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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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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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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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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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N. Korea warns of 'pre-emptive' strike against South, U.S.
North Korea on Tuesday strongly denounced the upcoming joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington, warning a "pre-emptive strike" against any attempt to collapse the Kim Jong-un regime.South Korea and the United States plan to conduct their largest-ever military drill next month at a time of heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and long-range missile launch. North Korean anchor delivers the North Korean regime’s warning against the upcom
North KoreaFeb. 23, 2016
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Syrian opposition and government accept truce
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – The Syrian government and the main umbrella for Syrian opposition and rebel groups announced Tuesday their conditional acceptance of a proposed U.S.-Russian cease fire that the international community hopes will bring them back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks to end the war.The announcement came after the United States and Russia agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcement were left unresolved.T
World NewsFeb. 23, 2016
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Regime agrees to Syria peace deal but doubts persist
DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syria's regime agreed Tuesday to a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, but there were widespread doubts it could take effect by the weekend as hoped.The agreement, announced Monday, does not apply to jihadists like the Islamic State group and Al-Nusra Front, putting up major hurdles to how it can be implemented on Syria's complex battlefield.A Syrian foreign ministry statement said the government would continue to fight both those groups as well as other "t
World NewsFeb. 23, 2016
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Bill Gates sides against Apple in FBI iPhone-unlocking case
LONDON (AP) – Bill Gates is siding against Apple – and many other technology companies – in saying the firm should help the U.S. government to hack into a locked iPhone as part of an investigation into the San Bernardino shooting.Apple has resisted providing a piece of programming that would help the FBI access the phone. Apple argues that governments, both in the U.S. and overseas, are likely to use the program in other cases, undermining data privacy.In an interview Tuesday with the Financial
World NewsFeb. 23, 2016
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Opposition party filibusters against anti-terrorism bill
SEOUL (Yonhap) – South Korea's main opposition party kicked off a filibuster during a parliamentary session Tuesday, in protest against an assembly speaker's decision to put a long-stalled anti-terrorism bill to a vote.Earlier, National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa invoked his authority to take the bill to the floor for a vote that has been stalled for more than a decade.Since the first draft of the bill was filed with the National Assembly following the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 as a measure to
PoliticsFeb. 23, 2016
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Cameron warns on Brexit risks as sterling plunges
LONDON (AFP) -- Prime Minister David Cameron warned Monday that a vote to leave the EU would risk Britain‘s economic and national security, as uncertainty over the outcome of the June referendum sent the pound plunging.In a speech to the House of Commons, the Conservative leader launched a barely-veiled attack on London Mayor Boris Johnson, his long-term rival who has come out for Britain exiting the EU -- a Brexit -- accusing him of taking the position for political gain.Johnson challenged the
World NewsFeb. 23, 2016
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U.S., Russia agree on Syria cease-fire plan
BEIRUT (AFP) -- A landmark truce is to take effect in Syria on Saturday, the United States and Russia announced, but the “cessation of hostilities” does not include the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, the main jihadist factions.The leading opposition group in the five-year conflict gave its conditional acceptance to Monday‘s announcement, but Israel said it was skeptical the deal would hold, and analysts warned any pause in the fighting would be dependent on Russia, Iran and President Bashar a
World NewsFeb. 23, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Elliott faces probe over Samsung spat
U.S. activist investor Paul Elliott Singer’s Samsung saga may not be over yet. Korea’s financial authorities are moving to seek a prosecutorial investigation into Elliott Associates, a $27 billion hedge fund run by Singer, for a suspected breach of a local disclosure rule regarding its purchase last year of a stake in Samsung Group’s construction unit. YohapThrough a 7.12 percent stake in Samsung C&T, the fund had mounted a high-profile and ultimately unsuccessful campaign to block its merger wi
Feb. 23, 2016
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Debate persists over efficacy of antiterrorism bill
The National Assembly speaker’s decision Tuesday to put an antiterrorism bill to a vote was seen as a show of support for the law, which the opposition has branded as unnecessary and politically motivated. Ruling party lawmakers moved quickly upon the announcement by Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa that he would exercise his authority to bring the government-led security bill to a vote in a plenary session without sending them to a legislative committee. The Saenuri Party members of the Intellig
PoliticsFeb. 23, 2016
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Police catches man for allegedly beating 11-month daughter
Police said Tuesday that they booked a 29-year-old man on charges of abusing his 11-month daughter amid a growing number of child abuse cases across the nation. (Yonhap)The Jecheon Police Station is questioning the man who is suspected of kicking the crying infant in her face and stomach on multiple occasions while quarreling with his wife earlier this month. He also allegedly beat her until the baby bled in mid-January. A witness told police the man was violent with the baby once or twice a mo
Social AffairsFeb. 23, 2016
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[ELECTION 2016] Minjoo Party dodges national security agenda
South Korea will elect new National Assembly members in a general election on April 13. The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the candidate agendas, election trends and notable runners leading up to the race. This is the third installment. -- EdIn the weeks following North Korea’s long-range ballistic missile launch, national security has been on top of the agenda for all political parties here, overshadowing all other pending issues.But now, with less than two months left to th
PoliticsFeb. 23, 2016
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Parties agree on electoral map, clash over antiterrorism bill
Rival parties on Tuesday reached a last-minute agreement on the renewed demarcation of electoral districts for the parliamentary elections on April 13, ending an unprecedented 54-day legislative vacuum.But they continued to clash over the antiterrorism bill, with the ruling party and parliamentary speaker attempted to bulldoze the legislation and the main opposition party launched a filibuster to deter its passage.Kim Moo-sung and Kim Jong-in, the respective chiefs of the ruling Saenuri Party an
PoliticsFeb. 23, 2016
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INU launches global integrated college
Incheon National University on Tuesday launched the College of Law, Commerce and Public Affairs, which encompasses various disciplines in its humanities program.According to officials, the integrated college would provide education covering economics, trade, law, political science and international studies, along with administration. The INU said it aims to offer students what it called “integrated globalization” education. Participants of the inaugural ceremony of the College of Law, Commerce a
Social AffairsFeb. 23, 2016
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Allies postpone launch of THAAD talks
South Korea and the U.S. will sign an agreement to officially launch talks to station a U.S. advanced missile defense system here this week, the Ministry of National Defense said, postponing its original plan to reach a deal on Tuesday.The ministry on Monday had said it would sign an agreement with the U.S. military on a joint working group for negotiations on deploying Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system on 11 a.m. Tuesday. The allies have mulled over having the ballistic missile defense
DefenseFeb. 23, 2016
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[Graphic News] AI takes on human in Go
Anticipation is growing as the showdown between top Korean Go player Lee Se-dol and artificial intelligence software AlphaGo will take place in Seoul early next month. The Go match, consisting of five games scheduled between March 9 and 15, has been garnering attention from the public, enthusiasts of the game and the technology sector.Jung Jae-seung, a bio and brain engineering professor of KAIST, said, “The match between Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo is more than just a challenge posed by an AI progra
TechnologyFeb. 23, 2016
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[Super Rich] Expanded payroll disclosure plan irks business tycoons
Will people finally find out how much Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong makes in a year?All eyes are now on a revision bill that will make public the payrolls of highest-paid business magnates. It is waiting for final approval from the National Assembly.While many lawmakers and civic activists call for transparency in management, saying that it is key to fair trade and business, businessmen are claiming that it is an invasion of privacy. (From left) Samsung Electronics vice chairman
IndustryFeb. 23, 2016
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China envoy warns of ‘destruction’ of ties due to THAAD
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Qiu Guohong on Tuesday warned of a possible “destruction” of bilateral relations, reiterating the country’s opposition to the projected introduction of advanced U.S. missile assets on the peninsula. At a meeting with Kim Chong-in, interim chairman of the main opposition The Minjoo Party, the envoy stressed that a stationing of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will dent Beijing’s security interests and in turn take a toll on the relationship. “Much
Foreign AffairsFeb. 23, 2016
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Sailor freed after pirates hijacked ship off West Africa
A South Korean sailor was released Tuesday nearly two weeks after a United Arab Emirates-registered oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Cote d’Ivoire that led to a dramatic nighttime rescue mission by the Nigerian military, said Seoul’s Foreign Ministry. The unidentified seaman was taken hostage on Feb. 11 along with 17 other crew members from China, India, Pakistan, Sudan and Ghana, the ministry said. The Panama-flagged Maximus, owned by a UAE company and on lease to a South Korean shippin
Foreign AffairsFeb. 23, 2016
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[Editorial] IS terror risks mount
It is urgent for the government to raise the alarm and map out security measures against possible terror attacks from the jihadist extremist group the Islamic State, aside from its readiness posture over another North Korean provocation. Seoul may have to take the terror threat more seriously than the habitual blackmail from Pyongyang. The nation is not safe from IS-led terrorism -- the militant group included South Korea twice, in September and November last year, as one of its future destinati
EditorialFeb. 23, 2016
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[Editorial] Huawei in Korea, U.S.
Huawei Technologies has unveiled its vision to overtake Samsung Electronics in five years in smartphone market share, after beating the world’s second-largest manufacturer, Apple, by 2019. The Chinese electronics company grabbed the No. 3 spot in smartphone shipments at the end of 2015, posting 44.3 percent annual growth. It is also targeting a 30 percent increase this year, which would bring its 2016 sales to over 140 million units. Some market insiders in South Korea might say Huawei is too op
EditorialFeb. 23, 2016