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Host of Miss Korea apologizes for 'inappropriate question' about deepfake
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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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'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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Most teen sex offenders get away with slap on wrist
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Ex-Trump official calls for S. Korea to raise defense spending to 3 or 3.5% of GDP
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Man sentenced to 1 year, 8 months for stealing from elementary school classrooms
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Same-sex couple denied insurance clearance despite landmark ruling
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SK On offers voluntary retirement amid losses
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S. Korea to host multinational submarine rescue drill
South Korea and five other countries including the U.S. and Japan will hold a joint submarine rescue drill later in the month, Navy officials said Tuesday.The “Pacific Reach 2016” drill, which will take place from May 25 to June 3 in the South Sea, is held once every three years and simulates a situation in which a submarine requires a search and rescue operation.The six participating countries -- which include Australia, Singapore and Malaysia -- will take part with their crew and equipment, in
DefenseMay 10, 2016
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Park to meet with floor leaders
President Park Geun-hye will meet with new floor leaders of the top three political parties on Friday in a renewed attempt to seek legislative cooperation from the incoming parliament.“I am scheduled to meet with the newly elected floor leaders of (the three) parties come Friday,” the president said at the Cabinet meeting.“I am hoping that the occasion will offer an opportunity for the government and political parties to expand communication and prioritize the will of the people.”President Park
PoliticsMay 10, 2016
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[Stephen Mihm] How your breakfast cereal became ‘100% Natural’
Quaker Oats, a brand that claims to embody “wholesome goodness,” has been hit with a class-action lawsuit challenging its much-trumpeted claims that its products are “100% Natural.” The reason? Trace quantities of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer known as Roundup, have been found in breakfast cereal. The outcome of this and other, similar lawsuits could depend on the answer to a pesky question: What does it mean for a food to be natural? There is an abundant historical record
ViewpointsMay 10, 2016
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[Mac Margolis] Catastrophe is the new normal for Venezuelans
Making sense of the rolling political and economic disaster in Venezuela isn’t easy. But the bigger mystery may be why the whole country isn’t flooding into the streets to demand the end of the social revolution that’s left one of Latin America’s most resource-rich nations in a shambles.Start with the riddle of why the country with the world’s largest crude oil reserves has suffered constant power outages. (Spoiler: instead of using oil to generate electricity, the government has relied on hydro
ViewpointsMay 10, 2016
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[Kim Seong-kon] True meaning of manliness in Korean society
In 1987 American writer Norman Mailer directed a movie titled “Tough Guys Don’t Dance.” Scorned by moviegoers, the movie was soon forgotten. Yet the title amused people. After the movie was released, I was invited to teach at Brigham Young University as a visiting professor. I moved to Provo, Utah, with my daughter Min who was in the sixth grade. One day, her best friend Brittany Walker came over to my apartment to play with Min. At the time, I happened to wear a pink shirt. “Dad, you are in pin
ViewpointsMay 10, 2016
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Jury to participate in Pohang murder trial
A jury will participate in the trial of a 24-year-old man who murdered his girlfriend and her friend, a Daegu court announced Tuesday. The jury’s decision will not be legally binding, but the judge will consider their voice in making the official ruling. The man is accused of stabbing his 27-year-old girlfriend after she broke off their relationship. The murder took place at a flat in Jukdo-dong in Pohang City, North Gyeongsang Province, on March 30. He is also accused of murdering the victim’s
Social AffairsMay 10, 2016
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[David Whitley] Prince Harry is hero behind the Invictus Games
It’s hard to say what was the best moment of Sunday night’s Invictus Games opening ceremony, although the sight of August O’Neill dropping from the sky to deliver the flag was certainly up there.His left leg was severely injured during a rescue mission in Afghanistan. After 20 surgeries, it could not be saved. But the Air Force special operator didn’t give up.He trained and fought and got his old job back. Spotlights trained on O’Neill as he rappelled from a helicopter and landed outside Champio
ViewpointsMay 10, 2016
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Argentina's VP calls on Korea to help create jobs, tackle poverty
Argentina's vice president called on South Korea Tuesday to help lift millions of Argentinians out of poverty as the new administration in Buenos Aires pushes to revive the country's economy.Gabriela Michetti, who took office in December upon the election of reformist President Mauricio Macri, arrived in Seoul Sunday on a three-day visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.Speaking in a joint interview with Yonhap News Agency and the Maeil Business Newspaper, she made clear tha
Diplomatic CircuitMay 10, 2016
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Tehran Street, Seoul Street stand as symbols of friendship
Tehran Street in southern Seoul and Seoul Street in Iran's capital are prominent symbols of the special bond that has withstood the test of time and can pave the way for a brighter future, observers said Tuesday.The 4-kilometer-long Tehran Street, which runs through the capital's affluent Gangnam district from east to west, is considered one of the richest areas in the country with countless high-rises flanking the boulevard that is used by an endless stream of cars and pedestrians every day.Fou
Diplomatic CircuitMay 10, 2016
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N. Korea holds mass celebration to mark key party congress
North Korea held a mass celebration to mark the closing of the four daylong ruling party congress in central Pyongyang on Tuesday, attracting leader Kim Jong-un and the party's newly appointed group of top echelons.The ruling Worker's Party of Korea congress that concluded Monday gave Kim the chairmanship at the party and revised the party's rules to further consolidate Kim's status as the supreme party leader.The revised rules also stipulate that as the WPK's chairman, Kim represents and leads
North KoreaMay 10, 2016
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Samsung Heavy may unveil overhaul plan next week
Samsung Heavy Industries may submit next week a self-restructuring plan to its creditor banks, as Korean dockyards ramp up their fight for survival amid a protracted slump in global shipbuilding. Samsung, the smallest of the country’s Big Three shipyards, is currently drawing up steps to improve finances, while pressured by creditors to cut debt. Industry sources said its plans may include a 170 billion won ($145 million) sale of real estate assets, disposals of equity holdings worth 50 billion
May 10, 2016
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[Robert J. Fouser] Preventing the rise of another Trump
Donald Trump won the Republican primary on May 3 by a large margin, causing his two remaining competitors, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to drop out of the race and assuring him of the nomination at the convention in July. The sudden turn of events threw the Republican Party into greater disarray. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, the highest elected Republican, has withheld his support. Former presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, the two most recent Republican preside
ViewpointsMay 10, 2016
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Seoul shares up 0.75% on massive buying of beaten-down issues
Korean stocks closed 0.75 percent higher on Tuesday as investors picked up auto, pharmaceutical and other recently beaten-down shares, analysts said. The local currency dropped against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 14.69 points to end at 1,982.5. Trade volume totaled 364.98 million shares worth 4.77 trillion won ($4.1 billion), with gainers outpacing decliners 576 to 217. The local stock market got off to a subdued start apparently taking a cue fr
May 10, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy union calls for management participation
The labor union members of Hyundai Heavy Industries have demanded that the world’s top shipbuilder allow them to participate in management amid a looming labor strife over restructuring.Union leader Baek Hyung-rok met the company’s chief executive Kwon Oh-gap on Tuesday to reportedly call for the right to choose an outside director, alongside negotiations over wage rise and job security that kicked off in the day.“We don’t expect such a right will significantly change the management system. It i
IndustryMay 10, 2016
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Kumho Petrochemical takes issue with Asiana’s Kumho Terminal sale
Kumho Petrochemical Co. has taken issue with Asiana Airlines’ recent sale of its stake in Kumho Terminal to Kumho & Company by requesting related documents on Monday.Industry watchers see the move as an attack on Park Sam-koo, chairman of Asiana Airlines’ parent company Kumho Asiana Group, by his brother Park Chan-koo, who heads Kumho Petrochemical. Kumho Petrochemical chairman Park Chan-koo (left) and Park Sam-koo, chairman of Asiana Airlines’ parent company Kumho Asiana Group (Yonhap)As the se
IndustryMay 10, 2016
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Seoul says it will never accept Pyongyang as nuclear power
South Korea will never recognize North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to "wake up" and take a path toward its denuclearization.During a key congress of the North's Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) that ended Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed that the communist state would push for its dual-track policy of simultaneously developing nuclear arms and its economy."Our government and the international community will never accept
Social AffairsMay 10, 2016
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Indonesian leader to visit Korea next week
Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.Park is set to meet with Widodo on Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss how to boost cooperation in trade investment as well as regional and international issues, the presidential office said.South Korea said Widodo’s visit could further strengthen relations between the two countries.Trade volume between South Korea and Indonesia stoo
Social AffairsMay 10, 2016
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[Photo News] Korea’s leading biotech body partners with M&A association
KBIO PARTNERS WITH M&A ASSOCIATION -- Seo Jeong-sun (left), president of the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Korea M&A Association president Kim Ik-rae agree to a cooperative partnership in a ceremony held in Seoul on Tuesday. Under the new partnership, the two bodies will jointly host seminars, educational programs and consulting sessions with the goal of supporting the growth of Korean businesses engaged in the up-and-coming field of biotechnology. (Korea Biotechnology Industry
IndustryMay 10, 2016
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Gov't, labor deepen conflict over performance-based pay
The government and major labor organizations here are expected to face off in what could be a crippling battle for both sides over the performance-linked wage system, which may also spell trouble for the country's already sagging economy.The government is moving to introduce and expand the performance-based payment system to all public firms, with an apparent hope to create a spin-off effect on private companies.The country's two largest labor umbrella organizations have vowed to take part in an
Social AffairsMay 10, 2016
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'Comrade' omitted from Chinese president's message to Kim Jong-un
The term "comrade" was not used for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a message sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping to congratulate Kim on his election as chairman of the North's ruling party. China's state-controlled media on Tuesday reported that Xi sent the message written in Chinese to Kim, but the term was not used to address the North Korean head. In an English-language article, China's official Xinhua News Agency also reported that Xi "congratulated Kim Jong-un on his election as chairm
North KoreaMay 10, 2016