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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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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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North Korean trash balloons cross border day after Seoul military parade
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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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Court confirms sentence for rapper who attempted to evade national service
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SK, SABIC complete new polyethylene plant
ULSAN -- SK Global Chemical, the petrochemicals manufacturing unit of Korea’s SK Group, and the state-run Saudi Basic Industries, SABIC, celebrated Wednesday the completion of their new polyethylene plant in Ulsan. The plant, which began operations in January 2014, is owned and run by SABIC SK Nexlene Co., a 50:50 joint venture established in July this year. Built exclusively with SK’s own technology, the plant produces around 230,000 tons of Nexlene -- high-performance polyethylene developed b
IndustryOct. 7, 2015
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Manjaedo Island welcomes back 'Three Meals a Day' for season 2
Actors Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin and Son Ho-jun are back at Manjaedo Island in the far waters off the southwest corner of Korea for the second season of “Three Meals a Day -- Fishing Village.”The first season of “Fishing Village,“ which aired in January, was a spin-off of the original “Three Meals a Day,” starring actor Lee Seo-jin and singer-actor Ock Taecyeon. On the show, stars try to maintain a self-sufficient life in the countryside by preparing their meals from scratch. Official poster f
TelevisionOct. 7, 2015
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South Korea's Gender Ministry blasted for denying LGBTI rights
A group of South Korean LGBTI and human rights activists on Wednesday protested against the Gender Ministry’s recent order directing the Daejeon Metropolitan City to scrap articles that guarantee LGBTI rights in the city’s newly revised charter of gender equality, demanding an official apology and recognition of LGBTI rights as part of women’s rights. The activists said they are bringing the particular issue to the U.N. Women, during a scheduled meeting with the organization’s policy director D
Social AffairsOct. 7, 2015
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[Newsmaker]] Korean to lead U.N. climate change panel
A South Korean environment policy professor was elected to lead a U.N. panel on climate change, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, touting the election as an opportunity to enhance the nation's influence in the global efforts to tackle environmental challenges. Lee Hoe-sung, professor at Korea University’s Graduate School of Energy and Environment Policy and Technology, will succeed Rajendra Pachauri from India as the sixth chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Lee Ho
Foreign AffairsOct. 7, 2015
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KHNP CEO to head global nuclear body
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power president and CEO Cho Suk assumed charge Tuesday as the president of the World Association of Nuclear Operators in Toronto, Canada. Cho will lead the organization with the goal “to maximize the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants worldwide by working together to assess, benchmark and improve performance through mutual support, exchange of information and emulation of best practice” for the next two years. KHNP CEO Cho Suk speaks at the World Association of
IndustryOct. 7, 2015
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Korea to establish ‘regulation-free’ zones
The government is taking its deregulatory mode to a new level by considering the establishment of “regulation-free” business zones to boost the economy. The National Economic Advisory Council, a consultative body for President Park Geun-hye, on Wednesday submitted the so-called “regulation free-zone” project with the President to revitalize regional economies. “We need to select two or three focus industries in each of the 17 administrative regions and set up regulation-free zones to proliferate
IndustryOct. 7, 2015
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Suwon gets new city museum
A new museum is set to open Thursday in Suwon near the historic site of the Hwaseong Haenggung Palace. Suwon Ipark Museum of Art is the first city-run museum in Suwon, the largest city in Gyeonggi Province with 1.1 million people. Suwon Ipark Museum of Art (SIMA)“The museum realizes a long-held wish to create a space to bring art and art education to Suwon citizens,” said Jeong Seung-bo, exhibition director of the museum. The museum building, designed, constructed and donated by Hyundai Develop
PerformanceOct. 7, 2015
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Oscars chief: Film world is ‘just beginning’
BUSAN -- According to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, “in some ways” the world of film “is just beginning,” with many changes to the industry on the horizon. Cheryl Boone Isaacs (Yonhap)Speaking to press at the Busan International Film Festival on Tuesday ahead of a keynote speech at the film festival’s conference, Isaacs touched upon several developments in the film world that the Academy faces today.First was the issue of diversity, which the
FilmOct. 7, 2015
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Hyundai Glovis signs Qatari shipping deal
Hyundai Glovis signed a contract of affreightment with the government-run firm Qatar Primary Materials Co. to ship 50 million tons of aggregates to Qatar for the next five years, company officials said Monday.The signing ceremony took place at the Hyundai Glovis headquarters in Seoul.The contract stipulates that starting from January 2016, Hyundai Glovis will ship 10 million tons of aggregates per year to the ports and logistics areas of QPMC in Qatar for the next five years, which will be used
IndustryOct. 7, 2015
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Samsung posts W3.2tr surprise earnings boost
Shares of Samsung Electronics surged to a two-year high after the Korean tech giant posted third-quarter earnings guidance that beat analysts’ estimates. Customers try out Samsung devices at a store near the company`s headquarters in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. YonhapThe company estimated its third-quarter profit rose almost 80 percent on-year to 7.3 trillion won ($6.3 billion) from 4.06 trillion won, its first quarterly profit gain in two years and the biggest since the first qua
TechnologyOct. 7, 2015
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LG, Freescale team up for self-driving cars
LG Electronics said Wednesday it has teamed up with U.S. chipmaker Freescale to jointly develop Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, a key technology for self-driving cars. ADAS uses cameras to alert drivers of risks, increasing car safety and more generally road safety. The technology is expected to play a bigger role in the era of driverless cars. Under the fresh partnership, LG will offer its world-leading camera technology secured through mobile and home appliance businesses, while F
TechnologyOct. 7, 2015
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Artist Oh In-hwan wins 2015 Korea Artist Prize
Artist Oh In-hwan has been named the winner of the 2015 Korea Artist Prize, the National Museum of Modern, Contemporary Art, Korea said Wednesday. "Oh has explored important issues of modern society through his unique works of art that deliver strong personal messages toward social issues,” a judging committee said in a press release. Artist Oh In-hwan (MMCA)Oh, 50, has explored social and cultural issues through participatory or site-specific projects. Based on his personal experiences, Oh tran
PerformanceOct. 7, 2015
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YB celebrates 20 years with new single, concerts
YB, one of the country’s most iconic rock bands, will be celebrating 20 years of rocking with the release of new single “20-years,” as well as by holding four concerts in Seoul later this month. “It has not been an easy ride and many bands do not make it this far, so this is a very special feat,” said band leader and vocalist Yoon Do-hyun during a press conference held at Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul on Tuesday.With Yoon at the helm over the past two decades, YB has not only solidified its name as o
PerformanceOct. 7, 2015
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Volkswagen Korea CEO to appear at parliamentary audit
Volkswagen Korea CEO Thomas Kuehl South Korean lawmakers will grill Volkswagen Korea’s CEO over the company’s handling of the emissions-rigging scandal in Korea during a parliamentary audit on Thursday. “The company chief Thomas Kuehl came back from his business trip to the headquarters in Germany and will take part in the scheduled audit,” a company official confirmed. The National Assembly’s transport committee had summoned him as a witness over his company’s emissions-cheating scam a fe
MobilityOct. 7, 2015
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[Editorial] Good signs?
It is never easy to predict what North Korea, unarguably the world’s most isolated country, will do and what will happen there. It is not rare either for the North Korean leadership to take a sharp turn in its dealings with the outside world, especially South Korea and the U.S. Nevertheless, some latest developments in North Korea raise hope that at least for the time being, it will not take any action to shake peace and stability in the region. The first positive development surrounds the North
EditorialOct. 7, 2015
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Seoul Philharmonic, up close and personal
Continuing the efforts to vamp up its public image by reaching out to the community, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra opened up its rehearsal studio Tuesday night for the second time this year. Tickets to the rehearsal were sold out, as the SPO welcomed 45 members of the public to the orchestra’s practice room to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the maestro conducts a rehearsal session. This concept of public education and involvement has been used by other orchestras spanning the globe, s
PerformanceOct. 7, 2015
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[Rachel Marsden] Bad governance costs Europe its shirt
As I arrived back home via Charles de Gaulle Airport this week, my taxi was caught up in an Air France layoff-announcement protest in which some executives literally lost their shirts when they were mauled by a mob of angry proles. Granted, this was still more civil than the days when the guillotine resolved disputes between the elites and the masses. As I sat there in gridlock, I had plenty of time to wonder: Although the guillotine at the Place de la Concorde has been replaced by the benign Ob
ViewpointsOct. 7, 2015
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[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Clean-energy moonshot a chance worth taking
In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy stirred America and the world with these words: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Just eight years later, NASA did just that -- with astounding benefits for science, technology, and the world economy. Now, a group of leading scientists, innovators, and economists has identified our era’s moonshot: to replace fossil fuels with
ViewpointsOct. 7, 2015
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[Editorial] Korea’s choice
The agreement between 12 countries to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership -- the world’s biggest-ever regional trading bloc -- and Korea’s exclusion from it poses a lot of challenges to the country. First of all, the completion of the negotiations to form the mega trade bloc, which accounts for 40 percent of the world’s economic output, should reignite the debate not only on the timing of Korea’s entry but also on the country’s trade policy as a whole. The 12 members in the largest regional t
EditorialOct. 7, 2015
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Tech Planet conference shines light on online-to-off-line biz
Online-to-off-line (O2O) businesses that connect online customers with physical products and services are often referred to as a next big thing in the information technology, commerce and services sectors with more start-ups and conventional businesses jumping into the growing O2O market. Anticipating that the combination between the online and off-line world would change the landscape of almost all industries, participants in the Tech Planet conference organized by information and communicatio
TechnologyOct. 7, 2015