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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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[Photo News] KCCI, AFDB leaders meet in Seoul
KCCI, AFDB LEADERS MEET IN SEOUL - Park Yong-maan (right), chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, poses for a photograph with Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, after discussing the economic cooperation of both organizations at the KCCI office Sunday.
IndustryMarch 27, 2016
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[Graphic News] Rice farming revenue falls despite rising efficiency
The revenue earned from rice farming in Korea fell 6.1 percent on-year despite lowered production costs and increased yields in 2015, data from Statistics Korea showed Friday.Production costs for paddy rice fell 4.1 percent from 721,000 won ($616) to 692,000 won per 1,000 square meters in 2015, due to reduced spending on labor and equipment. Despite this, the yield rose from 520 kilograms to 542 kilograms per 1,000 square meters. However, rice farmers saw their total revenue decline because of a
IndustryMarch 27, 2016
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Myeong-dong’s zeal for Chinese tourists pushes out locals
Myeong-dong is one of the liveliest neighborhoods of Seoul, constantly abuzz with the sounds of shop owners calling out to potential customers, the rustle of shopping bags, cars honking and, last but not least, shoppers chattering -- in Mandarin.Although Myeong-dong is considered a landmark of Seoul, the majority of the shoppers are clearly not from Korea.“Chinese tourists make up about 60 percent of the shoppers,” said Lee Dong-hee, the director of the Myeong-dong Tourism Special District Assoc
IndustryMarch 27, 2016
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A Korean table at a Denmark hospital
In January, I dashed over to the Danish National Hospital (Rigshospitalet) as soon as I heard that its Neuroscience Center had an old table imbued with “Korean spirit.” When I entered a conference room at the hospital, in the middle of it was a large, varnished wooden board table blazing with yellowish-brown lays as if it was ready to unveil over the past 65 years.Dr. Johannes Jakobsen, director of the center, told me a special story behind the table. After the Korean War broke out in 1950, the
Foreign AffairsMarch 27, 2016
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N.K. ups rhetoric with ‘ultimatum’ to strike Park
North Korea ratcheted up its rhetoric over the weekend, issuing an “ultimatum” to strike Cheong Wa Dae unless President Park Geun-hye offers an “apology” for individual and joint military drills designed to attack Pyongyang’s leadership and other acts of what it calls “treason.” South Korea’s military rebuked the North’s statement, warned against any provocation and urged an immediate halt of “vulgar” remarks against Seoul. The ultimatum issued by the North’s long-range artillery force late Satu
North KoreaMarch 27, 2016
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SNSD’s Taeyeon to hold first solo concert
Taeyeon (SM Entertainment)Taeyeon of K-pop group Girl’s Generation is to hold her first ever solo concerts, according to her agency SM Entertainment on Saturday.The concerts, titled “Taeyeon, Butterfly Kiss,” will take place at the Olympic Gymnastic Stadium on April 23 and 24.Reportedly, Taeyeon made her decision to hold solo concerts after performing at SM’s concert series, “The Agit,” last October. Expectations are high, as Taeyeon has been considered as a strong soloist, besides from her orig
EntertainmentMarch 27, 2016
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Discover contemporary Asian culture in Eastern Trends
Multilingual international lifestyle magazine Eastern Trends is emerging as the go-to source for in-depth, culture-related reporting on major cities in Asia. In its April edition, the magazine features perspectives on Korean television programs and their dynamic production process.The cover of the Eastern Trends April edition, featuring Korean actor Hong Jong-hyun (Eastern Trends) Titled “Television, A Spectacular Frame,” the cover story peers behind the scenes of Korean TV production, with anec
BooksMarch 27, 2016
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[Editorial] Unsavory drama
When candidates for the April 13 general election started to register with the National Election Commission on Thursday, many thought that the internecine feud in the ruling Saenuri Party over candidate nomination was over. They were wrong. The unsavory drama reached its climax that day, as the party’s chairman, Rep. Kim Moo-sung, dropped a bombshell. He announced that he would not put his seal on the nomination papers of five candidates who he said were selected based on seriously biased criter
EditorialMarch 27, 2016
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[Editorial] Ineffectual gatekeepers
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has admitted that it manipulated its financial statements for 2013 and 2014. The ailing shipbuilder reported operating profits of 424 billion won in 2013 and 454 billion won in 2014. But the company announced Friday that it actually suffered operating losses of 776 billion won in 2013 and 743 billion won in 2014. It also corrected its 2015 operating loss, which was overblown as a result of the window dressing in the preceding two years. Earlier this year,
EditorialMarch 27, 2016
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Korean chipmakers face Chinese threat
China’s aggressive move to increase its foothold in the world’s chip sector is becoming a threat to Korean manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.Tsinghua Unigroup told Bloomberg in a recent interview that the company would invest a whopping $30 billion in order to grow its semiconductor business in the coming years.The figure far exceeds Samsung’s projected investment spending amounting to $11.5 billion for this year. Samsung Electronics‘ D‘light flagship store in Gangnam, Se
TechnologyMarch 27, 2016
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Sam Kim starts off music career with ‘My Name Is Sam’
Singer-songwriter Sam Kim, the runner-up in the third season of SBS competition program “K-pop Star” in 2014, will release the first part of his debut album Monday.The album, titled “My Name Is Sam,” contains three tracks, “Mama Don’t Worry,” “Seattle” and “Your Song.”Singer-song writer Sam Kim in a screenshot of the clip (Antenna Music)All the three songs were composed and written by Kim, and feature lyrical melodies along with his stories, according to his management agency Antenna Music.The f
PerformanceMarch 27, 2016
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Medtronic probed for breach of contract: sources
Medical equipment-maker Medtronic is under investigation by Korea’s Fair Trade Commission for breaching contracts with local distributors, according to sources Sunday.Medtronic Korea, the local branch of the global medical equipment firm, has abruptly canceled contracts, which were still valid with local distributors who have maintained partnerships for more than a decade with the medical device giant.The logo of Medtronic.Some distributors, mostly small companies with several employees, claimed
TechnologyMarch 27, 2016
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Anti-child abuse curriculum compulsory for divorcing parents
Amid the soaring number of reported cases of child abuse, parents in Seoul will not be allowed to divorce unless they complete a child abuse prevention course.The Seoul Family Court said Sunday it will start from May a compulsory education course on child abuse prevention for divorcing parents, aiming to protect children from potential abuse in a stepfamily.The curriculum will warn divorcing couples that any form of abuse, either physical or emotional, may lead to the deprivation of custody or p
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2016
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Insurers most profitable among Korean financials in 2015
Insurance companies raked in the most profits in the financial sector last year, largely boosted by investment-related earnings and non-operating profits, industry data showed Sunday.The combined net incomes of Korean insurers stood at 6.3 trillion won in 2015, followed by 3.5 trillion won for banks and 3.2 trillion won for securities firms, according to preliminary earnings reported to the Financial Services Commission and regulatory filings with the Financial Supervisory Service.Banks suffered
March 27, 2016
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Korea’s household income share of GDP plunges
Household income’s share of gross domestic product, a gauge on how GDP growth actually “trickles down” to household income, plunged in South Korea from 1995-2014 to one of the lowest levels among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an OECD report showed Sunday.Household income dropped to 64.3 percent of GDP in 2013 from 69.6 percent in 1995, according to the interim report of Going for Growth 2016 by the OECD.It was the fourth-lowest percentage in the OECD
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Cost of child abuse skyrockets to W76tr
The direct and indirect social costs caused by child abuse in South Korea total up to 76 trillion won ($65 billion) per year, data showed.The amount includes basic medical expenses for abused children, as well as long-term social and economic costs triggered by the victims’ psychological disorder, loss of labor capacity and potential crimes.According to a report by Ewha Womans University’s Department of Social Welfare, the annual social and economic costs are estimated to stand at 390 billion wo
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2016
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‘Youth Over Flowers’ cast wrap up Namibia trip
The four cast members of “Youth Over Flowers - Africa” ended their nine-day trip from Namibia to the Zambia-Zimbabwe border in the last episode of the star reality travel program Friday. The four cast members from the tvN drama “Reply 1988” -- Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Ahn Jae-hong and Go Kyung-pyo -- marked the end of their 3,800-kilometer cross-border trip by bungee jumping from the 111-meter tall Victoria Falls Bridge. The trip began in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, and stopped at major
TelevisionMarch 27, 2016
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Ancient Korean food comes to life in Japan after 13 centuries
Ancient Korean delicacies from 13 centuries ago were presented at a Japanese shrine near Tokyo on Sunday, pinning hopes that food will forge a lasting harmony between the two neighboring countries whose bilateral relations have been frayed over a host of issues. The historical celebration was held in the beautiful UNESCO-listed shrine of Koma Jinja in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, located in the northwestern fringes of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.The Japan-South Korea Culinary Culture Association,
FoodMarch 27, 2016
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[Photo News] BMW-SNU Partnership
BMW-SNU PARTNERSHIP -- BMW Korea CEO Kim Hyo-joon (right) shakes hands with Lee Kun-woo, dean of the engineering college at Seoul National University, after signing an agreement to work together on driverless technology and to provide internships to college students in a ceremony at the univeristy in Seoul on Friday. (BMW Korea)
MobilityMarch 27, 2016
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N. Korean labor union blasts U.S., President Park for provocation
North Korea's labor union on Sunday vehemently denounced the United States and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye for carrying out military drills targeting key facilities and the leadership of the communist country."On behalf of all the workers, the U.S. imperialists and the Park Geun Hye group of traitors of South Korea for their heinous moves to get the sun eclipsed, not content with running amuck in the reckless moves to invade the DPRK," the statement released by the spokesman for the Ce
North KoreaMarch 27, 2016