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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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Samsung, top banks to create W2tr green growth fund for SMEs
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Incheon airport to hire robots for cleaning, concierge
Incheon International Airport will deploy autonomous robots programmed to clean its facilities and to provide information, before the nation hosts the Winter Olympics in 2018.Incheon International Airport Corp. and LG Electronics on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for the robot project and agreed to test run prototype machines from later this year.An image of a concierge robot for airportsThe project is a part of the airport’s smart service strategy, an official said. Robots will be
TechnologyJuly 1, 2016
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Korean chipmakers plan W38tr equipment investment for 3 years: report
[THE INVESTOR] Korean chipmakers, including the top two Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, are expected to pour a combined 37.8 trillion won (US$33 billion) into wafer fabrication equipment or WFE in the next three years. Starting US$10.02 billion this year, the companies will invest more than US$10 billion every year in the coming years, according to a recent research jointly conducted by market research firm Gartner and chip equipment giant Applied Materials. Samsung’s wafer fabrication facilit
Latest NewsJuly 1, 2016
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Kakao launches KakaoGames for global push
[THE INVESTOR] Internet giant Kakao on July 1 announced the official launch of its renamed game unit KakaoGames following its shareholders’ approval the day before. The company said the branding renewal comes in order to elevate its global awareness and improve operational efficiency overall. The company aims, among other things, to expand its presence in the global market. Unlike its cross-town rival Naver that earns more than 35 percent of sales from overseas markets, Kakao has almost no prese
TechnologyJuly 1, 2016
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No. of large groups’ subsidiaries rise to 1,770 in June
[THE INVESTOR] The number of companies belonging to large corporate groups increased by 11 to come in at 1,770 in June, the Fair Trade Commission said on July 1. According to the FTC, a total of 20 companies were newly added to large groups and nine were removed, resulting in a net change of 11. Under current regulations, a corporate group with assets exceeding 5 trillion won (US$ 4.4 billion) are defined as being large and are strictly regulated. The number of groups affected by the regulation
IndustryJuly 1, 2016
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NPS to build defensive portfolio
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s national pension fund said on July 1 it will adopt a defensive strategy for alternative investments into European markets to protect against potential shocks from the post-Brexit turmoil. The National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 520 trillion won (US$450 billion) in assets, said it will keep a close eye on market conditions after Britain’s decision to leave the EU in order to achieve the 5 percent goal of the annual rate of return this year.
July 1, 2016
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[Album Review] ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ revels in darkness
DJ Shadow“The Mountain Will Fall”Mass Appeal RecordsDJ Shadow set a new standard for the art of sample-based composition with his auspicious 1996 debut album, “Endtroducing.” It was an album that turned snippets of obscure recordings into aural journeys, as if Shadow were orchestrating a perfectly sequenced dream, creating order out of randomness.That everything Shadow, aka Josh Davis, has created since will be measured against his 20-year-old masterpiece is a daunting prospect, but he continues
PerformanceJuly 1, 2016
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Big Bang’s 10th anniversary exhibition opens in August
In line with Big Bang’s 10th anniversary since its debut, the K-pop group will be holding the event “BIG BANG The Exhibition A to Z.”Scheduled to open in August, the exhibition will showcase the boy band’s 10-year career from its members’ perspectives. It will include photos, videos, costumes, music and other elements, to illustrate the past, present and future of Big Bang, said the group’s management agency YG Entertainment in a press release. A documentary-style film about the group was also
PerformanceJuly 1, 2016
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[Album Review] Deerhoof simply giddy
Deerhood“The Magic”(Polyvinyl)There are moments on “The Magic” (Polyvinyl) when Deerhoof sounds simply giddy.“Cappuccino! Macchiato! Affogato! Cortado!” bassist Satomi Matsuzaki enthusiastically sings in “Kafe Mania!” over burbling synthesizers and roaring guitars. She’s seriously giving props to coffee drinks -- well, as seriously as you can do such a thing.It sums up the anything-goes vibe of Deerhoof’s 14th album, seemingly a response to the more refined songs of the San Francisco quartet’s r
PerformanceJuly 1, 2016
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[Album Review] Avett Brothers get real
The Avett Brothers“True Sadness”(Republic)For their ninth album, Seth and Scott Avett -- better known as The Avett Brothers -- basically decided to get real.In a letter to fans announcing the arrival of “True Sadness” (Republic), Seth Avett writes about removing the lens that would “present themselves in the most favorable light possible” and crafting an album “as multidimensional as its makers.”They succeeded. The Avett Brothers’ gorgeous harmonies remain intact, but they are deployed in a far
PerformanceJuly 1, 2016
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GM Korea domestic sales set record in June
[THE INVESTOR] GM Korea’s monthly domestic sales climbed to a record high in June aided by rising sales of the city car Spark and midsized sedan Malibu, the company announced on July 1. The company’s figures showed that domestic sales came in at 18,058 units in June, rising 47.6 percent compared to the same month last year. The figure is the highest since GM Korea was established in 2002. Sales of the Malibu sedan more than tripled from a year ago to come in at 6,310 units, while Spark sales inc
MobilityJuly 1, 2016
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Korea tops average Internet speed worldwide: report
[THE INVESTOR] Korea has the highest average Internet connection speed in the world, according to a report by Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network provider headquartered in the US. The organization’s quarterly report, “State of the Internet,” showed that in the first quarter of the year Korea has four times faster average Internet speed at 29 Mbps, an 8.6 percent increase over the previous quarter. It was followed by Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong and Switzerland. The world average was 6.3
Latest NewsJuly 1, 2016