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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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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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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Delta Air Lines to launch new Incheon-Salt Lake City route in June next year
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
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4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
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Seoul book club to hold Q&A with three authors
Seoul Culture and Book Club will be hosting an event with three up-and-coming Korean authors next month, giving English speakers a rare chance to hear from them and answer questions.The authors – Kim Ae-ran, Chang Kang-myoung and Kim Min-jung – will answer questions, with interpretations into English. This will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.The event is part of a regular series organized with Asia Publishers, which has included the authors in their K-Fiction seri
Expat LivingMarch 23, 2016
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Hypnotist to host show in Seoul
Expat hypnotist Gabriel Dye will perform a stage hypnosis show in Seoul on Saturday.In the show, Dye will introduce ideas about the subconscious and the workings of the brain. He will also choose volunteers from the audience to hypnotize, aiming to show how the mind works in a humorous way. There will be no nudity or other adult content in the show.The show begins 7:45 p.m. in the Caramata Music Company Studio in Haebangchon. The entrance fee is 10,000 won ($8.60), which includes a drink.(paulke
Expat LivingMarch 23, 2016
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Gwangju center seeks homestay hosts
Gwangju International Center is seeking Korean host families for its Feel@Home homestay program.As part of the program, families host foreign visitors for a day and introduce them to Korean culture. This round of the program, which will take place on April 23, will host development trainees studying at Chunnam National University.The students are between 26 and 43 years old. Families should speak English and will be matched with students, taking into consideration students’ requests.The deadline
Expat LivingMarch 23, 2016
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Culture and craft market to be held in Seoul
Seoul Foreign Culture and Craft Market will run again in Haebangchon on Sunday, selling food and craft items.The market will take place at Haebangchon Quandary and V-Lounge, in Itaewon, Seoul.Food items will include pierogis, or Polish dumplings, biltong, a type of dried beef, chili bites, jams and pies. Items such as clothing, jewelry, soaps and candles will also be on sale. An artist providing caricature portraits on the spot will as be available.In addition to the regular market, there will b
Expat LivingMarch 23, 2016
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[Graphic News] Seniors to make up over 40% of population by 2060
Korea’s population is aging fast and the proportion of elderly will be more than 40 percent of the population by 2060, according to a report released by Statistics Korea on Tuesday.The report on Korea’s overall social trends in 2015 said that due to the continued decrease in birthrate and medical technology development, the number of seniors aged 65 and above will increase to 17.62 million people by 2060 from 6.62 million people in 2015. Government officials said the triangular-shaped populatio
March 23, 2016
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French culture bash in Korea
French culture will be celebrated in Korea throughout 2016, as the year marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. “The Korea-France Year invites citizens to the cultural journey of France. French people had a chance to experience Korean culture last year at many cultural events that started with (the) Jongmyo Jeryeak performance and the light performance at Eiffel Tower,” said Henri Loyrette, head of the French organizing committee of the Korea-France Year at
CultureMarch 23, 2016
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[Market Now] Korean Air’s Hanjin Shipping considers selling overseas assets
Hanjin Shipping, a listed subsidiary of Korean Air, said in its disclosure report Wednesday that it has been considering selling assets including the company’s office building in London and some of its overseas terminals in an effort to improve finances. Hanjin Shipping's container ship (Yonhap)It added that the company will disclose further information in detail after it decides on the matter within six months. This comes as the Korea Exchange demanded the listed Korean shipping company to veri
March 23, 2016
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Seoul premieres Korea-France dance production ‘Shigane Nai’
The National Theater Company of Korea has unveiled its latest Korea-France joint venture “Shigane Nai,” following the state-run theater company’s recent premiere of the play “The Empire of Light,” which was adapted from Kim Young-ha’s popular novel. “Shigane Nai,” which translates to “The Age of Time,” is a coproduced contemporary dance performance by the National Theater of Korea and France’s Theatre National de Chaillot in line with the Korea-France Year 2015-2016 that celebrates the 130th ann
PerformanceMarch 23, 2016
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China sidesteps question on U.S. call for talks on missile shield in Korea
China on Wednesday sidestepped a question on whether it would respond to a possible move by the United States to set up bilateral talks on the deployment of an advanced missile defense system to South Korea.In the wake of North Korea's fourth nuclear test and launch of a long-range rocket this year, South Korea agreed to engage in talks with the U.S. that can lead to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system in the country. China has long voiced concerns ab
InternationalMarch 23, 2016
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Young forward will not start vs. Lebanon in World Cup qualifier: Stielike
South Korean men's football team head coach Uli Stielike said Wednesday FC Porto striker Suk Hyun-jun will not start the FIFA World Cup regional qualifiers against Lebanon.South Korea, 57th in FIFA rankings, face No. 145-ranked Lebanon 8 p.m. Thursday at Ansan Wa Stadium in Ansan, south of Seoul, for their Group G match of the second Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Stielike said that Suk, who has scored 10 goals in the Portuguese league this season after moving from Vitoria Se
SoccerMarch 23, 2016
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KRX to beef up monitoring of stocks with small floats
Korea’s bourse operator said Wednesday it will strengthen monitoring of stocks with small number of shares available for trading on the market in a bid to prevent speculative investments and high volatility. According to Korea Exchange, it will halt trading of stocks when their floats come below a certain level after filing a change in the number of shares following capital reduction. KOSPI (Bloomberg)Starting March 28, the bourse operator will suspend trading of stocks in which the number of t
March 23, 2016
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Enjoy spring in Seoul
Signs of spring are budding across the country, with the southern cities already seeing the forsythia bloom in mid-March.Seoul is also expected to see the spring flowers bloom from around March 24, according to weather service provider Kweather.While a cold snap that is expected to last until this weekend may delay the arrival of spring, anticipation of milder temperatures and warmer breeze are expected to invite more Seoulites and visitors to venture outdoors in the coming weeks.Starting in Apr
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2016
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Korean captain says players are motivated to beat Lebanon in World Cup qualifier
South Korean national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng said Wednesday that the players are fully motivated to deliver a victory against Lebanon at the second Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.South Korea, 57th in the FIFA rankings, face No. 145-ranked Lebanon at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ansan Wa Stadium in Ansan, south of Seoul, for their Group G match of the Asian qualification. The Taeguk Warriors have already clinched the top seed in their group with six straight wins, and are t
SoccerMarch 23, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' actress: In expressing love, nothing is 'too much'
"I don't think there is 'too much' in expressing true emotion. I hope people could be more expressive in real life," said Kim Ji-won, one of the heroines of the sensationally popular drama "Descendants of the Sun." "To be honest, I was amazed to realize (through the script) that there could be so many ways to express your love," the 23-year-old said during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at a cafe in southern Seoul on Wednesday.The KBS 2TV series is about a doctor and an Army captain who fa
TelevisionMarch 23, 2016
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Korea to dispatch 300 teachers, students overseas to share
South Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to dispatch a total of 300 teachers and university students overseas this year to share the experience of Korea's educational development.The education ministry and the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) said that 140 teachers and 160 students attending teachers' universities will be sent to 15 foreign countries for a project to engage in various educational programs, including teaching foreign students. The number of participants f
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2016
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Nondisclosure of reports made to Park during ferry disaster
A local court ruled Wednesday the government's decision not to disclose reports made to President Park Geun-hye on the day of a deadly ferry disaster in 2014 was legitimate.The Seoul Administrative Court turned down the revocation suit filed against three presidential officials -- the chief presidential secretariat, the chief of national security and the chief of the presidential security service -- by the minor opposition Green Party Korea, demanding nullification of the nondisclosure decision.
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2016
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[Choi He-suk] Journalism’s thin yellow line
There is apparently this mysterious line that one is simply not meant to cross. Anyone who crosses this line is simply wrong — or so say those enforcing this line.For publications that want to be considered respectable, crossing this line means dabbling in yellow journalism. But this line is being crossed willingly and frequently by local media. Everyday big and small media outlets churn out articles with catchy headlines that are sometimes accompanied by photographs that are only fit to be post
ViewpointsMarch 23, 2016
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Samsung C&T bags 1.4 tln won orders from Southeast Asia
Samsung C&T, a major Korean builder, said Wednesday that it has won nearly 1.4 trillion won ($1.2 billion) worth of orders so far this year from Southeast Asian countries. Samsung C&T secured an order to build a courthouse in Singapore for 388 billion won last month, while winning a 245 billion won deal to construct an office building in Malaysia. On March 18, it also won a 737 billion won subway construction deal in Singapore.Samsung C&T said that it has been working on strengthening its footho
IndustryMarch 23, 2016
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Korean shares edge down on fresh N. Korea risk
South Korean stocks inched down Wednesday as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the earnings season, while a fresh provocation from North Korea spooked wary investors here. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 1.69 points, or 0.08 percent, to 1,995.12. Trade volume was moderate at 363.1 million shares, with losers beating winners 429 to 377.The so-called North Korea risk resurfaced after a North Korean commi
IndustryMarch 23, 2016
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[David Ignatius] The dark path to Brussels terror attacks
The value of catastrophic events is that they can help people face up to problems that are otherwise impossible to address. Maybe this will be the case with Tuesday’s horrific attacks in Brussels.Europe is facing a security threat that’s unprecedented in its modern history, at a time when its common currency, border security and intelligence-sharing are all under severe stress. If Europe were a stock, a pragmatic investor would sell it, despite the sunk cost and sentimental attachment. Without r
ViewpointsMarch 23, 2016