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Seoul, Tokyo reboot joint maritime resource talks after 40-year freeze
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Host of Miss Korea apologizes for 'inappropriate question' about deepfake
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Korea to face another massive shortfall in tax revenue
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[Contribution] Turkmenistan celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its Independence
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SK hynix outpaces Samsung, Micron with more powerful AI chips
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Power of nostalgia brings K-pop legends back together
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[Photo news] Faker Mercedes
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North Korea unveiling uranium enrichment site a US election-conscious move: NIS
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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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'Shaman says president will die,' caller warns
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Kumho Art Hall violinists shine at international music competitions
Just a few weeks ago, three local Kumho Art Hall piano prodigies took the top three spots at this year’s Prague Spring International Music Competition in the Czech Republic. Kumho violinist Jang Yoo-jin has now added to the phenomenon of Korean musicians dominating the podiums at international music competitions with her first place win in Japan this weekend. Jang, 25, took home first place in the violin section at this year’s sixth Sendai International Music Competition in Japan on Saturday, be
PerformanceJune 5, 2016
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[From the scene] Death of subway worker triggers wave of protests
Citizens pay tribue to 19-year-old worker, surnamed Kim, who was killed by an arriving train while repairing a safety door on subway platform, at the memorial site inside Guui Station in eastern Seoul, Saturday. (Ock Hyun-ju/The Korea Herald)On Saturday, a week after a 19-year-old irregular worker died while repairing a screen door on a subway platform at Guui Station, hundreds of people took to the streets calling for a fundamental change to a “money-focused” society. Since the worker’s death o
Social AffairsJune 5, 2016
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South Korean hospital to open fertility clinic in UAE
The Cheil General Hospital & Women’s Healthcare Center in Seoul will become the first South Korean hospital to export medical technology and systems related to infertility, officials said.The hospital said that it had signed a business deal on June 3 with Al Garhoud Private Hospital -- the largest modernized hospital in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2012 -- to open an infertility clinic there within this year.Ahead of the signing, officials of Cheil Hospital met with Sami al-Qamz
Social AffairsJune 5, 2016
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Watchdog demands changes to N.K. human rights act
South Korea’s human right watchdog said Sunday that it would urge the government to amend a decree enabling the authorities to “interfere” with local entities’ efforts to gather information on North Kora’s human right abuses. National Human Rights Commission of Korea announced that it had concluded on Thursday that some provisions of the decree infringe upon independent agencies’ authority to access records because they are required to consult with the government before gathering due informati
PoliticsJune 5, 2016
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LG to bring rollable TVs to mass market
GUMI, North Gyeongsang Province – The loud rattling and fizzing noises of conveyor belts ferrying TV displays along four assembly lines hailed a group of reporters on a visit to tech giant LG Electronics’ A3 factory in Gumi City, North Gyeongsang Province on Friday. In the middle of the 140-meter long conveyer belts, automated robotic arms were tightening screws and assembling the displays -- organic light-emitting diode, light-emitting diode and liquid crystal displays --with circuit boards and
TechnologyJune 5, 2016
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[Editorial] What the death of a gorilla tells us about ... us
The shooting of Harambe the gorilla to save a 3-year-old boy who’d fallen into an enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo whipped the Internet into a frenzy. The boy’s mother has been branded a terrible parent and authorities are investigating the incident and the zoo.We’re not here to referee Web flaming or to second-guess zookeepers’ actions. Let’s turn the scope around and examine a deeper — and healthier — theme: The intense public outcry over this killing reflects a broad shift in public attitudes
ViewpointsJune 5, 2016
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[Noah Smith] What causes big recessions?
There is an important, but quiet debate in the economics profession about what leads to big recessions: wealth or debt.Almost everyone agrees, at this point, that the Great Recession of 2007-09 was caused by the financial system. But that leaves the question of what, exactly, happens in a financial system that leads an economy to crash. Formal economic models of financial shocks are not very realistic. They usually assume the harm comes from disruption to the banking system, which acts like a su
ViewpointsJune 5, 2016
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4 in 10 parents support grown-up children: report
Four in 10 Korean parents were found to continuously support their grown-up children regardless of whether they were employed or married, a report showed Sunday. (Yonhap)According to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 39 percent of adult children continued to receive financial support from their parents last year. The result was based on a two-month phone survey on 262 parents aged between 40 and 64 who have children aged 25 or older. Of the grown-up children, about
Social AffairsJune 5, 2016
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‘Hotel Lotte’s IPO could be delayed’
The listing of Hotel Lotte on the nation’s main bourse, the largest initial public offering event expected this year, could be postponed, according to reports and sources Sunday, citing the possible negative impact of an ongoing probe involving the chairman’s elder sister on its market capitalization. Lotte Group said it has decided to delay a series of deal roadshows set to be held in major financial markets overseas starting with Hong Kong on Monday. The group, however, has not decided whether
IndustryJune 5, 2016
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Audi presents cars offering driving pleasure
Performance cars are among the highlighted themes that luxury German carmakers, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, have been promoting at the 2016 Busan Motor Show, which kicked off June 2 in Busan.Audi unveiled the “new Audi R8 V10 plus” and “new Audi A6 all-road Quattro” for the first time in Korea, both of which are revamped performance-driven models offering driving pleasure. A driving shot of the new Audi R8 V10 plusThe new Audi R8 V10 plus, the higher trim option of Audi’s two-seater s
MobilityJune 5, 2016
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GM, Hyundai look to affordable fun-to-drive car market
Mass market auto brands like Chevrolet of General Motors and Hyundai of Hyundai Motor are paying keen attention to growing demand for performance cars that are designed for speed and have affordable prices in Korea as part of their new market development efforts. Luxury foreign brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz as well as super car brands including Porsche and Lamborghini have dominated the performance car market for years.2016 Chevrolet Camaro of General Motors“The performance car market is
BusinessJune 5, 2016
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Hyundai Motor partners with French gas supplier for fuel-cell EVs
Hyundai Motor sealed an agreement with France’s leading industrial gas supplier Air Liquide on Saturday to boost cooperation in the development of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, the Korean automotive giant said. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Grenoble, a city in southeastern France, agreeing to spread the use of hydrogen fuel-cell EVs and to build more hydrogen charging infrastructure around the world.South Korean President Park Geun-hye (center) fuels hydrogen
MobilityJune 5, 2016
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[Herald Interview] World Bank executive hails Korea's green growth trust fund
Korea has operated its green growth trust fund successfully to help developing countries attain more financing from the World Bank for their sustainable development, an executive at the bank said.The Korea Green Growth Trust Fund was created in 2011 in partnership between the Korean government and the World Bank Group originally for a four-year program with $40 million from 2013 to 2016. Recently, the government replenished the fund with another $48 million with its operation extended to 2021.Zo
June 5, 2016
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Korean shipbuilders speed up restructuring
Restructuring in the struggling Korean shipbuilding industry is in full swing, with shipyards set to push their self-restructuring schemes after receiving the go ahead from creditors. Among the nation’s top three shipbuilders, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries received approvals from their respective creditors for their debt restructuring proposals last week. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is awaiting its key lender’s green light. Hyundai Heavy Industries (Yonhap)Da
June 5, 2016
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Amgen to bring ‘accessible treatments’ to Korea
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Amgen is preparing to introduce innovative therapies to local patients at affordable costs, stressing “accessibility” as the company’s key value, the chief of Amgen Korea said last Thursday. “Our foremost vision is to offer local patients with limited or no treatment options access to our drugs in a fitting and timely manner,” said Amgen Korea’s general manager Noh Sang-kyung during an event to mark the opening of Amgen’s Korean office in Seoul last Thursday.Amgen Korea
IndustryJune 5, 2016
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South Korea's nuclear envoy to visit Beijing this week
Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, will visit Beijing on June 8-9 for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei, the Ministry of Foreign Affair said on Sunday. (Yonhap)
North KoreaJune 5, 2016
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Korea to publish summary of defense white paper in six foreign languages
Korea's Ministry of National Defense will publish a summary of its biennial defense white paper in six foreign languages starting this year in an effort to help foreign countries have a better understanding of Seoul's defense policies, officials said Sunday.The summary of the 2016 Defense White Paper due out at the end of this year will be published in six foreign languages -- English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic -- said the officials, adding the abridged foreign-language edit
DefenseJune 5, 2016
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Park arrives in S. Korea after trip to Africa, France
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Seoul on Sunday after her swing through Africa and France that strived to boost economic cooperation and win broad support to sanction North Korea's for its nuclear weapons program.The trip illustrated South Korea's efforts to tap into business opportunities on the African continent that has huge growth potential as well as to further strengthen existing economic ties with Paris.Asia's fourth largest economy signed dozens of initial deals with Ethiopia, Uganda
Foreign AffairsJune 5, 2016
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SM Entertainment chief tops list of stock-rich celebrities
Lee Soo-man, the chairman of S.M. Entertainment Co., remained in the first place in the list of Korea's stock-rich celebrities this year, as his management agency and record labels continued to post brisk performance, data showed Sunday.The stock assets by the K-pop entertainment mogul were estimated to be 180.1 billion won ($151.8 million) as of June 3, slipping 1.3 percent from Jan. 2, according to the data compiled by corporate tracker Chaebul.com.Yang Hyun-suk, the chief of YG Entertainment
June 5, 2016
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Number of N. Korean defectors rises again this year
The number of North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea has rebounded this year after showing a steady decline under the rule of the North's incumbent leader, government data said Sunday.A total of 590 defectors from the North came to South Korea in the first five months of this year, posting a 16 percent hike from the same period last year, according to the data obtained from the Ministry of Unification in Seoul.It is the first time that the arrival of North Korean defectors has increased
North KoreaJune 5, 2016