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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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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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[William Doyle] Why Finland has the best schools
The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, “Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and which does just about the opposite of what we are doing in the United States.”Following his recommendation, I enrolled my 7-year-old son in a primary school in Joensuu. Finland, which is about as far east as you can go in the European Union before you hit the guard towers of the Russian border.OK, I wasn‘t just blindly following Gardner -- I had a position as a lec
ViewpointsMarch 24, 2016
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Hanwha, Daewoo land $20b Saudi housing deal
A three-party consortium including Hanwha Engineering & Construction has won a $20 billion project to build 100,000 homes in Saudi Arabia, company officials said Thursday.The housing development plan will mark the largest ever project that a Korean builder has clinched from a foreign country, Hanwha officials said.The two other stakeholders in the consortium are Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Saudi Pan Kingdom for Trading, Ind. & Contracting, or SAPAC, a leading Saudi builder. Representat
IndustryMarch 24, 2016
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Three bid for KDB Capital
Three groups have submitted preliminary bids for KDB Capital, an equipment leasing and venture capital firm 99.9 percent owned by Korea Development Bank, the state-run bank said Thursday.“The bidders will commence preliminary due diligence,” the Seoul-based bank said, declining to give names of the suitors, citing confidentiality clause. Korea Development Bank headquarters in Seoul (Yonhap)This is the second time that KDB has tried to sell its stake whose book value is 600 billion won ($514 mil
March 24, 2016
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[Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto] Settling a score with China
Alarmist is when you overestimate a strategic risk. Conversely, underestimating that risk is naive. A sound strategic analysis always falls between these two extremes. It’s about maintaining a delicate balance between appreciating and courting danger. The latest incident between China and Indonesia near the Natuna Islands incurs the risk of underestimating Indonesia’s strategic impotence against Beijing’s growing maritime assertiveness. When China published its “nine-dash,” or U-shaped line, ma
ViewpointsMarch 24, 2016
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Brussels violence unabated, yet nothing gained
The world has once again been shaken by another deadly terrorist attack on innocent people. This time the target was Brussels, where at least 31 people were killed and 230 others injured Tuesday. The suspected suicide bombers struck the Belgian capital’s Zaventem airport as well as a metro station about 200 meters from European Commission headquarters. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility. It is widely seen as “an attack on all of Europe,” since Brussels is home to key institut
ViewpointsMarch 24, 2016
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Authors and ‘unfreedom’
To an extent, a book, in whatever the language in which it is crafted, can be a matter of subjective reflection; it is up to the reader or critic to draw conclusions. The Indian Human Resource Development Ministry’s latest move is testament to what Amartya Sen has famously described as the spread of “unfreedom.” While facts are meant to be garnered, interpretation is free. As much was the underlying theme of the pedagogy of the late Ashin Das Gupta, one of the finest teachers of history at Pre
ViewpointsMarch 24, 2016
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Divorce and death
At the second presidential debate sanctioned by the Commission on Elections and held in Cebu on March 20, the candidates were asked to answer three questions without explanation, simply by raising their hands if they were in favor and keeping still if they were against. It was a made-for-TV format, but the exercise proved to be a welcome respite from the often heated exchanges that characterized the debate. The up-or-down format used by TV5 was also a helpful guide to the candidates’ views on lo
ViewpointsMarch 24, 2016
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Actor Jang Keun-suk wants to start anew with 'The Royal Gambler'
South Korean actor Jang Keun-suk said Thursday he wants to start his 30s on a clean slate by playing gambler Baek Dae-gil in the upcoming TV series "The Royal Gambler.""I've always wondered whether I've been too complacent with my 'pretty' image throughout my 20s," he told reporters at a press conference at SBS in Seoul. "By playing Dae-gil, which is my first TV role since turning 30 this year, I want to get rid of that and become something else."Jang turned 30 this year by Korean age reckoning.
TelevisionMarch 24, 2016
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Park attends French food festival in Korea
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday tasted French food at a festival in Seoul as South Korea hosted a celebratory event to mark the 130th anniversary of diplomatic ties with its European partner. In 2010, South Korea and France agreed to designate the period from the latter part of 2015 to the end of 2016 as the "2015-2016 Korea-France Year" to allow their citizens to experience each other's cultures without having to travel.Park said she is pleased that South Koreans have a chance to share Fren
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2016
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LG Uplus CEO acquires 20,000 shares
LG Uplus, the nation’s No. 3 telecom carrier, said Thursday that CEO and vice chairman Kwon Young-soo has acquired 20,000 company shares. The company’s share price closed at 10,700 won ($9.16), up 100 won from the previous day. “With the acquisition, he is showing his willingness for more responsibility in management and confidence in the company’s future,” the company said in a statement. “We also hope to elevate the trust of shareholders about the company’s future business.”At a shareholders
TechnologyMarch 24, 2016
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Thai tourism agency requests visit by 'Descendants of the Sun' star: report
Thailand's tourism agency has asked its South Korean counterpart to help bring a South Korean star from the sensational hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" to the country, The Nation reported Thursday. Since it premiered on Feb. 24 in South Korea and China, the drama has been an instant hit in the two countries and other Asian nations. According to the report in the Thailand daily newspaper, Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), asked the Korea Tourism Organizati
TelevisionMarch 24, 2016
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Korea, Thailand to boost ties on satellite, smart cities
South Korea and Thailand agreed Thursday to promote bilateral cooperation in science and technology and on a smart city project, as the Southeast Asian country is pushing for various infrastructure projects.The two sides discussed ways to strengthen partnerships and signed two related memoranda of understanding in ministerial meetings here, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. ICT is an acronym for information and communication technology.Minister Choi Yang-hee held sep
Diplomatic CircuitMarch 24, 2016
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Parties enter campaign mode
The race for the April general election gained momentum Thursday with the start of the official candidate registration, leaving behind brutal internal nomination fights and stepping up the fierce battle for seats in the next National Assembly.The prospective candidates will register for the election until Friday. The election law requires candidates from political parties to be endorsed by their leaders and independent candidates to be endorsed by between 300 and 500 supporters.Since the law ban
PoliticsMarch 24, 2016
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South Korean HIV patient survives on ginseng for 29 years: research
A South Korean patient of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections survived for nearly 30 years without symptoms while taking Korean red ginseng daily, mostly without any other medication, a group of researchers said Thursday.The research garnered attention as it is rare for HIV patients to survive so long without treatment. The average HIV patient who does not receive medical help survives about 11 years.123rfThe patient was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987. Since then, the patient has ta
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2016
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Chinese envoy touts Korea-China relations as 'best' in decades
China's top envoy to South Korea on Thursday touted the relationship between the two neighbors as the "best" since the establishment of their diplomatic ties in 1992, saying that their common interests have been increasing "unprecedentedly."The remarks by Chinese Ambassador to Korea Qiu Guohong came a month after he warned the bilateral relations would be "destroyed" should an advanced U.S. missile defense system be deployed to the Korean Peninsula."China and South Korea are currently in a perio
Diplomatic CircuitMarch 24, 2016
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Saenuri hit by ‘Yoo Seong-min’ backlash
The ruling conservative Saenuri Party has succeeded in shoving out former floor leader Rep. Yoo Seong-min, whose sour relationship with President Park Geun-hye cost him his party membership but gained him wider support in the lead-up to next month’s general election. The party appears to remain in disarray, with the chairman refusing to nominate a different candidate for Yoo’s constituency in a show of protest to the pro-Park nomination committee.Rep. Yoo Seong-min leaves his office in Daegu on
PoliticsMarch 24, 2016
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Park orders nationwide alert as N.K. pursues solid-fuel missile
The South Korean military confirmed Thursday that North Korea is developing solid-fuel rockets -- indicating that it is continuing to advance its missile attack capabilities -- as President Park Geun-hye ordered security forces to strengthen their vigilance against further provocations.Earlier in the day, North Korea’s state media Korea Central News Agency claimed that its leader Kim Jong-un guided a successful ground test of high-powered solid-fuel rocket engine, saying that the supposed breakt
North KoreaMarch 24, 2016
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How susceptible are our jobs to AI robots?
When Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo trumped Go master Lee Se-dol last week, worldwide attention soon turned to concerns that Go players would eventually be replaced by AI robots.The Korea Employment Information Service unveiled Thursday a list of jobs that could be replaced by AI robots by 2020. It mostly included jobs that involve repetitive tasks or which require less human communication.Professional Go player Lee Se-dol attends a press conference after completing the five-ga
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2016
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41% of jobs concentrated in Seoul
A recent survey found that 41 percent of jobs in South Korea are concentrated in Seoul.Analysis of a total 6,509,703 recruitment notices posted last year by companies registered with JobKorea, a recruitment service provider, showed that 40.9 percent of them were located in Seoul. Jobs in Gyeonggi Province made up 24.7 percent of the total, while those in Incheon made up 7.7 percent. Those in Busan made up 5.4 percent and Daegu took up 3.2 percent. There were the fewest jobs in the Jeju Special S
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2016
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Most South Korean office workers stressed about English
Most South Korean office workers are stressed about being proficient in English regardless of whether their work requires use of the language, a survey showed Thursday.Of 713 surveyed workers, 86.1 percent said they are stressed about English while working, said Hunet, an online education service.While some 38.7 percent said their stress level could be rated as “average,” nearly half, or 45.6 percent, said they were “quite stressed” or “very stressed.” Only 2.5 percent said they felt no pressure
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2016