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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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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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Panmunjom tours for select Korean nationals may resume in October
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Young Poong says no better offer for Korea Zinc
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Korea's first global webtoon festival lights up Seongsu-dong
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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[Jean-Michel Paul] Seoul does stimulus with a twist
For those feeling sympathy for the European Central Bank, which has pretty much been on its own in trying to stimulate demand in the absence of government fiscal policy and investment, a ray of hope has emerged -- in Korea. South Korea is not doing badly, mind you. The country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a grouping of advanced economies, with a per capita gross domestic product similar to that of the European Union average. Last year, it enjoyed grow
ViewpointsMay 8, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Clinton’s case to make on engagement
By questioning the fundamentals of America’s global role, Donald Trump has given Hillary Clinton a chance to lift her game -- by explaining why continued international engagement is in America’s interest and the world’s.If Clinton can’t counter Trump’s “America first” rhetoric, and make the case that U.S. leadership is still crucial for our security, she won’t be a strong president. And she won’t have public support for the policies needed to rebuild American credibility.Trump’s critics sometime
ViewpointsMay 8, 2016
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Ruling party to push for hearing on Oxy case
The ruling Saenuri Party decided Sunday to push for a hearing on the toxic humidifier disinfectant case after the prosecutorial probe is completed.After holding talks with the government, the party also decided to keep open the option of holding an audit against involved companies and government organizations if the hearing fails to fully clarify the wrongdoings related to the tragedy that left more than a hundred people dead after using the products containing toxic substances.The party will al
Social AffairsMay 8, 2016
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Rooftop tragedy in Itaewon
A couple fell to their death while kissing on a rooftop in Itaewon on Sunday.According to the Yongsan police, at around 2 a.m., a 31-year-old man from the United States and a 26-year-old woman from South Africa accidentally fell from a three-story building while kissing precariously close to the banister. (Yonhap TV Capture)Witnesses have reported that the woman fell first and the man, while attempting to catch her, fell after her. The two were taken to the hospital but did not survive due to h
Social AffairsMay 8, 2016
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Daebudo murder suspect’s full identity goes public
Police on Saturday arrested Jo Sung-ho, the suspect in a case involving a dismembered body found in Daebudo Island at Gyeonggi province’s Ansan city last month, revealing his full name and face to the public in a rare occurrence. Jo, 30, appeared for his arrest warrant hearing without a mask covering his face. His name and other details were revealed after the warrant was issued. Jo's Facebook account is now deactivated. (Jo Sung-ho's Facebook)The police said the degree of brutality of the crime
Social AffairsMay 8, 2016
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Akdong Musician returns with feelgood music
Akdong Musician’s Lee Chan-hyuk (left) and Lee Soo-hyun perform at Seoul Forest on Friday, May 5. (YG Entertainment)Akdong Musician held a mini-concert on Friday in Seoul to mark the release of “Spring,” a new album full of the sibling duo’s trademark feel-good music and whimsical lyrics.“We didn’t expect so many people to turn up, we’re truly moved,” said 17-year-old vocalist Lee Soo-hyun, referring to the swarms of families that filled the outdoor theater to hear the group perform at Seoul For
PerformanceMay 8, 2016
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Samsung chairman stable after 2 years in hospital
After nearly two years since he was first hospitalized, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee’s health is said to be stable currently. Even though the company does not reply to media inquiries about the chairman’s health, industry watchers assume that he is in stable condition but shows no sign of improving. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee (Yonhap)“The chairman’s health is his private issue. We do not comment on it,” said a Samsung spokesperson, declining to be named. The Samsung pa
TechnologyMay 8, 2016
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Geoje may lose 22,000 jobs in shipbuilding this year: report
A continued recession in the shipbuilding industry could lead to the loss of as many as 22,000 jobs this year on Geoje Island in the southern part of Korea where two large shipbuilders are located, warned a report by Geoje City on Friday.It is the first time that a local government has released a report forecasting a massive layoff in the shipbuilding sector, which is reeling from a drought of orders for new shipbuilding and offshore plants.If the two shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries and D
May 8, 2016
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Diversity of Korean art at Frieze New York
NEW YORK – From refined monochrome paintings fit for elegant modern interiors to cutting-edge works that reflect the dynamic sociopolitical landscape of Korea, the fifth edition of the Frieze art fair in New York featured various aspects of Korean modern and contemporary art. The five-day art fair, which ended on Sunday, gathered both big names and less well-known talents, connecting major galleries and artists to collectors, curators and museums, plus more than 40,000 public art lovers, accordi
PerformanceMay 8, 2016
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Seoul downplays Kim's remarks over world's denuclearization
South Korea on Sunday downplayed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's vow to "strive for the denuclearization of the world," stressing that the pledge was no different from Pyongyang's erstwhile stance against its own denuclearization.During the ongoing congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, Kim said that his country would "faithfully" fulfill its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for global denuclearization. He also vowed not to use nuclear arms first unless the North's sovereig
North KoreaMay 8, 2016
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Israeli film ‘Sand Storm’ wins at Jeonju Film Fest
Still from Elite Zexer’s “Sand Storm” (Jeonju International Film Festival)“Sand Storm” by Israeli director Elite Zexer has won the Grand Prize in the International Competition section of this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival, JIFF announced last Friday.“Sand Storm,” directed by the female director Zexer, tells the tale of a Bedouin teenage girl torn between personal desires and tradition. It was awarded a cash prize of $19,000. "(The) International Competition has chosen 10 films that a
FilmMay 8, 2016
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Korea Exchange asks 175 firms to disclose information in English
South Korea's main bourse said on Sunday it has asked 175 of listed companies to disclose key management decisions and other information in English starting this week, a move meant to boost foreign shareholders' value.The 175 firms, or about 23 percent, of all 769 companies listed on the main stock exchange are also asked to release earnings results, forecasts and investment decisions in English from Monday in its own KIND regulatory filing system, the Korea Exchange said in a statement."There h
May 8, 2016
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[Photo News] LG Signature at Prague Spring Festival
TechnologyMay 8, 2016
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Samsung creates task force to develop chips for self-driving cars: report
Samsung Electronics has recently set up a new task force to develop chips for self-driving cars, a local news daily reported Sunday. The decision came almost six months after the Korean tech giant launched a new separate team for automotive parts late last year under its chip business division. Citing unnamed sources, the daily said the task force consists of researchers from the chip division’s system LSI unit that produces non-memory chips for mobile application processors and image sensors fo
TechnologyMay 8, 2016
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Surge in shipbuilders' debts attributed to 'heavy tail' deals
Debts owed by South Korea's three major shipbuilders more than doubled over a period of five years ending in 2015 due to disadvantageous contract terms, according to their business reports Sunday.The combined borrowings by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Samsung Heavy Industries Co., and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. jumped to 23.9 trillion won ($20.68 billion) at the end of 2015 from 10 trillion won at end-2010, the data showed.Industry analysts said a sharp increase in the so-call
May 8, 2016
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N.K. leader lays out 5yr vision to boost economy at party congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a five-year strategy for economic growth, stressing the need to improve the people's livelihood and ease an electric power shortage, the country's state media said Sunday.The North's leader did not spell out detailed plans to prop up the country's moribund economy, but emphasized efforts to log sustainable economic growth in the face of tougher U.N. sanctions over its latest nuclear and missile tests."It is imperative to carry through the five-year st
North KoreaMay 8, 2016
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Korea to send more personnel to int'l bodies
South Korea plans to increase the number of personnel working at international organizations to 100 next year, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Sunday, amid the country's stepped-up efforts to bolster its diplomatic profile on the global stage.The ministry said that it would expand a government system that allows public servants to take a leave of absence to serve at international organizations for three years and extend the period by two years if necessary.Currently, 85 public servants
Foreign AffairsMay 8, 2016
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Korean car exports shrink for six straight months in April
South Korea's automobile exports extended their losing streak to six straight months in April due mainly to shrinking demand from emerging markets, the government said Sunday.Outbound shipments of vehicles came to 228,502 units last month, down 19 percent from 282,044 units tallied a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The April figure widened from a 5.1 percent on-year drop in March and an 8.4 percent fall in February.From a month earlier, it also fell 12.8 per
IndustryMay 8, 2016
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Tourist arrivals from Japan increase for 2nd consecutive month
Tourist arrivals here from Japan rose for the second consecutive month in March, industry data showed Sunday.According to the data released by the Korea Tourism Organization, a total of 224,328 Japanese tourists visited South Korea in March, marking a rise of 55.3 percent over the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 2.5 percent from 218,932 in the same month of 2015.In February, 144,493 Japanese came to visit South Korea, rising 1.3 percent from 142,587 recorded a year earlier.Before F
May 8, 2016
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N. Korean buoys near NLL washed away
Some 10 buoys that North Korea installed last year to apparently identify the western inter-Korean sea border were washed away, a government source said Sunday, amid constant concerns that the communist state would violate the maritime boundary.There are no signs yet of the North trying to reinstall the buoys -- with a diameter of less than 1 meter each - after it put in place a monitoring device on a deserted island some 12 kilometers northeast of the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong, t
DefenseMay 8, 2016