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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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N.K. celebrates founder's birthday with attempt to launch missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to the North's founder on Friday, the birthday of his grandfather, as Pyongyang made a botched attempt to launch a ballistic missile.The young leader Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, accompanied by senior military officials, to commemorate the 104th birthday of Kim Il-sung, known as the Day of the Sun, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Since 1997, the North has celebrated the April 15 anniversary with lavish festivals to show its
North KoreaApril 15, 2016
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Korean mobile game to feature Lee Kwang-soo as new character
A South Korean game will feature a character based on actor and TV personality Lee Kwang-soo, his management said Friday.Lee will be a new character in the mobile board game "Game of Dice" created by South Korean mobile game company Joy City Co., King Kong Entertainment said. Lee Kwang-soo (OSEN)"The character 'Kwang-soo' will reflect the star's cheerful characteristics loved by many Asia fans," it said.Nicknamed "Asia's Prince," Lee is widely popular in Asia for his delightful role on variety
IndustryApril 15, 2016
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Kia Motors to showcase Niro hybrid SUV at Beijing motor show
Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No. 2 carmaker, said Friday that it plans to showcase its Niro hybrid SUV at a motor show to be held in China later this month in a bid to test customer response ahead of its official launch there.The Niro crossover SUV will be displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which kicks off on April 25, according to the company. The Niro is to be launched in China in October. (Yonhap)Kia Motors' first hybrid SUV whose production is based on its own
MobilityApril 15, 2016
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N.K. ballistic missile launch ends in failure: military
North Korea attempted to launch what is presumed to be a medium-range ballistic missile Musudan early Friday from its east coast, but the attempt ended in failure, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "North Korea seems to have tried a missile launch from the East Sea area in the early morning today, but it is presumed to have failed," the JCS said. Sources said the launched missile was the intermediate-range ballistic missile Musudan, also known as the BM-25. (Yonhap)The missile lifted off at 5:30 a
North KoreaApril 15, 2016
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No report of Korean victims in Kyushu earthquake: official
No South Korean victims have been reported so far in a deadly earthquake that struck southern Japan, a South Korean official said Friday.The 6.4-magnitude temblor hit Kumamoto Prefecture and the surrounding areas on the island of Kyushu at around 9:26 p.m., Thursday, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds injured."We have not received any reports yet of South Koreans being harmed in the earthquake," Park Ki-jun, deputy chief of the South Korean consulate general in Fukuoka, told Yonhap N
InternationalApril 15, 2016
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Koreans consume less meat than OECD average
Koreans’ meat consumption has surged nearly fivefold in the last 30 years, but still falls behind the average intake of other rich nations, a report by Food Ministry showed Friday. (123RF)According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Koreans had 51.3 kilograms of meat on average in 2014, less than 63.5 kilograms consumed by the member countries of the Organization for the Economic Cooperation and Development.The U.S. topped the list with 89.7 kilograms per capita, followed by
IndustryApril 15, 2016
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Brown Eyed Girls leader JeA returns with solo ‘Bad Girl’
The beauty of “Bad Girl,” a two-track mini album by Brown Eyed Girls‘ leader JeA, lies in the contrasting lyrics of the two rhythm and blues tracks."Bad Girl,” the first track of the singer’s second solo album portrays a woman estranged from her boyfriend after cheating on him with another man, while the second track, “Island of Tears,” depicts how wretched a woman feels while missing her ex-boyfriend.The acoustic number “Bad Girl” impressed the 34-year-old JeA with not only the uniquely sentime
PerformanceApril 15, 2016
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Korean-American scientist named to U.S. cybersecurity commission
A renowned Korean-American computer scientist has been named a member of a U.S. commission set up by President Barack Obama to bolster cyber defenses.Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Research, was one of the 10 members of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity that Obama announced on Wednesday.Lee, a U.S.-born citizen of Korean descent, graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, taught at Carnegie Mellon University and served at the Defense Advanced Researc
InternationalApril 15, 2016
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S. Korean election result unlikely to affect THAAD talks: U.S. official
South Korea's ruling party lost a parliamentary majority in this week's general elections, but the result isn't expected to affect Seoul's position on the issue of a THAAD missile defense system, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday."I don't think this changes things for President Park (Geun-hye) and her approach to this," Brian McKeon, principal deputy under secretary of defense, said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing when asked about implications on THAAD of the ruling Sa
PoliticsApril 15, 2016
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N.K.'s KN-08 ICBM capable of delivering nuclear warhead to U.S.: Northern Commander
North Korea's road-mobile KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S., the U.S. northern commander said Thursday, amid growing concern Pyongyang could soon conduct its first mobile missile test."I assess that he has the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon and range the homeland with that warhead," Adm. William Gortney said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in response to a question about the KN-08 mi
North KoreaApril 15, 2016
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Tobacco-makers, farmers oppose sale of foreign cigarettes at military bases
Local tobacco-makers and farmers on Thursday questioned the Defense Ministry’s approval of foreign cigarettes on Korean military bases, saying it hurts national pride.A welfare committee of the ministry approved the sale of foreign tobacco brands for the first time. They include Marlboro Gold Original by U.S.-based Philip Morris, and Mevius LSS Wind Blue by Japanese maker JTI, according to Defense Ministry sources.This will be the first time that foreign cigarettes are being sold at post exchang
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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Strong quake in southwestern Japan kills nine, topples homes
Nine people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, toppling homes, sparking fires and injuring hundreds, officials said Friday, as rescuers scrambled to find residents feared trapped in rubble.Tens of thousands of people fled their homes after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu, buckling roads and leaving lumps of broken concrete strewn in the streets. This aerial photo shows houses damaged by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto pref
World NewsApril 14, 2016
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Park’s oveconfidence, economic doldrums blamed for election defeat
“We will make sure to get rid of our arrogance and self-righteousness by gravely reflecting upon the warning issued by the people through this election,” read a group text message a defeated Saenuri Party candidate sent to his constituents on Thursday.Such humble words were echoed by a number of his colleagues, as the ruling party was reeling from the crushing defeat that stripped it of the status of majority and No.1 parliamentary party. Indeed, protracting economic doldrums, the party’s factio
PoliticsApril 14, 2016
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[Graphic News] 20th National Assembly election results map
World NewsApril 14, 2016
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Global intellectual property forum to open in Seoul
South Korea will host the Intellectual Property Business Congress, an annual forum for the global intellectual property industry, for the first time at JW Marriott Seoul Hotel in Seoul on Friday.Around 200 IP experts, patent agency officials and corporate executives will flock to the event, dubbed IPBC Korea, to discuss current issues and challenges facing the IP segment, such as how to develop strategies to boost the value of IP.Some of the speakers for the event include IBM’s Asia-Pacific IP l
TechnologyApril 14, 2016
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[Consumer This Week] Barbie, Able C&C, Uniqlo, GS25, Dongwon
Lotte Mart introduces realistic Barbie dolls to AsiaLotte Mart has introduced a new lineup of realistic “Fashionista” Barbie dolls that includes three new body types -- tall, curvy and petite -- in South Korea on Thursday.After decades of criticism, Barbie, a brand known for its unrealistically skinny figurines, introduced new dolls with diverse physiques and hairstyles in January this year. Seoul is the first Asian market where these realistic Barbies are being introduced. Available in seven ty
IndustryApril 14, 2016
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[Editorial] Environmental laggard
A recent report from the International Energy Agency showed Korea’s carbon dioxide emissions have grown at the fastest pace among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development members over the past two decades. Korea saw its per capita carbon dioxide emissions soar 111 percent from 5.4 tons in 1990 to 11.4 tons in 2013, in stark contrast with the 7.2 percent drop in the OECD average over the corresponding period.The increase in Korea’s carbon emissions is attributable to the steady rise
EditorialApril 14, 2016
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[Editorial] Judgment on Saenuri
The April 13 general election has transformed Korea’s political landscape, depriving the ruling Saenuri Party of its majority, while giving the minor opposition People’s Party the balance of power in a revived three-party system.The biggest surprise of all was the ruling party’s humiliating defeat, especially in the crucial capital area that encompasses Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.The Saenuri Party relegated itself to a minority party by garnering a mere 122 of the 300-seat National Assembly, on
EditorialApril 14, 2016
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[Chon Shi-yong] From the queen to the spoiler
President Park Geun-hye used to be called the “queen of elections,” having led her conservative party to victory in most crucial elections since 2004. Things like her personal charm, older generations’ fond memories of her father and mother and southeasterners’ favoritism combined to earn her the nickname. Wednesday’s general election deprived her of the title overnight. The queen turned out to be the biggest spoiler of the ruling party’s campaigns. Voters hand out verdicts every election, and t
ViewpointsApril 14, 2016
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G7 commits to total abolition of nuclear arms
It is highly significant that the Group of Seven major powers — including the three nuclear powers of the United States, Britain and France — issued a clear message to pursue the eradication of nuclear weapons, doing so from a city flattened by the atomic bomb.The G7 adopted the Hiroshima Declaration on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at its foreign ministers’ meeting in Hiroshima.“The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki experienced immense devastation and human suffering,” the declaratio
ViewpointsApril 14, 2016