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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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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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[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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Taeyeon carries solo show with strong vocals
Fans came from all over Asia. According to S.M. Entertainment, some 6,000 fans flocked to Seoul’s Olympic Park on Sunday for Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon’s first solo concert.On Sunday, the concert’s second and last day, occasional bursts of cheers in Chinese, Japanese and even Spanish could be heard throughout the packed stadium in between songs. The show was also live-streamed at some 44 theaters in Japan, according to the singer. The 27-year-old singer performed 22 songs, including those
PerformanceJuly 11, 2016
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Maestro Chung to be grilled over defamation charge this week
Maestro Chung Myung-whun will be questioned later this week on defamation accusations by the former head of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office in charge of the case said Monday.“Maestro Chung will be summoned for questioning as the accused at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,” a prosecutor said. The accusations against Chung and his wife, surnamed Koo, were made in March by former SPO CEO Park Hyun-jung, who quit as SPO chief over alleged sexual and verbal harassment o
PerformanceJuly 11, 2016
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UNESCO meets on heritage under shadow of extremism
ISTANBUL (AFP) - The U.N.’s cultural agency met Sunday in Istanbul to consider adding over two dozen new sites to its prestigious global heritage list, and called for a strong global response to the threats posed by extremism.The meeting of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO comes less than two weeks after the main airport in Istanbul was hit by a triple suicide attack that left 47 people dead.The strike was blamed on Islamic State group jihadists who have already destroyed irreplaceable her
CultureJuly 11, 2016
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Major banks fare well in H1 despite low rates
South Korea's four major banks likely posted an 11 percent on-year jump in their first-half net profits on their efforts to boost profits in the nonbanking sector and less exposure to debt-ridden companies, industry people said Monday. The country's four leading lenders -- Shinhan Financial Group, KB Financial Group, Hana Financial Group and Woori Bank – reported 3.883 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in combined net profit for the January-June period, up from 3.494 trillion won a year earlier, accor
July 11, 2016
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Israel find may help solve mystery of biblical Philistines
ASHKELON, Israel (AP) -- An archaeological discovery announced Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: Where did the ancient Philistines come from? The Philistines left behind plenty of pottery. But part of the mystery surrounding the ancient people was that very little biological trace of them had been found until 2013.That is when archaeologists excavating the site of the biblical city of Ashkelon found what they say is the first Philistine cemetery ever discovered. They
CultureJuly 11, 2016
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Shipbuilders likely to suffer difficulties in second half: survey
South Korean shipyards are likely to suffer difficulties in the second half of this year, a new survey said Monday, amid declining new orders over the protracted global economic slump.South Korean shipbuilders clinched a combined 830,000 compensated gross ton worth of orders in the first half, down 88 percent from 6.85 million CGTs a year earlier, according to the data compiled by global research firm Clarkson Research Services.The first-half new orders mark the lowest figure that South Korean s
IndustryJuly 11, 2016
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Two decades of Seoul in photos
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday released some 23,000 photos of Seoul taken over 20 years. The photos, compiled in collective efforts with research agency The Seoul Institute, shows how the capital city has changed from 1995 to 2015. The intersection at Gangnam subway station (The Seoul Research Data Service)As long as due credit is given, the photos can be freely altered for commercial use, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, who holds the copyrights. Photos with resolution o
Social AffairsJuly 11, 2016
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F.T. Island releases teaser poster
Gearing up for its return to the spotlight, five-member Korean rock band F.T. Island unveiled a teaser poster for the lead track “Take Me Now” from its sixth full studio album “Where is the Truth?” on Monday. Composed by the band’s member Lee Hong-gi, “Take Me Now” is a hard rock tune that embodies the band’s explosive energy, said the group’s management agency FNC Entertainment in a press release. Since the group’s official debut in 2007, F.T. Island has been gaining global acclaim with hit tr
PerformanceJuly 11, 2016
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I.O.I’s Yu Yeon-jung to join Cosmic Girls
K-pop group I.O.I’s Yu Yeon-jung will be joining another girl group Cosmic Girls as its 13th member, announced the singer’s management agency Starship Entertainment on Monday.“We came to this decision after evaluating the synergy created between Cosmic Girls and Yu Yeon-jung, and ask fans for their support for the new 13-member Cosmic Girls,” said Starship Entertainment in a press release. I.O.I, which debuted in May, was created through Mnet’s reality K-pop group survival show “Produce 101.” Fo
PerformanceJuly 11, 2016
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Creator of Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ says goodbye, quietly
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton,” made a subdued final bow Saturday alongside two other departing stars in the show that has become a cultural phenomenon.The performance Saturday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre was also the last for Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony Award as Aaron Burr, and Phillipa Soo, a Tony nominee who portrayed Eliza Schuyler. The three -- plus an ensemble member -- took their bows together but none said anything.Mi
PerformanceJuly 11, 2016
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S. Korea to issue W1tr Treasury bills
[THE INVESTOR] The government will issue 1 trillion won (US$ 871.5 billion) in Treasury bills, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on July 11. The T-bills will be issued in two equal batches on July 20 and July 27. Including the bills that will be issued later this month, the value of outstanding T-bills will stand at 4 trillion won. By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
July 11, 2016