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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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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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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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Boy's emergency medical treatment delayed 2 hours due to staff shortage
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Park Tae-hwan not on preliminary nat'l swimming team for Rio 2016
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan didn't make the preliminary South Korean squad for this year's Summer Olympics announced Wednesday, as he remains under a national team ban for his doping history.The Korea Swimming Federation unveiled the preliminary list of 11 male and 11 female swimmers who have a chance to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.Park, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 400m freestyle, wasn't on the list because of his recent 18-month doping sus
More SportsMay 11, 2016
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Air Force ready to operate locally built planes to train pilots
South Korea's Air Force said Wednesday that it has completed all necessary preparations to use locally built planes for its future pilots, a move that can improve flight training and cut costs. The Air Force Academy rolled out the KT-100 basic trainer at a ceremony held in Cheongju, 137 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The Air Force said the low-wing KT-100 will take over the duty of training cadets from the Russian built T-103.The KT-100 single-prop plane is produced by the country's sole aircraft
DefenseMay 11, 2016
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KB Kookmin Bank organizes job fair in Busan
KB Kookmin Bank is organizing a job fair in the southern port city of Busan as part of its efforts to give back to society in an era of record-high youth unemployment rate.The two-day fair opened at BEXCO on Wednesday with job opportunities at over 200 companies recommended by various respected groups, including Korea Industrial Technology Association and Korean Commission for Corporate Partnership. KB Kookmin Bank CEO Yoon Jong-kyoo (right), along with Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo (center), enco
May 11, 2016
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Korea reports 5th confirmed case of Zika virus
The fifth case of Zika virus infection in South Korea has been found in a man in his 30s who recently came back from a business trip to the Philippines, local health authorities said Wednesday. (Yonhap)The 39-year-old man, whose identity was withheld, visited Batangas, some 100 kilometers south of Manila, on April 27 and returned to South Korea on May 4, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.He visited a clinic in Samcheok, some 290 km east of Seoul, on Monday after ha
Social AffairsMay 11, 2016
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Refugees-as-guides a hit at Berlin’s museums
BERLIN (AFP) - Mohamed Al-Subeeh was a senior restorer at Syria’s best-known mosaic museum, but as war swept deeper into his province, destroying artefacts and threatening his and his family’s lives, he was forced to flee. The 64-year-old from Idlib province never dreamt that he would ever work in a museum again, certainly not in Germany, to which he had fled in a 23-day journey that involved a rubber boat ride across the Mediterranean, endless bus and train rides and hours of trekking on foot.
CultureMay 11, 2016
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China media calls N. Korea's nuclear ambitions 'poison'
The policy of pursuing nuclear weapons in tandem with economic development by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is doomed to fail, a state-run Chinese newspaper said Wednesday, calling the North's nuclear ambitions a "poison" for its economy. North Korea's just-concluded party congress officially endorsed Kim's "byeongjin" policy of simultaneously pursing both nuclear and economic development, dashing hopes that Kim may chart a different course on its nuclear weapons program. In an editorial, the
InternationalMay 11, 2016
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U.N. chief likely to visit Korea this month: source
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will likely visit South Korea this month to attend a series of international conferences, a source with relevant knowledge said Wednesday, as all eyes turn towards whether he will compete in the next presidential race.The South Korean native has long been a favorite among potential candidates for the December 2017 presidential election, although Ban has repeatedly denied interest in domestic politics.According to the source, the U.N. chief will attend the U.N.
Diplomatic CircuitMay 11, 2016
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N. Korean hydropower dam leaking shortly after completion: sources
A North Korean hydropower plant, which has been touted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as one of the major accomplishments of the communist country, started to leak shortly after its completion last month, sources said Wednesday.The hydropower dam, located in North Korea's Yangang Province bordering China, has cracks and part of its walls appears to have collapsed, resulting in water leaks, according to satellite imagery dated May 8, which was obtained by Yonhap News Agency.The image also sho
North KoreaMay 11, 2016
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Park calls for more efforts to explore new overseas markets
President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that South Korea should do more to make inroads into new markets that could give a much-needed boost to the local economy.She also said South Korea should diversify its export items and small and medium-sized companies, which are generally more domestic-market oriented, should strive to penetrate overseas markets.South Korea’s exports have long been dependent on such countries as the United States and China, sparking worries that Seoul could find itself at
TelevisionMay 11, 2016
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Global fans celebrate Lee Min-ho's debut anniversary
Fans from all over the world celebrated the 10th anniversary of South Korean actor Lee Min-ho's debut in "the most creative of ways," involving social media campaigns and paid advertising, his agency said Wednesday. Videos they made were being played in Myeongdong and Gangnam, two of Seoul's most popular neighborhoods, on Tuesday, MYM Entertainment said. These videos also made it to the streets of Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.A group of Japanese fans paid for advertising space on Seoul subway lin
TelevisionMay 11, 2016
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Deeper ties with Iran to boost exports, create jobs in Korea
Deeper economic ties with Iran can bring Korea trade benefits of $84.5 billion and create 680,000 new jobs in the coming decade, according to a Korean think tank. In a report released Wednesday, the Korea Economic Research Institute looked into seven industrial segments that it saw would benefit most from increased business engagement with Iran, a large and diversified market in the Middle East that is just opening up following the lifting earlier this year of decades-long international economic
May 11, 2016
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Korea set to initiate int'l road standard organization
South Korea is considering initiating the establishment of an inter-governmental organization that decides compulsive road standards and guidelines, the transport ministry here said Wednesday.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it has outsourced a research project about mapping out strategies to set up and host an international road organization, saying that the world community has reached a consensus about South Korea's role.There are some international treaties on road traf
Social AffairsMay 11, 2016
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[팟캐스트](144) 대부도 피의자 실명공개 외 1건
진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry1. 대부도 토막살인사건 피의자 신상공개 논란기사요약: 주말간 영장실질심사를 위해 경찰서를 나선 대부도 토막살인사건 피의자 조성호씨의 얼굴 및 신상이 공개되어 화제다. 범행의 잔인함을 미루어 보아 국민의 알 권리가 신상보호보다 앞섰다고 경찰은 발표했지만, 일관성 없는 신상공개에 대한 지적을 받고 있다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Daebudo murder suspect’s full identity made public [1] Police on Saturday arrested Jo Sung-ho, the suspect in a case involving a mutilated body found on Daebudo Island at Gyeon
PodcastMay 11, 2016
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Basquiat sets artist record at Christie’s sale at $57.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) -- A monumental self-portrait by Jean-Michael Basquiat set a world auction record for the artist at $57.3 million Tuesday evening at a Christie’s contemporary art sale. Basquiat’s self-portrait, “Untitled, 1982,” portrays the young artist as a fiery, demonic figure. The canvas, which features splashes of explosive colors, has appeared in every major Basquiat retrospective. It was created just six years before Basquiat died of a drug overdose at 27. A visitor inspects “Untitled” by
PerformanceMay 11, 2016
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[Photo News] Drink responsibly
University students take part in Diageo Korea’s “Cool Drinker Campus Campaign” at Konkuk University in Seoul on Wednesday. The responsible drinking campaign will take place on 20 campuses throughout the university festival season to encourage students to develop responsible drinking habits. The campaign has been held every year since 2007. (Diageo)
IndustryMay 11, 2016
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50 years after riot, publisher asks Rolling Stones to return
LYNN, Massachusetts (AP) -- A newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town 50 years after they cut short a show during a thunderstorm, leading fans to rampage. Ted Grant, publisher of the Daily Item in Lynn, said in an open letter published Tuesday that “a lot has changed” since the band was last in town, on June 24, 1966, and he wants the British rockers to finish the set that ended when they left the stage during a storm at the Manning Bowl stadium. Angry fans broke throu
PerformanceMay 11, 2016
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Women's film festival to address gender hostility
The Seoul International Women’s Film Festival will this year highlight some of the most debated gender issues in society today, through movies that deal with sexual slavery, lesbianism and women’s rights. “The hostility between genders is serious today,” said Lee Hyae-kyung, honorary director of the festival, at a press conference on Tuesday at the Korea Broadcasting Art School in Seoul. “The basic sentiment of our age is fear -- fear of marriage, fear of scrutiny and fear of crime. We feel that
FilmMay 11, 2016
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‘The Handmaiden’ set for June 1 release
Award-winning director Park Chan-wook’s upcoming film “The Handmaiden” is set to open in local theaters on June 1, CJ E&M announced Wednesday. “The Handmaiden” is an erotic thriller inspired by the historical crime novel “Fingersmith” by British author Sarah Waters. A still from “The Handmaiden,” featuring Kim Min-hee (left) and Kim Tae-ri (CJ E&M) Set against the backdrop of Korea and Japan during the Japanese colonial era, the film centers on the conspiracy of a count (Ha Jung-woo) who tries
FilmMay 11, 2016
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Children’s book on Korean history published in English
“Letters from Korean History” is an English-language series of books written for primary to high school students who are interested in learning about Korean history, according to its publisher Cum Libro. The books, published last week, are “for young readers overseas who are curious about Korea and its people, and for young Korean readers keen to learn more about their own history while improving their language skills as global citizens,” said author Park Eun-bong, who has a master’s degree in
BooksMay 11, 2016
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Matt Haig offers people with depression ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’
“Reasons to Stay Alive” By Matt Haig Penguin (272 pages, $15) Matt Haig suffered months of depression and anxiety so crippling that he stood on the edge of a cliff, trying to summon the wherewithal to throw himself off. “The weird thing about depression,” Haig writes in “Reasons to Stay Alive,” is “the fear of death remains the same. The only difference is that the pain of life has rapidly increased.” Somehow, Haig inched his way back from that cliff. Over time, with love and support from his w
BooksMay 11, 2016