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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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U.S. acknowledges 'pain of the past' associated with atomic bombings of Japan: State Department
The United States acknowledges the "pain of the past" associated with its 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, and wants to move toward building a stronger alliance with the foe-turned-ally, the State Department said Wednesday.State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner made the remark when asked to comment on Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's reported statements that the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "extremely regrettable.""I would just say that, you know, we acknowled
InternationalMay 26, 2016
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Korean insurers' Q1 net rises 6.3%
South Korean insurance companies posted a 6.3 percent gain in combined first-quarter net profit helped by an increase in insurance premium income, government data showed Thursday. For the three months ending March 31, the country's 25 life insurers and 32 non-life insurers posted 2.235 trillion won ($1.89 billion) in combined net profit from 2.103 trillion won a year earlier, the Financial Supervisory Service said in a statement."In the first quarter, the insurers' insurance premium income excee
May 26, 2016
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Park vows to cement cooperative partnership with Ethiopia
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday vowed to further cement a cooperative partnership with Ethiopia, emphasizing that South Korea will remain a "reliable partner" for the African state's growth and development.In her contribution to the state-run Ethiopian Herald daily newspaper, Park also touted Ethiopia's potential to grow as Africa's economic powerhouse in the "not-too-distant" future, highlighting Seoul's commitment to forging "mutually beneficial" relations.The contribution was published We
PoliticsMay 26, 2016
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N. Korea likely to collapse sooner than expected: ex-USFK commander
North Korea is expected to collapse "much sooner than many of us think" due to internal unrest, former U.S. Forces Korea commander Walter Sharp said.Sharp, who commanded USFK from 2008 to 2011, told a symposium in Hawaii on Tuesday that he recently guaranteed new USFK commander Gen. Vincent Brooks that there would be major changes on the peninsula before his term ends, according to a Military.com report."First off, I believe there will be strong provocations, strong attacks by North Korea that c
North KoreaMay 26, 2016
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Obama says U.S., Japan agree on strengthening defense
U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to strengthen defense capabilities against threats posed by North Korea.Obama made the remark during a joint press conference in Japan after holding a summit meeting with his Japanese counterpart. The two leaders talked for little over an hour."Given the threat from North Korea, we agreed to continue reinforcing deterrence and strengthening our defense capabilities," Obama said.Later this week, Obama
InternationalMay 26, 2016
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Kerry says U.S. focus is on N. Korea, not China
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, are the "primary threats" in the region and the "lead threat globally," rejecting speculation the U.S. is focused on countering China.Kerry made the remark at a press briefing at the end of President Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam that included the lifting of a decades-long embargo on U.S. arms sales to the Southeast Asian nation, a decision seen as a counterweight to an increasingly assertive China."We e
InternationalMay 26, 2016
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Ban hints at possible run for president
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday gave a strong indication that he may decide to run for president of South Korea, saying he plans to contemplate his next step once his tenure ends.“I’m returning back as a Korean on Jan. 1 next year,” he said during a meeting with members of the Kwanhun Club, a Seoul-based association of senior journalists, on the sidelines of the Jeju Forum. “What I ought to do as a Korean citizen, I will think about that then (when I return) and make a decision a
Foreign AffairsMay 25, 2016
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Obama urges Vietnam youth to tackle climate change
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) -- Wrapping up a historic visit to Vietnam, U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised the country's next generation of leaders for being more conscious of the environment than previous ones and urged them to ``do something about'' climate change.During his final public event here, Obama basked in the admiration of hundreds of young leaders who participated in a town hall-style event and prefaced some of their questions to him with praise about his leadership
InternationalMay 25, 2016
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German foreign minister 'happy and relieved' Savchenko freed
BERLIN (AFP) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday hailed the release of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko after nearly two years in a Russian prison."I am happy and relieved that Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has finally been released and can return to her family in Ukraine," said Steinmeier, also the current chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe."This is good news for which we worked a long time and for which we also had to wait
InternationalMay 25, 2016
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[Graphic News] Extreme weather spikes around the globe
World NewsMay 25, 2016
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[팟캐스트](146) 강남역 핑크코끼리 외 1건
진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry1. '강남역 사건’ 추모객 사이에 나타난 핑크 코끼리기사요약: ‘묻지마’ 혹은 ‘여성혐오’ 살인사건으로 불리는 ‘강남역 사건’ 이후 강남역 10번출구를 찾는 사람들 사이에 크고 작은 충돌이 일어나기 시작했다. 그 중 화제가 된 사건은 소위 ‘핑크코끼리 사건.’ 분홍색 코끼리옷을 입은 남성이 디즈니 영화 ‘주토피아’에 영감을 받은 피켓을 들고 있었는데, 주변 다른 사람들에게 여성혐오자라며 폭행을 당한 것이다. 아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Pink elephant's 'Zootopia' protest aggravates Gangnam murder[1] A ruckus broke out Sunday at the makeshift memoria
PodcastMay 25, 2016
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Writers share Wodehouse comic fiction prize, win a pig
LONDON (AP) -- Satires set in financial-crisis Ireland and the high-end art world share this year’s Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction, whose rewards include a bottle of champagne and a pig. Paul Murray’s “The Mark of the Void” and Hannah Rothschild’s “The Improbability of Love” were named the award’s first joint winners on Wednesday. The authors won’t have to split the porcine prize for the award, named in honor of comic novelist P.G. Wodehouse. Murray and Rothschild will each
BooksMay 25, 2016
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Helen Mirren to narrate audiobook for Beatrix Potter story
NEW YORK (AP) -- Helen Mirren’s latest role is audio only. The award-winning British actress is narrating the recently rediscovered Beatrix Potter story “The Tale of Kitty-In-Boots,” Penguin Random House told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The hardcover and audio editions are scheduled for a Sept. 6 release. Actress Helen Mirren poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film “La Fille Inconnue (The Unkown Girl)” at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, France, May 18
BooksMay 25, 2016
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Native groups protest planned French auction of artifacts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Native American leaders are protesting the latest plan by a Paris auction house to sell off part of their tribal history, and their demand for the return of their ceremonial objects is getting bipartisan support. Hundreds of religious items and art pieces from the Americas, Africa and Asia are scheduled to go up for bidding Monday at Paris’ EVE auction house, including a Plains war shirt made with hair from human scalps and sacred Hopi objects that resemble masks and are cons
CultureMay 25, 2016
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Friends, Romans: Help restore Rome's ruins, monuments
ROME (AP) -- Friends, Romans, countrymen! Oh yes, and countrywomen. And people in far-flung nations. Everyone, basically. Rome is seeking all the sponsors it can find to fund the monumental job of restoring and maintaining its hundreds of fountains, statues, archaeological sites and historic palazzos. Perennially short of funds to properly care for the sprawling, two-millennia legacy of art and history, city officials on Tuesday offered their thanks to corporate sponsors of ambitious restoration
CultureMay 25, 2016
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U.N. chief arrives in Korea as presidential speculation grows
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a six-day visit that has spurred speculation of a possible bid for the presidency in his native country.Ban, who flew in to the southern resort island of Jeju from a humanitarian summit in Istanbul, will attend the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, which brings together thousands of political and business leaders from around the world to discuss issues of peace and security. (Yonhap)Drawing more attention, however, is
PoliticsMay 25, 2016
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KOTESOL conference looks to its ‘provinces’
English teachers and scholars from across Korea will meet Saturday in Wonju, Gangwon Province, for KOTESOL’s annual national conference.Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is an association of around 600 teachers of English, one-third of whom are Korean. The national conference is its second-largest event behind the fall international conference, and is expected to attract more than 200 participants. Theron MullerDesigned for practical applications, useful experiences and fr
Expat LivingMay 25, 2016
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Pansori to fuse with sounds of cello at upcoming ‘Art World Village Project’
Established last year to bring pansori (traditional narrative singing) and classical music to some of the country’s remote villages, this year’s “Art World Village Project” will bring together two masters in a fusion of pansori and cello this summer. The project was launched by Hyundai Motor’s Chung Mong-koo Foundation in collaboration with a team of professors from the Korea National University of Arts, with the aim of creating an arts project as part of the company’s corporate social responsi
PerformanceMay 25, 2016
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Expats Day event to return to FC Seoul
The seventh Expats Day will take place at FC Seoul on May 29, featuring the K-League Classic Match against the Junnam Dragons. The event is an annual match day event -- held with the football club -- that offers discounted tickets when booked in advance, entertainment and some free refreshments.Before the match there will be a fair with booths for food and entertainment, as well as a live stage with pop music and a B-boy dance show. The event begins at 11 a.m., with kickoff at 2 p.m. Seoul is to
Expat LivingMay 25, 2016
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‘Taming of the Shrew’ gets open airing in Busan
The play is known as a classic battle of the sexes comedy, but when the Busan English Theatre Association stages “The Taming of the Shrew” from Sunday, the battle lines will be a little more blurred than usual, with some gender-swapped roles.And for director Patrick Sanders, the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death was an opportunity to take BETA back to its roots, having started out with Shakespeare productions in the park. But the main thing for Sanders was his affection for its timeless – an
Expat LivingMay 25, 2016