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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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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
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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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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Trade ministers of S. Korea, China hold talks in Beijing
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Mirae Asset chief to spearhead consolidation with newly bought brokerage
The chief of Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of Korea's leading asset management companies, will assume the chairman position of KDB Daewoo Securities to assure its smooth consolidation with its own brokerage business, group officials said Monday.Mirae Asset Securities earlier signed a deal with the state-run Korea Development Bank to take a 43 percent stake in the country's second-largest brokerage along with KDB Daewoo Management in a package deal for a combined 2.45 trillion won ($2.14 billi
BusinessApril 4, 2016
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Priceless tomes in Italy hold key to European identity
ROME (AFP) - As Europe struggles with an identity crisis, a new exhibition in Rome looks at the birth of European culture through ancient manuscripts and the earliest printed books, including a first edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. While mass migrant arrivals have fuelled xenophobia and threatened to undermine the EU’s core values, the exhibition extols the melting pot of cultures which shaped Europe -- beginning with the 13th century Italian poet, himself a political exile and migrant. “The e
BooksApril 4, 2016
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Turkey to host world humanitarian summit
The following was contributed by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu ahead of the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit on May 23 and 24. – Ed.Despite worldwide shock and indignation, it looks as if little Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi’s tragic death last summer has changed little. We are saddened by our collective negation.The power of image and social media, so effective in entertainment, has betrayed those less fortunate. Since Aylan’s death six months ago, countless more innocent men, wome
Foreign AffairsApril 4, 2016
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Soy milk plant to nourish Afghan lives
Nutrition and Education International, a nongovernmental organization, hosted a ceremony marking the shipment of equipment for a sterilized soy milk plant in Afghanistan. Twenty-five containers were shipped from Busan to Karachi in southern Pakistan, to be transported to Afghanistan, where the plant is scheduled to be constructed and operational by September. The venue at Daesung Food Tech Corporation headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on March 25 was attended by representatives from Worl
Foreign AffairsApril 4, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung Activewash gains traction
SAMSUNG ACTIVEWASH GAINS TRACTION -- Samsung Electronics said Monday that sales of its Activewash top-load washing machine, featuring a plastic built-in sink on top for hand-washing fragile items, has surpassed the 2-million mark since its launch in February 2015. The company said the washer was sold every 20 seconds -- the fastest sales pace among Samsung washing machines -- in 33 countries, including Korea and the U.S. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyApril 4, 2016
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Mexico, Korea strengthen strategic partnership
The following was contributed by Jose Luis Bernal, the Mexican ambassador to Korea. -- Ed.The people and government of Mexico warmly welcome President Park Geun-hye’s state visit to our country from Saturday to Tuesday. We are convinced that Park’s encounter with her counterpart President Enrique Pena Nieto, along with the bilateral business forum in Mexico City, will open new ways of friendship and collaboration. Her visit will enhance our strategic partnership forged over the last 10 years.The
Foreign AffairsApril 4, 2016
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Korea’s top university lags behind in global indicators
Seoul National University, one of Korea‘s leading universities, needs to spur efforts to further internationalize if it wants to rise in global rankings, the SNU board of trustees said Monday. On Monday, a team of 12 SNU researchers headed by professor Ye Sung-joon of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, submitted a project report that analyzed the number of joint international research initiatives conducted by SNU and its implications in global university rankings.The fron
Social AffairsApril 4, 2016
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Korea, EU to hold development policy talks
South Korea and the European Union will hold talks this week to bolster cooperation in the development sector, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Monday.The two sides will meet in Brussels Wednesday for the fourth round of bilateral talks focused on development cooperation, the ministry said in a press release.The EU is the world's largest donor that provides more than 50 percent of the world's development aid. In 2014, the EU as a body offered US$16.5 billion in official development assistance, whil
InternationalApril 4, 2016
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Korean rookie Chun In-gee finishes 2nd at LPGA major
South Korean rookie Chun In-gee finished second in the LPGA Tour's first major of the season in California on Sunday.Chun shot 11-under 277 to end one shot behind champion Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course here in Rancho Mirage.Chun, who started Sunday one stroke behind the overnight leader Lexi Thompson at nine-under, shot a final round of two-under 70 with three birdies and one bogey.Chun, who won last year's U.S. Women's Open as a no
GolfApril 4, 2016
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UN office starts probe into North Korean human rights violations: gov't official
A U.N. office on North Korea's human rights is carrying out interviews with North Korean defectors in a bid to investigate Pyongyang's treatment of its people, a government official said Monday.The United Nations opened its field office in June last year in Seoul to monitor North Korea's human rights violations, recommended by the U.N. Commission's landmark report on the country's dismal record on human rights."Since February, the government has cooperated with the U.N. office by allowing it to
World NewsApril 4, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' smooth sailing, cable remains flat
"Descendants of the Sun," a domestic TV series about a special forces captain falling in love with a volunteer doctor, is on its way to overtake the 40-percent viewership mark that no other shows have been able to touch in four years, data showed Monday.The KBS 2TV's Wednesday-Thursday night show was watched by 32.4 percent of viewers in South Korea, maintaining a viewership above 30 percent for the second straight week, data by Nielsen Korea showed.The drama headlined by actor Song Joong-ki and
TelevisionApril 4, 2016
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Pending free agent pitcher signs with Japanese agent
Pending South Korean free agent pitcher Cha Woo-chan has signed with a Japanese agent, sources said Monday, as he eyes a move to Japan after this season.Sources said the left-hander has hired Shigeyuki Mito as his agent. The veteran lawyer has represented two South Korean players who've competed in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, Lee Seung-yuop and Lee Dae-ho, and also worked with the Seattle Mariners outfielder Norichika Aoki when he was playing in Japan.Cha, 28, has been playing for the
BaseballApril 4, 2016
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Debate escalates over Korean QE
Former Finance Minister Kang Bong-kyun, who coheads the ruling Saenuri Party’s campaign for the April 13 general election, has stirred up debate over whether drastically easing monetary policy is needed to boost the country’s sluggish economy.At the inaugural meeting of the campaign committee last week, Kang floated the idea of the central bank printing money to purchase industrial finance bonds and mortgage-based securities in order to tackle the two key tasks facing the economy -- overhauling
April 4, 2016
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North Korea's rebukes 'anachronistic' sanctions, urges U.S. to seek talks
North Korea on Monday called the latest U.N. sanctions "anachronistic and suicidal" and urged the United States to make efforts to ease tensions on the divided peninsula.A month ago the United Nations Security Council imposed the toughest sanctions in decades over the North's January nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in February.A spokesman at the North's powerful National Defense Commission said that the international community's "anachronistic and suicidal" sanctions have made Pyongyan
World NewsApril 4, 2016
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Former world short track champ Noh Jin-kyu loses battle with cancer
Former South Korean world short track champion Noh Jin-kyu died Sunday after a battle with bone cancer. He was 24 years old.Noh's sister, speed skater Noh Seon-yeong, wrote on her Facebook page that Jin-kyu passed away at 8:00 p.m. Sunday.Noh Jin-kyu rose to prominence as an 18-year-old phenom when he won the overall title at the International Skating Union World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2011 in Sheffield, England. He finished second overall at the next world championships in S
SportsApril 4, 2016
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After much hoopla, Kim Hyun-soo makes Orioles' Opening Day roster
After much hoopla over his playing status, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo made the Baltimore Orioles' Opening Day roster.Kim got the final outfield spots, along with Nolan Reimold, on the roster announced Sunday as the Orioles are set to open their 2016 season against the Minnesota Twins the following day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.The decision puts an end to days of speculation over Kim's destination to start the season. After signing a two-year, US$7 million free agent deal last Dece
BaseballApril 4, 2016
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Eugene’s takeover bid for Tong Yang fails
Eugene Group said March 31 that it will continue buying shares in its hostile takeover target Tong Yang, after suffering a defeat a day earlier in its first attempt to secure control of the building materials maker. “We respect the decision of other shareholders,” Tong Yang said, referring to the outcome of the previous day's shareholders meeting.At the meeting, minority shareholders, who as a whole control nearly 70 percent of Tong Yang, turned down Eugene’s proposal to add six new members to t
April 4, 2016
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Samsung takes up 68% of curved-monitor market
Smsung Electronics accounted for 68 percent of the global curved-monitor market in the fourth quarter last year, data showed Monday, amid the soaring demand from Internet cafes in China.According to the data compiled by Taiwan-based industry tracker WitsView, the Korean tech giant stood as the dominant leader in the segment over the October-December period, trailed by China's HKC and U.S. Dell with 14 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Samsung Electronics headquarters (Yonhap)LG Electronics, S
IndustryApril 4, 2016
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Police officer sprayed with burning acid
A police officer was sprayed with a corrosive chemical solution, currently presumed to be hydrochloric acid, at Seoul Gwanak Police Station, Monday morning, by a woman who visited the station to file a civil complaint. (Yonhap)Police said the woman, surnamed Jeon, 37, assaulted an officer of the Cyber Investigation Team on the third floor of the police station at around 8:45 a.m.The attacked officer, surnamed Park, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In the process of restraining the w
Social AffairsApril 4, 2016
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Korean shares open nearly flat ahead of FOMC minute
Korean stocks started nearly flat Monday as investors took a wait-and-see approach on the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee's March minutes to be announced later this week.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) edged down 1.46 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1,972.11 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Tech shares traded mixed, with Samsung Electronics adding 0.16 percent while chipmaker SK hynix lost 1.06 percent. LG Electronics moved up 1.48 percent.Mobile carriers were also divid
April 4, 2016