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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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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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Government takes on THAAD health rumors
The Defense Ministry on Thursday addressed ongoing rumors that the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system would pose a health threat, by publicly measuring the signals near other similar operational radars to show its limited impact. President Park Geun-hye speaks during the NSC meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday. (Cheong Wa Dae)Upon Wednesday’s announcement that THAAD will be deployed in Seongju-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, residents and county officials from the smal
DefenseJuly 14, 2016
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CrucialTec to supply fingerprint module to Huawei’s Honor 8
[THE INVESTOR] Korean fingerprint module maker CrucialTec said on July 14 it will supply its mobile fingerprint module, BTP, to Huawei’s upcoming new smartphone Honor 8. The Honor 8 features a 5.2-inch curved glass display, a 12 mega pixel dual camera, and is powered by an in-house octa-core Kirin 950 processor. The pricing and launch date have not been disclosed. Huawei’s Honor 8CrucialTec has supplied BTP to Huawei’s premium lineup, including the Mate 8 and the P9, and the latest mid-range Hon
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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China’s anti-dumping tariffs on Taekwang unrelated to THAAD: Foreign Ministry
[THE INVESTOR] The Korean government has denied that China’s decision to slap a 4.1 percent anti-dumping tariff on acryl fabrics produced by Taekwang Industrial was in retaliation for its proposal to deploy an advanced anti-missile system here.“The measure is unrelated to Seoul’s decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD system,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on July 14. China’s Trade Minister began reviewing anti-dumping measures for acryl fabrics produced in So
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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[EQUITIES] LIG Investment & Securities forecasts lower earnings for Hyundai Motor
[THE INVESTOR] LIG Investment & Securities on July 14 said Hyundai Motor’s second-quarter earnings would fall below market estimates. Operating profit for the world’s fifth-largest automaker declined 3.3 percent to 1.7 trillion won (US$ 1.48 billion), while sales rose 5.2 percent to 23.9 trillion won. Hyundai Motor’s global sales rose 4.3 percent in the second quarter, while domestic sales increased 4.9 percent.But the automaker is suffering from falling exports, mainly on the back of declining
July 14, 2016
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[Alito L. Malinao] With the China threat out, who needs the U.S.?
The ruling on the Philippines’ case by the U.N.-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which is scheduled to be handed down today (July 12), has been rendered anticlimactic by the recent major policy announcement of President Rodrigo Duterte.Last week, the president said that whether the ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal would be favorable to the Philippines or not, his administration was willing to start bilateral negotiations with China on the conflict in the South China Sea that ha
ViewpointsJuly 14, 2016
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[Ravindra Kumar] Has the poison done its work in India?
This is the second in a new series of columns on global affairs which will be written by top editors from members of the Asia News Network and published in newspapers across the region. --Ed. This week and in the midst of news of far greater moment from around Asia, India is being asked to focus its energies on the latest instalment of a long-running soap opera that ought either to have ended or been taken off the air a few years ago. This episode has left hanging a question that those writing t
ViewpointsJuly 14, 2016
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[M. Veera Pandiyan] Face Islamic State’s terrorism boldly
With the first Islamic State group-related terrorist attack in the country, brazen gun killings and brutal machete murders, we can no longer pretend that Malaysia is still as safe and secure as it used to be.We are beset by the twin perils of rising crimes and the looming threat of terrorism.So far, the authorities have done little to reassure us of our basic rights to safety, other than providing contrary statistics.The numbers provided by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit, for examp
ViewpointsJuly 14, 2016
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Line, Kakao ignite Korea’s character market boom
South Koreans have recently been in a frenzy over characters created by two rival mobile messenger apps -- whether it is Line’s blank-faced bear named Brown or Kakao’s Muzi, who looks like a rabbit but is actually a radish in a costume. Eyeing new market potential, Line Corp. and Kakao Corp. have brought their signature characters -- initially introduced as virtual stickers used on the messengers apps -- into the physical world where they have been reborn as character merchandise. Though Line, a
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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[Rachel Marsden] Racial discord a useful tool for leftist politicians
Why have race relations in the United States so drastically disintegrated under a president who had set out to improve them? The answer lies in the leftist ideology of the president in question.Activist groups staged nationwide protests last week after two black men -- one in Louisiana and one in Minnesota, each reportedly carrying a gun -- were fatally shot by police. At a protest in Dallas, five law enforcement officers were killed by a man who, according to police, had “stated he wanted to ki
ViewpointsJuly 14, 2016
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[Robert B. Reich] A guide to upcoming conventions
I’ll save you the guesswork. On July 21, Donald Trump will become the Republican nominee for president of the United States. On July 28, Hillary Clinton will become the Democratic nominee.Trump’s pending coronation won’t please elected Republicans who put the nation’s welfare above party loyalty. Nor will it please demonstrators who in all likelihood will storm around parts of downtown Cleveland to protest the nomination of someone who has gone out of his way to denigrate Latinos, blacks, Muslim
ViewpointsJuly 14, 2016
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[EQUITIES] Hotel Shilla’s operating profit to reach W21.2b in Q2
[THE INVESTOR] Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities forecast Hotel Shilla will post a 28.2 percent on-year increase in operating profit in the second quarter, and a 13.1 percent climb in sales. On a consolidated basis, the brokerage said operating profit would reach 21.1 billion won (US$18.4 million), while sales stand at 955.4 billion won.Mirae Asset Daewoo said that the Samsung affiliate was likely to continue growing this year despite higher commission expenses and an operating loss from Shilla’s du
July 14, 2016
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Hanwha to regain part of W315b deposit lost in DSME deal
[THE INVESTOR] The Supreme Court on July 14 ruled that Hanwha Group(chairman Kim Seung-youn) should receive part of the 315 billion won (US$ 277 million) deposit lost during its 2009 attempt to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The top court ruled that Hanwha’s loss of such a large deposit was unfair, and returned the case to the lower courts. Hanwha Group headquarters in downtown Seoul“Confiscating the entire deposit of 315 billion won is excessive, even if the confiscation
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Maestro Chung questioned in defamation probe
Maestro Chung Myung-whun was questioned by the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office Thursday morning regarding his alleged involvement in the ousting of former Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra CEO Park Hyun-jung in December 2014. “I believed what my colleagues of 10 years had told me,” Chung told reporters outside the Prosecutors’ Office, in reference to the 10 SPO members who had filed charges against former CEO Park over allegations of sexual and verbal harassment. After a months-long investigation b
PerformanceJuly 14, 2016