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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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‘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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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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KT and Microsoft to develop AI models for Korea
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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
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[Photo News] KT's new mobile plan
KT’S NEW MOBILE PLAN -- Mobile carrier KT on Wednesday rolled out a mobile plan for those aged 24 and under, who consume a large amount of mobile data for multimedia services. The mobile plan, dubbed Y24, offers subscribers 2GB of bonus data for three hours every day and a 50 percent discount for music and video streaming services. The monthly fees range from 29,900 won ($24) to 59,900 won depending on data allowance. (KT)
TechnologyMarch 2, 2016
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Two Korean films draw record viewers on Independence Movement Day
Two domestic movies on the painful history of the Japanese colonial rule attracted the largest number of viewers over the March 1 Independence Movement holiday, data showed Wednesday."Spirits' Homecoming" about the abhorrent suffering of the Korean women who were forced into sexual enslavement by imperialist Japan during World War II drew in 421,640 viewers on 876 screens across the nation, according to the Korean Film Council.Released on Feb. 24, the film has topped 1.7 million in attendance, a
FilmMarch 2, 2016
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N. Korea to boycott UN human rights forum
North Korea has said it will boycott the U.N. Human Rights Council session and will not be bound by any resolutions that single out the country for censure.North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong on Tuesday claimed the council meeting has been politically contaminated and members are applying double standards.He said in a speech in Geneva that because Pyongyang possesses a powerful nuclear and military deterrent, the United States and others had no other choice but to make an issue out of the c
North KoreaMarch 2, 2016
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Korean consortium inks $9.6 mln construction deal in Bolivia
A South Korean consortium clinched an urban development deal worth $9.6 million in Bolivia for exporting city planning services. Under the deal, the consortium of Sunjin Engineering & Architecture and Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants will join the project to build a new city in Bolivia covering 58 square kilometers near Santa Cruz, an area known as the economic capital of Bolivia.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Seoul said the consortium will be in charge of planning the cit
IndustryMarch 2, 2016
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Hotel Shilla to open duty-free shop in Thailand
Hotel Shilla, an affiliate of Samsung Group, said Tuesday it plans to open a duty-free shop in downtown Bangkok, speeding up efforts to expand its overseas presence.The company said the duty-free shop, which will open within this year, comes after Hotel Shilla first established a joint venture named GMS Duty Free with a Thai firm in 2013. The South Korean retailer holds a 25-percent stake in this venture. Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin (Yonhap)Hotel Shilla said the opening date for the new shop ha
IndustryMarch 2, 2016
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Soul EV sells more than 10,000 units globally
South Korea's Kia Motors said Tuesday that it has sold more than 10,000 units of the Soul electric vehicle in less than two years since its launch.Solid demand from the European market helped boost sales figures, the carmaker added.Soul EV (Yonhap)The Soul EV, the electric vehicle variant of the Soul crossover vehicle, posted combined sales of 10,210 units through January of this year, with the overseas market taking up 8,630 units.Of the amount sold abroad, Europe accounted for 6,770 units, fol
IndustryMarch 2, 2016