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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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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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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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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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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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[Graphic News] 3 in 10 Koreans feel unsafe
Three out of 10 South Koreans feel that society is unsafe, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security this week. But nearly an equal number, or 33.5 percent, of respondents said they felt safe, the highest since the biannual survey was first conducted in July 2013. The level of safety felt by Koreans had dipped to 23.9 percent in the first half of 2014, following the Sewol ferry sinking disaster that occurred in April of that year, killing 304.The ministry also
Social AffairsFeb. 2, 2016
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[SUPER RICH] NHN Entertainment bets on virtual reality
Korea’s largest Internet portal Naver’s cofounder and chairman of NHN Entertainment Lee Joon-ho has shifted focus to virtual reality due to the obscure future of the game market. After Lee parted from Naver in 2013 to create an independent online game company NHN Entertainment, he has diversified the operations into other technological areas. Lee Joon-ho, chairman of NHN EntertainmentFollowing the investments in fintech and Internet of Things, Lee is currently expanding his presence in the virtu
IndustryFeb. 2, 2016
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Yu Seung-woo cycles through love with 'Pit a Pat'
Yu Seung-woo's EP “Pit a Pat’ is his first record since after he legally became an adult in Korea, but he has still maintained his cute, boyish character on the five tracks, four of which each depict a different stage of romance.The lead track "Whatever," featuring rapper Crucial Star, is about trying fruitlessly to brush off a breakup. "Getting like U" captures the first sparks of puppy love, "45.7 cm" is about the tingling excitement of beginning a new relationship, while last year‘s hit track
PerformanceFeb. 2, 2016
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[SUPER RICH] Kim Jung-ju’s business investments
Nexon founder and chairman Kim Jung-ju is not only the front-runner in Korea’s gaming industry, but is also considered a genius for spreading his influence through strategic acquisitions and investments.As noted by the Wall Street Journal in an article last year, “Mr. Kim said he wanted to join Collaborative Fund in New York City not so much to help the firm source deals in the gaming industry, but to help start-ups get from ‘idea stage to minimum viable product’ and beyond, without raising more
IndustryFeb. 2, 2016
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Concept Korea shows menswear at NYFW
Two Korean fashion designers presented their menswear collection at Pier 59 Studios in New York on Monday, the first day of New York Fashion Week: Men’s. Kang Dong-jun of DBYD and Jang Hyung-chul of Ordinary People were presented by Concept Korea, a project promoting Korean culture sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency.Kang presented a collection that employed modern silhouettes in trench coats and patterned long cardigans, reflecting the
Arts & DesignFeb. 2, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Lively duo behind ‘Dead Buttons’ music
Dead Buttons has launched just one official album but the rock and roll duo is not your typical rookie group. Grungy, carefree and playful, drummer Lee Kang-hee and guitarist Hong Ji-hyun exuded the ease of seasoned musicians when they spoke to the The Korea Herald at a cafe in Seoul’s Hongdae area.Although “Some Kind of Youth” is the band’s first official album, the band has already established a reputation for itself over the past few years. Dead Buttons (Love Rock Company)Formed in 2012, Dead
PerformanceFeb. 2, 2016
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Cruz upsets Trump in Iowa, Clinton escapes with narrow win
U.S. presidential hopefuls trained their sights on New Hampshire and beyond Tuesday, with conservative Ted Cruz keen to build on his dramatic Iowa victory over Donald Trump, and Democrat Hillary Clinton reminded that she is not politically invincible.Republicans in the rural state backed the ultraconservative Cruz for their party's nomination, leaving a humbled Trump in second place just ahead of Senator Marco Rubio, according to nearly complete results given by the party. Republican presidentia
World NewsFeb. 2, 2016
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Korea, Iran agree to maintain won-based settlement system
From news reportsSouth Korea and Iran reached an agreement to maintain the won-based settlement system used for years for bilateral trade while seeking an alternative payment method that can expand economic ties between the two countries, Seoul officials said Tuesday.“We agreed that the current won-based settlement system has no problem in continuing to operate. The existing accounts will remain,” a Finance Ministry official said.The agreement came after a Korean delegation comprised of finance
Feb. 2, 2016
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Korean Air logs higher profits in 2015
Korean Air, South Korea‘s largest flag carrier said Thursday its operating profits surged 58.6 percent last year from the previous year, due to cheap oil prices and the strong U.S. dollar. The air carrier said it has reaped operating profits of 626.5 billion won (518.1 million), with annual sales of 11.54 trillion won, a 3.1 percent drop from the year 2014. Its net losses, however, increased to 703 billion won from 456.8 billion won reported the previous year. The nation’s flag carrier turned to
IndustryFeb. 2, 2016
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[Hallyu Power] Kim Jun-su remains ‘ticket power king’ despite legal hiccups
Kim Jun-su (C-JeS Entertainment)This is the third article in a series that explores the driving forces behind hallyu and the global rise of Korean pop culture. --Ed.Dubbed Korea’s “ticket power king” for his ability to sell out performances at the snap of a finger, K-pop and musical icon Kim Jun-su (also known as Xia) is inarguably one of the original driving forces of hallyu. Despite being entangled in a series of legal battles throughout his career, Kim has still managed to rise above all odds
Feb. 2, 2016
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Classical music icon Cho Seong-jin back home
In a short span of time, pianist Cho Seong-jin has risen from an unknown musician to a household name in Korea who shatters classical music records. His popularity has grown since he won the highest prize at the prestigious International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last October. “It’s been almost a year since I’ve been back in Korea and I’m both anxious and happy to be back,” said Cho, during a press conference at the Seoul Arts Center on Monday, just hours after he arrived back to Seoul.“
PerformanceFeb. 2, 2016
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Ministers call for more corporate investment, hiring
The government said Tuesday that it would fully support corporate investment and hiring plans in order to keep the nation’s economic growth momentum for this year. “The government will make every possible effort to support companies’ active hiring and investment, such as eliminating the regulatory factors that hinder job creation,” Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said. The chief economic policymaker revealed the plan during a rare meeting between a group of government minist
Feb. 2, 2016
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[Robert J. Fouser] Is learning Korean difficult?
Foreigners who show an interest in learning Korean hear conflicting things from well-meaning native speakers. They are told that Hangeul is the easiest writing system to learn because it is the most scientific in the world. They are also told that Korean is one of the most difficult languages to learn because it has so many expressions for the same thing. Linguists, meanwhile, reject the idea that one language is more difficult to learn than another or that one language is “richer” than another.
ViewpointsFeb. 2, 2016
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[Editorial] Shady conglomerate
A revelation from the Fair Trade Commission on Lotte Group is embarrassing the public again, following last year’s feud between the group founder’s two sons over taking the reins of the conglomerate. A noteworthy point was that founder Shin Kyuk-ho and his friendly powers — including families and relatives — have effectively controlled the conglomerate with only a 2.4 percent stake for decades. It was possible because of multiple layers of cross-shareholding, entangled with each other, according
EditorialFeb. 2, 2016
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[Editorial] Upgrade legal services
South Korea is destined to open up its legal services market as mandated by the free trade agreements with the European Union and U.S. -- which took effect in July 2011 and March 2012, respectively -- within five years of their implementation. Last month, the issue came to the fore again as a group of local lawyers raised the worn-out sovereignty matter. They denounced U.S. ambassador Mark Lippert and some others for calling on Korea to ease some conditional barriers in its scheduled opening pro
EditorialFeb. 2, 2016
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China’s nuclear envoy visits Pyongyang
China’s top nuclear envoy Wu Dawei visited North Korea on Tuesday amid mounting calls for Beijing to raise pressure on Pyongyang to renounce its nuclear ambitions. Wu landed at a Pyongyang airport in the afternoon, according to Kyodo News. The purpose of his visit was not immediately known. Chief nuclear envoys Hwang Joon-kook of South Korea and Wu Dawei of China shake hands before their talks in Beijing on Jan. 15. (The Foreign Affairs Ministry)Attention is focused on what kind of role China c
North KoreaFeb. 2, 2016
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Embattled POSCO tightening belt
The nation’s largest steelmaker POSCO is tightening its belt in a desperate effort to restore profitability across its affiliates amid a supply glut and faltering global demand for steel. In an annual executive reshuffle on Monday, the group said it had cut the number of executives by a whopping 30 percent to 259, compared to 359 last year. The group also reduced the number of offices by 22 percent to combine their overlapped tasks and improve efficiency overall. The decision came a week after
IndustryFeb. 2, 2016
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LG's first Super Bowl ad features Liam Neeson
LG Electronics on Tuesday unveiled online its first-ever Super Bowl ad, featuring actor Liam Neeson as a “mysterious man from the future.”The 60-second commercial, which will air during the Feb. 7 Super Bowl matchup on CBS, aims to promote the company’s flagship organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, TV. In the ad, produced by the famous father-son team of Ridley and Jake Scott, Neeson travels to present day to help his younger self -- played by the actor’s real-life son Michael Neeson -- intro
TechnologyFeb. 2, 2016
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Hyundai Group rolls out measures for cash-strapped unit
Hyundai Group, a major Korean conglomerate facing a protracted slump, said Tuesday it would again seek to sell its financial units and its chairwoman will chip in personal assets to help revive its money-losing shipping unit.Hyundai Group has been rushing to salvage its key unit, Hyundai Merchant Marine, which has been in the red for years due to a decline in freight rates and global trade. The group's losses also ballooned following the suspension of cross-border tours to North Korea's Mount K
BusinessFeb. 2, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Former Arirang TV chief under probe for corporate fund misuse
The Culture Ministry has accepted the resignation of Bang Suk-ho, president & CEO of Arirang TV, Korea’s state-run English satellite and cable broadcaster. Bang submitted his resignation to the ministry on Monday after local media reported allegations of misuse of the company funds during his overseas trips last year. The ministry will continue its probe into the allegations, which began late Monday night, his resignation notwithstanding. “Bang is currently under investigation. The ministry will
TelevisionFeb. 2, 2016