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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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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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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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Go master Lee Se-dol eager for rematch with AlphaGo
South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol said Monday he'd like to have a rematch with AlphaGo, Google's artificial intelligence program that recently beat him at his own game."I will have to consider it carefully, but if AlphaGo wants a rematch, I'd like to face it again, on the condition that it will take place in the near future," Lee told Yonhap News Agency on Jeju Island. He'd spent the past six days here on vacation with his family."I figured out AlphaGo to some degree during our last meeting," th
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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N. Korea launches 5 short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea fired five short-range missiles into the East Sea on Monday in the latest of a series of provocations in response to the ongoing South Korea and U.S. joint military drills.The missiles were launched near the northeastern city of Hamhung from 3:19 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. and flew east some 200 kilometers, according the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).The type of missiles fired was not immediately known."Our military is keeping close tabs on the situation and standing by with a heightened defens
North KoreaMarch 21, 2016
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‘Assassination’ might be released in Japan
Last year’s megahit Korean action film “Assassination” might soon hit Japanese screens, an official from the film’s distributor Showbox told local media on Wednesday. “It is uncertain whether it will be possible to release the movie in the country (Japan), but we are in talks for an exact release date, aiming for July,” added the official. July is peak season for the film industry with many moviegoers flocking to theaters then. The movie has proved its immense popularity here, surpassing 12 mil
FilmMarch 21, 2016
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Korea, U.S. military chiefs inspect U.S. aircraft carrier
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Lee Soon-jin and Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, the chief commander of American troops stationed in South Korea, jointly inspected a U.S. aircraft carrier on Monday that is participating in a combined military drill here.The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), arrived in South Korea earlier in the month to join the Foal Eagle field training, along with its 7,000-strong carrier strike group. The allies kicked off the annual joint ex
DefenseMarch 21, 2016
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Korea launches 'K-travel bus' for foreign visitors
An inter-city bus connecting major tourist attractions in South Korea will start operating this week for the convenience of foreign travelers, the culture ministry said Monday.The service, named K-travel Bus, will exclusively serve foreigners who want to travel outside the capital city starting from Friday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.Passengers will tour around the nation for two days for US$170, a trip that includes transportation, lodging, an English-speaking guide and ad
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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Shin Kyung-sook's novel listed top bestseller in 10 years: data
Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Look After Mom" was listed as South Korea's most-read book for the past ten years, a local bookstore said Monday.The country's biggest Kyobo Book Centre produced the data based on the accumulated sales figure since 2006.Published in 2008, the book became an instant bestseller with the heartbreaking story of a mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and her family who are haunted by her disappearance. Shin received the "Man Asia Literary Prize" in 2011 as the first K
PeopleMarch 21, 2016
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CJ Group seek changes by boosting M&As
Korea’s food and entertainment giant CJ Group is seeking fresh momentum to bring its growth strategies back on track and to fill the management vacuum created by the owner’s long absence.The group’s affiliates have been active in mergers and acquisitions both in Korea and abroad, in sharp contrast to their conservative approach in the past. The group has been putting efforts to fend off market criticism against its ailing chairman, which has delayed its expansion strategies through M&As. The gro
IndustryMarch 21, 2016
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Korea, Japan to hold talks over 'comfort women' deal
South Korea and Japan will hold working-level talks this week to follow up on last year's agreement to settle their dispute over Tokyo's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Monday.The meeting will be held in Tokyo on Tuesday, led by Chung Byung-won, director-general of the ministry's Northeast Asian affairs bureau, and Kimihiro Ishikane, director-general of the Japanese foreign ministry's Asian and Oceanian affairs bureau, the ministry said in a press releas
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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[Noah Smith] U.S. companies, try this: Raise your minimum pay
Recently, McDonald’s decided to raise wages for many of its hourly restaurant workers. The rise is modest, from about $9 to about $10, but already the company’s executives claim that they are seeing improvements in service quality: “It has done what we expected it to -- 90-day turnover rates are down, our survey scores are up -- we have more staff in restaurants,” McDonald’s U.S. president Mike Andres told analysts at a UBS conference. “So far we’re pleased with it.” So far the company’s financi
ViewpointsMarch 21, 2016
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China notifies local gov'ts of new U.N. sanctions on N. Korea
China has notified its local governments on how to implement new U.N. sanctions on North Korea, including specific measures on imports from North Korea, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said Monday. Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, last Friday as the two nations vowed to fully implement the new U.N. sanctions against North Korea's fourth nuclear test and rocket launch. During the talks, Wu told Kim that China has
World NewsMarch 21, 2016
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Zootopia tops box office for second straight weekend
Disney's animated adventure "Zootopia" continued its hit performance in South Korea, sitting at the top of the list of most-viewed films for the second consecutive weekend, data showed Monday.The film amassed 358,012 viewers on 723 screens across the country during the March 18-20 weekend, representing 30.5 percent of all ticket sales, according to the computerized box office figures from the Korean Film Council.After being at No. 3 for three weeks in a row, Zootopia rose to the top of the box o
FilmMarch 21, 2016
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Actress Song Hye-kyo denies dating actor Song Joong-ki
Actress Song Hye-kyo is not in a relationship with actor Song Joong-ki, her agency said Monday, ending rumors that the "Descendants of the Sun" couple is an item in real life, too."Song Joong-ki is her good colleague with whom she's done a TV series together," UAA Korea said in a statement.The two Songs star in the KBS 2TV series in which the actor plays an Army captain and the actress a doctor. The two fall in love as they try to save lives in the fictional war-torn country called Uruk.Speculat
TelevisionMarch 21, 2016
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Cheating for Olympic gold
Athletes competing in the ancient Olympic games were venerated for their prowess and ability. Here, on these original Olympiad grounds of now toppled temples and former glory, visitors are reminded of the elevated role honor played within competition.Two thousand years ago, competitors heading toward the stadium tunnel walked between two rows of statues. On their right was a famous marble row of heroic athletes, victors all. On the left, however, stood 16 statues of Olympic cheaters, eternally d
ViewpointsMarch 21, 2016
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President Dilma Rousseff mocks Brazilian justice
President Dilma Rousseff has responded to the Brazilian public’s increasingly loud cry for greater accountability by mocking it. Her blatant attempt to protect her predecessor from prosecution will not end well -- for her or Brazil. On Thursday, a federal judge blocked the appointment of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Rousseff’s chief of staff, where, as a cabinet minister, he would have been shielded from probes by all but the Supreme Court. The judge argued that it would put the
ViewpointsMarch 21, 2016
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[Robert B. Reich] The truth about free trade
Both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are blaming free-trade deals for the decline of working-class jobs and incomes. Are they right?Clearly, America has lost a significant number of factory jobs over the last three decades. In 1980, about 1 in 5 Americans worked in manufacturing. Now it‘s about 1 in 12.Today, Ohio has a third fewer manufacturing jobs than it had in 2000. Michigan is down 32 percent.Trade isn’t the only culprit. Technological change has also played a part.When I visit one of Amer
ViewpointsMarch 21, 2016
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7 in 10 women see marriage as burden to career: survey
The majority of South Korean women view marriage as a hindrance to their careers, in stark contrast to men, a survey showed Monday. According to the poll by recruitment site Saramin on 1,401 married and unmarried workers, 71.8 percent of women said that tying the knot had a harmful impact on their career, while 75.9 percent of men saw marriage as a boost to their working lives. YonhapMost of the female respondents (76.5 percent) cited housework and child rearing as the major factors, followed by
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Sharing experience, wisdom with female migrants
When Do Thanh Quy gave birth to her first child 17 years ago in South Korea, she was made to eat “miyeokguk” by her Korean in-laws. The Korean seaweed soup is traditionally served on birthdays and to women who have just given birth. The Vietnamese-born worker married her Korean husband in 1998, after spending four years as a factory worker. “I couldn’t bear the smell of the soup, especially just a few hours after delivery,” Do said in an interview with The Korea Herald. After spending more than
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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Migrants mark UN anti-racism day
South Korea’s migrant worker and refugee advocacy groups called for an end to racial discrimination in central Seoul on Monday, marking the U.N.-designated day to combat racial discrimination. In a press conference held at Gwanghwamun Square in the morning, some 30 civic organizations, including the nation’s first migrant workers’ union, groups of public interest lawyers and labor rights activists, gathered to shed light on the plight of migrant workers here. The groups accused the government
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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Opposition chief boycotts post
The Minjoo Party of Korea took little time to readjust its proportional representative list Monday, pushing back the prioritized nomination of its chief Kim Chong-in amid escalating criticism by party members and supporters.News that Kim had placed himself at the No. 2 spot on the list of proportional candidates for next month’s general election sparked a backlash against the party leader, with critics denouncing the move as self-serving and contradicting the ongoing mood for an overhaul of incu
PoliticsMarch 21, 2016
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China, Russia firms may be subject to U.S. sanctions
As a majority of North Korean overseas workers are in China and Russia, companies employing them in the two countries may be subject to Washington’s new sanctions, a top U.S. official in charge of sanctions policy indicated Monday. “The new Executive Order provides very broad authority to deal with the exportation of labor,” said Daniel Fried, coordinator for sanctions policy at the U.S. State Department. “It doesn’t mandate anything in particular, but the authorities are there if needed.” He wa
North KoreaMarch 21, 2016