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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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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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[Contribution] Turkmenistan celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its Independence
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[Photo news] Faker Mercedes
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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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North Korea unveiling uranium enrichment site a US election-conscious move: NIS
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'Shaman says president will die,' caller warns
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S-Oil breaks ground for residue upgrading complex
S-Oil, the nation’s third-largest oil refiner, broke ground for its much-awaited residue upgrading complex and olefin downstream complex, the company announced Friday. Nasser Al-Mahasher, chief executive of S-Oil (S-Oil Corporation)This is the oil refiner’s first massive investment project since Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, became its largest shareholder by purchasing additional shares last year. The project worth 4.8 trillion won ($4 billion) is also the largest plant constru
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Global chipmakers seek future growth through collaboration
Global semiconductor players on Thursday released a joint statement in Seoul agreeing to work together to advance semiconductor technology over the next decades. SK hynix CEO Park Sung-wook (third from right) and other members of the World Semiconductor Council pose after signing the Seoul Declaration to promote the global chip industry`s growth. (KSIA)The representatives from China, Taiwan, the European Union, Japan, the U.S. and Korea gathered on Tuesday at the general meeting of the World Sem
TechnologyMay 27, 2016
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Samsung introduces Batman-themed Galaxy smartphone
Tech giant Samsung Electronics rolled out another film-inspired mobile phone on Friday, continuing its years-long marketing efforts to boost sales of its flagship smartphones through collaboration with filmmakers.This time, the Korean smartphone maker released a Batman-themed smartphone, the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition, in partnership with movie production company Warner Bros. and entertainment firm DC Entertainment, aiming to lure fans of the superhero movie.The release is also aimed at co
TechnologyMay 27, 2016
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U.N. chief Ban back in S. Korea after short trip to Japan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came back in South Korea on Friday after making a short trip to Japan to attend a G7 summit.Ban, a native South Korean, landed at Gimpo International Airport, just west of Seoul, earlier in the day. After staying here for two days, he left on Thursday for Tokyo.The U.N. chief is scheduled to meet his family members, including his mother, on Saturday and have a medical check-up at a hospital in Seoul.Ban will attend the Rotary International Convention to be held
PoliticsMay 27, 2016
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Lotte Shopping suspended for false documents
The government on Friday ordered Lotte Shopping, a TV shopping channel under retail giant Lotte, to stop operating programs for six hours during prime time for six months, as part of a disciplinary measure for submitting false documents.The suspension is set to begin on Sept. 28, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, adding that the TV channel will be banned from broadcasting programs between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., and 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily. The decision came after Lotte
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Korean Air plane catches fire
More than 300 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a Korean Air plane, as fire broke out on its left-side engine just before taking off from a Tokyo airport on Friday. Korean Air`s Boeing 777-300 jet is seen at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday after fire at its left-side engine is extinguished. (Yonhap)The Boeing 777-300 jet was speeding up on the runway of Haneda Airport for departure but suspended its operation immediately after a spark was detected at 12:20 p.m. on its No.1 engine
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Obama pays tribute at Hiroshima nuclear memorial
Barack Obama paid moving tribute Friday to victims of the world's first nuclear attack, during a historic visit to Hiroshima.In a soaring speech watched by survivors of the atomic blast, Obama said the bomb that rent the city on August 6, 1945 "demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself." US President Barack Obama (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turn around after laying wreaths during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Friday. (AFP-Yo
World NewsMay 27, 2016
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[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news
Grand Hyatt Seoul presents bingsu menu Grand Hyatt Seoul’s lobby lounge presents the Grand bingsu menu from May 1, more than a month ahead of the season. The hotel presents six kinds of bingsu with various fruits and sauces including traditional red bean paste bingsu with omija (five-flavor berry) jelly and soybean powder and tropical bingsu with shaved milk ice, tropical fruits such as coconut and pineapple, and sesame sauce. The prices of bingsu items range from 28,000 won to 32,000 won, inclu
TravelMay 27, 2016
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Korea’s first vegan festival offers variety
Korea hosted its first ever vegan festival at the Seoul Innovation Center in Eunpyeong-gu last Sunday where an array of products and foods that are based on the concept of all things void of animal relevance was on display. Globally, plant-based foods have become integrated in the food industry as much as any other movement of the last 50 years. As their popularity grows and as the vegan diet continues to spread and evolve, Koreans have slowly embraced what may seem a bit esoteric to its meat dr
FoodMay 27, 2016
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Man gets rare actual sentence for paid sex with minor
A 32-year-old man was given a six-month prison term in a rare ruling against patronizing underage prostitution. The man, identified by his surname Choi, saw an advertisement for “Conditional hook-up, 18 years-old” in a smartphone chatting application, last September. This is a stock image. (123RF)He contacted and met the girl that same day at a motel in Dongnae-gu, Busan, and paid her 300,000 won ($254) for intercourse. The girl turned out to be 15 years old. The Busan Eastern District Court gav
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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[Home Cooking] Pickled garlic (maneul jangajji)
Pickled garlic (maneul jangajji) is a staple side dish in Korea. The garlic cloves are first soaked in a vinegar brine for a few days and then pickled in a soy brine. Through this two-step process, the garlic loses much of its pungent bite and becomes slightly sweet and tangy. It’s important to use fresh garlic for pickling. Pickled garlic lasts a long time, and the longer it matures the better it tastes. The garlic infused soy brine can be used as a dipping or seasoning sauce. Pickled garlic (m
FoodMay 27, 2016
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[Travel bits] Round up of travel news
Ulsan Grand Park Rose FestivalUlsan Grand Park Rose Festival has launched its 11th annual rose garden festivities. Held every year since 2005, this year’s festival exhibits roughly 3 million roses in a 44,737-square-meter rose garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to marvel at a wide range of premium rose species, which have been planted throughout the park’s expansion garden areas including the Cupid Garden, Venus Garden, Rose Hills and various themed gardens. Aside from the diverse rose
TravelMay 27, 2016
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[Weekender] ‘Chi-maek’ spuns culture of its own
Move over Colonel Sanders, because KFC is starting to take on a whole new meaning -- Korean Fried Chicken. Korea’s popular pairing of fried chicken with ice-cold draft beer -- or what locals refer to as “chi-maek” -- has spun a culture of its own across the peninsula and international borders. Korean fried chicken is slowly emerging as staple food here along with the likes of kimchi and bibimbap.Scene from last year‘s annual Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival, which attracted nearly one million vis
FoodMay 27, 2016
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Filicidal parents get lengthy jail term
A 33-year-old man and his wife who beat their son to death and mutilated his body for storage in the fridge were each given a lengthy prison term Friday.The prosecution had initially sought a life sentence for the father, and 20 years for the mother. However, in the trial that was held Friday, the Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court gave the father 30 years and the mother 20 years. (Yonhap)The father was indicted for brutally beating his son until the latter lost consciousness in the bathr
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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[Box Office] Latest movie releases
Mountain Cry (China) Opened May 25 Directed by Larry Yang A new family moves into a remote village with a tight-knit, traditional community. After the sudden death of the family’s father and husband, the widow, a mysterious mute (Lang Yueting), begins to tell her story wordlessly. Sing Street (Ireland) Opened May 19 Directed by John Carney A teenager (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) living in 1980s Dublin escapes bullying at school and his strained family, his parents’ collapsing marriage and struggling f
FilmMay 27, 2016
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[EYE] Pictures speak louder than words
Sometimes words just can’t express how you feel when you “speak” to someone on a mobile messenger app. Instantly, you go through different emoticons offered by the messenger service and choose what fits your state of mind, sending them without saying a word. Emoticons have become a crucial part of modern communication. They facilitate the new form of mobile communication in which senders and recipients communicate anytime and anywhere, but often face difficulties guessing what the person on th
PeopleMay 27, 2016
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[Editorial] Diesel price hike
International crude prices have reached nearly $50 a barrel, gaining about 100 percent in about four months. Though the prices may shift downward again amid the supply glut, few will deny that oil prices hit bottom in the first quarter.The simultaneous rebound in gasoline and diesel prices is not good news for ordinary car drivers in Korea.Amid concerns over higher fuel costs, the Environment Ministry is also pushing for hikes in the retail diesel price as part of its efforts to improve the envi
EditorialMay 27, 2016
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Korea, the republic of chicken
"Chicken Republic” refers not just to the abundant chicken eateries in Korea, but also shows how the fowl has affected the nation’s food culture and industrial map. Over the decades, chicken has evolved into everyday comfort food and it has even become representative of Korea’s food culture.According to latest statistics, each Korean consumes an average of 15.4 kilograms of chicken a year. They are used in numerous dishes ranging from samgyetang (chicken in broth) to dakbokeumtang (chicken stewe
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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[Editorial] Alarming debt growth
South Korea’s rapidly climbing household debt is a key factor hampering the nation’s growth potential.Its significance is evident when we compare the growth of the nation’s gross domestic product and collective household debt in the first quarter. While GDP inched up 2.7 percent on-year during the first three months, the nation’s household debt surged 11.4 percent on-year, or 125.5 trillion won ($106 billion), to reach 1.223 quadrillion won.Korea’s household debt is fast approaching its annual G
EditorialMay 27, 2016
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History of Korean-style fried chicken
For South Koreans, a platter of fried chicken, whether it is seasoned in soy, pan-fried in hot and sweet sauce or deep-fried in oil, has become an iconic dish that is typically downed with draft beer or soju any day of the week. But for 54-year-old housewife Kim Young-mi, deep-fried chicken was once a special treat her late father used to bring home on payday or for special occasions in her childhood. “It was when Korea was poor and meat was scarce,” she said. “I gave most of the chicken to my y
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016