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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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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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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pianist Lim Yunchan double winner at Gramophone Awards
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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Yoon, Ishiba discuss cooperation on N. Korea in 1st phone talks
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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[Photo News] Samsung smartwatch to hit shelves
SAMSUNG SMARTWATCH TO HIT SHELVES-- Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it would receive preorders for the Samsung Gear S2 from Friday in Seoul through the firm‘s online shop. The latest wearable device features a round face and a rotating bezel to control functions. Starting from mobile carrier KT, wireless carriers will also receive preorders from this week. (Samsung)
TechnologySept. 17, 2015
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Consumer dissatisfaction rising over flight mileage use
Consumer dissatisfaction over the use of flight mileage is rising, as a rising number of people reportedly face difficulties in purchasing tickets or upgrading their seats using their air mileage. The number of related claims filed to the Korea Consumer Agency has risen by 60 percent on-year from 280 to 448 cases as of July 2015, according to data provided by the KCA to Rep. Park Byung-suk of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy. (123rf) “An increasing number of consumers are
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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[Photo News] SK leads energy education
SK LEADS ENERGY EDUCATION -- SK Energy was recognized Thursday by the Ministry of Education for its excellence in promoting energy education in South Korea. Since May 2014, the company has been running an energy awareness campaign on Junior Naver, a portal website for children, as well as airing animation programs on kids-friendly TV networks. (SK Energy)
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Man nabbed for murdering woman, abandoning body in car trunk
A man suspected of murdering a woman and abandoning the body in the trunk of her car was arrested on Thursday, police said. The suspect, surnamed Kim, is accused of driving the car of the 35-year-old woman after kidnapping the victim at an underground parking lot of a big supermarket in the southwestern city of Asan on Sept. 9.Kim was apprehended around 11 a.m. on a street in eastern Seoul, about one kilometer away from a veterinary clinic where he threatened a nurse for a drug used to euthanize
Social AffairsSept. 17, 2015
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Seoul shares end flat ahead of U.S. Fed decision
South Korean stocks closed nearly flat Thursday as investors took a wait-and-see stance awaiting the outcome of a key U.S. Fed policy meeting due later this week. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged up 1.04 points, or 0.05 percent, to close at 1,976.49. Trading volume was moderate at 502.1 million shares worth 5.55 trillion won ($4.76 billion), with losers outpacing advancers 477 to 333.The Federal Open Market Committee started
Sept. 17, 2015
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Seoul to host defense exhibition next month
South Korea will host a defense exhibition next month to showcase global high-tech weapons, including the U.S. Global Hawk surveillance aircraft, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.The Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition will run for six days starting Oct. 20 at the Seoul Air Base, just south of the capital.Since the official launch of the exhibition in 2009, the ADEX 2015 will be the biggest of its kind, drawing 386 defense manufacturers from 32 countries, according t
DefenseSept. 17, 2015
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N. Korea calls launch rocket, nuke test 'sovereign right'
North Korea said Thursday it has the determination to launch a satellite and conduct a fourth nuclear test, vowing stern action against any move to infringe on what Pyongyang claims is its sovereign right.North Korea has recently raised its missile and nuclear threats, prompting South Korea and the United States to strongly warn the North against its possible provocations.North Korea's key propaganda website, Uriminjokkiri, rebuked Seoul and Washington for hampering the North's sovereign rights
North KoreaSept. 17, 2015
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Asian political parties launch forum with media
A group of Asian political parties launched a forum with members of the media Thursday in an effort to promote awareness of its activities and forge closer ties within the region.Since its launch in 2000, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties has sought to boost cooperation and exchanges across the continent, with more than 370 parties in 53 countries now eligible to participate in its activities.The first meeting of the ICAPP Media Forum opened in Seoul earlier in the day."Int
World NewsSept. 17, 2015
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Foreign plastic surgery patients skyrocket in last 5 yrs
The number of foreign patients receiving plastic surgery in South Korea has shot up 13-fold since 2010 thanks to Chinese tourists, a report showed Thursday. The number of foreigners visiting cosmetic clinics operating in South Korea reached 36,224 last year, up from 2,851 tallied in 2009, according to the report submitted to a parliamentary audit by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. The 2014 figure accounted for 10.2 percent of the country's total foreign patients of 354,389 las
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Mobile carrier hopeful cries foul over evaluation process
A local consortium seeking to win a license as a new mobile operator claimed Thursday that the evaluation process to pick a new player is unfair and largely swayed by existing bigger players. Korea Mobile Internet has been working to earn approval from South Korea's telecom regulator to become the country's fourth mobile carrier, but its previous efforts have been rejected six times. KMI said it is concerned as members of key panels involved in the evaluation processes hold "close relationship
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Gov't to hold policy meeting after U.S. rate decision
South Korea will convene a macroeconomic and financial policy meeting right after the U.S. Federal Reserve makes a decision on interest rates, a finance ministry official said Thursday. After a two-day meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision Friday morning (Seoul time). "The overnight decision by the FOMC is expected to have a far-reaching impact regardless of whether key rates are marked up or remain pat," the official said. "Because anal
Sept. 17, 2015
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Park vows to provide more than 60,000 rental apartments by 2017
President Park Geun-hye vowed Thursday to provide more than 60,000 apartments for rent by 2017, the latest in a series of South Korea's efforts to help stabilize the availability of residences. Park called it the "New Stay" project, which could change the paradigm of the country's housing culture. "It is the beginning," Park said in a groundbreaking ceremony for an apartment complex that will have more than 2,100 apartments in Incheon, a port city just west of Seoul. The units are set to be co
PoliticsSept. 17, 2015
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S. Korea urges N. Korea to improve human rights record
South Korea called on North Korea on Thursday to stop its serious human rights violations after the North rebuked the South's parliament for working toward passing a bill to improve the dismal situation. North Korea's committee for the peaceful reunification slammed South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday for seeking to pass the bill. The North called the South's move "an outrageous politically motivated provocation and undisguised declaration of confrontation." The Unificatio
North KoreaSept. 17, 2015
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China may have offered 500,000 tons of crude oil to NK this year: Seoul
China is presumed to have provided North Korea with around 500,000 tons of crude oil so far this year, a similar amount that Beijing offered to its traditional ally last year, despite their apparently strained ties, the Unification Ministry said Thursday. China supplies nearly all of the North's energy needs such as crude oil, diesel and jet fuel. But there have been no recorded oil shipments to Pyongyang since last year amid their frayed ties. The ministry dismissed speculation that China has
North KoreaSept. 17, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold defense talks next week
South Korea and the United States will hold their annual senior-level defense talks next week to discuss joint deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and alliance issues, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. Yoo Jeh-seung, deputy minister for policy at the Ministry of National Defense, will lead South Korea's delegation to the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue to be held in Seoul from Sept. 23-24, according to the ministry. The U.S. will be represented by Abraham Denm
DefenseSept. 17, 2015
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Aug. tension apparently caused accidental shootings, desertion in N. Korea military
Several North Korean soldiers were accidentally shot and other soldiers deserted during recent tensions with South Korea, an intelligence official said Thursday, a sign of low morale in the North's military. The accidents occurred during and after a 48-hour ultimatum North Korea gave to South Korea last month to end propaganda broadcasts, saying it would otherwise launch "strong military action." South Korea resumed the propaganda broadcasts along the heavily fortified border in August for the
DefenseSept. 17, 2015
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Ex-President Chun's nephew sentenced to 18 months for fraud
A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a nephew of former President Chun Doo-hwan to 18 months in prison for swindling hundreds of millions of won by taking advantage of his family ties to the former president. The Seoul Central District Court convicted Cho Il-cheon, 58, of fraud for swindling some 300 million won ($250,000) from the plaintiff, surnamed Kim, between November 2010 and April 2013. Cho fooled the victim by saying he is the nephew of Chun and that he would manage funds, some hundreds
PoliticsSept. 17, 2015
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S. Korea issues bird flu alert following suspected cases at 2 duck farms
South Korea issued a bird flu alert Thursday after finding that birds at two duck farms in the southwestern part of the country may have contracted the contagious airborne disease, the government said. The Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said preliminary tests conducted on birds at the farms in Naju and Gangji showed they probably were infected with a strain of the avian influenza. While definitive test results will come out as early as Friday, the government issued a "yellow"
Social AffairsSept. 17, 2015
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S. Korea‘s ICT exports edge up in August
South Korea's exports of information communication technology products rose slightly in August from a year earlier on a rise in shipments of key products, data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments of ICT products amounted to $14.44 billion last month, up 0.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Imports also surged 11.4 percent on-year to $7.55 billion last month, with the country logging a surplus of $6.9 billion. The increa
Sept. 17, 2015
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S. Korea sees biggest foreign exodus among emerging markets
South Korea has suffered the largest outflow of foreign stock funds over the past two months among Asian emerging economies amid concerns over a U.S. interest rate hike and turbulence in China, industry data showed Thursday. Foreign investors pulled out $5.2 billion from the South Korean stock market in the past eight weeks, the biggest foreign exodus among Asian emerging markets, according to the data compiled by the Korea Center for International Finance. India was the second-biggest loser wit
Sept. 17, 2015