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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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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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‘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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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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On the color wheel, Jay Z has an odd bedfellow
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie has her own color (pink). So does Tiffany (blue), Gap (also blue), Coach (brown) and even the roly poly Minions (yellow), but rare is the individual who cares deeply enough about a shade to have one custom made.At the Pantone Color Institute, the privilege doesn't come cheap. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars for the company to come up with just the right one. So why would an actual person, rather than a business, even bother? Only two, at least in the Pantone clie
Arts & DesignMarch 2, 2016
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Paris fashion looks to ‘fat ladies’ for inspiration
PARIS (AFP) - Fat ladies tend to be thin on the ground on the Paris catwalk. But rising Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn made her ready-to-wear debut Tuesday with a colourful collection to light up autumn-winter inspired by the feminist artist Niki de Saint Phalle's proudly voluptuous “Nanas.” Her show with its eye-catching zebra-striped trouser suits was full of the bold and joyous colors of the sculptor’s liberated ladies. Frowijn said Saint Phalle “just wanted to make people happy and herself
Arts & DesignMarch 2, 2016
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KBS World program to air K-pop special on 10th anniversary
KBS World, the international service of the terrestrial network KBS, said Wednesday it will broadcast a K-pop special on the 10th anniversary of its news program later this week. “KBS World News Today” will interview non-Korean fans of K-pop on the set of “Music Bank,” a KBS music program, on Thursday, KBS World said. It will air segments produced by KBS correspondents in Brazil and China who followed aspiring K-pop artists in the two countries. The news program will also introduce Myeong-dong a
TelevisionMarch 2, 2016
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Nervous Adele kicks off world tour in Belfast
LONDON (AFP) - Adele has kicked off her first world tour in four years with a concert in Belfast that received overwhelmingly positive reviews despite the bestselling singer's bout of pre-gig nerves. The show in Northern Ireland’s main city late on Monday was sold out months in advance and fans came from as far as Japan and South Africa to catch a first glimpse of the British ballad singer. The 100-stop tour includes dates in London in March, Paris in June, as well as New York's Madison Square G
PerformanceMarch 2, 2016
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Executive of national swimming body arrested over alleged embezzlement
Prosecutors said Wednesday they have arrested a board member of South Korea's national swimming federation on charges of siphoning off money allocated to the organization's budget, in the latest crackdown on corruption in the national sports sector.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the executive of the Korea Swimming Federation, identified only by his initial L, has been arrested with a formal warrant issued by a local court.Prosecutors said they have also raided the KSF's bran
Social AffairsMarch 2, 2016
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Dinner is theater at Exquis
The hold of celebrity chefs over Seoul’s dining scene remains as strong as ever, proving that the era of such culinary stars is far from over. With chefs the stars of their own culinary space, dinner as theater has become a part of the dining out experience, with open kitchens serving as a stage for diners to witness chefs in motion. Exquis -- a fine dining spot that opened three months ago in Sinsa-dong, Seoul -- takes the concept a step further by seating diners at a counter located above an
FoodMarch 2, 2016
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More Korean male sex abuse victims seek help: report
The number of South Korean men who sought help at Sunflower Centers -- government-affiliated agencies for sexual violence survivors -- increased dramatically by 66 percent last year from the year before, the Gender Ministry announced Monday. The Gender Ministry currently runs a total of 36 Sunflower Centers nationwide, providing services including medical and legal assistance to sex abuse victims. Notably, the number of male sex abuse victims aged 19 or above, who visited the centers for support
Social AffairsMarch 2, 2016
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Korea begins 3-day anti-terrorism inspection of key facilities
South Korea kicked off its three-day inspection of airports, harbors and other key facilities on Wednesday to check readiness to counter any North Korean terrorist attack at the public facilities, the military said.The government has repeatedly warned of possible terrorist attacks carried out by North Korea on the South following the communist nation's recent nuclear test and launch of a long-range rocket. The public safety ministry and six other government agencies, the police and the National
DefenseMarch 2, 2016
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Taiwan beats Korea in wafer production in December
Korea fell behind Taiwan in terms of wafer production in December last year, data showed Wednesday, reflecting a possible weakening in the production capabilities of local chipmakers.According to the industry tracker IC Insights, Taiwan took up 21.7 percent of global wafer production, hovering slightly above Korea's 20.5 percent in December. Wafer production (Yonhap)A wafer refers to a thin slice of semiconductor fabricated with integrated circuits that is used as the base material for memory ch
IndustryMarch 2, 2016
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More Korean medical institutions tap overseas in 2015
The number of Korean medical institutions operating outside the country has grown rapidly over the past five years on the back of the government-led drive to further nurture the rising demand for Korean medical services overseas, government data said Wednesday.According to the data compiled by the health ministry, 141 hospitals, oriental clinics and dental services are operating in 18 countries as of end-2015, up from 125 the previous year.The number has seen steep growth since 2010 when it mark
IndustryMarch 2, 2016
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Kim & Chang, LCIA to host international arbitration seminar
Kim & Chang and the London Court of International Arbitration are set to hold a joint seminar on international arbitration in central Seoul on March 7, the Korean law firm said Tuesday. Amid growing demand among Korean firms for international arbitration, lawyers and experts in the sector from around the world will come together to share their expertise and knowledge on ways to better deal with cross-border disputes, the firm said. Park Eun-young, president of the LCIA Asia Pacific Users‘ Counci
Social AffairsMarch 2, 2016
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Two Korean TV series to be shown in Myanmar
Two popular Korean television series will be shown on Myanmar's state-run channel starting next month, cultural authorities said Wednesday."A Thousand Days' Promise" and "Cinderella's Sister" will be shown on Myanmar's MRTV, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and its affiliate Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange said. This is their first joint project to provide foreign channels with selected Korean TV content free of charge. It remains unknown exactly when the two seri
TelevisionMarch 2, 2016
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Navy conducts anti-North exercise near new Jeju base
The Navy conducted its first military exercise near its new base on the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday to improve readiness to intercept suspicious vessels and submarine infiltration by North Korea.The Aegis destroyer Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and three other Navy and Coast Guard vessels joined the drill which took place in the waters off the newly opened naval base on the south coast of Jeju Island, the Navy said in a statement.One submarine and two seaborne helicopters also took part in the
DefenseMarch 2, 2016
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[Graphic News] Bill Gates tops world’s billionaires list: Forbes
Microsoft founder Bill Gates took the crown as the world’s richest person for three straight years, according to Forbes 2016 World’s Billionaires list released on Tuesday.Despite the worth of his net assets decreasing by $4.2 billion to $75 billion due to weak stock markets and plunging oil price, Gates ranked first in the list of 1,810 billionaires in the world. Fashion retailer Zara founder Amancio Ortega ranked second with $67 billion, up two places from last year, and investment genius Warre
March 2, 2016
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Moody's cuts China's rating outlook to 'negative'
Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded the credit-rating outlook of China to "negative" from "stable," citing rising government debts, declining foreign-currency reserves and uncertainty about Beijing's reform drive. Weakening trade and manufacturing have fueled concerns about the Chinese economy, which has been struggling with stock market routs and mounting local government debt."China's foreign exchange reserves have fallen markedly over the last 18 months, to US$3.2 trillion in Ja
World BusinessMarch 2, 2016
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Korea's industrial output falls 2% on weak exports
Korea's industrial output fell for three months in a row in January due to a slump in the electronics and automaking sectors amid faltering outbound shipments, a government report showed Wednesday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries dropped 1.9 percent last month from a year earlier, contracting for the third consecutive month, according to the report by Statistics Korea. Compared with a month earlier, industrial output also retreated 1.8 percent.Production in
March 2, 2016
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Actor Park Bo-gum from 'Reply 1988' overcame bankruptcy in Sept.: sources
Actor Park Bo-gum, who recently gained nationwide popularity through the tvN hit drama "Reply 1988," bounced back from bankruptcy last year, legal sources said Wednesday.The 22-year-old actor was declared bankrupt in March 2015, after he filed a petition for bankruptcy and exemption from liability with the Seoul Central District Court in 2014, according to the sources.Park has been cleared of his bankruptcy status just six months after the declaration, following the creditor's agreement to abide
TelevisionMarch 2, 2016
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KBS World program to air K-pop special on 10th anniversary
KBS World, the international service of the South Korean terrestrial network KBS, said Wednesday it will broadcast a K-pop special on the 10th anniversary of its news program later this week."KBS World News Today" will interview non-Korean fans of K-pop on the set of "Music Bank," a KBS music program, on Thursday, KBS World said.It will air segments produced by KBS correspondents in Brazil and China who followed aspiring K-pop artists in the two countries.The news program will also introduce Mye
PerformanceMarch 2, 2016
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Pyongyang raps Seoul for seeking to pass bill on N.K. human rights
North Korea denounced South Korea on Wednesday for seeking the parliamentary passage of a bill aimed at improving the North's dismal human rights situation, calling Seoul's move an ugly farce aimed at disgracing the North.The National Assembly is poised to approve the bill, which calls for efforts to improve the North's human rights situation and set up a center tasked with investigating abuses and managing an archives.Similar bills on North Korea's human rights were scrapped in South Korea in r
North KoreaMarch 2, 2016
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N.K. leader inspects missile-producing factory
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a machinery factory, known as a key plant used in the manufacturing of parts related to missile development, the North's state media said Wednesday.The North's leader visited the Thaesong Machine Factory where he stressed the need to modernize its production for the development of the country's machine-building industry, the Korean Central News Agency report said. It did not reveal the timing of Kim's inspection.Meanwhile, the United Nations Security
North KoreaMarch 2, 2016