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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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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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Trump could invoke 'Super 301' trade sanctions: KOTRA report
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to seek protectionist trade policies that could include invoking the powerful "Super 301" trade sanctions against foreign countries, a report said Tuesday.The Super 301 tool, which authorizes the president to take retaliatory measures against countries engaged in unfair trading practices, is among a series of options Trump could take without consent from Congress, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said in a report.Under his "Am
InternationalMay 25, 2016
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U.S. defense budget bill calls for support for Air Force's seismic
A U.S. Senate defense budget bill for next year calls for setting aside US$7.5 million to strengthen the Air Force's seismic technologies program to better detect nuclear tests, congressional records showed Tuesday.The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 authorizes the fund for the Air Force Research Laboratory's seismic technologies program, saying the program is a key component in efforts to identify and monitor nuclear activity."The committee notes with concern the continu
DefenseMay 25, 2016
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Trump deals with allies as if bargaining with enemies: U.S. scholar
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is dealing with friends and allies with a tactic best suited to bargaining with enemies, a renowned U.S. foreign policy scholar said.Harvard University professor Joseph Nye, considered a key Asia policy adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, made the point in a recent article contributed to the Project Syndicate, expressing concern that Trump is taking a "disastrous approach" to allies."Weakening America's alliances, the likel
InternationalMay 25, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Green professor wins Austria presidency
Austria came close to becoming the first European Union country to elect a far-right head of state as postal ballots on Monday decided a knife-edge presidential vote in favour of the anti-immigration candidate‘s environmentalist opponent.The results were awaited nervously by governments across Europe, where populist anti-immigration parties have surged over the past year on concerns over a refugee influx, continued weak economic growth and high unemployment.After the election was too close to ca
World NewsMay 24, 2016
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Seoul National University to install sirens in women’s restrooms
In the wake of the unprovoked murder of a 23-year-old woman at a unisex public restroom in Gangnam, Seoul National University will install sirens inside women’s restrooms that can be triggered at the sound of a scream, starting from Tuesday. (123RF)According to the institute’s College of Engineering, the women’s restrooms located on the fifth floor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will transform in to what the school proudly promoted as a “Smart Safe Restroom.” Electron
Social AffairsMay 24, 2016
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Billionaires eye future cars
Many consumer-centric technologies are disrupting the automotive industry, which will no longer be a monopoly of traditional carmakers in the near future.Cars are the new frontier for tech companies and the distinct 200-year-old line between different industries is slowly fading away. With companies spreading out from their core business, many industry insiders have concluded that “anyone who can create the best cars will create them.”As a result, existing competition is growing fierce. Moreover
IndustryMay 24, 2016
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Diesel cost may rise, gasoline price likely to fall: report
Sales of diesel cars may be hit as the government is reviewing raising diesel fuel costs and lowering gasoline prices amid growing concerns on toxic nitrogen oxide emitted by diesel engines, according to news reports Tuesday. “The government is considering raising diesel fuel costs and lowering gasoline prices to remove economic benefits going to diesel car owners,” a local media outlet reported, citing a senior government official of the environment ministry. (Yonhap)The speculation on lowering
BusinessMay 24, 2016
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[Editorial] ATM charges
The issue of bank service charges has come to the fore again as major commercial banks are set to raise the fees on a variety of transactions. The banking sector had slashed them amid public criticism over the charges.Participants in the fee hikes include KB Kookmin, KEB Hana and Shinhan, three of the four biggest first-tier banks in the nation.KB Kookmin is taking the initiative as it plans to raise most service fees next month. They include fees on cash withdrawals and transfers on automated t
EditorialMay 24, 2016
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[Editorial] Talks are premature
North Korea has proposed an inter-Korean dialogue again as a hackneyed rhetorical tactic, and the South’s Defense Ministry has responded in a resolute manner that it would firmly keep the position that the prerequisite for any peace talks is the North’s denuclearization.As the two Koreas have repeated their routine between tensions and talks, there is nothing noteworthy in the recent talks offer and the response. Though Seoul has rejected the proposal, it has not completely disregarded the messa
EditorialMay 24, 2016
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[Kim Seong-kon] The world needs translators and humanities
The news that Han Kang and Debora Smith won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize stirred the whole nation. Hearing the news, Koreans were elated. After all, this was the first time a Korean writer was honored with such an internationally acclaimed literary award. Thanks to Han Kang’s prize-winning novel “The Vegetarian,” Korean literature is finally in the limelight, receiving its fair share of praise from the international community at last. How eagerly have the Korean people waited
ViewpointsMay 24, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Fighting for a nation called Syria
The raw Sunni recruits in crisp camouflage uniforms, popping off rounds at the firing range at a U.S. training camp here, illustrate the dilemma for the U.S. as it seeks to form a strong military force to drive the Islamic State from its capital, Raqqah. The U.S. could try to build the Sunni army it would want, ideally, to capture Raqqah, a Sunni city. But that might take years. Or it can go with the army it has, which is dominated by the tough, experienced Kurdish fighters from the YPG militia.
ViewpointsMay 24, 2016
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[John Kass] Hillary needs a long hard look in the mirror
Hillary Clinton’s political advocates -- I prefer “meat puppets” -- are wringing their hands over the Republican vulgarian Donald Trump.They’re upset over the boorish things he says about women, but, even worse, they’re anguishing over the death of American outrage.What bothers them is that anti-Trump outrage isn’t as widespread as the Clinton campaign hoped. And GOP Chairman Reince Priebus triggered them even more by suggesting that Trump’s character issues weren’t all that big a deal.This so e
ViewpointsMay 24, 2016
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[Anders Fogh Rasmussen] Make America trade again with courage
No matter how much some U.S. presidential candidates may deride free trade, it remains the backbone of the American economy. Without it, the country would become significantly poorer and its global influence would diminish significantly. So why has bashing free trade become a key theme in this year’s presidential race?One of the clearest reasons for this is that economic anxiety is widespread in the United States, which is still reeling from the aftereffects of the 2008 financial crisis. Too man
ViewpointsMay 24, 2016
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Why Vietnam and U.S. have reason to coordinate
All these decades after the Vietnam War, mentions of Hanoi or Saigon summon ghosts. That trauma will never be erased, but slowly, appropriately, it is being eased aside by the realities of a changing world.So it is that President Barack Obama goes to communist Vietnam early this week on a visit that is more about the future than the past. And as much about countering the rise of China as reframing U.S.-Vietnam relations.Obama will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). His trip is t
ViewpointsMay 24, 2016
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KRX to extend stock trading hours from August
Korea’s stock market operator will extend trading hours of the stock and derivatives markets by 30 minutes from August, in a bid to synchronize them with other Asian markets, Korea Exchange said Tuesday. The bourse operator said the markets will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., aiming to invigorate the sluggish equity market. Kim won-dae, the head of the securities market division at KRX, speaks during a press conference, held in Seoul, Tuesday. (KRX)“The Korean equity market is increasingly ex
May 24, 2016
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Ban comes to Korea amid speculation of political entry
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday amid wide speculation that he may join domestic politics to run in next year’s presidential election.Ban has consistently avoided questions on the issue, but he has long been included in the list of potential presidential candidates in Korea’s leading public polls, in which he has often been a front-runner. Ban, who served as foreign minister in the Roh Moo-hyun administration, has especially been courted by the ruli
PoliticsMay 24, 2016
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Ex-India envoy tapped as new ambassador to Japan
Lee Joon-gyu, a former ambassador to India, has been tapped as the new South Korean envoy to Japan and tasked with untangling the unabated controversy over a recent settlement on the “comfort women” issue, sources said Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry is expected to request an agreement for the 62-year-old career diplomat, replacing Yoo Heung-soo who recently offered to step down. Lee Joon-gyu (Yonhap)Since he began his diplomatic service in 1978, Lee has taken up various posts, including chancello
Foreign AffairsMay 24, 2016
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Jeju Forum to explore Asia’s new order
More than 4,000 former and incumbent heads of state, leading policymakers and scholars from around 50 countries are set to gather in Jejudo Island on Wednesday to explore issues related to foreign policy, security, economy, the environment and other pressing worldwide challenges.The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2016 will kick off its three-day run at the International Convention Center on the resort island, under the theme “Asia’s new order and cooperative leadership.” Launched in 2001, i
Foreign AffairsMay 24, 2016
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Ministry backs reports of more N.K. defections
Following last month’s mass defection from China, some workers at another North Korean restaurant abroad have escaped the country, Seoul’s Unification Ministry confirmed Tuesday, indicating they are likely on their way to the South. Two to three servers at a diner in China have been taking refuge in Thailand awaiting their flight to Seoul, according to news reports Monday. But speculation varied over the facility’s location, from Xian to Shanghai to Hangzhou. “It is true that employees at an ove
North KoreaMay 24, 2016
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[Graphic News] Kitchen, another culprit behind fine dust: ministry
Fine dust concentration reaches alarming levels when cooking food on stoves using oil without proper ventilation, the Environment Ministry said.The ministry said it measured the concentration level of PM2.5 -- the fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter -- that build up while cooking on a stove at 32 sample houses and calculated the average.The tests showed that after some 10 minutes of pan-frying mackerels the level of PM2.5 surged to 2,290㎍㎥. This is a 76-fold denser t
Latest NewsMay 24, 2016