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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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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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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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‘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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LG Chem braces for electric car boom
OCHANG, North Chungcheong Province -- An automated assembly line at chemical and battery firm LG Chem’s Ochang Plant 1 here was busily ferrying a long battery separator sheet attached with positive and negative plates.Along the assembly line, the sheet was folded, or rather rolled, in layers and then cut and packaged to turn into square, thin pouch-type battery cells.The lithium-ion battery cells will later be mounted on electric cars of around 20 global automotive makers, including Ford, Volksw
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016
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Immigrants’ children vulnerable to discrimination in South Korea: report
Children of foreign-born residents in South Korea suffer from racial discrimination and lack of access to social resources and opportunities as Korea has yet to pass a comprehensive antidiscrimination law, the latest research findings by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea showed. According to the report, children of undocumented immigrants were especially vulnerable to social isolation as well as lack of basic medical care. Children who were born overseas and moved to Korea as one of
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2016
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Tensions high at Cheil Worldwide amid merger rumors
Tensions are growing high at Cheil Worldwide, the advertising unit of Samsung Group that has been widely rumored to be merging with French ad giant Publicis Groupe within the first half of this year. According to industry sources, Cheil has continued talks to sell off a controlling 28.28 percent stake that is owned by Samsung C&T, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Card to Publicis. Even though the company has not yet confirmed the deal, a sense of anxiety is already prevalent among Cheil workers.
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016
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Singer Hwang Chi-yeul tops Chinese TV show
Korean singer-songwriter Hwang Chi-yeul took first place on a season four episode of Chinese music contest show “I Am a Singer,” which aired Friday, said the singer’s agency HOW Entertainment.This is the second time Hwang has taken first place, beating top Chinese stars competing with him.Hwang reinterpreted Park Jin-young’s “Honey” for the eighth episode of the season, inserting Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” in the middle of the song and presenting a dance tribute to Jackson. Korean singer Hw
PerformanceMarch 6, 2016
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Chairman wins Lotte succession battle
Shareholders of Japan-based Lotte Holdings, which controls South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group, voted in support of incumbent group chairman Shin Dong-bin at an extraordinary general meeting in Tokyo on Sunday. Lotte Holdings shareholders opposed a proposal made by Shin Dong-joo, the eldest of 94-year-old Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho’s two sons, to oust his younger brother Dong-bin and his supporters from the board and to form a new leadership led by himself. The decision, which h
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy to reappoint incumbent CEOs
Hyundai Heavy Industries, which went into red with a deficit of 1.5 trillion won ($1.25 billion) last year, is planning to reappoint its incumbent chief executives, according to industry sources and news reports Sunday. The company reportedly plans to reappoint current chairman Choi Kil-sun and president Kwon Oh-gap, who are co-CEOs, to lead the struggling shipbuilder for another term. The Ulsan-based company is slated to confirm the decision at the upcoming shareholders meeting on March 18, ac
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Korean Jang Ha-na picks up 2nd LPGA win of season in Singapore
South Korean Jang Ha-na picked up her second LPGA Tour win of the season in Singapore on Sunday.Jang cruised to a four-stroke victory at HSBC Women's Champions at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Course, after a blistering final round of seven-under 65 took her to 19-under 269 for the tournament. Jang, who won the Coates Golf Championship last month for her maiden victory, is the first LPGA golfer to win twice in 2016, and took home $225,000 in winner's check.Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand was alone
GolfMarch 6, 2016
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Seoul to unveil new unilateral sanctions on North Korea this week
South Korea plans to unveil further standalone sanctions against North Korea this week, including a ship entry ban, as part of efforts to tighten its squeeze on its errant neighbor and shore up a recent U.N. resolution, officials said Sunday. While the Security Council was crafting fresh measures, Seoul has been speeding up its own sanctions drive in response to the North’s latest nuclear and missile tests, shutting down a joint factory park across the border. The fresh steps will likely include
North KoreaMarch 6, 2016
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[Editorial] Lee vs. AlphaGo
Lee Se-dol, one of Korea’s top professional Go players, is due to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google affiliate starting March 9. The match has drawn keen attention from Go players and technology experts around the world because Go has thus far been viewed as an unsolved “grand challenge” for artificial intelligence. Go, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, is much more complicated than chess. The classic game is played on a board with a 19x1
EditorialMarch 6, 2016
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[Editorial] Fourth-generation heir
Doosan Group, the oldest family-controlled chaebol in Korea with 120 years of history, is set to become the first Korean corporate dynasty led by a fourth-generation heir.Last week, Doosan chairman Park Yong maan announced he would hand over his job to Park Jeong-won, one of his nephews who is currently chairman of Doosan Corp., the holding company of Korea’s 17th largest business group. The new Doosan chairman is the eldest great-grandson of Park Seung-jik, who opened a fabric store in 1896, la
EditorialMarch 6, 2016
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South Koreans to gain access to dates’ criminal records
South Korean police announced Sunday plans to introduce legislation that would allow Koreans to browse their romantic partners’ criminal history, after discovering nearly 60 percent of Korean date abuse offenders arrested last month had previous convictions. The National Police Agency launched its special one-month campaign to crack down on date abuse in early February. During the campaign period, 1,279 cases were reported from abuse survivors and witnesses nationwide, and 61 offenders were plac
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2016
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[Michael L. Tan] Finding the fit between work and life
What a relief it was for me to read that the American Psychological Association and the Society for Human Resource Management have started using the term “work-life fit” to replace “work-life balance.”Although “work-life balance” was first used by the British in the 1970s, it was the Americans who popularized the term. The idea that one could balance “work” (career and jobs) and “life” (personal and family health, recreation, spirituality) concerns was attractive. The term became popular, with a
ViewpointsMarch 6, 2016
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[David Horsey] Trump, Hefner and the end of nudity in Playboy
In a world where naked photos of a presidential candidate’s wife are easily found on the Internet, who needs nudes in Playboy?Yes, Donald Trump’s third gorgeous wife, Melania, once posed nude for British GQ magazine and, like everything else that is rule-breaking about Trump, this has not hurt him with his loyal fans. So, it is somewhat ironic that, in a month that could see Trump seal the deal in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, Playboy will be publishing its first issue wi
ViewpointsMarch 6, 2016
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[David Ignatius] For ‘Trump,’ record doesn’t match luster
Consider Donald Trump for a moment as a purveyor of men’s cologne. I quote from the merchandise section of trump.com, the website for his portfolio of “great” companies. “‘Empire by Trump’ is the perfect accessory for the confident man determined to make his mark with passion, perseverance and drive. ... Bold notes of peppermint, spicy chai and a hint of apple demand attention.” Or there’s “Success by Trump,” which “captures the spirit of the driven man” and is “an inspiring blend of fresh junip
ViewpointsMarch 6, 2016
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[Christopher Balding] China's rebalancing is overrated
The optimists’ case for China is fairly straightforward. Yes, the world’s second-largest economy is grinding to its slowest pace in decades. But as investment and manufacturing -- traditionally the key drivers of Chinese growth -- decline in importance, domestic consumption and services are playing a bigger role: For the first time, services accounted for just over 50 percent of GDP last year. This much-desired rebalancing should move China toward a far more sustainable growth model. New economy
ViewpointsMarch 6, 2016
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South Korea to announce own North Korea sanctions this week
South Korea will announce its own North Korea sanctions this week after the United Nations Security Council voted to impose stronger sanctions on the belligerent nation, a South Korean official said Sunday.The sanctions will likely include banning the entry of ships to South Korean ports from third-party countries that have been to North Korea and blacklisting more organizations and personnel related to the North's weapons of mass destruction, the official said on the condition of anonymity.The
North KoreaMarch 6, 2016
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Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt to visit Seoul for Go match
Former CEO of Google and executive chairman of the parent company, Alphabet, Eric Schmidt is scheduled to visit Seoul on Tuesday to attend the historic Go match between top player Lee Se-dol and Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo. The five-day games will be held at a Seoul hotel on March 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15. There is a $1 million prize for the winner. All the matches will be live-streamed via YouTube. Schmidt is also expected to attend the gala dinner on the eve of the first matc
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016
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[Photo News] LG partners with MS
LG-MS PARTNERSHIP -- LG Uplus CEO Kwon Young-soo (right) and Microsoft Korea CEO Alfred Koh pose Friday after the two companies agreed to extend their partnership on new business based on cloud, big data and machine learning technologies. (LG Uplus)
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016
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LG Chem to focus on energy, water, biotech
LG Chem, Korea's leading chemicals firm, said Sunday it will focus on three pillars of its business -- energy, water and biotechnology -- under its new growth strategy.Under the plan, LG Chem said it will expand expenditures on research and development while speeding up mergers and acquisitions with potential partners that have core technologies of those three industries. The company added that it will especially emphasize energy, adding it plans to develop environmentally-friendly components fo
IndustryMarch 6, 2016
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Experts divided over human-AI Go battle
With the battle between a top-notch baduk player from South Korea and Google's state-of-the-art program slated for this week, industry watchers on Sunday cast divided predictions of the game, which may write a new chapter in the development of artificial intelligence.The board game "baduk," also known globally as Go, originated in China more than 2,500 years ago. Although it is similar to chess in that two players take turns playing on a board with lines, baduk is considered to be more complicat
TechnologyMarch 6, 2016