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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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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
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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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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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Psy and iKON win awards at China Music Awards
Psy and iKON were picked as Asia’s most influential artists at the 20th China Music Awards at Cotai Arena in Macau on April 15, the artists’ agency YG Entertainment announced Saturday. Psy received the Most Influential Popular Global Artist Award for his worldwide hit songs “Gangnam Style” and “Daddy” that secured his spot as a world star.Singer-songwriter Psy (YG Entertainment) K-pop band iKON received Asia’s Most Influential Popular Artist Award, despite it being only a year since the group de
PerformanceApril 17, 2016
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History sleuths track down Leonardo da Vinci's living relatives
ROME (AFP) - Italian researchers said Thursday they have discovered living relatives of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, despite the loss of his body centuries ago. Historians Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato told a press conference in Florence they had uncovered modern-day relatives of the 15th-century painter, engineer and mathematician -- among them a star on Italy's contemporary art scene. Their research, which began in 1973, led them to track down some 35 indirect descendants of th
CultureApril 17, 2016
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Grim new details of IS destruction in Syria's Palmyra museum
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- The first foreign experts who visited the museum in Palmyra after it was taken over from Islamic State militants said they spent a week collecting fragments of priceless broken sculptures from the museum grounds and preparing them for transportation to Damascus in a rescue mission they hope will help salvage most of its contents. Back in the Syrian capital Saturday, they offered grim new details about the extent of the destruction caused by the extremists during their 10
CultureApril 17, 2016
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Korea's exports to China tumble 15.7 percent in Q1
Korea suffered a 15.7 percent fall in exports to China in the first quarter this year, data showed Sunday, deepening its overall trade woes.It marks the biggest drop in seven years in Korea's outbound shipments to China, its single biggest market. China accounts for about 25 percent of Korea's total exports.Exports to China stood at $28.5 billion in the year's first three months, down 15.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).By item, exports
April 17, 2016
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Top 10 groups sustain sharper sales falls than corporate average
Sales by Korea's 10 largest conglomerates fell at a sharper rate than the corporate average last year, the latest industry figures showed Sunday.The Korea Exchange and online financial information provider FnGuide said sales at 68 of the top 10 groups' listed affiliates, which closed their accounting books in December, stood at 1,010.7 trillion won ($880.4 billion) in terms of consolidated financial statements last year, marking an on-year reduction of 3.31 percent. Consumers at Lotte Department
April 17, 2016
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More Western art on shopping list for Chinese tycoon Liu
HONG KONG (AFP) -- He first stunned the auction world by snapping up hugely expensive Chinese antiquities, but now taxi driver turned tycoon Liu Yiqian is targeting Western masterpieces, saying it is his “social responsibility” to show them to China's younger generation. Liu has become China’s highest profile art collector, hitting headlines with record-breaking buys and an irreverent approach. His acquisitions have mainly been of Chinese heritage, most famously the tiny Ming Dynasty “Chicken Cu
PerformanceApril 17, 2016
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Four more duty-free shops may open in Seoul
The Korean government is considering allowing local retailers to open as many as four more duty-free shops in Seoul in a bid to capitalize on an influx of Chinese tourists, informed sources said Sunday.Competition is heating up among retail giants here to win the licenses to enter the lucrative market amid sluggish domestic spending.The Korea Customs Service plans to make its final decision within this month on whether to issue additional licenses, according to the finance and culture ministries
IndustryApril 17, 2016
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Volvo returns to safety legacy for new car sales
Volvo Cars is seeking to restore its reputation for car safety with its new high-end XC90 sport utility vehicle in Korea, a global battlefield for luxury cars. Last Thursday, the Korean unit of the Swedish luxury carmaker hosted a seminar with a safety specialist from its headquarters to elaborate on the safety features of the new XC90. Dr. Lotta Jakobsson, a senior technical specialist on injury prevention at Volvo Cars, presents the booster seat of Volvo’s all-new XC90 as an example of car sa
MobilityApril 17, 2016
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Scores trapped as Japan quakes toll hits 41
Scores of people were feared buried alive Saturday after two powerful quakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 41 people, as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides. Homes, roads and railway lines were swept away when huge hillsides collapsed as thousands of tonnes of mud were dislodged by the thunderous seismic tremors. Buildings were reduced to rubble, including a university dormitory and apartment complexes, with dozens of people unaccounted for over a wide
World NewsApril 17, 2016
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[Foodie’s Seoul] Gamjatang
Be ready to get your hands busy when eating Korean pork stew with potato, gamjatang.Gamjatang, is steaming, spicy red broth filled with generous amounts of savory bones of meat, meaning that you have to pick, extract the bits of meat on the bones and suck on the most tasty soup from tiny crevices: forks or chopsticks are too clumsy for the job. Interestingly, gamja means potato, and tang is soup, so gamjatang is supposed to mean a potato soup but it’s not. The soup has some chunks of potatoes in
CultureApril 17, 2016
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[Foodie’s Seoul] Itaewon’s must-eat cuisine
Eating out in Korea goes far beyond local cuisine with kimchi.You will be surprised to see a wide diversity of dishes from Alabama-style barbecue to German schnitzel. First things first: favorite restaurants in Itaewon, the most exotic and global tourism site in Seoul. With its proximity to a huge U.S. army base Itaewon is known for its diverse food culture, which features cuisine from around world. May you enjoy your meal -- or as they say in Korea, “Masit-ge Deu-se-yo!”◇ VATOS URBAN TACOS181-8
CultureApril 17, 2016
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N. Korea blames U.S. for its nuclear weapons development
North Korea claimed Saturday that its nuclear weapons development is an "inevitable self-defensive option" in response to what it called the United States' nuclear threats. The communist country has long argued that it must defend itself with nuclear weapons in the face of a possible U.S.-led invasion, citing the annual South Korea-U.S. military exercises that are currently under way. Seoul and Washington insist the drills are purely defensive in nature."The DPRK's access to nuclear weapons is n
North KoreaApril 16, 2016
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China to double size of memorial hall for Korean independence fighter: report
China will double the size of a memorial hall dedicated to a revered Korean independence fighter by the end of 2018, a Chinese news report said Saturday. The hall honoring Ahn Jung-geun opened at Harbin station in the northeastern Chinese city of the same name in January 2014. Ahn is a historic figure who assassinated the Korean Peninsula's first Japanese governor-general, Hirobumi Ito, at the station in October 1909.Harbin municipal authorities and railway authorities plan to expand the hall wh
Social AffairsApril 16, 2016
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U.N. Security Council strongly condemns N. Korea's missile launch
The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned North Korea's failed missile launch, saying it represents "a clear violation" of a series of U.N. resolutions banning the communist nation from any ballistic activity."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 15," the council said in a press statement."Although the DPRK's ballistic missile launch was a failure, this attempt constituted a clear
North KoreaApril 16, 2016
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Korea marks 2nd anniversary of ferry disaster
South Korea on Saturday marked the second anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster with official and cultural events designed to pay tribute to the victims and raise awareness of public safety issues.Exactly two years ago, the 6,825-ton ferry Sewol sank off South Korea's southwestern coast, leaving more than 300 people dead or missing, many of them high school students on a field trip. The tragedy left a deep scar in South Korean society and politics as many argued that more lives could have been
Social AffairsApril 16, 2016
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Hyundai, Kia's sales top 100 million units
The accumulated sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have reached over 100 million units this week, company officials said Saturday, a feat achieved in less time than most other global automakers.The combined accumulated sales of the country's two leading auto companies reached over 100 million cars as of Friday, according to the officials.Together, the two automakers make up Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest producer of vehicles by sales. The achiev
MobilityApril 16, 2016
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No S. Korean casualties reported in Japan quakes
No South Korean casualties have so far been reported in the series of deadly earthquakes that struck Japan this week, an official said Saturday. A 7.3-magnitude temblor hit Kumamoto Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu at around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, less than two days after a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the same region, leaving a total of 18 people dead and more than 1,800 injured, according to Japanese authorities."So far, we haven't received reports of any harm to South Koreans," Park Ki-
World NewsApril 16, 2016
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Samsung lays off largest number of workers in 2015
South Korea's largest conglomerate Samsung Group reduced its number of employees by the largest margin among the country's top 30 business groups last year, data showed Saturday.As of end-2015, Samsung's total workforce came to 222,821 workers, down 5.8 percent or 13,636 workers from a year earlier, according to data from CEO Score, a market research firm.Samsung was the only one among the country's 30 largest conglomerates to have laid off more than 10,000 employees in 2015. Such a large cut wa
TechnologyApril 16, 2016
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Satellite imagery shows strong signs of N. Korea's nuclear reprocessing: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows strong indications that North Korea has already begun or is set to start reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to harvest plutonium for nuclear weapons, the website 38 North said.The April 11 imagery showed a loaded railroad flatcar at the Radiochemical Laboratory reprocessing plant, a key signature that was observed only on a few rare occasions in the early 2000s when Pyongyang reprocessed nuclear fuel to extract plutonium, 38 North said.The flatcar is loaded with what
North KoreaApril 16, 2016
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Int'l study finds vast magma storage beneath Mt. Paektu
A massive magma storage region seems to exist beneath Mount Paektu along the border between North Korea and China, an international study showed.It may be related to volcanic unrest observed on the enigmatic volcano in the early 2000s, according to the results of a research project published in the Science Advances journal.The reclusive North conducted a rare joint research with western scientists on the seismic activity of the 2,750-meter-high mountain. The North Korean, British and American sc
Social AffairsApril 16, 2016