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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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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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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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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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Olympic commentators’ sexual remarks ruled unproblematic
A media watchdog recently ruled that rampant sexual remarks made by some commentators during broadcasts of the Rio Olympics events this summer were unproblematic, raising the issue of lax monitoring of discrimination, a lawmaker said Monday.According to Rep. Kim Seang-tae of the ruling Saenuri Party, the Korea Communications Standards Commissions did not take any disciplinary action regarding gender-related slurs by commentators during live broadcasts of the recent Olympic Games.The organization
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2016
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Hyundai Motor bets on hydrogen fuel-cell cars
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars may eventually become a common sight on Korean roads as the government and the nation’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor are making efforts to spread usage of the new eco-friendly vehicles. Hyundai Motor said Monday it would launch taxi and car-sharing businesses with its hydrogen powered cars in the nation, a move which came a month after the government set up a control tower to boost the growth of eco-friendly cars. (Yonhap)The automaker said it plans to start its pilot
MobilitySept. 12, 2016
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Free lung health checkups to be offered to longtime smokers
The South Korean government said Monday it will start providing free examinations of lung health for smokers who have smoked about a pack a day for the past 30 years, as part of the nation’s comprehensive cancer management scheme.Some 8,000 smokers are expected to benefit from the plan set to be implemented next year.Cancer patients with low income will also receive up to 2 million won ($1,800) in subsidies over three years upon diagnosis. These and other plans were released by the Health and We
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Allies to step up military measures against NK
South Korea-US Combined Forces said Monday the scheduled deployment of two supersonic bombers to Osan Air Base has been postponed to Tuesday, as the allies plan on sending advanced US strategic assets here to guard against North Korea’s nuclear threats.The B-1B Lancer bombers planned to fly over South Korean skies Monday morning, in an apparent protest and warning against Pyongyang’s fifth nuclear test Friday. The test, assessed to be the hermit nation’s most powerful ever, with a yield of 10 ki
DefenseSept. 12, 2016
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Child care worker accused of choking toddler
A child care worker is facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abusing a 2-year-old child at a day care in Incheon, police said Monday. Incheon Samsan Police Station said the 25-year-old woman was accused of covering the child with a blanket and choking him multiple times while he was asleep. A woman shown on video choking a 2-year-old toddler under blanket (YouTube)The child’s parents reported the cast to the police on Friday upon noticing that their son had bruises and scratches on
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2016
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Speaker Chung visits US amid nuke tension
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun left Monday morning for the United States on his first overseas trip since he assumed office, seeking to enhance ties between the legislatures of the two countries, his office said.During his eight-day visit, which came in the wake of North Korea’s most recent and largest nuclear test last Friday, the legislature chief is expected to call for a strengthened Seoul-Washington alliance against the communist state’s escalating military provocations.National A
PoliticsSept. 12, 2016
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NK nuke test refuels debate over Seoul's nuclear armament
North Korea’s fifth and strongest nuclear test is fueling fierce debate among political parties here over whether South Korea should shift away from its decades-old non-nuclear commitment for self-defense. Ranking members of the ruling Saenuri Party are stepping up demands that the government consider seeking measures equivalent to obtaining nukes. Their calls, officially denied by the government, are joined by some of the opposition members but are also met with criticism from both within and o
PoliticsSept. 12, 2016
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NK ready for new nuke test: Seoul
With ripples from North Korea’s latest nuclear test continuing to spread throughout the region, speculation surfaced Monday that the communist state may be gearing up to detonate another fission device in defiance of international condemnation. Friday’s underground explosion as well as the previous three rounds occurred in the second of the three tunnels installed at the North’s Yongbyon nuclear complex in the northwest town of Punggye, leaving the others ready for additional blasts, Seoul’s Def
North KoreaSept. 12, 2016
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Korean shares crash more than 2% on North's nuke test, Samsung
South Korean shares sank 2.28 percent Monday to hit an almost three-month low, as investors were spooked by continued setbacks in the global market and growing geopolitical tensions following North Korea's nuclear test, as well as a sharp drop in top market cap Samsung Electronics, analysts said. The local currency fell sharply against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dropped 46.39 points to 1,991.48. Trading volume was moderate at 41.87 million shares, worth 4.75 tr
Sept. 12, 2016
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Samsung’s brand loyalty unaffected by Galaxy Note 7 recall: online surveys
The recent large-scale recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over faulty batteries has not significantly impacted foreign consumers’ brand loyalty to Samsung Electronics, according to some online polls by internet news websites on Monday. According to an online survey of 11,759 internet users by US technology news website Android Police, around 39 percent said that the recall “hasn’t affected my trust or perception of Samsung’s brand (whether positive or negative).”Some 36 percent of the respon
TechnologySept. 12, 2016
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Korea's embassy in Beijing cautions against traveling to China-NK border
South Korea has asked its people to take extra caution in traveling to the region near the China-North Korea border, citing possible terror and abduction attempts by the North amid heightened tension after its latest nuclear test. "It cannot be ruled out that the North could seek additional provocations such as terror attacks, luring and abduction of people," the embassy said in a notice posted on its website last Friday.The embassy, in particular, warned against its people getting in touch with
North KoreaSept. 12, 2016