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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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Most teen sex offenders get away with slap on wrist
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Ex-Trump official calls for S. Korea to raise defense spending to 3 or 3.5% of GDP
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Man sentenced to 1 year, 8 months for stealing from elementary school classrooms
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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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Same-sex couple denied insurance clearance despite landmark ruling
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Panmunjom tours for select Korean nationals may resume in October
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Young Poong says no better offer for Korea Zinc
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Korea ranks 10th in world in sports doping cases in ‘14: report
South Korea ranked 10th in the world in sports doping cases in 2014, an international report showed Thursday.In its 2014 Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report, the World Anti-Doping Agency said there were 43 South Korean athletes who tested positive for banned substances in 2014. It said 36 were from bodybuilding, three from swimming and one each from weightlifting, wrestling, golf and para-archery.The WADA said there were 1,693 anti-doping violations overall by athletes and athlete support personn
Social AffairsApril 28, 2016
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Nobel laureates aim to bring ‘hope for peaceful changes’ to N. Korea‘s young generation
Three Nobel laureates who will take part in a visit to North Korea later this week aim to share a voice of "hope for peaceful changes" to the isolated North's young generation, the head of the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation said Thursday. Uwe Morawetz, founding chairman of the foundation that is organizing the eight-day trip to North Korea from Friday, also said he took note of concerns from the South Korean government about the visit that comes amid signs that Pyongyang might condu
North KoreaApril 28, 2016
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Blinken: N.K. nuclear or missile test ‘certainly possible’ ahead of Workers‘ Party Congress
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday it is "certainly possible" for North Korea to undertake a nuclear or missile test ahead of a key meeting of the Workers' Party next week."We can anticipate that there'll be more to come," Blinken said of North Korean provocations during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. "It's certainly possible in advance of the Korean Workers' Party congress, which is to take place on May the 6th, that the regime will do something else -- an
DefenseApril 28, 2016
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Ex-U.S. diplomat says Korea-Japan deal on ‘comfort women’ reached out of ‘self-interest’
South Korea and Japan reached the landmark agreement on the "comfort women" issue of wartime sexual slavery out of their own "self-interest" amid a need for cooperation to cope with North Korean threats, former U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said.Sherman made the case in a recent article contributed to CNN, as she called for U.S. President Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima for the first time as a sitting American president since the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb in the Japanese city.She
InternationalApril 28, 2016
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San Francisco's Education Board expresses support for teaching students about 'comfort women'
San Francisco's Board of Education has adopted a resolution supporting California's new school curriculum guidelines calling for teaching students about Japan's wartime sexual slavery.The board passed the resolution after holding a special meeting on Tuesday night.The California Department of Education has been collecting comments from the public on the 2014-2016 Draft History-Social Science Framework that includes the "comfort women" issue in the world history curriculum for grade 10.The propos
InternationalApril 28, 2016
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Korea in the ’50s through a U.S. soldier’s eyes①
Photos of 1950s Korea taken by a former U.S soldier have been made available online by an American student Brendan Donley, whose great-uncle served in the U.S. Army after the 1950-1953 Korean War. Donley’s great-uncle, at the age of 18, made the trip from Chicago to Seattle, and then across the Pacific to Korea’s southeastern port town, Busan. There he worked to help rebuild the war-ravaged country for approximately two years. The rustic scenes captured through his camera lens during this period
Social AffairsApril 28, 2016
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Trump: U.S. allies should pay more or defend themselves
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that American allies should pay more for U.S. defense support or defend themselves on their own.Trump made the remark during a major foreign policy speech, a day after he won all of the five primaries at stake on Tuesday and moved a step closer to clinching the nomination.The real-estate tycoon has long made the case for making allies shoulder more of the costs necessary for American troop presence and defense support, but Wed
DefenseApril 28, 2016
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Samsung BioLogics to list on Korea’s main bourse
Samsung BioLogics confirmed Thursday morning that it will officially pursue an initial public offering on South Korea’s main bourse KOSPI. (Samsung BioLogics)The decision will be confirmed at the company’s board meeting today, which starts at 9 a.m., Korean time. The firm will reveal the specific details of its scheduled IPO after the meeting concludes.By Sohn Ji-young (jys@heraldcorp.com)
IndustryApril 28, 2016
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No Man is an Island’ brings religious extremes face to face
A Korean cult leader gets more than he bargained for in a new short film by expat filmmaker Nash Ang.“No Man is an Island” is a drama that follows a leader from a Korean cult to the southern Philippines, where he finds himself prey to Abu Sayyaf terrorists who hold him hostage. But according to Ang, the cults he used as inspiration for the film are quite predatory themselves.“The most troubling thing is that they use fraud ‘religion’ not only to gain money but to molest their members, mostly lea
Expat LivingApril 27, 2016
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Camarata to perform Mozart’s Requiem
The Camarata Chorale and Orchestra will perform Mozart’s Requiem next weekend.The choir will be accompanied by the Camarata Orchestra, who will also perform a piano concerto at the concert, after music from the Camarata Chamber Singers.“This concert is going to be a bit different because we‘re featuring all of our organizations this time,” said CMC director and conductor Ryan Goessl. “I think it’s going to be one of our best concerts yet.” The requiem is one of the composer’s most famous works,
Expat LivingApril 27, 2016
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Banking seminar to be held in Itaewon
The Itaewon Global Village Center will be holding a seminar on banking for foreign residents on Saturday, in collaboration with the Industrial Bank of Korea. Professional bank tellers will attend the seminar to provide information on opening bank accounts, online and phone banking, card services, remittance and foreign exchange.Also covered will be joint accounts, investment and how to get and use a digital certificate – a form of ID used in online banking and transactions. After the information
Expat LivingApril 27, 2016
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Seoul Mayor to hold town meeting with Thai residents
Seoul Metropolitan Government is holding a town meeting for Thai residents of the city with Mayor Park Won-soon and the Thai Embassy on May 10.The meetings will be held in Korean and Thai for residents to raise problems they have and suggest ways to improve life in the city in an open forum. The meeting will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. on the ninth floor of the Seoul Global Center building in Jongno.To register a place at the meeting, contact donghoon@seoul.go.kr (Korean) or freedom_river@hotmai
Expat LivingApril 27, 2016
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Gwangju center offers cultural orientation event for foreign students
Gwangju International Center is running two tours to introduce international students to the city and help them meet Korean peers.The Gwangju Tour with Global Friends will host up to 15 foreign and 15 Korean university students on a tour of local cultural sites on May 21 and May 22The tour will visit Gwangju Traditional Culture Center, Art Street, Chungjangsa and the Yangnim-dong History and Culture Village on the first day. On the second, the students will visit the May 18 Cemetery dedicated to
Expat LivingApril 27, 2016
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KDB to open final bids for KDB Capital
Korea Development Bank plans to open binding bids for the sale of 99.9 percent of KDB Capital, an equipment leasing and venture capital firm, around the end of this month, the state-run lender said Wednesday. “We have sent out a tender invitation to three qualified bidders,” the bank said in a statement. In the running are U.S. private-equity giant Carlyle, a private equity fund set up by Seoul-based SK Securities and a local lodging company. The stake sale comes as Korea’s policymakers and poli
April 27, 2016
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[Graphic News] Korea moves to tackle drug offenses
The South Korean government is moving to clamp down on the illegal trade of drugs particularly through the Internet and social networking services.The government released on Tuesday a set of measures to root out narcotics offenses, such as by analyzing X-ray results of express cargo items in real time. A comprehensive portal system will be established for customs officials to share information simultaneously. An agent and a detection dog will be stationed at international airports and harbors. A
Social AffairsApril 27, 2016
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Three arrested for aiding Vietnamese women illegally enter Korea
Three Korean men were arrested Wednesday for assisting in the illegal entry of five Vietnamese women to Korea under the pretense of medical tourism. All of the women’s whereabouts are currently unaccounted for.Daegu police said that the men were responsible for bringing in young Vietnamese women in their early 20s for a brokering fee of 1.5 million won ($1,300) per head. (123RF)The men recruited the women from Vietnam, helped them obtain a fake hospital registration form and handled their visa
Social AffairsApril 27, 2016
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[팟캐스트](142) 어버이연합 논란 외 1건
진행자: 이현정, Julie Jackson1.청와대 극우집회 지원 논란 기사요약: 극우보수단체로 알려진 어버이연합이 탈북자들에게 일당을 주고 각종 친정부 집회에 동원한 것으로 드러난 데 이어, 전국경제인연합회로부터 수억 원의 지원을 우회적으로 받았다는 의혹이 제기됐다. 또한 집회 참가와 관련해 청와대로부터 지시를 받았다는 의혹이 불거지면서 논란이 증폭되고 있다. 검찰은 26일 수사에 나선 가운데 박근혜 대통령은 청와대 지시설은 사실이 아니라며 의혹을 부인했다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Suspicions grow over ultraconservative rallies[1] Amid snowballing suspicions(의혹) over the government’s
PodcastApril 27, 2016
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Korea tempers Rio expectations
Korean athletes are aiming for more than 10 gold medals at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August. “In 100 days, the efforts made by our Olympic athletes will bear fruit. The Korean Olympic Committee will spare no efforts in supporting our athletes to achieve a top 10 place in the Olympic Games,” said Kim Jeong-haeng, president of the KOC, at a news conference held at the Korea National Training Center in Seoul on Wednesday. A total of 230 athletes in 27 fields a
Olympic GamesApril 27, 2016
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[Kim Myong-sik] Park’s waning profile after election
If I had to give one piece of advice to President Park Geun-hye to help her out in the postelection confusion, I would ask the head of state to move her Blue House office down to the staff building and work there until the end of her tenure. She could use the grandiose main building for receptions with foreign guests and distinguished individuals such as Tuesday’s luncheon with more than 40 media representatives. Yet, the president should also be advised to reduce her “dialogue sessions” with la
ViewpointsApril 27, 2016
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[Kim Ji-hyun] Don’t make a circus out of Kumamoto
This month’s earthquakes in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture were literally shattering.Lives have been taken, homes torn up and livelihoods forfeited. Nature, seemingly at man’s mercy at times, has proven once again that ultimately, she calls the shots. I have not yet been able to visit the quake-stricken areas, but I felt the second quake, albeit just for a few seconds. Later, when I saw that the quakes and aftershocks had occurred all the way down in Kumamoto — which is more than a 1,000 kilometer
ViewpointsApril 27, 2016