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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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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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Korea, US, Japan agree to bolster cancer research
South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to cooperate to effectively treat and eventually eradicate cancer, the leading cause of death in the three countries, Seoul's health ministry said Tuesday.The agreement was made at a meeting of health ministers of the three countries, which was presided over by US Vice President Joe Biden in New York on Monday (local time), the Ministry of Health and Welfare said in a press release."The three countries agreed to construct an international cons
TechnologySept. 20, 2016
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Gov't should make more conciliatory gestures toward Pyongyang: Justice Party
South Korea's minor Justice Party said Tuesday that the government must consider providing incentives to North Korea to bring them back to the negotiating table on the nuclear issue."We need to come up with incentives responsibly to bring North Korea to the negotiating table, and induce them to halt the nuclear development program," Rep. Sim Sang-jung, the head of the party said during a parliamentary speech. Rep. Sim Sang-jung, head of the Justice Party (Yonhap)The Justice Party holds six seats
North KoreaSept. 20, 2016
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N. Korea flood aid only possible if it ends provocations: Saenuri Party
South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party said Monday the international community will only give aid to flood-stricken North Korea if the communist regime halts all provocations.North Korea has been struggling to cope with what is being called its worst-ever floods since the country's liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-45). In an apparent bid to seek help from abroad, its state media has been dispatching numerous reports on the damage inflicted on the country."The international community can
North KoreaSept. 20, 2016
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Coway replaces CEO over faulty water purifiers
Coway Co., South Korea's leading water purifier maker, said Tuesday its chief executive offered to step down to take responsibility for selling defective products that caused a series of class action lawsuits.Coway CEO Kim Dong-hyun will be replaced by Lee Hae-seon, a former co-head of CJ Cheiljedang Corp., CJ's food subsidiary, the company said in a regulatory briefing. Lee's appointment will be confirmed in meetings of shareholders and the board of directors slated for Oct. 31, it said. Kim, w
IndustrySept. 20, 2016
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Suicide attempts at Han River on the rise: data
The number of suicide attempts on the Han River that runs through Seoul has been increasing sharply since 2012, data showed Tuesday, raising demands that authorities bolster safety measures at bridges.According to the data compiled by Rep. Hong Chul-ho of the ruling Saenuri Party, around 1,400 people attempted to kill themselves at Han River bridges from 2012 through June this year, which translates into one case per day. (The Korea Herald)The number of cases came to 148 in 2012, but increased t
Social AffairsSept. 20, 2016
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Lotte group chairman summoned over corruption allegations
Shin Dong-bin, the chief of the embattled South Korean retail giant Lotte, was summoned by state prosecutors Tuesday as the high-profile corruption probe into the country's fifth-largest conglomerate neared its conclusion.The 61-year-old business tycoon appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office as a suspect on a string of charges, including embezzlement and breach of trust. Shin Dong-bin (Yonhap)"I am sorry for causing concerns," he told reporters before entering the prosecu
IndustrySept. 20, 2016