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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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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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Man sentenced to 1 year, 8 months for stealing from elementary school classrooms
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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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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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Demand for bank loans expected to shrink in Q2: poll
Demand for fresh bank loans by local companies and households is expected to dwindle in the second quarter, a survey showed Tuesday.The overall index measuring demand for fresh bank loans came to 3 for the April-June period, down from 4 for the previous quarter, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). A lending section of a commercial bank branch in Seoul (Yonhap)A reading above zero means demand is expected to grow from three months earlier while a reading below the benchmark means demand will li
April 5, 2016
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Russia's Hermitage Museum offers help to restore Palmyra
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- The director of Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum, which has an important collection of sculptures from Palmyra, has offered its expertise to help restore the ancient Syrian city retaken by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces from the Islamic State group. “Restoring Palmyra is the responsibility of all of us,” Mikhail Piotrovsky told AFP, surrounded by displays of tombstones, sculptures and coins from Palmyra at the museum in St. Petersburg. Following the IS campa
CultureApril 5, 2016
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Wikimedia art database breaks copyright law: Swedish court
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Sweden's highest court on Monday found Wikimedia Sweden guilty of violating copyright laws by providing free access to its database of artwork photographs without the artists’ consent. Wikimedia, part of the not-for-profit foundation which oversees Wikipedia among other online resources, has a database of royalty-free photographs that can be used by the public, for educational purposes or the tourism industry. The Visual Copyright Society in Sweden (BUS), which represents paint
PerformanceApril 5, 2016
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Refugee chefs bring their recipes to NYC food company
NEW YORK (AP) -- The kitchen hums with activity. Rachana Rimal is at one table, making momos, the traditional dumplings from her native Nepal. Next to her, Iraqi immigrant Dhuha Jasif mixes some pureed eggplant for baba ghanouj. Containers of adas, a lentil stew from the East African nation of Eritrea, sit on a counter. The unusual mix of cuisines is how it works at Eat Offbeat, a Queens-based food delivery service. All seven employees are refugees or asylum seekers who fled their home countrie
FoodApril 5, 2016
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Huge Rolling Stones exhibition offers satisfaction for fans
LONDON (AP) -- It’s only rock ‘n’ roll -- but it isn’t, is it? The music business is about commerce as well as entertainment, and the Rolling Stones are one of its biggest multinational firms. There’s plenty of both art and business in “Exhibitionism,” a vast exhibition that covers 1,850 square meters of London’s Saatchi Gallery with five decades of Stones history. The more than 500 artifacts, borrowed from the band’s archive and private collectors, include musical instruments, lyrics, sketche
CultureApril 5, 2016
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Anthony Vaccarello named creative director of Yves Saint Laurent
PARIS (AFP) - Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello took over Monday as creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, three days after the departure of the hugely influential Hedi Slimane. His appointment, which had been rumored for weeks after Slimane dropped some heavy hints of his exit, is a calculated risk for the French label, which has seen profits skyrocket under the man credited with reviving skinny jeans. After Slimane's rock star chic, 36-year-old Vaccarello will bring a sexy, leggy look whic
Arts & DesignApril 5, 2016
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Father of abuse victim hoped for ‘rebirth’ of murdered son
The father who neglected his son as he was abused and killed by his second wife had booked a vasectomy reversal surgery in hopes of getting a new son with the same name, according to the prosecution Tuesday. “I believed Won-young (the son) would be born again through my second wife’s body. I was going to give the new baby the same name,” said the 38-year-old father surnamed Shin. The 38-year-old Shin wanted vasectomy reversal after his abused son's death. (Yonhap)According to the Prosecutor’s O
Social AffairsApril 5, 2016
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Samsung C&T denies split-merger of plant construction business
Samsung C&T on Tuesday denied a local report that it was seeking to split off its loss-making plant construction business and merge it with affiliate Samsung Engineering. Samsung C&T's headquarter buliding in Seoul (Yonhap)“We’re not considering any split-off or merger as suggested by the report,” the Seoul-based firm said in a regulatory filing. Chosun Ilbo, a daily newspaper, reported Monday that Samsung Group was pushing for the split and merger as part of its on-going efforts to realign its
April 5, 2016
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Twins' Park Byung-ho gets 1st MLB hit as three Koreans make season debuts
Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins picked up his first Major League Baseball hit, as three South Koreans made their first appearances of the 2016 season Monday across the United States.Batting sixth as the designated hitter, Park went 1-for-3 and scored a run in his big league debut against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The O's prevailed 3-2 with Matt Wieters' walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth.Park was called out on strikes against Baltimore starter C
BaseballApril 5, 2016
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Son Yeon-jae satisfied with her performance before Rio Games
South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae said Tuesday she is satisfied with her improving performance, but will work harder to earn a medal at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.Son collected two silver medals in clubs and ribbon over the weekend at the International Federation of Gymnastics World Cup in Pesaro, Italy. Before that, she'd picked up a handful of medals in Russia, Finland and Portugal."I feel good because I saw my performance getting better," Son said upon her arrival at the Inch
SportsApril 5, 2016
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TV writer indicted over fraud charges
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a renowned South Korean broadcast script writer on charges of swindling some 7 billion won from her acquaintances, including a high-profile actor.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the suspect, identified only by her surname Park, is accused of pocketing some 4.6 billion won from actor Jung Woo-sung between November 2008 and July 2009.Park fooled the victim into investing in a private equity fund, which did not exist, by claiming fami
Social AffairsApril 5, 2016
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'Suspicious activity' at N. Korea's nuclear complex: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows "suspicious activity" at North Korea's nuclear complex in what could be a sign that Pyongyang might be trying to harvest weapons-grade plutonium from spent nuclear fuel, a U.S. website monitoring the North said Monday.The website 38 North said in a report that the satellite imagery has shown "exhaust plumes" from a thermal plant used to heat the Yongbyon nuclear complex's Radiochemical Laboratory, where spent nuclear fuel rods are reprocessed to extract plutonium."
North KoreaApril 5, 2016
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Pyongyang should freeze nuclear activities if it wants negotiations: senior U.S. diplomat
North Korea should freeze all nuclear activities and take other initial denuclearization steps if it wants to resume negotiations to resolve the standoff over its nuclear programs, a senior American diplomat said Monday.Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel made the remark during a seminar in Washington after Pyongyang's powerful National Defense Commission called earlier in the day for negotiations to find a fundamental solution to the heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Russel sai
North KoreaApril 5, 2016
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Park pays tribute to Mexican heroes ahead of talks with Pena Nieto
South Korean President Park Geun-hye paid tribute to six Mexican cadets at a monument as she began the third day of her visit to Mexico.Park laid a wreath at the Heroic Cadets Memorial in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, a monument that honors the six cadets who fought to the death in 1847 during the Mexican-American War.Park also attended a formal welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace before holding talks with her Mexican counterpart, Enrique Pena Nieto.The summit comes as South Korea i
Foreign AffairsApril 5, 2016
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Pacific Life Re to open branch in Korea
Pacific Life Re, a U.S.-based reinsurance firm, has received approval from Korea’s top financial regulator to open a branch here. “Following the approval, Pacific Life Re Korea may start its business in Korea immediately,” an official at the Financial Services Commission said. Pacific Life Re, which has offices in Europe, Asia and North America, provides various reinsurance products and services. It specializes in the reinsurance of life, critical illness, income protection, hospital cash, under
April 5, 2016
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[Photo News] LG 'No Kid Hungry' campaign
LG ‘NO KID HUNGRY’ CAMPAIGN -- LG Electronics on Monday held a fund-raising event to feed children, called “No Kid Hungry,” at the National Building Museum in Washington. The Korean tech giant also offered its latest premium LG Black Stainless Steel Series for the cooking program for participating families. (LG Electronics)
TechnologyApril 5, 2016
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CJ CGV to buy Turkey’s top cinema chain
CJ CGV shares started off strong Tuesday morning after the company said it has decided to acquire Turkey’s largest cinema chain Mars Entertainment Group.The company’s share price rose as much as 4.1 percent to hit 101,000 won ($87.30) during Tuesday morning trading.The nation’s largest multiscreen operator said Monday it will takeover the Turkish company for 605 million euros ($688 million) in a consortium with other financial investors.“CJ CGV will hold a 38.12 percent stake and other financial
April 5, 2016
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Korean seafood exports edge up 1.5% in Q1
Exports of Korean seafood edged up 1.5 percent in the first three months of 2016 from a year earlier on brisk demand from the United States and China, the maritime ministry said Tuesday.The country's outbound shipments of fish, shellfish and seaweed was valued at $435 million during the January-March period, up from $429 million tallied a year ago, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.In particular, exports reached $183 million in March, marking the highest monthly value since April
IndustryApril 5, 2016
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Exports of Korean cosmetics more than triple over 5 yrs
Exports of Korea-made cosmetics more than tripled over the past five years as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, fueled robust demand from China and other Asian countries, customs data showed Tuesday.Outbound shipments of makeup products reached US$2.45 billion in 2015, surging 53.1 percent from $1.56 billion a year earlier, according to the data by Korea Customs Service (KCS).The 2015 figure soared more than threefold from $698 million in 2011, with an annual average growth of 36.9 percent over the 20
IndustryApril 5, 2016
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Korea's national debt up 53.5 tln won in 2015
Korea's national debt rose by 53.5 trillion won ($46.7 billion) in 2015 from a year earlier as the government managed an expansionary fiscal policy to pump-prime the sluggish economy, the finance ministry said Tuesday.The national debt that covers the central government's general and special accounts and funds reached 556.5 trillion won last year, up from 503 trillion won a year earlier, according to the 2015 settlement of accounts endorsed by the Cabinet.The Ministry of Strategy and Finance sai
April 5, 2016