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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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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
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Samsung, LG to gain momentum in UHD TV sales: report
[THE INVESTOR] Tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expected to benefit from an increasing demand for high-end TV products, including ultra-high definition TVs, at home and abroad, according to a report July 14.The report by the Science Ministry and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute cites the planned commercialization of UHD broadcasting services in Korea in February 2017 as the main reason behind the sales increase in the coming years.UHD TVs valued at 1.2
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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LG smartphones capture 15% market share in US
[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics has emerged as a serious competitor in the all-important US smartphone market where Samsung Electronics and Apple are still dominant players. According to the latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel, Samsung and Apple are still the most favored smartphone brands in the US, having captured capturing 37 percent and 29 percent of total sales, respectively, in the three-month period ending in May. LG’s latest flagship G5During the same period, LG’s market share soared
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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Oracle co-CEO holds strategic meetings with Samsung, POSCO execs
[THE INVESTOR] Mark Hurd, the co-chief executive of California-based Oracle, may be close to striking software deals with local conglomerates that could include Samsung and POSCO, according to those close to the matter.The co-CEO of the San Francisco-based company arrived in Seoul on July 14 to meet with executives from these partner firms. “There may be several big deals being negotiated behind the scenes,” said one industry watcher, declining to be identified.Mark Hurd, co-CEO of US software g
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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SFC fines Yuanta Securities W2b
[THE INVESTOR] Yuanta Securities Korea has been slapped with a fine of 2 billion won (US$ 1.76 million) for omitting transactions with affiliated entities in its regulatory filings, the securities regulator said July 14.The Securities and Futures Commission noted that the company will also be audited by an external auditor designated by the state for two years. The company omitted real estate transactions with an affiliated person, and monetary transactions between a subsidiary and an affiliated
July 14, 2016
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French radio star in hot water over nude casting for show
PARIS (AFP) - One of France’s biggest radio stars was accused Wednesday of pushing young actors into agreeing to record explicit scenes for a web series.Europe 1 radio has ordered its star Jean-Marc Morandini to return from holiday to explain himself, a source told AFP, after a number of aspiring actors told the French magazine Les Inrocks they felt tricked and abused.The presenter, who is set to become one of the faces of the rolling news channel iTele, has denied the allegations and intends to
TelevisionJuly 14, 2016
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Seoul shares keep upward trend on foreign buying
South Korean shares extended a winning streak into a fourth day on Thursday, paring early losses, as foreigners stuck to a buying mode. The South Korean won rose sharply against the U.S. dollar after the nation's central bank froze the key interest rate at the record low of 1.25 percent.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 3.22 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,008.77.Trade volume recorded 334.3 million shares worth 4.2 trillion won ($3.7 billion), with decliners outnumbering advanc
July 14, 2016
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Psy’s ‘Daddy’ most viewed K-pop music video on YouTube in 2016
Four years after his global hit “Gangnam Style,” Psy continues to hold his position as one of K-pop’s biggest names.“Daddy” from the singer’s seventh album “Chil-jip Psy-da” gained the most global views of all official K-pop music videos on YouTube from November 2015 to June 30, the company announced on Thursday. The video has recorded over 170 million views so far. Psy’s award-winning hit “Gangnam Style” still maintains its spot as the most viewed video on YouTube of all time, accumulating over
PerformanceJuly 14, 2016
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Korea, Japan reaffirm commitment to sex slaves deal
South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to implementing a bilateral deal to resolve the issue of the Japanese military's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam and his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama met in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wednesday (local time) to discuss bilateral issues ahead of three-way talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.In their talks, Lim stressed th
InternationalJuly 14, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy seeking to sell brokerage unit
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a troubled shipyard, is seeking to sell its brokerage unit as part of its restructuring drive, but its bid may fall through due to lack of potential investors, industry sources said Thursday.According to the sources, Hyundai Heavy plans to sell an 85.3 percent stake in HI Investment & Securities Co. which is held by its affiliate, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a deal estimated at around 500 billion won ($439 million).Hyundai Heavy plans to complete the sale of the brok
July 14, 2016
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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ vie for hotly contested Emmy nods
LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson may want to practice looking surprised and humble before helping to announce this year’s Emmy contenders on Thursday morning.He and the critically acclaimed comedy series could be getting a lot of TV academy love if voters keep pace with the medium’s increasing diversity.The Emmy Awards have done a better job than their big-screen counterpart, the Oscars, at embracing more of the varied people, programs and platforms that make up the small-scr
TelevisionJuly 14, 2016
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Int'l migrants decrease for first time in 6 yrs
The number of South Korean overseas travelers and foreign visitors here fell for the first time in six years last year amid a reduction in the number of people studying abroad, a government report showed Thursday.The number of international migrants, referring to those who stay in and out of South Korea for 90 days or more, stood at 1.3 million people in 2015, down 1.7 percent, or 23,000, from a year earlier, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea. The number involves both foreigne
Social AffairsJuly 14, 2016
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BOK blames low oil prices for weak price increase
South Korea's central bank on Thursday named low global oil prices as a main cause of the country's slow consumer price increase in the first half, insisting its local demands have remained strong and will continue to expand.In the first six months of the year, the country's consumer prices have gained only 0.9 percent from the same period last year, falling far short of the central bank's 2 percent target for the 2016-2018 period, the Bank of Korea noted."This was partly because an upward press
July 14, 2016
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[EQUITIES] Hana Investment forecasts AmorePacific’s Q2 earnings to rise
[THE INVESTOR] Hana Financial Investment forecast cosmetics maker AmorePacific’s second quarter sales and operating profit to rise 19.5 percent and 23.6 percent on-year, to 1.42 trillion won (US$ 1.23 billion) and 257 billion won, respectively. In the latter half of the year, Hana expects operating profit to climb 50 percent or more from the same period in 2015. However, the brokerage report added that there was a possibility of some uncertainties arising from China in the aftermath of the THAAD
July 14, 2016
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[Herald Review] Not much left alive in ‘Train to Busan’
Director Yeon Sang-ho’s apocalyptic thriller “Train to Busan” is something of a cross between Bong Joon-ho’s dystopian film “Snowpiercer” and the zombie flick “World War Z” starring Brad Pitt.In the movie, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival’s Out-of-Competition category in May, viewers are presented with a racing train on which an outbreak of a virus causes those infected to instantly turn into flesh-devouring zombies. Passengers fight for their lives, compartment by compartment, as the
FilmJuly 14, 2016