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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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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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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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Brit pop legend Oasis to perform in Seoul next year
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[KH Explains] Is Hyundai-GM partnership win-win to beat Tesla, Chinese rivals?
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BTS’ Suga fined W15m for e-scooter DUI
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Top U.S. diplomat in Seoul for talks on Pyongyang's nuke test
The No. 2 U.S. diplomat arrived in Seoul Tuesday for talks with South Korean government officials mainly about ways to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear test.Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken is scheduled to meet with "senior officials of the Park Geun-hye administration" during his two-day stay, according to a U.S. embassy official who requested anonymity.Sources said he will meet with Park's top foreign affairs and national security aide, Kim Kyou-hyun, later in the day. On Wednes
North KoreaJan. 19, 2016
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Seoul shares down 0.25% in late morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.25 percent lower late Tuesday morning amid growing woes over China's economy, the top export market for Asia's No. 4 economy.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 4.64 points to 1,873.81 as of 11:20 a.m.Carmakers continued to trade weak, with Hyundai Motor falling 0.72 percent and its auto parts affiliate Hyundai Mobis losing 1.24 percent. Kia Motors, in contrast, edged up 0.21 percent.Logistics also traded bearish, with Hyundai Glovis moving down 0.78
Jan. 19, 2016
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Uber launches luxury sedan service in Korea
Uber, the U.S. taxi-hailing app operator, said Tuesday it was officially launching its luxury sedan service Uber Black in Korea. Uber Black drivers pose with Kia’s K9 luxury sedans. Uber KoreaThe premium taxi service teams up with veteran taxi drivers with five or more years of taxi driving experience without an accident or one or more years of deluxe taxi driving experience without an accident. Uber will provide its own service training to drivers on how to offer services that meet Uber Black’
TechnologyJan. 19, 2016
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SK Gas attracts $100m from Kuwait oil giant
SK Gas said Tuesday it has attracted $100 million from Petrochemical Industries Company, a subsidiary of Kuwait National Petroleum Company, through its subsidiary company, SK Advanced to push for its ongoing propane dehydrogenation (PDH) project.It is the second foreign direct investment for the PDH project, following a $135 million investment from Advanced Petrochemical Company, a Saudi Arabian Joint Stock Company, on September 2014. The capital raised from PIC will be used to build the PDH pla
IndustryJan. 19, 2016
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Former WB director takes helm of KIC
Eun Sung-soo, a former World Bank director and long-time Korean Finance Ministry official, has taken the helm of Korea’s sovereign wealth fund Korean Investment Corp, the Seoul-based fund said Tuesday. Eun Sung-sooEun, 54, began his three-year term on Tuesday, filling the void left by Ahn Hong-chul, a controversial leader who resigned in November after criticism for low investment returns, mismanagement and alleged irregularities. A prosecutorial investigation into the allegations is currently o
Jan. 19, 2016
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China 2015 growth slows to weakest for 25 years: govt
China's gross domestic product growth slowed to 6.9 percent in 2015, official data showed Tuesday, the weakest annual rate in a quarter of a century for the world's second-largest economy, a mounting concern for global investors.The figure was the slowest in the People's Republic since the 3.8 percent of 1990, a year after the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown rocked the country and isolated it internationally.China released its GDP figures on Tuesday.(AP)The performance of China, a major driver
World NewsJan. 19, 2016
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Tech at the symphony: Boston orchestra loaning patrons iPads
BOSTON (AP) -- A night at the symphony usually means silencing cellphones and mobile devices before the music starts. But as part of an effort to draw in a younger audience, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is loaning select patrons iPads loaded with content specific to each performance. They‘ll be able to view sheet music for the pieces being played, video interviews with musicians, podcasts about the composers and analysis on the works themselves. They’ll also get a close-up view of the conduct
PerformanceJan. 19, 2016
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16% of consumers use mobile phones for shopping: BOK
One in six South Korean consumers have used mobile devices when shopping at least once over the past six months, a poll by the central bank showed Tuesday.According to the survey of 2,500 people aged 19 or older, 15.8 percent said they have used a mobile payment tool to pay for either online or offline purchases. The poll was conducted by the Bank of Korea for about a month from Aug. 28, 2015. Some 58.6 percent responded that they first used the mobile payment platform that year, indicating that
Jan. 19, 2016
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Ta-Nehisi Coates among finalists for book critics awards
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ta-Nehisi Coates‘ “Between the World and Me” and Lauren Groff’s “Fates and Furies” are finalists for the National Book Critics Circle prize.New Yorker literary critic James Wood, memoirist Helen McDonald and poet Terrance Hayes also were among the 30 nominees announced Monday. The NBCC selected five finalists in each of six competitive categories, ranging from fiction to autobiography.The poet, fiction writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry is to receive a lifetime achievemen
BooksJan. 19, 2016
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra announces world tour
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wynton Marsalis is taking the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on its longest tour in nearly 15 years, covering 15 cities in 10 countries over 40 days. Jazz at Lincoln Center announced Monday its Blue Engine International Tour, named after its new record label, will begin Feb. 4 at The Olympia in Paris and end March 12 at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. Highlights include a Feb. 18 concert at London‘s Barbican Centre where guest saxophonist Wayne Shorter wi
PerformanceJan. 19, 2016
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China's 2015 economic growth decelerates to 25-year low
China's economy grew 6.9 percent last year, official data showed Tuesday, marking the weakest annual growth in 25 years. The world's second-largest economy expanded 6.8 percent in the fourth-quarter of last year, down from 6.9 percent from the previous quarter. The quarterly figure also marked the slowest expansion of the Chinese economy since the 2008 global financial crisis. Softening trade and manufacturing have fueled concerns about the Chinese economy, which has been struggling with stock m
Jan. 19, 2016
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Filmmaker Spike Lee to boycott Oscars over all-white nominees
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee said Monday that he is boycotting the Oscars next month because for the second year in a row all the nominees in the actor categories are white. Separately, black actress Jada Pinkett Smith said she too would not be attending the Feb. 28 star-studded ceremony. Lee, an African-American and previous Oscar winner, posted an open letter to the president and board of governors of the Academy Awards on Instagram. The post was accompanied by a photo of
FilmJan. 19, 2016
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Zico releases ‘It Was Love’ teaser
Zico, the leader of hip-hop idol group Block B, released a teaser music video for his new song “It was Love” on YouTube at midnight, Monday. “It was love,” the second track on Zico’s new special single to be released Jan. 25, is a ballad with a sensitive melody, which will display the new possibility of Zico as a true musician, according to Seven Seasons, the group’s agency. Stills from a teaser for Block B member Zico‘s new song “It Was Love,” released Tuesday (Seven Seasons) The music video s
PerformanceJan. 19, 2016
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Gang Dong-won signs with YG Entertainment
Gang Dong-won, one of the country’s top movie stars, signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment on his birthday, Jan. 18, according to YG Entertainment. YG Entertainment posted a congratulatory image welcoming Gang to the YG family, which represents global stars including Psy, Big Bang, Cha Seung-won, and Choi Ji-woo, as well as celebrating his birthday on their official blog, www.yg-life.com. A poster congratulating Gang Dong-won on his birthday and joining YG Entertainment (YG Entertai
FilmJan. 19, 2016
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Taiwan's new leader wants closer ties with Korea
Taiwan's President-elect Tsai Ing-wen voiced optimism Tuesday about future relations with South Korea, saying the two sides now have one more thing in common: first-ever female leaders.It's historically meaningful that both countries, which already share democratic values and development experiences, have embraced female presidents, she said.Tsai, an independence-leaning opposition leader, won the Taiwanese presidential polls over the weekend."I cherish the common experiences of South Korea and
Foreign AffairsJan. 19, 2016
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Defense officials, experts to gauge N. Korea's nuclear capability
Defense officials and experts gathered here together Tuesday to gauge North Korea's nuclear capability following the communist country's recent nuclear test. Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo, Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-moo and 17 other defense and military officials held a workshop at the defense ministry with seven experts on North Korea, mostly from state-run research centers including the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.Technical assessment of the recent nuclear t
DefenseJan. 19, 2016
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SK head to attend global economic forum in Switzerland
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to attend an economic forum that opens in Switzerland later this week, the group said Tuesday, marking his first official overseas trip after a scandal surrounding his extramarital relationship.Chey will participate in the World Economic Forum, scheduled to kick off Wednesday for a four-day run in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, where thousands of state officials and business heads around the world will gather to discuss key global agenda.SK Group said th
Jan. 19, 2016
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[News Focus] Korean firms train sights on post-sanctions Iran
South Korean companies, led by construction firms, refiners and automakers, are expecting to expand their presence in Iran after economic sanctions on Tehran are lifted, industry sources said Tuesday. Over the weekend, the U.N. nuclear agency said that Iran has met all of its commitments under last summer's landmark nuclear deal to crimp Tehran's ability to make atomic weapons. For Iran, the move lifts Western economic sanctions that have been in place for years, unlocking access to frozen asset
IndustryJan. 19, 2016
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Samsung mass produces faster DRAM
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has started the mass production of new dynamic random access memory chips, which have more than seven times the data processing speed of current DRAM chips.The ultrafast solution is the second generation of the company’s first high-bandwidth memory DRAM or HBM DRAM that was produced in 2013. The latest 4-gigabyte version has doubled the speed at lower energy consumption. The new HBM2 DRAM chips are expected to be especially useful for higher-performance comput
TechnologyJan. 19, 2016
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Opposition party chief vows to resign soon
A main opposition party leader said Tuesday that he will resign from his post as soon as possible, following a factional feud within the embattled party in the lead-up to the general elections in April."I will resign from the chairman post as soon as the new party leadership is settled," Moon Jae-in, chairman of the Minjoo Party of Korea, told reporters at the National Assembly. "I believe this is the choice that would benefit the party the most at the moment."Moon is currently trying to recruit
PoliticsJan. 19, 2016