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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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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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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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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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News for consumers
Ikea posts recall orders on lampsIkea Korea posted recall orders for its Rinna wall lamp, Lock ceiling lamps as well as Hyby lamps, after reports that the glass covers had fallen and inflicted injuries. According to Ikea, only Hyby and Lock lamps are sold in Korea, but Rinna will be subject to the refund, too. Those who have purchased the respective lightings will be able to receive a full refund without receipts, if they take the product to the Ikea store in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. For
IndustryFeb. 11, 2016
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Several U.S. states seek to block 2nd trimester abortion method
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Abortion opponents in Mississippi, West Virginia and several other states are filing bills to ban an abortion procedure commonly used in the second trimester that opponents describe as dismembering a fetus.Courts have already blocked similar laws that Kansas and Oklahoma enacted in 2015.The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which represents abortion providers in legal fights, says banning the dilation and evacuation method of abortion -- commonly called "D&E"
Foreign AffairsFeb. 11, 2016
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94 year old former Auschwitz guard goes on trial in Germany
DETMOLD, Germany (AP) -- A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard went on trial Thursday on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder in western Germany, accused of serving in the death camp at a time when hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews were gassed.Former SS Sgt. Reinhold Hanning maintains that he served in a part of the Auschwitz camp complex where no gassings were taking place. Prosecutors argue that all guards helped the camp function, and that during the so-called "Hungarian action" in 1944
Foreign AffairsFeb. 11, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Gaeseong firms cry foul over closure
One hundred-twenty four South Korean companies that have been producing garments, shoes and watches in North Korea’s border city have become casualties of the unfinished Cold War on the Korean Peninsula, as renewed tensions between the two sides led to a sudden shutdown of a factory complex. North Korea on Thursday said that it was freezing all South Korean assets in Gaeseong Industrial Park and that its military was taking over control of the factory complex which it has been running jointly wi
Feb. 11, 2016
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Lawyer’s memoir recounts stories of justice and redemption
By Molly Born Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAt first Bryan Stevenson was conflicted about whether writing a book on his life’s work was the best use of his time.Since 1989 the lawyer and activist has led the Equal Justice Initiative, the Alabama legal practice he founded, which represents death row prisoners, juvenile offenders sent to adult prisons and the wrongfully convicted.“I felt like if more people saw what I see on a regular basis, they would think differently about those issues, and that is ul
BooksFeb. 11, 2016
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When citizenship can be bought and sold
By Sasha Frere-Jones Los Angeles TimesM.I.A.‘s single, “Borders,” isn’t the official theme song for journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian‘s nonfiction debut, “The Cosmopolites” (Columbia Global Reports), but we can pretend it is. In the first verse, M.I.A. asks, “Borders -- what’s up with that?” “The Cosmopolites” is one answer.Both the book and the song are reactions to the movement of populations, the increasingly permeable divisions among states. This condition bridges classes and countries: It
BooksFeb. 11, 2016
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[Graphic News] Gaeseong complex closes after 12 years
The Gaeseong industrial park had been in operation for 12 years as a relatively sturdy institution among otherwise volatile inter-Korean relations until the Feb. 7 decision to shutter the joint project.A total of 124 South Korean companies had been operating inside the complex located in the northern part of the border with some 55,000 North Korean laborers.A majority, or 58 percent, of the businesses dealt with textiles, followed by machinery and metals (19 percent), electronics (11 percent) an
North KoreaFeb. 11, 2016
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Script of new Potter play to be published after premiere
LONDON (AFP) -- The script of a new Harry Potter play is to be published following its world premiere in London in July, publishers announced Wednesday.“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will officially open in the West End on July 30, while the script will come out on the following day.The play tells the story of Harry Potter 19 years after the last book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” He is now married with three children and works at the Ministry of Magic. “While Harry grapples with
World NewsFeb. 11, 2016
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Networks’ pilot programs hit and miss during holiday
The three major broadcast networks in Korea launched pilot programs over the Lunar New Year holiday, testing the waters for potential new regular programs. Each network’s top show chose a different strategy to pull in viewers, with SBS’ music competition show and MBC’s hidden camera comedy clearly appealing to viewers more than KBS’ show featuring girl group members battling against one another.The pilot programs that received top ratings on each network were “God’s Voice” on SBS (10.4 percent a
TelevisionFeb. 11, 2016
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North Korea freezes Gaeseong assets, expels South Korean workers
Pyongyang on Thursday froze South Korean assets in the inter-Korean industrial complex in its border city of Gaeseong, closed the factory park and declared it as a military off-limit zone in an angry response to Seoul’s decision to pull out of it.The unpredictable regime ordered South Koreans to leave the complex by 5:30 p.m. on the day and allowed them to bring to the South only “personal belongings,” according to a statement from the North’s Committee for Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland
North KoreaFeb. 11, 2016
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SKT, Ericsson to build 5G network test bed
Korea’s leading mobile network operator SK Telecom said Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Swedish network equipment firm Ericsson to build infrastructure to test fifth-generation networks.Participating in the memorandum signing ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday, Park Jin-hyo, the head of SKT’s network technology research and development center, and Per Navinger of Ericsson pledged to work together on building the infrastructure and testing core 5G network technology c
TechnologyFeb. 11, 2016
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Time-pressed, strategic spenders turn to at-home beauty care
Despite her busy schedule, Kim Na-eun, a 30-year-old office worker in Seoul, visits a skin care clinic every now and then, whenever she feels the need to rejuvenate, or allot some “proper attention” to her skin. These days, though, her visits have stopped -- not because she has stopped investing in skin care, but since she now relies on a set of high-end self-aesthetic devices instead to look after her skin. Ranging from a rechargeable sonic skin cleansing brush to a microcurrent-generating faci
IndustryFeb. 11, 2016
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KT helps promising start-ups tap global market at MWC
Telecommunications firm KT said Thursday that it would participate in the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile trade show to be held in Barcelona later this month, along with promising Korean start-ups.The mobile carrier said a total of seven start-ups, including smart factory solutions developer Ulalalab and digital authentication solutions firm 12CM will showcase their products and services at the mobile carrier’s booth during the trade show. KT staffers hold products developed by
TechnologyFeb. 11, 2016
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Stocks plunge nearly 3% as fear grips markets
The South Korean stock market nosedived on the first trading session after the Lunar New Year holiday Thursday, battered by concerns over the gloomy global economy and geopolitical risks stemmed from North Korea’s long-range rocket launch. An electronic board behind the statues of a bear and bull, the symbols of the fall and rise of stocks, installed inside Korea Exchange in Seoul, shows a plunge in the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indexes Thursday, as they were affected by a sharp fall in global stock mark
Feb. 11, 2016
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[Larry Jagan] Will Aung San Suu Kyi be Myanmar’s next president?
Speculation continues to mount, amid stony silence from the leaders of the future government, the National League for Democracy. Since their landslide election victory last November, top party executives, including their charismatic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, have been mum. The nomination could be announced during the coming week, according to the party’s spokesman Win Htein, who appears to be one of the few with Aung San Suu Kyi’s ear. “It will be a surprise to everyone,” he added. Only fueling t
ViewpointsFeb. 11, 2016
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[Editorial] Peninsular tensions rise
There is no time to cry over spilled milk. The Park administration has taken retaliatory action against North Korea’s long-range missile provocation following a nuclear test. It chose to close down the Gaeseong industrial complex. The government announcement Wednesday was a surprise to the South Korean public, whose opinion is divided as to whether it is an effective countermeasure or a needless action adding to inter-Korean tensions. Initially, the primary issue should be the security of the So
EditorialFeb. 11, 2016
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Korea to allow testing of driverless cars on roads from March
Driverless cars might be spotted on roads in Korea from March as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will start receiving applications for test drives of such cars from Friday. “With the move, the applicants -- companies or individuals -- will be able to test their autonomous driving technologies in the designated zones on the highway or city roads as early as in March,” Kim Chang-ki from the ministry said. To get approval for a test drive, applicants have to get insurance a
MobilityFeb. 11, 2016
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[Editorial] Short-selling divide
South Korea’s small investors are expressing their anger at some securities firms for reportedly cooperating with corporate investors over their short-selling practices. A recent move to transfer their stocks to the accounts of other securities firms is gaining support from more and more individuals. The brokerage houses, which have faced retaliatory moves by individuals, included Kiwoom Securities, Mirae Asset Securities and NH Investment & Securities. Data showed that the three firms accounted
EditorialFeb. 11, 2016
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Korea has OECD’s top R&D spending as proportion of GDP
South Korea ranked top among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in terms of research and development spending as a proportion of gross domestic product, a report showed Thursday.According to the OECD report on the global state of science, technology and industry, Korea has superseded Israel as the world’s most R&D intensive country, spending 4.29 percent of GDP for this purpose in 2014. OECD countries spent an average of 2.37 percent of their GDP, the same level
Feb. 11, 2016
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Park to meet with Obama, Abe: report
The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to hold a meeting in Washington in the coming weeks to discuss ways to increase pressure on North Korea, a news report said Thursday.The three countries began to work out the details for a trilateral summit during the Nuclear Security Summit, Japan's Jiji Press reported, citing an unidentified Japanese official.U.S. President Barack Obama is set to host a fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit from March 31 to April 1 in Washington.T
Foreign AffairsFeb. 11, 2016