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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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[Chon Shi-yong] Two early stars of general elections
General elections used to produce stars, like the youngest successful candidate, underdogs who defeated big-name politicians or figures who won on enemy turf. We will have to wait until April 13 to find out who will become the stars of the 20th National Assembly. But in terms of public and media attention, there are already two star players: Kim Jong-in, the stopgap leader of The Minjoo Party of Korea, and Lee Hahn-koo, the nomination chief of the Saenuri Party. Since taking over at their respec
ViewpointsMarch 10, 2016
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[Reporter’s Column] President Park should weigh her words
Every single word, when spoken out by the president, connotes more than that its mere literal definition. This is part of the full weight of responsibility that a state leader is bound to bear.His or her speeches, as well as the manner in which they are stated, are not just personal opinions or plain descriptions of facts. They are messages to the political audience, policy guidelines of the nation, or even previews of future government actions.But such pressure may have slipped the mind of Pres
PoliticsMarch 10, 2016
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How John Roberts can honor Scalia’s legacy
The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia has given Chief Justice John Roberts a unique opportunity to affirm the Supreme Court’s rightful place in American politics: keeping the law above politics. He should seize it, even though -- and especially because -- the high court has a tenuous hold on that place.Within hours of Scalia’s death, Republican leaders in the Senate announced that they would not consider confirming his replacement until after the 2016 election. Never before has the Senate a
ViewpointsMarch 10, 2016
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[Tan Hui Yee] Thailand slips deeper into China‘s embrace
Thailand’s navy wants to buy a submarine -- and China‘s offer looks tempting. It is not only cheaper than the rest, but reportedly includes technology transfer and training. That, in a nutshell, describes the kind of friendship that China extends to the Thai military government now -- a relationship smoothed by appealing deals unattached to the political doctrines championed by much of the Western world.Work on the Sino-Thai railway project that will give the trans-Asian rail network a sea outle
ViewpointsMarch 10, 2016
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[Tulsathit Taptim] Corruption vs. democracy
Since the beginning of their prolonged war, corruption has been telling democracy that the latter is far from perfect, and that only by forging a pact together can both thrive. Democracy has been alternating between half-hearted resistance and full rebellion against the suggestion. But then along comes Donald Trump, in the freest land on Earth (or so it seems).Corruption: How will you explain the fact that someone branded a jerk, con-artist, IS recruiter, phony, plain idiot, big liar, phenomenal
ViewpointsMarch 10, 2016
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Seoul City to return crematorium remnants to bereaved families
Seoul City said Wednesday its city-run crematoriums will collect and return remnants from the incinerated remains of the deceased, such as melted gold teeth, upon the bereaved families’ requests.According to the civil law, remnants from the incinerated body at crematoriums belong to the bereaved families.But only a few families ask for the remnants since only a small amount of gold comes from the incineration, one of the city-run crematoriums Seung Hwa Won said. Other than gold, dentures on arti
Social AffairsMarch 10, 2016
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[Claude Arpi] The future of China amid repressive policies
China-watchers are divided. Many believe that the Middle Kingdom will collapse in the new future, some don’t. It is a fact that writing about China’s fall can make you rich and famous; the West loves this hypothesis. But is it not wishful thinking?A few months ago, David Shambaugh, a respected Chinese expert who is director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, did this exercise in the Saturday Essay in the Wall Street Journal. “Coming Chinese Crackup” circulated widely on
ViewpointsMarch 10, 2016
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Dividend-paying stocks appeal amid low interest
This is the third installment of a three-part series looking into Korean companies’ dividend payout policies, the reasons behind them and future prospects. -- Ed.Motivated by low interest rates and volatile markets, many more investors are flocking to dividend-paying stocks and funds as they look for stability in their portfolios. Income-oriented investors, who have been reluctant to move into dividend-paying stocks due to stingy returns, are now paying more attention as analysts expect the divi
March 10, 2016
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Korean stocks up 0.84% on ECB hopes
Korean shares advanced 0.84 percent on Thursday, led by gains in techs, energy stocks and financials, as investors bet that the European Central Bank (ECB) may roll out additional easing steps, analysts said. The local currency sharply rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 16.38 points to finish at 1,969.33. Trading volume was moderate at 346 million shares worth 5.1 trillion won ($4.24 billion), with gainers beating losers 484 to 311.The ECB i
March 10, 2016
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[Photo News] Debut of bullet train bound for 2018 Winter Olympics venue
DEBUT OF BULLET TRAIN BOUND FOR 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS VENUE -- A high-speed train line for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, manufactured by Hyundai Rotem, debuts in the Changwon plant on Thursday. The high-speed train will transfer visitors for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics from Incheon to Gangneung in just two hours. Hyundai Rotem held a ceremony today, explaining it would conduct test runs until 2017. The railway is expected to be opened by 2018. (Hyundai Rotem)
MobilityMarch 10, 2016
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[Photo News] Chairman tries out LG G5
CHAIRMAN TRIES OUT LG G5 -- LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo (right) tries out LG Electronics’ latest flagship smartphone G5 at an award ceremony for the group’s top researchers Thursday in Seoul. The industry’s first modular phone, whose launch date has yet been fixed, has a removable accessory slot at the bottom, which allows users to swap in different modules for enhanced camera and sound functions. (LG Electronics)
TechnologyMarch 10, 2016
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Zika virus fears lead to mass cancellation of flights in Korea
Growing fears about the spread of the Zika virus has led to more than 1,000 people canceling their international flights in February, according to Korean airliners Thursday.They said a total of 1,376 pregnant women and their families canceled flights from six airlines -- Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Eastar and T’way Airlines -- flying to countries where Zika virus infections broke out. In this file photo from Feb. 12, passengers are checked for fever as they enter Incheon Inte
IndustryMarch 10, 2016
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Seoul reviewing whether to OK TB medication aid to Pyongyang
South Korea said Thursday it is reviewing whether to approve a charity group's request to send tuberculosis medication to North Korea amid its latest move to slap tighter sanctions on the North.The EugeneBell Foundation Korea, the South Korean unit of the EugeneBell Foundation, has requested the Unification Ministry to approve its plan to ship medication to the impoverished nation. It said lives of some 1,500 patients in North Korea are at risk due to a lack of medical aid.On Tuesday, Seoul unve
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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DSME to slash 12,000 workforce by 2019
The chief of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said Thursday it will slash 12,000 of its workforce by 2019 as part of efforts to revive its struggling core business. “We are planning to reduce the number of employees to a similar level to 2009 and 2010 when management efficiency was the highest,” DSME CEO Jung Sung-leep said in a press conference at the firm’s headquarters in Seoul. According to Jung, the nation’s second largest shipbuilder had around 30,000 employees, including vendor fi
IndustryMarch 10, 2016
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Writer Han Kang is longlisted for 2016 Man Booker Int'l Prize
South Korean fiction writer Han Kang has been nominated for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, the first time for a Korean novelist.According to the announcement on the organizer's website Thursday, Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," translated by Deborah Smith, is among the 13 books contending for the 2016 prize.The longlisted candidates, picked from 155 authors from 12 countries, were selected by a panel of five judges who are renowned journalists and novelists. The annual contemporary fiction
BooksMarch 10, 2016
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Pyongyang slams Seoul's approval of N. Korea human rights bill
North Korea on Thursday denounced the human rights bill passed by South Korea's parliament, claiming that it will further aggravate inter-Korean relations.Calling the bill an "unprecedentedly confrontational evil law," North Korea's main newspaper the Rodong Sinmun claimed the bill will further fuel distrust and confrontation between the two Koreas and also annihilate any bit of chance to improve inter-Korean relations.On March 2, South Korea's National Assembly approved the bill on North Korean
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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Patti Smith, Bowie releases set for Record Store Day
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rare or new releases by musical giants including Patti Smith, David Bowie and the Doors will come out next month for Record Store Day, the growing celebration of vinyl's resurgence. Created in 2007 by independent U.S. stores as a quirky tribute to their existence, Record Store Day has developed into an annual rite for shops around the world seizing on the growing market for vinyl. The latest Record Store Day will take place on April 16 and feature more than 300 special releases
PerformanceMarch 10, 2016
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Milwaukeeans‘ struggle to find affordable housing
“Evicted” By Matthew Desmond Crown (432 pages, $28) For nearly a decade, Matthew Desmond has studied the relationship between eviction and poverty in a single American city: Milwaukee. The MacArthur Foundation awarded him a “genius” grant last year for his research, including the Milwaukee Area Renters Study he designed and supervised, which yielded this sobering conclusion: “Among Milwaukee renters, over 1 in 5 black women report having been evicted in their adult life, compared to 1 in 12 Hisp
BooksMarch 10, 2016
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Sarah Bakewell on Sartre, de Beauvoir and existential philosophy
“At the Existentialist Cafe” By Sarah Bakewell Other Press (439 pages, $25) Here’s a startling thought. Consider what you are doing right now without realizing you’re doing it. For example, you are reading the English language written in the Roman alphabet, even though thousands of languages and writing systems have existed, and you would just as easily use one of them instead if you had been born in a different time or place. You are probably flipping pages of a newspaper or clicking through a
BooksMarch 10, 2016
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Pulling back the curtain on Paul Kagame’s Rwanda
“Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship” By Anjan Sundaram Doubleday Books (208 pages, $25.95)In the early 1990s, the world watched in horror as Hutus and Tutsis slaughtered each other in Rwanda. When it ended, Paul Kagame was heralded as one of the leaders of forces that ended the bloodshed. As president since 2000, President Kagame has fooled much of the world into thinking his country is a happy democracy and has received tons of international funding because on the surface Rwanda shine
BooksMarch 10, 2016