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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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Joe Biden to lead new war on cancer
Several months after his son Beau died of brain cancer, Vice President Joe Biden called for an American “moon shot” to cure the disease. On Tuesday, in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama named Biden to command the effort. This isn‘t the first time Obama has declared war on cancer. Nor is Obama the first president to survey this ravaging scourge and rally America’s formidable resources to eradicate it. President Richard Nixon famously launched a similar effort, also invoking t
ViewpointsJan. 17, 2016
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‘Reply 1988’ ends with record viewership
TV drama “Reply 1988” aired its grand finale Saturday, breaking all records to go down as the most popular cable broadcast of all time. On Saturday, 19.6 percent of viewers tuned in to watch the 20th and final episode of the retro-drama that debuted in November, broadcaster tvN said. With the record viewership, the drama became the most popular cable broadcast and TV drama here, proving it’s possible for cable channels to create big hits. From left: Lee Hye-ri, Go Kyung-pyo, Ryu Jun-yeol and
TelevisionJan. 17, 2016
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Businesses see opportunities after sanctions lifted in Iran
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. Tehran-based Mellat Bank's branch office in Seoul (Yonhap)Korea, in September 2010, joined world p
Latest NewsJan. 17, 2016
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Former Seoul mayor announces bid for parliamentary election
A former Seoul mayor announced his bid Sunday for an upcoming parliamentary election in a political comeback more than four years after he quit his job over controversy surrounding a free school meal policy.Oh Se-hoon said he will run for the election in Jongno, a key electoral district in Seoul that carries political significance, as a candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party in April."It was not an easy decision for me if I care about advantages or disadvantages in an election," Oh said, citing h
PoliticsJan. 17, 2016
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‘Comprehensive’ sanctions sought for N.K.
The vice ministers of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan agreed Saturday to push for a more “thorough and comprehensive” response over North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, calling on China to demonstrate its leadership and join their initiative. Seoul’s Vice Minister Lim Sung-nam gathered in Tokyo with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki as the three countries are ramping up efforts to rally the international community behind a new round of
North KoreaJan. 17, 2016
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Two Saenuri bigwigs announce election bids
The ruling Saenuri Party’s two political heavyweights Sunday announced their bids for the April general elections, foreshadowing a neck-and-neck race against the progressives and prompting an angry response from their in-house rivals. Former Supreme Court justice Ahn Dae-hee and former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said they would run from Seoul’s Jongno and Mapo constituencies against the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea’s Reps. Chung Sye-kyun and Noh Woong-rae, respectively. Ahn Dae-hee (Yon
PoliticsJan. 17, 2016
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Plight of foreign detainees back in spotlight
On Jan. 5, three immigration officers were booked on charges of assaulting a foreign detainee at Cheongju Detention Center, rekindling concerns over the level of human rights protection at such facilities in Korea. The police launched a probe into the case of a 33 year-old Uzbek man, who claimed he was choked and assaulted by three detention center guards on Sept. 25 when he asked for medical treatment outside the facility. “I had a chronic headache for seven to eight months, but the medicine I
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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More women, seniors take on jobs
Women and seniors took up the largest portion of newly employed persons last year, statistics showed Sunday. Of the 337,000 newly employed in 2015, women accounted for 205,000, compared to 132,000 men, according to employment data released by Statistics Korea. This is the third consecutive year where more women joined the workforce than men. “Due to delayed marriages and other factors, the employment rate among women, especially the most economically active ones in their mid-30s, has shown a rap
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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Korea says China could use delaying tactics over U.N. resolution
A senior South Korean diplomat said Sunday that China could use delaying tactics over a looming U.N. resolution meant to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear test.The U.N. Security Council has been working on a new sanctions resolution against North Korea, which has already been under U.N. sanctions for its three previous nuclear tests: in 2006, 2009 and 2013.The previous sanctions have failed to stop North Korea from carrying out what it claimed was its first hydrogen bomb test earlier thi
North KoreaJan. 17, 2016
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Police expand probe into possible filicide case
Police on Sunday requested an arrest warrant against a married couple in their 30s on charges of abusing and mutilating the dead body of his seven-year-old son, who allegedly died in 2012. The court issued a warrant for the mother, who failed to report the death of her son on grounds of child abuse. The arrest warrant against the father, who admitted to mutilating the body of the son but denied killing the child, was still being reviewed. The body of the boy, who had been absent from school fo
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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With Iran’s return, North Korea conundrum only set to deepen
As Iran’s comeback to the international community boosts cautious optimism following the lifting of sanctions, North Korea remains the protruding nuclear conundrum for the U.S., but with no way out in the offing.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano (center) of Japan andEuropean Union high representative Federica Mogherini (right), arrive at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday. (AP-Yonhap)Seoul, Washingt
North KoreaJan. 17, 2016
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Activist, author Shin Young-bok dies at 75
Activist and author Shin Young-bok, a professor at Sungkonghoe University best known for writing “Reflections from Prison,” containing his thoughts while imprisoned during the military-backed government, passed away Friday from skin cancer. He was 75.Shin was imprisoned for his pro-democracy ideas in 1968, accused of being part of the Tongil Hyeongmyeongdang (Unification Revolution) party. He remained imprisoned for 20 years until he was released through a special pardon on the Aug. 15 Liberatio
PeopleJan. 17, 2016
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Former finance minister to attend Davos forum
A South Korean ruling party lawmaker will leave for Switzerland this week to attend this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the foreign ministry said Sunday.Choi Kyung-hwan, who served as finance minister until earlier this month, will represent South Korea as a special presidential envoy at the forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.The so-called Davos forum is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday for a four-day run, bringing together thousands of political leaders, government off
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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Korean firms eye Iran after sanctions relief
South Korean companies are expecting to find a slew of business opportunities in Iran as the lifting of sanctions on the oil-rich nation could open up new investments to rebuild its battered economy, industry officials said Sunday. The U.N. nuclear agency on Saturday certified 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, un
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2 killed after car crashes into sea
Two people were killed when their car crashed into the sea in South Korea's southeastern area, police said Sunday.A Kia Motors' Morning subcompact drove into the sea from a sandy beach around 9 p.m. Saturday with a thunderous noise, the police said.Emergency crew members found the vehicle overturned about 30 minutes later and pulled a man and a woman out of the car before rushing them to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, the police said.The police identified the 43-year-old man
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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North Korea increases education on its leader, English
North Korea has increased education on its young leader Kim Jong-un for its students, South Korean experts said Sunday, in what could be the North's latest efforts to strengthen its third-generation power succession.Kim has taken a series of steps to consolidate his grip on power that he inherited upon the death of his father and long-time leader, Kim Jong-il, in 2011. The current leader is the grandson of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung.A new education curriculum for primary, middle and high
North KoreaJan. 17, 2016
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Korea's car registration gains 4.3% in 2015
The number of registered vehicles in South Korea rose 4.3 percent in 2015 from a year earlier on the back of the government's tax-cut programs and solid demand for foreign-made cars, government data showed Sunday.Car registration stood at 20,989,885 units, up 4.3 percent or some 872,000 vehicles from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The yearly gain marked the fastest clip since 2003 when it jumped 4.6 percent on-year to 14,590,0
Social AffairsJan. 17, 2016
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Foreign stock ownership dips to lowest since 2009
South Korea has suffered the largest outflow of foreign stock funds in more than six years as China's stock market rout and plummeting oil prices added uncertainties in the financial market, data showed Sunday. Offshore investors held 403.12 trillion won ($331.78 billion) worth of stocks in the main KOSPI and tech-laden KOSDAQ markets as of Friday, according to the data compiled by the Korea Exchange (KRX). Their ownership accounted for 28.7 percent of the total, the lowest since August 2009, th
Jan. 17, 2016
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Samsung’s Enbrel biosimilar gains European approval
Samsung Bioepis said Sunday it has won official approval from the European Commission to begin selling Benepali, its biosimilar replication of Amgen’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis treatment Enbrel (Etanercept), in Europe.The approval marks an important milestone in Samsung Group’s latest push to expand into the promising field of biosimilar production, and elevates the drugmaker’s market value in a forthcoming public listing on the U.S. Nasdaq this year.Benepali is the first Enbrel biosimila
IndustryJan. 17, 2016
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China emerges as S. Korea's No. 2 trading partner in Q4
China became South Korea's second-largest trading partner in the fourth quarter of last year, unseating Japan for the first time, data showed Sunday.According to the data by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), South Korea's trade with China came to US$75.6 billion in the October-December period, with Seoul's trade with Japan reaching $71.7 billion. The United States was Seoul's top trading partner.South Korea's trade with Japan had been hovered above that of Japan, though Seoul's e
Jan. 17, 2016