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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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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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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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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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Hopeful migrants stream into Austria
Refugees arrive at the train station in Saalfeld, central Germany, Saturday, Sept. 5. Hundreds of refugees arrived in a train from Munich to be transported by busses to an accomodation centre. (AP-Yonhap)VIENNA (AFP) ― Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday, desperate to travel on to Germany after days of ugly standoffs with authorities in Budapest’s train station that made headlines worldwide.Austria’s interior ministry said 6,500 people had crossed into the country since Frida
World NewsSept. 6, 2015
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Ahn urges NPAD to make ‘real changes’
Former presidential candidate and member of the main opposition Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo on Sunday called for sweeping changes to keep the party afloat amid faltering public support against its vapid reform moves. Ahn, a software mogul-turned-politican, urged the NPAD reform committee to overhaul the party in a way to break away from what he described as “outdated” liberal values that he said resonate little with the general public. The former cochairman of the NPAD suggested that addressing burgeon
PoliticsSept. 6, 2015
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Children exposed to bomb-making tips
Two students lit a match to a pile of firewood on the playground and hesitated over who would put the butane inside. A boy with an anxious face finally placed the butane in the middle of the firewood and ran away. Then, the two kept an eye on their concoction. In less than five seconds, the firewood exploded -- called a “butane rocket.” This is one of the bomb-making videos that can be easily found on video websites. The video shows how to make a butane bomb with simple materials -- wood, paper
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Murders among romantic partners on rise in South Korea
In May, the discovery of a young woman’s body packed into a suitcase buried under cement in the hills in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, left South Korea in shock and horror. The 26-year-old, surnamed Kim, was murdered by her 24-year-old boyfriend, who allegedly killed her while drunk after she tried to break up with him. The boyfriend, only identified by his surname Lee, impersonated Kim on social media for two weeks after killing her and disposing of her body. According to Rep. Jeong Yon
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Koreas to discuss family reunions
The two Koreas will hold working-level talks on Monday at Panmunjeom to figure out when and how to hold the reunions of separated families as a follow-up to the high-level inter-Korean agreement last month.Red Cross officials will be discussing the exact date and scope of the reunions, with the Seoul side also planning to suggest making the event regular.The Unification Ministry said its priority will be to hold the event as soon as possible.Sources said it is most likely for the upcoming reunio
NationalSept. 6, 2015
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Auto News
TUCSON FOR CHINA -- Beijing Hyundai, the joint venture between China’s Beijing Automotive Group and Hyundai Motor Company, Sunday released the All New Tucson SUV. It is installed with a 1.6 turbo GDI engine and a seven-speed double-clutch transmission, and can be synched with the driver’s smartphone through CarLife, a media platform by Baidu. Also tailored for the Chinese market where road and air conditions are relatively bad, an air purifier is installed and the car has been lifted 1 centimete
MobilitySept. 6, 2015
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Females outnumbers males for first time in Korea
The population of females surpassed that of males in South Korea for the first time since the state registration system began tallying demographics in the late 1960s, statistics showed Sunday.The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs said that as of June this year, there were a total of 25,715,796 registered females, 492 more than the 25,715,304 males.By the end of July, the number of women surged further to 25,725,414, widening the gap by 2,645. The difference continues to grow
NationalSept. 6, 2015
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[Graphic News] High-income earners live mainly in capital area
Around seven out of 10 high-wage earners with an annual salary of more than 100 million won ($83 200) live in the capital area, data showed Sunday.According to a report from Statistics Korea, which was submitted to Rep. Park Myung-jae of the ruling Saenuri Party, there were 473,217 people who were reported as high-wage earners in 2013.Among them, 46.7 percent lived in Seoul, followed by 22.6 percent living in Gyeonggi Province and 2.8 percent in Incheon, making up almost 70 percent of all high-w
IndustrySept. 6, 2015
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Korean carmakers to project visions at Frankfurt motor show
Domestic carmakers are gearing up to introduce their latest and cutting-edge technologies at the 66th International Motor Show scheduled for later this month in Germany, which is widely regarded as one of the most important events in the global automotive industry. Seeking for overseas expansion, especially in the European market, automobile manufacturers will project their latest commercial models as well as concept cars at the media preview from Sept. 15 and commence public displays from Sept.
MobilitySept. 6, 2015
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Controversial sex ed guideline had no humanities input in S.Korea: lawmaker
The Education Ministry’s controversial guidelines on sex education, which have been heavily criticized for its sexism and bias since being issued last month, were coauthored by nursing and public health professionals without any input from humanities experts, a ruling party lawmaker’s office revealed Sunday. According to Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party, the national standard on sex education, which cost the government 600 million won ($499,000), was cowritten by a total of 19 indiv
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Growing second-tier loans mount household risks
An increasing number of households in Korea are burdened with high-interest loans from secondary financial firms, central bank data showed Sunday.As a result, concerns are escalating over the possibility that the recent surge in the second-tier loans may increase the number of loan delinquents in the coming years and dent the economy.According to the Bank of Korea, the credit based-loans from the secondary sector -- such as mutual savings banks and capital services firms -- increased by about 5
Sept. 6, 2015
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Survivors testify to bravery of captain of capsized boat
Survivors of a fishing boat that capsized off South Korea's south coast testified to the courage of their captain Sunday, saying he tried to save as many passengers as he could before being killed in a storm."Hold my hand," Kim Cheol-soo cried out as he stretched out an arm from the top of the capsized boat Saturday, shortly after the 9.77-ton Dolphin left Chuja Island off the south coast for Haenam, South Jeolla Province."Our boat is connected to the coast guard, so they will come rescue us. Do
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Lee Bul showcases ‘micro versions’ of her signature, gigantic works
Lee Bul rose to fame in the Korean art scene with her radical performance art involving the subject of abortion in 1989. At an exhibition space in Seoul, the 25-year-old artist hung herself upside down while nude and spoke of her physical trauma to the audience. In 1990, she held another performance wearing a monstrous oversized costume that was reminiscent of disfigured human forms on the streets in Tokyo. The performances in her earlier art career were to express prejudice and oppression again
PerformanceSept. 6, 2015
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BNK Busan Bank hires vocational school graduates
BNK Busan Bank is hiring more employees from vocational high schools every year, bank officials said.The lender, a banking unit of BNK Financial Group, reinstated hiring high school graduates in 2011, hiring 10 employees for the first time in 16 years.Since then, the bank has increased the recruitment of vocational high school graduates, hiring 14 in 2012, 19 in 2013, 20 in 2014 and 28 this year.They are first taken in as temporary employees for two years and then make the transition, becoming f
IndustrySept. 6, 2015
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DMC Festival kicks off with ‘K-pop Super Concert’
The “Digital, Media and Culture Festival” kicked off with the “K-pop Super Concert” at the Sangam Culture Plaza in Seoul on Saturday. Hosted by TV personality Kim Sung-joo and SNSD’s Tiffany and Yuri, the concert saw some of the biggest names in K-pop take to the stage to kick-start the nine-day festival.Jointly hosted by broadcaster MBC and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the DMC Festival will continue until Sept. 13.The festival aims at promoting the Korean Wave a step furthe
Sept. 6, 2015
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Park’s drive for unification faces headwinds
In the wake of President Park Geun-hye’s much-hailed visit to China, Seoul is poised to speed up its groundwork for a future unification with North Korea by intensifying diplomatic efforts with key neighbors and expediting humanitarian exchanges across the border. South Korea will initiate various discussions “in the near future” on how to bring about the peninsula’s unification, Park said, adding that the issue was also the focal point of her summit with President Xi Jinping last week. “We agre
Foreign AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Team launched to lead talks with Middle East funds over Woori Bank sale
South Korea's financial authorities said Sunday that they have formed a team tasked with talks with sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East on the possible sale of its stake in Woori Bank.The Seoul government has been trying to sell its 51.04 percent stake in the bank since 2010 in a bid to retrieve public funds worth 13 trillion won ($10.9 billion) spent to bail it out following the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. The Financial Services Commission said that it has decided to activat
Sept. 6, 2015
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Park visits soldiers wounded in mine explosion
President Park Geun-hye visited two soldiers in the hospital, Sunday, after they were maimed in a land mine explosion that was blamed on North Korea.The staff sergeants, surnamed Kim and Ha, lost parts of their legs in the Aug. 4 explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas.Park visited them at their respective hospitals just outside Seoul and again expressed her thanks for their courage and patriotism, Cheong Wa Dae said."As the wounded soldiers are now being treated in a sta
PoliticsSept. 6, 2015
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S. Korea mulls introduction of visa waivers for Chinese
South Korea has begun research into the possible introduction of visa waivers for Chinese on a gradual basis as Seoul's economic and political ties with Beijing improved drastically in recent years.The Foreign Ministry has asked a research center affiliated with the International Organization for Migration to write a report on the viability of possibly signing a visa waiver agreement with China for ordinary passport holders, a ministry official said, asking not to be named.The contract for the r
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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S. Korea faces export slump after MERS shock: KDI
South Korea is emerging from the fallout of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, but slumping exports are posing a threat to the economic recovery, a state-run think tank said Sunday.According to the Korea Development Institute, Asia's fourth-largest economy underwent a smaller-than-expected contraction in consumption with business investment posting a moderate on-year increase in July compared with growth figures posted for the month before."The effect of MERS is clearly on the wane i
Sept. 6, 2015