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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 Display installs production equipment at plastic OLED plant
[THE INVESTOR] LG Display said on July 6 it has installed new production equipment for the sixth-generation plastic organic light-emitting diode or POLED panels at its plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. The equipment installation comes after the display-making unit of LG Group invested a combined 1.5 trillion won (US$1.3 billion) into the facilities over the past year. Plastic OLED production equipment is transferred to LG Display’s plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, on July 6. / L
TechnologyJuly 6, 2016
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[팟캐스트](152) NASA 탐사선, 목성에 도달 외 1건
진행자: 윤민식, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 폭우, 수도권을 강타하다기사요약: 장마철이 본격적으로 다가옴에 따라 지난 5일, 폭우가 서울 및 중부지방을 덮쳤다. 이에 따라 침수, 교통 체증을 포함해 일부 지역에서는 주민들이 대피하는 사태가 벌어졌다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Heavy monsoon rain pounds Seoul, Gyeonggi[1] Heavy rainfall pounded Seoul and the central regions of the peninsula Tuesday, forcing some 200 people from their homes. The heavy downpour also caused floods, traffic jams and
PodcastJuly 6, 2016
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[Decoded] Hyundai Motor dragged down by chronic labor dispute
Hyundai Motor’s chronic labor disputes, which loom year after year, are taking a toll on the automaker already struggling from declining sales.Hyundai’s labor union said Tuesday it would stage a strike this year again after their wage negotiations with management collapsed. This time, they are seeking an alliance with Hyundai Heavy Industries’ union. Hyundai Motor’s union members protest the failure of wage negotiations with the management in Ulsan on Tuesday.(Yonhap)The recurring strikes from 1
MobilityJuly 6, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Park Yoo-jin blazes trail for violins in jazz
While the thought of jazz may conjure up images and sounds of Miles Davis on the trumpet and John Coltrane on the saxophone, it’s a safe bet to say few would ever consider, or know of, a jazz violinist. The jazz scene is dominated by the uniquely free-styled sounds of brass, woodwinds and percussion. Up-and-coming Korean jazz violinist Park Yoo-jin is looking to slowly tear away at this genre stereotype. “It is true that the world does not have that many well-known jazz violinists, I mean you ca
PerformanceJuly 6, 2016
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Baseball club owner placed under travel ban in fraud investigation
A Korean baseball club owner has been placed under a travel ban in an ongoing fraud investigation.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday that Lee Jang-seok, who owns the Korea Baseball Organization club Nexen Heroes, was barred from leaving the country on June 20.Lee is facing fraud charges, after another business executive claimed that he didn't get his stake of the ball club that Lee had promised him.Hong Sung-eun, chairman of the Atlanta-based real estate developer Rain
BaseballJuly 6, 2016
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Korea, U.S. conduct joint marine attack exercise
South Korea and the United States are conducting a joint marine infiltration and attack exercise, testing the interoperability of the two countries' forces for a potential operation against North Korea, Seoul's military said Wednesday.The joint exercise kicked off on June 27 in the southwest coastal city of Pohang for an 18-day run, mobilizing 800 South Korean marine troops and 500 U.S. marine forces based in Okinawa, Japan, the Marine Corps said in a statement.YonhapSouth Korea deployed about 1
Diplomatic CircuitJuly 6, 2016
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Gov’t seeks bigger role in Korean firms’ overseas infrastructure projects
[THE INVESTOR] The government will raise an additional 100 billion won (US$ 85.7 million) to help Korean construction firms take on infrastructure projects abroad. Only July 6, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Development Bank signed an agreement for establishing the third Global Infrastructure Fund. The fund is used to invest in overseas infrastructure projects conducted by local construction companies. The Korea Development Bank/ The InvestorThe ministry said th
July 6, 2016
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Korea provides anti-chemical weapons education to OPCW member nations
Officials from some Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons member nations, including China and India, are receiving anti-chemical weapons training in Korea this week, the related military authorities here said Wednesday. Under the five-day program that began Monday, 15 officials from 11 nations will learn how to use protective equipment and materials against chemical weapons and how to counter terrorists using the weapons, the Armed Forces CBR Defense Command said. CBR stands for
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2016
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Former, current lawmakers acquitted of detaining intelligence agent
A Seoul court acquitted four former and current opposition lawmakers Wednesday on charges of illegally detaining an intelligence agent before the last presidential election.Rep. Lee Jong-kul of the Minjoo Party of Korea and three others who were formerly affiliated with the party were indicted in 2014 on charges of unlawfully detaining the female agent in her home in Seoul for about 35 hours in December 2012. The agent allegedly took part in the intelligence agency's operation to influence publi
PoliticsJuly 6, 2016
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Korea, OECD to study ways for system innovation
Korea said Wednesday it is due to hold a joint workshop this week with an OECD panel on how to promote technology-based system innovation.The forum will be held in Seoul on Thursday, co-organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the Working Group on Innovation and Technology Policy at the OECD Committee for Science and Technology Policy.More than 100 participants, including experts from Canada, Britain, Italy and several other OECD member states, plan to attend the session
BusinessJuly 6, 2016
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Korean economy has weak recovery momentum due to faltering exports: KDI
The Korean economy is showing flaccid recovery momentum as weak exports and sluggish investment offset a modest rise in private consumption, a state-run think-tank said Wednesday."The slowdown in production-related indicators moderated, but the upward momentum in overall economic activities has been insignificant," the Korea Development Institute said in its monthly evaluation of the country's economic conditions."However, exports and facilities investment remained in a slump, while the manufact
July 6, 2016