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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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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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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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Seoul seeks to improve foreign nanny program after two abscond
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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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Magnitude 5 quake detected in southeastern Korea: meteorological agency
South Korea's meteorological agency said Tuesday it has detected a magnitude 5 earthquake in the water only 52 kilometers off the coast of the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan. The Busan Regional Office of Meteorology said the earthquake was detected around 8:33 p.m.. The shock was detected across South and North Gyeongsang Province including in major cities such as Busan and Daegu. Sources said the earthquake was strong enough to shake buildings and make objects fall from tables and shelv
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2016
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Voting begins in race to replace UK prime minister
LONDON -- Britain's Conservative party starts voting on Tuesday to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron following his resignation in the wake of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union. Interior minister Theresa May is the clear frontrunner, pitching herself as a sober operator capable of unifying a party fractured by last month's referendum and of leading Britain out of the EU. The new leader will also have to ease fears over Brexit's effect on the economy, with the Ba
World NewsJuly 5, 2016
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Hello Jupiter! NASA spacecraft arrives at giant planet
PASADENA -- Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the planets. Ground controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin erupted in applause when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft beamed home news that it was circling Jupiter's poles. The arrival at Jupiter was dramatic. As Juno approached its target, it fired its rocket engine to slow itself down and gently slipped into orbit. Becau
TechnologyJuly 5, 2016
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[Graphic News] Mobile shopping hits record W2.7tr in May
Mobile shopping in Korea soared 41.7 percent to a record high of 2.697 trillion won ($2.4 billion) in May from a year earlier, according to a government report Monday.“Purchases on mobile devices jumped last month due to convenience, competitive prices and a bigger range of products. And the trend is set to strengthen over time,” said an official from Statistics Korea.Mobile shopping accounted for 52.1 percent of the country’s overall online shopping sales worth 5.178 trillion won last month, up
July 5, 2016
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Incheon Bridge draws global recognition
Incheon Bridge is drawing attention at home and abroad after it won the premium gold award from the leading Swiss-registered International Project Management Association last year, officials from the bridge operator said.The Incheon Bridge Company‘s officials said the project was recognized as an example of best practice by IPMA experts, who praised Korea’s technological, financial and managerial competitiveness. Incheon Bridge (Incheon Bridge Co.)“Incheon Bridge’s long-term approach and susta
IndustryJuly 5, 2016
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Half the women in Daegu not working
Half of the female population in Daegu is financially inactive, according to the research by Daegu Women and Family Foundation, Tuesday. The research, conducted by DWFF to mark the Gender Equality Week between July 1 and 7 found that only 51 percent of the Daegu female population held a job or earned money, which was 22 percent less than their male counterparts, whose financially active population reached 72 percent. (123RF)The biggest obstacle to women’s financial activity was child care, which
Social AffairsJuly 5, 2016
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Prosecutors summon ex-VW Korea chief
[THE INVESTOR] Prosecutors summoned former head of Volkswagen Korea Park Dong-hoon on July 5, to question him over the German automaker’s emission scandal that hit the customers here and around the world. Park, who headed the company from its initiation in 2005 to 2013 before moving to Renault Samsung as the chief executive, appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office as a key witness in the ongoing case over VW cheating emission tests for defective units. The prosecutors, how
MobilityJuly 5, 2016
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PM dismisses call to exempt agricultural, fishery products from anti-graft act
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday dismissed a call to exempt agricultural, fishery and livestock products from the application of an anti-graft act, saying their exemption will undermine the basic purpose of the act due to take effect in September.During a parliamentary interpellation session, Hwang indicated that should they be exempt, calls may arise for an exclusion of other items as well. But he noted that the government was "well aware" of the concerns over the potential negative impa
PoliticsJuly 5, 2016