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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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North Korean trash balloons cross border day after Seoul military parade
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SF Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo back home after injury-shortened rookie season
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Court confirms sentence for rapper who attempted to evade national service
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[Photo News] Armed Forces Day
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N. Korea may revoke 1991 Inter-Korean Basic Agreement in parliament: Seoul
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Seoul shares start lower on shippers, tech firms
South Korean stocks started lower on Monday as investors offloaded shippers and tech firms, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 12.71 points, or 0.62 percent, to 2,028.36 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shipping firms tumbled amid rumors that the government is pushing for a merger between major market players. Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine both dropped over 7 percent. Tech companies also weighed down on the market, with market leader Samsung Electr
Nov. 9, 2015
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Korean banks cut lending to large firms
South Korean banks' lending to large companies fell in the first nine months of the year amid a protracted economic slump, despite an upturn in overall loans, industry data showed Monday.Outstanding loans extended by Shinhan Bank, Kookmin Bank and four other major lenders reached 1,035.85 trillion won ($898.6 billion) as of end-September, up 56 trillion won from 979.6 trillion won tallied in January, according to the data.A combined 499.5 trillion won went to small and medium enterprises and mom
Nov. 9, 2015
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Civilian inter-Korean exchanges on the rise: data
The number of South Koreans visiting North Korea has shot up since the two Koreas reached a deal in August to spur inter-Korean civilian exchanges, government data showed Monday.The number of South Koreans who traveled to the North reached 418 in the January-September period, excluding those who moved in and out of the joint industrial park in the North's border city of Kaesong, according to the data by the Unification Ministry.But in October alone, the number of such people came in at 880 as th
North KoreaNov. 9, 2015
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Police crackdown reduces phone fraud by 72% in 7 months
Telephone-based financial scams dropped from 1,200 in March to 284 in October, down 72 percent, as a result of intensive control, police said Monday.A total of 5,811 violators have been arrested in 4,174 cases from July 23 to Oct. 30, the National Police Agency said.Over 600 were physically detained.In an earlier crackdown, which took place in the first half of the year, the police found nearly 3,000 cases, detaining 512 people.Based on analysis from March that 76.7 percent of victims were women
Social AffairsNov. 9, 2015
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Samsung's governance structure simplified after mergers
South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Group's governance structure has been simplified by a series of mergers and asset sales, industry watchers said Monday, with the owner family solidifying its grip over the country's No. 1 conglomerate.Samsung C&T Corp. was created in September as the group's holding firm, which came out of the merger between then-Samsung C&T and fashion arm Cheil Industries. With the merger, the group's cross-shareholding linkages were reduced to seven from the previous 10, acc
IndustryNov. 9, 2015
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Hyundai, Kia rank 1st in German sales
Hyundai Motor Co. and smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. led in sales among foreign brands in Germany in October despite the overall weak demand, industry data showed Monday.According to the data by a German automotive association, the two South Korean carmakers sold a combined 14,131 units in October, the largest monthly sales among foreign brands there.Hyundai Motor saw its sales inch up 0.4 percent on-year to 9,084 units, while Kia Motors' sales expanded 4.2 percent over the same period to 5,
MobilityNov. 9, 2015
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SK Telecom sets sights on non-mobile business
South Korean mobile giant SK Telecom Co. is moving to expand its presence into the media business through a merger, industry watchers said Monday, with its mainstay telecom business reaching a point of saturation amid severe competition from smaller rivals.SK Telecom, the country's No. 1 mobile carrier, said last week it will buy the country's biggest operator of cable channels and Internet TV contents in a bid to tap into the media platform business. Under the deal, SK Telecom will purchase a 3
IndustryNov. 9, 2015
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45 countries sponsor new U.N. resolution on North Korea human rights
A total of 45 countries sponsored a new U.N. General Assembly resolution that centers on calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations, the draft resolution showed.The proposed resolution, led by the European Union and Japan, was introduced to the General Assembly's Third Committee on Oct. 30. Other co-sponsors included South Korea, the United States, Britain, Australia and Germany, according to the resolution.The nine-page draft is largely sim
North KoreaNov. 9, 2015
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North Korean leader offers condolences to military marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his condolences to an iconic military official who died of lung cancer this weekend, saying his death is a great loss to the party and the army, Pyongyang's media said Monday.The North's leader on Sunday visited the mortuary of Ri Ul-sol, marshal of the Korean People's Army, who passed away at the age of 94 on Saturday, according to the Korean Central News Agency.North Korea plans to hold a state funeral for him on Wednesday.The KCNA said that Kim pa
North KoreaNov. 9, 2015
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[테마회화] 몸이 안 좋아요
I’m not feeling well today오늘 몸이 별로 안 좋아요Andi: What’s the matter, Hyejin? You look sick. 혜진씨, 무슨 일 있어요? 아파보여요. Hyejin: I’m not feeling well today. 오늘 몸이 별로 안 좋아요. Andi: Why? What seems to be the matter? 왜요? 뭐 때문에 그런 거 같아요?Hyejin: I have chills and a headache. 으슬으슬 춥고 두통도 있어요. Andi: Are you nauseated? 속도 메스꺼워요? Hyejin: Yes, very. And I’m thirsty, too.네, 많이 그래요. 갈증도 나고요. Andi: Uh-oh…..Did you eat a hamburger at the Festival? 이런… 혜진씨, 그 행사에서 햄버거 드셨어요? Hyejin: How did you know? 어떻게 알았어요? Andi: Becaus
PodcastNov. 9, 2015
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[사설] 총기 안전
Gun safety총기 안전<10월06일자 사설>Saturday`s incident in Busan involving a gun theft from an indoor shooting range has raised alarms concerning gun safety in a country where guns are strictly controlled. 토요일 부산 실내사격장에서 발생한 총기 탈취사건은 총기가 엄격히 규제되는 한국의 총기 안전과 관련해 경종을 울렸다. A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing the owner of an indoor shooting range and fleeing with a 0.45 caliber handgun and 19 bullets. He was caught after a four-hour manhunt involving police, police dogs and a SWAT team. 2
PodcastNov. 9, 2015
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[에니즈] 상심한 반려견주들
Heartbroken pet loversDear Annie: My wife and I are in our mid-70s and have no children. However, we have had pets, mostly cats, for all of our 50 years together. About 13 years ago, we bought an 8-week-old female Boston terrier puppy. A few months later a friend called us about a female Boston terrier that he could not keep and offered it to us. We took it on a trial basis, and since it got along well with our dog (and our two cats), we ended up keeping it. We loved them both like they were our
PodcastNov. 9, 2015
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[번역스쿨] 환경의 권리
[예제 228] For the most part, freedom of speech includes the right to comment about what is occurring in government but not necessarily the right to participate in policy decisions. Environmental rights, however, typically include the right of public participation in the decision-making process regarding projects that can have a substantial effect on the environment. At the very least, environmental rights ensure the opportunity to appear and to put important scientific information into the record
PodcastNov. 9, 2015
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Historic meet raises hopes
SINGAPORE (AP) ― Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan― inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades ― coming together as equals for talks. While it isn’t yet clear what the impact will be, or whether and when it will happen again, on a rainy Saturday in Singapore, the possibility of a fundamental shift in relations between the feuding neighbors suddenly seemed possible. China’s Xi Jinping and
World BusinessNov. 8, 2015
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N.K. leader to lead funeral of deceased marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to personally oversee the funeral of Ri Ul-sol, a close aide to the young ruler’s deceased grandfather and a retired military marshal who died at the age of 94 from lung cancer Saturday, state media reported Sunday. The “state funeral” will take place Wednesday after receiving mourners for three days from Sunday afternoon, the official Korean Central News Agency said, adding that his body is laid at the Central Hall of Workers in the capital. Born in 1921 i
North KoreaNov. 8, 2015
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Minister Yun calls out on N.K. in Iran
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se set foot in Tehran on Saturday as Seoul’s first top diplomat in about 14 years, meeting with top officials and urging North Korea once again to follow its path to forsake nuclear weapons and regain international confidence. Yun’s trip comes after that of former minister Han Seung-soo in 2001 and three previous rounds of bilateral talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of international conferences over the past year. The ministerial
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2015
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Colombia’s infrastructures open to Korean investment
Colombia is an emerging country in South America that needs expertise in upgrading its inexpedient infrastructures. The country registered a 4.6 percent economic growth last year, and to tread close to its target of 3.3 percent for this year and beyond, it requires massive investments in infrastructure and residential construction. For the period 2015 to 2035, the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos has unveiled an ambitious Intermodal Transport Master Plan, aimed at boosting nationwi
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2015
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Ireland’s Concern Worldwide opens office in Korea
Ireland’s largest humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide, opened an office in Korea last week, laying the ground for higher cooperation between Ireland, Korea and the world, and fund-raising in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Founded in 1968 in the wake of the Biafra Famine in Nigeria, the organization has marked its presence in all of the world’s major crises since, tackling poverty, epidemics, broken sanitation situations and natural disasters. “Our work is driven by our humanitarian iden
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2015
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Georgian alphabet aspires for UNESCO listing
Like Korea’s Hangul, Georgia has its own alphabet. Although the script’s precise origins are unclear, it has existed for some 2,500 years, inscribed in ancient scriptures. The writing is one of the 14 predominant writing scripts around the world. It employs 33 letters that are pronounced exactly the same as in writing, being a phonemic alphabet “literally.”The Tbilisi government listed it as a national cultural heritage in March, and nominated it for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List,
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2015
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Ambassadors forecast rise of Indo-Pacific region
A new geopolitical concept is emerging that has far-reaching implications for the global maritime trade and security. The “Indo-Pacific” region ― comprised of the Indian Ocean’s tropical waters, the western and central Pacific Ocean and the Southeast Asian seas ― has grabbed the attention of policymakers, scholars and naval strategists worldwide. The construct has come to the fore in recent years, besetting the “Asia-Pacific” and “East Asia” in political discourse, as it better incorporates the
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2015