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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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Malaysia's first Korean school to open in September
The Korean-Malaysian community's long-cherished hope for a school exclusively for their children will be realized this year, organizers in charge of building the school said Friday. The Korean school, jointly funded by the Korean community in Malaysia and the Seoul Korean government, will open in Cyberjaya near the country's administrative capital of Putrajaya in September.The move comes five years after the community began a fundraising campaign to build a school in cooperation with the South K
Foreign AffairsMay 27, 2016
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SK Chemicals hemophilia drug approved by FDA
SK Chemicals Co., the chemical and pharmaceutical arm of South Korea's conglomerate SK Group, said Friday it has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell its hemophilia drug, taking a step closer toward commercializing the homegrown drug in the global market.The "NBP601," which was developed by SK Chemicals and licensed out to Australia's biotechnology firm CSL Ltd. in 2009, is a recombinant DNA biologic drug to treat the rare bleeding disorder.SK Chemicals forecast that F
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Bullet found in handbag of policeman’s wife
A police officer’s wife who was stopped at airport security for carrying live ammunition in her handbag has said that she “found them (bullets) in the mountains 10 years ago,” according to the Busan police Thursday. The 45-year-old police officer surnamed Park was traveling with his wife to Cebu, Philippines, when he was stopped at Gimhae Airport security check as ammunition was found in his wife’s bag. (Yonhap)The rusted bullet was for a 38-caliber revolver. It had no serial number. The police
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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Lawmaker calls for antistalking act
Lawmaker Nam In-soon of The Minjoo Party of Korea said in the National Assembly debate held Thursday that she will propose a law imposing tough punishments for stalking in the incoming 20th Assembly.The proposed law will expand the scope of people who are legally eligible to report a case of stalking, which had previously been limited to only the victim, as well as heighten the level of punishment. Nam In-soon (right) (Yonhap)This follows the recent unprovoked murder of a female in Gangnam. Nam
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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Korean Air plane catches fire before takeoff in Tokyo: report
A Korean Air plane caught fire before takeoff in Tokyo on Friday, but there were no reports of injuries, the foreign ministry here said. According to Kyodo News and NHK, the fire occurred on the left wing of the Boeing 777-300 as it was set to leave Haneda Airport for Seoul. All 319 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. Seoul's foreign ministry confirmed it received no reports of injuries.The Tokyo Fire Department said Korean Air reported the fire at 12:44 p.m. More than 100 firefig
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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N. Korea continuously trying to buy luxury goods from Switzerland
North Korea is continuously trying to purchase luxury wristwatches and the newest medical equipment from Switzerland despite the latest United Nations sanctions on the communist country's unwavering pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs, a U.S.-based news media reported on Friday. In early March, the U.N. Security Council adopted its toughest-ever sanctions, Resolution 2270, to punish the North's nuclear and missile tests in January and February, respectively. In response to the U.N.'s pu
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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N.K. hacking style found in recent attack on Air Force website: source
A recent hacking attempt on South Korea's Air Force's website apparently used methods mostly employed by North Korean hackers, a military source said Friday, raising suspicion that Pyongyang might have been behind the cyberattack.Military authorities have been conducting an investigation into a suspected hacking attempt into the official website of the Air Force after a malicious code was found on May 11. It remains shutdown, and a temporary website has been in operation."We cannot determine who
DefenseMay 27, 2016
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Ex-KT chairman convicted of embezzlement
An appeals court on Friday convicted the former head of local telecoms giant KT Corp. of creating slush funds and embezzling the money.Overturning a lower court's decision, the Seoul High Court sentenced Lee Suk-chae to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years. Lee was indicted in 2014 on charges of causing financial losses worth some 10 billion won ($8.5 million) to KT, the country's top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, by making poor business decisions before stepping down in
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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Korea, Ethiopia ink MOUs on health cooperation
South Korea has signed a series of memorandums of understanding with Ethiopia to strengthen cooperation in the health sector, health ministry officials here said Friday.The agreement was made in Addis Ababa as South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desaleg watched their representatives sign four MOUs in the health care sector and one MOU in the social welfare sector, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said. The MOUs call for, among other things, advancing
Foreign AffairsMay 27, 2016
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Lotte Homeshopping ordered to suspend prime time broadcasting
Lotte Homeshopping Inc., the TV channel of retail giant Lotte, was ordered on Friday to suspend its six-hour prime time broadcasting for six months starting from late September. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning imposed the heavy administrative measure on the nation's No. 3 home shopping channel for submitting false documents to renew its business license.The ministry said Lotte Homeshopping intentionally cut the number of executives and employees implicated in bribery to renew it
IndustryMay 27, 2016
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Former senior prosecutor summoned over lobbying scandal
A prosecutor-turned-lawyer was summoned Friday to face questions over suspicions he illegally peddled his influence for his clients and evaded taxes in the process.Hong Man-pyo appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul as a suspect in the snowballing corruption scandal that is rocking the country's legal sector. "I will fully cooperate with the investigation," he told reporters before entering the prosecutors' office. Still, the 56-year-old denied allegatio
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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Talent agency, private institute to build K-pop int'l school
S.M. Entertainment, the country's largest talent agency, and a private institute will found an alternative international school for teenagers dreaming of becoming K-pop stars, the companies said Friday.S.M. signed a memorandum of understanding with Haneul Education Co. to open what is tentatively called the "K-pop international school" in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam, possibly early next year.Selected Korean and foreign K-pop star aspirants will learn major subjects taught in typical Kor
May 27, 2016
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Seoul to introduce 'kill switch' on trading platform next month
South Korea's main bourse on Friday said it will introduce a "kill switch" and other safety measures in its program trading platform next month to prevent investors from suffering losses from trading errors.A kill switch, also known as an emergency stop or e-stop, is a safety mechanism designed to help identify mistakenly placed orders and avoid liabilities due to such technical errors."If the kill switch system is introduced, the Korea Exchange can cancel mistakenly placed and untraded orders a
May 27, 2016
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Parental duty ends earlier for today's parents, report says
Not only has children's sense of responsibility for their aging parents weakened over the years, but parents' views of their duties toward their sons and daughters have also become lighter, a report released Friday said.A key change, according to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, was that fewer parents believe they have to take care of their children until they get married. In a 2003 survey, 32.1 percent of the parents surveyed said their responsibility continues u
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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China's Xi inspects military near border with N. Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected troops in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, near the sensitive border with its traditional ally, North Korea, according to China's state media on Friday. Xi inspected senior military officials and soldiers stationed in Harbin, Heilongjiang's capital, and an outpost on Tuesday and Wednesday, and instructed them to build a "strong army," the official Xinhua News Agency reported from Harbin.While the report made no mention of North Korea, it was Xi's
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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Sanctions are 'best recipe' for N.K. nuclear issue: unification minister
South Korea's unification minister dismissed calls for conversation with the North on Friday, saying sanctions are the "best recipe" to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. On a local radio program, Hong Young-pyo also said that the government is not considering an inter-Korean summit. "We cannot say when and whether we will hold an inter-Korean summit and are not considering any such talks," Hong said, when asked if there is any possibility for leaders of the two Koreas to meet
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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Approval of new homegrown drugs increased to five in 2015
Five homegrown drugs obtained the green light from local drug authorities for sale last year, health authorities said Friday, as major South Korean pharmaceutical companies expanded their spending on research and development.Health authorities approved the local release of Crystal Genomics' anti-inflammatory drug Acelex, Dong Wha Pharmaceuticals' Zabolante, and Dong-A ST's diabetes drug Suganon, superbacteria target antibiotics Sivextro (TAB) and Sivextro (INJ), the quasi-governmental Korea Heal
TechnologyMay 27, 2016
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Man arrested for strangling flatmate
A 51-year-old man was taken into police custody for killing his 47-year-old flatmate on Wednesday. The Incheon Nambu police said that the accused turned himself in at a karaoke joint in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. (123RF)The body of the victim was found at the suspect’s home in Nam-gu, Incheon. The suspect admitted to strangling the victim to death, but has yet to reveal his motive.The suspect had been receiving treatment for alcoholism, but police say he was not under the influence at the time
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016
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N. Korean patrol, fishing vessels cross western sea border
Two North Korean vessels crossed the de facto western maritime border Friday amid heightened tensions in inter-Korean relations, Seoul's military said.The Navy fired warning shots at the North Korean vessels -- a fishing boat and a patrol boat -- as they trespassed across the maritime border in the Yellow Sea, widely known as the Northern Limit Line, at around 7:30 a.m, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They returned to the northern side immediately after the warning shots were fired, it a
North KoreaMay 27, 2016
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Local hospitals develop halal foods to service Middle East patients
Specialty foods that normally belong on restaurant menus are being catered to leading hospitals in South Korea as the country's medical community serves a growing number of patients from the Middle East.Records from the Health and Welfare Ministry and medical institutions on Friday showed steady increases in patients from Middle East countries. Last year, some 3,000 people from the United Arab Emirates received care from South Korean hospitals.Patients from the region need food and drinks that a
Social AffairsMay 27, 2016