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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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North Korea seen seeking military legacy
North Korea’s preparations for a satellite launch appear to be an effort to show progress in building a militarily strong nation ahead of its ruling party’s national congress in May, analysts said Wednesday.Through the rocket launch, the reclusive regime may also want to show people at home and abroad that it will go its own way despite mounting calls for it to renounce its nuclear program, which it has defended as critical for its self-defense, they noted. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn surveys t
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2016
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Seoul warns North Korea over ‘missile test’
South Korea on Wednesday warned that North Korea will face “severe consequences” should it press ahead with a new long-range missile test in line with its plans reported to international organizations. Pyongyang on Tuesday notified the International Maritime Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Telecommunication Union that it will launch an earth-observing Kwangmyongsong satellite between Feb. 8 and 25, and 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. under its “national space deve
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2016
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N. Korea's rocket plan targets internal audience, U.S.
North Korea's push for a long-range rocket launch is seen as aimed at achieving feats on the military front for internal solidarity ahead of its key party event in May, experts said Wednesday.The North also appears to be trying to counter the U.S.-led campaign to slap stronger sanctions on the North over its fourth nuclear test last month, they added.North Korea notified the International Maritime Organization on Tuesday that it will launch what it calls an "earth observation satellite" between
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2016
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Man arrested for trafficking meth
A 44-year-old South Korean has been arrested on charges of smuggling methamphetamine worth more than 10 billion won from the Philippines, Seoul police said Wednesday.The suspect, identified only by his surname Song, has allegedly smuggled 3 kilograms of meth from the Southeast Asian country through Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, since October 2015, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said.The smuggling occurred on three occasions, with the amount estimated to be enou
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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Korea to revise incorrect, ‘confusing’ English signs
A tourist stumbling across the streets of Hannam-dong is baffled by a road sign which points to the embassy of “Namapeurika Gonghwaguk.” The sign, which is plain gibberish in English but is phonetically what South Africa is called in Korean, shows the extent of how many English signs in the country fail to serve the purpose of helping foreigners obtain information. A road sign in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, reads “Gongyeongjuchajang,” which is the Romanization of “public parking lot” in Kor
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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Vietnamese man detained for illegal entry
An immigration official apprehended a Vietnamese man accused of illegally entering South Korea, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday.The 25-year-old was detained in the southeastern city of Daegu around 2:30 p.m., the ministry said.The detention came five days after he forced his way through the gate of an unmanned automatic immigration checkpoint at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul.The suspect was supposed to leave for Tokyo at 10:10 a.m. on Jan. 29 after arriving at Seoul via Korean
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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[Herald Review] Cho Seong-jin exceeds expectations at Chopin gala concert
Soaked with national pride, the hottest classical music event of the season concluded with a much-deserved standing ovation as pianist Cho Seong-jin performed at home for the first time since becoming the first Korean to win at the prestigious International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last year. Cho, along with his fellow competitors who ranked through sixth place in the competition, gathered together at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall to perform at the winners’ gala concert. Pianist
PerformanceFeb. 3, 2016
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U.N. chorus to visit Korea for first time in 69 years
A United Nations' choir will perform in South Korea for the first time since its foundation in 1947 and send a message for peace on the divided Korean Peninsula.The United Nations Singers' performances will take place in the truce village of Panmunjom, Seoul, Busan, Cheongju and Yeosu from June 4 through 14, the chorus said Tuesday.Established through voluntary participation of U.N. employees, the U.N. chorus has been making a series of performances over the past decades in one or two countries
PerformanceFeb. 3, 2016
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PyeongChang now into 'operational phase' two years ahead of Winter Olympics
With about two years to go until the first Winter Olympics in South Korea, the top local organizer said Wednesday the preparation has moved into a new phase.Cho Yang-ho, president of the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, said the eastern resort town and its sub-hosts are well on their way to a successful Olympics."Construction for all new competition and non-competition venues is on track and will be completed in time," Cho said at a press conference in Seoul. The Pyeon
Olympic GamesFeb. 3, 2016
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Government to help create content industry ‘success stories’
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it will aim to create a series of “success stories” from the Creative Economic Leader Venture Center this year by funding start-ups. In a luncheon meeting with local reporters on Wednesday, Culture Ministry officials said that the ministry plans to spend 10 billion won to support start-ups for the production of content and 3 billion won for research and development. The ministry’s goal is to develop some 25 killer contents this year. “This i
CultureFeb. 3, 2016
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Korea to toughen monitoring on Zika virus
South Korea will tighten monitoring on the spread of the Zika virus and increase its quarantine infrastructure to effectively deal with any possible outbreak, the government said Wednesday.Airport authorities will strengthen the monitoring of passengers returning from Zika outbreak countries, as well as imported animals and plants from there, officials said.The government will also conduct a simultaneous investigation into mosquitoes within this year as the mosquito-borne illness poses a serious
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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N. Korea's rocket launch move escalates tensions
North Korea is ramping up military tensions with South Korea with its move to carry out a long-range missile test, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Wednesday, as the communist country took a preparatory step to launch a long-range missile.On Tuesday, North Korea notified international maritime and telecommunication agencies of its plan to launch what it claims will be a satellite sometime between Feb. 8 and 25.The outside world regards the launch as a cover for the country's test of ballistic m
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2016
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COOP cabs shake up taxi industry
COOP Taxi, launched in July last year, is shaking up the taxi industry with its alternative business model that boosts cab services and drivers’ working conditions. Taxis in Korea are usually run solely by private operators or individual drivers. COOP breaks away from this convention by establishing a cooperative system in which all members are considered both employees and owners. A total of 161 cooperative members invested 4 billion won ($3.3 million) for the initial capital. As members, the
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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Seoul to kick off overpass construction next month
Seoul City will kick off its plan to transform the outdated Seoul Station flyover to an elevated walkway from next month, 1 1/2 years after the city unveiled the urban restoration project dubbed Korea’s version of New York’s High Line Park, officials said.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it would launch the reinforcement work first and turn the overpass into a green pedestrian park under Dutch architect Winy Mass’s design proposal themed “Seoul Arboretum.” In May last year, Mass was commis
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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CJ E&M denies spin-off rumors
CJ E&M Headquarters (CJ Group)Entertainment and media giant CJ E&M denied a news report that the firm plans to spin off its drama and entertainment production divisions to set up a new content production company.“Although we plan to strengthen our content production business, nothing (mentioned in the report) has been confirmed yet,” Cho Young-sic, general manager of the communications team at CJ E&M, told The Korea Herald. The denial came after a local media outlet reported Tuesday that the ent
TelevisionFeb. 3, 2016
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Korea debuts urban magnetic levitation train
South Korea's Incheon Transit Corp. began commercial operations of a magnetic levitation train made by Hyundai Rotem, the train-building affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, on Wednesday. It marks the second urban magnetic levitation train ever to be commercialized in the world, after Japan’s Nippon Sharyo launched its own service in Nagoya in 2005. The unmanned train will carry passengers on a 6.1 kilometer route linking Incheon International Airport and Yongyu Station, a tourist location on the s
IndustryFeb. 3, 2016
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Father named suspect in death of teenage girl found as skeleton corpse
The skeleton corpse of a 14-year-old girl was found Wednesday in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. The prime suspect is her father, with her stepmother as a possible abetting aide, police said. (Yonhap)The Bucheon police discovered the blanket-covered body that had been left unattended in the house for almost a year, officials said. The middle school student had been in a long-term missing state since March last year.The victim‘s 47-year-old father and 40-year-old stepmother were arrested on charges o
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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68% of Chinese believe N. Korea‘s bid for ’nuclear weapons state‘ impossible
About 68 percent of Chinese people believe that it would be impossible for North Korea to become a "permanent nuclear weapons state," an online survey by the website of Hong Kong's Phoenix Television showed Wednesday. The survey of 39,333 Chinese people, conducted since Jan. 11, showed that 67.9 percent of them replied "impossible" when asked whether North Korea could become a permanent nuclear weapons state, given the North's fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6. China, North Korea's diplomatic backer
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2016
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All suspected Zika virus cases test negative
All seven people who showed symptoms of Zika infection tested negative for the virus as the country tightens quarantine measures and prepares to respond quickly to a possible outbreak, the government said Wednesday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said everyone who underwent genetic screening came out negative for the virus."The tests were carried out as a precaution, and there was little chance that the people being checked were infected," the KCDC said.The Zika virus is tra
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016
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State-run universities score poorly on corruption
The 36 government-run universities in South Korea scored 5.88 out of 10 in a corruption survey by a state-run watchdog on Wednesday, marking a modest improvement from the year before, but indicating an ethical lapse in the research lab in particular.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced the results of the annual integrity scale, based on surveys of 7,108 members of the universities and 3,437 outsiders who had business dealings with the schools. In order to measure the level o
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2016