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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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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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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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Pianist Lim Yunchan double winner at Gramophone Awards
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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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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North Korea fans military tension
North Korea’s rocket provocation Thursday sharply raised cross-border tensions and further dimmed the prospects of bilateral reconciliation, posing a tougher challenge to Seoul’s hitherto unfruitful efforts to build trust with the communist regime. President Park Geun-hye presides over a National Security Council session in an underground crisis management bunker at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday (Yonhap)Pyongyang’s firing of a rocket toward Seoul’s propaganda loudspeakers appeared intended to stop t
North KoreaAug. 20, 2015
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Convenience stores vie for IT supremacy
Customers try out an augmented reality system at 7-Eleven’s “Creative Economy store” in Myeong-dong, Seoul.(Korea Seven)With convenience stores proliferating on every street corner in Korea, the industry’s major players are stepping up their technological convergence and innovation to expand services and boost sales in an increasingly saturated market. From mobile-based delivery services to augmented reality, convenience store chains are adopting new information technology to improve customer ex
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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81% of deaths in Korea caused by chronic illnesses
More than 80 percent of deaths in South Korea are caused by chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, while many Koreans are still engaged in health risk behaviors including excessive alcohol consumption, a government study showed Thursday. According to the report released by the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 of the top 10 causes of death in 2013 were chronic diseases. Four of these diseases -- cancer, diabetes, lower respiratory diseases and circulatory system dise
Social AffairsAug. 20, 2015
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Top court upholds prison term for opposition big shot
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s two-year prison sentence for Rep. Han Myeong-sook of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy for bribery, effectively concluding a five-year-long legal battle between the nation’s first female prime minister and the prosecution. The 71-year-old Han, who served as the nation’s second-in-command from 2006 to 2007, was indicted in 2010 for allegedly receiving some 900 million won ($760,000) in illicit political funds from a 53-ye
PoliticsAug. 20, 2015
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Seoul appeals to U.N. over N.K. mine attack
South Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council to express its regret over North Korea’s Aug. 4 land mine attack that injured two frontline soldiers, and to urge the communist regime to stop additional provocations, a senior Seoul official said Thursday. The letter, written under the name of Seoul’s Ambassador to the U.N. Oh Joon, was delivered to the UNSC chairman Tuesday, New York time. This month, Nigeria undertakes the rotating UNSC chairmanship. (Yonhap)In the letter, Seoul expla
North KoreaAug. 20, 2015
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Hyundai Heavy union to go on strike
The labor union of Hyundai Heavy Industries said Thursday it is set to go on a partial strike next week, demanding a significant raise in their salary.The unionized workers said they will launch a three-hour strike on Wednesday and the high-ranking officials of the union will begin a seven-hour strike daily, starting next Friday.The union members are demanding up to 127,560 won ($107.44) increase in their monthly base pay, double their special wage for living in rural areas and abolishment of th
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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[팟캐스트](107) 윤 장관, 일본 구체적 행동 촉구 외 1건
진행자: 송상호, Paul Kerry1. 윤 장관, 일본의 구체적 행동 보여야 기사요약: 윤병세 외교부 장관은 코리아헤럴드와의 서면 인터뷰에서, 일본의 아베 총리의 종전 70주년 담화가 한국인들의 기대에 못 미쳤다고 지적하면서, 일본정부가 역대 정부의 사과 표명을 유지하기 위해서 구체적인 행동을 보여야 한다고 촉구했다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Seoul’s Foreign Minister urges ‘concrete actions’ from Tokyo [1] Seoul’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se called for Tokyo’s “concrete actions” to prove its vows to uphold past apolog
PodcastAug. 20, 2015
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South Korea fires shells in retaliation of suspected N.K. artillery attack
South Korea on Thursday fired dozens of shells toward North Korea in response to the North's apparent artillery attack on the South’s propaganda loudspeakers in the western border, the Defense Ministry said.The exchanges further raised military tensions between the two Koreas which have flared in the wake of the North’s Aug. 4 land mine attack. “At around 3:52 p.m., we detected what is presumed to be a trajectory of North Korea’s rocket. We are still analyzing it and there is no damage to our l
North KoreaAug. 20, 2015
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N. Korea fires rocket toward S. Korean loudspeakers
North Korea fired a rocket at South Korea’s loudspeakers installed on the western frontline on Thursday, sharply raising military tensions that have already been heightened in the wake of the Aug. 4 land mine attack.“At around 3:52 p.m., we detected what is presumed to be a trajectory of North Korea’s rocket. We are still analyzing it and there is no damage to our loudspeakers,” Seoul’s Defense Ministry said in a press release.After the land mine incident that injured two South Korean troops, Se
North KoreaAug. 20, 2015
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[Editorial] Youth employment
It is welcome news that the country’s conglomerates have recently come up with plans to help increase youth employment. Samsung, the largest business group in Korea, has announced a plan to provide 30,000 young people with jobs or job training over the next two years. Hanwha and Lotte have promised to hire 17,569 and 24,000 workers by 2017 and 2018, respectively. SK plans to help 20,000 youths begin their own businesses and offer job training to 4,000 others for two years starting in 2016. Their
EditorialAug. 20, 2015
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[Kavi Chongkittavorn] ASEAN, China look for new model to work together
For weeks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has painstakingly explained his country’s position on the South China Sea dispute and recent progress in drafting a code of conduct for the area with ASEAN.But the region was not paying attention as it was totally focused on the controversies over land reclamation in the disputed islands among the conflicting parties and the grouping’s collective response. In the Chinese media, Wang Yi’s remarks made before and during the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in K
ViewpointsAug. 20, 2015
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[Kim Hoo-ran] Abe lets down his countrymen
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II was as expected: A forward-looking speech that referred vaguely to Japan’s role in 20th-century world history that could be construed as apologizing for its wartime wrongdoings or not, depending on the reader.The statement was a clever display of words that hinted at an apology without actually offering one. In reference to those killed during World War II, Abe said, “I express my feelings o
ViewpointsAug. 20, 2015
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[Editorial] Reasonable approach
The agreement reached between the two Koreas this week on increasing the minimum wage for North Korean workers in a joint industrial park has raised some eyebrows among critics in the South. The deal, reached after six months of negotiations, virtually accepted Pyongyang’s unilateral decision to hike wages by 5.18 percent for its workers at the Gaeseong industrial complex in the North Korean border city. The inter-Korean accord to raise the monthly wage by 5 percent to $73.87 came as military te
EditorialAug. 20, 2015
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[Graphic News] Bum deal for Korean fans of sparkling water
Imported sparkling water brands are being sold in the Korean market at almost eight times their original domestic price, data showed Wednesday.According to the Korean Women’s Federation for Consumers, Italian brand San Pellegrino had the highest price gap between its domestic price and consumer price in Korea. A portion of 100 milliliters of San Pellegrino in Korea sold at 738 won (62 cents), 7.9 times higher than its domestic price in Italy (93 won per 100 ml).Moreover, Czech brand Mattoni sold
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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Seoul shares dip to 7-month low on China aftershock
South Korean stocks shed 1.28 percent on Thursday, as foreign investors who got unnerved by China's stock market rout continued their selling spree here, analysts said. The Korean won gained slightly against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index retreated 24.83 points to finish at 1,914.55, the lowest level since Jan. 15. Trading volume was moderate at 388.3 million shares worth 5.06 trillion won ($4.27 billion) with decliners outpacing gainers 598 to 223. "The global
Aug. 20, 2015
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[Photo News] Amway promotes healthy living
AMWAY PROMOTES HEALTHY LIVING – Amway Korea, the South Korean unit of U.S direct sales giant Amway, held a two-day health promotion program in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday and Wednesday in partnership with the Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers and Nawoo Health Institute. Attended by some 110 children and their families from 32 social welfare centers across the country, the program included educational sessions on health and nutrition, food therapy, cooking programs and fam
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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Hyundai Department Store opens in Pangyo
A number of global retail brands have opened up stores in the newly built Pangyo Hyundai Department Store in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, which held its grand opening Friday. Global apparel company Uniqlo, Switzerland-based coffee machine brand Nespresso, as well as Esteem -- a cafe which sells drinks from U.S. coffee brand Intelligentsia Coffee and France’s Palais de Thes -- are among some 900 shops housed inside the mega shopping mall. Uniqlo is holding opening day promotions from Friday to S
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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Lotte.com launches new Chinese app
Lotte.com, Lotte’s online retail presence, launched a new Chinese mobile shopping app Wednesday in an aim to offer optimized services to a growing number of online Chinese shoppers who purchase overseas merchandise. China.lotte.com is focused exclusively on customers in China, introducing new categories and services that go beyond those offered by Global.lotte.com. The new app offers three special service categories including a product lineup consisting of the popular items among Chinese custom
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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LG’s cosmetics unit introduces new cleansing products
LG Household & Health Care, a health care and beauty product company established by LG, has launched a set of new cleansing products that help cleanse and minimize pores. The newly-launched On The Body Sparkling Pore Detox line includes a foam cleanser, a pore massaging gel, bubble cleansing foam and cleansing water. The new products are all infused with all-natural carbonated water from Jejudo Island, known for its high mineral content and therapeutic properties that helps remove makeup and dir
IndustryAug. 20, 2015
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S. Korea, Ghana to hold policy talks next week
Senior government officials from South Korea and Ghana will meet in Accra next week for their first policy talks since their countries' establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.On Monday, Kwon Hee-seog, director-general of the ministry's Africa and Middle East affairs bureau, will meet with Muhammed Fuseini Inusah, director-general of the Ghanaian foreign ministry's Asia and Pacific affairs bureau, to discuss cooperation across a wide range of sectors, inclu
InternationalAug. 20, 2015