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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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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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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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‘Three Musketeers’ returns to local stage with younger cast
Based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel “The Three Musketeers,” the musical rendition of the classic tale is returning to the Seoul stage. The story revolves around the adventures of D’Artagnan in his quest to become part of the elite three musketeers -- Athos, Porthos and Aramis -- in the backdrop of early 17th century France.The original Broadway production first opened in 1928 to rave reviews. “The Three Musketeers” musical finally made its local debut in 2009, where it ranked No. 1 in performance ti
PerformanceApril 10, 2016
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LTI Korea Translation Academy recruits new students
The Literature Translation Institute Korea’s Translation Academy is recruiting new students for its 2016 semester, which begins this September.The academy offers two-year courses in the translation of Korean literary and cultural texts into English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. The programs feature comprehensive and in-depth training in literary translation, comprising some 9 to 15 hours of classes per week, as well as excursions that provide insight into Korean culture and history, talk
CultureApril 10, 2016
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Party leaders go all out to woo voters ahead of polls
Ruling and opposition party leaders are going all out to win the hearts and minds of voters during the weekend ahead of this week's parliamentary election, political watchers said Sunday.Up for grabs are the 300 seats in the unicameral National Assembly that will be decided on Wednesday. The lawmakers elected will hold office for four years."With so many districts too close to call at present, party leaders are doing their best to boost chances for their candidates," a political watcher said.He
PoliticsApril 10, 2016
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Fine dust hits capital area for 3rd day
The Seoul metropolitan area is under a fine dust advisory for the third consecutive day on Sunday.The city government issued the advisory for the city at noon as its 25 ward offices recorded an average fine dust concentration of 159 micrograms per cubic meter.The advisory is issued when the fine dust (PM-10) level exceeds 150 micrograms per cubic meter for more than two hours.The city recommended adults with respiratory or cardiovascular problems, the weak and old and children to stay inside and
Social AffairsApril 10, 2016
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Army chief to visit Japan for military talks
South Korea's Army chief will visit Japan later in the month to hold talks with his counterpart on ways to expand bilateral cooperation, the military said Sunday.The Army said its Chief of Staff Gen. Jang Jun-gyu will be in Japan on April 17 and 18 and hold a meeting with Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, the head of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force.The talks will be the first of their kind since January 2008, when a meeting took place between the heads of South Korea's and Japan's ground forces in Tokyo."J
DefenseApril 10, 2016
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S. Korea's Army chief to visit Japan for military talks
South Korea's Army chief will visit Japan later in the month to hold talks with his counterpart on ways to expand bilateral cooperation, the military said Sunday.The Army said its Chief of Staff Gen. Jang Jun-gyu will be in Japan on April 17 and 18 and hold a meeting with Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, the head of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force.The talks will be the first of their kind since January 2008, when a meeting took place between the heads of South Korea's and Japan's ground forces in Tokyo."J
DefenseApril 10, 2016
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N. Korean leader sends congratulatory message to Korean university in Japan
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to the teaching staff and students of a Korean university in Japan, the country's state-run media said Sunday.The message sent to Korea University in Tokyo, run by the General Association of Korean Residents, or Chongryon, was on the occasion of the school marking its 60th year of educating students, the Korean Central News Agency said.Chongryon is a pro-North Korean group that has maintained close ties with the communist regime. The
North KoreaApril 10, 2016
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Korean-French minister to visit Seoul to spur digitization project
For Jean-Vincent Place, a French minister in charge of state reform, Korea used to be a ghastly reminder of betrayal and abandonment rather than the land of his birth. But now, the Asian country is one that he wants to associate with to spur his ministry's digitalization scheme.During a recent interview with Korean reporters in Paris, Place said that he has now "reconciled with" his fatherland, which he struggled to push aside under the threshold of his consciousness after being adopted by a Fre
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2016
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Ruling Saenuri Party to win majority in April 13 ballot: polls
The ruling Saenuri Party is expected to win a "comfortable" majority in the upcoming general elections, although it may lose some seats in its traditional strongholds to independents, polls showed Sunday.The surveys conducted by four local pollsters last week, at the request of Yonhap News Agency, showed Saenuri expected to win between 157 to 175 seats in the 300-member unicameral National Assembly. Voters go to the polls on Wednesday to pick the lawmakers who will serve a four year term.The lat
PoliticsApril 10, 2016
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Injured Korean ex-sex slave to be transported from China
A former Korean sex slave in China who has suffered serious injuries due to an accident will be transported to her home country on Sunday so she can be treated at a local hospital.Ha Sang-sook, 88, is the last-surviving victim in China of Japan's World War II sexual slavery of Asian women who keeps her South Korean nationality.She broke her rib and pelvis after falling down a staircase on Feb. 15 while quarreling with a neighbor. She recently regained consciousness after receiving treatment in a
Foreign AffairsApril 10, 2016
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Man arrested for robbing drunk people
A man was arrested for stealing credit cards from intoxicated people and spending tens of millions of won on gambling, Seoul police said Sunday. The 44-year-old thief surnamed Lee targeted drunk people he accosted on the streets. He singled out men who passed out in busy districts and pretended to offer a helping hand -- either to hail a cab or give them company for another round of drinks.(123RF)Lee then told his victims that they need more cash and directed them to ATMs where he got their PIN
Social AffairsApril 10, 2016
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Cab driver sentenced for abandoning passenger on highway
A taxi driver was given two years in prison with three years’ probation for abandoning an inebriated passenger on a highway, eventually leading to the passenger’s death, Daegu High Court said Sunday. The taxi was carrying the man from Andong in North Gyeongsang Province to Daegu -- roughly an hour and a half’s ride -- when the man who had gradually become incapable of clear communication failed to give his final desired destination to the driver. (Yonhap)After a number of attempts at getting a
Social AffairsApril 10, 2016
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LG develops world’s first UHD TV chip
LG Electronics said Sunday it has developed the world’s first TV reception chip that allows streaming ultrahigh-definition content without a separate set-top box. The breakthrough comes as global broadcasters are bracing for the next-generation digital-based UHD terrestrial broadcasting that offers diverse additional services as well as boasting better picture quality. The Korean government plans to start the broadcasting from February next year. LG is a leading player in ROUTE, or real-time o
TechnologyApril 10, 2016
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Samsung Galaxy sales up 30% in U.S.
Samsung Electronics’ flagship Galaxy S7 is off to a promising start, with its sales in the U.S., the home turf of its archrival Apple’s iPhone, soaring 30 percent in the first month of sales from a year ago. According to a survey by analyst firm Counterpoint Research, the Galaxy S7 and its Edge variant have sold more than 10 million units over the past month since their global launch on March 11. The figure is up 25 percent from that of predecessor Galaxy S6 last year, found the survey based on
TechnologyApril 10, 2016
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Celltrion donates least among top Korean pharma companies
Celltrion has offered the least amount in charitable donations among Korea’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies last year, data showed Sunday.According to its audit report filed with the Financial Supervisory Service, Celltrion donated a total of 18.9 million won ($16,390) last year, equivalent to about 0.003 percent of its revenue of 603.4 billion won.(Yonhap)The data shows Celltrion lagging in the area of corporate social responsibility despite being the most-watched company in the field, followi
IndustryApril 10, 2016
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Troops placed on standby amid N. Korean provocation to be given more leave
South Korean troops that have been placed on emergency standby in the face of heightened provocations from North Korea will be given more compensatory leave, the ministry said Sunday, The move comes as Pyongyang's nuclear test and firing off of missiles this year caused Seoul to place much of its forces in a heightened state of readiness, causing troop fatigue.In particular, fatigue felt by frontline unit troops that must respond immediately to North Korean military provocations is very high, wh
DefenseApril 10, 2016
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Single-person households in Seoul rise to over 24 pct
Slightly more than 24 percent of homes in Seoul are made up of just one person, with the rate expected to hit 30 percent in 2035, a metropolitan government survey showed Sunday.The latest figures regarding household sizes in Seoul during 2010 were released in the March edition of the "Seoul Economics," a monthly news letter published by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.The figure was only 4.5 percent in 1980.Byeon Mi-ri, chief of the Global Future Research Center of the Seoul Institute who cond
Social AffairsApril 10, 2016
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Justice ministry to set up N. Korea human rights archive
South Korea's Ministry of Justice said Sunday it will set up an in-house archive to keep complete tabs on North Korea's human rights violations, so as to hold those responsible for abuses accountable in the future.The move aims to collect and document data that can be used to punish human rights violations after reunification and to take well-documented offenses to the International Criminal Court even before the two Korea's become one again, it said. The Ministry of Unification plans to transfe
North KoreaApril 10, 2016
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N. Korean restaurant staff who defected en masse worked in China: source
The 13 North Koreans who recently defected en masse to South Korea used to work at a restaurant in China, a source said Sunday.The government source, who declined to be identified, said the defectors had been able to get past North's tight surveillance in China to move to a Southeast Asian country before coming to South Korea.Seoul's Ministry of Unification announced Friday that the North Koreans -- one male manager and 12 female employees -- defected to Seoul. It did not reveal details includin
North KoreaApril 10, 2016
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Two S. Korean sluggers hit first MLB homers
Two South Korean sluggers picked up their first major league home runs Friday (local time), writing a new page in the history of Koreans' advances into Major League Baseball (MLB).Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins delivered a 132-meter solo homer in the top of the 8th against the Kansas City Royals to break a 2-2 tie.It was his third game in the MLB, appearing sixth as the designated hitter.Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners also hit a solo home run in their home opener against the Oakland At
BaseballApril 9, 2016