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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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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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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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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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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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Michelin Guide to publish Seoul edition in late 2016
The Michelin Guide, an international benchmark of good food, said Thursday it will publish a guide of restaurants and hotels in Seoul later this year to introduce the dynamic Korean culinary scene and talented chefs. The guidebook for Seoul 2017 will be Michelin's 27th edition globally and the fourth in Asia, following Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Michelin officials said the guide would highlight the dynamic culinary scene in the bustling capital city and boost food tourism in search of new c
FoodMarch 10, 2016
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China notifies Beijing airport of N. Koreans blacklisted by U.N.
Chinese authorities have notified Beijing Capital International Airport of a list of North Korean individuals who are blacklisted by new U.N. sanctions for their involvement in the North's weapons program, a source with knowledge of the issue said Thursday. The list of 16 North Korean individuals was added to the U.N. sanctions blacklist after the U.N. Security Council adopted a new resolution following the North's fourth nuclear test and rocket launch this year. "The list was delivered to the i
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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South Korean financial firms on alert for N.K. cyberattacks
South Korea’s financial authorities were on heightened alert for a possible cyberattack from North Korea’s military hackers, calling an emergency meeting Thursday of representatives from the public and private sectors. At the meeting, Jung Eun-bo, vice chief of the watchdog Financial Services Commission called on institutions to guard against hacking attempts, warning that holes in the their fence could invite hackers and result in massive losses to financial consumers. “If a financial instituti
March 10, 2016
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BOK holds key rate steady at record low of 1.5 percent
Bank of Korea left its key rate unchanged Thursday in a widely expected decision.The central bank’s monetary policy board kept the base rate frozen at a record low of 1.5 percent for March. Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol at a rate policy setting meeting today. (Yonhap)The BOK has stood pat on the key interest rate since July after delivering four rate cuts in less than a year to help bolster growth in South Korea.The decision comes amid growing signs of a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest econom
March 10, 2016
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LG maintains spot as top LTE patents holder
LG Electronics said Thursday it had maintained its spot as the No. 1 holder of “essential” technology patents related to the Long Term Evolution network for the fifth consecutive year in 2015.Citing data compiled by U.S. patent tracker TechIPM, the South Korean firm said it held the most number of related patents in the segment in the United States. The data includes LTE-Advanced technologies.An “essential” patent refers to core technologies vital for the operation of the LTE network, the compan
IndustryMarch 10, 2016
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‘Missing’ Rembrandt to go on show at global art fair: reports
THE HAGUE (AFP) - A recently discovered painting by 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt will be the star attraction at one of the world’s leading art fairs opening this week, Dutch media reported Wednesday. “The Fainted Patient,” also known as “Smell,” a small paperback-sized panel believed to have been painted by Rembrandt in his late teens, was uncovered last September when it was put up for sale by a small auction house in New Jersey. “It was peeling at the edges and covered with a layer of
PerformanceMarch 10, 2016
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Chief nuclear envoy heads to U.S. for talks on N. Korea
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy left for Washington on Thursday to coordinate the allies' response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs in the wake of new sanctions on Pyongyang.Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will visit Washington for three days to hold a series of meetings with U.S. officials on ways to cope with North Korea's security threats."We will focus our discussions on our overall approach to changing North Korea's behav
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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First Korean cultural center opens in Middle East
South Korea will open a state-run facility for promoting Korean culture in Abu Dhabi Thursday, the first in the Middle East, the government said.The new Korean Cultural Center, which sits near Khalifa Park, the biggest park in Abu Dhabi, is also the 29th of its kind worldwide.It has sections providing a first-hand experience of traditional Korean culture and showcasing the Korean cultural industry. South Korea's government-designated "quality" cultural products and Halal food are displayed on th
CultureMarch 10, 2016
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LG to offline promotions of G5
LG Electronics, South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone-maker, will likely skip preorders to focus on offline promotions of its latest flagship G5 smartphone, industry sources said Thursday.The South Korean tech giant had held preorders for its predecessors -- the G3 and the G4.LG Electronics has not yet announced the official release date of the G5, although it is rumored to be between end-March and early April.LG claims the 5.3-inch G5 smartphone, slightly smaller than the G4, is the world market’s fir
IndustryMarch 10, 2016
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Oyeyemi's original stories pay weird, wonderful homage to reading
“What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours: Stories” By Helen Oyeyemi Riverheard Books (336 pages, $27) Midway through the third and strongest of the nine stories in Helen Oyeyemi’s breathtakingly bold and original “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” -- unlike any short story collection I've read -- one meets a girl reading a book on a plane. Because the plane is going “through a terrifyingly long tunnel of turbulence,” everyone else is “freaking out.” Asked if she’d noticed “we might be about to crash,” the
BooksMarch 10, 2016
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Nearly 1,400 pregnant women, families cancel trips on Zika virus fears
Nearly 1,400 pregnant women and their families in South Korea canceled their planned flights last month on growing fears over possible Zika virus infections and the number is expected to increase, the latest data showed Thursday.According to the data by major airline companies and the transportation ministry, 650 pregnant women and their families canceled their flights on Korean Air Lines Co. and 443 such customers decided against traveling overseas on Asiana Airlines Inc.When customers of Jeju
Social AffairsMarch 10, 2016
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South Korean shares open higher on techs
South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday on gains in tech and energy stocks.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 7 points, or 0.36 percent, to 1,959.95 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The benchmark index rose 0.58 percent to trade at 1964.32 points at 10:58 a.m. Tech shares traded higher, with top player Samsung Electronics adding 1.01 percent. Top refiner SK Innovation advanced 2.99 percent and LG Chem, the country’s leading chemicals firm, remained flat.Hyundai Motor, the
March 10, 2016
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N. Korea restarts IRT nuclear research reactor to possibly make tritium for weapons
North Korea is believed to have restarted a small research reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in a possible attempt to make tritium, a key ingredient for hydrogen bombs, a U.S. research institute claimed Wednesday.The Institute for Science and International Security cited two unidentified sources as saying that the Soviet-built IRT-2000 reactor is believed to be running on indigenously produced highly enriched uranium as fuel.The reactor, which first went into operation in 1965, is differen
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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Korea to tighten airport security
South Korea will push forward measures to beef up security at the country's major airports in the wake of serious breaches that have raised questions about the operational safeguards in place at these critical facilities, the government said Thursday.Security and anti-terrorism measures at international airports across the country will be tightened significantly to prevent any illegal entry into the country, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.In recent months, Incheo
DefenseMarch 10, 2016
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Singer Lee Hi tops iTunes charts in 8 Asian regions
South Korean diva Lee Hi, the heroine of SBS' talent audition show "K-Pop Star: Season 1," topped the iTunes charts in eight Asian regions with her first new song after a three-year hiatus, her South Korean talent agency said. The 20-year-old singer snatched the No. 1 spot on Wednesday afternoon on the iTunes charts for Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, for the new song "Breathe," YG Entertainment said. "Breathe" is the title track of her l
PerformanceMarch 10, 2016
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Cambodia supports N.K. denuclearization, pledges to enforce U.N. sanctions
Cambodia has reaffirmed its opposition to North Korea's possession of nuclear arms and pledged to "faithfully" enforce newly adopted U.N. sanctions on the isolated regime, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam and Long Visalo, secretary of state at Cambodia's Foreign Ministry, held a bilateral joint committee meeting in Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in diplomacy, trade, business, rural development and other areas.The senior-level mee
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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U.S. says it's closely monitoring situation after N. Korea fires missiles
The United States is closely monitoring the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Defense Department said Thursday, after North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea."We have seen the reports. We are closely monitoring the situation," Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman, told Yonhap News Agency without elaborating. According to South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff, the two missiles were fired around 5:20 a.m. Thursday morning from North Hwanghae Province and hit waters northea
North KoreaMarch 10, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' tops 30% viewership in Seoul
The new television series "Descendants of the Sun" has soared past 30 percent in viewership in Seoul, data by Nielsen Korea showed Thursday.The fifth episode of the KBS 2TV drama recorded 31.2 percent viewership here Wednesday, the first time it has reached that milestone since premiering on Feb. 24. Across South Korea, it was viewed by 27.4 percent of TV homes, up 3 percentage points from the previous episode last week."Descendants of the Sun" tells a love story between an Army captain and a do
TelevisionMarch 10, 2016
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E-mart to export private-label products to U.S.
E-mart, one of the country’s major discount chains, will make inroads into the U.S. market by exporting its private-label products, the company said Wednesday. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with MBC America, a Korean TV program distributer based in Los Angeles, to introduce products developed under the retailer’s brand. Products will be promoted through home shopping shows scheduled to be broadcast between regular programs. The plan targets Korean-American viewers in U.S.
IndustryMarch 10, 2016
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Sexual slavery victim holds ‘Wednesday rally’ in front of Japan‘s Embassy in Washington
An elderly South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery held a protest rally in front of Japan's Embassy in Washington on Wednesday, demanding Tokyo apologize and compensate her for her suffering.The 89-year-old victim, Kil Won-ok, attended the rally together with activists supporting her. It mirrored the 1,221st "Wednesday rally" that sexual slavery victims and activists have held in front of Japan's Embassy in Seoul weekly since 1992."It's difficult for human beings not to commit wron
Social AffairsMarch 10, 2016