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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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Haitai Confectionery eyes IPO
South Korea’s No. 2 confectionery Haitai Confectionery & Foods said Wednesday it is making preparations for an initial public offering this year. Haitai‘s Honey Butter Chip (Yonhap)After years of unsuccessful attempts at floating its shares, Haitai said it has signed on with two local brokerage houses to list its shares on the Seoul bourse during the first half of this year. The IPO announcement comes after the success of the company’s honey-flavored potato chips that were first launched in Augu
IndustryJan. 20, 2016
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China-based Taiwanese singer deletes online messages after flag row
A China-based Taiwanese singer, who sparked a row by criticizing a 16-year-old Taiwanese K-pop singer for waving a Taiwanese flag, has deleted all messages on his Weibo account, according to Hong Kong and Taiwanese media on Wednesday. The K-pop singer, Chou Tzu-yu, waved Taiwan's national flag on a South Korean entertainment TV program in November. The image of Chou, a member of the South Korean girl band TWICE, sparked a row in mainland China last week after singer Huang An reportedly accused C
EntertainmentJan. 20, 2016
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Alpine skiing venue approved for Olympic test event
The South Korean alpine skiing venue has been officially approved for an upcoming Olympic test event, officials said Wednesday.The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Jeongseon Alpine Centre, venue for the International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup from Feb. 6-7, has been given the green light by the sport's global governing body.Jeongseon, some 210 kilometers east of Seoul, will be among the sub-host cities of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. These citie
More SportsJan. 20, 2016
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[Justin Hiraga] We don’t need billionaire philanthropists
These days we praise charitable donations and philanthropy; however, we must understand that they are the symptoms of a dysfunctional society, not the remedy. It’s similar to the Red Cross during wartime; they can’t stop the war. In many ways, they propagate the dysfunctions because the biggest funders of these temporary resolutions are also the greatest oppressors of our society, from whom these dysfunctions stem. There are, for example, many people suffering around the world from curable dise
ViewpointsJan. 20, 2016
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Haitai Confectionery eyes IPO following honey chip craze
Haitai Confectionery & Foods Co., South Korea's second-biggest confectionery, said Wednesday it is preparing for an initial public offering this year, taking advantage of the huge success of its honey-flavored potato chips.Haitai said it has made deals with two local brokerage houses to list its shares on the Seoul bourse during the first half of this year.Launched in August 2014, Honey Butter Chip created a craze in honey-flavored products among foodies, spurring many copycats by its rivals. Th
FoodJan. 20, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Big data helps SMEs beat Goliath firms
Although many people talk about big data these days only a few truly understand its potential and actively make use of the related technologies in their businesses, due largely to expensive costs to build and manage infrastructure.Businesses that have swiftly adopted the emerging technology often pose a formidable challenge to leading market players.Video-streaming platform Netflix is a great exemplar as it has successfully integrated big data systems in its streaming services to meticulously an
TechnologyJan. 20, 2016
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[Kim Myong-sik] Watching Iran nuke deal with envy, apprehension
“Agreed framework,” “KEDO,” “light-water reactors,” “six-party talks,” “CVID,” “Sept. 19, 2005 and Feb. 13, 2007 Joint Statements.” Only people with very good memories might know what these meant. The laborious outcomes of denuclearization talks in Geneva and Beijing since the 1990s are now in oblivion and what remain in our troubled minds are North Korean nuclear tests repeated four times since 2006, the last one just two weeks ago. Days after Pyongyang announced the underground detonation
ViewpointsJan. 20, 2016
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BigBang to make encore performance of world tour in Seoul
South Korean boy band BigBang will close its ongoing world tour in March after staging three encore performances in Seoul, its management said Wednesday.The five-member band started the world concert tour "MADE" in Seoul last April and will have the grand finale of the tour with encore performances for three days from March 4 to 6 at Seoul's Olympic Park, YG Entertainment said.For nearly 10 months so far, the band has performed some 60 concerts before 1.5 million fans in 32 cities of 13 countrie
PerformanceJan. 20, 2016
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VW Korea faces new lawsuit, criminal probe
Volkswagen Group and its dealers are facing another class-action suit by the Korean owners of its 3-liter diesel models involved in an emissions-cheating scandal both in local and U.S. courts, a Seoul-based law firm said Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap)The move follows the admission by the embattled carmaker to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency late last year that emissions were rigged not only on its 2-liter diesel models but also on its 3-liter vehicles. The law firm, Barun Law LLC, told The Kor
IndustryJan. 20, 2016
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Imported coffee, wine, beer more expensive in Korea
The price of some imported items such as wine, coffee and fruit were higher in South Korea than in a dozen other countries, according to data compiled by a local civic group. For instance, a tall size Starbucks cup of coffee, a piece of U.S. steak, a bunch of bananas, one grapefruit and a 1.5-liter bottle of Coca Cola, among other imported goods, were the second-most expensive here out of a total of 13 nations surveyed by Consumers Korea.Heineken beer imported from the Netherlands was being sold
Jan. 20, 2016
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Hawaiian Airlines vows safety, comfort
Celebrating the fifth year of its operation between Incheon and Honolulu, Hawaiian Airlines said Tuesday it would offer customized services and safety for passengers, and make continuous investments to maintain its growth in the Korean market. In the latest move aimed at expanding its presence in the Asia’s fourth-largest economy, the air carrier appointed a Korean aviation expert Yu Soo-jin as its new country director earlier this month. Mark Dunkerley, CEO and president of Hawaiian Airlines to
IndustryJan. 20, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Hyatt Jeju seeks to be ‘home away from home’
Patrick Verove, general manager of Hyatt Regency Jeju, says he was destined to work in the international hospitality sector -- not just at any hotel, but ones located near the sea. Working and living by the sea has always been in his DNA, he said in a recent interview, noting that his father was in the French Navy, which took him and his family to many ocean-side locales. Moreover, he was born in Cameroon, Africa, near the ocean. Patrick Verove, general manager of Hyatt Regency Jeju (Hyatt Regen
CultureJan. 20, 2016
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Sejong Center launches season programming
Season tickets for the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts went on sale Wednesday, marking the first time the center is adopting the season system, titled “Sejong Season 2016.“ A season system involves scheduling the whole year‘s program in advance. For the 2016 season, from March this year to February next year, the Sejong Center is presenting a wide range of performances and exhibitions, including performances by the nine performance organizations affiliated with the Seoul Metropolitan Gove
PerformanceJan. 20, 2016
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Park names North Korea expert as head of advisory body on unification
President Park Geun-hye appointed a North Korea expert as the head of the presidential advisory body on unification, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.Bae Jung-ho, a research fellow of the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification, will lead the National Unification Advisory Council, the presidential office said. (Yonhap)
PoliticsJan. 20, 2016
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Court upholds jail sentence of ex-parliamentary chief over harassment
A local court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a former parliamentary leader accused of sexually harassing a golf caddie.The appeals department of the Chuncheon District Court sentenced Park Hee-tae to six months in jail with a one-year suspension for inappropriately touching a 24-year-old female caddie several times at a golf course in Wonju, Gangwon Province, some 132 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in 2014. Park led the National Assembly from 2010 to 2012.The court also ordered Park, 77,
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2016
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Samsung overhauls contract chip business: report
Samsung Electronics has started a large-scale inspection into its contract chip business division that recorded almost 1 trillion won (820 million) loss in 2014, The Herald Business reported Wednesday. The System LSI division, part of the semiconductor unit, produces non-memory chips for mobile application processors, image sensors for cameras and TV displays.Samsung’s System LSI division chief and president Kim Ki-namAccording to the report, the inspection aims to look into the division’s inves
TechnologyJan. 20, 2016
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Seoul stocks hit 5-month low on foreign selling
South Korean stocks dropped to a five-month low on Wednesday as foreign investors dumped shares amid fears over China's hard landing and falling oil prices. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level for 2016.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index tumbled 44.19 points, or 2.34 percent, to end at 1,845.45. Trade volume was moderate at 399 million shares worth 5.26 trillion won, with losers far beating winners 743 to 110.Analysts said Seoul shares lost ground due to t
Jan. 20, 2016
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[Kim Ji-hyun] Can you afford to follow your heart?
On Saturday, I had one of the worst hangovers of my life. And the worst thing about it was that it began while I was still drinking. I had only a few beers, but the side dishes were all cold — sashimi, salad and the like — and pretty soon, I had a searing headache. But I wasn’t about to lose my cool, so I held on for dear life, trying to smile and make small talk. Then as we were talking, I suddenly forgot about my hangover for a bit and became quite engrossed in the conversation. My counterpa
ViewpointsJan. 20, 2016
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MERS cause duty-free sales to foreigners to decline in 2015
The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea last year caused duty-free purchases made by foreigners to decline, despite overall sales going up thanks to solid rise in outbound travelers, data showed Wednesday.Sales to foreigners inched down 0.6 percent on-year to US$5.41 billion, the Korea Duty Free Association said."The MERS outbreak hurt shopping by foreign travelers," it said, adding that last year marked the first time duty-free sales by foreign travelers have retreated
Jan. 20, 2016