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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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N.K. won't use nukes first unless its sovereignty is violated: Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is violated at the North's key party congress, the country's state-run media said Sunday.At the ongoing party congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the North's leader also said that Pyongyang will seek to "improve and normalize" its relations with countries that will ditch their hostile policy toward it. (Yonhap)"As a responsible nuclear weapons state, our republic will not use a nuclea
North KoreaMay 8, 2016
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Korea reports 4th confirmed case of Zika virus
The fourth case of a Zika virus infection in South Korea has been found in a 25-year-old woman who recently came back from a trip to Vietnam, local health authorities said Saturday.The unmarried woman, whose identity was withheld, worked in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam from April 10-30 and entered South Korea on May 1, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.She visited a hospital in the western port city of Incheon on May 4 to treat a chronic thyroid gland problem after having
Social AffairsMay 7, 2016
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Kang Jung-ho homers twice in season debut for Pirates
Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates homered twice in his season debut Friday (local time), punctuating a return from devastating knee injuries he suffered last fall.Kang blasted a two-run shot to right field off Tyler Lyons of the St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the sixth at Busch Stadium, putting the Pirates up 3-0.Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho watches his two-run home run during the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals May 6, in St. Louis. (Yonhap)Then with the Pirates nursing
BaseballMay 7, 2016
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Pro-N. Korea leaflets found in Seoul: police
Hundreds of leaflets praising North Korea were found in Seoul Saturday, police said, as the communist country held a major political event in defense of its monolithic regime.The leaflets, which were discovered by a passerby in the western Yangcheon Ward earlier in the day, contained text that hailed North Korea's nuclear weapons development and criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye, according to the police.Police said they immediately gathered the leaflets, of which there were about 3
North KoreaMay 7, 2016
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Oxy sterilizer victim's father to sue U.K. headquarters
A South Korean father who claims to have lost his son to a harmful Oxy Reckitt Benckiser humidifier sterilizer said Saturday he will file a compensation suit against the British company later this month.Kim Deok-jong, 40, said he decided to file the damage suit against the British company after CEO Rakesh Kapoor refused his demand to visit South Korea to make an apology in front of the sterilizer's victims. His 5-year-old son died in 2009 after battling a respiratory disease.His legal representa
Social AffairsMay 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Alberta fire threatens oil production, helps boost price
The massive wildfire in the heart of Canada's oil country is helping send crude prices higher.Benchmark U.S. crude rose 34 cents to $44.66 a barrel Friday in New York after earlier dropping by nearly 2 percent. Oil prices often spike when there is concern that production could be curtailed. A wildfire moves toward the town of Anzac on Wednesday, where was set up as an evacuation center for those ordered to leave Fort McMurray. (AP)Canada is the leading exporter of crude oil and natural gas to th
InternationalMay 7, 2016
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Images suggest N. Korea preparing for nuke test
North Korea may be preparing for a nuclear test in the near future, a U.S. website that monitors the isolated nation said Friday.The website 38 North said commercial satellite imagery taken Thursday shows vehicles at a command center believed to control the underground explosions, which could be sign that a test is imminent.The center lies nearly four miles from the test site at Punggye-ri. The website said the level of activity at the test site continues to be low, but vehicles are not often se
North KoreaMay 7, 2016
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LS Cable & System's honorary chairman dies at 93
The honorary chairman of South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System died of a chronic disease early Saturday morning at the age of 93, his company said.Koo Tae-hwoi, the late honorary chairman of LS Cable & SystemKoo Tai-hwoi is the younger brother of LG Group founder Koo In-hwoi and was the last surviving first-generation member of the LG Group.He had served in senior posts in the early years of the LG Group founded in 1907, and established the LS Group with his two other brothers in 196
BusinessMay 7, 2016
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N. Korea party to give Kim Jong-un top title at congress
North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong-un, another sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's deepening international isolation over one of his key ambitions, to keep developing more and better nuclear weapons.Kim Jong-un addresses the congress in Pyongyang. YonhapThe state-run Korean Central News Agency on Saturday said the agenda for the congress included reviewing the works of the party's Cen
North KoreaMay 7, 2016
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White House urges N. Korea to 'come out of wilderness'
The White House on Friday urged North Korea to "come out of the wilderness" by giving up nuclear ambitions as Pyongyang's leader, Kim Jong-un, hailed the country's nuclear and missile tests during a rare congress of the Workers' Party.Kim's address at the first party congress in 36 years showed that despite international pressure, he is determined to forge ahead with nuclear and missile programs under his trademark "byeongjin" policy of simultaneously pursuing economic and nuclear development. "
NationalMay 7, 2016
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1 dead in collision between oil tanker, fishing boat
A large-size oil tanker collided with a fishing boat in waters off the southern region of South Korea, leaving one person dead, the Coast Guard said Friday.The accident took place at around 10:19 p.m. on Thursday when the 62,000-ton oil-carrying ship collided with the 4-ton shrimp boat in the waters off the southern port city of Yeosu, according to the police.A 58-year-old captain of the boat, only identified by his surname Kang, was confirmed dead. Authorities said that he was pulled from the s
Social AffairsMay 6, 2016
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Cheong Wa Dae keeping close watch on N. Korean party congress
South Korea's presidential office said Friday that it is carefully monitoring the North's first party congress in 36 years so it can cope with any unexpected developments.Most South Koreans are taking time off after Seoul designated the day as a temporary national holiday so as to boost domestic consumption, but senior officials in charge of diplomatic and security affairs at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae all reported to work to check on the various pieces of news and intelligence coming
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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POSCO most popular bet among foreigners on better-than-expected earnings
South Korea's steelmaking giant POSCO was the most popular option in the stock markets in the second quarter for foreign investors, market data showed Friday, amid improving sentiments helped by its better-than-expected earnings. According to the data by the Korean Exchange and others, foreign investors bought a net 328.4 billion won (US$284.5 million) worth of POSCO stocks on the Seoul bourse during the April-June period. This represented the largest portion of foreign net buying, which came to
IndustryMay 6, 2016
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N.K. trade union calls for working level talks on inter-Korean football match
North Korea's sole trade union called for a working level meeting with South Korean counterparts to arrange the inter-Korean football match in August, the communist country's state-run media said Friday.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the letter sent to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) suggested holding a meeting in late May in China. The North's General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK), however, said the d
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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Int'l human rights group urges NK leader to halt forced labor
An international human rights group is urging North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to halt forcing its people to engage in forced labor without due compensation, a report by a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday.The report carried by Radio Free Asia (RFA) said the Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Kim calling for an end to mandatory forced labor, and requested that Pyongyang become a member of the International Labor Organization under the United Nations.The move by the New York-headquartered non-g
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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N. Korea opens first party congress in 36 years
North Korea opened its first party congress in more than three decades on Friday as the country's leader Kim Jong-un is seeking to further cement his power amid speculations over Pyongyang's possible nuclear test.The congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) comes as North Korea was slapped with tougher sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in March over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch early this year.North Korea kicked off its rare party congress at the April 25 House of Cult
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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Hyundai Motor's cumulative sales in Canada top 2 mln: data
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading carmaker, has sold more than 2 million vehicles in Canada since its debut in the market more than three decades ago, industry sources said Friday.Since 1984 when it first exported its cars to Canada, its cumulative overseas shipments to the North American country came to 2,005,801 units in April, according to the sources. Hyundai Motor's sales there slumped in the 1990s, and its cumulative sales could not exceed the 1 million mark until 2008.But sales pic
IndustryMay 6, 2016
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U.N. chief calls for N. Korea to resolve problems through dialogue
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on North Korea on Thursday to resolve problems through dialogue and become a responsible member of the international community as the communist nation is set to hold a key national meeting.Ban made the remark to reporters after a visit to Brookland Middle School in Washington, saying sanctions on Pyongyang are aimed more at persuading the North to join the international community, rather than punishing the regime."I hope the North will heed to this and s
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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N. Korea set to open first party congress in 36 years
North Korea is set to open its first party congress in more than three decades on Friday, a venue expected to focus on bolstering the personality cult of the country's leader Kim Jong-un who has been in power for nearly five years.The congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) comes as North Korea was slapped with tougher sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in March over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch early this year.North Korea is poised to open the party congress later in
North KoreaMay 6, 2016
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N. Korea may conduct live fire exercise at party congress
North Korea may carry out a live fire exercise during the key party congress that kicks off Friday as part of its ongoing effort to ramp up tensions and get the people to rally behind its leader, an informed source said.The government insider said there is a chance that Pyongyang could show off an artillery attack against a mockup Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office, to participants who have converged on the capital city this week to take part in the critical Workers' Party of Korea
Foreign AffairsMay 6, 2016