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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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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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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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Seoul issues protest against Tokyo's textbook authorization
South Korea issued a strong protest Friday after Japan authorized dozens of updated high school textbooks that renew territorial claims to the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo in a move sure to aggravate historical tensions between the two neighbors.The approval dampened the mood for bilateral cooperation, which has emerged in the wake of the North's latest provocations and a Dec. 28 deal to settle the decades-old issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, observers here not
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2016
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Korea, China discuss ways to ease trade barriers
South Korea and China have agreed to better implement the bilateral free trade agreement and ease non-tariff barriers for Korean companies operating businesses in China, Seoul's trade ministry said Friday. On Thursday, South Korean Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Gao Hucheng, to evaluate the implementation of the FTA that took effect in December and seek ways to step up business ties between the two nations. They also touched on the ongoing anti-dumpin
March 18, 2016
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Kim Jong-un orders construction of another scientists' street in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the construction of another street in Pyongyang for scientists, the country's state media reported Friday.Kim made the declaration during his inspection of the construction of "Ryomyong Street" in the area between the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun and Ryonghung crossroads in the capital city, according to the report by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The KCNA dispatch did not give details about the date of his visit. He gave instructions to bui
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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Key N.K. official handling construction likely demoted
A senior North Korean official in charge of the country's construction sector appears to have been demoted, photos carried by the North's main newspaper showed Friday, apparently due to his mishandling of assigned duties.Pictures carried by the Rodong Sinmun showed Ma Won-chun wearing the badge of a senior colonel on his suit, lower than his previous rank of a major general. The newspaper is an organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.Ma, former director of the design department at the North'
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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Shareholders approve Hyundai Merchant‘s capital reduction
Shareholders of Hyundai Merchant Marine on Friday gave a nod to a capital reduction designed to keep the country’s No. 2 shipping line listed on the local stock exchange.Shareholders approved the 7-to-1 capital reduction proposal at an annual shareholder meeting. Hyundai Group has been working to salvage Hyundai Merchant, which has been in the red for years due to a decline in freight rates and global trade. Recently, the group announced a set of self-rescue measures to improve the financial hea
IndustryMarch 18, 2016
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LG to begin selling G5 on Mar.31
LG Electronics said Friday it will start the global sales of its latest flagship smartphone, the G5 as of Mar.31.First introduced at the Mobile World Congress last month, the G5 is acclaimed as the industry‘s first “Modular Type” smartphone, which connects with various accessories, including a camera controller that allows users to control the handset like a digital single-lens reflex camera.The release of the G5 comes after rival Samsung Electronics began selling its Galaxy S7 smartphone last w
IndustryMarch 18, 2016
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Actor Lee Byung-hun named best actor at Asian Film Awards
South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has won best actor at the Asian Film Awards (AFA) for his lead role in "Inside Men."Lee, who stars as the vengeful political henchman Ahn Sang-gu in the South Korean political thriller, was honored at the 10th AFA held in Macau on Thursday.The movie directed by Woo Min-ho portrays the complicated relationships between politicians, the press, the wealthy, law enforcement authorities and organized crime in South Korea.Since its release in November, it has gathered
FilmMarch 18, 2016
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Son Heung-min ends two-month goal drought in Tottenham's loss
South Korean forward Son Heung-min ended his two-month goal drought for Tottenham Hotspur on Friday (Korean time), though he couldn't save the English club's elimination at the second-tier European competition.At the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 contest, Son notched a second-half goal against Germany's Borussia Dortmund when Tottenham were trailing 2-0. However, the English Premier League (EPL) club ended up in a 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane in London and failed to reach the q
SoccerMarch 18, 2016
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Japanese textbooks intensify Dokdo claim
The Japanese government on Friday approved a set of updated high school textbooks containing strengthened claims to Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, casting a fresh cloud over Seoul’s efforts to put bilateral ties back on track. Seoul lodged a protest, calling the long-festering assertion “unjust” and urging Tokyo to correct its erroneous historical view and provide fact-based education. Hideo Suzuki, a minister at the Japanese Embassy, was called in by Chung Byung-won, director general for
Foreign AffairsMarch 18, 2016
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Seoul, Beijing nuke envoys to meet over Pyongyang
The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China are to meet Friday for the first time since the U.N. Security Council slapped fresh sanctions on North Korea to punish the regime for its recent nuclear and missile tests.Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, left for Beijing earlier in the day to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei.The two sides plan to coordinate their response to North Korea's nuclear and missile prog
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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U.S. urges N. Korea to refrain from raising tensions after missile launch
The United States confirmed Thursday that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles and urged the communist nation to refrain from raising tensions.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the North fired two Rodong missiles, with one of them landing in the East Sea and the other blowing up in flight. It was believed to be the first time in about two years that the North has launched the medium-range missile.The launches, banned under U.N. Security Council resolutions, represented the lat
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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Seoul share prices edge up on Wall Street gains
South Korean share prices edged up on Friday following overnight gains on Wall Street.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 5.22 points, or 0.26 percent, to 1,992.52 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The KOSPI was trading nearly flat at 1990.23 points as of 10:38 a.m. Traders monitor share prices at a local bank. (Yonhap)Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 0.90 percent to 17,481.49, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 0.23 percent to 4,774.98.Analysts sai
March 18, 2016
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Producer price decline slows in Feb.
South Korea’s producer prices continued to fall in February, but the pace of decline slowed on a rise in agricultural and fisheries product prices, central bank data showed Friday. The producer price index, a barometer of future consumer inflation, came to 98.47 last month, slightly down from the previous month‘s 98.48, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea. The index fell by 3.4 percent on-year in February. (Yonhap)The central bank said a cold wave in January pushed up the overa
IndustryMarch 18, 2016
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Electric vehicle expo revs up on Jejudo Island
An international expo for electric vehicles kicked off on South Korea’s Jejudo Island on Friday.Major automakers will showcas their latestechnologies for eco-friendly vehicles, according to the expo organizers. t EV models and share views on the current and future A total of 145 companies including Hyundai Motor, Renault Samsung Motors, BMW and Nissan will be joining the 3rd International Electric Vehicle Expo, or IEVE, that will last until Thursday.Electric cars drive on the roads of Jejudo Isl
IndustryMarch 18, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' renews viewership record
TV drama "Descendants of the Sun" has set a fresh viewership record for itself on the eighth episode, when Dr. Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye-kyo) finally confesses her feelings for Army Capt. Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki), data showed Friday.The KBS 2TV series was viewed by 28.8 percent of TV homes nationwide on Thursday, up 0.3 percentage points from its previous record of 28.5 percent.In and around Seoul, the figure remained above the 30 percent mark, at 30.5 percent.In episode 8, Yoo enters a building
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016
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KBO, MLB in talks over posting fee cap
Major League Baseball (MLB) has proposed a cap on the amount a big league club can bid on South Korean players in posting, baseball officials said Friday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and MLB have been having discussions on the $8 million limit on players who are eligible for posting, according to a KBO official."The MLB Commissioner's Office recently suggested putting a cap on the posting fee," the official said. "They've come up with $8 million, but nothing has been decided. We'll soon
BaseballMarch 18, 2016
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Cardinals' Oh touched for 1st home run of spring
Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals was touched for his first home run of the spring Thursday against the Detroit Tigers.The South Korean reliever allowed a run on three hits in 1 1/3 innings as the Tigers defeated the Cardinals 5-4 at Joker Merchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.Oh, working on a string of 4 1/3 shutout innings, took over from starter Carlos Martinez with two outs in third and retired Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a groundout.Then after getting one out in the fourth, the South Ko
BaseballMarch 18, 2016
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N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one blows up in flight
North Korea launched two missiles on Friday in the latest show of force against the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, but one appears to have blown up mid-flight, military sources said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said one ballistic missile was fired around 5:55 a.m. from Sukchon located in the western part of the country. The missile, believed to be a mid-range Rodong model, flew about 800 kilometers across North Korea before falling into waters off
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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U.S. military chief denounces N.K.'s detention of U.S.
The U.S. military chief on Thursday denounced North Korea's detention of an American college student as a "reflection of the absolutely irresponsible leadership" in the communist nation.Earlier this week, the North's highest court sentenced the 21-year-old University of Virginia student, Otto Warmbier, to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly stealing a political propaganda sign from a hotel. He has been detained since early January."I think it's just a reflection of the absolutely irresponsible
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
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N. Korea continues SLBM development: 38 North
North Korea appears to be continuing efforts to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. website monitoring the communist nation said Thursday.The website 38 North said, citing recent satellite imagery of the North's Shinpo South Shipyard, that the North is believed to be forging ahead with development of the KN-11 SLBM, also known as Bukkeukseong-1, as well as a Gorae-class experimental ballistic missile submarine. It said that about two months of unidentified work on the Gorae-cl
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016