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NewJeans has few options after Ador rejects group's request to reinstate Min Hee-jin as CEO
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor inches closer to IPO in India
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[Exclusive] Texas development exec shuts down layoff rumors at Samsung chip plant
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'Gyeongseong Creature Season 2': faster and ready to confront past
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[Album Review] Kristofferson hits 80 with new album of beloved hits
Kris Kristofferson “The Cedar Creek Sessions” (KK Records) The title had some Kris Kristofferson fans fearing his 2013 album “Feeling Mortal” was his last. Now, entering his ninth decade, Kristofferson is feeling sentimental, with a new offering that’s like a living epitaph. “The Cedar Creek Sessions,” recorded live, features 25 of his best known songs in a collection that celebrates the legendary singer-songwriter’s enduring mark on American music in the last half century. Released five days be
PerformanceJune 17, 2016
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[Album Review] Allen Toussaint’s ‘American Tunes’ is elegant adieu
Allen Toussaint finished recording “American Tunes” just weeks before his death in November, an elegant and fitting adieu from the New Orleans master. Solo piano versions of tunes from the Professor Longhair canon like “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” and “Hey Little Girl” sand down the edges without sacrificing passion and Toussaint shows how deeply rooted he was in that tradition which he both inherited and expanded. Accompanied by the likes of saxophonist Charles Lloyd and guitarist Bill Frisell,
PerformanceJune 17, 2016
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Mariners' Lee Dae-ho knocks in 3 to end mini slump
Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners broke out of his mini slump with a big day at the plate.The South Korean slugger went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored, as the Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Thursday (local time) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Yonhap)Lee had struck out six times in his previous seven at-bats prior to this game.Batting fifth and playing first base, Lee knocked in Seattle's first run of the game in the top first with a single to center. It opened a
BaseballJune 17, 2016
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N.K. nuclear program top 'blinking-red' problems: CIA chief
North Korea's nuclear program is one of the top "blinking-red" problems that should be highlighted at an intelligence briefing for the next U.S. president, along with cyberthreats and terrorism, the CIA chief said Thursday."Proliferation is something that we cannot forget about, which is brought into stark relief by the activities of North Korea and Kim Jong-un, and the continued development of his nuclear program and ballistic missile capability," CIA Director John Brennan said at a Senate Inte
North KoreaJune 17, 2016
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U.S. think tank report lays out military strike scenario against North Korea
A private U.S. intelligence firm has released a report looking into a military strike scenario against North Korea's nuclear facilities, inviting angry reaction from the communist nation.In a five-part report titled, "Removing the Nuclear Threat," the information firm Stratfor detailed possible military means for a strike and possible responses from the North. Pyongyang has bristled at the report, saying Wednesday that it shows a surprise preemptive attack and armed invasion are in "the full-dre
North KoreaJune 17, 2016
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Hyundai Steel output to be normalized by July
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Steel Co.’s production capacity will be normalized by early July, the company said on June 17.The production capacity of the company’s mill in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, had been affected with one of its three furnaces experiencing problems since May 12. The furnace, the first of the three to go on line in January 2010, had experienced trouble in maintaining temperature, reducing its daily out to about 3,000 metric tons. Before the fault developed, its daily outp
June 17, 2016
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Labor dispute adds to Hyundai Heavy’s troubles
[THE INVESTOR] Ailing Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. faces tough challenges ahead with the union likely to resort to “powerful” strikes.On June 17, the union announced that industrial dispute has occurred, opening the way for industrial action in negotiating with the management. Although the union has cited slow progress in the negotiations, pundits say that the move is likely to be aimed at meeting the legal requirements for industrial action before the restructuring measures are executed. Hyunda
June 17, 2016
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Hyundai E&C scraps US$720m East Timor project
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. disclosed on June 16 that it has pulled out of the US$720 million project in East Timor. In a regulatory filing, the builder said that the decision was made due to delays in the project receiving approval from East Timor courts. The company had won the project last year in collaboration with Hyundai Engineering Co. The contract was for building a seawall and supply facilities to be used for oil development efforts off the southern coast town
June 17, 2016
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Divorce battle reveals unknown aspects of Samsung family
[THE INVESTOR] Packed with twists and turns, a divorce suit between former Samsung Electro-Mechanics executive Lim Woo-jae and his wife and Hotel Shilla president Lee Boo-jin unveiled unknown stories behind the family owners of Samsung Group, the largest conglomerate in Korea.Lim, first son-in-law of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, said in an interview with Korean news publication Hankyoreh on June 16 that he had twice attempted suicide during the 17 years of his marriage due to pressure fro
CompaniesJune 17, 2016
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Korea‘s shipbuilding industry likely to remain flat in H2
[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is expected to remain lackluster while auto, electronics and steel industries are unlikely to improve in the second half of this year, experts said on June 16. They said local shipbuilders are likely to suffer a lack of fresh orders, a move that could put further strain on embattled shipyards.They made the predictions on the country’s major industries in a seminar organized by the Federation of Korean Industries that speaks for the country’s lar
June 17, 2016
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France to deport 20 Russians for violence at Euro 2016
LENS, France (AP) -- French authorities will deport 20 Russian men next week for their role in the violence that has marred the first week of the European Championship. Stephane Bouillon, prefect for the region that includes the southern French city of Marseille where the worst outbreak of violence in Euro 2016 took place, said Thursday that the unnamed men will be deported Monday. Bouillon said they are suspected of "participation in skirmishes linked to the England-Russia game on June 11 in M
World NewsJune 16, 2016
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Tusk says 'difficult to be optimistic' on Brexit
HELSINKI (AFP) - European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday it was hard to be upbeat about the outcome of Britain's vote on whether to stay in the EU, but warned it made no sense for the country to quit."I know it's very difficult for us to be optimistic today, we know the latest polls," Tusk said on a visit to Helsinki a week before the referendum.But he added: "Leaving now does not make any sense."A new opinion poll published in Britain on Thursday by the Ipsos Mori group showed 53 p
World NewsJune 16, 2016