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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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Cruise returns to Korea, presenting ‘Rogue Nation’
Tom Cruise is well-known for his love of Korea and its moviegoers, and made a stop here on his promotional tour for “Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation” together with director Christopher McQuarrie in time for its premiere. Actor Tom Cruise (left) and director Chris McQuarrie of "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation" at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas on Thursday (Yonhap)“We just finished the movie a week ago Saturday in London, and the moment we finished we started this tour. One of the
FilmJuly 30, 2015
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Complaints over overseas online shopping soar
Complaints related to direct purchases from overseas online websites have marked an eight-fold increase in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, Seoul city government said Thursday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan government, 3,898 of such cases were registered to the Seoul Electronic Commerce Center, up from just 476 in the first half of 2014. Over the past few years, direct purchasing from overseas has spread among Koreans, mainly because the exclusion of a mid
Social AffairsJuly 30, 2015
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Woman assaults Sewol victim’s father
A woman was taken into custody Wednesday for assaulting a bereaved father of one of the students killed in last year’s ferry sinking, police said.The accused, a 66-year-old surnamed Park, was reportedly passing by a joint memorial altar for the Sewol ferry victims in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, when she saw a banner criticizing the government for its handling of the ship’s sinking, according to Ansan Danwon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province. She went into the memorial and protested the banner,
Social AffairsJuly 30, 2015
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CJ opens F&B food court at Incheon airport
F&B chain brand stores, run by CJ Foodville, opened at the Incheon International Airport on Thursday. CJ Foodville CJ Foodville, the food and beverages arm of South Korean retail giant CJ Group, opened “CJ Airtown,’’ composed of its F&B brand stores, at Incheon International Airport, the company said Thursday. In the first stage of the F&B brand mall development, the company has opened six homegrown F&B chain brand stores -- including Bibigo and Seasons Table, both of which are Korean food
Latest NewsJuly 30, 2015
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Foreign banks cut Korea’s growth outlook to 2.6%
Global investment banks recently revised down their outlook on South Korea’s economic growth, despite the favorable financial indexes for exporters compared to earlier this year.According to the Korea Center for International Finance, the projection of 10 major IBs since June on the nation’s 2015 gross domestic product growth is set at 2.6 percent on average.Though the IBs shared the view that Korea would see a recovery from the third quarter after bottoming out in the second quarter, they cut t
July 30, 2015
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Hanskin launches new men’s anti-aging skincare products
South Korea’s cosmetic brand Hanskin has launched two new men’s anti-aging skincare products infused with the company’s latest biotechnology developments.The Bio Origin For Men toner and lotion was developed by applying biopharmaceuticals developer Celltrion’s Skin 3R System, and includes Omega-3, 6 and 9, which help strengthen skin cells and improve skin tension. The products also include extracts of blackberries, blackcurrants, black olives and black beans -- known to contain high levels of an
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Caffe Bene receives halal certification
South Korea’s Caffe Bene has become the first coffee franchise in the country to receive halal food certification, the company said Tuesday. Caffe Bene’s six types of coffee beans — Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, blending and espresso — and nine powder types — coffee, green tea, milk tea, red velvet, sweet potato, vanilla and yogurt — have been certified halal by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia, or JAKIM.The newly acquired halal certification is set to pave the way for the cof
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Ballet festival to bring Stuttgart, Bolshoi dancers to Seoul
A scene from the Stuttgart Ballet company‘s performance of “Bite” (K-Ballet World)Inviting 32 dance teams from eight countries, this year’s K-Ballet World festival is gearing up to take center stage Aug. 15-28, highlighting both contemporary and classic dance movements. “The theme that we try to uphold every year with the K-Ballet World is to introduce Korean ballet to the world and world ballet to Korea,” said Kim In-sook, head of the Korea Ballet Association, during a press conference held i
PerformanceJuly 30, 2015
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Saenuri chief pledges sweeping labor reform
The ruling Saenuri Party chairman vowed on Thursday to push for sweeping labor reforms in South Korea to help young job seekers find quality work, while the opposition leader followed with his own labor policy pitch.In a speech delivered at Columbia University in New York, Saenuri Rep. Kim Moo-sung said many young Koreans are frustrated because there are not enough jobs in the market, and his party has been working to loosen the nation’s rigid labor market. Saenuri Party chairman Kim Moo-sung sp
PoliticsJuly 30, 2015
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KEPCO wins platinum on Vision Awards
The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. won the Platinum Award at the “2014 Vision Awards Annual Report Competition,” the company said Thursday.Vision Awards is a global award hosted by American communications organization League of American Communications Professionals, which assesses annual reports of corporations, public sector and nonprofit organizations around the world,Over 1,000 organizations from 25 countries participated in this year’s competition, and KEPCO’s annual report was recogni
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Reebok looks to nurture Korean LesMills trainers
Global fitness brand Reebok is hosting a program to nurture Korean trainers to lead the company’s popular group fitness program until Aug. 16 in Seoul.Since the program kicked off on July 24, LesMills expert trainers Judy King and Ben Tang have been educating Korean trainers on how to properly carry out Reebok’s flagship workout program every Friday at Club Mute.The ongoing training program in Korea seeks to focus on teaching local trainers three core LesMill workout routines -- the muscle-tonin
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Eco-friendly car sales set to reach all-time high
Fueled by growing demand for eco-friendly cars with improved fuel efficiency, sales of hybrid and electric vehicles in South Korea are set to reach an all-time high in 2015, according to industry data Thursday.A total of 15,953 hybrid and electric vehicles were sold in the country during the first half of this year, up by roughly 1,000 vehicles compared to the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. Hyundai Motor`s Sonata Plug-in Hybri
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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POSCO overhauls overlapping teams
POSCO has streamlined the company’s organizations to cope with continued unfavorable market conditions and a management crisis, company officials said Thursday. The country’s largest steelmaker has removed 88 teams from its steel mills in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province. The restructured teams include organizations developing raw material strategy and stainless materials. POSCO explained these departments have grown over the years to overlap with already e
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Kellogg’s introduces new chocolate-strawberry cereal
Kellogg’s has newly launched Chocolate Chex Magic Strawberry -- a cereal fusing chocolate flavors with the taste of strawberries. Chocolate Chex Magic Strawberry comes as the follow-up to the popular Choco Chex Snow Chocoball, launched in 2013, according to the company. Kellogg’s new cereal mixes its original chocolate Chex pieces with strawberry-chocolate balls sprinkled with strawberry powder, combining two flavors popular among children into one product. The cereal is priced at 7,980 won ($6.
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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Louis Quatorze launches Metallic Balloon Bag
Popular handbag and fashion accessories brand Louis Quatorze released its limited-edition Metallic Balloon Bag in select stores in South Korea and China on Wednesday.Designed under a futuristic concept, the bag seeks to recreate a star shining on behalf of King Louis XIV of France under a pop art style, according to the company.The purse is mainly made with polycarbonate -- a lightweight and sturdy material known to withstand shock and scratches well -- and comes in three colors: pink, gold and
IndustryJuly 30, 2015
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[Munir Majid] Lessons of Greek drama for ASEAN
Europe has been glued to the Grexit television screen for the longest time. Going on and on for at least five years, each episode of whether Greece will remain in the eurozone or not has run longer than the longest Tamil movie of yore. What are the lessons for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to learn from the EU’s Greek tragedy? No doubt the first thing that will stick out is: “Thank God we do not have a common currency.” However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surfa
ViewpointsJuly 30, 2015
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[Rachel Marsden] ‘President Trump’ is an idea whose time has come
I recently heard a panel of journalists complain on a radio show that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won’t stop hijacking the news cycle and is effectively preventing them from covering other stories. There were no such complaints during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, even when it consisted mainly of platitudes concerning “hope and change.” Trump is trying to win the reality game show of “Apprentice: U.S. President.” History suggests that the strategy for winning
ViewpointsJuly 30, 2015
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[Editorial] Business as usual
Former Korean Air vice president Cho Hyun-ah’s name graced the headlines again, once again in connection to an unsavory incident. Cho, who earned global ignominy with “nut rage” -- an incident in which she physically and verbally abused the flight attendants and ordered the taxiing aircraft to return to the gate after she became enraged at how macadamia nuts were served in the first class cabin -- was released from jail in May. She was serving a one-year sentence handed in February when an appea
EditorialJuly 30, 2015
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[Editorial] Pyongyang visit
Former first lady Lee Hee-ho is scheduled to visit Pyongyang Aug. 5-8, an opportunity the government could use to engage North Korea. Although her final itinerary has not been confirmed, Lee is expected to visit a child care center, a maternity hospital and a children’s hospital as well as Mount Myohyangsan, the purpose of her visit being to deliver medical supplies and goods for children. It is not yet known whether Lee will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Lee is visiting the North i
EditorialJuly 30, 2015
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Upcoming concert keeps Epik High on toes
Rap trio Epik High says their upcoming concert series will keep everyone -- both the audience and themselves -- on their toes. “Because none of us will know ahead of time what kind of show will be taking place that day, each one will keep us on edge until it goes up. That’s what makes it more fun,” said member Mithra Jin at a press conference Thursday.Titled “Now Playing,” the concert series will allow the audience to vote among six themes -- action, humanity, melodrama, horror, science fiction
PerformanceJuly 30, 2015