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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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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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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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Bom namul at their peak
As most places around the world that experience four distinct seasons, springtime is symbolic as a time of rebirth or awakening after the dormant winter months. There is no better representation of this than in the first plant shoots that emerge from the cold soils and trees as young and tender sprouts ready to bring in a new season. In Korea springtime, is a time to enjoy the season’s culinary bounty, young spring greens known as bom namul, appreciated for their unique taste and freshness when
FoodMay 13, 2016
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Audi VW accused of rigging fuel efficiency
The Seoul prosecutors’ office said on Friday it searched Audi Volkswagen Korea’s headquarters office and two of its PR agencies this week on allegations that the automaker cheated on its fuel-efficiency test results. “We have grounds to believe the test results submitted to the Korean government were rigged,” said the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, referring to documents sent to the related ministries in 2013 and 2014. (Yonhap)The prosecution said it recently discovered a discrepan
MobilityMay 13, 2016
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[Editorial] Snowballing scandal
As anticipated, the case involving cosmetics firm Nature Republic’s CEO Jung Woon-ho is growing into a major corruption scandal that threatens to implicate incumbent prosecutors and judges.At the center of the case are allegations that Jung attempted -- through the help of lawyers and middle men -- to buy the influence of prosecutors and judges to get a lighter punishment for his illegal gambling charges.The scandal has already put a senior-judge-turned-lawyer into custody and forced a senior ju
EditorialMay 13, 2016
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Hyundai Motor unveils wearable robot technologies
The nation’s largest automotive company Hyundai Motor Group offered a peep into its wearable robot technologies. Photos, posted on the group‘s blog Friday, show wearable suits like those seen from “Iron Man” movies, although Hyundai’s don‘t cover the whole body. The wearer’s physical strength increases by simply donning them, according to the company. “The wearable robots, being developed with the aim of mass production, can be used for various purposes,” Hyundai Motor Group’s spokesperson told
BusinessMay 13, 2016
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[Editorial] Obama in Hiroshima
U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima later this month will have many implications for the world and South Korea as well.Most of all, the first visit by the incumbent U.S. leader to the place where it dropped an atomic bomb 71 years ago should reawaken the world to the need to get rid of the most menacing weapon of destruction ever made by mankind.In fact, Obama has tried to build nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation as a key legacy of his presidency. He kicked off his denucleariz
EditorialMay 13, 2016
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Miami Beach -- America’s sexiest metropolis
MIAMI BEACH, Florida -- This just may be America’s sexiest city -- a symphony of sand, surf and sherbet-colored sunrises set to a sassy salsa beat. It is palm trees and pulsating nightlife; torpid days and tropical nights; shimmering pools and shimmying revelers. Can you imagine a less glamorous city spawning “Miami Vice’s” Sonny Crockett and his linen suits or “C.S.I. Miami’s” Horatio Caine and his signature sunglasses? The epicenter of all this glamor is South Beach -- a slice of sand along O
TravelMay 13, 2016
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Fear growing over health risks of chemical cleaning supplies
The continuing battle over the toxicity of a major brand’s humidifier sterilizer has led to rising fears about chemical household products, data showed Friday.A growing number of consumers are balking at purchasing chemical household products, beyond those manufactured by Oxy Reckitt Benckiser. RB’s humidifier sterilizer Oxy Ssak Ssak is currently blamed for allegedly causing the deaths of over 103 people in Korea.According to industry watchers, the widespread fears reflect consumers’ distrust t
IndustryMay 13, 2016
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[Travel Bits] Round up of travel news
Everland Rose Festival The nation’s largest outdoor amusement park, Everland, is hosting its annual Rose Festival until June 12. The theme park, located in Yongin just outside of Seoul, is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is currently flooded with roughly 1 million roses scattered throughout the park’s luscious garden areas. This year’s Rose Festival is highlighted by the newly established, “Shakespeare Garden,” which features specialized storyboards of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” “Romeo and J
TravelMay 13, 2016
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Police arrests alleged art forger of Lee U-fan paintings
A 66-year-old Korean man has been arrested for allegedly making copies of Korean art master Lee U-fan’s paintings, the Seoul Metropolitan Police said Friday. The man surnamed Hyun is suspected of creating fake works of Lee’s abstract paintings. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday, the police said. According to the police, Hyun was arrested in Japan on April 13. Hyun fled to Japan after the Korean police carried out an investigation into art forgery rumor
PerformanceMay 13, 2016
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[EYE INTERVIEW] DDP promotes coexistence of the old and new
“It looks like a giant spaceship,” is the phrase that Lee Keun, CEO of the Seoul Design Foundation, has heard the most since Dongdaemun Design Plaza was unveiled to the public in 2014. Replacement of the 80-year-old sports stadium kicked off in 2007 as part of a city regeneration project. The site was reborn as a four-story complex, designed by Zaha Hadid, an award-winning architect who died in March.The ultramodern design of the plaza -- with a total floor area of 87,000 square meters -- marked
Social AffairsMay 13, 2016
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Foster does what she can with ‘Money Monster’
Lee Gates, the main man in the complex thriller “Money Monster,” plays a popular stock specialist on live television, telling viewers what to buy, sell or hold. He looks and acts like the classic stereotype of a Wall Street whiz on TV -- $5,000 suit, winning smile, sharp patter. Lee, played by the handsome and genial George Clooney, is big on TV because even when his proposals are risky, they sound brilliant. If he warns that your retirement savings will tank unless you stockpile Nigerian hedge
FilmMay 13, 2016
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Go sugar-free, but satisfy that sweet tooth
With the Korean government raising awareness about the harmful effects of table sugar, other products that provide an alternative sweet punch while staying light on calories have come to the fore.Consumers have begun to seek out products that are not only sweet, but also natural, low on calories and preferably with additional health benefits.One of the alternatives is allulose, a naturally occurring sweetener found in small amounts in raisins, figs, and wheat. Although it is almost as sweet as t
IndustryMay 13, 2016
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Eyelike: Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Martina McBride shines on new album, ‘Reckless’Martina McBride“Reckless” (Nash Icon/BMLG)On Martina McBride’s first album for the Nash Icon label -- created to market veteran country singers -- she hedges her bets by coproducing with longtime hit-maker Dann Huff (Keith Urban) and relative newcomer Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift).Perhaps accordingly then, the album presents something old and something new. The four-time CMA female vocalist of the year tosses out a few pop-country trifles: “We’ll Pi
PerformanceMay 13, 2016
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[Weekender] Breaking the sugar habit
About two years ago, Park Hyung-jun was told by his doctor that he should stop drinking coke. The 32-year-old used to have three cans of coke a day – one after every meal. “I loved the sensation of carbonation and the sweet taste,” he told The Korea Herald. “It felt like drinking coke helped digestion. It was just a nice way of finishing meals, especially heavy ones. ”Kim developed his love for coke while he was serving his military duty about five years ago. Coke became a daily necessity for hi
Social AffairsMay 13, 2016
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Lee Min-ho’s ‘Bounty Hunters’ to open July 1 in China
Actor Lee Min-ho’s big screen debut in China “Bounty Hunters” will premiere on July 1 in China.The South Korean-Chinese production was originally slated to be released in mid-June, but this was delayed to make the film higher quality and to target the busy theater season which starts from July. Still from film "Bounty Hunters" (Starhaus Entertainment)“The movie is expected to have popular appeal, since it is an action-comedy blockbuster,” said an official from its production company Starhaus En
FilmMay 13, 2016
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[K-talk] AOA’s Seolhyun, Jimin apologize for attitude during history quiz
Seolhyun and Jimin of girl group AOA have apologized to the public for the recent controversy regarding their attitude on Onstyle’s reality show “Channel AOA.”On the episode aired last Tuesday, the two AOA members were asked questions about historical figures in Korea. Controversy arose as they were both unable to identify An Jung-geun, a famous Korean independence activist. Seolhyun, Jimin of AOA (Herald Pop)However, the public was not enraged simply by the fact that the two failed to recogniz
EntertainmentMay 13, 2016
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Zika test allegation spreads despite USFK’s denial
The suspicion that the U.S. military may be testing the Zika virus at its laboratory here is spreading among South Koreans, with civic groups holding a protest demanding explanations from U.S. Forces Korea.A local media outlet reported earlier this week on an April article about the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center that had reportedly hinted at a possible study of the virus in the Yongsan garrison.“Participants in the project are already looking to add a Zika virus detection capabil
Social AffairsMay 13, 2016
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(Video) Cab driver caught on video cursing at Chinese women
A video of a Korean taxi driver refusing Chinese passengers and cursing at them has garnered attention online.The video was uploaded on an internet community on Wednesday. It showed a middle-aged driver forcing two Chinese women to get off his cab for refusing to pay extra fare. “I know you, every time. Every month we’re here, you say no (ride),” shouts one of the women, to which the driver responds “I’ll hit you, you disrespectful (expletive).” He was seen shouting profanities several times, pa
Social AffairsMay 13, 2016
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[Box Office] Latest movie releases
The Wailing(Korea)Opened May 11Mystery, thriller. Directed by Na Hong-jinA series of horrifying murders takes place in a quiet village upon the arrival of a strange fisherman (Jun Kunimura ). Policeman Jong-gu (Kwak Do-won) teams up with a shaman (Hwang Jung-min) to get to the bottom of the mystery. Phantom Detective (Korea)Opened May 4Drama, action. Directed by Jo Sung-heeGenius detective Hong Gil-dong (Lee Je-hoon) seeks to find and kill his worst enemy, Kim Byung-deok (Park Geun-hyung). On th
FilmMay 13, 2016
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[Weekender] Before sugar became the enemy
It seems almost like the world has turned against sugar. In March, the U.K. announced a plan to impose a new tax on sugary drinks. (123rf)In 2014, Berkeley city council in California introduced a “soda tax,” becoming the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to pass penalty taxes on the sugar-sweetened beverages. South Korea has also joined the move to reduce sugar intake. In April, the government said that it aimed to cut down on the amount of sugar consumed by Koreans to 10 percent of their daily die
PoliticsMay 13, 2016