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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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[KH Explains] Korea pursues ‘fire-free’ batteries amid EV fears
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Fights, complaints, stalker fans among reasons passengers exit planes before takeoff
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[Photo News] Armed Forces Day
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What I found on the other side of class divide
In the late 1970s, I went to Kingswood Oxford School and later Loomis Chaffee School. A member of the exclusive prep school club of Connecticut, mine was an insulated life of wealth and privilege. To me, the rules were clear: Chase those who are ahead, outrun those who are behind and ignore everyone outside my world because they’re irrelevant. My cozy life was forever altered in the fall of my sophomore year at Loomis. My mother left her family and our swanky home in Hartford’s West End to marry
ViewpointsDec. 15, 2015
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'Media must catch up with consumption trends'
Media technology -- whether hardware or software -- has further boosted the value of content, not made it worthless or led to the disappearance of conventional broadcasting networks. Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV (Media & Future Institute)However, the media industry must be able to quickly “catch and read” the latest technology and consumption trends in order to stay ahead of the game, according to Mickey Kim, head of Asia-Pacific for Google’s Chromecast & TV. Th
TelevisionDec. 15, 2015
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A banner year for behavioral science
Behavioral science has become the usual term for psychological and economic research on human behavior, often designed to explore people’s biases and blunders. For that research, 2015 has been a banner year, with an unusually large number of important books. Five of them stand out — and two of these weren’t even written by social scientists. “Phishing for Phools,” by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, is an instant classic. Akerlof and Shiller contend that free markets lead companies to “phish”
ViewpointsDec. 15, 2015
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Paris climate pact is just a beginning
Given the grave danger posed by unchecked climate change, it’s understandable that concerned citizens worldwide would want to hail the historic carbon-emission deal inked in Paris last weekend. And, in fact, getting consensus from 195 nations with varying levels of economic and political development — let alone environmental consciousness — is a remarkable diplomatic accomplishment. But with climate scientists stating that the nonbinding agreement won’t fully solve the problem — even if it’s ful
ViewpointsDec. 15, 2015
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A deal worth celebrating
Governments have taken a vital step in confronting global warming. Until now, there was no universal commitment to address the problem, no common target and no system for measuring progress. The Paris climate talks provided all three. That’s enough to justify the claim that the agreement reached this weekend was a breakthrough. Yet, as governments acknowledged, their pact won’t succeed without further effort. Paris is a promising departure. Getting to the right destination is another matter. For
ViewpointsDec. 15, 2015
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[Editorial] Deplorable scholarship
We are struck dumb by the report that 179 professors from 110 universities across the nation have been indicted for a crime that goes way beyond plagiarism -- republishing other authors’ copyrighted books under their own names after only changing the book covers. As we have never heard of such an outrageous wholesale copyright breach case before, we wonder how the accused professors could commit such an alleged illegal and brazenly immoral act. Investigators of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutor
EditorialDec. 15, 2015
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[Editorial] New lending rules
The Korea Federation of Banks and the Financial Services Commission have jointly announced new lending guidelines for banks in their bid to curb household debt. The measure is expected to slow the rapid rise of home loans extended by banks, but a soft landing of the worsening debt problem requires more comprehensive solutions. The new lending guidelines call for banks to assess applications for home loans based on borrowers’ income and ability to repay instead of their ability to provide collate
EditorialDec. 15, 2015
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Lezhin to offer alternative to U.S. superhero comics
Following its recent forays into Japan, the world’s second-largest comics market, Korean webtoon platform operator Lezhin Entertainment is about to take on a new venture in the U.S.Lezhin Entertainment’s U.S. team members – (from left) Grace Chong, Jeon Jae-heung, James Kim and Bae Soon-yong -- pose for a photo at the webtoon platform’s headquarters in southern Seoul. Lezhin plans to launch its U.S. service early next year. (Lezhin)A team of four young entrepreneurs -- “a start-up within a start
TelevisionDec. 15, 2015
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Korean celebrities pose with babies to raise adoption awareness
Top Korean celebrities posed with babies awaiting adoption for an annual charity photo exhibition aimed at raising adoption awareness. The 13th annual photo exhibition “Letters from Angels” features black-and-white portraits of 24 celebrities holding babies and children awaiting adoption. Participating celebrities include singer Roy Kim, Kangin of Super Junior, Lee Moon-se, four-member vocal group Noel, actors, actresses and star athlete Park Chan-ho. Celebrity photographer Cho Sei-hon, well kno
PerformanceDec. 15, 2015
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[Photo News] SKT joins hands with Dongbu Daewoo Electronics for smart home tech
COLLABORATION FOR SMART HOME -- Cho Young-hoon (left), head of SK Telecom‘s smart home TF, and Kim Hyeog-pyo, vice president of Dongbu Daewoo Electronics, pose at the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Tuesday. The mobile carrier and the electronics maker will work together to launch home appliances which can be remotely controlled by SKT’s smartphone apps. (SKT)
TechnologyDec. 15, 2015
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Ford Motor executive named new AMCHAM Korea president
The American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea said Tuesday it has appointed the outgoing vice president of Ford Motor Company Korea as its new president. John Schuldt will serve as the new president of AMCHAM Korea starting Jan. 7, replacing current chief Amy Jackson. Schuldt has served as vice president and chief marketing officer of Ford Motor Korea for three years and is set to step down from his position later this year. AMCHAM was founded in 1953 to expand investment and trade between
IndustryDec. 15, 2015
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Korea, U.S. hold talks to expand maritime cooperation
South Korea and the United States held talks in Washington to discuss ways to expand maritime cooperation between the two close trading partners, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the working level talks touched on the need to expand information on maritime policies, allowing U.S. car carriers greater access to South Korean cargo, and guidelines issued by U.S. port state control authorities. The PSC is tasked with checking foreign ships to make certain they
DefenseDec. 15, 2015
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CJ chairman gets prison term in retrial
A Seoul appellate court on Tuesday sentenced the chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group to two years and six months in prison for embezzlement, breach of trust and tax evasion. Chairman Lee Jay-hyun received the jail term in a retrial held three months after the nation's top court sent the case back to the Seoul High Court for reconsideration. The court also ordered the chairman to pay 25.2 billion won ($21.31 million) in fines, upholding a lower court's decision. Lee was in
Social AffairsDec. 15, 2015
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Ahn defection deja-vu for opposition camp
The defection of Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo and the looming split of the party is a heavy blow to the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, with only four months remaining until the next parliamentary elections.But it is also a repetition of history for a party that has experienced countless divisions and mergers over the past six decades.All through the years, the opposition camp has had an unwritten rule: Integration leads to victory and division to defeat.It is for such reason that the ongoing split o
PoliticsDec. 15, 2015
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GM Korea to receive early retirement applications
GM Korea Co., the local unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors Co., announced a voluntary retirement program for its employees Tuesday as it pushes to enhance business efficiency and cut costs amid lackluster sales. The automaker said it will receive applications for voluntary retirement from its office workers for 10 days from Jan. 4-13. "We have decided on the voluntary retirement program as part of efforts to secure corporate competitiveness, organizational agility and efficiency," the compa
IndustryDec. 15, 2015
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Korea to make hydrogen cell cars more affordable, fuel demand
South Korea will fuel demand for hydrogen cell cars by making them more affordable and building up necessary infrastructure, the government said Tuesday. The plan aims to bring down prices of fuel cell electric vehicle from around 85 million won ($71,900) as of early this year to around 30 million won in 2018, that will give it price competitiveness vis-a-vis conventional vehicles, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. This it said can help Asia's fourth largest economy reduce the a
TechnologyDec. 15, 2015
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LG Uplus rolls out Huawei's budget smartphone in Korea
South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Tuesday that it will exclusively distribute a budget smartphone released by China-based Huawei, a move that may signal a further setback for local manufacturers already facing challenges from Chinese brands. The Y6 smartphone, which comes with a price tag of 154,000 won ($130.2), can be free if a user subscribes to a monthly plan of 30,000 won or higher, LG Uplus said. The 5-inch smartphone comes with a 2,200 mAh removable battery along wi
IndustryDec. 15, 2015
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Korea, Japan hold talks on 'comfort women' issue
South Korea and Japan opened another round of talks Tuesday to resolve the issue of Korean women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II. The issue of the so-called comfort women has been a major thorn in bilateral ties and the two countries' leaders agreed last month to accelerate negotiations for a swift solution. On Tuesday, the two sides met in Tokyo for the 11th session led by Lee Sang-deok, director-general of the South Korean Foreign Ministry's Northeast Asi
Foreign AffairsDec. 15, 2015
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Korea launches 2nd next-generation landing ship
South Korea launched on Tuesday its second next-generation landing vessel with upgraded mobility that will be deployed for operations in 2017, the Navy said. The second edition LST-II, the Cheonjabong, is 4,900 tons and capable of sailing up to 23 knots at full speed, with the service of 120 crew members, according to the Navy. The vessel, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, is capable of delivering about 300 fully armed landing forces and carrying landing boats, tanks and two helicopters, the
DefenseDec. 15, 2015
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Seoul shares nearly flat in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded nearly flat late Tuesday morning as investors remained cautious ahead of a key Fed policy meeting, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 0.34 point, or 0.02 percent, to 1,928.16. Local shares started 0.38 percent higher following the overnight gains on Wall Street buoyed by a rebound in oil prices. But the index pared its earlier gains as investors were nervously awaiting the rate decision by the Fed.The U.S. central bank is widely e
Dec. 15, 2015