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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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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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Panmunjom tours for select Korean nationals may resume in October
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Drive to attract global firms fades
A report on the attractiveness of six Asian locations as regional corporate headquarters showed Korea lags far behind. The study titled “Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters,” released by Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate agency, on Friday, showed that Singapore remains the most attractive Asia-Pacific destination for multinational companies, followed by Hong Kong and Shanghai. (Cushman & Wakefield)The number of regional corporate head offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai reached
IndustryApril 8, 2016
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N. Korean workers die of yellow fever in Angola: RFA
Around 10 North Korean workers dispatched to Angola have died of yellow fever in the southern African country, a U.S. radio outlet said Friday.About 450 people have been confirmed to be infected with the viral disease in Angola since the first case was reported in December in the country's capital, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) report said. Among those that caught yellow fever, 178 have died so far, with the disease spreading rapidly in nearby countries, the RFA said, quoting source
North KoreaApril 8, 2016
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[Photo News] President's visit to innovation center
PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO INNOVATION CENTER -- President Park Geun-hye (left) and LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo look at products made by venture companies based at the Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in North Chungcheong Province, a start-up incubation center run by the conglomerate, on Friday. (Yonhap)
TechnologyApril 8, 2016
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Orioles' Kim Hyun-soo eager to make big league debut
Three games into the 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles has yet to get off the bench.And when he does, Kim said he wants to show he belongs."I want to be as well prepared as I can be for my first game, so that I can have a good performance," Kim told Yonhap News Agency on Thursday after the Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "To show that I am ready to play, I just have to prepare hard for that opportunity."Kim, wh
BaseballApril 8, 2016
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Seoul warns Pyongyang to stop slandering President Park
South Korea warned North Korea to stop slandering President Park Geun-hye on Friday after the communist country lashed out at her calls for more sanctions during her recent visit to Washington.North Korea's unification committee, which deals with inter-Korean affairs, said in a statement a day earlier that Park's actions will hasten her death, warning that the North is aiming for her presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae.The statement also called Park "a goblin" and "a demon of the era" who spoiled
Social AffairsApril 8, 2016
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N. Korea uses sunken U.S. merchant ship to stir up anti-Americanism
North Korea has used the story of an American commercial ship that sank 150 years ago in an apparent move to arouse hostility toward the United States.The North's Central Television aired a children's program on Sunday on the General Sherman called "American imperialists -- our resentful foes -- are coyotes."In the TV program, an actor said the General Sherman came to Korea out of hostility, adding that the ship's captain, crew and ship owner looted and killed many Koreans.The U.S. commercial sh
North KoreaApril 8, 2016
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[Photo News] KT, Nokia test compact base station
KT, NOKIA TEST COMPACT BASE STATON -- Executives and researchers from telecommunications firm KT and network equipment firm Nokia demonstrate a small cell base station based on the Long-Term Evolution-Wi-Fi aggregation technology for the first time in the world. The mobile network base station combines LTE and Wi-Fi signals to enable fast network communication in an efficient manner. (KT)
TechnologyApril 8, 2016
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Samsung SDS likely to see drop in Q1 earnings
Information technology solutions developer Samsung SDS, once considered as a key Samsung Group affiliate in the inheritance process of the conglomerate’s owner family, is struggling as it is expected to see a significant drop in earnings in the first quarter of this year. Some analysts speculated the recent struggles are largely because the hype over its role in the family inheritance has fizzled.Chung Yoo-sung, chief executive of Samsung SDS. (Samsung SDS)Its share price dropped to a record low
TechnologyApril 8, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Food industry to join Korea’s war on sugar
The South Korean food industry pledged Friday to actively partake in new government measures aimed at reducing citizens’ sugar consumption and promoting public health. Local food companies say they are already engaged in efforts to reduce sugar content in their products and will continue on this trajectory in line with rising health consciousness here and abroad. “The food industry will actively abide by the government’s new policy toward sugar reduction,” the Korea Food Industry Association sai
IndustryApril 8, 2016
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[Photo News] LG HQS brightens with G5
LG HQS BRIGHTENS WITH G5 -- LG Electronics said Friday it has begun the G5 Time event, in which it turns on the lights at the firm’s head office in Seoul to depict the name of its flagship smartphone G5. The light show will run from 9 p.m. through midnight daily for the next two months. (LGE)
TechnologyApril 8, 2016
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New rule on short selling sparks controversy
As Korean regulators plan to make institutional investors reveal which stocks they’re selling short, experts here had mixed views on the new rule. Some believe it will boost transparency of stock market by providing retail investors fresh information about the volume and velocity of negative bets placed against companies. But others say short selling’s benefits, including market liquidity and pricing efficiency, will be hampered. From the second half of this year, the Financial Services Commissi
April 8, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' searched over 10 bln times on Weibo
South Korean TV series "Descendants of the Sun" has topped 10 billion in the accumulated number of searches for the show on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.As of Friday morning, the drama depicting a romance between a soldier (Song Joong-ki) and a doctor (Song Hye-kyo) in a fictional war-torn country in the Mediterranean has been searched 10.3 billion times, the largest, on Weibo.But the buzz among Chinese fans in regards to the show has cooled recently.The drama recently was rated 8.1
TelevisionApril 8, 2016
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Korea to give Bangladesh 300 computers
The South Korean government agreed Friday to provide Bangladesh with hundreds of computers as part of efforts to help the Southeast Asia country narrow its digital divide.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning inked an accord with the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on the provision of 300 "Green PCs of Love" over the coming three years.The move came at the suggestion of the World Bank, officials said.The Southeast Asian country aims to transform itself into a "digital" state by 2021.Anni
Social AffairsApril 8, 2016
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Psy to appear at China Music Awards
South Korean pop star Psy has been invited to China's major music awards show that celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, an entertainment source said Friday. Psy, 39, is on the 2016 China Music Awards roster, along with K-pop idol bands that include VIXX, iKON and KNK, and Chinese pop stars Wang Lihong and Lin Junjie, the source said on the condition of anonymity.Launched in 1994, the awards program recognizes talented singers throughout Asia.2015 was a fruitful year for Psy, who actively e
April 8, 2016
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'KBS Documentary' section to open on Chinese portal sites
South Korea's territorial network KBS will have its own section to show documentaries on Chinese video streaming sites, the station said on Friday.According to the network, it opened "KBS Documentary Zone" on China's major new media platforms including the video website iQiyi, in cooperation with LIC China, the country's largest producer and importer of documentaries. The section comprised of 24 Chinese-subtitled KBS documentaries such as "Korean Geographic," "Rain and Life," and "Colors, Four D
TelevisionApril 8, 2016
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Analysts divided on Samsung's Q2 after earnings surprise
Korean analysts were divided over Samsung Electronics's second-quarter earnings, industry data showed Friday, after the firm delivered a report saying its first quarter earnings may beat the forecast for the January-March period, apparently on the back of improved smartphone sales.On Thursday, Samsung said it is believed to have posted an operating profit of 6.6 trillion won ($5.6 billion) in the January-March period, up 10.37 percent from the same period last year. From the previous quarter, th
IndustryApril 8, 2016
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Mobile carriers indicted over illegal subsidies
Prosecutors said Friday they have indicted Korea's three mobile carriers on charges of violating a law strictly banning excessive discounts or subsidies to customers.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- are accused of paying subsidies far over the limit to retail stores to woo more customers at the time of the new iPhone 6 launch in late 2014.Prosecutors said three incumbent and former board members of the firms who were in charge of
IndustryApril 8, 2016
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Park Hae-jin donates to charity
Actor Park Hae-jin will donate the earnings from his fan meeting to Shanghai Baby’s Home, public relations firm HNS HQ announced Friday. Shanghai Baby’s Home is a private charity that helps orphans with health problems to recover and prepare for adoption, explained the PR company. Park will donate the entire amount earned from Chinese website Youku, which will exclusively show the actor’s fan meeting in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his debut. Actor Park Hae-jin (WM Company) Park has l
TelevisionApril 8, 2016
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Actress Ku Hye-sun to wed next month
Actress Ku Hye-sun, 31, and actor Ahn Jae-hyeon, 28, have announced they will get married on May 21. “We have decided to spend the rest of our lives together as partners,” the couple announced in a joint statement released by Ku and Ahn’s agencies YG Entertainment and HB Entertainment, respectively, on Friday. “We are learning from each other what it means to ‘live for another person’ during our time together, and wish to continue to respect each other’s values,” the statement added. Actress Ku
TelevisionApril 8, 2016
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‘American Idol’ crowns 15th and final winner as TV show ends
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first "American Idol" finale in 2002 was a battle of the sexes, with Kelly Clarkson the victor over Justin Guarini. The last contest settled the score as Trent Harmon defeated La'Porsha Renae for the crown. Harmon tumbled to the stage in surprise as host Ryan Seacrest announced him as the 15th and final winner of "American Idol," which ended its remarkable run Thursday."I know that I have a God-given ability, but I didn’t want to take it for granted. I wanted to work so,
TelevisionApril 8, 2016