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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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Korea's Iranian crude imports double in Jan-April period
Korea's crude oil imports from Iran have more than doubled this year following the lifting of sanctions in January as major refiners have ramped up purchases of cheaper oil offered by the Middle Eastern nation, the state-run oil company said Sunday. A total of 30 million barrels of Iranian crude and condensate were shipped to South Korea in the first four months of this year, up 113.5 percent from a year earlier, the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) said. The annual import of Iranian crude
IndustryJune 5, 2016
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Park visits French company to promote hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle cooperation
South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited a research institute of French Air Liquide SA, the world's biggest supplier of industrial gases, on Saturday to boost cooperation in fuel-cell vehicles as she wrapped up her state visit to France.The trip to the research institute in Grenoble, a city in southeastern France, underscores the importance South Korea places on liquefaction technology in further spreading the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.She looked around the facility that liquefies h
Foreign AffairsJune 5, 2016
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Son Yeon-jae marks career-high scores in Spain
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae established a personal best in the individual all-around at an International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) competition in Spain on Saturday (local time), but failed to grab a medal.Son earned a career-high 74.650 points in total from hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon over two days at the season's third FIG World Cup in Guadalajara, Spain. This was 0.450 points higher than her previous best score at the FIG World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, last month. (Yonhap)Son wa
More SportsJune 5, 2016
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Korean FM makes first visit to Cuba
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se arrived in Cuba Saturday (local time) to attend a regional summit, officials said, marking the first time Seoul's top diplomat has visited the Caribbean state.Yun is scheduled to stay in Havana for two days to attend a summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and hold meetings with some of his counterparts from the participating nations.Yun's visit is widely seen as an effort to improve ties with Cuba, with which South Korea does not have dip
Foreign AffairsJune 5, 2016
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Sales of compact SUVs hit record high in May
Compact sports utility vehicles (SUVs) have gained popularity among younger customers in Korea as local automakers have released a series of fashionable, fuel-efficient models to grab a bigger chunk of the quickly growing market, industry data showed Sunday. A total of 10,216 compact SUVs made by Korean automakers were sold in May, soaring 56.1 percent from a year ago, data by the companies showed. The latest figure broke the previous monthly record of 10,044 in December.Since GM Korea Co. relea
IndustryJune 5, 2016
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N. Korean leader still smokes after 80-day 'hiatus"
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is known to be a heavy smoker, has held a cigarette for the first time in months in public, a photo released by the North's mouthpiece newspaper showed Saturday.A snapshot of him smoking at the remodeled Mangyongdae Children's Camp in Pyongyang was published in Rodong Sinmun. Kim was there to promote "Pyongyang Speed," a term referring to the North's rapid industrialization, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).He was last seen smoking more than
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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S. Korea, Japan agree to augment military hotline
The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed Saturday to augment their military hotline as the neighbors seek to intensify joint cooperation in defense against North Korea's worsening nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's defense ministry said.The agreement was reached during bilateral talks between Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani in Singapore on the fringe of the ongoing Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.Currently, South K
Foreign AffairsJune 4, 2016
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S. Korea has undoubtedly clear intention to deploy THAAD: defense minister
South Korea has the undoubtedly clear intention to deploy the U.S. advanced air defense shield because such a move can better protect the country from North Korea's ever-growing nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's defense minister said Saturday."(South Korea) undoubtedly has the intention to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)," Minister Han Min-koo said in response to a number of experts' questions on the deployment issue during the Asia Security Summit held in Singapore."Th
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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Nexson says lent money to ex-prosecutor for stock purchase
Nexson Corp., a local online game developer, said Saturday that it lent money to a former prosecutor to buy its stocks, which helped him amass a huge personal wealth, an indication that the company paid a favor to the former government official.Nexson's belated confession came as the controversy over a shoddy stock transaction involving former senior prosecutor Jin Kyung-joon is escalating. Nexson, currently listed on the Japanese stock market, had up to that point tightened its lips on details
Social AffairsJune 4, 2016
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S. Korea will not cling to meaningless dialogue with North: defense chief
South Korea has ruled out any dialogue with North Korea until the communist country takes action to give up its nuclear weapons, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Saturday, calling for concerted international effort to pressure Pyongyang.South Korea has rebuffed North Korea's proposals for working-level military talks which were issued on May 21 and 24, respectively, following Kim Jong-un's calls for inter-Korean dialogue made during the rare ruling party congress held in early May in Pyongyang.
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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Carter stresses U.S. committed to protecting S. Korea from N. Korean aggression
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the United States is committed to implementing a full range of military capabilities to deter any North Korean attacks on South Korea, Seoul's defense ministry said Saturday after the allies' defense chiefs held bilateral talks."Secretary of Defense Carter stressed that the U.S. will continue to provide extended deterrence to South Korea, utilizing all categories of military capabilities," the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement.Defense Minister Han
DefenseJune 4, 2016
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'New Journey to West 2' hits 200 mln views in China
South Korean reality TV series "New Journey to the West 2" has racked up more than 200 million views on a Chinese video platform, its production company said Saturday.The series starring South Korean comedians Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun, singer Eun Ji-won and actor Ahn Jae-hyeon was watched more than 211 million times on Tencent (http://v.qq.com) as of Friday, tvN said.It is the shortest time a video has ever taken on the website to break 1 million views, the South Korean cable network said, add
TelevisionJune 4, 2016
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N. Korean leader inspects remodeled children's camp
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a remodeled children's camp in Pyongyang to promote "Pyongyang Speed," a term referring to the North's rapid industrialization, the communist country's state media reported Saturday.Kim carried out an inspection of Mangyongdae Children's Camp in Pyongyang, and he was "blown away by the work employees have done to improve the facility offering comprehensive education and training to children," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.Kim "was impresse
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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Top 10 conglomerates' market cap down 1.7 pct this year
South Korea's top 10 conglomerates have suffered a drop in their market capitalization this year as a protracted slump in domestic and overseas markets continued prodding investors to take to the sidelines, data showed on Saturday.According to the data compiled by industry tracker FnGuide, the combined market value of Samsung, Hyundai and eight other business groups stood at 633.91 trillion won (US$534 billion) as of Friday, down 10.94 trillion won, or 1.7 percent, from the end of last year.No.
IndustryJune 4, 2016
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Pressure on N. Korea expected to be key sticking point in U.S.-China strategic talks
How much to pressure North Korea is expected to be a key point of contention in the upcoming annual strategic talks between the United States and China as Washington is sending strong signals that Beijing should do more.The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), set for Monday and Tuesday in Beijing, will take place after the U.S. Treasury Department designated the North as a "primary money laundering concern" in an effort to cut off the provocative regime from the international bank
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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Senator welcomes N.K.'s designation as money laundering concern
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia called for greater efforts to impose additional sanctions on North Korea as he welcomed the Treasury Department's recent designation of Pyongyang as a "primary money laundering concern."The unprecedented designation, announced Wednesday, is considered one of the most powerful sanctions the U.S. has ever imposed on the communist nation, and is designed to cut off Pyongyang from the international banking system for pursuin
North KoreaJune 4, 2016
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GM Korea execs arrested over alleged bribery
A 57-year-old executive of the South Korean unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors Co. was formally arrested Friday on charges of receiving bribes in return for business favors.The Incheon District Court issued a warrant to arrest the executive in charge of labor management, whose identity was withheld. He is suspected of collaborating with GM Korea Co.'s labor union leaders to give favors to a certain company when purchasing gifts for employees in return for some tens of millions of won.Later in
Social AffairsJune 4, 2016
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S. Korea, France vow to take necessary steps over N. Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her French counterpart, Francois Hollande, pledged Friday to take additional steps against North Korea, if necessary, in the latest move to get Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program."I would like to continue cooperation with France in the future,” Park said in a news conference with Hollande after their summit, citing France's leading role in adopting U.N. sanctions on North Korea.Hollande said France will make all efforts to deter North Korea’s provoc
Foreign AffairsJune 4, 2016
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Greece: 4 dead, 340 people rescued from migrant boat
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday after a boat carrying migrants across the Mediterranean Sea sank south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said. The coast guard said the roughly 25-meter (82-foot) vessel, which resembled a large fishing boat, had been carrying an undetermined number of people when it was located half-sunk about 75 nautical miles south of Crete in international waters, and within Egypt's search and rescue area of operation. Most survivors were
World NewsJune 3, 2016
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Park pledges to support innovation in young people from S. Korea, France
South Korean President Park Geun-hye vowed Friday to support the innovative activities of young people from South Korea and France, the latest in a series of steps to boost creativity. Park has made the creative economy one of her top priorities by viewing it as the only viable growth engine for Asia's fourth-largest economy. The creative economy is designed to, among other things, turn new ideas into real businesses with the help of cutting-edge science and information technology. “I wil
Social AffairsJune 3, 2016