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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's resignation
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Most teen sex offenders get away with slap on wrist
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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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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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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Panmunjom tours for select Korean nationals may resume in October
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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Busan’s latest hit street food
The saturated fishcake market in port city Busan has embraced creativity for its next-generation street snack. (@seung_ryeoll Instagram)Brainchild of tried-and-tested chef Lee Seung-ryeoll, 53, the chicken wing fishcake mashes together chicken’s savoriness with fishcake’s chewy texture. The recipe for this is simple. The chicken wing is first deboned and stuffed with fishcake, then it is cooked in an oven, roasted on a grill and served on a paper plate with sauce and sesame salt. Lee said he cam
FoodApril 12, 2016
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[Super Rich] Unlisted affiliate may be key to CJ power transfer
Succession at Korean family-controlled conglomerates -- notorious for their complicated cross-shareholdings among affiliates -- tends to result in a tragicomedy drama, especially when there are many offspring involved. However, the result could play out differently in food and entertainment giant CJ Group. Since it officially split from Samsung Group in 1997, the group has established a simple holding company structure governed by group chairman Lee Jay-hyun, the eldest grandson of late Samsung
BusinessApril 12, 2016
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[Reporter's Column] Timing matters
For foreign affairs and unification correspondents in Seoul, the defection of North Koreans has long been one of the trickiest subjects to write on. Apart from the murkiness associated with the escapees’ often months-long, arduous journey away from their oppressive homeland, reporters are not allowed to meet with or speak to those fresh off the boat -- at least during the joint questioning that opens upon their arrival and an ensuing three-month mandatory education period at the Hanawon resettle
Foreign AffairsApril 12, 2016
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Premature births on rise in Korea
The proportion of newborns who need critical medical care, including premature babies, has been rising in South Korea since 2010, while general fertility rate has been going down in the country, a study showed Tuesday.According to the report released by the Health Insurance Policy Research Institute in the National Health Insurance Corporation, the number of newborns decreased in Korea from 425,786 in 2010 to 402,516 in 2014. However, the proportion of newborns who needed critical medical attent
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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Volkswagen urged to disclose code of engine control units
Law firm Barun urged Volkswagen Korea to disclose the source code of engine control units in its cars Tuesday, claiming that its recall plan has problems.On behalf of 4,338 customers who bought Volkswagen cars, the local law firm is currently leading a class-action suit against the German carmaker involved in an emissions manipulation scandal. Local law firm Barun lawyer Ha Jong-sun speaks during the press conference. (Barun)Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, Barun lawyer Ha Jong-sun said t
MobilityApril 12, 2016
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Celebrity campaigning gets mixed reactions
Well-known faces such as hallyu star Lee Young-ae and veteran singer Tae Jin-ah joined last-minute campaign efforts this week for Wednesday’s general election, drawing mixed reactions from voters.On Monday, actress Lee Young-ae, known for her role in the famous TV drama “Dae Jang Geum,” took part in ruling Saenuri Party’s Rep. Chung Jin-seok’s canvassing in South Chungcheong Province. Rep. Chung is an uncle of Lee’s husband, Chung Ho-young.Actress Lee Young-ae joins a campaign in support of ruli
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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[ELECTION 2016] Feud-Plagued parties go to polls
Political parties raced to the unpredictable final stretch of campaigning on Tuesday, as voters braced to pick the country’s 20th National Assembly that will be tasked with reviving economic growth, addressing security and diplomatic quandaries and setting the political groundwork for next year’s presidential election.Wednesday’s parliamentary race is being held after months of delays in negotiation over electoral maps, heavy in-party feuding over nominations and a number of cross-party membersh
PoliticsApril 12, 2016
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[Francis Wilkinson] The ambition of Bernie Sanders
Ambition is the most consistent, yet variable, component of public life. Lincoln and FDR had it, and that was good. Benedict Arnold and Joseph McCarthy had it, too. And that turned out very bad.Bernie Sanders is not often described as an ambitious man. But you don’t run for mayor of your city without a dash of ego and drive. You don’t leverage that position into a congressional seat without wanting more. And no one ends up a U.S. senator without the gnawing, often insatiable, hunger peculiar to
ViewpointsApril 12, 2016
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[Guy Verhofstadt] Europe’s rule-of-law crisis
From the rubble of two world wars, European countries came together to launch what would become the world’s largest experiment in unification and cooperative: shared sovereignty. But, despite its impressive achievements over the decades, the European project now risks disintegration.An unresolved financial crisis, a refugee crisis, a deteriorating security environment and a stalled integration process have created throughout Europe a toxic, unstable political environment in which populism and na
ViewpointsApril 12, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Military leaders GOP could draft for president
As Republicans head toward what could be a stalemated convention, they might recall how the party healed itself in 1952 in what was known as the “winter of discontent.” The Republicans drafted a military leader, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, as their presidential candidate.The looming showdown between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz is a potential “train wreck,” to quote my colleague Charles Krauthammer. Neither front-runner seems likely to have the 1,237 delegates needed for a first-ballot victory. If e
ViewpointsApril 12, 2016
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Korea launches Ping-Pong project in Nepal for disabled
South Korea has joined hands with the U.N. and other international organizations to launch a table tennis project for people with disabilities in Nepal, as part of efforts to support the South Asian country in the aftermath of a massive earthquake last year. Dozens of senior diplomats, officials from the involved institutions and Nepalese citizens gathered for the launching ceremony of the “NepAll” initiative in Kathmandu on April 6, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Wilfried Lemke (third f
Foreign AffairsApril 12, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] 'Industries of the future require endeavors across disciplines'
Research institutes should provide opportunities to complement traditional department-based structures with multidisciplinary institutes to better tackle societal challenges amid the rapid growth of new-generation industries and various global challenges, said a president of one of France’s most prestigious science-oriented public institution. Jacques Biot, the president of Ecole Polytechnique“Mathematics and computer sciences tend to fertilize every other area, as research becomes increasingly
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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SK Planet to challenge mobile shopping operators
SK Planet, operator of a major online open market 11ST, said Tuesday it would start selling selective products directly to customers, seeking to expand its presence in the online retail market dominated by supermarket chains and mobile shopping operators.11ST is an online platform where companies and customers freely trade products and change prices. But the company plans to present 600 daily items such as instant noodles, cooked rice, bottled water and detergents at discounted prices, challengi
IndustryApril 12, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] 'State's role crucial for ecosystem of innovative entrepreneurship
The government’s support plays a crucial role in building an innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem in the science technology industry, said a head of Israel’s leading college and an expert in psychophysiology of sleep disorders.“The government’s support is essential to transforming the discovery driven from the basic science research into practically applied products, and thereby, boosting the innovative entrepreneurship,” Peretz Lavie, president of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Isr
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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Forecast bleak for split opposition
With the opposition bloc failing to form a common front against the Saenuri Party, the three-way race among the ruling and two prominent opposition parties has observers baffled on the outcome of the upcoming general election Wednesday.The Saenuri and the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea are predicting that their rival will do better than anticipated.The Minjoo Party of Korea supporters campaign in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)The Minjoo Party for its part, has predicted less than 100 seats fo
PoliticsApril 12, 2016
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[NEWS ANALYSIS] Does social media reflect voters' minds
When 28-year-old Yoon Cheol-seung looked to the Internet during the 2012 presidential election to predict who would win the contest, the political science graduate student thought liberal candidate Moon Jae-in would beat his conservative counterpart Park Geun-hye by a fair margin.“As far as I remember, it seemed like online communities and Internet portals were filled with supporters of the liberal candidate,” said Yoon. “After hearing the news that the turnout rate was higher than the previous
PoliticsApril 12, 2016
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KBS to run marathon of 'Descendants of the Sun' on election day
State broadcaster KBS said Tuesday it will air a marathon of three "Descendants of the Sun" episodes on election day this week.Episodes 12 to 14 of the KBS 2TV series will air from 3:05 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, which is when the country's 20th general elections will be held.The 15th episode will be broadcast at 10 p.m. as scheduled, with the movie "Werewolf Boy," starring actor Song Joong-ki, to follow at 11:10 p.m.The military romance drama starring Song and actress Song Hye-kyo is the o
TelevisionApril 12, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold strategic dialogue on N.K. denuclearization
South Korea and the United States will hold high-level strategic dialogue in Seoul next week to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation over North Korea's denuclearization and other security issues, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Cho Tae-yong, deputy chief of South Korea's presidential National Security Office, will hold the second bilateral talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken here on Wednesday. The first strategic dialogue was held in February after Presidents Par
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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Memorial observed to pay tribute to late Canadian missionary
Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, Canadian Ambassador to South Korea Eric Walsh and other participants paid tribute to a late Canadian missionary and medical doctor on Tuesday to mark the centennial of his coming to Korea.They placed flowers and burned incense in front of the grave of Frank William Scofield, who was part of Korea's independence movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, at the National Cemetery in Seoul. This year also marked the 46th anniversary of his death.Scofield --
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016
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FM Yun warns of further N.K. defections
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se warned Tuesday that last week's mass defection of North Korean workers from China may not be the last if Pyongyang continues to build its nuclear arsenal.Yun's remark comes four days after Seoul announced the arrival of 13 North Korean employees from a Pyongyang-run restaurant in China. It is rare for North Koreans to defect in such a large group."This appears to be an example indicating that such incidents may continue if the North Korean regime continues to make t
Social AffairsApril 12, 2016