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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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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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[Editorial] Real third way
Ahn Cheol-soo, coleader of the People’s Party, is under mounting internal pressure to tie up with the main opposition party to boost their chances of defeating the ruling party in the April 13 general elections. The pressure is led by the other coleader Chun Jung-bae and Kim Han-gil, the party’s chief campaigner. The two had failed to persuade Ahn in their three-way meeting the previous day and Kim said Friday he was resigning from his post. The argument of people like Kim and Chun is simple:
EditorialMarch 11, 2016
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[Editorial] Bluffing or not
North Korea fired two missiles with a range of about 500 kilometers into the East Sea on Thursday. The latest provocation came one week after it sent rockets into the sea hours after the U.N. imposed new sanctions against its latest nuclear test and ballistic missile launch. These are part of the rogue regime’s usual responses to outside pressure like the international sanctions, which come amid the largest-ever South Korea-U.S. joint military drills. While these traditional provocations shoul
EditorialMarch 11, 2016
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Minority opposition party stumbles over unity discord
The newborn minority opposition People’s Party showed signs of division Friday as several senior members lashed back at chairman Ahn Cheol-soo’s flat refusal for a strategic merger with the main opposition camp.It was mostly those who had defected from The Minjoo Party of Korea who called for unity with their former party ahead of the April 13 general elections.“I hereby resign from my post as the party’s election planning committee chairman,” declared Rep. Kim Han-gil in a statement.Opposition
PoliticsMarch 11, 2016
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Nexon Korea acquires U.S. game developer
Nexon Korea, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nexon, a major player in the Asian gaming market, has acquired U.S.-based Big Huge Games for an undisclosed fee in a move to expand its global footprint.“Combining Big Huge Games’ skilled workforce and game development capabilities with Nexon’s global publishing expertise will enable us to consistently provide DomiNations players with fresh content and engaging experiences in the long term,” the company said. Prior to the acquisition, the two companies wo
March 11, 2016
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[David Ignatius] IS: Degraded but far from destroyed
U.S. Special Operations Forces working with a widening array of partners are slowly tightening their squeeze on Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria -- moving toward an eventual assault on the jihadists‘ self-declared capital of Raqqa.The Pentagon’s top priority in the campaign against IS remains disrupting external operations against potential targets in the U.S. or elsewhere. Sources say that over the past 18 months, U.S. drone strikes and other direct actions have killed close to 100 IS mi
ViewpointsMarch 11, 2016
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[Frederic S. Mishkin, Amir Sufi] The Fed shouldn’t watch the calendar
The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a daunting task as it moves away from near-zero interest rates: communicating its plans without unduly shaking up financial markets. The job would be easier if everyone involved recognized that the central bank’s actions must depend on the state of the economy, not on the calendar.Consider what happened in July 2015, when Chair Janet Yellen gave a policy speech in Cleveland. Out of almost 3,800 words on various subjects, the financial media focused on the following
ViewpointsMarch 11, 2016
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Samsung board chair open to outside directors
Shareholders of Samsung Electronics opened a door to outside directors as board chair Friday for the first time in the firm’s history, fueling speculation whether vice chairman Kwon Oh-hyun will continue to lead the board. Market watchers said the move is aimed at strengthening the role and responsibility of the board for management decisions. Kwon Oh-hyun, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, presides over the 47th annual general meeting of the company in Seoul on Friday. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyMarch 11, 2016
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Record number of Australian, New Zealand troops taking part in joint military drill
A record number of troops from Australia and New Zealand are taking part in the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, which aim to bolster the allied forces' ability to deal with emergency situations, a military official said Friday.Seoul and Washington kicked off the annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises for a weekslong run Monday in South Korea, mobilizing some 300,000 local troops, along with 17,000 U.S. forces.The Key Resolve is a two-week command
DefenseMarch 11, 2016
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Park's approval rating moves up amid tension with North Korea
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating moved up amid tension on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's provocations, a local poll showed Friday.A poll released by Gallup Korea showed 42 percent approved of the job Park is doing, up 3 percentage point from a week earlier.It also found that those who disapproved of Park's job performance came to 45 percent, down 4 percentage points from the previous week.This week's poll came as South Korea accused North Korea of stealing information from
North KoreaMarch 11, 2016
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Korea confirms additional FMD outbreak
An additional outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in South Korea, rekindling concerns that the livestock disease may further spread widely, the government said Friday.Pigs at a swine farm in Nonsan in the central region of South Chungcheong Province tested positive for the highly contagious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The quarantine authorities have culled some 400 affected animals, and placed a tr
Social AffairsMarch 11, 2016
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Korean stocks edge up on ECB steps
Korean shares inched up on Friday, led by gains in techs and automakers, as investors reacted positively to the European Central Bank (ECB)'s latest easing steps, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 2.08 points, or 0.11 percent, to finish at 1,971.41. Trading volume was slim at 299 million shares worth 4.12 trillion won ($3.45 billion), with gainers beating losers 428 to 373.The ECB unveiled measures that bea
March 11, 2016
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[Photo News] LG affiliates receive award from GM
LG AFFILIATES RECEIVE AWARD FROM GM -- Two LG Group affiliates -- LG Electronics and LG Chem -- said Friday that they have received the Overdrive Award from U.S. carmaker GM for their innovative automotive technologies. LG Group’s battery business unit supplies batteries to GM’s electric vehicles, including Spark EV and Bolt EV. (LGE)
IndustryMarch 11, 2016
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Travis, Disclosure to perform at Jisan
Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival has announced eight additional artist teams who will be performing at the event set for July. The second lineup, posted on the festival’s official website Friday morning, includes English electronic music duo Disclosure, Scottish pop rock band Travis and U.K.-based electronic recording artist Squarepusher. Five local teams -- rock bands Guckkasten, Hyukoh, the Monotones and the Solutions and indie folk duo Kim Sawol X Kim Haewon -- will also be performing.
PerformanceMarch 11, 2016
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[Photo News] Debut of Galaxy S7
DEBUT OF GALAXY S7 -- Samsung Electronics releases its latest flagship smartphones Galaxy S7 and its Edge variant with a curved display via Korea’s three major mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus in Seoul on Friday. The first Galaxy S7 customer (third from left) for KT poses with the mobile carrier’s innovative management center chief Lee Dong-soo (second from left), Samsung’s mobile sales team leader Kim Jin-hae (third from right) and the members of K-pop girl group Sistar at the launch
TechnologyMarch 11, 2016
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Bassist to head Newport Jazz Festival
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Jazz impresario George Wein took another step to secure the future of his 62-year-old Newport Jazz Festival on Thursday, as the nonprofit foundation that runs it named Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride as artistic director. Wein, who is 90, also told the Associated Press that he planned to donate the bulk of his estate, around $10 million, to the foundation upon his death so that the jazz festival and its sister Newport Folk Festival can continue for years
PerformanceMarch 11, 2016
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Kwon Sang-woo to lead Chinese drama
Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo will play the main character on Chinese TV drama “Returning Love,” the actor’s agency SU Company announced Friday. Actor Kwon Sang-woo (SU Company) The drama series will depict the story of a man who suffers from amnesia following an earthquake. The man, played by Kwon, struggles in his relationships with two women -- his wife and a woman who took care of him as he suffered from amnesia -- while gradually regaining his memory. Kwon will leave for Beijing this month to
TelevisionMarch 11, 2016
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Ku Hye-sun, Ahn Jae-hyun latest celeb couple
Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun, 32, and actor and model Ahn Jae-hyun, 29, are the latest celebrity couple in the news. The former costars in “Blood” started dating soon after the 20-episode KBS TV drama ended in April 2015, according to Ahn’s agency HB Entertainment. Ahn and Ku played the roles of a vampire surgeon and a niece to the chairman who owns the hospital, respectively, in the drama series. Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun (YG Entertainment) and model and actor Ahn Jae-hyun (
TelevisionMarch 11, 2016
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[Home cooking] Galbi Taco
Korean-style tacos were made famous by a food truck in Los Angeles several years ago. Since then, food trucks selling Korean tacos have become a nation-wide trend in America. The idea is to place Korean barbecue meat on a Mexican corn tortilla topped with a mix of Korean and Mexican flavors. Here, I turned the traditionally marinated galbi (short ribs) into my version of a popular Korean-Mexican fusion dish. I paired the meat with a refreshing salsa made with kimchi, Korean pear and other crunch
FoodMarch 11, 2016
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[The palate] Catalan flavors reinterpreted in historic Seochon
In Seochon, a quaint neighborhood west of the Gyeongbokgung Palace, there has always been a focus on old world charm and the area’s past as an artists’ enclave. Today, Seochon is an unassumingly stylish neighborhood sprinkled with galleries and cafes in a quiet ambience quite different to that found on the other side of the palace in the tourist-laden Samcheong-dong and Bukchon. Still budding as a destination neighborhood, Seochon offers a colorful mix of modern sensibility and old hanok build
FoodMarch 11, 2016
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[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news
Romantic dining at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is offering a romantic dining experience for couples in celebration of “White Day” on March 14 when men give gifts and sweets to their love interests. The hotel’s Lobby Lounge Bar on the 41st floor will be presenting the “White Day Romantic Set” from March 12-14 at 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. for the occasion. The set will include a special menu of scallop, mussel, abalone, clam, king crab, roasted salmon, chop steak wi
TravelMarch 11, 2016