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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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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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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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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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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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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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LG CNS to build 'smart farm' to apply ICT
LG CNS Co., an IT affiliate of Korea's LG Group, said Wednesday that it will build a farming complex based on information and communications technologies on a vast tract of reclaimed land on the nation's southwest coast.The complex, dubbed "Smart Biopark," will span about 76 hectares in the southwestern coastal area of Saemangeum, the LG Group said. The farm's environment, including humidity and temperature, will be managed by mobile and computer devices.LG CNS said it will invest nearly 380 bil
IndustryJuly 6, 2016
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‘Creative Korea‘ turns out to be less than original
Heated debate surrounded South Korea’s new national slogan on Wednesday with allegations of plagiarism raised by the main opposition party and the government refuting the claim immediately. Rep. Sohn Hye-won of the Minjoo Party of Korea claimed that there are “unmistakable similarities” between Korea’s new logo “Creative Korea” and the French government’s “Creative France” logo used to promote French businesses. Pointing to how both logos consist of letters in red and blue, the designer-turne
PoliticsJuly 6, 2016
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Gov't to lure more private investment in railways
Korea will allow greater access for private investors to the country's largely state-run railway systems, the government said Wednesday, a move aimed at making up for recent government budget cuts while ensuring the steady and speedy development of the railway system.The move to attract up to 20 trillion won ($17.17 billion) in private investment by 2025 was endorsed at a Seoul meeting chaired by Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho who, is double-hatted as the vice prime minister.Under the approved plan,
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2016
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Korea no longer safe from earthquakes: experts
Following a magnitude-5.0 earthquake detected near waters off the southeastern city of Ulsan on Tuesday evening, experts voiced concerns that the Korean Peninsula is no longer safe from strong shock waves, calling for prompt disaster preventive measures.At 8:33 p.m. on Tuesday, the shock wave was detected 52 kilometers east of Ulsan, according to the Busan Regional Office of Meteorology. At 9:24 p.m., a magnitude-2.6 aftershock was detected in nearby cities, including Busan and Daegu, according
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2016
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Military found nearly 260 washed up N.K. landmines in past 6 years
The South Korean military said Wednesday that it has found nearly 260 wooden-box North Korean landmines washed up along the inter-Korean border region between 2010 through 2015.The military said it counted 259 landmines that were presumably buried by the North but were swept away due to heavy rains and flooding over the years.In the summer months, wooden-box land mines that can float sometimes make their way south due to elevated water levels. "There is a high possibility that the North's landmi
North KoreaJuly 6, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Go grandmaster gets first taste of politics
Long before South Korea’s Go master Lee Se-dol was thrust into the limelight for his historic match against Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo, many of his predecessors left indelible marks on the history of the Chinese board game. Topping the list is inarguably Cho Hun-hyun, the 63-year-old who became the first Korean Go player to be promoted to 9th dan, the highest level assigned to professional players. Throughout his more than 50 years playing the game, Cho amassed 160 titles, more t
PoliticsJuly 6, 2016
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[Photo News] Joining Hands
Lee Dong-geun (fourth from left), standing vice chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, poses with Lim Chae-un (third from left), president of the Small and Medium Business Corporation and others in Seoul on Wednesday, after signing an agreement to cooperate to support local SMEs in going global. (KCCI)
July 6, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Key pro-Park figure takes a back seat amid factional feud
When former Deputy Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan returned from the Cabinet back to the legislature earlier this year, expectations had been high from within the ruling Saenuri Party that he would actively play a bridging role between the party and the presidential office.But following the party’s crushing defeat in the April 13 general election and the consequent blame game among rivaling factions, Choi now finds that his strength -- being one of the few confidants of President Park Geun-hye --
PoliticsJuly 6, 2016
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Lee Byung-hun collects Star Asia Award at New York film fest
Korean Lee Byung-hun received the Star Asia Award at the 15th New York Asian Film Festival, his agency said Wednesday.Recognized for his contribution to Asian films and Hollywood productions, Lee was one of the award's three recipients along with Hong Kong's Miriam Yeung and John Lloyd Cruz of the Philippines. (Yonhap)Lee picked up the award at the ceremony that preceded the New York premiere of his latest work, Korean political thriller "Inside Men," at the Lincoln Center. After the screening,
FilmJuly 6, 2016
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SKT offers free navigation app to take on KakaoNavi
[THE INVESTOR] SK Telecom has recently decided to offer its immensely popular navigation app T-Map for free to all mobile users. T-Map is the nation’s No. 1 mobile navigation service with more than 8 million users. But the company offered the service for free only to SK Telecom subscribers. Some 230 million mobile users subscribing network services of KT, LG Uplus and other budget plans are expected to benefit from the free service from July 19. The decision comes as Kakao is expanding its onlin
TechnologyJuly 6, 2016
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N.K. unleashes flash flood from dam without warning Seoul
After days of torrential rain, North Korea on Wednesday released water from a dam near its border with the South without warning, stoking concerns of flooding among residents in riverside regions and prompting local officials to spread evacuation notices. The North started opening the floodgates of Hwanggang Dam in the upper part of the Imjin River at around 6 a.m., Seoul’s military officials said, adding that the size of discharge flow was to be seen. Satellite images also found that the breadt
North KoreaJuly 6, 2016
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FM promises gov’t intervention in case of economic crisis
[THE INVESTOR] The government will intervene should external risks facing the South Korean economy be realized, Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Il-ho said on July 6.Speaking at the conference on government finances held in Seoul, Yoo said that the government will intervene if the Korean economy is hit by external factors. Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho“If external risks are realized, state finances (will be used) to overcome the crisis as it was in the past,” Yoo said. He added that concerned ministries m
July 6, 2016
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[Kim Myong-sik] Warning ourselves of optimism from uncertainty
K.C. (Kyung-choon) Hwang, undisputed doyen of international journalism in Seoul, stays healthy at 92, frequently writing for an online circular of retired journalists, diplomats, professors and others who like to share their thoughts on contemporary affairs here and abroad. “Seolmaga Saram Japneunda” was the title of a piece the former Seoul bureau chief of the Associated Press in the 1970s wrote in Korean right after the Brexit vote. It means “‘Seolma’ kills you” or, more mildly, “‘Seolma’ can
ViewpointsJuly 6, 2016