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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Shut up and dance
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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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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Court allows changes to national IDs
The Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a law barring South Koreans from changing their resident registration numbers was unconstitutional.The court said the current law on resident registration numbers excessively violates citizens’ basic rights to make decisions about their own personal information, ordering the government to present a revision by the end of 2017. “It is an excessive violation of rights that the government does not allow Koreans to change their resident numbers regardles
Social AffairsDec. 23, 2015
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Hanwha E&C opens 50th library for the disabled
Hanwha Engineering and Construction opened its 50th “Kkumegreen Library” at the Seoul Eden Welfare Center for the Disabled on Wednesday, company officials said.Attending the opening event was Hanwha E&C CEO Choi Kwang-ho and around 30 company executives and welfare center employees.The Kkumegreen Library project is a social welfare program by Hanwha held in collaboration with the Seoul Association of Welfare Institutes for the Disabled. Hanwha E&C CEO Choi Kwang-ho (second from left) helps make
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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[Editorial] Third way?
Will Ahn Cheol-soo be able to find a third way for his envisaged party? The ultimate answer to this question will determine not only his fate as a politician with presidential ambitions but also whether Korean politics can overcome the bipolarization caused by the domination of a conservative party largely based in the southeast and a liberal party relying on support from the southwestern provinces. Ahn, who broke away from the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy early this mont
EditorialDec. 23, 2015
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[Editorial] No longer special
Special economic zones -- whatever they are called -- are supposed to offer incentives unmatched by other areas, thus inducing enterprises -- especially foreign ones -- to make investments there. There are about 200 such zones in Korea, under various names like free economic zones, free trade areas, foreign investment zones, corporate cities, innovation cities and R&D special zones. Sadly, none of them perform the roles they were entrusted to do, having only become a byword for inefficiency and
EditorialDec. 23, 2015
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[Kim Myong-sik] Putting sanctity of freedom of the press at risk
The Tatsuya Kato episode has fizzled out. The prosecution decided not to appeal the Seoul district court’s not-guilty ruling for the former Seoul bureau chief of the Japanese daily Sankei Shimbun, who was charged with defaming President Park Geun-hye. Had our prosecutors been a little more prudent and independent in their thinking, all the noise over press freedom and responsibility that reverberated across the Korea Strait over the past 14 months could have been saved. In Tokyo, the Sankei is
ViewpointsDec. 23, 2015
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Is growth forecast more hope than judgment?
The government has reduced its 2016 growth forecast for the Korean economy twice by 0.2 percent each since June.Its latest prediction that the country’s gross domestic product will increase by 3.1 percent in real terms next year is still rosier than the estimates of local research institutes.The Korea Development Institute, a state-run think tank, said in a recent report that the country’s GDP growth rate was expected to reach 3 percent next year. It cautioned, however, the number could be lower
Dec. 23, 2015
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LG to unveil new premium brand Signature at CES
LG Electronics said Wednesday it would unveil its new high-end home appliance brand “LG Signature” during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. After its official debut at the world’s largest electronics trade show, the brand will roll out in the U.S., Europe and Korea in the first half of next year, the company said. The new brand represents the sleek design and upgraded product quality of its high-end home appliances. This is the first time for LG to have a subbrand
TechnologyDec. 23, 2015
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[Kim Hoo-ran] Time to break free from ‘Reply 1988’
One of the hit television programs this year is “Reply 1988,” a drama series set in the 1980s that revolves around neighbors and friends living in an old residential area in Seoul.A prequel to “Reply 1994,” “Reply 1988” is outperforming the series that took the country by storm two years ago, contrary to the producer’s prediction that it would “bomb.” Perhaps the producer was expressing great confidence when he said it would fail on a gargantuan scale. More popularly called “Eungpal,” reflectin
ViewpointsDec. 23, 2015
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LG Uplus CEO stresses ‘field management’
LG Uplus CEO and vice chairman Kwon Young-soo made his first visit to retail shops in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to inspect sales activities and encourage employees this week. Kwon took office on Nov. 27 to lead the nation’s No. 3 telecom company. Over the past month, the company said he has met executives, managers and working-level employees to better communicate with them. “Creative services can make a big difference. We can find solutions through field management,” he said during a store v
TechnologyDec. 23, 2015
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SK’s hemophilia drug begins EU approval process
SK Chemicals, the pharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it has submitted its self-developed hemophilia drug NBP601 for review and subsequent approval by the European Medicines Agency. The announcement, which comes as SK awaits the drug’s approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, draws the company a step closer toward commercializing the recombinant DNA drug in global markets. SK Chemicals` hemophilia drug NBP601 (SK Chemicals) Lifted by the positive sales outlo
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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Tech meets workmanship at craft fair
The impact of evolving technology on the arts and crafts was a major undercurrent in the four-day Craft Trend Fair 2015 that began on Dec. 17. The fair, in its 10th year, explored the possibilities of craft’s future in its main exhibition “Future in Hands,” featuring works that were created with 3-D printing, 3-D mapping and media art. The fair, hosted by hosted by the state-run Korea Craft & Design Foundation, is the largest craft festival in Korea. “We wanted to capture the current craft envi
CultureDec. 23, 2015
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‘Streaming music boon to music industry’
Often touted as a game changer in the music industry, growing streaming music services are a bone of contention in Korea as in many other global markets.Concerned over the idea of “free music” services on the streaming platforms, the nation’s major music copyright groups are not shy in expressing their displeasure, arguing that streaming music negatively impacts the music industry.The head of Korea’s first and largest ad-supported music streaming services firm said the opposite: The streaming mu
TechnologyDec. 23, 2015
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Hyundai Rotem develops high-speed transfer system for steel press
Hyundai Rotem, a plant equipment manufacturing affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said Wednesday it has successfully developed its own high-speed panel transfer system for use in tandem press lines. The system was unveiled to the public for the first time Tuesday during a presentation ceremony in Busan. A tandem press line is a machine that combines several press machines used for cutting and bending steel plates. Hyundai’s new system feeds panels into the tandem press 20 percent faster than thos
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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[Photo News] Roche Korea awarded for family-friendly work culture
AWARD FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORK CULTURE — Roche Korea, the local affiliate of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, was recognized Tuesday by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for its excellence in sustaining a family-friendly work culture. The company offers a number of employee benefits including flexible working hours, structural and financial child support and favorable policies for working mothers, among others. (Roche Korea)
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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[팟캐스트](125) 안철수, 신당 창당 선언 외 1건
진행자: 이현정, Julie Jackson 1. 안철수, 신당 창당 선언 기사요약: 새정치민주연합을 탈당한 안철수 의원이 지난 21일 내년 2월 초 신당을 창당하겠다고 공식 선언했다. 안 의원은 새정치연합과의 연대에는 선을 그으며 반드시 정부 교체를 실현하겠다고 강조했다. 내년 총선을 몇 개월 앞둔 가운데 몇몇 야당 의원들의 탈당까지 이어지면서 정치권에서는 긴장감이 돌고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Ahn reveals new party plan [1] Former opposition presidential candidate Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo on Monday announced his plan to form a new party b
PodcastDec. 23, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Kakao in spotlight for fat paychecks
Kakao, Korea’s fast-sprawling mobile empire built on the omnipresent phone messaging service KakaoTalk, is in the public spotlight for fat paychecks. The KOSDAQ-listed firm was the highest-paying workplace among the top 100 companies by market capitalization in Korea last year, leading by a big margin a pack of older and larger corporate players such as Samsung Electronics.According to data compiled by CEO Score, an online business information provider, Kakao employees took home an average of 17
TechnologyDec. 23, 2015
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Gracias Choir holds concert, spreads Christmas spirit
Korea’s award-winning Gracias Choir held its last winter concert Wednesday in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, ending its monthlong national Christmas concert tour. The 15th annual “Christmas Cantata” concert tour, helmed by Russian conductor Boris Abalyan of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, presented a nativity musical and classical yuletide tunes to audiences in 19 cities in Korea, including Seoul, Goyang and Ansan. The first act showcased an opera on the birth of Christ, while the second act
PerformanceDec. 23, 2015
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Korean economy to grow 3% in 2016: KDB
The South Korean economy is expected to grow 3 percent in 2016 from this year on the back of increased corporate investment and a recovery in domestic demand, the state-run Korea Development Bank said Wednesday.In its latest economic outlook, the policy lender said that Asia's fourth-largest economy will likely "pull off a better performance next year than this year's 2.6-percent expansion as companies are expected to invest more and consumer spending should pick up."The forecast is rosier than
Dec. 23, 2015
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Korea's civilian inter-Korean exchanges double this year
South Korea's civilian exchanges with North Korea more than doubled this year from a year earlier following an inter-Korean deal in August to ease tension, the Unification Ministry said Wednesday.The value of humanitarian aid from local civic groups to North Korea reached 11.2 billion won ($9.55 million) from Jan. 1 to Dec. 17, up 107 percent from a year earlier, according to the ministry handling inter-Korean affairs.The two Koreas reached a rare deal on Aug. 25 to defuse military tension and p
North KoreaDec. 23, 2015
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Renewing American leadership
December always provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on what was and what will be. This year, one of the conclusions that such reflection yields is that the United States remains firmly at the center of the liberal world order. Another is that the U.S. needs to do more to lead in the way that its international standing demands. Doubts about America’s continued global leadership have been proliferating for years. But, though the much-discussed multi-polar world order may well be in the ca
ViewpointsDec. 23, 2015