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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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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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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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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
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‘Kimchi food truck’ to welcome Chinese tourists
Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will be rolling out its “kimchi food truck” in Seoul and Jejudo Island this week, with the aim of promoting kimchi to foreign tourists. The event targets the estimated 63,000 Chinese tourists who are visiting Korea over the Chinese Labor Day holiday (Apr. 30 to May 2), the ministry said. (123RF)The food truck will offer various kimchi-based dishes, including kimchi fried rice, kimchi pancakes, kimchi dumplings and kimchi egg rolls for some
IndustryMay 1, 2016
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Akdong Musician to hold mini concert
Music duo Akdong Musician will be holding a mini concert ahead of the official release of their new album, the duo’s agency YG Entertainment announced on their official blog www.yg-life.com. The poster on the agency’s blog reads “See you on Children’s Day in Seoul Forest/ enter adolescence” and announces the concert schedule. Poster for Akdong Musician’s mini concert (YG Entertainment) The duo, consisting of siblings Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun, won the first prize in season two of SBS’ auditi
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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4 whaling paintings by J.M.W. Turner to be united
NEW YORK (AP) -- Four whaling paintings by the British artist J.M.W. Turner will be united for the first time in an upcoming exhibition in New York City. “Turner’s Whaling Pictures” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens May 10 and runs through Aug. 7 The paintings were created toward the end of the artist’s career. Seascapes and other marine subjects were among Turner’s favorite subjects. The whaling paintings were exhibited in pairs at the Royal Academy in London in 1845 and 1846. One of th
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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Jazz fest: Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dog acts canceled by rain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Thunderstorms forced the cancellation of Saturday's late acts at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, including scheduled appearances by Stevie Wonder, rapper Snoop Dogg, Beck and others. Overcast skies turned to rain around 3 p.m. but that didn’t stop the music as fans reveled in such acts as New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia, Dr. John and the Nite Trippers and Hurray for the Riff Raff. But all that changed an hour later as heavier rain barred performances by Wond
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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‘Train to Busan’ to premiere at Cannes Film Festival
The blockbuster movie “Train to Busan” has been invited to the 69th Cannes Film Festival, according to the film’s distributor NEW. Director Yeon Sang-ho and the film’s main cast -- actor Gong Yoo, actress Jung Yu-mi and child actress Kim Soo-an -- will attend the film’s world premiere at Cannes and its official red carpet event. From left: actor Gong Yoo, actress Jung Yu-mi, and child actress Kim Soo-an (NEW) The movie, which depicts the story of people trying to flee to Busan, will be screened
FilmMay 1, 2016
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Copyright expires on Bolero, world's most famous classical crescendo
PARIS (AFP) - Almost 90 years after it was first performed in Paris, the copyright ran out on Sunday on one of the most popular and unique pieces of classical music, Ravel’s “Bolero.” “We are accustomed to say that a performance of Bolero begins every 10 minutes in the world. As the work lasts 17 minutes, it is therefore playing at all times somewhere,” said Laurent Petitgirard of France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers. “And it is likely that we will hear it even more now, i
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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Giant Chinese zodiac sculptures are turning heads in Boston
BOSTON (AP) -- A dozen giant bronze animal heads representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac are stopping people in their tracks in downtown Boston and sparking conversations. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” by contemporary Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei, is the latest in a series of outdoor public art projects on the Rose Kennedy Greenway intended to delight, awe and educate the thousands of tourists and workers who walk through the park daily. “The goal of all public art
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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‘Amadeus’ musical stars team up for duo concert series
Two stars of the international-hit rock musical, “Amadeus: Mozart, L’ Opera Rock” are teaming up for a live duo concert series in Korea this summer. Italy-native Mikelangelo Loconte and French musical star Laurent Ban recently wrapped up the Seoul run of “Amadeus,” the first time the production was performed by its original French cast here. The duo is scheduled to hold eight shows from June 30 to July 5 at the KT&G Sangsang Art Hall in Seoul. “Korean fans are unlike fans anywhere else in the
PerformanceMay 1, 2016
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Samsung SDS, EdgeVerve team up for safer online banking
Samsung SDS, an information solutions developer affiliated with Samsung Group, said Sunday it has inked a partnership with India’s mobile banking service giant EdgeVerve Systems. The Korean firm said it will provide faster, easier and more secure authentication systems for EdgeVerve’s Infosys Finacle, the global No. 1 banking solutions provider with some 547 million users in 84 countries around the world. The solutions will be based on fingerprint scanning, facial recognition or other biometric
TechnologyMay 1, 2016
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KT unveils measures to accelerate start-ups
Telecom giant KT Corp. on Sunday unveiled a set of measures, including a 20 billion won ($18 million) investment fund, to support start-ups that are competitive but struggle to secure funding and distribution channels. The company said it will expand its own direct investments into individual start-ups, while beefing up efforts to offer them more practical help. Following a 2 billion won investment into Carvi, a driving assistance systems developer, in February, the company has recently also de
TechnologyMay 1, 2016
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[Photo News] LG built-in solutions refashioned
LG Electronics’ new built-in lineup that was designed by Nate Berkus, a top interior designer, is displayed at a retail shop in Los Angeles. The Korean tech giant aims to double sales of its premium built-in brand LG Studio in the U.S. market this year. (LG Electronics)
TechnologyMay 1, 2016
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Korean-Chinese supporter of Pyongyang defectors found dead
An ethnic Korean clergyman with Chinese nationality has been found dead in a northeastern Chinese town close to the border with North Korea, a North Korea watcher said on Sunday, raising suspicions that the North could possibly be involved in his death.The body of the priest, identified by his surname Han and known for his activities in support of North Korean defectors, was found Saturday afternoon, the watcher said, speculating that he may have been murdered.Chinese police have immediately lau
North KoreaMay 1, 2016
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Park leaves for Iran for talks with Rouhani
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Tehran on Sunday on a historic trip meant to boost political and economic relations between the two countries.Park is set to meet with her Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Monday in the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in 1962. The summit will set the tone for relations at a time when the Islamic Republic has emerged as a promising market following the lifting of i
Foreign AffairsMay 1, 2016
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N. Korea's April 23 SLBM launch ended in failure: officials
North Korea made a false claim about the April 23 launch of its submarine-launched ballistic missile, multiple government sources in Seoul said Sunday, saying the missile is presumed to have exploded in the air."It is believed that the SLBM that the North launched on the 23rd from the East Sea flew about 30 kilometers before exploding," a government source said, noting that the missile may have split into two to three pieces without any booster separation.The 30 km is far below SLBMs' minimum ra
North KoreaMay 1, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung holds TV seminar in Latin America
A participant checks the picture quality of quantum-dot screens at a technological seminar held by Samsung Electronics in Mexico City on April 27. The Korean tech giant invited a group of video experts, retailers and journalists of six Latin American countries to the event, where it is showcasing its latest liquid crystal display-based TV technology that uses tiny particles that emit a different color of light depending on size. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyMay 1, 2016
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Seoul bans smoking near subway stations
A new anti-smoking regulation that bans smoking near subway exits went into effect Sunday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. The regulation forbids smoking within 10 meters of all subways exits in Seoul. Violators will be fined 100,000 won starting in September after a grace period of four months.The tough anti-smoking measure comes after the Seoul government designated 362 nonsmoking zones in the capital city, which includes major plazas, public parks and bus stops.Seoul City Hall has pla
NationalMay 1, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Tense protests against Trump in California
BURLINGAME (AFP) -- Hundreds of demonstrators jostled with police in riot gear outside a California hotel where Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump gave a speech, forcing the candidate to duck into a back entrance.At one point, several dozen protesters broke through barricades and attempted to storm the hotel where the California Republican Party Convention was taking place on Friday, but police, some wielding batons, were able to push them back.The demonstrators waved banners that
InternationalApril 30, 2016
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South Korean workers to stage big rallies nationwide
Tens of thousands of unionized workers will hold rallies across the country to criticize the government's labor reform plans that they say will make firing people easier, the nation's two largest umbrella unions said Saturday.On Sunday, 50,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) will stage protests in 15 cities to urge the government to nullify the agreement made in September between management and labor representatives.The trilateral deal allows companies to dismiss worke
Social AffairsApril 30, 2016
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China, Japan hold FM talks to improve strained ties
The foreign ministers of China and Japan held bilateral talks in Beijing on Saturday with the aim of improving ties strained by territorial and historical disputes. Meeting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing is willing to develop a "healthy and stable" relationship with Tokyo, according to a statement released by China's foreign ministry. But, Wang told Kishida that China would judge Japan's hope to improve relations with China by its actions,
Foreign AffairsApril 30, 2016
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Colombia's illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak
BOGOTA, (AFP) -- Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in slave-like conditions -- and now is also being blamed for a malaria outbreak.Critics point to stagnant water buildups at the clandestine sites and poor sanitary conditions at the workers' camps for an increase in mosquitos spreading the disease, which has quadrupled in jungle regions of the hard-hit and impoverished western department of Choco."The country had more or less con
InternationalApril 30, 2016