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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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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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North Korean nuclear attack implausible: U.K. institute
Despite North Korea’s recent threat of nuclear strikes against South Korea and the U.S., the possibility of Pyongyang actually carrying out an attack is implausible, a U.K.-based expert said.The communist country’s tough rhetoric is likely to moderate “conventional behavior” from the allies and Japan, the expert noted. Karl Dewey, a senior analyst at London-based defense information provider IHS Jane’s, said that the North’s ability to escalate its nuclear weapons is unlikely, considering the U.
DefenseMarch 14, 2016
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Premium instant noodles dominate local ramyeon sales
Premium instant noodles that cost more than 1,000 won per individual packet are emerging as the dominant product category in South Korea’s competitive ramyeon market. E-mart, the nation’s leading discount supermarket chain, on Monday said that premium instant noodles accounted for 61 percent of its total ramyeon sales last month, a significant increase from a mere 22 percent over the same period in 2015. The sharp sales hike was presumably led by the continued success of Nongshim’s Chinese blac
IndustryMarch 14, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Sri Lanka touts South Korea as ideal investment partner
Moving past three decades of civil war, Sri Lanka is transforming itself into a vibrant commercial hub in South Asia, and reengaging the international community and furthering bilateral ties are key, the nation’s top envoy said.“As Korea has made miraculous progress in democracy and economy in such a short period of time, it is an exemplary model for Sri Lanka, which is starting its journey toward economic prosperity,” said Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in an interview with The Korea Hera
Foreign AffairsMarch 14, 2016
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[Graphic News] Reported child abuse sees on-year spike
The increasing number of reported child abuse cases in South Korea, with many of them resulting in brutal deaths, have raised awareness of the need to tackle the problem more systematically.While statistics vary, the Health and Welfare Ministry’s numbers show that more cases of child abuse are being reported each year. An alarming factor has been that 81 percent of the offenders are parents.By type, 48 percent involved multiple forms of abuse, including negligence, emotional abuse, physical abus
Social AffairsMarch 14, 2016
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Local executive to head U.S. R&D center for Hyundai
Hyundai Motor said Monday that it had appointed William Andy Freels, an executive in its U.S. branch, to head its local research center.It is the first time that a local official has been named as chief of the Hyundai America Technical Center Inc., the carmaker’s R&D center based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, company officials said. William Andy FreelsHATCI serves as the company’s headquarters for design, technology, and engineering in the North American market, supporting new model
MobilityMarch 14, 2016
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Yoga class, craft beer brewing, lunch with artists
Tango dance, yoga and craft beer brewing -- activities you may never imagine would be taking place at museums -- are happening in traditional art museums. In an effort to broaden their audience base, museums are coming up with programs to make themselves more accessible to the general public. In addition to the traditional docent-guided tours and artist talks, museums now offer a chance for visitors to have a hands-on experience not only with art, but also with other diverse cultural fields. D
PerformanceMarch 14, 2016
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SK’s epilepsy drug to skip efficacy trials in U.S.
SK Biopharmaceuticals, the new drug developing unit of South Korea’s SK Group, on Monday said that its self-developed epilepsy treatment YKP3089 has become the first of its kind to skip the efficacy testing stage in its forthcoming phase III clinical trials in the United States.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the rare decision given SK’s new epilepsy treatment has sufficiently proven its effectiveness in the phase II clinical stage held across the U.S., Europe and Asia over the past f
IndustryMarch 14, 2016
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Korean men become fatter: survey
Nearly half of South Korean men in their 30s are obese, while women have longer legs compared to 10 years ago, a nationwide survey showed on Monday.According to the survey on 6,413 South Koreans conducted last year by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, 52 percent of men aged between 35 and 39 had a body mass index of 25. A BMI of 25 or more is regarded as obese in South Korea.On the female side, the survey showed that 46 percent of women aged 60 and over surpassed the 25 BMI thresho
March 14, 2016
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Parties’ nomination turns into mudslinging turf war
Parties have unanimously pledged to thoroughly reshuffle candidates and lower entry barriers for capable rookies ahead of this April’s general election, but their housecleaning attempts have turned into a factional battle for survival.As nomination authorities trimmed incumbent lawmakers and heavyweights, the rejected candidates lashed out at what they claimed were biased and erroneous decisions.For the ruling conservative Saenuri Party, the feud is between those close to President Park Geun-hye
PoliticsMarch 14, 2016
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[Raphael Hadas-Lebel] France’s move to limit citizenship over terror
Since last November’s brutal terrorist attacks in Paris, a furious debate has been raging in France over whether to revoke the citizenship of those convicted of terrorist offenses. While that move would have significant symbolic value, it would have a limited practical impact. Yet vehement disagreements over the issue continue to drown out discussion of far more consequential topics, like anemic economic growth and high unemployment — and will likely continue to do so.The citizenship issue was i
ViewpointsMarch 14, 2016
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Don’t shoot the messenger
The case of Bangladesh’s Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam becomes more and more curious. What began as theatre of the absurd is starting to look increasingly sinister. Anam, publisher and editor of the country’s leading daily, in a moment of introspection during a TV talk show last month, confessed to professional impropriety in printing leaks from military intelligence in 2007 under the army-backed caretaker government. The leaks contained unverified information alleging corruption by current Prim
ViewpointsMarch 14, 2016
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[Bernard-Henri Levy] The world according to the Trump phenomenon
The word “trump,” according to the dictionary, is an alteration of the word triumph. And because Donald Trump, the U.S. presidential candidate, appears likely to become the nominee of the Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, we owe it to ourselves to ask in what sense and for whom he represents a triumph.One thinks of a segment of the American population angered by the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency, a group that is now feeling vengeful. And one also thinks of the whit
ViewpointsMarch 14, 2016
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[Editorial] Losing its senses
Factional strife within political parties usually reaches its peak ahead of general elections as each faction strives to get as many nomination tickets as possible. We expected the same for the April 13 election, but the infighting inside the parties -- especially the ruling Saenuri Party -- is really disappointing.Since the nomination process entered full swing, the party did not spend a single day without encountering disputes, accusations, controversies and rumors, with its two factions -- on
EditorialMarch 14, 2016
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[Editorial] Kim‘s jitters
The U.S. navy’s nuclear-powered supercarrier USS John C. Stennis docked at Busan Port on Sunday in the latest reinforcement of U.S. military assets aimed at deterring North Korea from provocative acts.The carrier came to South Korea to participate in the allies’ annual joint military exercises, which this year are the largest ever, in the wake of North Korea’s recent nuclear test and long-range ballistic missile launch.Besides the carrier, the U.S. -- in a show of force aimed at deterring the No
EditorialMarch 14, 2016
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[Ingrid Newkirk] Why this feminist would ‘rather go naked’
Is it odd that a feminist like me, from back in the bra-burning ’60s, champions racy protests featuring women wearing little more than body-paint markings that mimic a butcher’s diagram? Some might raise an eyebrow, but this March, National Women’s History Month, let me explain why I believe that supporting women’s rights and stripping for a cause go together like Gloria Steinem and miniskirts.With feminism, as with all social movements, each generation has its own battles to fight, and while re
ViewpointsMarch 14, 2016
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Stielike to help both Olympic football team, young star
By excluding one of South Korea's biggest football stars from his roster announced Monday, senior men's national team head coach Uli Stielike actually wants to help the country's football on a much deeper level.For South Korea's squad for the second round Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Lebanon on March 24 and a friendly match in Thailand on March 27, there was a small surprise:Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min was missing. It turns out Stielike's intention was to help
SoccerMarch 14, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Syria diplomacy’s biggest surprise
The head of the Syrian opposition says he’s going to Geneva for the next round of U.S.-Russian-sponsored peace talks Monday, even though the opposition rejects any future role for President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime will be the other party in the talks.The Syria diplomacy might be described as “the art of the impossible,” borrowing the title of a collection of speeches by former Czech president Vaclav Havel, who helped negotiate the transition from communism to democracy in Eastern Europe. S
ViewpointsMarch 14, 2016
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AI battle sparks Go wave in Korea
Go academy teacher Kim Sang-soon in southern Seoul has been much busier these days with more parents and students inquiring about Go courses. “There are indeed many more calls and visits from children, especially preschool girls. I’m pretty sure that the AlphaGo match brought back the popularity of Go,” said the 65-year-old, who has taught Go for the past three decades. “This is definitely a good sign.” Renewed interest in the Go game is sweeping through South Korea. (Yonhap)On Sunday, Korean Go
Social AffairsMarch 14, 2016
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Korean shares up for 4th session in row
South Korean share prices rose for a fourth consecutive session Monday, bolstered by gains in techs and financials.Investors, however, remain cautious ahead of a U.S. rate-setting meeting scheduled for later this week, according to analysts. Meanwhile, the local currency rose to the highest level of the year. The won climbed to a nine-week high as rising stocks and recovering oil prices pushed up demand for risky assets. The local currency closed at 1,186.10 won against the U.S. dollar, up 7.00
March 14, 2016
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Tax-efficient ISA savings account launched
The Korean version of tax-efficient savings account, which benchmarked a U.K. scheme, went on sale Monday as the government hopes it will boost household wealth amid a rise in floating money prompted by low interest rates and uncertainties in the investment market.A total of 33 financial companies, including banks, securities firms and insurers, have begun introducing their first tax-exempt Individual Savings Account, or ISA, which allows customers to hold a wide range of retail investment vehic
March 14, 2016