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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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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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[Contribution] Turkmenistan celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its Independence
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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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[David Ignatius] On Syria, U.S. and Turkey need each other
Here’s a positive move by Turkey, a country that often seems to be heading in the wrong direction: Despite Ankara’s severe misgivings, it is allowing the U.S. military to fly daily bombing missions from Incirlik Air Base against the Islamic State — in support of a Syrian Kurdish militia called the YPG that Turkey regards as a terrorist threat. Turkey offered the Incirlik base last year after a dozen years of tepid military relations with the United States, its superpower ally. Turkish President
ViewpointsMay 30, 2016
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Environment businesses gather in Seoul for expo
The country’s largest environmental exhibition is being held at Coex in Seoul from May 31-June 3, gathering some 250 businesses from 22 countries.The participating enterprises will showcase environment-related technologies and products during the 38th International Exhibition on Environmental Technology & Green Energy hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Preservation Association. Some 2,000 environmental technologies and products will be displayed.The event will prov
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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Military to send underperforming medics to 'unfavorable' spots
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Monday it has created a new clause in its personnel management regulation that will involve relocating medical officers evaluated to be neglectful or dismissive of patients to locations with relatively low preference.The ministry said that the new measure was implemented in order to ensure that all of its medical officers -- with over 95 percent on their mandatory military service -- dutifully fulfill their jobs. The said clause was first introduced as a guide
DefenseMay 30, 2016
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EU funds allegedly help bankroll N.K. regime: study
More than 30 Polish businesses are likely to have been using European Union subsidies to pay salaries to their North Korean employees totaling up to 800, a research team said Monday, raising the possibility of funds flowing to the communist regime. A group of academics, lawyers and human rights specialists at the Leiden Asia Center within Leiden University in the Netherlands has been delving into the practice of North Korean forced labor within the EU since last December. According to its prelim
North KoreaMay 30, 2016
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Uganda reaffirms pledge to sever N.K. ties
South Korea and Uganda on Monday reconfirmed the African state’s pledge to cut its ties with North Korea, claiming that an earlier news report denying such plans was a misunderstanding.Cheong Wa Dae had announced Sunday that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, during his summit with South Korea counterpart Park Geun-hye, pledged to cut ties with North Korea and to partake in the international moves to sanction Pyongyang for its nuclear program.“I have instructed officials to faithfully enforce th
PoliticsMay 30, 2016
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‘Comfort women’ fund panel off to rocky start
Following a months-long tug of war, a public-private committee will be launched Tuesday in Seoul to lay the groundwork for a fund for the victims of Japan’s sex slavery during World War II, the Korean government said Monday. The preparation committee will consist of nine private sector experts and an official each from the foreign and gender equality ministries tasked with drafting articles of association, setting up a secretariat and other administrative affairs for the envisioned organization.
Foreign AffairsMay 30, 2016
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Exposure to fine dust increases high blood pressure risk: study
Exposure to fine dust increases chances of developing high blood pressure, a study by Seoul National University showed Monday. It is the first time that long-term research has found a correlation between air pollutants and cardiovascular disease in South Korea. YonhapThe study is based on the health record data of some 700,000 Koreans from 2008-2010. Researchers found that chances of developing high blood pressure increased by 4.4 percent each time the average annual ultrafine dust concentration
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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Minister appeals for labor bills
With the launch of the 20th National Assembly on Monday, the labor minister has renewed calls for the swift passage of bills to boost the sluggish economy and create jobs. The ruling Saenuri Party was set to resubmit four labor market reform bills aimed to improve labor conditions and provide more flexibility to the market. The bills failed to pass the 19th National Assembly amid objection from labor unions and the opposition bloc.Employment and Labor Minister Lee Ki-kweon underscored the need f
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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South Korean Webtoon artist tackles sexism at home
When South Korean webtoon artist Dangi started working on her eponymous work last year, which deals with her personal experience growing up with two brothers and abusive parents, she did not know how her readers would react. In the series, she talks about how her mother would only provide dinner for her father and her brothers; she would have to either eat out by herself or make her own food. Another episode dealt with a traumatic experience in which she was beaten by her older brother as a chil
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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National Assembly gets off to rough start
The 20th National Assembly kicked off Monday, with the rival parties streamlining their prioritized legislation initiatives as a start to the crucial four year-term that will include a presidential race next year.With the opposition bloc securing a parliamentary majority for the first time in 16 years, the parties pledged to devote their attention to improving people’s standard of living by loading up their own legislative agenda for the upcoming session. The National Assembly (Park Hae-mook/The
PoliticsMay 30, 2016
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Prosecution seeks to question Reckitt Benckiser officials
The prosecution is looking to summon officials of U.K.-based company Reckitt Benckiser as part of the humidifier disinfectant probe, officials said Monday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said it is determining the date to call in two or three executives from Reckitt Benckiser who are suspected to have been involved in or aware of the manipulation of the chemical toxicity test result. The officials are reportedly the ones who visited Seoul when the Seoul National University profes
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Lotte chairman seeks to cement power via IPO
Making a rare appearance as the head of the nation’s fifth-largest conglomerate, chairman Shin Dong-bin met top investors in the country Monday, vowing to improve the transparency of Lotte Group’s governance structure. At an investor relations forum held a month prior to the planned listing of the group’s hotel unit on June 29, Shin said the company will no longer remain a private entity but become “a public and trusted firm.”“Through the upcoming initial public offering, Lotte Group will improv
IndustryMay 30, 2016
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Samsung Bioepis’ Remicade biosimilar approved in Europe
Samsung Bioepis said Monday that Flixabi, its biosimilar drug referencing Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis treatment Remicade, has been approved by the European Medicines Agency. The EMA has approved Flixabi for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, the company said.Samsung Bioepis' headquarters in Songdo, Incheon (Samsung Bioepis)It is the second Remicade (infliximab) biosimilar
IndustryMay 30, 2016
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Chinese migrants number over 1 mln. for first time
The number of Chinese residents in South Korea crossed the 1 million mark for the first time last month owing largely to the increase of the entry of Korean-Chinese migrants hoping to seek jobs here, the country's immigration office report said Monday. According to the monthly report, 1,000,138 Chinese people, including 630,998 Korean-Chinese, reside in the country as of the end of last month.The all-time high figure represents 50.7 percent of the total of 1,972,580 foreigners in the country, an
Social AffairsMay 30, 2016
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Korea opens culture booth at Rotary convention
The Culture Ministry and Korea Tourism Organization are jointly running a Korean culture and tourism booth at the 2016 Rotary International Convention, which is taking place at the Korea International Exhibition & Convention Center in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province from May 28-June 1. At the booth, visitors are be able to receive information on tourism in Korea and engage in hands-on activities featuring Korean culture, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. Visitors can taste Korean cuisi
CultureMay 30, 2016
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KTO unveils new tourist guide leaflet in 11 languages
In an effort to provide international visitors to Korea easy access to concise and practical travel tips to assist them during their travels, the Korea Tourism Organization has released its newest one-page tourist guide leaflet. The multilingual pamphlets offer visitors practical tips, such as providing information on where to find free Wi-Fi access, how to purchase transportation cards and emergency numbers and hotlines, as well as a quick overview of tax refund policies. Korea Tourism Organi
TravelMay 30, 2016
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Samsung TV wins best brand award in U.K.
Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics’ television lineup has been recognized as the best TV brand of the year by U.K. consumer magazine Which?, the company said Monday.The consumer magazine, which provides product reviews of consumer electronics, has awarded consumer electronics brands every year since 2007 through a series of rigorous research and product tests. Robert King, an executive at Samsung Electronics’ U.K. branch, receives an award at the best brand award held by U.K. magazine Which?
TechnologyMay 30, 2016
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Korea to export ‘samgyetang’ to China
South Korea will begin exporting its traditional ginseng chicken soup “samgyetang” to China from next month, as the two countries have reached an agreement on the trade deal, the Korean Agriculture Ministry said Sunday.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said the two governments have concluded talks on related food regulations including those on quarantine and sanitation, making way for Korea to start exporting its chicken soup to China.A bowl of samgyetang (Yonhap)Once local chi
IndustryMay 30, 2016
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Kim Whan-ki painting sells for $3.8 million
An abstract painting by Kim Whan-ki was auctioned for 30 million Hong Kong dollars ($3.86 million) at an auction in Hong Kong on Sunday, becoming the third most expensive piece of Korean art to be sold at auction. The painting titled “Untitled 3-V-7#203” was sold to an Asian collector at Seoul Auction’s Hong Kong sale at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Sunday. The painting, with a starting price of HK$17 million, drew competition from bidders at the site and over the phone, according to a Seoul Auctio
PerformanceMay 30, 2016
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Museum of Russian impressionist art opens in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) -- A museum of Russian impressionist art opened in Moscow on Saturday amid efforts to promote the country’s little-known art movement to a global audience. Housed in a historic former chocolate factory, the private museum features a permanent exhibition of some 70 works by Russian artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries including Konstantin Korovin, Valentin Serov and Pyotr Konchalovsky. It is based on the personal collection of entrepreneur and philanthropist Boris Mints,
PerformanceMay 30, 2016