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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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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
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Hyundai Heavy's sale of HI Investment face rocky start
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s plans for selling off HI Investment & Securities could be getting off to a rocky start with potential buyers taking a reserved approach. The sale is part of the shipbuilding conglomerate’s restructuring plans, and while a number of securities firms have been listed as potential buyers, their response so far has been lukewarm. The group holds 85.3 percent of Hi Investment & Securities through Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s largest sh
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Supreme Court rules against Samsung C&T’s trademark application
[THE INVESTOR] The Supreme Court has ruled against Samsung C&T (formerly Cheil Industries) saying that its trademark for a fashion brand lacks originality, as it is similar to that of Switzerland’s Bally.On July 14, the court reversed the ruling from the original suit filed by Samsung C&T to cancel Korean Intellectual Property Office’s decision not to register its trademark: a black pentagon shaped like a house with a roof in which two different-sized arches on their sides are placed vertically.
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Ryukyung PSG to acquire 5 Homeplus stores
[THE INVESTOR] Homeplus, the nation’s No. 2 discount supermarket chain, said on July 14 that it has recently decided to sell five of its stores to Ryukyung PSG Asset Management through a sales-leaseback transaction. The deal price is estimated at over 600 billion won (US$526 million). The company will acquire the stores and lease them back to Homeplus that is owned by MBK Partners, the nation’s largest equity fund. Homeplus said the new cash will be used for the company’s future growth. The deal
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Woman sentenced to 12-year jail term for setting lover on fire
A woman who burned her unfaithful lover alive has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in an appeals trial, the Seoul High Court said Thursday. The woman, 57, surnamed Jang, poured kerosene on the victim, 52, and lit him on fire after finding out he had an affair with another woman. (Yonhap)Jang and the victim had been in a 15-year-long adulterous relationship. The incident took place at Jang’s bar in Dongdaemun, central Seoul, in August 2013.The victim was hospitalized for five days before dyin
Social AffairsJuly 14, 2016
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Eating after 6 p.m. increases risk of growing fat: study
Eating after 6 p.m. could lead to more belly fat, said a health and nutrition study published Thursday.According to the Hallym University Medical Center research team, people who consumed 57 percent of their daily diet after 6 p.m. had a 1.3 percent higher risk of growing fat around the waist compared to those who ate only 18 percent of their meals after 6 p.m. (123RF)The research had divided some 15,000 participants into five groups according to how much of their daily diet was consumed betwee
Social AffairsJuly 14, 2016
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VW Korea likely to face W320b penalty for emissions rigging
[THE INVESTOR] Audi Volkswagen Korea is likely to be slapped with a heavy penalty of up to 320 billion won (US$279.51 million) for submitting false documents with intentions to cheat on the government’s emissions tests. The Ministry of Environment will hold a hearing for its final decision on the punitive measure on July 22. Of the 32 Audi and Volkswagen models subject to the penalty, 27 models are currently on sale. Following the decision, the Korean unit could face sales ban on its top-selling
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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Germany rejects N. Korea's new ambassador nominee to Berlin: report
Germany has rejected North Korea's top envoy nominee to Berlin, a U.S.-based media outlet report said Thursday.Radio Free Asia said the German government recently rejected the North Korean government's request for Berlin's approval for its new ambassador nominee who was set to replace incumbent Ambassador Ri Si-hong. The exact reason behind the German government's decision is still unclear, although observers have speculated it may be due to concerted moves by countries around the world to keep
Foreign AffairsJuly 14, 2016
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Google Korea CEO to stand trial over toxic sterilizers
The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser has been indicted over the British firm's toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here, prosecutors said Thursday.John Lee has been accused of playing a part in the deaths of 73 people and lung damage to another 108 victims, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. He headed the consumer goods company from 2005 to 2010 when sales of the problematic steriliz
Social AffairsJuly 14, 2016