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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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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
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Man sentenced to 1 year, 8 months for stealing from elementary school classrooms
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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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Song Hye-kyo calls Song Joong-ki the ‘perfect male lead’
Actress Song Hye-kyo said she thoroughly enjoyed filming alongside actor Song Joong-ki and called him the “perfect male lead.”“When I read the script for ‘Descendants,’ I thought that the male lead would have to do a really good job for the drama to succeed,” said the actress, who recently starred as the vivacious Dr. Kang Mo-yeon in the smash-hit TV drama “Descendants of the Sun,” at a press conference Wednesday. “Song Joong-ki did such a good job at achieving that difficult task, and made (the
TelevisionApril 20, 2016
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S. Korea picks Hanwha Thales for KF-X radar project
The South Korean military on Wednesday selected Hanwha Thales as its priority negotiation partner in development of the advanced radar for homegrown fighter jet project, officials said. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the state-run Agency for Defense Development chose the local supplier -- the defense affiliate of Hanwha Group -- as the preferred bidder for the Active Electronically Scanned Array radar. The radar will be for the Korean Fighter Experimental, or KF-X,
DefenseApril 20, 2016
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Mail art collaboration keeps artists in touch
Missing paintings, missing painters and delays, it turns out that organizing a mail art project was not as simple as Martyn Thompson anticipated.The expat artist organized the international project in which each participant worked on a collaborative artwork twice the width and length of a standard sheet of paper for a month before sending it to the next artist. In part it was an opportunity to rediscover the anticipation of getting things in the mail.“Christmas and birthdays -- when you got some
Expat LivingApril 20, 2016
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Talk to introduce 'Solitary Sage' Choi Chi-won
Chung-Ang University professor David Mason will be giving a talk on the ninth-century scholar, writer and spiritual sage Choi Chi-won.Choi served as a successful government official in both Tang China and Korea, but spent his later years in effective internal exile in Korea, during which he practiced Daoism and lived in great Buddhist temples, recording their histories. According to Mason, who has recently completed a book on the scholar, Choi exemplifies the tragic spirit of the Unified Shilla
Expat LivingApril 20, 2016
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‘Death of an Anarchist’blends social commentary, comedy
Busan expats will have a rebel to root for -- or not -- in a satirical classic play that starts its run this weekend.Busan English Theatre Association is staging “Accidental Death of an Anarchist,” by Dario Fo, over two weekends.The play is a work of fiction, but was inspired by the real-life case of an activist who died in police custody while being investigated for a bombing he did not carry out -- the cause of his fall from a fourth-floor police station window being unclear. In Fo’s narrative
Expat LivingApril 20, 2016
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Seoul center provides psychological support service
Seoul Global Center is offering psychological counseling on a weekly basis to expats suffering from social conflicts and stress.The counseling, available in English and Korean, is available on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon. It is provided by a member of the Korea Employee Assistance Professionals Association. Up to six 60-minute sessions will be available per person to discuss social conflicts, problems with work-life balance and similar issues.Michelle Kang from the Seoul Global Center
Expat LivingApril 20, 2016
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[Graphic News] Record number of companies suffered credit rating downgrade
A total of 159 South Korean companies suffered downgrades in their credit ratings in 2015, according to government data. The number was the largest since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis when 171 firms had their ratings slashed, said the Financial Supervisory Service on Wednesday. During the same period, 26 companies saw their credit ratings rise. The financial regulator said this marked the smallest increase since 1998. The FSS data also showed that credit downgrades were most witnessed in
April 20, 2016
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North Korean defector organization to establish monitoring center for North Korea's WMD
An organization of North Korean defectors in South Korea will launch a monitoring center next week on North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction.The projected monitoring center will gather information about Pyongyang's latest nuclear and missile developments while reporting new information to media organizations and related authorities.It will also report on the North's WMD buildup with the relevant authorities after obtaining information via different routes, including North Korea
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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Park calls for development of 'Saemaul Movement'
President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that South Korea’s Saemaul Movement that helped modernize its rural economy in the 1970s should be developed as a model for international development cooperation.Park said the Saemaul Movement, or new village initiative, has served as a beacon of hope for many developing countries, citing that duplicating Seoul's own rags to riches experience can contribute to poverty eradication around the world.Park made the comments in a meeting with more than 270 leader
PoliticsApril 20, 2016
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[Market Now] Hite Jinro Holdings fails to reach deal to sell subsidiary
Hite Jinro Holdings, the parent company of alcoholic beverage maker Hite Jiro, said it has ended negotiations with Changhae Ethanol for selling its wholly owned subsidiary Hite Jinro Ethanol, a soju raw materials maker.In a public filing, Hite Jinro Holdings said it has failed to narrow the differences with the bio-ethanol producer on sales conditions.However, Hite Jinro Holdings will continue its efforts to sell Hite Jinro Ethanol, the company said.By Kim Yoon-mi (yoonmi@heraldcorp.com)
IndustryApril 20, 2016
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[Editorial] Last session
A month-long extraordinary parliamentary session kicks off Thursday as the three major parties have agreed to bring the 19th National Assembly to a fruitful conclusion.The agreement deserves praise, as there are many issues that cannot wait until the launch of the 20th National Assembly in early June.During the one-month session, the three parties should work productively, given that the 19th National Assembly is widely viewed as the least productive parliament in history.The public will closely
EditorialApril 20, 2016
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[Editorial] Push for restructuring
The government is shifting its focus to corporate restructuring, an issue that is of vital importance to the economy but has been put on the back burner due to the April 13 general election.Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said during his visit to Washington last week that the government would speed up the long-delayed restructuring of such troubled industries as shipping and shipbuilding.Referring to Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., one of Korea’s largest shippers drowning in debt, Yoo said that if shipp
EditorialApril 20, 2016
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KEPCO to build 1st overseas solar power plant in Japan
State-run Korea Electric Power Corp., the nation’s top utility company, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first solar energy power plant construction project overseas in Hokkaido, Japan, on Monday, KEPCO officials said.“Initiating solar energy generation business in Hokkaido is a great achievement. We’ll continue to expand our solar energy business abroad along with other Korean companies,” said KEPCO CEO Cho Hwan-eik. KEPCO CEO Cho Hwan-eik (center), LSIS CEO Koo Ja-kyun (left) and other o
IndustryApril 20, 2016
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Celebrity sex brokers admit all charges
The stakeholders of an entertainment management agency admitted to taking part in celebrities’ overseas prostitution at a public hearing held on Wednesday. The Seoul central court said the three accused, each identified by their last names Lim, Yoon and Oh, had connected a female celebrity and a trainee to a Korean entertainment company that owed them investment money. (123RF)The company’s CEO and chairman, surnamed Kang and Park, were under financial pressure to repay the trio for their invest
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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Dansaekhwa in limelight in art hubs
A series of Dansaekhwa painting exhibitions are taking place at art fairs and exhibitions in the art hubs of New York, Brussels and France, solidifying the Korean monochrome art movement’s presence in the Western art scene. Paintings of two acclaimed Dansaekhwa artists -- Ha Chong-hyun and Kwon Young-woo -- will be on view at Art Brussels from April 22-24, in Belgium. Are Brussels is one of the Europe’s oldest art fairs, founded in 1968. New York-based Tina Kim Gallery will present 20 paintings
PerformanceApril 20, 2016
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[Kim Hoo-ran] Hallyu should be left unfettered
He is the kind of boy that all girls want to bring home. He is also the kind of young man that all moms want to see their girls bring home. Even President Park Geun-hye wanted him -- he was invited to play host to the president at the recent opening of K-Style Hub, a tourism center in Seoul. Actor Song Joong-ki, the latest Korean pop cultural heartthrob, is the most wanted guy in town. As Army Capt. Yoo Si-jin in the recently concluded KBS2 TV drama series “Descendants of the Sun,” the 30-year-o
ViewpointsApril 20, 2016
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North Korea appears to feel pain of sanctions: FM Yun
North Korea appears to be suffering under the weight of expanded international sanctions against the regime, South Korea's top diplomat said Wednesday."Signs are emerging that North Korea is feeling considerable pain due to the strongest-ever U.N. Security Council sanctions and other means of pressure," Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said during a forum hosted by Seoul National University alumni.He cited recent reports in North Korea's state media that warn of a second "Arduous March," a period o
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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[Scott Sherman] Turks see country spiraling into violence
The rumors ricocheting through Istanbul reached us on March 16, when a close Turkish friend urged us to leave the city for the weekend. The next day, my Turkish teacher, as well as the lifeguard at my gym, offered similar warnings. Three days later, at 9:30 a.m., the easygoing young man who delivers hefty plastic jugs of fresh water walked into my kitchen with a week‘s supply. “Will there be trouble in the city today?” I asked him. “Yes,” he instantly replied. “There will be bombs. Stay home.”Tw
ViewpointsApril 20, 2016
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[John M. Rodgers] Korea must share dust blame
“It’s China’s fault,” I hear every time smog and yellow dust envelop the Korean Peninsula, which happens all too frequently in spring. So I read Matthew Shapiro’s “Dust in the Wind, Solution in the Lab” (Opinion, April 19) with hopes that a new voice would counter this myopic chorus.Unfortunately, Shapiro fails to mention anything about Korea’s own direct contribution to this combined pollution even though numerous reports in 2015 illustrated the fact that Korea contributes to its own harmful ai
ViewpointsApril 20, 2016
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Rival parties divided over parliamentary speaker position
The main opposition Minjoo Party on Wednesday reiterated that one of its lawmakers should be named the new parliamentary speaker since it is the No. 1 party in the next National Assembly, while the ruling Saenuri Party expressed reservations about such a step.In the April 13 quadrennial elections, the Saenuri Party suffered a resounding defeat by winning only 122 out of the 300 total seats and therefore losing its parliamentary majority and its status as the largest political party.The Minjoo Pa
PoliticsApril 20, 2016