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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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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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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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Violinist Itzhak Perlman cancels performance over LGBT law
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- World-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman said he canceled his Wednesday performance with the North Carolina Symphony after he was told he would not be able to include a personal statement opposing the state’s new law limiting antidiscrimination policies for LGBT people in the event program. In an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday, Perlman said he will not perform in North Carolina until the law is reversed. “If I’m invited, I will come once the law’s r
PerformanceMay 18, 2016
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EXID to release new album on June 1
K-pop girl group EXID is making a comeback with its first full-length studio album on June 1, the group’s agency Banana Culture announced Wednesday. “EXID has completed shooting promotional pictures and filming the music video,” local media reported Wednesday, quoting an agency insider. The lead song of the upcoming album will present a completely different concept from the group’s past hit songs “Up & Down” and “Hot Pink,” added the source. K-pop girl group EXID (Official Facebook) The five-mem
PerformanceMay 18, 2016
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Korean stocks close lower on institutional selling
Korean shares closed 0.57 percent lower Wednesday as institutions went on a selling binge ahead of what many believed an imminent U.S. rate hike. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 11.33 points to close at 1,956.73. Trading volume came to 688.6 million shares worth 6.5 trillion won ($5.5 billion), with losers outpacing gainers 583 to 235.Investor sentiment froze following better-than-anticipated indicators in the U.
May 18, 2016
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Actress Park Si-yeon files for divorce
Actress Park Si-yeon, 37, and her husband surnamed Park are in the process of filing for divorce after five years of marriage, the actress’ agency MYSTIC Entertainment announced Tuesday. “Despite Park’s efforts for an amicable agreement with her husband, Park is filing a divorce suit,” said the agency, asking the media to refrain from speculations. Park married her husband in November 2011, and the couple has two daughters. Actress Park Si-yeon (Yonhap) Park, the third-place winner of the Miss
TelevisionMay 18, 2016
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BMW to recall over 3,500 sedans
BMW Korea, the local unit of the German automaker, will recall a total of 3,511 sedans due to potential problems related to the fuel pumps and airbags of 16 models, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday.According to the ministry, 1,751 units manifested potential defects in the fuel pump, which may abruptly cause engines to shut off. BMW Korea’s diesel lineup, including the 320d and 420d coupe models, are subject to the recall plan. BMW Korea’s 320d model (BMW Korea)Be
MobilityMay 18, 2016
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Shinsegae opens duty free in Myeong-dong, Doosan to follow
Shinsegae opened its Seoul duty-free outlet in the heart of the tourist district Myeong-dong on Wednesday, ahead of Doosan’s outlet set to open Friday.Located on the eighth to 12th floors of the Shinsegae Department Store, the sprawling duty-free store opened with about 600 brands including luxury brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta. Shinsegae DF CEO Sung Yong-mok speaks to reporters at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Wednesday. (Yonhap)The company has yet to bring
IndustryMay 18, 2016
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Korea to take a hard hit by China decline
With Korea’s economy facing the internal risk of an aging population, the country faces another serious issue at hand that could potentially further weigh down its growth potential -- a slowdown in China.In a report, Standard & Poor’s warned that Korea will be the third-hardest-hit country by China should the world’s second-largest economy see its annual growth fall to around 3.4 percent from 2017-20.In this worst case scenario, the aggregate growth rate of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, whose b
May 18, 2016
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German comedy, U.S. indies lead race at Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) - A German comedy has emerged as the favorite to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or, with critics also lauding a U.S. indie movie featuring “Star Wars” villain Adam Driver and a stirring U.S. drama on an interracial couple’s battle for equal rights. As the race for the top prize reaches its halfway point, here are the best received movies so far: “Toni Erdmann” That rarest of movies, a three-hour-long German comedy with international appeal, soared to the top of reviewers’ polls early a
FilmMay 18, 2016
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J.K. Rowling honored by PEN for literary and humanitarian work
NEW YORK (AP) -- J.K. Rowling's passion for free expression is so strong it extends to someone she’d otherwise not care to discuss: Donald Trump. Speaking Monday night before hundreds gathered for PEN America's annual gala at the American Museum of Natural History, the “Harry Potter” creator noted that she opposed a recent petition calling for banning the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from entering the United Kingdom, saying such actions endanger everyone’s rights. “I find almost e
BooksMay 18, 2016
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Chilean-American writer Allende seeks inspiration after loss
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Isabel Allende begins writing all her books on Jan. 8. But when the day arrived this year, she struggled with writer's block. The practice began out of superstition. She started writing her first book, “The House of the Spirits,” on this date and it became an international best-seller. She then kept it as a discipline. But it was a strange year (she doesn’t want to call it a bad one). A year away from writing after great losses: her publicist, two friends, even h
BooksMay 18, 2016
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Dollar rallies on US interest rate hike talk
TOKYO (AFP) - The dollar rallied broadly in Asia on Wednesday as a string of US economic data and bullish commentary from two Federal Reserve policymakers spurred talk of a US interest rate hike.The greenback surged against emerging market currencies as investors ran for cover after overnight news that US industrial production, consumer prices and housing starts all rose in April.The US central bank earlier this year said it would not raise rates again-- after December's first hike in almost a d
World BusinessMay 18, 2016
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Elephant in room at G7 is sure to be yen
When finance chiefs and central bankers from the Group of Seven countries gather this week at a hot springs resort in northern Japan, the official agenda has them focusing on ways to revitalize global growth and crack down on cross-border tax evasion.Left off the discussion list is one of the most pressing concerns for the host nation: How to counter a 10 percent surge in the yen that’s squeezing an economy unable to escape a cycle of expansion and contraction. Cries for sympathy are likely to f
World BusinessMay 18, 2016
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Asian markets mostly higher, Buffett Apple move boosts techs
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Most Asian markets climbed Tuesday, as tech firms were boosted by Warren Buffett's billion-dollar stake in Apple, while energy stocks tracked further gains in oil prices.After last week’s sell-off, U.S. investors provided a blistering lead Monday with all three main indexes sharply higher, pumped up by news of Buffett's giant stake in the iPhone maker.Apple, which has tumbled since it last month reported its first fall in sales of the popular smartphones, rallied 3.7 on the an
World BusinessMay 18, 2016
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Garcia Marquez’s ashes arrive in Colombia ahead of tribute
BOGOTA (AFP) -- The ashes of Latin American literary great Gabriel Garcia Marquez have arrived in his native Colombia ahead of a Sunday ceremony at their final resting place, his son told Agence France-Presse. The Nobel-winning author of the groundbreaking epic “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” died in Mexico City in April 2014, at the age of 87. “The ashes are in Colombia,” Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, one of Marquez’s two sons, told AFP on Tuesday. The ceremony will be at the historic La Merced Clois
BooksMay 18, 2016
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[팟캐스트](145) 한강 작가, ‘채식주의자’로 맨부커상 수상 외 1건
진행자: 손지영, Julie Jackson 기사요약: 작가 한강이 연작소설 ‘채식주의자’로 세계 3대 문학상 중 하나인 영국 맨부커 인터네셔널 상을 수상하였다. 이로써 한강 작가는 아시아 최초 수상자, 또한 역대 최연소 수상자라는 타이틀도 함께 거머쥐며 한국 문학계에 큰 획을 긋게 되었다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 1. Han Kang wins Booker award [1] Korean author Han Kang became the first Korean to win the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her novel “The Vegetarian” on Monday. British translator
PodcastMay 18, 2016
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Julian Barnes portrays troubled composer Shostakovich
“The Noise of Time: A Novel” By Julian Barnes Knopf (224 pages, $25.95) In Julian Barnes’ novel “The Noise of Time,” Dmitri Shostakovich considers the two types of composers in the Soviet Union: dead ones and frightened ones. Call Shostakovich one of the frightened ones. His music is played around the world, but he also stands by the elevator in his fifth-floor apartment many nights, a valise packed with his favorite cigarettes, in case he is arrested by the NKVD for such nonsensical ideologica
BooksMay 18, 2016
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Desperation, sublimation and loss seasoned with irony, humor
“LaRose” By Louise Erdrich Harper (384 pages, $27.99) Romeo Puyat, antihero and scourge of Louise Erdrich’s new novel “LaRose,” is a cursed man. Addicted to prescription drugs and anything else he can get his hands on, he lives in the shadows. Decades of ridicule and abuse run through his veins and fuel the rage that drives this story to its stunning end. But once the scores have played out, Romeo stumbles into a moment of brief eloquence, a notable concession and measure of the affection that
BooksMay 18, 2016
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KB Kookmin Card launches lottery event to spur spending
KB Kookmin Card has launched its “Spot the Star Shop” event, in which card members are eligible to win various prizes when spending a set accumulated amount with a KB card at Star Shops or KB-affiliated stores through June 19, the company announced Wednesday. The event will give away through a lottery five Hyundai Avante vehicles, 30 KB Kookmin Present Cards each worth 3 million won ($2,500) and 65 KB Kookmin Preset Cards each worth 500,000 won to customers who spend 100,000 won. Furthermore, th
May 18, 2016
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[Photo News] KT GiGA IoT Smart Center
KT on Wednesday opened its GiGA IoT Smart Center, a control tower that monitors the telecom carrier’s Internet of Things services, at a regional office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. (KT)
TechnologyMay 18, 2016
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Samsung Pay sees surge in transaction volume
Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that its mobile payment system Samsung Pay has surpassed the 1 trillion-won ($847 million) mark in transaction volume in South Korea. First launched in the nation in August last year, the mobile payment system which is available on Samsung’s high-end smartphones, including the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, has seen constant growth in its number of subscribers due to robust sales of the smartphones. Models pose with Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S7 smartphones
TechnologyMay 18, 2016