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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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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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Norwegian-Korean skier wins his second gold medal at Winter Youth Olympics
Cross-country skier Kim Magnus took his second gold medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, after winning the men's 10-kilometer free cross-country skiing on Thursday.Kim, born to a Norwegian father and a Korean mother and competing under the South Korean flag, finished in 23 minutes, 4.8 seconds to beat Vebjoern Hegdal of Norway by 16 seconds at Birkebeineren Cross-Country Stadium. Russia's Igor Fedotov was third after finishing the course in 23:59.2.This was Kim's third
More SportsFeb. 19, 2016
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Seoul welcomes new U.S. sanctions on North Korea
South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Friday welcomed the effectuation of a U.S. law that hits North Korea with a package of stringent sanctions, anticipating it will help curb Pyongyang's provocative behavior.U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a North Korea sanctions bill that Congress overwhelmingly passed last week in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and long-range rocket tests."The bill was the first one exclusively targeting North Korea, which was passed in an unusually expe
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Customs office confiscates fake Samsung, Apple accessories
South Korea's customs office said on Friday it has unearthed 2.2 billion won ($1.7 million) worth of forged smartphone accessories with Samsung and Apple logos.The Korea Customs Service said 41 suspects were booked without detention following its special crackdown kicked off in December, which discovered 38 cases of violations. One suspect was also placed on the wanted list by investigative authorities.Of the more than 80,000 items found, smartphone cases accounted for around half, followed by e
Social AffairsFeb. 19, 2016
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Cosmic Girls to stage pre-debut showcase in 'Starcraft' tournament
Cosmic Girls, a Korean-Chinese K-pop girl group, will stage its first showcase at a major e-sports event prior to their official debut, Starship Entertainment said Friday. The 12-membered girl group, with six Korean members and the other half Chinese, will perform three songs, including the title track "MOMOMO" on its upcoming album, at the "KT GiGA Legend Match" on Saturday. The pre-debut concert will take place five days before the girl group's official debut on Feb. 25. "Cosmic Girls members
PerformanceFeb. 19, 2016
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Police raise security for North Korean defector after assassination threat
Police have strengthened security for a North Korean defector who serves as a ranking official at a South Korean state-run think tank after the North ordered his assassination, a source said Friday.Since mid-January, police have beefed up the guard over Ko Young-hwan, vice president of the Institute for National Security Strategy, as North Korea is believed to have issued an order to kill him according to a source familiar with North Korean affairs.Ko defected to South Korea in 1991 after servin
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Actor Ahn Jae-hyun joins season 2 of 'New Journey to the West'
Actor Ahn Jae-hyun will replace actor Lee Seung-gi in the second season of the tvN variety show "New Journey to the West," producers said Friday.Ahn has left for Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province to shoot the sequel for the online show, which immediately garnered tens of thousands of views on Naver upon release in September, tvN said.Ahn rose to stardom after playing the younger brother of Cheong Song-yi (Jun Ji-hyun) on the SBS sci-fi rom-com "My Love from the Star" in 2014.He also appeared o
TelevisionFeb. 19, 2016
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Dates set for Korea's friendlies vs. Spain, Czech Republic
Dates for South Korea's football friendlies against Spain and the Czech Republic have been set, the sport's national federation said Friday.South Korea will take on Spain on June 1 in Salzburg, Austria, and face the Czech Republic on June 5 in Prague, the Czech Republic, according to the Korea Football Association, which said earlier this week it was in talks with the two European counterparts to set matches in early June.The teams are trying to arrange kickoff times, the KFA added.The Spanish F
SoccerFeb. 19, 2016
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Korea to build new passenger terminal on west coast
South Korea will build a new international maritime passenger terminal on the west coast by 2020 in a bid to meet rising demand for maritime transport with China, the government said Friday.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that it will construct four docks and one terminal building at the port of Pyeongtaek-Dangjin.The ministry said it will spend 203.2 billion won ($165.3 million) on the project by 2020.The port currently has three piers with five ferry routes to China but runs at full
Social AffairsFeb. 19, 2016
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South Korea questions North Korea's qualification as U.N. member
South Korea has officially questioned North Korea's qualification as a member of the United Nations during a U.N. meeting this week, citing Pyongyang's repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions.South Korea's U.N. ambassador, Oh Joon, raised the question during a meeting Monday of the U.N. Security Council, saying the North pledged to accept and to uphold the purposes and principles of the U.N. as laid out in its charter when it joined the U.N. in 1991, together with South Korea."T
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Russia expresses opposition to unilateral sanctions on North Korea
Russia reiterated its opposition Thursday to unilateral sanctions against North Korea, saying all but U.N. Security Council sanctions are illegal."Pressuring any countries by imposing unilateral sanctions on them for political purposes is illegal," Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing. "We recognize only sanctions imposed by UN Security Council." She was responding to a question from Yonhap News Agency about whether Russia is willing to suspen
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Ruling Saenuri Party to start screening candidates for parliamentary race
The ruling Saenuri Party will start screening candidates vying to run in the upcoming general election to ferret out those that lack the qualifications to become lawmakers, an official source said Thursday.The screening process for the 822 people that have applied to win the party ticket will start Friday," a party insider said.He added that after the initial examination of documents submitted by hopefuls, interviews will be held starting Saturday.The official said screening will first be focuse
PoliticsFeb. 19, 2016
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Korean Yun Sung-bin in third midway through skeleton worlds
South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin ranked third midway through the world championships on Thursday in Austria, poised for the country's first medal at the worlds.Yun had the time of 1 minute, 45.19 seconds after the first two of four runs at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Championships in Igls, Austria.The final two runs will be held Friday.Latvian Martins Dukurs, the defending world champion, ranked first at 1:44.64. Alexander Tretiakov of Russia, who finished se
More SportsFeb. 19, 2016
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Korea, U.S. agree to focus N.K. policies on pressure rather than dialogue
South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to focus their North Korea policies on pressure rather than dialogue to make the communist regime understand it has nothing to gain from nuclear and missile development, an official said. The two sides reached the understanding when Cho Tae-yong, deputy chief of South Korea's presidential national security office, held talks with Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken to discuss strategies to deal with Pyongyang in the wake of its nuclear and m
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White House
US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed off on new sanctions against North Korea to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch.The White House said Obama had signed measures passed by Congress, tightening sanctions on anyone importing goods or technology related to weapons of mass destruction into North Korea, or anyone who knowingly engaged in human rights abuses. "The administration is deeply concerned about North Korea's actions and their
North KoreaFeb. 19, 2016
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Lotteria releases limited sets of Majjam Burger
Lotteria, a major Korean fast food chain, plans to release the Majjam Burger, a new burger line that maximizes on the flavor of jjamppong, starting Friday. Jjamppong refers to a Chinese-style spicy noodle dish, which has recently gained popularity in the instant noodle market.The new product consists of a jjamppong-flavored patty made of seafood and two sets of compressed noodles that hold the patty like a bun, with onions and cabbage inside the burger. Lotteria plans to sell 500,000 burgers pri
IndustryFeb. 19, 2016
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[Robert Cheek] The advent of the global AIbot and RIoT economy
When asked to define what a robot is, people generally mention one of two “types,” the first is usually something from the sci-fi robot pantheon of our collective pop culture conscious such as R2-D2 or the Terminator. For those with a lower proclivity toward fiction, it often means industrial robots, drones or robot vacuum cleaners. Whether the robot envisioned by the mind’s eye of the public is real or fictitious, what escapes most is the penetration of robotics technologies into every aspect
ViewpointsFeb. 19, 2016
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[Mark Fitzpatrick] Why South Korea should not ‘go nuclear’
North Korea’s long-range rocket launch and the nuclear test that preceded it have sparked renewed calls from several security experts in Seoul for South Korea to acquire its own nuclear weapons. Their main argument is based on the logic of leverage: that matching the North’s arsenal would impel it to negotiate an end to these threats. Beijing would also be persuaded finally to use its own leverage over Pyongyang to compel it to stop its strategic provocations. Or so goes the reasoning. For South
ViewpointsFeb. 19, 2016
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Kuho releases new formal suit line
Kuho, a leading fashion brand of Samsung C&T Fashion Group, has released a new formal suit line for career women pursuing practical but unique office wear.Named “Edit Line” it targets young office workers who want to experiment with new but comfortable suit wear, away from the tradition office look presented by long jackets in combination with skirts and pants.After conducting thorough market analysis, Kuho has created the new line that can be customized and is comfortable and practical at the s
IndustryFeb. 19, 2016
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Former presidential candidate Chung Dong-young joins minor
Former presidential candidate Chung Dong-young on Thursday joined the minor oppositionPeople's Party and pledged to help bring about a regime change in 2018.The former three-term lawmaker, who unsuccessfully took part inthe 2007 presidential race, told reporters in Jeonju, 243 kilometers south of Seoul, that he is joining the People's Party to bring about peace on the Korean Peninsula and end the "collusion" system that exists between the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Minjoo Party
PoliticsFeb. 18, 2016
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Brick-and-mortar supermarkets strive to win back online customers
Large supermarkets which are facing intense competition from e-commerce operators are striving to win back customers by providing what online stores cannot -- vivid on-field shopping experience at a brick-and-mortar outlet. From selling insurance policies and rent-a-car to creating an “all-around shopping complex,” off-line vendors are keeping up with the trend, but spicing the atmosphere with the “one and only experience.” E-mart Town in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province (Yonhap)Lotte Mart, the large s
IndustryFeb. 18, 2016