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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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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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Market uncertain on Korea's October rate cut despite slowed inflation
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Samsung unveils 'personalized AI' for all devices
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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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[Editorial] Brace for trouble
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Chelsea football fans banned over Paris racism incident
LONDON (AFP) - Five Chelsea fans have been banned from all football matches for up to five years over an incident of racism in Paris in February, in court proceedings that concluded Wednesday.The men, including former police officer Richard Barklie, were involved in an incident in which a black Frenchman was repeatedly shoved off a metro train carriage ahead of Chelsea's Champions League match against Paris Saint Germain."This was an abhorrent, nasty, offensive, arrogant and utterly unacceptable
World NewsJuly 22, 2015
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Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists
MADRID (AP) - Spain said Wednesday that it is trying to establish what happened to three Spanish freelance journalists who went missing around the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo as news emerged that a fourth journalist, a Japanese national, has gone missing in the war-torn country.Justice Minister Rafael Catala told Spain's Cadena SER radio the government had no news regarding the three Spaniards and will contact the government in Damascus over the case. He could not say if authorities
World NewsJuly 22, 2015
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Park's chief of staff meets with PM, ruling party leaders
President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff met with top government officials and leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party Wednesday to discuss the reform of the labor market, the parliamentary passage of the extra budget and other pending political issues.The meeting between Lee Byung-kee and Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung and floor leader Won Yoo-chul began at 6:30 p.m. Also attending were Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan.The three-way policy consultation involvin
NationalJuly 22, 2015
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‘Christmas in July’ event kicks off orphanage gift campaign
Showing contempt for the calendar, expats in Gwangju are holding a Christmas-themed family event at the height of summer in aid of disadvantaged children. Saturday’s “Christmas in July” event will raise money for Adopt a Child for Christmas, a campaign that provides gifts to children each Christmas at orphanages in the Gwangju area.Christmas in July will include a Hawaiian shirt contest, paper snowflake lessons, Christmas card making, and a water balloon toss and other party games, while a conce
Expat LivingJuly 22, 2015
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Itaewon center hosts forum for Islamic, African expats
As part of ongoing efforts to help expats integrate into Korean society, the Itaewon Global Village Center held its first town meeting specifically for Islamic and African residents on Friday. There are now 270,000 foreign residents in Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Muslim and African residents make up a small minority of the total, but are two communities that have thrived in the Yongsan district. The Itaewon Global Village Center is one of several operated by the Seoul
Expat LivingJuly 22, 2015
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Gaelic football enters Korean schools
A group of Korean children play an exhibition game of Gaelic football during halftime at the Connaught final at MacHale Park in Ireland as part of a program organized by Seoul Gaels to promote the sport. (Seoul Gaels)Ask Korean students what sports they play and you will usually hear the stock responses: soccer, basketball or baseball. However, 15-year-old Lee Si-hun plays an unusual sport ― Gaelic football. The sport, originating from Ireland, can be described as an interesting cross between ru
Expat LivingJuly 22, 2015
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LG lures premium customers with dual-load washing machine
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics rolled out a new washing machine, dubbed the Tromm Twin Wash, Wednesday in Seoul, which the company said would become a new trendsetter in the global washer market. Cho Seong-jin (second from left), CEO of LG’s home appliance and air solution company, and Choi Sang-gyu (second from right), head of LG’s Korea sales and marketing, pose with models at a launch event of the Tromm Twin Wash, featuring two washing drums. LGE“The Tromm Twin Wash will give a whole
TechnologyJuly 22, 2015
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Busan gearing up for multicultural festival
Busan is looking for participants to perform or run booths at its annual Global Gathering festival in October.The multicultural festival includes a parade and cultural performances and stalls run by embassies and foreign community groups.“Alongside the multicultural products and foods from embassies and foreign communities, this year we have specially prepared a global promotional and market corner, and a town meeting with Busan’s foreign residents,” a festival organizer said.The town meeting wi
Expat LivingJuly 22, 2015
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‘Global Korean start-ups getting faster, smarter’
Korea’s modern start-ups are taking a marked turn from their predecessors. Instead of basking in local success, they are getting smarter and faster about going global, according to Korean-American venture capitalist Bernard Moon.Bernard Moon, founding partner of SparkLabs’ accelerator and global venture fund, poses at the firm’s Seoul office. Park Hyun-koo/The Korea HeraldThat is why he and two founding partners placed their bets on Seoul’s sprouting start-up scene in 2012, and set up SparkLabs,
TechnologyJuly 22, 2015
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Korea’s health care subsidies among lowest in OECD
South Korea spends the least in supporting its citizens’ health care costs among OECD nations, a study showed Wednesday. According to the study provided by the National Assembly Research Service, government support for the nation’s health care expenses, such as through the national health insurance payments, accounted for only 54.5 percent of total health care costs in 2012. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average was 72.3 percent. The study also showed that 45.5 perce
Social AffairsJuly 22, 2015
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Hana-KEB merger receives preliminary FSC approval
The top financial regulator gave its preliminary approval Wednesday for the merger of Hana Bank and Korea Exchange Bank, the two banks affiliated with Hana Financial Group. The final approval will be decided in the last week of August.“The preliminary approval decision was made swiftly as the labor and management had reached an agreement on the merger,” said an official of the Financial Services Commission.Hana Financial will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting in early August, after whic
July 22, 2015
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Pernod Ricard Korea joins race for low-alcohol drinks
Pernod Ricard Korea, the local branch of the world’s second-largest distiller, said Wednesday that it would launch a low-alcohol, fruit-flavored spirit drink, targeting specifically the female consumer class.The France-based company thus hopes to expand its conventional business, which has been heavily focused on Scotch whisky and elderly male consumers, and to carve its way into the low-alcohol spirit market.“Eclat by Imperial is our first customized drink for women who pursue a balance between
July 22, 2015
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[Tech column] From jet packs to talking cars: How fiction can inspire consumer tech
Shawn DuBravacOrder up a digital movie selection at home and you may see cars autonomously careening down highways (“I, Robot”), artificial intelligence (“AI”), robots that cook, clean and cater to our every whim (“Iron Man”) or augmented reality cityscapes serving up advertisements tailored to our individual wants and needs (“Minority Report”). But how far off, really, are these Hollywood sci-fi creations? Here’s a look at some of the game-changing, next-generation tech leaping from the movie s
TechnologyJuly 22, 2015
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[Photo News] KCCI Jeju forum kicks off
Park Yong-maan, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, makes opening remarks on the first day of the annual KCCI Jeju Forum at Hotel Shilla in Jejudo on Wednesday. KCCI
July 22, 2015
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‘Channel Girls’ Generation’ caters to female audience
K-pop octet SNSD’s cable show “Channel Girls’ Generation” aired its first episode Tuesday on OnStyle, with the idols shedding their lofty image to take on a more approachable style. In the episode aired Tuesday, the unassuming starlets took to laugh-inducing games, such as spitting watermelon seeds onto their faces and guessing the members’ ideal man. (OnStyle) Producer Oh Kwan-jin of OnStyle said the show would delve into the “real SNSD,” and the singers will actively take part in pitching a
July 22, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Apple under pressure even after record profit
Apple Inc., after posting its best fiscal third-quarter profit ever, is facing fresh questions over whether it can keep making hit products.An attendee takes a photograph with an iPhone of the Apple Watches during the Apple Inc. Spring Forward event in San Francisco, California. (Bloomberg)Even though iPhone sales climbed 35 percent to 47.5 million units in the period that ended in June, the result fell short of the 48.8 million shipments projected by analysts. That, plus a revenue forecast for
World BusinessJuly 22, 2015
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S. Korea to chair U.N. organ on development
A veteran South Korean diplomat will assume the presidency of a key United Nations organ on sustainable development, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Oh Joon, the country's ambassador to the U.N., will be elected as president of the Economic and Social Council during its session to be held in New York on Friday, it said. Oh's one-year tenure will begin immediately. His new mission comes as the U.N. seeks to craft a post-2015 development agenda to last through 2030. It is expected to help
InternationalJuly 22, 2015
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Lawmakers push bill to remove statute of limitation for murder
Lawmakers are pushing to abolish the time limit for murder cases in an effort to prevent those who commit heinous crimes from circumventing punishment.The bill review subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed a bill to lift the statute of limitation, which puts an expiration date on prosecution of crimes, on all kinds of homicide cases. The current criminal procedure law stipulates a 25-year statute of limitation for those accused of committi
PoliticsJuly 22, 2015
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‘Konglish’ floods into apartment brand names
Jason Yu, who owns an apartment unit in Gangnam, Seoul, was confused when he recently received a letter about an upcoming vote on the name of his apartment to undergo reconstruction. ”I was baffled to see a list of Konglish names including ‘Luxtige,’ ‘Blesstige,’ ‘Tristige’ and ‘Forestige,’” Yu said. Konglish is a term coined by Koreans through combinations of English words or applying a new meaning for the usage of a common English word. “Handphone,” for “cell phone,” is one common example. The
IndustryJuly 22, 2015
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Building the world’s edgiest art collection
Among the thousands of stamps that Dutch philatelist Wim van der Bijl has gathered from all over the world, the image on a small North Korean stamp left on him a strong impression. The stamp collector soon found out that similar images in bigger sizes were on North Korean propaganda posters. He decided to buy more of them. His colleague Ronald de Groen, who is also an avid stamp and painting collector, joined him in the building of a dangerous, yet thrilling collection of North Korean art. From
PerformanceJuly 22, 2015