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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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Andrea Wulf’s Humboldt biography wins Science Book Prize
LONDON (AP) -- A biography of German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt has been named science book of the year.Andrea Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature” was awarded the 25,000-pound ($33,000) Science Book Prize on Monday.It charts the life of the influential 18th- and 19th-century scientist who gave his name to mountains, cities, a lunar sea and a type of penguin.Writer Bill Bryson, who chaired the judging panel, said Wulf’s book was “a thrilling adventure story ... about a polymath w
BooksSept. 21, 2016
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Mali unveils restored mosque nearly destroyed by jihadists
TIMBUKTU (AFP) -- The doors of a revered 15th-century mosque hacked apart by jihadists in Mali’s ancient city of Timbuktu four years ago were unveiled Monday restored to their former glory.The “secret door” of the Sidi Yahia mosque in the fabled caravan city fell victim to a spree of destruction in 2012 by Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine, one of several radical Islamist groups which seized key northern cities that year.Around 100 Malian political and religious leaders, diplomats and representatives f
CultureSept. 21, 2016
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New book brings Atlas Obscura site’s wonders to printed page
NEW YORK (AP) -- An elf school in Iceland. A hospital for falcons in the Middle East. A museum in Independence, Missouri, for artwork made from hair.These are the types of attractions featured on the Atlas Obscura website, a fan favorite among curiosity-seeking travelers. Now the site is bringing its geeky and magical world of wonders to the printed page. The new “Atlas Obscura” book offers a sampling of 700 of the website’s 10,000 curious attractions, from a pile of rocks in Butte, Montana, tha
BooksSept. 21, 2016
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Drug-related crimes biggest reason behind NK defectors' incarceration in S. Korea
Drug-associated crime has been the most frequent reason for the imprisonment of North Korea defectors in South Korea so far this year, a parliamentary report showed Wednesday.A total of 129 North Korean defectors were behind bars in South Korea as of Aug. 26, compared with 51 recorded in 2011, the report released by Rep. Kang Chang-il of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea showed.Of the 129 imprisoned, 38 were convicted of drug-related crimes while 15 others were guilty of violence, accord
Social AffairsSept. 21, 2016
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Antitrust watchdog seeks legal punishment against Lotte founder
South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it will file a petition against the founder of retail giant Lotte Group with state prosecutors for falsely reporting its overseas affiliates' shareholding.The Fair Trade Commission made the final decision to take the legal punitive step after a months-long review of the case that dates back to when Shin Kyuk-ho was in control of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate.Under South Korea's fair trade law, companies with assets exceeding 5 trill
IndustrySept. 21, 2016
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Exports of mineral resources backs NK's economy: report
North Korea's exports of mineral resources like anthracite coal and iron ore have lent big support to the country's economy in the past 18 years, with most shipped to China, a report said Wednesday.Outbound shipments of North Korean minerals totaled $1.35 billion last year, shooting up more than thirtyfold from $430 million in 1998, according to the report released by the state-run Korea Development Institute think tank.Its total exports tripled to $2.93 billion from $979 million over the same 1
North KoreaSept. 21, 2016
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3.5-magnitude aftershock hits Gyeongju following record earthquake
A magnitude-3.5 aftershock jolted Gyeongju on Wednesday, the country's meteorological agency said, little over a week after two strong earthquakes hit the southern city.The aftershock took place at 11:53 a.m., with the epicenter located some 10 kilometers southwest of the historical city, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The Ministry of Public Safety and Security said no damage or casualties have been reported as of 12:30 p.m., though there were some 690 reports of people fe
Social AffairsSept. 21, 2016
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Lawmakers raise voices on Korea's nuke armament
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday continued to debate over whether Seoul should consider its own nuclear armament as an option to defend the country, amid the escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula sparked by Pyongyang's provocations.Following North Korea's launch of submarine-launched ballistic missiles as well as its fifth nuclear test, a rising number of hawkish lawmakers mainly from the ruling Saenuri Party claimed that South Korea must consider developing its own
DefenseSept. 21, 2016
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Activity at NK nuke site may indicate preparations for another test
Heightened activity at North Korea's nuclear test site may indicate that the reclusive country is getting ready to conduct another underground detonation in the near future, military officials here said Wednesday.South Korea's military said it will remain on high alert as the North might launch another long-range missile or conduct a sixth nuclear test or both next month to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea on Oct. 10. "The canopy erected to hi
North KoreaSept. 21, 2016