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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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[Editorial] Rare chance
A special law for vitalization of the corporate sector and the economy is drawing attention as to whether it would be an efficient remedy for South Korea, which has been saddled with external and domestic uncertainties.Both policymakers and ailing industries are pinning hopes on the Corporate Vitality Enhancement Act, which will take effect in about a month. The law, which was legislated in February, is designed to revitalize major industries, such as shipbuilding and steelmaking, which have bee
EditorialJuly 10, 2016
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[Editorial] Exports after THAAD
Early this year, a consensus on sanctions on Pyongyang by Washington and Beijing was regarded as a benefit and relief to Seoul. China’s participation in the U.N.-led sanctions might be a substitute for the U.S.’s plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system on the Korean Peninsula.Apart from possible geopolitical tension from the isolation of North Korea, the U.S. and China-led reprimand of the wayward North was assumed to help South Korea avoid clashing with China on the trade
EditorialJuly 10, 2016
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[Jose Graziano da Silva] No landing, no pirates: treaty can sink illegal fishing
Last year, roughly 1 of every 6 fish sold around the world was caught illegally. That number is now poised to drop precipitously, thanks to the Port State Measures Agreement, the world’s first international treaty designed specifically to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.Under this new agreement, parties are obliged to ensure that any fishing vessel that comes to its port, even for refueling, must announce that it is doing so and submit to an inspection of their log book, licen
ViewpointsJuly 10, 2016
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[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Understanding policy failures that led to Brexit
Digesting the full implications of the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” referendum will take Britain, Europe, and the world a long time. The most profound consequences will, of course, depend on the European Union’s response to the U.K.’s withdrawal. Most people initially assumed that the EU would not “cut off its nose to spite its face”: after all, an amicable divorce seems to be in everyone’s interest. But the divorce -- as many do -- could become messy.The benefits of trade and economic integration
ViewpointsJuly 10, 2016
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[Peter Singer] Brexit’s lessons for direct democracy
What role should referenda play in a democracy? That question has become more relevant than ever, following the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” referendum, which resulted in a 52 percent to 48 percent vote to leave the European Union -- and brought an abrupt end to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s political career.Brexit opponents have since suggested that, because referenda have no constitutional status in Britain, and Parliament must make the final decision, the result should be ignored. Are t
ViewpointsJuly 10, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Britain’s rebuke holds message for America
Since its unfortunate Brexit vote to leave the European Union, Britain has experienced a tragi-comic round of backstabbing, foot-dragging and second-guessing. Europe, meanwhile has mostly behaved with admirable good sense. The Europeans seem to understand that the Brexit vote is a wake-up call about dissatisfaction with the EU that’s nearly as widespread on the continent as it is in Britain. Germany, in particular, recognizes that unless the EU can quickly show a readiness to reform and streamli
ViewpointsJuly 10, 2016
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[Rachel Marsden] Is CNN’s new spy show telling you the truth?
CNN has launched a new television series titled “Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies.” The program, hosted and produced by former U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, is advertised as “revealing the unbelievable true stories of America’s covert operations in the United States and around the world.”In case you think that the CIA is stripping down to its operational skivvies for your viewing pleasure, it’s worth noting how difficult the agency typically makes such a t
ViewpointsJuly 10, 2016
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Saenuri’s leadership race heats up
Competition for the ruling Saenuri Party’s chairmanship heated up further Sunday as more senior lawmakers announced their bid to run in the upcoming leadership election, adding to the clash between those close to the president and the reformists.The key variable in the race is 73-year-old Rep. Suh Chung-won, an eighth-termer who is said to be considering his candidacy upon the request of the pro-Park Geun-hye clique.Rep. Chung Byoung-gug on Sunday announces his bid for the ruling Saenuri Party’s
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2016
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Pantech scores early success with mid-tier smartphone
South Korean mobile phone-maker Pantech’s new mid-tier smartphone Sky IM-100 is selling quickly in the Korean market, with some 30,000 units sold since the model’s launch two weeks ago. About 7,000 units of the Sky IM-100 were preordered in June while daily sales since the model hit the market on June 30 have averaged 2,000 units, according to SK Telecom and KT, the two mobile service providers that are selling Pantech’s new budget smartphone here.Pantech’s Sky IM-100 (Pantech) SKT and KT have
TechnologyJuly 10, 2016
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Controversy grows on education official's disdainful remark
A high-ranking Education Ministry official, who recently made controversial remarks on social mobility and race, has been asked to temporarily leave his post and wait for a further decision, following growing calls for his permanent expulsion from the ministry.Na Hyang-wook, currently the ministry’s policy planning bureau chief, reportedly called the general public “dogs and pigs” and said the government should just make sure “they are fed and alive” at a recent drinking gathering with reporters
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2016
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Prosecution indicts Gangnam murder suspect
The prosecution said Sunday it indicted the suspect who stabbed a 23-year-old woman to death near Gangnam Station, concluding that it was a “planned” crime by a person suffering from mental illness.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said that the 34-year-old man, only identified by his surname Kim, had committed the murder due to his symptoms of schizophrenia and persecution complex, denying what many saw as the misogynist nature of the crime. Prosecutors, however, viewed the crime
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2016
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S. Korea hit by THAAD backlash
South Korea is facing opposition within and beyond the peninsula following its announcement made with the U.S. of a plan to station an advanced U.S. missile defense system here.On Friday, Seoul and Washington presented their plan to complete the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system here to counter growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, ending a five-month consultation period. As of Sunday, North Korea had yet to release a statement on the matter, but expert
DefenseJuly 10, 2016
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S. Korea hit by heat wave this weekend
South Korea's weather agency on Sunday issued a heat wave warning throughout much of the nation, with the temperature of some cities in the central region going above 35 C in the afternoon.The Korea Meteorological Administration said earlier Sunday it has issued a heat wave warning in most parts of the country except Jeju and some coastal areas. The KMA announces a warning when temperatures are likely to stay above 35 C for two consecutive days. In particular, the central region of the country h
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2016
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Half of single women say marriage not necessary
More than half of single South Korean women see marriage as an option, rather than a necessity, a poll showed Sunday.According to the poll on 1,287 single women and 1,096 single men aged between 20 and 44 conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 52.4 percent of the female respondents said marriage is not a necessity and they are fine with not being married.It compares to 60.9 percent of their male counterparts who say they would walk down the aisle one day and 18.1 percent
CultureJuly 10, 2016
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Number of surviving Korean sex slavery victims falls to 40
Another Korean woman who was forced into sexual servitude by Japan's World War II soldiers died Sunday, a local advocacy group for former "comfort women" said, reducing the number of surviving Korean victims of sexual slavery to 40.Yoo Hee-nam died at the National Medical Center in Seoul due to lung cancer, the House of Sharing said. The organization that runs the shelter for former sex slaves, euphemistically called comfort women, on the outskirts of Seoul, added Yoo's death lowered the number
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 10, 2016
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S Korea reports 7th confirmed case of Zika virus
South Korea has confirmed its seventh Zika virus infection in a man who returned from Guatemala, Seoul health authorities said Sunday.The latest Zika patient was discovered nine days after the sixth case was confirmed here.The 52-year-old man, whose identity has been withheld, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after returning home from the Central American country Wednesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.The KCDC assured that the man shows no particular sy
TechnologyJuly 10, 2016
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THAAD can intercept North's SLBMs: defense minister
The advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea will be capable of intercepting North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missiles, Seoul's defense chief said Sunday. South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system can intercept North Korea's SLBMs if they are fired at South Korea. His remarks were made a day after the North test-fired an SLBM from waters southeast of the coastal port city of Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province. The test-fire, ho
North KoreaJuly 10, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korean indie's awkward couple
The members of indie duo Kim Sawol X Kim Haewon were nearly complete strangers when they recorded their award-winning album “Secret” back in the summer of 2014 in a cramped studio in Seoul. At first, it was “intensely awkward” to be cooped up together, writing songs and recording for long hours that often stretched into dawn, the band told The Korea Herald in an interview last week at a café in Itaewon. But if it hadn’t been for that shabby room, the sweltering heat and that tension between them
PerformanceJuly 10, 2016