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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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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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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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Djokovic thrashes Murray for sixth Aussie Open title
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- World number one Novak Djokovic hammered a misfiring Andy Murray in straight sets to win a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title and strengthen his grip on men's tennis on Sunday.The Serbian world number one swept to a 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory in two hours, 53 minutes to hand Murray his fifth defeat in the Australian Open final.Djokovic equalled the tally of Australia's Roy Emerson, who won the tournament six times between 1961 and 1967, an achievement that has gone
More SportsJan. 31, 2016
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Foxconn's Gou confident of winning bid to take control of Sharp
Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou is confident his company will win in its bid to take control of Sharp Corp., the embattled maker of Aquos flat-screen televisions, he said Sunday.Sharp will make a decision next week on the offer, Gou said at a year-end event for his company in Taipei after he met with Sharp management at their headquarters in Osaka Saturday. The Foxconn chairman had planned to make a bid of about 660 billion yen ($5.4 billion) for Sharp, according to a person familiar
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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China strongly condemns U.S. for sending warship near island
BEIJING (AP) -- China strongly condemned the United States after a U.S. warship deliberately sailed near one of the Beijing-controlled islands in the hotly contested South China Sea to exercise freedom of navigation and challenge China's vast sea claims.The missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur sailed within 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) of Triton Island in the Paracel chain "to challenge excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands,'' without notifying the three claiman
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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Report counts some 2,300 journalists killed in past 25 years
BRUSSELS (AP) -- In the last quarter century, at least 2,297 journalists and media staff have been killed for doing nothing more than trying to inform the world on war, revolution, crime and corruption. And killers continue to act with impunity, the International Federation of Journalists announced in a new report. The annual total stood at 40 in the federation's first year of counting, 1990, but has not dipped under the 100-mark since 2010. "The last ten years were the most dangerous,'' said IF
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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Support for Merkel dips to 2012 low as populists gain traction: survey
BERLIN (AFP) -- Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance has slumped to its lowest since July 2012 as opposition over her liberal refugee policy grows, a survey showed Sunday, while a right-wing populist party polled a record high.According to the poll published by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, public support for Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and sister party Christian Social Union now stands at just 34 percent, down two percentage points.The Social Democratic P
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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Syria peace talks in peril before they even start
GENEVA (AFP) -- The future of the biggest push to date to end Syria's tangled civil war looked highly uncertain Sunday with the main opposition group threatening to walk away before planned peace talks even begin in earnest.Representatives from the umbrella body for mainstream opposition groups, who arrived in Geneva late Saturday, are refusing for now to enter the hoped-for talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government.The High Negotiations Committee, set to meet with UN envoy Staffan de Mi
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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F(x) let loose for first concert
The members of SM Entertainment’s girl group f(x) said that they let themselves loosen up for their first solo concert, “Dimension 4 - Docking Station.”“We’re a group that always tries to be perfect, so we normally didn’t accept even the smallest mistakes (in our performances). But with this concert, we wanted to focus on being free and interacting more with our fans, so we made some more mistakes,” member Luna told reporters ahead of the concert‘s third and last show at Olympic Hall on Sunday.A
PerformanceJan. 31, 2016
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Samsung’s Enbrel biosimilar wins first overseas contract
Samsung Bioepis has won its first overseas bid to supply its copy of the blockbuster arthritis treatment Enbrel in Norway, paving the way for its push to challenge global phamaceutical giants in the nascent but lucrative market for biosimilar drugs. The development comes just two weeks after the European Commission’s approval of Benepali, Samsung’s biosimilar replication of Amgen’s top-selling drug Enbrel, known scientifically as etanercept, on Jan. 17. The Samsung Bioepis headquarters in Songdo
IndustryJan. 31, 2016
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[Photo News] Booyoung Group's charity in the Philippines
Booyoung Group chairman Lee Joong-keun (center) gestures with students after donating digital pianos and blackboards to an elementary school in the Philippines on Friday. (Booyoung Group)
IndustryJan. 31, 2016
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[Photo News] Lunar New Year coming
A traditional market in Busan is crowded with shoppers Sunday ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. (Yonhap)
Foreign AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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Korea moves to keep space dream alive
GOHEUNG, South Jeolla Province ― Exactly three years ago on Sunday, Korea launched a rocket dubbed the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-I, or Naro, to put a satellite into orbit and become the 13th country to do so from its own soil.Since then, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Korea’s own version of the U.S.’ NASA, which led the Naro project, has been trying to move on to the next phase ― the development of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II.Engineers from the state-run Korea Aerospace Research
TechnologyJan. 31, 2016
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Incheon FEZ seeks momentum this year
The Incheon Free Economic Zone pledged to enhance its competitiveness by strengthening its foothold as an international business-friendly zone for service, tourism and bio industry, aiming to attract $930 million worth foreign direct investment this year. Foreign investment registered for the IFEZ, South Korea’s first free economic zone, stood at $1.206 billion in 2015, accounting for 9 percent of the country’s outstanding FDI, according to the IFEZ Authority. The IFEZ set a goal to attract a to
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[Photo News] Separate attendance
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (right) and his wife Roh So-young attended separately the funeral session for the late Roh Soon-ai, the wife of late SK Group founder Choi Jong-kun, at Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul on Sunday morning. Last month, the chairman admitted to extramarital affairs and a child with another woman, announcing his intention to divorce his wife. (Yonhap)
IndustryJan. 31, 2016
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[Photo News] Car of the Year
Hyundai Motor executive vice president Kwak Jin poses with an EQ900 sedan at a ceremony in Seoul on Friday after the first model of Hyundai Motor’s global luxury brand Genesis was awarded by the Korean Auto Journalists Association as the “Car of the year 2015.” (Hyundai Motor)
MobilityJan. 31, 2016
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84-year-old Jaguar design keeps evolving
The world of 84-year-old British luxury carmaker Jaguar keeps changing. The one-time maker of archetypical sleek but masculine classic sports cars is now behind one of the trendiest and fashionable sports sedans under the direction of the master designer Ian Callum. The Scotsman on Monday said that keeping afloat in the changes and trends is essential.Master designer Ian Callum“You have to move,” Callum said at the launching event of the new, eighth-generation Jaguar XJ held on the day at the Do
MobilityJan. 31, 2016
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Volvo targets Korea’s luxury car market
Volvo Cars has set its sights on emerging as a new, visible player in South Korea’s imported car market with the introduction of “Swedish luxury” to local customers this year.By launching its upgraded luxury sport utility vehicle XC90 and midsize luxury sedan S90 here in the coming months, Volvo expects 2016 to mark the beginning of its success as a luxury car brand in Korea.“2016 will be a pivotal year for Volvo Cars Korea,” said Lars Danielson, senior vice president of Volvo Cars’ Asia-Pacific
MobilityJan. 31, 2016
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[Graphic News] Per capita rice consumption hits all-time low in 2015
Per capita rice consumption in South Korea hit a record low in 2015 as people added other types of grain products to their diet, government data showed Friday.According to data by Statistics Korea, the average annual consumption of rice per person fell to 62.9 kilograms last year, down 3.4 percent from the previous year’s 65.1 kilograms, while the consumption of grains other than rice made up 12.3 percent of the country’s diet last year. This marked the lowest level since record keeping started
World NewsJan. 31, 2016
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Foreign investors to get omnibus accounts
South Korea will introduce an omnibus account system for foreign investors in the local stock market starting May to improve convenience and access, officials said Sunday. The Financial Services Commission said the new system would simplify the current registration system that exclusively applies to foreign stock investors, institutional or retail. Under the new system, a global asset management firm or a brokerage house can open a single account to process orders from their clients. Currently
Jan. 31, 2016
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Luna says f(x) music is trendy, global
Luna of SM Entertainment girl group f(x) said that f(x)’s music has been successful because it is global and trendy. The girl group is known for its high quality dance music in addition to its energetic performances. Billboard named the quartet’s latest album “4 Walls” the No. 2 K-pop album of 2015.“F(x) communicates a lot with composers from abroad, so we can connect better with our fans abroad. It also helps us to develop our musical color,” she said at a press conference before the Sunday per
PerformanceJan. 31, 2016
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Search for 4th telecom carrier faces doubts
After another failed attempt last week, doubts are growing over the Korean government’s search for a fourth telecom carrier in Korea. Aiming to spur competition and lower service fees, the government has sought to pick a fourth player in the telecom market that has long been dominated by three big companies -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- since 2010. But the latest seventh attempt ended in vain again Friday as the three bidders -- Sejong Telecom, K Mobile and Quantum Mobile -- failed to come
TechnologyJan. 31, 2016