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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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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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Mercedes-Benz to recall 42 cars sold in S. Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea, the local importer of the German luxury automobile brand, is recalling 42 cars sold in South Korea for problems with engine compartment seals, the transportation ministry said Sunday.According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the rubber seals on some cars have been found to fall off and come in contact with parts of the engine that can cause a fire. The recall affects 39 E300 4Matic mid-size sedans, two E300s with rear-wheel drive and one CLS400 Coupe,
IndustrySept. 13, 2015
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Samsung launches IPTV service in Spain
Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has teamed up with Spanish telecommunications titan Telefonica S.A. to launch an Internet Protocol TV service in Spain.Samsung Electronics explained that the joint service, which began last month, provides access to 119 TV channels and 30 audio channels.Unlike other IPTV services, it does not require a set-top box, which helps cut electricity costs and allows users to access the service with their remote controls, Samsung said."We plan to bolster cooperatio
IndustrySept. 13, 2015
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Loans to self-employed spike at record pace
Loans extended to the self-employed by South Korean lenders this year have surged at the fastest clip ever, central bank data showed Sunday, adding to concerns over the country's bulky and still growing household debt.Local lenders' outstanding loans to the self-employed reached 229.7 trillion won ($193.7 billion) as of the end of August, growing 20.4 trillion won from the end of last year, according to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea.The increase in the eight-month period is bigger than
Sept. 13, 2015
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S. Korea seeks UNESCO listing of archives on Japan's forced labor
South Korea is pushing for the UNESCO listing of documentary heritage related to Japan's wartime forced labor of Koreans, diplomatic sources said Sunday.The move is apparently intended to counter the July listing of 23 Japanese industrial facilities, where many Koreans were forced to work under harsh conditions during World War II, as world heritage sites.The collection of 336,797 documents, photos and other materials on Japan's forced labor is one of a dozen items being submitted to South Korea
Foreign AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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Travel costs in Seoul sixth-highest in Asia
The amount of money needed for a trip in Seoul is the sixth-highest among 11 major cities in Asia, accounting for only half of the cost needed for a journey to Tokyo, data showed Sunday.Travelers need to spend approximately 333,000 won ($280) each day for a stay in Seoul, compared with an average 675,304 won for a day in Tokyo, according to the data compiled by online travel booking site Expedia.Other cities in the analysis were Bangkok, Hanoi, Taipei, Bali, Singapore and Hong Kong. The cost per
TravelSept. 13, 2015
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Tom Cruise flew same path across Colombian Andes before crash
Actor Tom Cruise flew in a helicopter across the Colombian Andes just 10 minutes before a small plane on the same dangerous flight path crashed into a jungled mountain, killing two crew members from his upcoming movie, civil aviation authorities said.An official with the aviation agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the matter, said the cause of the crash Friday that killed two people and seriously injured a third is still under investigation.Tho
World NewsSept. 13, 2015
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Final death toll set at 173 in China warehouse explosion
Chinese authorities ended the search for the remaining eight missing in a massive chemical warehouse explosion last month, setting the final death toll at 173 in China's worst industrial disaster in years. The announcement on the Tianjin city government's microblog said there was no hope of finding the eight people, and the court will now start issuing death certificates. ``After thorough investigations by all parties, it is certain that there is no possibility of survivors,'' said the s
DefenseSept. 12, 2015
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UN official urges Iran to sign nuclear test ban treaty
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear test ban treaty organization says Iran should follow up on its historic nuclear deal with world powers by ratifying the treaty and assuring it will never conduct a nuclear test explosion. Lassina Zerbo said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press that if Iran doesn't ratify the treaty, ``it will leave room for the doubt that people have put in this deal and the good intentions of Iran.'' Zerbo said Iran should have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Te
DefenseSept. 12, 2015
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Gas cylinder blast kills 25 in central India: police
A powerful gas cylinder explosion in a packed restaurant in India's Madhya Pradesh state left 25 people dead Saturday, police said. The death toll rose after rescuers recovered five more bodies from the debris of the shattered restaurant and surrounding buildings. The blast occurred at around 8:30 am (0300 GMT) at the restaurant in the town of Petlawad in Jhabua district, as dozens of office workers and schoolchildren were having breakfast, senior district police official Seema Alava said
DefenseSept. 12, 2015
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Two Koreas to exchange lists of candidates for family reunions Tuesday
The two Koreas will exchange lists of their candidates for the upcoming reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War at the truce village of Panmunjom next week, the local Red Cross said Saturday. The Korean Red Cross said it will send a list of 250 candidates from the South while receiving a list of 200 candidates from its North Korean counterpart on Tuesday. The move came as South and North Korea agreed earlier this month to hold the reunions for 100 separated families each fr
DefenseSept. 12, 2015
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Chinese province seeks to boost border tours to N. Korea
The northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning plans to attract more tourists to border areas near North Korea, a Chinese official has said, in the latest sign of boosting tourism with the reclusive neighbor. North Korea joined a three-day travel fair, which was held by the Liaoning province at the Chinese border city of Dandong and ended on Saturday. Tourism representatives from about 20 nations, including South Korea, Russia and Japan, also attended the annual fair. Tong Zhiwu, deputy dir
NationalSept. 12, 2015
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U.S. says it appreciates S. Korea's support for Amb. Lippert after attacker receives heavy term
The United States said Friday it deeply appreciates the strong support its ambassador to South Korea received following a knife attack in March after a Seoul court handed down a heavy prison term to the attacker. The Seoul District Court sentenced the 55-year-old attacker, Kim Ki-jong, to 12 years in prison on conviction of attempted murder and other charges. Kim slashed Amb. Mark Lippert on his face and wrist at a breakfast function in Seoul on March 5. The attack left Lippert with deep gas
NationalSept. 12, 2015
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Minister vows to push own labor reforms
The South Korean government vowed Friday to push ahead with its own bill on labor reform, after negotiations between labor, management and government representatives fell through. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said the government had no choice but to initiate the legislative procedure citing time constraints. But he added that any agreement reached by the tripartite committee before the process was finalized would be reflected in the bill. “Considering the time nee
NationalSept. 11, 2015
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Chung criticizes ruling on Asian support for Platini
FIFA presidential contender Chung Mong-joon has criticized election monitors who cleared the Asian Football Confederation of improperly supporting Michel Platini. The former FIFA vice president from South Korea says the FIFA-appointed committee investigated for only three days and forfeited its ``duty to ensure the fairness of the election.'' He filed a complaint after the AFC sent members a template letter soliciting support for Platini, the UEFA president. Asian leaders publicly suppo
DefenseSept. 11, 2015
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S. Korea mulls test-launch of ballistic missile under development
South Korea is considering a test-launch of a ballistic missile with a range of 800 kilometers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday, unveiling the test plan of the missile the country is developing to guard against North Korea's advancing missile threats. "We are reviewing a plan to do a launch into the international sea south of the Korean air defense identification zone (KADIZ) and the island of Ieodo," Maj. Gen. Yang Byung-hee of the JCS said during a parliamentary audit. His com
DefenseSept. 11, 2015
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Nuke test, missile launch by N. Korea may lead to loudspeaker broadcasts
A nuclear test or a test-launch of long-range missiles by North Korea would constitute an "abnormal situation," in which South Korea would be compelled to resume its loudspeaker broadcasts against the North under a recent inter-Korean deal, the chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday. "North Korea's nuclear test and long-range missile launch should be deemed as an abnormal situation," JCS Chairman Choi Yoon-hee said in a parliamentary audit, indicating that Seoul will resume its p
DefenseSept. 11, 2015
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BOK keeps key rate at record low
Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol presides over a meeting of the Monetary Policy Board in Seoul on Friday. YonhapThe Bank of Korea held its record-low key interest rate steady in the face of rising global economic uncertainties over the monetary policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve and financial instability in China.The BOK’s Monetary Policy Board said Friday that it decided to freeze its benchmark policy rate at 1.5 percent.The central bank kept the base rate unchanged for the third straight month a
Sept. 11, 2015
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KOTRA vies to right exports ship
Whenever the nation faltered in exports, the head of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency emerged as one of the country’s busiest people, working on bridging Korean exporters with overseas buyers.Kim Jae-hong, who took office as the new president of the 53-year-old KOTRA early this year, was no exception.“I visited China five times in the past eight months to find out what was really going on in the nation’s largest export market and how to cope with falling demand for Korea goods there,”
Sept. 11, 2015
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Fast-changing standards of beauty
While the passion for beauty never dies, the standard of what is beautiful has changed over time. Traditionally in Korea, big eyes with double eyelids and a pronounced nose used to be the typical standard of beauty. While this is still common, the interest has recently moved on to having a so-called “V-line face,” referring to a narrow jawline that resembles the shape of the letter V. In both surgical and nonsurgical ways, women attempt to reduce the size of their face and make them more oval.
Social AffairsSept. 11, 2015
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Ruling party leader loses face in family’s drug case
Ruling Saenuri Party chief Rep. Kim Moo-sung found himself in unexpected controversy as the opposition on Friday dup up a drug case involving his son-in-law, who was recently found to have been given a suspended sentence for drug abuse. News reports said the 32-year-old entrepreneur, who married Kim’s daughter last month, was given a three-year suspended sentence because he had no criminal record. The prosecutors did not file an appeal. The revelation prompted the main opposition New Political
PoliticsSept. 11, 2015