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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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Samsung Galaxy outsells Apple iPhone in US for first time
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics’ flagship smartphone Galaxy S7 has managed to outsell Apple’s iPhone 6S in the US for the first time. According to market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, 16 percent of American consumers purchased Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge for the three-month period ending in May, while 14.6 percent chose an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus during the same period. Samsung Galaxy S7 (left) and Apple's iPhone 6SEven though the Samsung phones are newer handsets by half a year, Apple’s iPhones hav
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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Multimedia artist Kang Ik-joong to light up London’s River Thames with ‘Floating Dreams’
South Korean renowned artist Kang Ik-joong said Wednesday he will be exhibiting a large-scale installation art piece on the River Thames, London, in September.“Floating Dreams,” the centerpiece art work for the yearly riverside festival “Totally Thames,” will consist of 500 miniature paintings drawn by South Korean seniors who had to flee their hometown across the border during the 1950-1953 Korean War.The three-story-high lantern sculpture (11-meters long, 10-m wide and 10-m high), will be illu
PerformanceJuly 14, 2016
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By letting camera roll, film gives rare view of North Korea
NEW YORK (AP) -- The conditions placed on director Vitaly Mansky for shooting a film in North Korea were severe. For what was ostensibly to be a “documentary,” North Korea would supply the script. The state would choose the subjects, too, as well as the location of all scenes. He would be accompanied at all times by several state officials who would control the production. And North Korea would have final say on any footage that was used. Yet even in these impossible circumstances, Mansky manage
FilmJuly 14, 2016
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[Photo News] Top in sales service
GM Korea CEO James Kim speaks at a ceremony at the carmaker’s Bupyeong headquarters in Incheon on Thursday to congratulate Chevrolet on winning the best prize among vehicle brands in the sales service category of the Korean Service Quality Index study conducted by Korea Management Association Consulting.GM Korea
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Government seeks to spend W6tr for economic recovery
South Korea’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Thursday that it is expected to come up with detailed figures for its supplementary budget after a Cabinet meeting next week.The Finance Ministry announced last month that it will carry out an expansionary fiscal policy by allocating extra spending of some 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) for job creation in the latter half of this year.Local media reported that the Finance Ministry has reached an agreement with the Saenuri Party to spend around
July 14, 2016
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Samsung Serif TV launched in U.S. market
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics officially introduced its Serif TV models in the US market on Wednesday, in collaboration with New York City’s landmark gallery Museum of Modern Arts.Designed by France’s Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the model takes its design and name after the shape of the alphabet “I” in the “Serif” font. Due to its stylish qualities, MoMA has uncharacteristically lent its venues for the launch event and will continue to offer support by displaying it in its stores.Serif TV i
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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Ai Weiwei’s refugee life jackets in Vienna palace pond
VIENNA (AFP) - Visitors to Vienna’s Belvedere Palace were confronted Wednesday with 1,005 refugees’ life jackets drifting in the baroque pond -- courtesy of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.The installation, entitled “F. Lotus,” consists of 201 rings each holding five life jackets -- retrieved from the Greek island of Lesbos -- arranged in the letter “F” and floating like lotus flowers.Ai, who in February this year attached 14,000 life jackets to the columns of a Berlin concert house, said tha
PerformanceJuly 14, 2016
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LINE’s IPO 25 times oversubscribed
[THE INVESTOR] LINE Corp.’s simultaneous initial public offerings in Japan and the U.S. this week were nearly 25 times oversubscribed with deposits totaling 2.77 trillion yen ($2.66 billion), according to lead managers of the dual stock listings on Thursday. LINE, operator of its namesake immensely popular mobile messaging app, will make its stock debut on the New York Stock Exchange on July 14 and Tokyo Stock Exchange the next day. Naver board chairman Lee Hae-jinReflecting keen interest among
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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[EQUITIES] NHN Entertainment’s profits to dip in H2
[THE INVESTOR] Korean online game and service provider NHN Entertainment is expected to see its profits slowing in the latter half of this year due to increased marketing costs for new services. Korea Investment & Securities predicted on July 14 that the company would post 215.8 billion won (US$189.51 million) in sales and 12 billion won in operating profit in the second quarter. “The company’s key games are generating stable profits,” said Kim Sung-eun, an analyst of the local bourse. “In the s
July 14, 2016
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Samsung SDS invests in Darktrace, Blocko
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung SDS, the IT solutions unit of Samsung Group, said Thursday it has decided to invest in U.K.-based security solutions developer Darktrace and Korean blockchain venture Blocko. “With the latest investments, we aim to carry out diverse ICT projects,” the company said in a statement.“We will strengthen our security solutions and services through Darktrace’s next-generation security solutions, while with Blocko we will apply blockchain technology to diverse areas such as the I
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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[EQUITIES] Hanwha Techwin to return to profitability in Q2
[THE INVESTOR] Hanwha Techwin, the defense unit of Hanwha Group, is expected to swing back to profitability in the second quarter, Korea Investment & Securities said in a report on July 14. The securities firm predicted the company’s second-quarter profit at 32.7 billion won (US$28.70 million) returning to profitability after it posted 79.2 billion won in operating loss in the second quarter. “Due to the company’s efforts to cut costs and personnel reshuffle, it is expected to post an operating
July 14, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Gaon’s modern take on Joseon royal cuisine
The kings of the Joseon era (1392-1910) tucked into a total of seven meals daily and each one involved meticulous planning. The day would begin with a medicinal herbal soup early in the morning, followed by breakfast, lunch and dinner with light meals and snacks between the three meals. All the meals were carefully planned and prepared by court doctors and kitchen staff, who regarded King’s food as an important part of national politics in the kingdom, which existed more than 500 years before Ko
FoodJuly 14, 2016
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Naver to unveil Korean version of Siri next year
[THE INVESTOR] Korean Internet giant Naver plans to unveil its own voice recognition system specialized in Korean language next year, industry sources said on July 13. Based on its own data analysis and artificial intelligence technology, the company aims to unveil the system mimicking Apple’s Siri as early as in January next year. Global IT companies are rolling out their own voice recognition systems mostly in English but it is rare for them to offer Korean language service due to their lack o
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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Hyundai Motor records lowest Q1 operation rate in 5 years
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Motor recorded the lowest domestic capacity utilization rate in five years during the first quarter of this year, data showed on July 14. The carmaker’s regulatory filings showed that its domestic capacity utilization rate came in at 98.4 percent, down from 104 percent recorded in the same period last year. Hyundai Motor’s first-quarter capacity utilization rate has hovered between 99.6 percent and 104 percent since 2012. Hyundai Motor headquaters in SeoulThe company attri
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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UNESCO raises alarm over Malian earthen town, Uzbek monuments
ISTANBUL (AFP) - The U.N.’s cultural agency on Wednesday added Mali’s legendary earthen buildings to its heritage-in-danger list, saying a lack of security was preventing conservation of the site, and also expressed concern over the impact of tourism on monuments in Uzbekistan.Mali’s old towns of Djenne, 570 kilometers northeast of the capital Bamako, have been inhabited since 250 B.C. and are characterized by the extraordinary use of earth in their architecture.The houses, roughly 2,000 of whic
CultureJuly 14, 2016
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Brazil’s designer brothers turn chaos into art
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- Designers Humberto and Fernando Campana improvise and explore in their quest for strange new creations. But their biggest inspiration is on their doorstep: everyday, discarded objects in their colorful and chaotic homeland, Brazil.Armchairs made from rag dolls, stuffed toy crocodiles or hundreds of yards of woven rope are among the offbeat creations that have made the brothers renowned in the design world.In their sun-flooded Sao Paulo studio, a team of artisans sews leather a
Arts & DesignJuly 14, 2016
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Lessons in love: Chinese university teaches seduction
TIANJIN, China (AFP) -- Chinese university tutor Xie Shu's core subject is Communist ideology, but he has diversified from the dry annals of political doctrine for a more hands-on subject: seduction.His “Theory and Practice of Romantic Relations” course at Tianjin University includes lectures on pick-up techniques, self-presentation and how to entice the opposite sex.“How should you react when you’ve been rejected?” Xie asked his young charges at one lecture, in a cafe on the campus in the north
CultureJuly 14, 2016
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Grand Hilton kick-starts early bird Oktoberfest sales
The Grand Hilton Seoul is gearing up to host its annual Oktoberfest, marking the 10th anniversary of one of the city’s largest beer festivals. The festivities will kick off on Sept. 3 at the hotel’s convention hall. It will feature unlimited Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier and Weihenstephaner Original Lager on tap, along with traditional German food including Bavarian white sausage, schweinshaxe, Black Forest ham and a wide choice of buffet dishes – much like Germany’s original Oktoberfest. This
FoodJuly 14, 2016