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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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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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ACRC expands online petition service
South Korea’s state-run anticorruption watchdog is expanding its online petition to offer easier access to Koreans living overseas, from July, officials siad Thursday. It will also be offering the service in more foreign languages.The Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission said it has started operating the online petition e-People service via Korean.net as well as its own website (www.epeople.go.kr).The e-People site’s original Korean name was “Sinmungo” (Big Drum), which comes from a syste
Social AffairsFeb. 4, 2016
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Nongshim’s China sales surpass $200m in 2015
Korean food-maker Nongshim said Thursday its sales in China surged 16.6 percent to reach $210 million last year, its best performance to date, thanks to the rising popularity of instant noodles in the country.“Our sales growth in China reflects a positive evaluation of Nongshim’s instant ramen noodle products among locals,” Nongshim said in a statement.Chinese consumers buy Shin Ramyun at a supermarket in Shanghai (Nongshim)Nongshim said its rising brand power drove up its online sales by about
IndustryFeb. 4, 2016
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Painterly ‘The Assassin’ leads nominees at Asian Film Awards
HONG KONG (AP) -- Hou Hsiao-hsien's cinematic kung fu masterpiece "The Assassin" may have missed out on an Oscar nod, but it tops nominees at the Asian Film Awards.The nine nominations include best film, best director, best cinematography, and best actress for Shu Qi. Hou won best director at Cannes last year for his painterly dramatic film.Indian period drama, "Bajirao Mastani" earned five of the nominations announced Wednesday, as did Hong Kong cop thriller "Port of Call," which received 13 no
FilmFeb. 4, 2016
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'Act less smart,’ Saenuri lawmaker advises female politicians
Rep. Kim Eul-dong, a female second-term lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, came under fire for suggesting that female lawmakers should “pretend to be less smart” in order to befriend the public.“The Korean public sentiment tends to find it uncomfortable when women seem too smart, so I believe it is more advantageous to make a less intellectual face,” she was quoted as saying.Kim’s controversial comments came Wednesday during the party’s convention of female preliminary candidates for the upco
PoliticsFeb. 4, 2016
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Korean, U.S. special forces conduct joint exercise
United States' special forces units have arrived in South Korea for a joint military drill with South Korean troops as the allies ramp up combined readiness on the prospect of North Korea's imminent long-range missile launch, the two countries' militaries said Thursday.The U.S. special operational forces, including those from the airborne 1st Special Forces Group and the 75th Ranger Regiment, came here to train with South Korea's Special Warfare Command and to increase joint special operations r
DefenseFeb. 4, 2016
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CNBLUE to pay compensation to Crying Nut
The Seoul Central District Court ordered K-pop rock band CNBLUE to pay 15 million won ($12,500) in compensation to indie punk band Crying Nut for copyright infringement. Crying Nut had sued CNBLUE and its agency FNC Entertainment for unauthorized use of its song “Deathblow Off-Side,” which was written by its member Lee Sang-hyuk to mark the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was released by the band. Crying Nut claimed that CNBLUE used the music on Mnet’s “M Countdown” in 2010 without authorization. CNBLUE
PerformanceFeb. 4, 2016
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Samsung heiress’ husband appeals against divorce ruling
Samsung heiress Lee Boo-jin’s husband on Thursday appealed against the court’s recent acceptance of divorce claims filed by her. Lim Woo-jae, the former vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, told the media that he would like to keep his family. “I cannot accept the unfair ruling. (The ruling) is excessively cruel. I decided to appeal in order to secure my visitation and parental rights,” he said in a two-page note handed to the media in front of the court. Lim Woo-jae heads to submit the
Social AffairsFeb. 4, 2016
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Jobless Korean confessed for suspected explosive device at airport
Police said Thursday that an unemployed South Korean man admitted to have left a suspicious box at South Korea's main airport in anger over his unemployment.The 36-year-old told police that he made the box at his home using a butane gas canister and installed it in a bathroom at Incheon International Airport."I made the box based on what I have seen in movies before," he was quoted by police as saying.He is being questioned by police after he was apprehended on Wednesday night at his home in Gur
Social AffairsFeb. 4, 2016
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Big Bang tops Oricon chart with ‘MADE Series'
K-pop idol group Big Bang topped the Oricon Daily Albums chart and Japanese iTunes chart with its new album “MADE Series,” the group’s agency YG Entertainment said Thursday. Big Bang’s new album sold 80,262 copies Wednesday, the day of its release, the agency added. The album is a compilation of a monthly series from last year that started with “M” in May and continued to August when “E” was released in August. It was released only in Korea. Big Bang (YG Entertainment) The new album for the Japa
PerformanceFeb. 4, 2016
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Young Diplomats Academy lifts lid on envoy’s world
The Korea Herald Young Diplomats Academy and the Young Opinion Leaders’ Knowledge Forum -- youth camps tailored to live interaction with foreign diplomats, business leaders, renowned scholars and legal experts -- inspired future generations of leaders last month. The venue at Yonsei International Campus in Songdo, Incheon, from Jan. 22-24 attracted over 200 students from the country’s elementary, middle and high schools, providing a platform for differentiated learning, discussion and communicat
Foreign AffairsFeb. 4, 2016
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Seoul to intercept Pyongyang rocket if needed
South Korea won't hesitate to shoot down a North Korean rocket or its debris if necessary, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, amid clear signs that the secretive neighbor's rocket launch is imminent.North Korea informed U.N. agencies of its plan to send a satellite into orbit between Feb. 8 and Feb. 25, which is viewed as a cover for a long-range missile test.The move added to tensions already heightened after the North's nuclear test on Jan. 6. "The military is ramping up its air defense opera
North KoreaFeb. 4, 2016
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Guns N' Roses reunion heads to Mexico
NEW YORK (AFP) - The long-in-the-making reunion of Guns N’ Roses has gone international, with the hard rockers announcing a show in Mexico City. The band, performing for the first time in 23 years with the original lineup of Axl Rose and Slash, posted a video on its website giving an April 19 date for a concert at the Foro Sol stadium. The show will come halfway between the rockers' two performances at the Coachella festival, which takes place over back-to-back weekends in the California desert.
PerformanceFeb. 4, 2016
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Long, winding trip ahead for Vietnamese football club competing in Korea
Vietnamese football side Hanoi T&T must complete a long and winding trip this weekend to South Korea before they will face a local team for a spot at Asia's top club competition, officials here said Thursday.Hanoi T&T will meet Pohang Steelers of the K League Classic in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, next Tuesday in the final playoff for the Asian Football Confederation Champions League. The winner will make it to the group stage of the annual tournament.According to K League officials, Hano
SoccerFeb. 4, 2016
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Art house theaters face identity crisis
CGV Arthouse, which is run by theater chain CGV, will be presenting 20 top Academy Award-nominated films in a special five-week program set to begin Feb. 11. The lineup for the “Academy Award Special Program” includes films nominated for the award’s top honors, such as “The Revenant” and “The Martian.” Also included will be ten films that have not been released in Korea yet, including “The Danish Girl,” “Room,” “Brooklyn” and “45 Years.” The program will also have special events, such as a liv
FilmFeb. 4, 2016
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Military plane crash near Andong
A military aircraft crashed into a river near Andong on South Korea's southeastern coast, local authorities said Thursday.Rescue teams and firefighters said that two crew members of the stricken plane escaped and are safe.The T-11 biplane crashed around 12:05 p.m. near the Gyeongbuk Institute for Bio-industry. The crash was only a few hundred meters away from a village.The two air force pilots were on their way back to the base in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, after flight duty, according
Social AffairsFeb. 4, 2016
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France bans Von Trier‘s ’Antichrist‘ for sex, violence
PARIS (AFP) - A French court banned Lars von Trier‘s ultra-violent film “Antichrist” on Wednesday, nearly seven years after it won a major prize at the Cannes film festival. It is the third time a traditionalist Catholic group has succeeded in persuading French judges to pull the film since it was first released in 2009. The same group has also managed to have two other sexually explicit films temporarily withdrawn from French cinemas and DVD stores in the past year. Gaspar Noe’s erotic odyssey
FilmFeb. 4, 2016
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Seoul city revamping travel information website
The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it will soon revamp its official travel website and include more travel information for visitors' convenience. It said the city's website, currently in its beta version, will begin trial service within this month after overhauling it with more information, pictures and images.The new website will be available on personal computers as well as mobile phones, according to a city official.It will also add more convenient functions so that visitors can
TravelFeb. 4, 2016
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Los Angeles is new icon of menswear cool
NEW YORK (AFP) - Long derided for flashiness or faded grunge, Los Angeles and a new generation of designers are bringing a new brand of chic to American menswear. It's only the second edition of New York Men’s Fashion Week, which kicked off Monday and ends Thursday. But already the capital of American fashion is recognizing that innovations on its runways often come from the West Coast. Models present creations during the Duckie Brown show at the Fall/Winter 2016 New York Men‘s Fashion Week, in
Arts & DesignFeb. 4, 2016
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N. Korean leader chairs joint meeting of party's key committees
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a joint meeting of the ruling party's central and military committees as the party prepares for a key congress in May, the North's state media said Thursday.The North's leader chaired a joint meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea's central committee and the Korean People's Army committee in Pyongyang on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The KCNA said that participants had an in-depth discussion on issues to furth
North KoreaFeb. 4, 2016
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Ex-PM appeals against bribery ruling
South Korea's former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo filed an appeal against a court ruling that gave him an eight-month jail term last week for bribery, legal sources said Thursday.Lee, who was convicted of taking 30 million won from Sung Wan-jong, the late chairman of construction firm Keangnam Enterprises Inc., at his election office in April 2013 brought the case to the Seoul High Court.Last week, the Seoul Central District Court handed down a jail term suspended for two years and ordered him to
PoliticsFeb. 4, 2016