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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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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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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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Trade ministers of S. Korea, China hold talks in Beijing
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ACRC briefs foreign firms on anticorruption policies
The state-run anticorruption body on Wednesday held a policy briefing in which it introduced various anticorruption plans to foreign businesses in Korea.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission also invited them to share problems and complaints about doing business here, during the annual briefing that was held at Hotel President in Jung-gu, Seoul. The ACRC has held the event since 2008.The focal point of the ACRC’s presentation was the Act on the Prevention of Illegal Solicitation, which
PeopleMarch 31, 2016
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Plastic waste a problem in rural Korean areas
Plastic waste is causing environmental hazards in agricultural towns in the Korean countryside, as more than half of the waste is abandoned in empty fields, data showed Thursday.In the winter, those in farming villages wrap greenhouses with plastic to prevent crops such as peppers, onions and garlic from freezing. The plastic also works as a protection from weeds. Despite serious environmental issues such as soil pollution, the number of farmers abandoning used sheets of plastic on the ground ha
Social AffairsMarch 31, 2016
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Smell latest bugbeat for apartment residents
An estimated more than two-thirds of South Koreans live in apartments, and living in such close proximity has often caused disputes between neighbors over noise and more recently – odors wafting over from nearby homes. A post on an online community went viral recently: “Is eating samgyeopsal (roasted pork belly) at home a problem?”It was written by an apartment resident in Seoul, who said that he had felt insulted when his neighbor who lives upstairs made a fuss because he had cooked samgyeopsal
Social AffairsMarch 31, 2016
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Korea pushes to protect teachers from violence
The Korean government is pushing to better protect teachers’ rights amid a series of violent incidents that have threatened their safety and authority. The Education Ministry said it would run four healing support centers for teachers on a trial basis as part of its efforts to support the mental treatment of those who suffer abuse by students. The photo shows a contract teacher being hit by his students with a broom during class in December in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province. YonhapStarting in Daejeo
Social AffairsMarch 31, 2016
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Opposition parties divided over coalition
A tug-of-war continued Thursday over whether to form a coalition against the ruling party before the April parliamentary election, as the two main opposition parties remained at odds over the idea that might be crucial to their election victory. With the third-biggest People’s Party being adamant about their rejection of nominating single opposition candidates in constituencies nationwide, the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea urged them to consider unifying candidates at least in tough
PoliticsMarch 31, 2016
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Court rules ban on prostitution constitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the country’s antiprostitution law Thursday, dismissing “voluntary sex trade” unconstitutional. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the court confirmed the legality of the antisex trade act punishing both those who voluntarily sell and buy sex, citing the need to repress demand for prostitution. The verdict came three years after the top court began to review the act to rule whether it violates voluntary sex workers’ freedom to choose their job and what to do with thei
Social AffairsMarch 31, 2016
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Economy shows mixed signals
Two key economic indicators released Thursday sent mixed signals about the health of Korea’s economy. There were some improvements in manufacturing but persistent weakness in private consumption and investment. The country’s industrial production swung to on-month growth in February, led by chips and mobile gadgets, while a key gauge of business sentiment made a turnaround in March after five months of decline. Output for all industries increased 0.8 percent from a month earlier, compared to a 1
March 31, 2016
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Net profit of listed firms rose in 2015
Corporate profitability improved in 2015 as more Korean companies implemented cost-cutting measures. They also benefited from lower commodity prices, according to data from the Korea Exchange. The combined net profit of 516 firms listed on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index -- excluding financial firms and those that underwent mergers or divisions -- rose 3 percent from 2014 to 635 trillion won ($556 billion) last year. “After bottoming out in 2014, listed companies are showing bett
March 31, 2016
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Ediya says its coffee beans better than Starbucks'
Despite intensifying competition from foreign brands, South Korea’s homegrown coffee franchise Ediya Coffee on Wednesday expressed “high confidence” in its ability to stay ahead of the game, highlighting the exclusive quality of its coffee beans.“Ediya Coffee uses better quality coffee beans than those used by Starbucks,” Ediya Coffee president and CEO Moon Sung-ki told reporters in a press conference in Seoul to mark the company’s 15th anniversary.Whereas Starbucks Korea imports coffee beans ro
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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[Photo News] Chinese shoppers cruise to Busan
CHINESE SHOPPERS CRUISE TO BUSAN -- Chinese tourists shop at the newly opened Shinsegae Duty Free in Shinsegae Department Store’s Centum City branch in Busan. About 2,100 Chinese tourists arrived in the southern port city on Thursday on the 168,000-ton cruise ship Quantum of the Seas. (Yonhap)
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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Men dumping gold in sea busted by customs
Korean smugglers were busted using an unconventional method to bring in items – including gold bars -- from China via sea.According to the customs authorities, Thursday, these men had dumped their cargo into the ocean waters in an area unwatched by the Korean authorities while en route to Incheon harbor. The goods were wrapped in inflatable packaging to prevent them from sinking. A team of retrievers then fished out the floating cargoes. The smugglers carried the goods from Yantai, China (circl
Social AffairsMarch 31, 2016
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Seoul says S. Korea-China summit would offer momentum to tackle N.K. nuclear issue
South Korea on Thursday expressed hopes that its upcoming summit with China in Washington would offer "crucial momentum" to tackle North Korea's nuclear problem amid rising cross-border tensions stemming from Pyongyang's continued saber-rattling.President Park Geun-hye and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold their seventh summit on Thursday on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit that seeks to jointly tackle nuclear terrorism."It will be the seventh summit, which is testimony to
North KoreaMarch 31, 2016
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N. Korea says it has made remarkable strides after adopting ‘byeongjin’ policy
North Korea said Thursday that it has made remarkable strides in the past three years after it adopted the "byeongjin" policy of simultaneously pushing for nuclear development and economic growth.Pyongyang's claims were revealed in a detailed report by a think tank under the ruling Workers' Party of Korea as the country marked the third anniversary of the North's decision to pursue its two-pronged policy goal.According to the North's official Korean Central News Agency, the National Reunificatio
North KoreaMarch 31, 2016
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Girls' Generation Taeyeon delays first solo concert
Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation has postponed her first solo concert to spend more time preparing for it, her agency said Thursday. “We decided to delay the concert to the second half of this year to increase its level of perfection,” SM Entertainment said. Taeyeon (SM Entertainment) “We’ll announce the rescheduled date as early as possible.” Taeyeon had initially planned to hold the concert “Taeyeon, Butterfly Kiss” at the Olympic Park in southern Seoul from April 23-24. Girls’ Generation, includi
PerformanceMarch 31, 2016
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Asiana faces delay in launching second LCC
Asiana Airlines’ plans to launch a second budget carrier could be delayed as the government has rejected a flight certificate application, industry sources said Thursday.Last year, Asiana Airlines received a license from the Transportation Ministry to operate a second LCC and accordingly applied for the air operator certificate last month. The AOC is granted when an airline passes all operation-related preparations and procedures.According to the sources, the carrier submitted a revised AOC appl
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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Seoul extends operation term for duty-free stores
The government said Thursday it will extend license terms for duty-free operators from the current five to 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen global competitiveness of the nation’s tax-free business and to create more jobs.Licenses of duty-free operators will be renewed automatically, unless they are disqualified for violating laws, such as smuggling.“The operational rights will be extended to 10 years from five to create a stable business environment in a long-term perspective,” the Fin
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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[Photo News] Lotte's duty-free store in Ginza
LOTTE’S DUTY-FREE STORE IN GINZA -- Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin (far right) and his family, including his sister and chairwoman of the Lotte Foundation Shin Young-ja (second from left), his daughter-in-law and son Shin Yoo-yeol (second and third from right) pose for the press on Thursday at the opening of Lotte Duty Free Ginza in Tokyo, Japan. Also present are actress Choi Ji-woo (fifth from left), EXO’s D.O. (third from left) and Chen (sixth from left). (Yonhap)
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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Actor Park Hae-jin to hold fan meeting in Taiwan
Park Hae-jin, star of the popular Korean TV series “Cheese in the Trap,” will have a fan meeting in Taiwan in June, the event's publicist said Thursday. The event will take place at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei on June 9, HNS HQ said. The 32-year-old actor rose to stardom in the wider China region after SBS’s “My Love from the Star” became a huge sensation in Asia in 2014. He played the stoic college senior Yoo Jung on “Cheese in the Trap,” which aired on Korean cable TV
PeopleMarch 31, 2016
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Britain's remaining milkmen keeping tradition afloat
ST. ALBANS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Once a daily sight on every British street, a dwindling but resilient band of milkmen still go out at the crack of dawn to deliver bottles of fresh milk to the nation's doorsteps. The overwhelming majority of milk used to be sold at the front door until the supermarket revolution all but wiped out this very British institution. But by selling more than milk and embracing the Internet, the few thousand remaining milkmen, including Neil Garner, have breathed new
FoodMarch 31, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung’s semiconductor chief becomes highest-paid CEO
Samsung Electronics vice chairman and semiconductor business division chief Kwon Oh-hyun was the highest-paid Korean CEO last year, with total earnings of 14.95 billion won ($13 million). His pay has soared nearly 60 percent over the past year, largely driven by the chip division’s robust sales. The division posted a record 12.79 trillion won in operating profits last year. Samsung Electronics vice chairman and semiconductor business division chief Kwon Oh-hyun speaks at a shareholders meeting o
TechnologyMarch 31, 2016