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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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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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Military aircraft evacuating S. Koreans in Lebanon returns home
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Concerns raised over chronic labor shortage at state-run center for digital sex crime victims
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BTS-themed moon jar to be unveiled on Hangeul Day
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Samsung, Hyundai chiefs to accompany Yoon on Singapore trip
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1,430 minors investigated for drug offenses from 2018 to 2023: police
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[Robert Fouser] Why the US election looks so close
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Ruling party chief says he puts party's presidential election success ahead of personal ambitions
South Korea's ruling party chief said Thursday he is putting the success of his party in the next presidential election ahead of the "issue of whether I would become president."Rep. Kim Moo-sung, chairman of the Saenuri Party, made the remark during a meeting with South Korean correspondents in New York, even though he said he considers himself "unqualified to be a presidential runner.""The highest priority is to get the conservative, right-wing Saenuri Party to hold on to power and the issue of
PoliticsJuly 31, 2015
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Shin Dong-joo refutes claim of father’s problem in making judgements
Shin Dong-joo, the first son of Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho, unveiled a document signed by his father that the 93-year-old tycoon ordered the firing of his brother Dong-bin and six other board of directors at Lotte Holdings.Dong-joo revealed the document during his interview with the public broadcaster KBS on Thursday after arriving in Seoul a day before to compete with his younger brother Dong-bin for the succession of the retail giant.Dong-joo also claimed that through a separate document, he w
IndustryJuly 31, 2015
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Park unveils letter from Chinese fan
President Park Geun-hye shared on her Facebook page Thursday what she's been doing on her summer vacation as well as a fan letter from a Chinese man."I always think a day is too short, but this summer, times passes by even faster," Park wrote in her first Facebook post in over five months. "I have been spending time reading books and reports I haven't read."She has been staying at Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office and residence, during the five-day vacation that began on Monday.Park also po
PoliticsJuly 30, 2015
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Egypt court delays verdict in Al-Jazeera reporters' retrial
A Cairo court on Thursday postponed the final verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English reporters for next week, in a blow to the defendants and human rights activists who had expected a resolution to the long-running case.The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera said it was outraged that the verdict has been adjourned and hoped for a swift end to the proceedings with the charges dropped. The postponement came because the judge in the case, Hassan Farid, was ill, two Egyptian judicial officials said.
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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South Korea, Poland to work for peace on Korean Peninsula
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) shakes hands with Polish President-elect Andrzej Duda in Duda's office in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday. The meeting came a few hours after Yun's meeting with his Polish counterpart, Grzegorz Schetyna. (Yonhap)South Korea and Poland will work together to establish peace and reconciliation on the divided Korean Peninsula, their foreign ministers agreed during a meeting in Warsaw, according to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.Foreign Minister Yun Byu
Foreign AffairsJuly 30, 2015
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China, Russia to hold joint naval, air drills
China and Russia will hold joint military drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan, Beijing said Thursday, the latest defense cooperation between the countries. The exercises will take place August 20 to 28 in the Peter the Great Gulf and other areas off the Russian coast, defense ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told reporters. A key purpose of the drills was to "further enhance their capabilities of jointly coping with maritime security threats", Yang said, adding they will inc
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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EU 'very much regrets' Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution
The EU said Thursday it regretted as a "setback" a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year."We very much regret that the UN Security Council last night did not adopt due to the veto of Russia the resolution on the downing of MH17," European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told reporters."This resolution would have established a binding and credible mechanism for prosecuting those respo
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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Investigators scramble to analyze wreckage for MH370 link
Investigators scrambled Thursday to study plane wreckage that washed up on a tiny Indian Ocean island, fuelling hopes that one of aviation's greatest enigmas could finally be solved: the mystery of missing flight MH370.The two-meter (six-foot) long piece of wreckage was found on the French island of La Reunion, offering up bittersweet hope of closure to the families of 239 people who disappeared in March last year on the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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PM vows to cut red tape in employment and finance
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn pledged Thursday to press ahead with deregulation in employment, finance and other sectors.He also said the government will ensure that unnecessary regulations that could place big burdens on companies will not be created. He made the comment in a meeting with officials at an industrial complex in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, without saying how he plans to cut the red tape.President Park Geun-hye has been pushing to lift or ease all but core regulations to help revive S
PoliticsJuly 30, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Mullah Omar: Taliban’s one-eyed supremo
KABUL ― Taliban chief Mullah Omar has cast a long shadow over Afghanistan ever since he led a young band of zealots to power almost two decades ago, imposing brutal Islamist rule over the country.Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed the reclusive warrior-cleric had died two years ago in Pakistan amid frenzied speculation about his demise. An undated image believed to be showing Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Mullah Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, died two years ago in Pakistan, a senio
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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Suncore to import Tesla
Choi Kyu-sun, chairman and CEO at Suncore, speaks to The Korea Herald on Wednesday at his office in downtown Seoul.Energy developer Suncore said Wednesday that the company would import 500 units of premium Tesla electric vehicles in the near future. Tesla Motors, led by Elon Musk, has been coveted among Korean motorists and gadget geeks but remained coy for years about its possible advancement into the market here. Suncore will likely start by importing the prestigious sports utility vehicle and
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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SPC lab solidifies quality control
On a Thursday afternoon, seven staff members of SPC Group gathered at a meeting room and began to sniff and observe a baguette. “Do you see these cracks? And it smells a bit sour and the sound of the bread cracking is a bit too hard. I think the dough went a bit too far,” said Ahn Kyoung-ho, a member of Paris Croissant’s technical training team. “This happens when the bread is a bit overbaked,” he added. Lee Doo-won, a researcher at the SPC Sensory Lab, took it down. Then the attendants began di
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Samsung to focus on premium TVs, chips
Samsung Electronics on Thursday hinted at cutting prices of its flagship smartphones later this year, pledging to focus on premium TVs and chips for more profits. The Korean tech giant announced an 8 percent drop in second-quarter net profits at the company’s conference call on the day as its smartphone business remained sluggish on lackluster Galaxy S6 sales.A customer tests a Galaxy S6 phone at a retail shop in southern Seoul on Thursday. YonhapNet income came to 5.75 trillion won ($4.95 billi
TechnologyJuly 30, 2015
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Lotte rivals face vote showdown
Lotte Group’s family feud is escalating as two sons of the conglomerate founder are bracing for a final showdown to seize control of the 112 trillion won ($97 billion) business group. (Yonhap)Lotte chairman Shin Dong-bin, the younger son of founder Shin Kyuk-ho, and eldest son Shin Dong-joo both expressed confidence in winning at the coming crucial shareholders vote. Group insiders said the two brothers have entered a new phase of the tug-of-war to woo support from shareholders of the Japan-bas
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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NPAD demands probe of NIS
The main opposition party Thursday called for a full-fledged special parliamentary investigation into the burgeoning allegations that the nation’s top spy agency used hacking software to engage in illegal civilian surveillance, as the current discussion at relevant committees, according to them, failed to shed light. Rep. Lee Jong-kul, floor leader for the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, urged the government to take “extraordinary measures,” claiming that new evidence was found to link the
PoliticsJuly 30, 2015
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Asia-Europe rail union to pave way for Seoul’s membership
WARSAW ― The Organization for Cooperation between Railways will crank up efforts to ratify a new convention, with a special working group, which could pave the way for South Korea’s full membership and boost the pangovernmental rail industry, the agency’s chief said Wednesday.Despite Pyongyang’s unfaltering opposition to Seoul’s joining, Tadeusz Szozda gave an upbeat outlook as the Warsaw-headquartered body seeks to scrap the longstanding consensus-based decision-making procedure in favor of one
Foreign AffairsJuly 30, 2015
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Summer can be vulnerable time for those with chronic conditions
While summer offers great opportunities for outdoor activities and sports, the warm weather can be a serious health threat especially to those with chronic medical conditions. According to Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, the fatality rate of diabetes and heart disease patients increases when the average temperature during the summer months rises. “The heat can be especially dangerous for those with diabetes, chronic kidney conditions and high blood pressure,” said Dr. Shin Gil-ja from
TechnologyJuly 30, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Artist tackles cultural confusion in modern time
When artist Cody Choi first arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s, he frequently suffered from stomach and bowel problems, stemming from having to adjust to a new culture. Unable to afford a clinic visit, his go-to remedy was Pepto-Bismol, an over-the-counter stomach relief medicine. Looking back on his early days in the U.S., Choi made a sculpture in 1996 that has the shape of Rodin’s “The Thinker” but is made with pink liquid Pepto-Bismol and toilet paper -- the two objects that represent his earl
PerformanceJuly 30, 2015
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Court backs election law on 'real-name' online posting
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled constitutional an election law that requires its citizens to use their real names when posting political comments on Internet forums during campaign periods. The court ruled in favor of the law, saying the rule was necessary to prevent “distortion of information” and ensure “fairness” in elections. Of the panel of nine judges, five voted in favor of the law, while four deemed it as unconstitutional. (Yonhap)Under the current Public Officia
Social AffairsJuly 30, 2015
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Child abuse surges by 50 percent in Korea
Earlier this month, a 34-year-old mother was arrested for running away after strangling her 6-year-old son to death in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. During her tearful meeting with the police, she confessed to committing the crime out of anger, as her husband had recently left her following a series of fights over child care. She had been on medication for severe postpartum depression. “The initial plan was to kill myself,” the mother told the police. “But I was afraid that my son would
Social AffairsJuly 30, 2015