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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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Ukraine marks Orthodox New Year
The Ukrainian Embassy brought in the new year with a celebration that featured the country’s traditional dress, songs and food. The Orthodox New Year’s Day, observed on the first day of the Julian calendar, is an informal holiday commemorated in Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Greece. People reflect on the previous year’s achievements and pray for meaningful resolutions in the coming months, according to embassy second secretary Yulia Savelieva. Ukrainians celebr
Foreign AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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Ambassadors discuss globalizing Korean culture
At the Corea Image Communications Institute’s annual award ceremony last week, which honored individuals who have popularized Korean culture worldwide, over 60 foreign ambassadors and diplomats engaged in an evening of cultural diplomacy. CICI president and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies professor Choi Jung-wha, in her opening speech, attributed the success of hallyu, or Korean Wave, to “thousands of years of condensed artistry that has ruptured onto the modern world stage.” “It didn’t hap
Foreign AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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‘China-Korea-Japan FTA to flesh out cooperation in Asia’
The prospective trilateral free trade agreement between China, Korea and Japan would open a new chapter of cooperation and prosperity in Northeast Asia, anchoring the three economies at the center of the world’s wealth value chain, a top economist argued. The ambitious trade and investment accord, endorsed during the sixth trilateral summit on Nov. 1 in Seoul ― involving Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ― aimed for a “comprehensive
Foreign AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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SKT-CJ merger sparks paid TV war
SK Telecom and LG Uplus engaged in a verbal duel last week about the former’s planned acquisition of CJ HelloVision, the nation’s No. 1 cable TV operator. On Thursday, LG Uplus CEO and vice chairman Kwon Young-soo publicly criticized the deal, saying: “The deal would hurt fair competition. The government should put the brakes on it.”SKT responded immediately. “Even after the merger, there would be no drastic change in our market share. Instead, we can offer more diverse options to consumers,” th
TechnologyJan. 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tsai Ing-wen: From professor to president
Tsai Ing-wen, 59, was elected into power, winning 56.12 percent of the more than 12 million votes cast in Taiwan’s presidential election. She was tipped as the favorite to win the three-way race against Kuomintang’s Eric Chu and People First Party’s James Soong.Here’s more about Tsai, who went from law professor to fist-pumping politician within a decade.Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Ing-wen raises her hands as she declares victory in the presidential election in Taipei on
World NewsJan. 17, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung's tranparent wall
Samsung Electronics on Sunday unveiled a transparent OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, display video wall at the BMW Driving Center in Yeongjongdo Island, Incheon. The futuristic display, boasting a 45 percent transparency rate, allows visitors to see every corner of the BMW 7 Series sedan. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyJan. 17, 2016
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[Photo News] SKT’s new budget smartphone
SK Telecom on Sunday unveiled its new budget smartphone, Sol, before its official launch Friday. Priced at 399,300 won ($330), the phone features a 5.5-inch full HD display, polycarbonate case and Qualcomm’s 1.5-gigahertz octacore processor. SKT
TechnologyJan. 17, 2016
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Kia design chief labels New K7 ‘the future’
Peter Schreyer, president and chief design officer at Hyundai Motor Group, said Sunday that the New K7, to be released later this month by Kia Motors, will be the future of the company’s design.“The most important thing for us was to think about the future customers,” Schreyer said in a video interview released on the day.The new midsize sedan has several contemporary and futuristic features, including a stretched window graphic going down the side, alongside the negative seam in front, making t
MobilityJan. 17, 2016
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Hanwha receives $166m for Iraqi city creation
Hanwha Engineering and Construction on Sunday said that the company has received $166 million from the Iraqi government as part of the Bismayah New City Project payment on Friday. Hanwha has already received $210 million in 2015 of the $8 billion-project. The Bismayah project is to design, procure and construct a 1,830 hectare-city in the 10 kilometer southeast of Baghdad including 100,000 housing units, 300 social infrastructures including schools, hospitals and public spaces by 2019. It is the
IndustryJan. 17, 2016
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KEPCO to build digitized power substation in Bhutan
Korea Electric Power Corp. on Sunday said that the company will be designing and building a digitized power substation in Bhutan. This is the first export case of a substation engineering, procurement and construction project for the state-run corporation. The KEPCO headquarters in Naju, South Jeolla Province (Yonhap)Under the $25.6-million contract signed by KEPCO CEO Cho Hwan-eik and Bhutan Power Corp. CEO GEM Tshering, KEPCO will replace outdated 220-kilovolt outdoor substations in the south
IndustryJan. 17, 2016
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Businesses hopeful after Iran sanctions lifting
Following the lifting of international sanctions on Iran, Korean companies are expected to rush to explore business opportunities in the resources-rich country, with constructors and oil refineries at the vanguard. The Korean government is also moving swiftly to respond, scrapping Sunday a local rule that forced Koreans to seek prior central bank permission for any financial transaction with Iran. Korea, in September 2010, joined world powers in punishing Iran for its nuclear program, putting ov
IndustryJan. 17, 2016
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[Editorial] A wake-up call
With the year 2016 expected to see a surge in terrorism around the globe, the terrorist attacks in Jakarta on Jan. 14 suggest that East Asia is no longer safe from terrorism. As Korea can also become a terrorist target, it needs to be ready to combat terrorism, including cyberattacks. The attacks in Jakarta reminded us of the horrifying tragedy in Paris last November. As in Paris, several explosions and gunfire rocked central Jakarta, suggesting that the attacks were carried out by a coordinated
EditorialJan. 17, 2016
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[Editorial] A tycoon’s misconduct
The court’s guilty verdicts against Hyosung Group chairman Cho Seok-rae and his eldest son, Cho Hyun-joon, have brought relief again to the corporate governance problems prevalent among Korea’s chaebol conglomerates. A Seoul district court Friday sentenced the elder Cho, 81, to three years in prison and 136.5 billion won ($112.4 million) in fines on charges of tax evasion and accounting fraud. The junior Cho was given an 18-month jail term, suspended for three years, and 120 hours of volunteer
EditorialJan. 17, 2016
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Seoul seeks influence, opportunities from AIIB
The recently launched Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will provide Korea with business opportunities in the regional infrastructure sector, the South Korean government said Sunday, pinning high hopes for the China-led agency to elect a Korean vice secretary-general next month. “Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho’s presence (at the AIIB’s meeting in China on Saturday) will contribute to strengthening Korea’s global ties with China and the developing members of the AIIB,” the South Korean Ministry of
Jan. 17, 2016
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Korea secure quarterfinals berth in Olympic football qualifying tournament
South Korea clinched a quarterfinals berth at the ongoing Olympic football qualifying tournament in Qatar with one group match remaining, thanks to some help from other countries.South Korea did their part by defeating Yemen 5-0 Saturday in Doha for their second straight victory in Group C at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship. It doubles as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro and only the top three out of 16 nations will advance to the Oly
SoccerJan. 17, 2016
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[Elizabeth Drew] Sizing up the U.S. election’s opening round
If you find America’s presidential election campaign puzzling, you probably have a better grasp of it than those who are willing to predict an outcome. At this point, with both major parties set to choose their nominees in state-level primary elections or caucuses, there can be no predictions, only informed (or uninformed) guesses. The first major contest, in Iowa on Feb. 1, is usually tricky to forecast, because the outcome relies more on organizational prowess than on popularity. The main que
ViewpointsJan. 17, 2016
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[Rachel Marsden] Germany struggles with refugees
Western Europe's mindless and zombie-like prioritizing of humanitarianism over self-preservation is beginning to have alarming consequences. More than 500 women filed police complaints after a New Year’s Eve celebration in Cologne, Germany, with about 40 percent of the women alleging sexual assault. Of the 32 suspects identified by police, 22 are asylum seekers, mostly North African or Arabic, according to the German Interior Ministry. More than a million asylum seekers, primarily from the Middl
ViewpointsJan. 17, 2016
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Doubts on Obama‘s IS plan spur fear
Here‘s the message President Barack Obama was promoting on foreign policy in his last State of the Union speech Tuesday: “Don’t worry, things are better than you think.” The rhetoric about our enemies getting stronger and America weaker is “political hot air.” The United States “is (still) the most powerful nation on Earth.” His administration is rooting out and destroying the Islamic State group. And, even as we focus on destroying IS, we should avoid “over-the-top claims that this is World War
ViewpointsJan. 17, 2016