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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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Disabled students suffer under reluctant education system
For Doh Woo-gyung in Busan, a mother of a 14-year-old with brain lesions, it was a daring decision to send him to a general public school instead of a special school for the disabled.“As soon as my son graduates high school, he will have to survive in the nondisabled society,” the 44-year old Doh told The Korea Herald. She said she wanted her child to have an opportunity to mingle with the nondisabled. But the mere task of going to school and spending a day there has become a challenge, as the s
Social AffairsApril 19, 2016
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Korea seeks to gain international certification for wind power system
Korea is striving to gain international certification for its homegrown wind power generation system by attracting an international gathering led by the International Electrotechnical Commission, an organization that certifies renewable energy technologies. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Monday, government officials and industry experts from around the world launched a discussion on Jejudo Island on the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment f
IndustryApril 19, 2016
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[News Focus] Leading parties look to minority People's Party for leverage
With the leading parties having secured similar numbers of seats in the next National Assembly, both are seeking to court the tie-breaking minority party that has an opposition tendency and a centrist policy platform.While The Minjoo Party of Korea is hoping to form a decision-making coalition with the second-biggest opposition People’s Party, the ruling Saenuri Party is counting on the middle-of-the-road party to support it in passing specific economic and labor reform bills.For the Minjoo Part
PoliticsApril 19, 2016
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China urges restraint over signs of North Korea's nuke test
China called for restraint on Tuesday over signs that North Korea may conduct its fifth nuclear test ahead of a rare party congress early next month. The possibility of North Korea carrying out another nuclear test has grown after the failed test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile last week, as Pyongyang is trying to bolster internal solidarity ahead of the May party congress, South Korean officials said. The U.N. Security Council adopted tougher sanctions against North Korea early last
North KoreaApril 19, 2016
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Expats blocked from benefits for disabled kids
About five years ago, Jessica Wood, a British expat living in South Korea, learned that her then 1-year-old daughter had cerebral palsy. Wood had been living in Korea for four years prior to having her child here. But even to this day, her daughter cannot be legally recognized as a disabled person in the country because she is not a South Korean national. 123rfWithout recognition of her daughter’s status, Wood and her husband -- who is also a British national -- cannot get a parking permit, even
Social AffairsApril 19, 2016
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Offense on upswing in top pro football league
Offense has been on the upswing in the top professional football league this season compared with last year, data showed Tuesday.Having each played six matches, the 12 clubs in the K League Classic have produced 94 goals, up from 83 goals over the same stretch in 2015.In 2014, the teams scored 75 goals after six matches each.For this season, Busan IPark and Daejeon Citizen were relegated to the second-tier K League Challenge, while Sangju Sangmu and Suwon FC earned a promotion.Busan and Daejeon
SoccerApril 19, 2016
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Korea, NASA to partner on air pollution study
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration will send two science planes to South Korea next week to conduct an air pollution study in cooperation with the Asian country's environment research body, government officials said Tuesday.The National Institute of Environmental Research said a DC-8 flying laboratory and a Beechcraft UC-12B King Air are scheduled to arrive at Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on April 27 as South Korean and U.S. scientists are set to begin the six-week joint st
Social AffairsApril 19, 2016
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LG Chem launches fertilizer affiliate
South Korea’s leading chemical company LG Chem launched a fertilizer affiliate, FarmHannong, on Tuesday after completing months-long acquisition efforts.LG Chem chief executive Park Jin-soo will take helm of FarmHannong, formerly owned by Korean conglomerate Dongbu Group, and stabilize the firm’s businesses, including fertilizers and pesticides, according to the chemical firm. The logo of fertilizer firm FarmHannong. (LG Chem)Founded in 1953, FarmHannong is a leader in the agricultural chemical
TechnologyApril 19, 2016
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Korea likely to pick engine maker for fighter jet project this month
South Korea plans to pick an engine provider for its indigenous fighter jet project as early as this month, an official at the country's sole aircraft maker said Tuesday.European engine maker Eurojet Turbo GmbH and U.S. company General Electric are vying to become the supplier for the engines of the next generation combat planes to be built under the Korean Fighter Experimental program, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. said."We are in talks with the two companies to select an engine provider for
DefenseApril 19, 2016
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Islamic State loses much of its territory
Across Europe, law enforcement authorities scramble to unravel Islamic State terror networks poised to strike against innocent civilians. Progress is fitful, and fear of another attack is high.But on the Iraqi and Syrian battlefields of Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate, better news:-- A loose coalition of forces, backed to varying degrees by the U.S., have reclaimed a huge chunk of Islamic State real estate. The Pentagon now estimates Islamic State has lost at least 40 percent of its te
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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[Shepherd Iverson] The Kim surrogacy
As part of its annual trade and aid package, Beijing purchases 90 percent of North Korea’s commercial exports and provides the Kim regime with 80 percent of its consumer goods, 90 percent of its energy, over $100 million in U.N. banned luxury goods and enough food to feed over a million people. The $1.2 billion trade deficit with China is considered foreign aid since it is inconceivable it will ever be paid back. However, most money is derived from trade itself.China’s exports to North Korea wer
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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South Korea voices concern over Nobel laureates' visit to North Korea
South Korea expressed concern Tuesday over a planned trip to North Korea by three Nobel laureates, saying the communist regime may use the visit for "political purposes."On Monday, the Washington-based Voice of America reported that Britain's Richard Roberts, Norway's Finn Kydland and Israel's Aaron Ciechanover will visit the North from April 30 to May 6 to speak at some of the country's top universities.The visit, organized by the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation, is expected to incl
North KoreaApril 19, 2016
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[Kim Seong-kon] Things we often misunderstand
When foreign cultures come to Korea, they seem to change to suit the Korean sentiment and the new environment. For example, TGI Fridays is just an ordinary family restaurant in the States. In Korea, however, it is a rather decent, expensive Western restaurant where you can bring valued guests without hesitation. Another example is hotels. Unlike in the States, Holiday Inn is a four-star hotel in Korea and the Marriot Hotel a five-star super luxury hotel. In the States, Chinese restaurants are kn
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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[Luiz Felipe d’Avila] How to save Brazil
SAO PAULO -- Brazil’s political crisis appears to be coming to a head. Now that the lower house of the National Congress has voted in favor of President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment for violating fiscal rules, the Senate’s 81 members will vote in the coming days on whether to try her. If 42 agree, she will be suspended for up to 180 days, during which time Vice President Michel Temer will assume the presidency. If the Senate does not produce a two-thirds vote for conviction during that period, R
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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[Mohamed A. El-Erian] G20 delivers empty warning on global economy
The communique issued by the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers at the conclusion of talks in Washington this weekend had a somewhat unreal, and worryingly ironic, tone. Noting that global growth “remains modest and uneven,” the G20 warned the large advanced economies against continuing their prolonged, excessive reliance on unconventional monetary policy to power growth. Yet the communique, which was issued in the names of the specialized policy makers most closely involved in pe
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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[Lee Jae-min] What happened in 1362 and 2012
Two ancient Buddhist statues were stolen by a group of Korean smugglers from two Japanese temples on Tsushima Island in October 2012. The statues were later found in Korea and confiscated by law enforcement agencies. Japan has been asking for the return of the statues. This issue has remained an outstanding item in bilateral relations.There is an international treaty to which both countries are parties, the 1972 UNESCO Convention, which obligates return of stolen cultural artifacts. Japan has be
ViewpointsApril 19, 2016
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Mountain-path killer had mental disorder
The 49-year-old man who murdered a trekker on a well-beaten mountain path in Gwangju had a serious case of megalomania, according to the police on Tuesday. The killer, surnamed Kim, had wandered around a college campus and the adjacent Eodeungsan Mountain with a knife, before coming across a trekker and brutally murdering him at around 5 p.m. on Monday.The victim was a 63-year-old man surnamed Lee who had been resting on a rock with his mobile phone. Kim attempted to forcefully take the phone fr
Social AffairsApril 19, 2016
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61 endangered species facing extinction in North Korea due to deforestation: World Bank
A total of 61 rare and endangered species are facing extinction in North Korea due mainly to the country's extensive deforestation over the past years, a media report citing a report by the World Bank said Tuesday.The bank's data on the North's deforestation and biological diversity showed that nine mammals, 27 birds, 17 species of fish and eight plants in North Korea are facing extinction as of last year, according to the Washington-based Voice of America.North Korea's forests are becoming deva
North KoreaApril 19, 2016
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Seoul to reduce cabs
Seoul city announced Tuesday that it will be reducing the number of cabs here by 74 to help ease the overcrowded taxi market. Research recently showed that the city currently has an oversupply of 11,831 vehicles. The Seoul city government aimed to completely resolve the problem by 2036.In the meantime, it will cut down the number of cabs by 74 in 2016, an additional 108 in 2018 and another 110 in 2019. (Yonhap)Cars to go this year include 50 operated by individual drivers. This will be followed
IndustryApril 19, 2016
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Taxi driver jailed for sexual assault of female passenger
A taxi driver who sexually assaulted an inebriated female passenger was sentenced to a year in prison without probation Tuesday. (Yonhap)According to the Ulsan District Court, the 57-year-old driver was charged last July for taking advantage of a passenger’s drunken state to commit indecent acts on her in a motel room.The court determined, “The defendant’s indecent act and harassment resulted in a considerable amount of sexual humiliation and psychological shock for the victim,” and slapped him
Social AffairsApril 19, 2016