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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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Samsung profits beat estimates thanks to Galaxy S7
Samsung Electronics performed better than expected in the first quarter, largely driven by the upbeat sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone. The Korean tech giant said Thursday in a regulatory filing that its operating profit in the first three months this year was likely 6.6 trillion won ($5.7 billion), well above the average 5.6 trillion won estimate by local analysts. Pedestrians pass a Samsung Electronics retail store in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, on Thursday. (Yonhap)The figure is u
TechnologyApril 7, 2016
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Stolen Munch recovered in Norway, two arrested
OSLO (AFP) - Norwegian police on Wednesday announced the recovery of a valuable lithograph by Edvard Munch which was stolen in 2009, with two men arrested. The artwork, named ‘Historien’ or ‘History’ in Norwegian, was retrieved undamaged, a statement said. It shows an elderly bearded man speaking to a young boy and was valued at the time of its theft at $244,000, but art experts said it was too well-known to be put on the market. Police said two men had been arrested at the start of the week on
PerformanceApril 7, 2016
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Whitney Museum honors Leonard Lauder for his contributions
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Whitney Museum of American Art has honored cosmetics tycoon Leonard Lauder for his significant contributions to its collection. The inaugural Whitney Collection Award was presented to Lauder at a dinner in his honor Tuesday night. Lauder is a son of Estee Lauder. He was a trustee of the museum for many years and is now its chairman emeritus. The museum announced it was also honoring Lauder by naming its Renzo Piano-designed building in lower Manhattan the Leonard A. Lauder
PerformanceApril 7, 2016
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Singer Lee Seung-chul to perform at U.N. conference in Gyeongju
Singer Lee Seung-chul has been appointed the promotional ambassador for the 66th U.N. DPI/NGO Conference, the world’s largest event for nongovernmental organizations. “Lee Seung-chul has been selected due to the sincerity he has showed through his consistent charity work,” an organizer of the conference said at the ceremony for his appointment on Thursday morning at the Korea Press Center in Seoul. Lee gave funds to build schools in the Central African country Chad from 2010 to 2015, visiting th
PerformanceApril 7, 2016
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Judge nixes singer Kesha’s sexual abuse claims vs. producer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pop star Kesha’s claims that producer Dr. Luke violated human rights and hate crime laws by drugging, sexually abusing and emotionally tormenting her were dismissed Wednesday, with a judge saying that rape is not necessarily an act of gender hatred. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich ruled in the platinum-selling singer’s civil-court clash with the hit-making producer, who denies the singer’s accusations and hasn’t been charged with any crime. Kesha
PerformanceApril 7, 2016
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Cookbook, a long journey into Korean-American food
“Koreatown: A Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter, $30) is a cookbook, yes, but chef Deuki Hong and journalist Matt Rodbard go further than recipes, distilling two years of research, interviews and dining across the United States into what they write is “a candid and uncompromised snapshot of what it‘s like to eat and drink in Korean-American communities today.” “For me, coming as a Korean-American, there’s a sense of pride,” said Hong, who along with Rodbard met me at Dancen, a small Korean grill restau
FoodApril 7, 2016
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Gucci to unify sexes in one catwalk show
MILAN (AFP) -- Gucci is taking its recent embrace of androgynous looks to its natural conclusion by combining its womenswear and menswear collections into unified catwalk shows from next year. The move, which could herald the end of the current system of separate menswear and womenswear weeks in the style capitals of the world, is the latest bold step by Alessandro Michele, the creative director credited with putting Gucci back at the top of the fashion tree. It was announced by Gucci President
Arts & DesignApril 7, 2016
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In Washington, there's more than politics on the menu
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Mary Ackley, who lives in the U.S. capital, had to keep an open mind while pursuing her dream of becoming a farmer. So she went underground. It's in the cellar of a Washington pub that the 35-year-old grows microgreens, which are finding favor with local restaurants and residents. “That’s some pretty beautiful basil,” the founder of Little Wild Things City Farm said proudly as she pulled out a tray packed with a lush carpet of tiny plants from neatly stacked shelves set up in
FoodApril 7, 2016
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Mind those extra pounds?
Let’s say you’re trying to avoid sugar. And you’re at work one morning, when someone puts out that irresistible pink box of doughnuts. (Or a bowl of chips, or whatever your weakness may be.) It’s a common scenario -- and likely pitfall -- for anyone who is trying to eat healthier. Here’s an uncommon solution from Instagram star Tiffany Cruikshank, author of the new book “Meditate Your Weight: A 21-Day Retreat to Optimize Your Metabolism and Feel Great.” “Before reaching out for the doughnut, as
TechnologyApril 7, 2016
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Fed policymakers worried about slow global growth: minutes
Federal Reserve policymakers were broadly worried about the threat of slower global growth to the US economy, the minutes from their March 15-16 meeting showed Wednesday.As they decided against an interest rate hike at that meeting, several also cautioned against an increase in April, saying it would signal a sense of urgency over US monetary conditions that "they did not think appropriate," the minutes said.The minutes showed most of 17 participants in the Federal Open Market Committee policy r
World BusinessApril 7, 2016
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[Photo News] Ultimate stability
ULTIMATE STABILITY--Professional card stacker Bryan Berg builds a 3.3-meter-tall house of cards, the tallest of its kind built in 12 hours and a new Guinness World Record, on LG Electronics’ running front-load washing machine Centum, at an event organized by the tech giant in Seoul last month. (LGE)
TechnologyApril 7, 2016
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Samsung names 33 research projects to sponsor
Samsung Group on Thursday announced 33 research projects it intends to fund in the first half of this year. The group has sponsored a total of 231 research projects in basic science and material and information and communications technology fields since August 2013 as part of its efforts to help the nation secure futuristic fundamental technologies.The group plans to spend 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) by 2022. This year’s list includes a study on sustainable amino acid synthesis by Seoul Nati
TechnologyApril 7, 2016
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Professor accused of assaulting colleague
A 50-year-old professor was booked on Thursday for assaulting a coworker. (123RF)The Cheongju Heungdeok Police said that the professor had pushed and tripped a 36-year-old employee at his workplace, a college hospital.The victim had to undergo medical treatment for two weeks. In the police investigation, the professor testified that he and the victim have had a strained relationship ever since they had a row over personal matters a long time ago. He had grown angry when the victim had ignored
Social AffairsApril 7, 2016
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Man, 2 high school girls found dead in motel
A 36-year-old office worker and two high school girls were found dead in a motel room in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo-gu, Wednesday. The police had arrived at the scene after the motel keeper reported the three had not left the room long after checkout time. (Yonhap)Evidence suggesting suicide was found inside the room. According to the police investigation, the three had entered the motel at 9:30 a.m. together, before which they had never met. The police suspect they met through an online site, and ar
Social AffairsApril 7, 2016
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MBK’s stake sale issue to weigh on Coway shares: analyst
Korea’s water purifier maker and distributer Coway is likely to post satisfactory first-quarter earnings but its major stakeholder’s exit move will be a burden on its stock price, an analyst said Thursday.Local private equity MBK Partners, which owns 30.9 percent stake in Coway, put the company up for sale in August last year and selected Goldman Sachs to broker the deal.CJ Group in December last year did not submit a final offer for MBK’s Coway stake after taking part in preliminary bidding in
April 7, 2016
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Air Force conducting 5-day pilot rescue drill
The Air Force is conducting a five-day exercise aimed at rescuing pilots who are stranded deep inside enemy territory, by mobilizing two search and rescue helicopters, the military said Thursday.The rescue drill began its five-day run on Monday and will run till Friday at Yeongwol and Danyang, both some 200 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Air Force. The exercise was based on a simulation of rescuing pilots who have been forced to eject from their aircraft in hostile territories d
DefenseApril 7, 2016
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N. Korea is one of 11 nations with record of executions for past 5 yrs
The nongovernmental human rights group, Amnesty International, has listed North Korea as one of 11 countries that have carried out executions for the past five years, a U.S. media report said Thursday.AI said in its annual report released a day earlier that information on North Korea cannot be verified on its own, but reports have shown that North Korea has carried out capital punishment on various crimes, according to the Washington-based Voice of America.The report said the purging of North Ko
North KoreaApril 7, 2016
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Stock funds from tax havens top 2.7 tln won
Foreign stock investment funds from international tax havens have exceeded 2.7 trillion won ($2.34 billion), accounting for more than 6 percent of foreign ownership of Korean shares, data showed Thursday.According to the data compiled by market researcher Chaebol.com, foreign residents in tax havens held Korean stocks worth slightly over 2.7 trillion won as of Tuesday. The amount is more than 6 percent of total foreign stock ownership valued at 44.6 trillion won. The National Tax Service (Yonha
April 7, 2016
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N. Korea recently opens hospital in Tanzania: RFA
North Korea has recently opened a hospital in Tanzania and since been striving to boost earnings apparently to make up for its foreign income squeezed by international sanctions, a media report said Thursday.Maibong Sukidor Medical, a Korean traditional medical center, opened near the East African country's former capital of Dar es Salaam in early February, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia said. A copy of the center's business cards showed a doctor named Pak Jae-hong serves as the managing d
North KoreaApril 7, 2016
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U.S. welcomes China's restrictions on trade with N. Korea
The United States has welcomed China's restrictions on mineral trade with North Korea, saying it will continue to urge Beijing to do more until there are "concrete signs" of Pyongyang's denuclearization. This week, China, the North's diplomatic and economic lifeline, imposed restrictions on North Korean coal and iron ore trade, while banning imports of North Korean gold and rare earth, in line with new U.N. sanctions against the North's nuclear and missile programs. In a statement released on We
North KoreaApril 7, 2016