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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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N.K. may deploy new rocket launchers this year: minister
South Korea’s Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Tuesday he believes North Korea may deploy its new large caliber rocket launcher as early as this year, and that the new weapons system can substitute some of the existing short-range ballistic missiles.Han said the new 300-milimeter-caliber multiple rocket launch system is better than the ballistic missiles in that it is cheaper to manufacture and can fire multiple rockets at once. Defense Minister Han Min-koo / Ministry of National DefenseThe mil
DefenseApril 6, 2016
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[Election 2016] Parties look to swing voters as game changers
Although polling day is just around the corner, neither the ruling party nor the opposition camp seem to have a firm grasp on the election drift, with over a quarter of the nation’s electorate counted as floating voters.A nationwide public survey conducted by Gallup Korea said last Friday that 27 percent of respondents claimed to be “undecided” as to which party or candidate to vote for in the 20th general elections slated for next Wednesday.The figure, up 6 percent from December and up 1 percen
PoliticsApril 6, 2016
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Korean shamanic ritual documented in photography
Rare photographs that offer a glimpse of shamanic rituals and ceremonies in Korea are currently on view at the National Folk Museum of Korea. The exhibition features some 100 photographs, taken by the late Kim Soo-nam, a photojournalist who devoted more than 30 years to documenting scenes of shamanic rituals in Korea and other Asian countries. The photos reveal scenes of 22 major shamanic rituals that were or have long been practiced in Korea. The photos were culled from a vast archive of some 1
CultureApril 6, 2016
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[EXCLUSIVE] Racism prevalent in migrant education
When Alaina Yildiz started taking her Korean language class at a state-run institute in Busan in February, she could not believe what her teacher told her and her classmates. The class, officially named the Korea Immigration and Integration Program, was offered by South Korea’s Justice Ministry and specifically targeted marriage immigrants who wish to obtain South Korean citizenship after marrying Korean nationals. “My Korean teacher said Vietnamese names aren’t beautiful so Vietnamese women sh
Social AffairsApril 6, 2016
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[Leonid Bershidsky] The Soviet Union is falling apart again
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced a truce after three days of fierce fighting in the secessionist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but the flare-up is proof that the post-Soviet frozen conflicts are not really frozen. At any moment, they can be ignited by the realignment of international alliances and loyalties, and people will start dying again.There are four post-Soviet frozen conflicts. Three smolder around the Black Sea: Transnistria, a separatist region of Moldova; the Georgian regions of Ab
ViewpointsApril 6, 2016
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[Dr. Shamshad Akhtar] Time for Asia-Pacific to lead on sustainable growth
Asia-Pacific is recognized for its leadership in global output, trade and development. The region has a new opportunity to lead on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- a multidimensional, multisector and multiagency undertaking.In 2016, the first year of implementation for the agenda’s sustainable development goals, our region faces significant challenges: prioritizing implementation of the goals; pace and sequencing; meeting the massive data and statistics requirements; as well mobili
ViewpointsApril 6, 2016
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[Aryeh Neier] Closing the file of genocidal ex-Bosnian Serb leader
The conviction by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide filled many, including me, with a sense of deep satisfaction. The verdict has not only brought some semblance of closure to the most brutal European conflict since World War II; it has also demonstrated the international community’s commitment to ensuring justice and accountability in such matters. Not even the not-guilty ve
ViewpointsApril 6, 2016
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N. Korea halts GPS jamming: gov't
South Korea's ICT ministry said North Korea's disruptions of Global Positioning System signals, which started last week, stopped as of Wednesday, although they may resume soon, as the signals have been constantly lessening and increasing.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said the GPS disruptions that began Thursday were no longer detected as of 12:00 p.m. The jamming has been impacting Seoul's adjacent city of Incheon, and the surrounding Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces.The disrupt
North KoreaApril 6, 2016
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UNSC to announce additional items banned from entering N.K.
The U.N. Security Council will soon designate additional items to be banned from entering North Korea as part of measures to strengthen its sanctions against the communist regime, a government official said Wednesday.The U.N.'s North Korea sanctions committee submitted a list of items to the Security Council on Monday in line with Resolution 2270, which punishes Pyongyang for its fourth nuclear test in January and long-range rocket launch in February, according to the official.Under the resoluti
World NewsApril 6, 2016
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‘Panama Papers’ disclose a colossal financial scandal
We all knew the rich and powerful play by different rules than the rest of us. Some are willing to bend or break the law to enrich themselves, and some bankers and lawyers are more than happy to help them.Yet, the level of venality revealed by what are being called the Panama Papers is mind-boggling -- and infuriating. It’s the globalization of corruption, and even more contemptible are political leaders who loot the public treasuries of their poor nations.We can only hope that the worldwide att
ViewpointsApril 6, 2016
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International triathlon Ironman to take place in Busan
Ironman, a triathlon course that requires participants to finish a 1.9-kilometer swim, 90.1-kilometer cycling track and 21.1-kilometer marathon in under 8.5 hours, is coming to the southern port city of Busan this summer. Called 2016 Ironman 70.3 Busan, the World Triathlon Corporation-approved course will take place at 6 a.m. on June 19. It is the first edition to take place in Busan. Ironman’s swimming course (Ironman Korea) The swim, the first part of the course, will take place at Busan’s va
More SportsApril 6, 2016
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Imported car sales grow in March
Sales of imported cars in Korea grew 8.1 percent in March from a year ago, on benefits of an extended tax cut, data showed Wednesday.According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, a total of 24,094 foreign cars were registered last month, compared to 22,280 units last year. Sales in March also surged 53.7 percent from 15,671 units in February, it added.Sales of foreign cars may have recovered due to the government extending its tax cut program for new car owners until
MobilityApril 6, 2016
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[팟캐스트](139) 미스터피자 회장 갑질 논란 외 1건
진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry 1. MPK 회장 갑질논란, 사과문도 외면하는 국민 기사요약: 지난 주말, MPK 그룹 식당에서 Mr. Pizza를 운영하는 MPK그룹의 정우현 회장이 경비원을 폭행한 사실이 드러나면서 다시 한번 대한민국 재벌들의 ‘갑질’ 논란이 사회를 뒤흔들었다. 악화되는 여론에 대한 대응으로 홈페이지에 공식 사과문을 게재했지만, 국민의 분노는 쉽게 가라앉지 않을 것으로 보인다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Mr. Pizza chairman apologizes, but public remains icy [1] The chairman of MPK Group, which runs the Mr. Pizza chain, issued an of
PodcastApril 6, 2016
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[Photo News] New bullet train, Hemu
NEW BULLET TRAIN, HEMU – New bullet train Hemu enters Gwangmyeong station in Gyeonggi Province, during a trial ride event on April 6. The train developed by Korean technologies is able to drive up to 430 kilometers. (Yonhap)
IndustryApril 6, 2016
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Korea needs investment banks: FSC chairman
Korea’s Financial Services Commission chairman Yim Jong-yong said Wednesday that the time is ripe for the country to have a brokerage with competitive investment banking operations.In a regular media briefing, the chairman added that he supports the recent mergers and acquisitions of brokerages, pointing to NH Investment & Securities taking over Woori Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Securities acquiring KDB Daewoo and KB Financial Group selected as a preferred bidder for Hyundai Securities.
April 6, 2016
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Kakao in chaebol dilemma
In July last year, when President Park Geun-hye invited 17 business leaders to Cheong Wa Dae for a luncheon meeting, people within the Internet industry felt they were now living in a different world. Among the high-profile figures from conglomerates such as Samsung and Hyundai were heads of Naver and Kakao, the nation’s top two Internet companies and the most successful venture firms. President Park Geun-hye (right) listens to Kakao board chairman Kim Beom-soo on the company’s Internet-based
TechnologyApril 6, 2016
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Korean builders alarmed over Chinese firm’s deal
A recent deal bagged by a state-owned Chinese builder for a major construction project in Korea is causing local construction firms to feel the heat, according to industry sources close to the matter. Greenland Group, China’s largest real estate developer, said on Tuesday it had commissioned China State Construction Engineering -- the world’s third-biggest construction firm -- to erect Jeju Dream Tower on Jejudo Island. The Chinese developer got authorization to build the two 38-story buildings
IndustryApril 6, 2016
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[Newsmaker] U.S. OKs Celltrion's Remicade biosimilar
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Korean biopharma company Celltrion’s Remicade (infliximab) biosimilar on Wednesday, marking the second entry of a biosimilar drug in the U.S. pharmaceutical market. The U.S. regulator approved Inflectra, Celltrion’s biosimilar replication of Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster drug Remicade, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and other conditions.Celltrion CEO Kim Hyoung-ki speaks during a press conference hel
IndustryApril 6, 2016
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Hotel Lotte could delay IPO until June: sources
Hotel Lotte, the lodgings and duty-free sales unit of Lotte Group, could postpone its market debut until June to increase its valuation before going public, market watchers said Wednesday. Hotel Lotte initially planned to go public in May, but could delay its schedule by one month to cash in on the government’s decision to issue additional licenses for duty-free operators. Hotel Lotte (Yonhap)At the end of April, the Korea Customs Service is set to make an announcement as to whether it would iss
April 6, 2016
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Shinhan Financial outsmarts rivals in profits, assets
Shinhan Financial Group was by far the top earner among the country’s seven bank holding companies last year, while NH Financial Group was the only one in the red. According to data compiled and released Wednesday by the Financial Supervisory Service, Shinhan’s net profits came in at 2.41 trillion won ($2.08 billion) in 2015, far exceeding the figure of runner-up KB Financial Group. KB logged net income of 1.7 trillion won, followed by Hana Financial Group at 897 billion won. Shinhan also led th
April 6, 2016