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Seoul, Tokyo reboot joint maritime resource talks after 40-year freeze
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Host of Miss Korea apologizes for 'inappropriate question' about deepfake
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Korea to face another massive shortfall in tax revenue
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[Contribution] Turkmenistan celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its Independence
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SK hynix outpaces Samsung, Micron with more powerful AI chips
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Power of nostalgia brings K-pop legends back together
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[Photo news] Faker Mercedes
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North Korea unveiling uranium enrichment site a US election-conscious move: NIS
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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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'Shaman says president will die,' caller warns
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Korea's online sales expand 11.3% in April
Online shopping sales in South Korea grew at the lowest clip in more than two years in April from a year earlier on decreased demand for tour packages and reservations, a government report showed Thursday.Total online transactions reached 4.76 trillion won ($3.99 billion) in the fourth month of 2016, up 11.3 percent from 4.28 trillion won a year earlier, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea.The on-year growth is the slowest since January 2014 when it expanded 11 percent.But the A
June 2, 2016
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Korea, Brazil develop Zika test kit in joint project
South Korea said Thursday that it has developed a new technology to detect the Zika virus within 20 minutes in a joint project with Brazil.Only one or two drops of human blood is needed to check whether he or she is infected with the virus, which spreads primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning."It can be used as conveniently as a pregnancy test kit," the ministry said.Existing DNA tests require an analysis at
InternationalJune 2, 2016
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Hotel Lotte raided over lobbying scandal
Prosecutors raided South Korean retail giant Lotte Group's hotel unit Thursday over allegations it received bribes from the chief of a local cosmetics brand who is at the center of a lobbying scandal that is rocking the country's legal establishment.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it confiscated computer hard discs, accounting books and other related documents from Lotte Hotel Co.'s department in charge of duty-free shops in central Seoul. The house of Shin Young-ja, the head
PoliticsJune 2, 2016
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Korean Navy to join U.S.-led multinational naval exercise
The South Korean Navy said Thursday it plans to join the Rim of the Pacific exercise, a U.S.-led biennial multinational naval drill, which will kick off late June, in a bid to boost the combat capability of its ships and crew.A group of about 700 servicemen from the Navy and Marine Corps will take part in this year's RIMPAC, which will be held from June 30 to Aug. 4 in waters off Hawaii, according to military officials.The Navy said it plans to send three warships including the Aegis-equipped Se
DefenseJune 2, 2016
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Lend your voice to an audio book for the blind
Korea Asset Management Corp. is recruiting 30 citizen volunteers for its third annual audio book production for the visually impaired, between June 1 and 15 via portal site Naver’s charity platform Happy Bean. SBS TV station’s weathercaster Shin So-yeon and the wife of professional baseball player Lotte Giants’ Kang Min-ho, have endorsed the campaign and volunteered, drawing attention to the project. (KAMCO)In the previous two years, KAMCO had called on its employees to volunteer for the audio b
Social AffairsJune 2, 2016
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Secucen to build e-signature platform for hospitals
On May 25, Secucen (CEO Kim Je-ho), a fintech security company, announced that it is currently conducting a project with large domestic hospitals to build an electronic signature platform. This e-signature solution will replace handwritten signatures with biometric information for the purpose of executing operation permissions, among others. The purpose of the platform is to prevent potential factors that could lead to medical disputes among medical institutions, patients, and patients’ families
CompaniesJune 2, 2016
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Safety concerns growing over AmorePacific’s lip product
A growing number of consumers who purchased lip products by Aritaum, cosmetic giant AmorePacific’s budget brand, are claiming to have adverse skin reactions after applying the product, according to local reports Thursday.Online posts showing swollen lips and pustular eruptions have been uploaded by users who have complained the symptoms began only after applying Aritaum Volume-Up Oil Tint.Aritaum’s Volume Up Oil Tint (AmorePacific Mall)Reports by Environment TV quoting a dermatologist said the s
IndustryJune 2, 2016
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Korea’s asset management firms eye global markets
South Korean asset management companies are increasingly eyeing global markets to seek higher returns, as local capital markets face low interest rates, industry officials said Thursday.The number of overseas offices operated by Korean asset management companies more than doubled to 35 as of the end of 2015 from 14 in 2008, according to data by the Korea Financial Investment Association.The head office of the Korea Financial Investment Association in Seoul. (KOFIA)Among 35, 14 are run by Mirae A
June 2, 2016
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Britain‘s oldest hand-dated document found in Roman trove
LONDON (AFP) -- The earliest dated handwritten document from Britain has been unearthed in the heart of London, archeologists announced Wednesday, among a trove of Roman writing tablets revealing the city’s commerce-driven beginnings.The wooden tablet, a notice of debt owed dated Jan. 8, 57 -- less than 14 years after the Roman invasion of 43 -- was found deep beneath what is now the City of London financial hub.The 405 tablets also contained the earliest surviving written reference to London.Th
CultureJune 2, 2016
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Dior takes Parisian style to Britain’s countryside
WOODSTOCK, England (AFP) -- Dior staged a catwalk show of its “Cruise collection” at the majestic Blenheim Palace in the Oxfordshire countryside Tuesday, in a lavish event reflecting the growing importance of between-seasons collections.The fashion event at the 18th-century stately home, the birthplace of Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, was a nod to the past for the French design house, which held events there twice in the 1950s.The brand’s Swiss creative duo of designers, Lu
Arts & DesignJune 2, 2016
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Many brands opt out of Milan men‘s runway shows this year
MILAN (AP) -- The Milan Fashion Week men’s calendar is full of holes. Zegna, Calvin Klein, Cavalli, Costume National, Ermanno Scervino and Bottega Veneta are among the fashion houses that have opted not to do runway shows in June. Carlo Capasa, head of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, said Tuesday that fashion brands are experimenting with their strategy and using menswear to do it. Capasa said he expects the shifts to presentations instead of runway shows will “give energy to fashio
Arts & DesignJune 2, 2016
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A guide to New York’s top bagels and schmear
NEW YORK (AP) -- At street carts and bodegas, diners and supermarkets, nowhere is the bagel more ubiquitous than New York City.So exactly what makes a New York City bagel good and, more importantly, where can an eager out-of-towner find the best?A few ideas:Black Seed BagelsThese 2-year-old entries are rolled by hand, boiled in honey water and baked in wood-fired ovens at three downtown Manhattan locations. They’re smaller and flatter than many of the humongous, puffy bagels around today. Black
FoodJune 2, 2016
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Global chat app LINE under suspicion of overseas listing push
LINE Corp., the Japanese arm of South Korea's Internet giant Naver Corp., is suspected of pushing to list shares on overseas markets in a bid to allow its staff to exercise stock options for a profit, market watchers said Thursday.Headquartered in Japan, LINE Corp. operates the mobile messenger LINE that is extremely popular in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and Indonesia. The number of LINE's monthly active users came to 215 billion as of December last year.LINE, the flagship of Naver, has been engulf
IndustryJune 2, 2016
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Korea's big 3 shipyards clinch no orders in May
South Korea's top three shipbuilders failed to clinch any new orders last month, mirroring a protracted slump in the global shipbuilding sector, industry data showed on Thursday.According to the data compiled by global research firm Clarkson Research Services, the nation's top three shipyards -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. -- won no new orders last month.But Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy In
IndustryJune 2, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping faces hurdles in charter rate cut negotiations
Financially troubled Hanjin Shipping Co. has not made any progress in its negotiations with the owners of its chartered ships to cut leasing rates, one of the key preconditions set by its creditors to avert court receivership, industry sources said Thursday.According to the sources, the country's No. 1 container shipping line had contacted the owners of its charter fleet to slash the rates, but failed to receive any "positive" responses from them.The shipper's struggle for the charter rate cut i
IndustryJune 2, 2016
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Korean vegetables to be grown in French royal garden
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and a French state school of landscape architecture have signed a memorandum of understanding to set aside space for Korean vegetables in a French royal kitchen garden, officials here said Thursday.The move is part of bilateral efforts to bolster environmentally friendly agricultural cooperation on the occasion of the 130th anniversary this year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, the officials said.Under the MOU, the Seoul mu
FoodJune 2, 2016
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China 'can't make breakthrough' in curbing N. Korea's nuclear ambition
China "cannot make a breakthrough" in reining in North Korea's nuclear weapons ambition, a state-run newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party said Thursday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with a visiting high-level North Korean delegation.The Global Times newspaper said in an editorial that the Wednesday talks between Xi and the North Korean delegation showed willingness by the two nations "to maintain their traditional friendship and ease the tense relationship
North KoreaJune 2, 2016
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Live streaming of Park Hae-jin's Chinese show prep hits 1 mln views
More than a million people watched the behind-the-scenes footage of South Korean actor Park Hae-jin's appearance on a Chinese entertainment show, his publicist said Thursday.Park's every word and gesture was broadcast live on the Chinese social media website Weibo in the run-up to the pre-recorded session of "Jing's Talk Show" last Friday, HNS HQ said.The video racked up 1.34 million views as of Tuesday, with the episode to air on Chongqing TV on June 16.During the recording session, Park discus
June 2, 2016
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Busan Int'l Motor Show opens highlighting eco-friendly cars
Participating carmakers in this year's Busan International Motor Show have something in common amid the lingering impact of Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal: environmentally friendly vehicles.In the biennial motor show, which opened Thursday and will continue through June 12 at the BEXCO exhibition hall in Busan, 453 kilometers south of Seoul, most of the 25 domestic and imported carmakers came up with a reinforced lineup with hybrid or pure-electric models or with a plan to add such mod
MobilityJune 2, 2016
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Korea welcomes U.S. move to designate N.K. as 'primary money laundering concern'
South Korea on Thursday welcomed the U.S.' move to designate North Korea as a "primary money laundering concern," saying that it indicates Washington's strong commitment to faithfully carry out the toughened sanctions on the communist country for its nuclear weapons program.The foreign ministry vowed to keep working closely with the United States and the international community to seek sanctions and put pressure on the North to prod it to take a "genuine" step toward denuclearization."Our govern
North KoreaJune 2, 2016