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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Shut up and dance
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
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Brit pop legend Oasis to perform in Seoul next year
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BTS’ Suga fined W15m for e-scooter DUI
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[KH Explains] Is Hyundai-GM partnership win-win to beat Tesla, Chinese rivals?
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Court rules Itaewon tragedy was 'foreseeable'
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Alpine skiing venue officially opens for competition
A South Korean alpine skiing venue for an upcoming Winter Games test event officially opened Friday, two days after receiving its approval from the sport's international governing body.The Jeongseon Alpine Centre, the venue for the International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup on Feb. 6-7, was declared ready for the competition in an opening ceremony. Jeongseon, some 210 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, will be among the sub-host cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympi
More SportsJan. 22, 2016
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Sanctions, pressure keywords for Seoul’s North Korea policy
In the aftermath of Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test, Seoul is expected to toughen its cross-border policy this year, focusing on sanctions diplomacy and mounting across-the-board pressure on the communist state. The foreign, defense and unification ministries set “solid diplomacy and security” and “steady unification preparation” as the theme of their joint annual New Year policy briefing for President Park Geun-hye on Friday, with the resolution of North Korea’s nuclear issue being the No.1 pr
North KoreaJan. 22, 2016
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Gov't, ski federation to strengthen efforts for first Olympic medal on snow
The government and the national skiing federation said Friday they will strengthen their efforts to raise South Korea's competitiveness in Olympic snow events at home.Kim Jong-deok, minister of culture, sports and tourism, and Shin Dong-bin, president of the Korea Ski Association, discussed ways to improve the country's chances of winning its first Olympic medal on snow at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, officials said.Kim and Shin both attended the opening ceremony for the Jeongseon Alpine C
More SportsJan. 22, 2016
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[Album Review] ‘Paper Moon’ a playbook on pop rap
JQ“Paper Moon”(Bugs) Singer-songwriter and rapper JQ’s music is always easy on the ears. Although he is a rapper, his songs are catchy and rhythmic and never overbearing. Perhaps the reason that his music is so listener-friendly is that he is best-known for being the rap coach for artists at SM Entertainment such as TVXQ, Super Junior, and EXO. On his sixth EP “Paper Moon” JQ aptly demonstrates that he has a full understanding of how to shape rap for a pop audience.The six tracks each take on a
PerformanceJan. 22, 2016
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[Album Review] Cross Gene’s ‘Game’ needs speed
Cross Gene“Game”(Universal Music)Cross Gene’s third EP “Game” is slow overall, considering the group’s talents in dance. For whatever reason, the dance tracks all take on a slower tempo, leaving the songs feeling outdated and reminiscent of the dance tracks of the past decade.Perhaps the biggest culprit is “Noona, You,” which lacks any sense of personality. With an intro that sounds like the starting notes of a cardio workout mixtape, a bland melody and lyrics that take yet another whack at the
PerformanceJan. 22, 2016
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LS chairman's furniture philanthrophy
LS Group chairman Koo Ja-yeol (center) works with new employees to assemble a bookshelf at the conglomerate’s training institute in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. The group donated 60 bookshelves it put together along with 600 books to nearby welfare centers. (LS Group)
IndustryJan. 22, 2016
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Koreans more concerned about health: report
South Koreans tend to feel disproportionately that they are unhealthy despite their long average life expectancy among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries, state-led research showed Friday.According to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 35.1 percent of Koreans aged 15 years and over deemed their health condition to be “good.” That was about half the OECD average of 69.2 percent. Only Korea and Japan scored less than 40 percent
Social AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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Dr. Cho Su-jin included in Marquis Who’s Who
Pediatrician Dr. Cho Su-jin has been listed in the 2016 edition of Marquis Who‘s Who, a U.S.-based publisher of biographical information. Dr. Cho Su-jin (Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital)Marquis Who’s Who, with 115 years of history, is one of the top three biographical publishers, along with American Biographical Institute and the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England.Cho, who heads the intensive care unit for newborns at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, has been
Social AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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LG front-load washer keeps its crown in U.S. for 9 years
Tech giant LG Electronics said Friday that it topped the U.S. front-loading washing machine market for the ninth consecutive year in 2015.Citing a report compiled by market research firm Stevenson Company, the Seoul-headquartered electronics giant said it took the top spot in the U.S. market last year with its market share exceeding 25 percent for three straight years, last year at 25.1 percent. A staffer at a Fry‘s Electronics store in Nevada explains the features of LG Electronics’ Twin Wash
TechnologyJan. 22, 2016
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Around the hotels
‘Very Vary Berry’ at Banyan Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul is launching the “Very Vary Berry” dessert buffet at Chez Blanc, located on the lobby floor, until March 1. The buffet offers 19 different varieties of the hotel’s favorite sweets, Mont St. Clair’s desserts, with a seasonal strawberry flair. The list includes macarons with strawberry ganache, strawberry cream Mont Blancs, choux and éclairs filled with strawberry cream and cream cheese.The “Very Vary Berry” buffet is open Monday to Thursday
CultureJan. 22, 2016
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Travel bits
Dogye Station, a Steam LocomotiveKORAIL announced that the country’s sole switchback train will operate between Dogye Station in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, and High 1 Choochoo Park, the only mountain railway theme park in the country, from Jan. 9. A switchback refers to a zigzag railway in mountainous territory, which enables the train to run uphill. The train will depart Dogye Station twice a day, running for an hour toward its destination, High1 Choochoo Park located at the old Simpori Statio
TravelJan. 22, 2016
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[Weekender] Makgeolli School, only for the devoted
Every Thursday evening, a group of 20 people gather at a hands-on food lab on the 10th floor of a quiet building in Jongno, central Seoul. The lab of Makgeolli School is clean, with five smooth countertops surrounded by barstools, and earthen pots and ingredients stacked against the walls. There are huge sinks for washing rice, pots for steaming it, huge earthen jars for fermentation, and smaller jars and bottles labeled with the names of herbs and medicinal ingredients for flavoring. Students h
CultureJan. 22, 2016
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The art of Korean traditional liquor
Savoring traditional Korean soju requires five steps, similar to wine tasting. You have to look at the color, smell the aroma, sip and hold it in the mouth for several seconds before letting it slide down the throat and enjoying the slowly spreading scent inside the nose and throat. “A good soju is soft and makes you smile,” said artisan Kim Taek-sang at his brewing studio at Samcheong-ro in Jongno, central Seoul. Kim, who was named Seoul Intangible Cultural Asset No. 8 in 1990, has carried on t
Life&CultureJan. 22, 2016
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Oil prices rally more than 4%
Oil prices leaped from 12-year lows Thursday, lifted by a swing to optimism on equity markets after steep losses since the beginning of the year.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for March jumped $1.18 (4.2 percent) to $29.53 a barrel on the contract's first day of trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March, the European benchmark, finished at $29.25 a barrel in London, a gain of $1.37 (4.9 percent) from Wednesday's settlement.On Wednesday, both cont
World BusinessJan. 22, 2016
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Russia volatility soars as oil below $30 dims investor outlook
The largest exchange-traded fund tracking Russian equities has made the worst start to a year on record with over 50 percent of the stocks the ETF holds losing more than 10 percent so far in 2016.The Market Vectors Russia ETF advanced 1.9 percent to $12.42 on Thursday, narrowing its loss this year to 15 percent. The ETF’s price swings, with daily losses reaching as much as 7 percent, have pushed its historical volatility to levels unseen since the global equity rout in late August.“Selloffs are
World BusinessJan. 22, 2016
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Chief nuclear envoys of Japan, China hold talks on Pyongyang
The chief nuclear envoys of Japan and China held talks in Beijing this week during which they discussed North Korea's nuclear issue, China's foreign ministry said Friday. Kimihiro Ishikane, director-general of the Japanese foreign ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, met his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, on Thursday, the Chinese ministry said in a brief statement. The two sides "exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue," the statement said, without elaborating further.The
World NewsJan. 22, 2016
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Park proposes five-nation talks over Pyongyang
President Park Geun-hye proposed Friday that South Korea hold talks with the United States, China and other regional partners to discuss ways to denuclearize North Korea."We should find various and creative approaches, including attempting to hold five-way talks excluding North Korea," Park said in a meeting with officials on how to deal with North Korea.The comments represent growing doubts about the effectiveness of the nuclear talks, which showed no signs of resumption.North Korea quit the di
North KoreaJan. 22, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy Industries to temporarily close Onsan Plant
Hyundai Heavy Industries will halt the operations of its offshore plant manufacturing facility in Onsan of Ulsan City from March. “Our ongoing projects will complete in March. From then we do not have a further order to work on, and the operation will stop until we get a new one,” a company spokesman said. The factory will be used as a warehouse.Hyundai opened the 200,000-square-meter factory in November 2012 to tackle thundering orders. However, the company has already laid off 700 of its 1,000
IndustryJan. 22, 2016
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Korea's IT spending to expand 2.4% in 2016
(KOTRA)South Korea's spending on information technology products and services is expected to grow 2.4 percent in 2016 from the previous year, data showed Friday.Asia's fourth-largest economy is expected to spend 86.1 trillion won ($71.4 billion) on IT products and services this year, according to the data compiled by industry tracker Gartner Inc.Of the amount, expenditures on fixed-line and mobile network services are estimated to account for 40.8 trillion won, followed by spending on smartphone
TechnologyJan. 22, 2016
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[Photo News] SKT's budget smartphone Sol gains popularity
BUDGET HANDSET GAINS STEAM -- Mobile carrier SK Telecom said Friday that its 5.5-inch budget smartphone Sol, which comes with a price tag of 399,300 won ($332), has attracted around 10,000 preorders for just three days since Tuesday this week. (SKT)
TechnologyJan. 22, 2016