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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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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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[KH Explains] Korea pursues ‘fire-free’ batteries amid EV fears
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Seoul pressured to extend duty-free licenses
The government has come under growing pressure to extend the five-year operational license term for downtown duty-free stores as experts argue the present validity could hinder the industry’s long-term growth. There has been a heated debate since last week when authorities issued new licenses to winners of an open bid to run tax-free stores and shortened the term from the previous 10 years under a law that took effect in 2013. Experts said the new term will pose risks and uncertainties to the co
IndustryNov. 23, 2015
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Air Busan pushes forward IPO plan
Air Busan, one of South Korea’s leading budget carriers, is pushing forward plans to launch an initial public offering, seeking to channel in fresh capital to better strengthen itself against rising competition, company officials said Monday.The airline company, founded in 2007, held a board meeting in Busan on Monday to discuss who could potentially lead the IPO process, scheduled for completion by the end of next year. A model poses to promote budget airline Air Busan. (Yonhap)“The company org
IndustryNov. 23, 2015
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Suzy used to be street dancer
Singer and actress Suzy said that before she joined JYP Entertainment, she used to perform on the streets as part of a dance crew.According to the Miss A member, she did it to show her parents how much she really loved to perform. Suzy (JYP Entertainment)“I had to convince my parents (to let me be a singer),” she said in an interview at a cafe in Seoul Monday. “They thought that more than singing and dancing, I was attracted to the glamour.”Suzy said that she walked by a dance crew performing on
PerformanceNov. 23, 2015
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[Photo News] LG boosts morale among soldiers
LG BOOSTS MORALE AMONG SOLDIERS -- Executives and employees of LG Group affiliates -- LG Chem, LG Innotek and Serveone -- pay a visit to six frontline troops near the Demilitarized Zone, a buffer zone across the Korean Peninsula, to give care packages to soldiers. In the photo Park jin-soo (fourth from left, second row), the chief executive of LG Chem, poses with divisional commander Lee Jong-hwa (fifth from left, second row), military officials and soldiers at the First Infantry Division, in Gy
TechnologyNov. 23, 2015
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Stone statues enshrine Korean folk beliefs
Stone sculptures had a significant impact on the ordinary lives of people in Korea as symbols of various folk beliefs. One old folk belief had women, hoping to conceive, visit child stone statues and pray for the arrival of a son. Some women even took parts of the stone sculptures home and ground them to eat with water. This caused many women to suffer appendicitis, one of the major causes of death for women during the Joseon era. Stone sculptures that carried different wishes of ordinary people
CultureNov. 23, 2015
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Cho Seong-jin, Chung Myung-whun and SPO to perform Chopin in July
Pianist Cho Seong-jin will join the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Chung Myung-whun to perform Chopin in a Seoul concert next year in a widely anticipated union of Korea’s classical music icons. At the concert, to be held at Seoul Arts Center on July 15, the pianist who shot to local fame after being crowned as the first Korean to win the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition will be performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. The performance
PerformanceNov. 23, 2015
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Samsung Gear VR sees strong start in U.S.
Samsung Electronics’ new Gear VR virtual reality goggles are getting an upbeat response in the U.S. as the device has already sold out at some online retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy in just 10 days of its launch. The $99 Gear VR is a stripped-down version of the Gear VR Innovator Edition, the Korean tech giant’s first generation VR headset that is priced at $199. The device weighs only 310 grams, about 22 percent lighter than its predecessor. A model tries the Gear VR at a launching event.
TechnologyNov. 23, 2015
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[Editorial] Whither opposition?
The internal feud at the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy will mark an important turning point this week as Ahn Cheol-soo will soon clarify his position on party leader Moon Jae-in’s proposal to form a temporary triumvirate leadership along with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. Moon, who has been under persistent pressure to step down over the party’s successive election defeats and continued factional feuding, made the proposal last week. Park accepted the proposal, but Ahn said he
EditorialNov. 23, 2015
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[Editorial] Legacy of Kim YS
Kim Young-sam was no doubt a towering figure in Korean politics. Most of all, the man, along with Kim Dae-jung, was a crusader for the nation’s pro-democracy movement. Like any other leader, Kim Young-sam, who passed away at the age of 87 Sunday, did both good things and bad things, but what he did for democracy alone more than makes up for any shortcomings he had. Kim risked his life by holding a hunger strike for 23 days in protest against the Chun Doo-hwan regime, underwent house arrests and
EditorialNov. 23, 2015
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[Ram Garikipati] Economic impact of terrorist strikes
The recent dastardly terrorist attacks in Paris shocked the world, with countries scampering to tighten security in preparation for any eventuality.Even countries like Korea that have had no terror attacks from Islamic jihadists have gone on high alert, and the administration is tightening measures to make sure that no untoward incident happens. While the nation’s security, human casualties and material losses are important aspects of these inhumane attacks, what should also be considered is th
ViewpointsNov. 23, 2015
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KRIHS to hold forum on future vision of NE Asia
The Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements will hold an international seminar, “Future Vision for the Northern Area and the Korean Peninsula,” Tuesday in Seoul.Attending the seminar will be experts from China, Russia, Japan and Korea, such as professor Zhang Huizhi from China’s Jilin University, professor Serigei Sevastyanov from Russia’s Far Eastern Federal University, senior research fellow Mimura Mitsuhiro from the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia and research fellow Lee
IndustryNov. 23, 2015
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[David Ignatius] U.S.’ Syria diplomacy an achievement
Diplomatic negotiations on Syria got lost in the aftermath of the Paris attacks a week ago. But the talks have made surprising progress -- and they may prove a crucial part of any successful strategy for combating terrorists from the Islamic State. Secretary of State John Kerry managed to gather all the major players -- Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and the key European nations -- in Vienna last weekend. Just getting them to the table is an accomplishment -- and a move back from the Saudi-
ViewpointsNov. 23, 2015
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[Park Sang-seek] Why is the U.N. so unable to act?
At a lunch meeting with the 15 U.N. Security Council representatives on Sept. 24, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suddenly exclaimed “the Security Council doesn’t do anything. Its operational procedures should be changed.” The representatives were so frightened they just stared at him. Ban had been known as a quiet person who rarely showed his anger in public. Is the U.N. helpless? If so, what is the reason? Only states are qualified for
ViewpointsNov. 23, 2015
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Seoul pushes for measures to slow gentrification
A 50-year-old fashion and interior designer surnamed Kim has been running a unique cultural space since last summer in Seochon, Jongno, Seoul, where cultural assets, galleries and traditional Korean houses are little exposed to urban development. To create a mingling spot where artists and people share their stories, she opened a small eatery with an investment of over 100 million won ($86,300). Despite many regular customers, she has faced a dilemma as to whether she should continue the busines
Social AffairsNov. 23, 2015
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More key officials fleeing North Korea amid leader's brutal rule: source
A growing number of North Korean key party and military officials has been fleeing the communist country to evade leader Kim Jong-un's reign of terror, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Monday. Kim has purged or executed many North Korean officials, Seoul's intelligence agency earlier said, putting the number of those killed at about 70. The source said that in the past, North Koreans had fled their home country due mainly to their livelihoods and other personal reasons, but sin
North KoreaNov. 23, 2015
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Korea's new energy industry to reach 100 tln won by 2030
South Korea's market for new energy industries is expected to reach 100 trillion won ($86.4 billion) by 2030 on the back of efforts to expand existing know-how and develop next-generation technologies, the government said Monday. Unveiling a government strategy for boosting the new energy industry, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it is designed to help Asia's fourth-largest economy meet its obligation to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions and create a future growth engine. So
IndustryNov. 23, 2015
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Korea condemns Mali hotel attack
The Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned a terrorist attack that took place last week at a hotel in Mali, vowing to join global efforts to eradicate terrorism. Armed assailants attacked a luxury hotel in the west African country's capital of Bamako on Friday, killing 19 people in a hostage crisis, a week after a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. The ministry said the South Korean government cannot hide its shock and anger over the attack in Mali, expressing condolences to victims of the as
InternationalNov. 23, 2015
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Seoul shares up 0.7% on eased U.S. rate woes
South Korean stocks closed 0.7 percent higher on Monday as investor sentiment was boosted by eased uncertainties on the U.S. Fed's interest rate policy. The local currency fell against the greenback. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index advanced 13.84 points to 2,003.70. Trading volume was low at 375.2 million shares worth 4.4 trillion won ($3.8 billion), with losers outpacing gainers 420 to 373. Analysts said investors' concerns over the Fed's rate policy eased following the releas
Nov. 23, 2015
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Han Ga-in five months pregnant
Actress Han Ga-in, who is married to actor Yeon Jung-hoon, has been pregnant for nearly five months, according to a press release from Han’s agency, BH Entertainment, Monday. (OSEN)"Han and Yeon will become parents next year. Han has been very cautious about everything since her pregnancy. She even tries to refrain from going outside,” said a person familiar with the matter. The couple tied the knot in 2005 but did not have their first child until recently. Last year, Han made headlines after ge
Nov. 23, 2015
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IU ‘still loves’ song ‘Zeze’ despite pedophilia controversy
Singer-songwriter IU stood by a song she wrote inspired by a 5-year-old boy character from a classic novel and for which she was mired in a controversy over pedophilia. At her solo concert in Seoul on Saturday, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter performed the controversial song, “Zeze,” explaining to the audience that she “still dearly loves it.” (Loen Entertainment)A track on IU’s latest EP “Chat-shire,” the song is named after the boy protagonist of Portuguese novel “My Sweet Orange Tree.” Its
Nov. 23, 2015