,137 people in March 2015, 22.8 percent of the respondents said they prefer traditional latrines where there is no need for the user to make direct contact with the toilet bowl. A total of 86.7 percent of people who said they preferred traditional toilets cited sanitary reasons, am
Social AffairsJune 21, 2016
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BOK campaign ends with over 260 mln dormant coins
The Bank of Korea said Tuesday that its campaign to put dormant coins back to use has successfully put more than 260 million coins back into circulation.In just one month of the recollection campaign in May, people brought out some 267 million coins, worth 36.7 billion won ($31.64 million) in value, to have them changed into banknotes, according to the central bank. The result marks a 1.9-percent increase in the number of reclaimed coins from last year's campaign, and a 1.4-percent rise in their
June 21, 2016
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Hungary orchestra leaves opera to watch Euro 2016 game on TV
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- A Budapest orchestra did not let their opera performance get in the way of watching Hungary's Euro 2016 game, dashing backstage mid-show to watch a crucial game on TV.With Hungary losing 1-0 against Iceland in a Group F tie, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra musicians downed instruments between Acts of Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried” opera to catch the closing stages.“When the Second Act of the opera was over, the orchestra pit emptied in record time,” Marcell Nemeth, spokesman f
PerformanceJune 21, 2016
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Samsung Electronics launches new automobile lighting package
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics has launched the Flexible Chip Scale Package for automotive LED lighting, seeking to accelerate its market share, the company said on June 21. The package allows a compact design to be built in a position lamp or a headlamp with wide beam angle and low thermal resistance according to the company. The company expects the package to cater to automotive lighting that requires huge intensity of radiation based on different usage. Flexible Chip Scale PackageThe co
MobilityJune 21, 2016