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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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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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[Photo news] Faker Mercedes
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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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North Korea unveiling uranium enrichment site a US election-conscious move: NIS
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'Shaman says president will die,' caller warns
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Naver, telecom carriers to take on Google, Apple with new app store
Internet giant Naver and the nation’s top three telecom carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- have teamed up to create a mega app store, called One Store, with more than 30 million users.The new app store has combined their own four different platforms for Android-based smartphones and other mobile devices. Users can upgrade one of the apps to use One Store. One Store’s mobile pages (One Store)One Store Corp., an affiliate of SK Telecom, will be responsible for the operation, while Naver ha
TechnologyJune 1, 2016
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Tech firms seek to entice consumers with design
Korean electronics-makers are trying to remain competitive in the cutthroat competition of the global electronics sector by rolling out products with unique and user-friendly designs.Dongbu Daewoo Electronics, the nation’s third-largest electronics-maker, has made some progress in infiltrating the global market with its Classe front-load washing machine.A model poses with Dongbu Daewoo Electronics’ Classe washer machine. (Dongbu Daewoo Electronics)The washer features what the company calls an “e
TechnologyJune 1, 2016
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Builders' sentiment hits 16-month low in May
Business sentiment for South Korea's construction industry fell to the lowest level in 16 months in May due to a weak housing market, a poll showed Wednesday.The construction business survey index came to 78.5 last month, down 7.1 points from the previous month and 16.1 points from a year earlier, according to the survey by the Construction and Economy Research Institute of Korea.This is the lowest mark in 16 months, except for the offseason of January this year.A reading hovering above 100 indi
June 1, 2016
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Busan to increase number of CCTV cameras
Busan City said Wednesday that it had proposed a budget of 1 billion won ($837,000) to install 80 additional surveillance cameras, in a bid to deal with a surge in unprovoked violent crime. A week ago on May 25, a man suffering psychological disorder had wielded a wooden club at women he chose apparently at random in Busan’s city center. (123RF)Once the bill is approved by the Busan City Committee at the end of this month, 80 high-resolution surveillance cameras will be purchased and distribut
Social AffairsJune 1, 2016
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Korea eyes new oil drilling ship
South Korea is pushing for the construction of a new oil drilling ship to replace the existing outdated vessel, a state-run geology and resources research center said Wednesday.The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) said it has obtained government approval to conduct a six-month preliminary feasibility study on the construction of the 5,000-ton vessel, dubbed Tamhae 3, starting this month.If the project passes the feasibility study, construction will likely begin in 2018
IndustryJune 1, 2016
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Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake‘s constant innovations
TOKYO (AP) -- Although he’s behind one of the biggest fashion brands to come out of Japan, Issey Miyake detests being called a fashion designer. Maybe a designer, even a sculptor, but not that frivolous, trend-watching, conspicuous consumption known as fashion. What he has pursued since he started in the 1970s is more timeless. His down-to-earth clothing is meant to celebrate the human body. And it’s anyone’s or everyone’s body -- any race, build, size or age.“The work of Miyake Issey,” at the N
Arts & DesignJune 1, 2016
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‘Little Prince’ picture fetches 130,000 euros
PARIS (AFP) -- An original watercolor from French classic “The Little Prince” was sold for 133,200 euros ($148,000) on Tuesday, Paris auction house Artcurial said.Six buyers battled it out for the painting, which reached more than double its list price.“The price obtained for this iconic image is a measure of the status of this universal work of art and its international fame,” said Guillaume Romaneix, a books and manuscripts specialist at Artcurial.The painting shows “Le Petit Prince” in the de
PerformanceJune 1, 2016
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Leibovitz talks high-fliers and photo phobics at Hong Kong show
HONG KONG (AFP) -- From dancers to corporate executives and rights campaigners, the latest show by photographer Annie Leibovitz revolves around high-flying women she says are more confident than her previous subjects -- though some still hated having their picture taken. “Women: New Portraits” opened in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the fifth stop on a 10-city tour, displayed in a bare bones setting on a disused floor of an industrial building. The images were produced on an Epson printer in her office,
PerformanceJune 1, 2016
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Hana Tour opens third business hotel in Seoul
Hana Tour Co., South Korea's leading tour agency, opened its third business hotel in Seoul, aiming to create synergy with its travel, duty-free and entertainment businesses. Tmark Grand Hotel is located in Myeongdong, the shopping mecca in downtown Seoul, and close to Namdaemun Market, the nation's largest traditional market. The 20-story building has 576 rooms plus a swimming pool, a fitness center and a VIP lounge. The travel agency first opened two business hotels in central Seoul in 2012 and
IndustryJune 1, 2016
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Anthropologist follows trail of century-old hobo graffiti
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Anthropologist Susan Phillips had spent a career examining the graffiti that covers urban walls, bridges and freeway overpasses. But when she came across an unrecognizable collection made not of spray paint but substances like grease pencil and apparently left there for a century, she was stunned. Phillips had uncovered a peculiar, almost extinct form of American hieroglyphics known as hobo graffiti, the treasure trove discovered under a nondescript, 103-year-old bridge spann
CultureJune 1, 2016
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Christie's fined over elephant ivory sale
LONDON (AFP) - Christie's auction house has been fined 3,250 pounds ($4,770) for selling a piece of elephant ivory without the correct documentation, London police said Tuesday.The silver-mounted tusk, put up for auction last year, did not have the right documentation under wildlife protection laws, a police statement said.A representative for the auction house pleaded guilty in London to selling the ivory, in contravention of an article in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Spe
CultureJune 1, 2016
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[팟캐스트](147) 위안부 재단준비위원회 발족 및 논란 외 1건
진행자: 손지영, Paul Kerry1. 위안부 재단준비위원회 발족, 日 10억엔 논란 기사요약: 일본군 위안부 피해자 지원 재단 설립을 위한 준비위원회가 지난 31일 공식 발족했다. 당일 김태현 준비위원장은 일본 정부가 재단에 출연하기로 한 10억 엔의 성격에 대해 ‘치유금이지 보상금은 아니라고 생각한다’고 밝혔다. 일본 측이 사과와 책임인정을 했기 때문에 10억 엔이 사실상 배상의 성격이 있다는 우리 정부 측 설명과 배치돼 논란을 빚고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638'Comfort women’ foundation preparation launches in controversy [1] Preparations for a foundation to support
PodcastJune 1, 2016
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Jung Yong-hwa becomes new face of Chinese public campaign
Actor, songwriter and lead singer of K-pop rock band CNBLUE Jung Yong-hwa, is the new face of the Chinese public campaign “Power to Go,” the artist’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Wednesday. The campaign, which was started by Chinese actor-singer Chen Kun in 2010, includes charity concerts and donations, as well as a silent parade with celebrities. Promotional image of Chinese public event “Power To Go” starring Jung Yong-hwa. (Power To Go) It is the first time a non-Chinese star has become
June 1, 2016
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Rewind! Germany's top court nixes Kraftwerk sample verdicts
BERLIN (AP) -- German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have suffered a legal setback at Germany's highest court in a suit over a two-second sample.The verdict is a victory for German music producer Moses Pelham, who had used a beat from Kraftwerk’s 1977 work “Metall auf Metall” without permission or payment.Pelham had argued that restricting the use of even short sequences would limit his artistic freedom because rap and hip-hop rely heavily on sampling.Tuesday’s ruling by Germany’s Constitut
PerformanceJune 1, 2016
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Pace of export decline slows
The nation’s outbound shipments, a key pillar for economic growth, continued to fall in May compared to the same period a year ago, extending their longest year-on-year monthly fall to 17 months, according to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday. “Despite the continued fall in exports, the decline trend slowed last month,” the ministry said in a press release. Exports stood at $39.78 billion last month, down 6 percent from the same period a year ago.The on-year month
IndustryJune 1, 2016
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EXO to drop new album next month
Popular K-pop boy band EXO will release its third studio album next month, the group’s agency said Tuesday.It will be the first album by the act in six months, following “Sing for You,” a winter seasonal special album that came out in December. EXO (S.M. Entertainment)S.M. Entertainment said the album will come out on June 9, and the group will celebrate with a large-scale showcase at Olympic Park in southern Seoul upon the eve of its release.Debuting in 2012, EXO rose to fame in South Korea and
PerformanceJune 1, 2016
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Dynamic Duo to hold first concert in three years
Korean hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo will kick off a solo concert tour next month, the duo’s agency Amoeba Culture announced Wednesday. The duo released their eighth studio album, “Grand Carnival,” last year, touring across seven cities in North America. The group also performed at the record label’s “2015 Amoebahood Concert.” It has been three years, however, since they last headlined their own concert, “Lucky Moment with Dynamic Duo” in 2013. Korean hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo (Amoeba Culture) The duo w
PerformanceJune 1, 2016
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Unnamed 'Oxygen Thief' becomes self-published success
NEW YORK (AP) -- The fair-skinned man with the hoodie and dark ski cap sits on a bench outside McNally Jackson Books in downtown Manhattan, where neither patrons nor employees seem aware that he's the author of a work so in demand at the store that it’s often out of stock. Known to his growing fan base as “Anonymous,” he has given us one of the more unusual self-published successes: “Diary of an Oxygen Thief,” a 147-page fictionalized memoir, or autobiographical novel, depending on how much of t
BooksJune 1, 2016
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Fat and happy: No one tells author Lindy West what to do
Lindy West is a defender of bodies: women’s bodies, fat bodies, every body’s right to exist in whatever way, shape or form, unjudged and unassailed. “Everyone has a body,” she says. “We haven’t developed brain-in-jar technology yet.” Her writing puts forth the unfortunately radical proposition that each person’s body is that person’s own business.“It is the thing that most belongs to them. It’s not yours,” she points out over sake bombs and edamame dip, pot stickers and ahi tacos. It’s the most
BooksJune 1, 2016
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The worldwide war of keystrokes
“Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War” By Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster (352 pages, $28) You’ve heard the complaining, from the White House on down, about the cyberattacks on our country. Well, yes, you guessed it: We started it. That’s one of the central thrusts of Fred Kaplan’s “Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War.” Because it pioneered computing, the U.S. intelligence agencies enjoyed decades of dominance over rivals, and even learned how to remotely wreak havoc on, say,
BooksJune 1, 2016