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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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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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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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[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
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Credit card firms ordered to compensate consumers for data leak
A local court on Friday ordered three credit card-related companies, hit by a massive data leak in 2014, to give 100,000 won ($83) to each victim, a ruling that could set a precedent for other similar lawsuits.The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of a total of some 5,000 customers who filed four separate suits against KB Kookmin Card Co., NH Nonghyup Card Co., and a credit rating agency, the Korea Credit Bureau.In 2014, some 100 million clients' personal data, including bank account n
BusinessJan. 22, 2016
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SK hynix launches support group for workers stricken with leukemia
Semiconductor-maker SK hynix said Friday it has launched a committee to support and compensate its workers who developed life-threatening diseases, including various cancers and leukemia, while working at the firm’s chip factories.The establishment of the support and compensation group is in line with the firm’s efforts to comply with proposals made last November by an inspection committee for workplace safety and health at the chipmaker, consisting of 11 medical specialists, scholars, industry
TechnologyJan. 22, 2016
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Generics to challenge GSK’s prostate, hair loss drug in Korea
Local drugmakers have begun a competition to secure their portion of South Korea’s prostatic hyperplasia and hair loss medication market, as the last of GlaxoSmithKline’s Korean patents on Avodart (dutasteride) expired Thursday. Avodart is a drug able to treat both enlarged prostate gland symptoms as well as hair loss. GSK had held a separate patent for each of the drug’s two therapeutic effects, veering off competition. GSK’s local patent on the drug’s ability to treat the former symptom expire
IndustryJan. 22, 2016
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Park calls for five-way talks to disarm N.K.
President Park Geun-hye on Friday called for a separate meeting of five members of the six-party talks to step up pressure on North Korea, expressing skepticism for the first time over the efficacy of the decade-old negotiations.During an annual New Year policy briefing, she prodded her top foreign, defense and unification aides to come up with ways to increase the “effectiveness” of Seoul’s approach, saying the nuclear issue should be first and foremost tackled as the center of North Korea poli
NationalJan. 22, 2016
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Hyundai Rotem to build subway line in Philippines
Hyundai Rotem Co., a train-making affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said Friday that it has inked a deal to construct a subway line and other necessary systems in the Philippines for 530 billion won ($440.2 million).The deals signed with ULC, a local company, calls for Hyundai Rotem to build a subway line linking a station in Manila to another in Bulacan which is located in the northern part of the country.It will also provide the trains to be deployed for the line along with other necessary com
IndustryJan. 22, 2016
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Korean troops in UAE mark 5 years of stationing
The South Korean forces dispatched to the United Arab Emirates have conducted around 30 combined exercises with the local troops since the unit was first stationed in the Arab country five years ago as part of bilateral military exchanges, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.South Korea sent the 150-strong "Ahk" unit to the UAE in January 2011 to train special forces and conduct joint military drills there. The 10th rotating troops are currently in service in the UAE. Since the deployment, the
DefenseJan. 22, 2016
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Cold spell hits nation for fifth consecutive day
The severe cold weather prevailed in most parts of the country Friday for the fifth consecutive day, with the weather agency issuing a dry weather advisory for fires in the eastern region.The very cold, high pressure system from northern China has caused temperatures to drop sharply on the Korean Peninsula since early this week, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The current cold spell is expected to culminate on Sunday and Monday, when the mercury is expected to drop below mi
NationalJan. 22, 2016
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Koreans weighed down by excessive health concerns
South Koreans feel they are suffering from bad health despite having one of the longest life expectancies in the world, a report by a state-run think tank showed Friday.According to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 35.1 percent of South Koreans over 15 said they are in good health. This is well below the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 69.2 percent, and significantly lower than the 80-90 percent levels found in the United States, C
Social AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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Seoul vows more efforts to prod Pyongyang into giving up nukes
South Korea said Friday it will put a priority on resolving North Korea's nuclear issue this year by joining the international community's move to impose stronger sanctions against Pyongyang over the North's latest nuke test.Seoul will sternly respond to additional North Korean provocations while it will also push for its inter-Korean policy aimed at building mutual trust to pave the way for reunification, according to the government.The Foreign Ministry, the Unification Ministry, and the Defens
North KoreaJan. 22, 2016
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South Korea, U.S., Japan to set up new channel to share info on Pyonyang
South Korea plans to set up a new military network to share text and image information on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missiles with the United States and Japan this year, the Defense Ministry said Friday.The military plans to install a Link16 data link connecting its interface control cell with that of the United States Forces Korea both in Osan, south of Seoul, according to the ministry's 2016 policy plan reported to President Park Geun-hye earlier in the day.The military tactical data
North KoreaJan. 22, 2016
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Korean watchdog probing Volkswagen over advertising
South Korea's antitrust watchdog has opened a formal investigation into suspicions that Volkswagen AG misled consumers with false and exaggerated advertisements on their vehicles that have been cited for emissions cheating, a source said Friday.The source at the Fair Trade Commission said Volkswagen is under investigation because it sent out ads claiming its diesel vehicles passed U.S. and European emissions tests in flying colors, and in particular, the Euro 5 standard."The ads are misleading a
Social AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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Ex-U.S. negotiator calls for 'hard sanctions' on Pyongyang
The United States should slap "hard sanctions" on North Korea to force it back to the nuclear negotiating table, a former American negotiator with the communist nation said Thursday.Robert Gallucci, a former senior State Department official who negotiated a now-defunct 1994 denuclearization deal with Pyongyang, made the remark during a discussion at George Washington University, stressing that the problem shouldn't be left unattended any longer."One thing to do is slap hard sanctions on them. It
World NewsJan. 22, 2016
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Chinese fishing boats' requests for access to Korea's EEZ dips in 2016
Chinese fishing boats requesting access to operate in South Korea's exclusive economic zone has dipped in 2016, the government said Friday.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the number of boats that applied for permits stood at 1,502, down 4 percent from 1,564 in 2015.The fishing quota given to these boats also decreased 9 percent to 54,603 tons, from 59,996 tons in the previous year.All ships that want to fish in South Korea's EEZ must get prior permits that they must show to fishery pat
Foreign AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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Trump should study more about Korea-U.S. alliance: Sen. Gardner
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump should study more about the U.S. alliance with South Korea, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia said Thursday, rejecting Trump's accusations that Seoul is getting a defense free-ride from the U.S."We have a great relationship that has been taken on -- a lot of it on the shoulders of the South Korean people, who are paying a tremendous amount for this security," Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said in an interview with
World NewsJan. 22, 2016
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Senate sanctions bill targets Pyongyang's trade in minerals, metals
A North Korea sanctions bill awaiting approval in the U.S. Senate targets not only banned and illicit activites, but also Pyongyang's trade in minerals and precious metals, a key source of hard currency for the regime, the legislation's main sponsor said Thursday.Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs, made the remark in an interview with Yonhap News Agency, stressing the Senate is committed to having tough sanctions on th
World NewsJan. 22, 2016
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U.N. chief meets with President Park's special envoy
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with a special envoy of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Switzerland and discussed ways to increase cooperation between the two sides, Ban's office said Thursday.The meeting with Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the ski resort of Davos and the two sides discussed global issues as well as bilateral cooperation, the office said in a statement.Ban expressed his appreciation for South Korea's support in adva
Foreign AffairsJan. 22, 2016
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Parks voices hope Korean culture will spread around world
President Park Geun-hye expressed hope on Friday that South Korea's culture will be born again as a cultural asset shared by mankind.She also said South Korea is seeking to help plant new seeds of hope in areas affected by conflict and poverty through K-pop and other aspects of Korean culture."At a time when borders are eroding, when our world is increasingly becoming a shared community, I look forward to humanity being brought together and connecting through culture,"Park said in a video messag
PoliticsJan. 22, 2016
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Down-to-earth solution against ransomware for security administrators
Recently, more and more criminals are using ransomware, a type of malware that restricts user’s access to a computer system or encrypts data(office files, pictures, videos etc.), then demands payment to remove the ransomware and restore the files or systems. AhnLab, Korea’s leading cybersecurity company, said in its recent report that both the number of 3 major ransomwares, CryptoLocker, CryptoWall and Teslacrypt, and the number of PCs those hit by them in Korea is growing fast from September to
TechnologyJan. 22, 2016
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'Rebuilding dining and drinking culture from scratch'
During normal get-together parties at the year-end, Koreans chat and share past memories while roasting their beef and pork bellies over hot grills. But these parties can’t start without shots of distilled liquor soju or boilermaker drinks -- mix of beer and soju.After endless and unstoppable shots of drinks not only in glasses but also bowls, some get up quietly and leave early, while others who stay behind get emotional which sometimes leads to tussles while their minds go blank, with no memor
CultureJan. 22, 2016