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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Shut up and dance
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Brit pop legend Oasis to perform in Seoul next year
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BTS’ Suga fined W15m for e-scooter DUI
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[KH Explains] Is Hyundai-GM partnership win-win to beat Tesla, Chinese rivals?
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Oil dives to fresh 12-year low under $27
Oil plunged to fresh 12-year lows under $27 on Wednesday, slammed by gloomy economic forecasts, China's slowdown and abundant crude supplies.In late afternoon deals, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for February delivery tanked to $26.30 per barrel, a level last seen in early May 2003.The contract later stood at $26.50, down $1.96 from Tuesday's closing level.The global oil market has collapsed further since the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday that the oil market could "drown in o
Jan. 21, 2016
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Park vows to push for effective measures against N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye said Thursday that South Korea will push for effective possible means to make North Korea pay a price for its nuclear test earlier this month.She did not elaborate on what she meant by effective possible means. South Korea has resumed anti-Pyongyang broadcasts as part of its punishment against North Korea for its nuclear test.The latest comments were made at a defense meeting with officials and come at the same time that the U.N. Security Council is working on a new resol
North KoreaJan. 21, 2016
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U.S. official warns China against nuclear, missile trade with Pyongyang
A senior U.S. diplomat warned China on Thursday against selling nuclear and missile-related technology to North Korea, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing in the wake of Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.Thomas Countryman, assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, said the issue has been a subject of "constant dialogue and cooperation" between Washington and Beijing."When North Korea and Iran seek to purchase high technology materials or equipment for their nuclea
World NewsJan. 21, 2016
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S. Korean drug firms flesh out in R&D
South Korea’s major pharmaceutical companies are planning to make big investments in research and development this year to boost their competitiveness, industry sources said Thursday. Hanmi Pharmaceutical headquarters in Seoul (Yonhap)Hanmi Pharmaceutical and five others are among the country’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies expected to invest 100 billion won ($82.7 million) or more this year.Hanmi, which clinched a number of megahit licensing deals last year, will be the top investor with 210
IndustryJan. 21, 2016
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Inter-Korean trade hits record high in 2015 despite shaky ties
Trade volume between South and North Korea reached an all-time high in 2015 despite strained inter-Korean ties over the North's pursuit of nuclear weapons, a trade association here said Thursday.Trade between the two Koreas came to $2.71 billion last year, up 15.8 percent from a year earlier, according to the data provided by the Korea International Trade Association. The figure was the largest ever on record. South Korea's shipments to the North grew 11 percent on-year to $1.26 billion, while i
Jan. 21, 2016
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Four in 10 Korean households unprepared for old age: report
Approximately four in 10 South Korean households have no concrete plans to cope with life after retirement, a report showed Thursday.The report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs on circumstances facing senior citizens showed 38.5 percent of local households are unprepared for old age, while those who claim they are ready expect difficulties in maintaining current living standards."Many South Koreans don't have plans for life after retirement because they have to educate their
Jan. 21, 2016
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Tonymoly opens shops in Saudi Arabia
South Korean cosmetics maker Tonymoly said Thursday it has opened two shops in Saudi Arabia, tapping into the Middle Eastern market for the first time. In December, Tonymoly opened its first shop in Andalus Mall in Jeddah, and launched a second one in the capital city of Riyadh. Tonymoly said it will open 5-6 more shops in the first half of this year to grab a bigger chunk of the fast-growing beauty market in the oil-rich nation. The firm expected sales to take off this month as more local consu
Arts & DesignJan. 21, 2016
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No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Beijing for talks on Pyongyang sanctions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Beijing on Thursday for talks with senior Chinese officials as Washington pressed Beijing to join in drawing up tougher U.N. sanctions against North Korea following the North's fourth nuclear test. Blinken, the second-ranking American diplomat after Secretary of State John Kerry, has met with South Korean and Japanese officials this week and called on China to play a "special role" in punishing North Korea for its latest nuclear test. "We belie
World NewsJan. 21, 2016
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Asia, top destination for Korean TV programs exported
With the spread of the Asiawide boom of South Korean pop culture, countries in the continent accounted for 95 percent of South Korea's exports of broadcasting programs, such as TV dramas and documentaries, in 2014, a government report said Thursday. Korea's total exports of broadcasting programs came to US$256.28 million in 2014, a 7.0 percent increase from the previous year's $239.43 million, according to a report by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and the Korea Communications
TelevisionJan. 21, 2016
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Sales of UHD TVs to outpace full HD rivals in 2016
The global market for Ultra HD TVs is set to lead the global TV industry throughout 2016, data showed Thursday, beating its full HD rivals in market share for the first time. According to the data compiled by industry tracker IHS, UHD TVs are expected to take up 49 percent of global TV sales this year, hovering far above the 36.6 percent estimated for full HD models. LG Electronics' UHD TVs UHD TVs, often referred to as 4K TVs, boast a resolution of 3,840×2,160, while their full HD counterparts
TechnologyJan. 21, 2016
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Slugger Eric Thames sets sight on 2nd straight MVP award in Korean baseball
After enjoying a historic 2015 season en route to capturing his first MVP in South Korean baseball, NC Dinos slugger Eric Thames has already set his sights on winning the highest individual honor for the second straight year."I want the MVP award (for 2016)," Thames said in a text message to Yonhap News Agency Thursday, when asked about his goal for the new season.Thames posted the first 40-40 season in Korea Baseball Organization history last year with 47 home runs and 40 steals. He also won th
More SportsJan. 21, 2016
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Korea to focus on structural, labor reform to fuel growth in 2015
South Korea will focus on pushing forward much needed structural reforms this year in order to create quality jobs for the younger generation and strive to revive domestic demand and exports as part of overall economic policy plan, the government said Thursday."We will do our best to create jobs by producing tangible results of structural reform and economic renovation," the finance ministry said in a follow-up of the 2016 economy policy plan released last week.It said the measures are aimed at
Social AffairsJan. 21, 2016
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Samsung starts blood donation drive amid low reserves
South Korea's top conglomerate the Samsung Group said Thursday it has kicked off an inhouse blood donation campaign in an effort to help the country tide over a shortage of blood reserves.The campaign will be carried out at key affiliates' major facilities across the nation until the end of February, with around 20,000 staff members expected to join it, the group said.Samsung said it has also donated two buses with blood donation facilities worth 500 million won to South Korea's Red Cross.Samsun
TechnologyJan. 21, 2016
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Korean confident sitting 2 wins away from Olympic football berth
Two wins away from securing the country's eighth consecutive Olympic men's football berth, South Korea's under-23 squad remain a confident bunch in the Qatari capital.South Korea will take on Jordan in the quarterfinals at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship in Doha on Saturday. The championship is also the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, and only the top three nations will advance to the Olympics. South Korea have played in every Olympics
SoccerJan. 21, 2016
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Court acquits South Korean for following pro-North Twitter account
A local court has acquitted a 73-year-old former journalist accused of following a Twitter account praising North Korean ideology, court records showed Thursday.The Seoul Western District Court found the defendant, identified only by his surname Lee, not guilty of following the account of North Korea's main propaganda website, Uriminzokkiri, which means "only by Korean ourselves."Prosecutors indicted Lee on charges of following the account and posting pro-Pyongyang writings on his blog in Novemb
Social AffairsJan. 21, 2016
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Four in 10 Korean households unprepared for old age
Approximately four in 10 South Korean households have no concrete plans to cope with life after retirement, a report showed Thursday.The report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs on circumstances facing senior citizens showed 38.5 percent of local households are unprepared for old age, while those who claim they are ready expect difficulties in maintaining current living standards."Many South Koreans don't have plans for life after retirement because they have to educate their
Social AffairsJan. 21, 2016
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Korea to face Jordan in quarterfinals at Olympic football qualifying tournament
South Korea will face Jordan in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's football qualifying tournament on Saturday in Doha.South Korea had clinched the top spot in Group C at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship after a 1-1 draw with Iraq in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, and set themselves up for a quarterfinal date against the runner-up from Group D.Jordan got the second seed with five points in Group D following their scoreless draw with Australia. The United Arab Emirates won Gr
SoccerJan. 21, 2016
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Pyongyang will eventually succeed in SLBM development
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he believes North Korea will eventually succeed in developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles."They're working on submarine-launched ballistic missiles and that capability. And they have the successive failures, but eventually they're going to get it right and that's going to be a very dangerous situation, all of which is diagnosis without a prescription for how you solve the problem," Gates said during a Council on Foreign Relation
World NewsJan. 21, 2016
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THAAD to provide Korea with valuable capability
The U.S. THAAD missile defense system would provide South Korea with great protection against growing missile threats from North Korea, a U.S. think tank report said Wednesday.The Center for Strategic and International Studies made the suggestion in a report on the U.S. rebalance to Asia policy, saying the Asian nation "has no area defense capabilities against North Korean ballistic missiles."Chinese demarches have made a potential THAAD deployment a "sensitive issue" for Seoul, it said."The ROK
DefenseJan. 21, 2016
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Kerry, Russian FM discuss 'strong and united' response to Pyongyang nuclear test
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of "a strong and united international response" to North Korea's fourth nuclear test, the State Department said Wednesday.The North's nuclear test was one of the topics for Kerry's meeting with Lavrov in Zurich, Switzerland, along with Syria and Ukraine, the department said in a readout."They discussed the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea's nuclear test in
World NewsJan. 21, 2016