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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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Diesel construction equipment also blamed for dust pollution
Diesel cars are being blamed as the main culprit of the chronic fine dust pollution in the country, but studies indicate that diesel construction equipment is also a big part of the problem, according to experts on Friday.A tally from the Ministry of Land, infrastructure and Transport showed South Korea had 450,482 registered construction equipment as of end-March, 67 percent of them forklifts and excavators. The majority, experts say, use diesel fuel for cost and efficiency reasons, releasing d
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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President Park vetoes parliamentary hearings bill
South Korea's Cabinet on Friday asked the National Assembly to review the controversial hearings bill that allows the parliament to open hearings more often, marking a rare veto by President Park Geun-hye.The decision was made at the meeting presided over by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. Park is currently in Africa on a 12-day trip to Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and France.The bill, passed last week, has caused a rift between the opposition parties that favor the change and the government, which voi
PoliticsMay 27, 2016
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Samsung likely to countersue Huawei in U.S. in July: watchers
South Korean top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is likely to file a countersuit against Huawei Technologies Co. with a U.S. court in July, industry watchers here said Friday, after the Chinese company launched lawsuits claiming Samsung's infringement of its patents.Earlier this week, Huawei brought two suits against the world's top smartphone maker with a U.S. federal court in California and the Chinese city of Shenzhen, seeking financial compensation for the alleged unlicensed use of 4G tec
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Gov't to convene Cabinet to review parliamentary hearings bill
The government will hold a Cabinet meeting to discuss a controversial new bill that allows the National Assembly to open hearings more often, amid the rising possibility that President Park Geun-hye will exercise a veto.The bill, passed last week, has caused a rift between the opposition parties that favor the change and the government, which voiced concerns that hearings will be used as a political tool and paralyze the executive branch. The presidential office has also maintained the bill will
PoliticsMay 27, 2016
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Park In-bee withdraws from LPGA stop after career-worst round
South Korean golfer Park In-bee has withdrawn from an LPGA Tour event in Michigan after shooting the worst round of her career.Park, ranked No. 2 in the world, carded a 12-over 84 in the first round of the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor on Thursday (local time). She traded three birdies for eight bogeys, a double bogey and a quintuple bogey. It was the worst score among the 142 golfers who competed in the first round.She entered the competition despite pains in her left thumb.This was her
GolfMay 27, 2016
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Italian Parliament says N. Korean footballer's contract may violate sanctions
The Italian Parliament has claimed a North Korean footballer's contract with a local club may be in violation of international sanctions on the communist regime.The lower house of the parliament on Wednesday asked the government to review the contract signed by Choe Song-hyok with Fiorentina's Primavera (youth) club in March. Michele Nicoletti, a member of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, led the efforts.The lower house believes North Korea may be extorting salaries from its overs
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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Obama says N. Korea is 'big worry'
U.S. President Barack Obama called North Korea a "big worry for all of us," saying the communist regime is "hell-bent" on developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles capable of delivering them.Obama made the remark during press availability in Japan on Thursday, saying the communist nation learns something every time they conduct nuclear and missile tests, even though the regime has not yet reached a point where they can "effectively hit" the U.S."North Korea is a big worry for all of us.
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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Trump brought up S. Korea nuclear armament suggestion as 'negotiating point': Sessions
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump brought up the suggestion of allowing South Korea and Japan to develop their own nuclear weapons "as a negotiating point," a senator considered the top foreign policy adviser to Trump said Thursday.Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said in an interview with CNN that the nuclear armament remark came as Trump underscored the point that South Korea and Japan should pay more for U.S. defense support, but that does not mean he advocated the idea."With regard to
DefenseMay 27, 2016
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U.S. senator proposes to call for THAAD deployment in defense budget bill
A U.S. senator proposed Thursday that next year's defense budget bill include calls for deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea to beef up defense against growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.Sen. Cory Gardner, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, made the proposal in an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, citing "an imminent and growing threat" from the North."It is the sen
DefenseMay 27, 2016
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Park calls for int’l pressure on N. Korea over nuclear ambitions
South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Thursday for international pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapons programs as she met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.Park said North Korea's nuclear programs should never be tolerated as they pose a serious threat to the international community as well as Northeast Asia."Now, the international community should be united and put pressure on North Korea to make it recognize that it has no future unless it gives up its nuclea
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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[Newsmaker] World leaders open G7 talks
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and disquiet over China's growing influence looming over proceedings.Heads of state and government from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and host Japan are meeting in Ise-Shima, a mountainous region about 300 kilometres (200 miles) southwest of Tokyo. The group, including US President Barack Obama -- who is making a historic trip to the atomic-bombed ci
InternationalMay 26, 2016
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Two rebels killed in fresh clashes in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, (AFP) -- Two pro-Russian rebels were killed and another injured in fresh clashes with government forces in the country's war-torn east as simmering violence showed little sign of abating, separatist authorities said on Thursday.The new casualties came the day after Ukraine scored a major diplomatic victory by securing the return of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko as part of a prisoner swap with the Kremlin.Senior rebel commander Eduard Basurin said Ukrainian forces attacked rebel positi
InternationalMay 26, 2016
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North Korea criticizes Obama's Hiroshima visit
North Korea's official news agency is criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima on Friday.The Korean Central News Agency published a commentary Thursday calling the visit a "childish political calculation'' aimed at hiding Obama's identity as a "nuclear war lunatic" determined to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal.The commentary also accused Japan of trying to use the visit to masquerade as a victim and cover up its atrocities during World War II.Obama is to become the first s
North KoreaMay 26, 2016
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British Embassy marks 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
The British Embassy in Seoul on Thursday held a dinner gathering to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, an event that it seized on to highlight the evolving partnership between the two nations.The celebratory event brought together some 800 people including South Korea's Culture Minister Kim Jong-deok, Yonhap News Agency CEO Park No-hwang, former Prime Minister Han Seung-soo and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin.British Ambassador to Seoul Charles Hay said that Thursday's event w
Foreign AffairsMay 26, 2016
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[Graphic News] Polarization of small and big firms widens
The wage gap between small businesses and conglomerates is widening, indicating increased polarization between the two groups, according to a report released by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business on Wednesday. The number of SMEs reached 3.54 million, 99.9 percent of all businesses in Korea, in 2014, a 15.5 percent increase from 2009, during which there were about 3.06 million firms. SMEs employed 14.02 million people in 2014, about 87.9 percent of the total workforce of 15.96 mill
May 26, 2016
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Korea Herald to launch online business news service
The Korea Herald, the nation’s largest English newspaper, will launch The Investor, a pioneering real-time English online business news service, in June. The Investor will cover more than 300 listed companies and the 300 richest people in Korea, and deliver breaking market news and developments with in-depth data and analysis.From stock market news to corporate governance, The Investor will offer accurate and fast access to information on Korean markets in English for serious investors around th
IndustryMay 26, 2016
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[Editorial] A rudderless party
Since its humiliating defeat in the April 13 general election, the ruling Saenuri Party has been drifting rudderless. Torn apart by factional strife, the party has not even been able to fill its leadership vacuum, much less make concerted efforts toward reform. Yet it appears to have created momentum for normalizing its operation.The burden to save the party from sliding further into crisis rests solely on the shoulders of Chung Jin-suk, who was elected as the party’s new floor leader early this
EditorialMay 26, 2016
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[Editorial] Unwholesome tradition
Allegations of misconduct are mounting against Hong Man-pyo, a prosecutor-turned-lawyer suspected of having peddled his influence for a CEO of a cosmetics company convicted of illegal gambling.As a prosecutor, Hong was highly competent. He made a name for himself with investigations into high-profile corruption cases involving heavyweight politicians and big corporations. He became a lawyer in 2011 and soon emerged as one of the highest-earning lawyers. In 2013, he earned 9.1 billion won ($7.7 m
EditorialMay 26, 2016
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Thailand‘s muddled, military way forward
Thailand’s next constitution, which is born of authoritarianism, will only be detrimental to the citizenry and the future of the kingdom.As part of its 20-year national strategy, the military-led government has said it aims to foster integrity among public servants well into the future. To concerns expressed about a coup-based regime dictating principles for the future, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has offered reassurances that the intention is only to provide broad guidelines by which succe
ViewpointsMay 26, 2016
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[Chitra Doraiswami] Korea in eyes of an Indian tourist
Nature and the travel agent conspired to get me to Seoul, Korea at the best possible time. I landed at Incheon in early April to clear skies, nippy winds and the most beautiful trees in full pink bloom. Could it get any better than this? Yes, it could! I was introduced to Namsan Park and I spent most mornings strolling along, admiring the trees, the profusion of flowers and the bird life there.Tourists like myself visit with avidity, eager to take in temples, fortresses and malls and gawk at sk
ViewpointsMay 26, 2016