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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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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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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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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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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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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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Sofia Coppola teams up with Batman designer for ‘La Traviata’
ROME (AFP) - U.S. director Sofia Coppola is teaming up with the British designer behind the Batman trilogy for a new production of the Italian opera “La Traviata,” with costumes by fashion king Valentino. Coppola, who won an Academy award for “Lost in Translation,” is putting on her first opera with Giuseppe Verdi's romantic tragedy at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma from May 24. The 44-year-old daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola has joined forces with production designer Nathan Crowley, w
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2016
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Lotte founder names 1st son as legitimate heir through video
Lotte Group founder's first son released a video earlier this week in which his father named him as the legitimate heir of the conglomerate, industry sources said Wednesday, amid the prolonged dispute over which son will inherit the company. (Yonhap)"Dong-joo, the first son, is the heir in both Japan and South Korea. This is a common sense. There will be no reliability if someone else takes the post," the founder said in the video in Japanese. Last year, Shin's second son, Dong-bin, took contro
CompaniesFeb. 10, 2016
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Half of Korean teens find marriage unnecessary
Over half of South Korean teenagers see marriage as not mandatory, data showed Wednesday, implying the country's low birthrate could worsen in the near future.Around 52.6 percent of South Korean teens said being single won't have a major impact on their lives, with more females agreeing to the belief than their male counterparts at 62.4 percent to 43 percent, the data compiled by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs showed.The survey was conducted in October last year on 1,179 students
Social AffairsFeb. 10, 2016
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44% of Chinese see dialogue as best strategy for N. Korea
Forty-four percent of Chinese people believe that dialogue is the best way to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, a survey by China's state-run media showed Wednesday.The survey of about 11,000 Chinese, conducted by the state-run Xinhua News Agency, also showed that 32 percent of them responded that there is "no effective solution" about North Korea's defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons. The remaining 24 percent said China needs to toughen its sanctions against North Korea.Weeks
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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JCS chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold talks Thursday over N.K. rocket launch
The military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks this week to coordinate their response to North Korea's long-range rocket launch, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.The talks will be held Thursday among Gen. Lee Sun-jin, chairman of the JCS, and his American and Japanese counterparts -- Gen. Joseph Dunford and Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano -- in Hawaii, the JCS said. Lee will participate via video from South Korea."The three countries' JCS chairmen plan to
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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Korea, U.S. to launch task force on THAAD
South Korea and the United States will launch a task force later this month to discuss the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the South, officials said Wednesday. The allies have begun formal discussions on the placement of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea to deter North Korean aggressions in the wake of its long-range rocket launch Sunday.The joint task force will handle the details of the discussions, including the location and cost of the THAAD
DefenseFeb. 10, 2016
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Russia expresses concern to Korean envoy over THAAD decision
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed concerns to South Korea's ambassador over Seoul's decision to begin formal consultations on bringing in the U.S. THAAD missile defense system to the country to defend against North Korean threats.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov conveyed the concern during a meeting with Amb. Park Ro-byug, the ministry said.Shortly after North Korea's missile launch on Sunday, South Korea and the U.S. jointly announced they would begin official discussi
DefenseFeb. 10, 2016
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N. Korea still faces daunting challenges in turning long-range rocket into ICBM
North Korea has yet to master reentry technology and overcome other challenges if it wants to use its recently tested long-range rocket as an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. expert said Tuesday.John Schilling, a U.S. aerospace engineer with expertise on North Korean rockets, also said in an article carried by the website 38 North that the communist nation would need as least one more test launch to overcome such challenges."The obvious concern is that North Korea is testing ballistic
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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N.K. capable of harvesting plutonium in weeks, on way to field KN-08 ICBM
North Korea has run its nuclear reactor for long enough to harvest plutonium "within a matter of weeks to months" and Pyongyang is also believed to have taken "initial steps" toward fielding a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper unveiled the assessment in his "Worldwide Threat Assessment" report submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, days after North Korea carried out a banned missile
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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'Geunhyenomics,' or the lack thereof
The eponymous “Abenomics,” a set of reform plans named after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, frequently turns up in the world’s media. But nobody ever refers to “Geunhyenomics” for South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and it’s not just because it’s hard to pronounce. It’s because nothing has changed from the ancient government policies of the 20th century despite almost every aspect of the economy changing.Consequently, companies are faltering, foreign reserves are down, stock markets are o
Latest NewsFeb. 9, 2016
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Park, Obama, Abe to cooperate for strong sanctions on N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye and her U.S. and Japanese counterparts agreed Tuesday to cooperate to ensure that the U.N. Security Council can adopt a resolution for strong sanctions on North Korea for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.The Security Council has vowed to “expeditiously adopt a new resolution” with significant measures against North Korea.(Yonhap)North Korea said the rocket successfully put an Earth observation satellite into orbit on Sunday as part of its space develop
North KoreaFeb. 9, 2016
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S. Korean FM embarks on trip to push for N.K. sanctions
South Korea‘s foreign minister on Tuesday embarked on a five-day trip to the headquarters of the United Nations and Germany to drum up international support to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test and missile launch.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to make a two-day visit to the U.N. headquarters in New York to ask the U.N. Security Council to slap stronger and more effective sanctions on North Korea.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se talks to reporters at the Incheon International Airpo
North KoreaFeb. 9, 2016
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N. Korea‘s satellite achieves orbit: Defense Ministry
North Koreans gather at the Kim Il-sung Square to celebrate a satellite launch held on Monday. (AP/Yonhap)The satellite North Korea launched into space earlier this week has achieved orbit, but whether it is operating normally has not been verified, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.On Sunday, the North launched a rocket carrying the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite, but the outside world viewed it as a cover for testing the country's intercontinental ballistic missile technology.The North Korean rock
North KoreaFeb. 9, 2016
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N. Korean satellite ‘tumbling in orbit’: U.S. reports
WASHINGTON -- The North Korean satellite put into orbit after a widely condemned rocket launch over the weekend is not functioning properly, U.S. reports said Monday.Both CNN and CBS cited unidentified U.S. defense officials as saying that the “Kwangmyongsong-4” satellite is “tumbling in orbit,” meaning that the purported Earth observation satellite is not working properly. (Yonhap)CBS reported that signals from the satellite had also yet to be detected.Earlier in the day, Pentagon press secreta
DefenseFeb. 9, 2016
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U.S. hopes to deploy THAAD in S. Korea ‘as quickly as possible’
WASHINGTON -- The United States hopes to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea “as quickly as possible” and the two countries will begin formal discussions on the matter “in the next few days,” the Defense Department said Monday.“We would like to see this move as quickly as possible. We‘re beginning the consultations now in the coming days with the South Koreans and we expect that this will move in an expeditious fashion,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said at a briefing.
DefenseFeb. 9, 2016
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U.N. Security Council strongly condemns N. Korean launch
The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch, vowing to "expeditiously adopt a new resolution" with significant measures, and calling the launch a "dangerous and serious violation.""The members of the Security Council strongly condemn this launch," Venezuelan U.N. Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, the council's president for February, told reporters on Sunday while reading a press statement after the closed-door meeting."The members of the Securi
North KoreaFeb. 8, 2016
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FM Yun to visit U.N., Germany this week over N.K. sanctions
South Korea's foreign minister plans to visit the headquarters of the United Nations and Germany this week to drum up international support for punishment over North Korea's nuclear test and missile launch, his ministry said Monday.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to visit the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he will ask the U.N. Security Council to slap stronger and more effective sanctions on North Korea, according to the Foreign Ministry.The U.N. Security Counc
North KoreaFeb. 8, 2016
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Analysts refute China's opposition to U.S. shield in S. Korea
North Korea's latest launch of a long-range rocket prompted Seoul and Washington to begin talks on the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, a move that has been strongly opposed by the North's important ally, China. North Korea said Sunday it successfully put a satellite into orbit, but the international community swiftly condemned the launch as a covert test of ballistic missile technology, which is banned under U.N. resolutions.China's reaction to North Korea's
North KoreaFeb. 8, 2016
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S. Korea dismisses report on Seoul-Tokyo military intel pact
South Korea said Monday that gaining the public's support is a prerequisite for Seoul to review whether to seek a pact on sharing military intelligence with Japan.Japan's Kyodo News reported Sunday that South Korea and Japan seem to hold the view that conditions are ripe for deepening military cooperation, saying that Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Seoul is mulling reviewing whether to clinch a Seoul-Tokyo pact on sharing military intelligence.In 2012, the two nations initialed such a pact to
DefenseFeb. 8, 2016
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China protests S. Korea's decision on U.S. missile shield
China summoned South Korea's ambassador on Sunday to protest Seoul's decision to begin talks with Washington on the deployment of an advanced American missile defense system to South Korea following the North's long-range rocket launch.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin summoned the South Korean ambassador to China, Kim Jang-soo, and lodged representations to Kim over the decision, China's foreign ministry said in a brief statement. Hours after North Korea claimed it had successfully put
Foreign AffairsFeb. 8, 2016