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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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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
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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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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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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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Thief lures men through dating app
A man who had drugged two of his dates to steal their money was arrested by the police on Wednesday.(123RF)The 28-year-old surnamed Lee used a chatting application to connect with dates. After meeting them in person, he drugged them with sleeping pills and stole their phones, clothes and wallet. The items he stole from two men in one night were worth 2.4 million won ($2,100). He committed the crimes at a three-hour interval. Northern Busan police said they are going through Lee’s cell phone to d
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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Incheon named best airport in the world for 11th year
GOLD COAST, Australia -- Incheon International Airport was named the best airport in the world by the international airport council for the 11th consecutive year at an awards ceremony in Gold Coast, Australia, Tuesday.The honor comes as Korea’s largest international airport, led by newly appointed CEO Chung Il-young, works on improvements and expansions including a second terminal to be completed next year.Incheon International Airport won a total of three honors from the Airports Council Intern
IndustryApril 20, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Saudi Arabia mixes oil policy with politics
After taking over defense and economic planning, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has now stamped his authority over oil policy.In so doing, the 30-year-old son of King Salman upended the Saudis’ decades-long approach of separating commercial from political considerations. Over the weekend, Saudi officials quashed an agreement among major oil producers in Doha to freeze output due to Iran’s refusal to participate, a sign the regional rivalry is infecting the market. Saudi
World NewsApril 20, 2016
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Korean pastor convicted of breaching security law
The nation's top court has sentenced a 54-year-old pastor to six months in prison for praising North Korea in violation of South Korea's national security law.Upholding a lower court's decision, the Supreme Court convicted Park Kwang-hyuk of supporting the authoritarian regime on the Web site of a pro-North Korean online community from 2010. The top court agreed with the lower court's judgment that Park's posts on the Web site pose a clear threat to national security as they can be distributed t
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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Korea targeting top group spot in Olympic football: coach
South Korea will aim to collect two wins and a draw to win their group at the 2016 Olympic men's football tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, head coach Shin Tae-yong said on Wednesday.The 16 qualified nations have been divided into four groups of four and the top two nations from each group will qualify for the knockout stage. South Korea are paired with Mexico, Fiji and Germany in Group C.If they reach the quarterfinals, South Korea will face a team from Group D where Argentina, Portugal, Al
SoccerApril 20, 2016
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Struggling economy faces resurging economic democratization
President Park Geun-hye and her economic aides have suggested the ruling party’s crushing defeat in last week’s general election will not weaken their efforts to accelerate structural reforms, deregulation and industrial renovation.They say that completing such tasks are crucial to create more jobs for young people and boost the country’s growth potential over the long term.At a meeting with her senior secretaries Monday, Park said she would humbly respect voters’ will reflected in the election
April 20, 2016
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Ex-manager predicts more MLB success for Twins' Park Byung-ho
The former manager for Minnesota Twins' Park Byung-ho is predicting even bigger things to come for the South Korean slugger once he starts getting around on major league fastballs.Yeom Kyung-yup of the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization told reporters Tuesday the last hurdle for Park is to be able to connect on fastballs with more consistency, since he can already hit breaking balls well."If Park Byung-ho can start catching up to fastballs, he will be even better than he's been so f
BaseballApril 20, 2016
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Nuclear envoys of South Korea, U.S., Japan discuss N.K. issues
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan held a breakfast meeting to discuss the implementation of international and bilateral sanctions on North Korea and the possibility of its additional provocations, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, held the unofficial meeting with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts Sung Kim and Kimihiro Ishikane. Their gathering came the d
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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Korea to offer $700,000 in aid to quake-hit Ecuador
South Korea will offer $700,000 in aid to Ecuador in the wake of a deadly earthquake that has claimed hundreds of lives, the Foreign Ministry said WednesdayOn Saturday, a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the South American nation, leaving more than 400 people killed and thousands injured or missing. The Ecuadorian government has declared a state of national emergency, with about 40,000 people deemed to be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance."As a responsible middle power of the international commun
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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China urges Russia to jointly keep strategic balance in Northeast Asia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Russian counterpart that Moscow and Beijing should work together to maintain a strategic balance in Northeast Asia, in a thinly veiled warning against the possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile-defense shield in South Korea.Wang made the remarks during a bilateral meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, according to a script of his remarks published by China's foreign ministry on Wednesday. "China and Russia
Foreign AffairsApril 20, 2016
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Over 60% of N.K. defectors see themselves as low class: poll
More than 6 out of 10 North Korean defectors perceived themselves as lower-class citizens last year as they feel a sense of relative poverty compared with other South Koreans, a survey showed Wednesday.On the perceived social status, 61.4 percent of 2,444 North Korean defectors aged over 15 said they view themselves as being underprivileged in South Korea, according to the poll by Seoul's unification ministry and its affiliate Korea Hana Foundation.The survey conducted in 2015 also showed that 3
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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Park offers condolences to Ecuador over deadly quake
President Park Geun-hye has offered deep condolences to her Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, over the deadly earthquake that struck the South American country, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.In a message to Correa, Park expressed hope that Ecuador will quickly pick up the pieces after the earthquake, according to the South Korean presidential office.The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, leaving at least 480 people dead and some 4,600 people injured. (Yonhap)
PoliticsApril 20, 2016
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Seoul ward office to snuff spread of smoke shops
The Seocho ward office in Seoul said Wednesday it plans to implement a new regulation in late October that would strengthen a distance requirement in a bid to reduce the number of tobacco retailers on par with the levels of advanced countries.Under the regulation, the distance of any future smoke shop from others would have to be widened to 100 meters from the current 50 meters. For tobacco shops to be installed in such large buildings as a bus terminal, the shops would most likely be within 50
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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North Korea's science textbooks based on illustrations, questions: study
North Korea's revised science textbooks contain encyclopedia-style illustrations and questions intended to raise students' curiosity and interest, a study here showed Wednesday.The Kim Jong-un regime changed the communist nation's school year system and revised textbooks in September 2012, citing the need for creative and practical education in the information and technology era, according to the Korea Institute for National Unification.The state-funded think tank in Seoul examined the North's e
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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[Photo News] Asiana Airlines volunteers in the Philippines
CSR IN PHILIPPINE -- Executives and employees of Asiana Airlines pose with children during volunteering activities in Asiana Village in the Philippines on Tuesday. The air carrier has helped improve sanitary conditions of the village it built in 2013 as part of its corporate social responsibility program. (Asiana Airlines)
IndustryApril 20, 2016
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North Korea to replace ambassador to Germany: official
North Korea will soon replace its top envoy to Germany, a government official said Wednesday, amid reports the current ambassador is being recalled over various diplomatic failures."I understand that Ambassador Ri Si-hong will be replaced soon," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.North Korea recently informed Germany of the plan, according to an official at Seoul's Foreign Ministry.Although the exact reasons are unclear, the South Korean daily Donga llbo cited the possibility
North KoreaApril 20, 2016
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[Market Now] Taeyoung E&C wins 794.2 billion won contract
Korea’s mid-tier builder Taeyoung Engineering & Construction said it has won a 794.2 billion won ($701.4 million) project finance contract from its subsidiary developer M Cieta Development to build a multipurpose complex in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.The amount is 42.2 percent of the company’s revenue last year, the company said. It said the duration of the contract is 55 months from the date of groundbreaking. The multipurpose complex to be built on 74,052 square meter land near Gwangmyeong
IndustryApril 20, 2016
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'Sewol' ribbon listed as standard unicode
A remembrance ribbon which commemorates the deadly ferry sinking that took more than 300 lives two years ago was designated as a computing text standard, the Unicode Consortium said Wednesday.The unicode refers to the industry computing text standard, which includes the English and Korean alphabets, that is displayed on computers around the globe. The yellow ribbon, previously called the "reminder ribbon" under the code "1F397," changed its title to "Remember 0416" after an anonymous sponsor mad
Social AffairsApril 20, 2016
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Twins' Park Byung-ho homers for 2nd straight day
Minnesota Twins' South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho homered for the second straight day on Tuesday in Minneapolis.Park launched a solo shot to left in the bottom of the eighth against the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field, cutting the Twins' deficit to 5-3.It was Park's team-high fourth home run of the year. All four have come with the bases empty and against right-handed pitchers.The Twins tied things up at 5-5 later in the eighth with a two-run shot by Eddie Rosario, but gave up the go-ahead r
BaseballApril 20, 2016
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Removal of U.S. nuclear umbrella would lead to Seoul contemplate nuclear armament: incoming USFK commander
South Korea would have to think about developing its own nuclear weapons for self-defense if the United States removes its "nuclear umbrella" protection for the Asian ally, the incoming commander of U.S. Forces Korea said Tuesday.Gen. Vincent Brooks, nominated to succeed Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti as USFK commander, made the remark during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, stressing that it's very important for the U.S. to provide a nuclear umbrella or extended deterrent to the
North KoreaApril 20, 2016