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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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Park to leave for Mongolia for ASEM summit, bilateral talks
President Park Geun-hye will leave for Mongolia on Thursday to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting summit and hold bilateral talks with her Mongolian counterpart, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.The five-day trip to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar is expected to focus on drumming up support for the ongoing international efforts to pressure North Korea to renounce its nuclear ambitions and deepen economic ties with the resource-rich country. It will be her first visit to Mongolia since she assumed
InternationalJuly 14, 2016
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Amb. Sung Kim vows to support Philippines over South China Sea tensions
The nominee to be the U.S. ambassdor to the Philippines said Wednesday that he will work closely with Manila to help the Southeast Asian ally reduce tensions in the South China Sea and better monitor the waters off their shores.Amb. Sung Kim made the remark during his Senate confirmation hearing as tensions have spiked between the U.S. and China in the wake of an international tribunal's ruling that rejected China's territorial claims to most of the South China Sea in a victory for the Philippin
InternationalJuly 14, 2016
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N. Korea expected to conduct full-range SLBM test within 12 months: U.S. expert
North Korea appears to be making progress in its submarine-launched ballistic missile development and is expected to conduct a full-range test within the next 12 months, a U.S. expert said Wednesday.The communist nation carried out the latest SLBM test last week, but the launch was considered a failure as the missile, known as KN-11, exploded at an altitude of some 10 kilometers after being launched from a submerged submarine. (yonhap)It was the second SLBM test this year after the first one in
North KoreaJuly 14, 2016
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Samsung increases presence in global chip foundry sector
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics outran other global integrated device manufacturers in the semiconductor foundry sector in the Jan.-March period in terms of sales, according to market research firm IHS on July 13.The Korean chip company’s foundry business is forecast to have earned $613 million in sales in the first quarter, the largest among the global device manufacturers. The figure is three times more than that of runner-up Micron, which made $198 million.Samsung Electronics’ mobile appli
TechnologyJuly 14, 2016
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KPG Partners, Corstone Asia mull takeover of JKC Corp.
[THE INVESTOR] Local investment firm KPG Partners and private equity fund Corstone Asia are planning on acquiring JKC Corp., a Korean manufacturer of adhesive film and other industrial materials. According to industry sources, KPG Partners and Corstone Asia signed a memorandum of understanding for the right to exclusively negotiate with JKC Corp. to purchase the company. After conducting a due diligence and further negotiations, the takeover deal will be completed by next month. Lee Jang-won, th
IndustryJuly 14, 2016
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S. Korea, Switzerland agree to expand cooperation on health
The leaders of South Korea and Switzerland agreed Wednesday to expand bilateral cooperation in promising industry sectors including health care, medicine, and information and communications technologies (ICT), the presidential office here said.After their summit in Seoul, President Park Geun-hye and her Swiss counterpart Johann Schneider-Ammann oversaw the signing of three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) related to ICT cooperation, personnel exchanges and research collaborations in the areas
InternationalJuly 13, 2016
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Ultraconservative lobby backs Japan PM charter change drive
TOKYO (AP) -- An influential Japanese political lobby says it will do its utmost to capitalize on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's election victory to push for a constitutional revision for a more active military role. Tadae Takubo, chairman of Nippon Kaigi, said Wednesday that the war-renouncing constitution that makes Japan's defense ``defective'' needs to be corrected. Abe's election gains in the upper house over the weekend mean his party can now cobble together the crucial two-thirds majority in
InternationalJuly 13, 2016
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US sends Marines to South Sudan capital to protect citizens
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The U.S. military in Africa said Wednesday it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.Amid a tense cease-fire which has held since Monday night, the U.S. troops deployed at the request of the State Department, said Africom spokeswoman Cpt. Jennifer Dyrcz.In five days of f
InternationalJuly 13, 2016
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Seoul’s China dilemma deepens after South China Sea ruling
In the aftermath of the Hague tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea, Seoul’s dilemma is poised to deepen as the U.S. will likely call for its ally to speak up on Beijing’s assertiveness in the region in pursuit of joint action, observers here said Wednesday. The watershed findings announced Tuesday dealt a major blow to China. The tribunal rebuked Beijing’s claim to “historic rights” over the bulk of the resources-rich waters as lacking legal basis and said some of its activities breached the
Foreign AffairsJuly 13, 2016
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Prosecution grills Nexon founder on suspicion of insider trading
Prosecutors on Wednesday grilled Kim Jung-ju, founder of the nation’s largest game firm Nexon, on suspicion that he gave insider information to a senior prosecutor who raked in hefty stock gains.“I am sorry for having caused trouble,” chairman Kim told reporters while entering the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office for questioning. He then added, “I will sincerely respond to questions during the investigation and disclose everything in detail I know.”Nexon chairman Kim Jung-ju appears at
IndustryJuly 13, 2016
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[Graphic News] Korea-China FTA boosts cross-border investment
Cross-border investment between South Korea and China has risen sharply this year, fanned by the Korea-China free trade agreement, which took effect in December 2015, industry data showed Tuesday. According to the Kora International Trade Association, South Korean entities invested $2.2 billion in China during the first five months of the year. The figure is 12.2 percent higher than that recorded during the same period last year. At the rate recorded in the January-May period, South Korean inves
July 13, 2016
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Maestro Chung returns home for probe into his defamation charge
Maestro Chung Myung-whun returned home Wednesday to accede to a prosecution probe later this week into his defamation allegation filed by the former head of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO). "I don't think it's an investigation. Rather I think the time to disclose the truth has come," the former SPO music director told reporters upon arrival at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. Both Chung and his wife, just identified as her family Koo, were accused by former SPO CEO Park H
PerformanceJuly 13, 2016