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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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Sales events offer discounts on music albums
Streaming and downloading may be the most popular ways of listening to music these days, but for fans of physical albums, two upcoming events offer a chance to purchase LPs, CDs and DVDs at reduced prices. Universal Music is holding special events at Garosu-gil and Sangsu-dong in Seoul, where visitors can browse and buy at discount prices a vast array of albums spanning classical music to pop music. Promotional image of Deutsche Grammophon Yard Sale, which will be held at the Garosugil ODE Pop-
PerformanceApril 14, 2016
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Following vaccine controversy, Tribeca rolls out red carpet
NEW YORK (AP) -- The downtown Tribeca Film Festival kicked off with a bit of uptown style. The 15th annual festival was to open Wednesday with the premiere of Andrew Rossi's “The First Monday in May,” a behind-the-scenes documentary about the mounting of an ambitious fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the museum’s annual star-studded Met Gala. The film is an intimate and lively look at the highest aspirations of fashion, revealing everything from Anna Wintour fretting over s
FilmApril 14, 2016
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Junsu tops charts with OST single
Hallyu king Kim Jun-su of JYJ has jumped on the “Descendants of the Sun” craze bandwagon with the release of his newest single, “How Can I Love You,” as part of the drama series’ latest “Part 10” sound track. The romantic ballad single, which appeared in the penultimate episode of the smash-hit KBS TV drama Wednesday night, was released Thursday and quickly snagged the No. 1 spot on all of the country’s major music sites, including Melon, Naver and Mnet. Kim Jun-su of JYJ (C-JeS Entertainment)
PerformanceApril 14, 2016
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IMF sees $1.3 trillion in 'at-risk' Chinese company debt
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that corporate China's balance sheets have deteriorated to the point that some $1.3 trillion in borrowings is at risk of default.It said that the financial health of Chinese companies has declined as profitability has sunk amid slower economic growth, and there is clear evidence that more companies are not earning enough to cover the interest owed on borrowings.Such "debt at risk" has risen to 14 percent of all debt at listed Chinese companies, trip
World BusinessApril 14, 2016
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Epik High to perform at Coachella
Korean hip-hop trio Epik High will be performing at popular American festival Coachella Valley Music and Arts. In an interview with the group released Tuesday, Billboard reported, “Epik High plans to make history at Coachella as the first major South Korean act playing (at) the music festival.” “It is definitely a venue that we always dreamed of performing at,” the group’s rapper Tablo said in the interview. He also urged festivalgoers to come check out their stage, promising to make it worthwhi
PerformanceApril 14, 2016
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[Photo News] Environment Ministry, Starbucks join hands for coffee recycling
COFFEE RECYCLING - Vice Environment Minister Jeong Yeon-man (second from left) and Starbucks Coffee Korea CEO Lee Seock-koo (third from left) water a plant Thursday after signing an agreement to turn used coffee grounds collected across Starbucks outlets nationwide into eco-friendly compost, animal feed and other repurposed substances for local usage. This year, the two plan to collect roughly 3,500 tons of used coffee grounds for recycling purposes. (Starbucks Coffee Korea)
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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CJ Korea Express expands presence in global cargo delivery market
CJ Korea Express, the shipping unit of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, is expanding its presence in the global cargo delivery market by securing major deals with clients around the world and partaking in global construction projects. In January, CJ secured a deal with GS Engineering & Construction to deliver its equipment to be used in building the Socar Turkey Aegean Refinery, to the Port of Aliaga in western Turkey, the company said.CJ Korea Express loads up cargo to be shipped to Turkey f
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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Brazil's midcentury modern furniture gets a new look
Brazil’s modernist architecture may be better known, but the country's distinctive midcentury modern furniture is getting new international attention. Sensuous curves, tropical woods, woven leathers and traditional techniques like caning and netting were all part of a style that developed from the 1940s to the 1970s called Brazil Modern. “When it all comes together, it’s like the music of Gilberto Gil,” said Juliet Kinchin, curator of modern design in the department of architecture and design at
Arts & DesignApril 14, 2016
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Salute! Italy toasts booming wine trade
VERONA (AFP) - As he swirls a glass of yellowy green wine made from the trendy pecorino grape, Fabio Centini purrs with enthusiasm. “I hadn't even heard of this grape 15 years ago,” the Italian-born chef-restaurateur from Calgary, Canada tells AFP between slurps at a tasting of top pecorinos from the Offida area of the Marche region. “But it is exactly what my customers want. People are looking for new varietals, new experiences.” A man walks past a column of wine bottles on April 10 during the
FoodApril 14, 2016
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Korea to lift sunken ferry next month
South Korea's maritime ministry said Thursday that it will start to hoist a passenger ship next month that sank two years ago and complete it before the end of July.The 6,825-ton ship, the Sewol, sank off the country's southwestern coast on April 16 in 2014 while en route to the southern resort island of Jeju.The accident killed 304 people, mostly high school students on a school excursion. Nine of them still remain missing.The sunken ship will be pulled out of the water intact in order to keep
Social AffairsApril 14, 2016
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Actress, boy band to promote hallyu in China
South Korean actress Ha Ji-won and five-member boy band WINNER will help promote the spread of hallyu, or the Korean Wave, in China as ambassadors of Korean products and contents this year, the trade ministry said Thursday.According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Ha and the K-pop idol group have been named ambassadors of the Shenyang-Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo 2016 (KBEE 2016) to be held in Shenyang from May 12-14.Some 100 Kor
April 14, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' hits new viewership record
The sensational South Korean TV series "Descendants of the Sun" has beaten its own viewership record again, data showed Thursday.The KBS 2TV drama captured 34.8 percent of viewers across the country for the 15th episode on Wednesday, up 1.3 percentage points from 33.5 percent for the 13th one aired a week ago, data by Nielsen Korea showed.In the capital area, where viewership has usually been greater, the rate soared to 38.1 percent, up 3.1 percentage points from last week, while the figure for
TelevisionApril 14, 2016
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Korean city to host Asia Bird Fair next year
A regional get-together of Asian birdwatchers and bird conservation bodies will take place around a river in South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan in February next year, the Ulsan metropolitan government said Thursday.The executive committee has designated the city's Taehwa River, South Korea's biggest habitat for migratory crows, as the venue of the 2017 Asia Bird Fair over Malaysia.When Victor Yu, the committees co-leader, visited Ulsan in December, he was quoted as saying the South Korean
Social AffairsApril 14, 2016
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Impala sedan production sparks GM labor dispute
Whether to import the popular Impala sedan or manufacture it at home is becoming a seed of labor dispute between GM Korea‘s management and its union.Last week, the Korean unit of U.S. General Motors decided to continue importing Chevrolet’s premium sedan Impala instead of producing them here.But the automaker’s labor union said in its statement that the management’s decision is tantamount to breaking trust between labor and management, warning that the company “will have to pay a huge price for
MobilityApril 14, 2016
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Political risks increasing to economic reform
At a Cabinet meeting a day before Wednesday’s general election, President Park Geun-hye urged voters to cast their ballots to form a “new National Assembly devoted to securing people’s livelihoods and revitalizing the economy.”Park deplored what she described as losses caused by the blocking or delay of the passage of reform bills in the outgoing parliament.The answer from the electorate, who deprived her conservative ruling Saenuri Party of its majority in the 300-member legislature, apparently
April 14, 2016
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KBS releases emoticons of 'Descendants of the Sun' characters
South Korea's major television network KBS released a set of emoticons featuring the three main soldier characters of its sensational drama series "Descendants of the Sun" on Thursday, a publicist said. Emoticons of Yoo Si-jin, Seo Dae-young and Yun Myeong-ju are for use in KakaoTalk, a mobile and PC messenger program that is used by around 37 million people in the country with a population of 50 million, according to Bliss Media, a Seoul-based PR agency for the drama.The emoticons have photos o
TelevisionApril 14, 2016
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Doosan Infracore rebounding on expanded sales
Doosan Infracore, a loss-making construction equipment maker, is witnessing an improvement in its business on the back of increased sales in China and other major markets, industry sources said Thursday.According to sources, Doosan Infracore sold a total of 1,001 excavators in China, the world's largest market for construction equipment, last month to garner 7.6 percent market share there, compared with sales of 828 units, or 6.9 percent, a year earlier.In the first quarter of the year, demand f
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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Korean market for insomnia drugs grows on rising patients
The Korean market for insomnia medications is growing at a fast clip as more people complain of sleep disorders, industry sources said Thursday.According to data by the National Health Insurance Service, 455,900 Koreans received hospital treatment for sleep disorders in 2015, up a whopping 57 percent from five years earlier. (123RF)After breaching the 300,000-mark, the number of people with sleeping problems has spiked more than 40 percent over the past five years, with the annual increase rate
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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Mobile carriers join forces with Naver for app service
Korea's top three mobile carriers will team up with Naver, the country's leading Internet service provider, to launch a unified app store, company officials said Thursday.SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus already have a combined app retail channel: One Store.A subsidiary of SK Telecom, which manages One Store, has agreed with Naver to consolidate their app services.The new app market scheduled to open in June will use the single brand One Store and it will strengthen its connection with Naver's other
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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Korean retailers boosted by resurgence of Chinese travelers
Korean retailers saw a sharp surge in sales from Chinese travelers who have flocked back this year to popular shopping districts here, fully recovering from last year's slump stemming from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), industry officials said Thursday. Local department stores and duty-free shops had sluggish business last year after the MERS outbreak in May dropped the number of foreign travelers, especially from China. Sales have gradually recovered since late 2015, and they gain
IndustryApril 14, 2016