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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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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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[Photo News] Best TV in Russia
BEST TV IN RUSSIA -- LG Electronics’ 55-inch (140 centimeters) Ultra OLED TV (product name 55EG960V) has been named “Flagship of the Year” by Russia’s leading information technology website Hi-Tech Mail, the company said Sunday. The Korean tech giant has won the top honor for the second consecutive year. (LGE)
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016
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Scientists use math to hunt for identity of elusive Banksy
LONDON (AP) -- Elusive street artist Banksy may have been unmasked -- by mathematics.Scientists have applied a type of modeling used to track down criminals and map disease outbreaks to identify the graffiti artist, whose real name has never been confirmed.The technique, known as geographic profiling, is used by police forces to narrow down lists of suspects by calculating from multiple crime sites where the offender most likely lives.The researchers used the location of 140 Banksy artworks in L
PerformanceMarch 6, 2016
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Korea-France joint production ‘The Empire of Light’ hits Seoul stage
Author Kim Young-ha’s celebrated novel “The Empire of Light“ has been adapted into a joint Korea-France dramatic production as part of the Korea-France Year 2015-2016 celebrating the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. An English-language translation of the novel ”Your Republic is Calling You” was released in 2010. The Korean-language play was produced by the National Theater Company of Korea and directed by French actor and director Arthur Nauzyciel. Following
PerformanceMarch 6, 2016
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Saint’s treasure sparks battle between Naples and Church
NAPLES (AFP) - Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Naples on Saturday in a bid to prevent the Catholic Church gaining any control over the treasure of a local saint that is reputedly worth more than British crown jewels. “We're protecting a centuries-old institution, we will not stand for interference from either the Church or the government,” Paolo Jorio, director of the San Gennaro museum where the jewels are kept, told AFP. The protest was sparked by a decree issued by Interior Minister A
CultureMarch 6, 2016
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[Herald Review] 'Joy,' exceptional story of woman in extraordinarily difficult situation
With a famous ensemble that shows great acting in an elegant nonlinear story about a woman up against all odds to achieve her version of the American dream, director David O. Russell proves once again his prowess in visual storytelling in “Joy.”The movie “Joy” is based on the real-life story of Joy Mangano, a divorced entrepreneur and inventor who created the “Miracle Mop” in the 1990s.A scene from “Joy,” starring Jennifer Lawrence (20th Century Fox)Starring Jennifer Lawrence, the Academy Award-
FilmMarch 6, 2016
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New collection of Kendrick Lamar music goes online
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fresh off his Grammy triumph, Kendrick Lamar has released a new batch of old music. The eight-song collection titled "untitled unmastered" was made available Friday on iTunes, Apple Music, Tidal, Spotify and GooglePlay. None of the songs has a title, just what seem to be dates, ranging from 2013 to 2016.Top Dawg Entertainment, the independent hip-hop label Lamar is signed to, said the collection "features studio versions of the untitled songs" that Lamar performed on "The Colber
PerformanceMarch 6, 2016
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Seized North Korean ship registered in Sierra Leone: South Korea
A North Korean ship impounded in the Philippines last week was registered as being from Sierra Leone via a practice called flag of convenience, South Korea said Sunday.Flag of convenience is a business practice of registering a merchant ship to a country other than its origin for the purposes of avoiding taxes and other regulations.The Philippines seized the North Korean ship Jin Teng on Saturday, becoming the first country to enforce sanctions on the reclusive country since the United Nations S
North KoreaMarch 6, 2016
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IoT subscriber growth surpasses smartphone users' in January
The number of users subscribing to Internet-of-Things (IoT) services grew at a faster pace than those subscribing to smartphones in Korea on-month in January, data showed Sunday, on the back of the rising sales of wearable smart devices.According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the number of Koreans subscribing to IoT-related services shot up 83,577 in January from a month earlier, compared to the 70,097 new smartphone subscribers over the cited period. IoT
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Number of new firms in Korea up 1.7% in January
The number of new companies kicking off operations in Korea advanced 1.7 percent on-year in January, data showed Sunday, marking a record-high figure for the month.According to data compiled by the state-run Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA), the number of new businesses in the country reached 8,210 in January, compared to the 8,070 posted a year earlier.The growth, however, marked a sharp decrease from the 10 percent on-month increase posted in December.The SMBA said the slowed gr
March 6, 2016
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Samsung expands lead in global NAND flash market for Q4
Samsung Electronics continued to sit on the throne of the world's NAND flash market in the fourth quarter of 2015, data showed Sunday, expanding the gap with other smaller rivals around the globe.The Korean tech giant accounted for 33.6 percent of the market in the October-December period, data compiled by industry tracker DRAMeXchange showed, beating 18.6 percent posted by Japan's Toshiba. Samsung Electronics headquarters (Yonhap)The figures compare to the third quarter, when Samsung accounted
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Korea, U.S. to kick off largest-ever joint exercise
South Korea and the United States will launch their largest-ever joint exercise this week to warn North Korea against further provocations, a South Korean military official said Sunday.The Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises running from Monday through April 30 will be the largest in scale since Pyongyang's torpedo attack on the South Korean corvette Cheonan in 2010, which is what triggered these annual drills, the official said on the condition of anonymity.This year's exercise will involve mo
DefenseMarch 6, 2016
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LG Uplus, Microsoft agree to find new growth engines
U.S. tech giant Microsoft and Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus said Sunday the two firms agreed to join forces in tapping new business opportunities in the information communications technologies (ICT) segment.Under the memorandum of understanding, Microsoft and LG Uplus said the two will share their expertise and technologies in emerging ICT businesses such as cloud computing or big data services. LG Uplus (Yonhap)Microsoft said the firm wishes to combine its machine learning tools and big
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Study shows black coffee effective in diabetes prevention
Drinking three cups of coffee with no sugar or cream added per day may help prevent diabetes, South Korean experts said Sunday, providing a tip to the increasing number of patients in the country.Based on a research conducted on 3,497 potential patients of diabetes, a team of doctors at Gangneung Asan Medical Center said the group which drank more black coffee saw fewer outbreaks of the disease.The team said the group that consumed more than two cups of coffee posted an outbreak rate of 9.9 perc
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2016
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Number of new firms in Korea up 1.7% in Jan.
The number of new companies kicking off operations in South Korea advanced 1.7 percent on-year in January, data showed Sunday, marking a record-high figure for the month.According to data compiled by the state-run Small and Medium Business Administration, the number of new businesses in the country reached 8,210 in January, compared to the 8,070 posted a year earlier.The growth, however, marked a sharp decrease from the 10 percent on-month increase posted in December.The SMBA said the slowed gro
FilmMarch 6, 2016
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Jeonju film festival to create documentary award
The organizing committee of the Jeonju International Film Festival signed an agreement Saturday with a local car dealership to create a best documentary award, the committee said.Under the accord, Jin Motors, the Mercedes-Benz's official dealer in North Jeolla Province, will choose the winner from films screened in the festival's Korea Cinemascape and Korean competition sections, and award 10 million won ($8,285) in prize money.The company will also provide six Mercedes-Benz cars for transportin
FilmMarch 6, 2016
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Lotte Holdings votes for incumbent Lotte chairman
Shareholders of Tokyo-based Lotte Holdings Co., which controls South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group, voted on Sunday in support of Shin Dong-bin, the Lotte founder's second son and incumbent group chairman, helping strengthen his management grip against his elder brother Shin Dong-joo.During the meeting in Tokyo, shareholders rejected the request made by Shin Dong-joo, the oldest of 94-year-old Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho's two sons, to dismiss his younger brother from the company
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Police launch probe into alleged IS hacking
Police launched an investigation Saturday into allegations the Islamic State militant group hacked a South Korean firm's computer network to retrieve data on 20 South Koreans, officials said.The company, which provides a news-clipping service, appears to have come under a hacking attack that led to a leak of the names and email addresses of 20 public officials and civilians, according to police and other intelligence officials.Police secured traces of the hacking, including connection records le
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2016
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Philippines impounds N.K. ship under U.N. sanctions
MANILA (AFP) -- The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang‘s recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests.The 6,830-ton cargo ship Jin Teng will not be allowed to leave Subic port, northeast of the capital Manila, where it had been docked for three days and its crew will be deported, presidential spokesman Manolo Quezon said on state-run radio station Radyo ng Bayan. The North Korean car
North KoreaMarch 5, 2016
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S. Korea urges N. Korea to abandon nuclear ‘delusion’
South Korea urged North Korea on Saturday to abandon its “delusion” that nuclear weapons will protect its regime as Pyongyang bristled at new U.N. sanctions on the country.On Friday, the North threatened to take “strong and merciless actions” in protest of the U.N. Security Council adopting unprecedentedly tough sanctions over the country‘s nuclear and long-range rocket tests earlier this year.It rejected the sanctions as “the most reckless provocation”and vowed to take “stern” actions.“Our gove
North KoreaMarch 5, 2016
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IS names 20 Koreans as terrorist targets
Twenty ordinary Koreans were among a handful of people targeted by the Islamic State militant group for future terrorist attacks in a video last month, local reports said Saturday. Korea’s intelligence authorities said they were working to verify the authenticity of the purported threat. According to the reports, the video, posted on YouTube on Feb. 17 and soon deleted, contained the names and email addresses of 20 Koreans, with an instruction for IS followers to “kill them wherever you find the
DefenseMarch 5, 2016