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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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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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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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[KH Explains] Is Hyundai-GM partnership win-win to beat Tesla, Chinese rivals?
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BTS’ Suga fined W15m for e-scooter DUI
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Gov't to operate cultural belt in full swing this year
The government said Monday it will kick the operation of its "cultural convergence belt" into high gear this year while rendering full support to startups that have moved into the government-run cultural venture complex in central Seoul.The government will also intensively cultivate the country's promising cultural content, such as computer games and webtoons, and build a platform for circulating the country's "killer content" worldwide.These were included in a 2016 work plan that the Ministry o
CultureJan. 18, 2016
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South Korean firms in Gaesong complex wary of nuke test impact
Located about a 10-minute drive from the tense inter-Korean border, a joint industrial complex in North Korea once again stands at the center of repeated but unwanted attention following the North's latest nuclear test.More than 120 South Korean firms running factories at the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North's border city of the same name remain skittish over repercussions by the North's abrupt test of a hydrogen bomb on their business activities.Tension has flared up on the Korean Penins
North KoreaJan. 18, 2016
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Hyundai, Kia log 2nd-fastest sales growth in France
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. saw their sales in France grow at the second fastest clip among car brands there last year, industry data showed Monday.The two South Korean carmakers sold a combined 53,114 units in France last year, up 17.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the data provided by a local automobile association and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency.The on-year growth rate marked the second sharpest following a 19.1 percent gain of Merc
MobilityJan. 18, 2016
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Xiaomi's gadgets to tap deeper into Korean market
Korean online commerce giant 11st Street said Monday it has clinched an agreement with an affiliate of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Inc. to speed up sales of its smartphone gadgets in the country, reflecting the rising popularity of China-made electronics here.Under the memorandum of understanding with ZMI Communication Technology, the online shopping mall will distribute smartphone-related products including battery packs and light-emitting diode devices, and roll out joint marketing projects. ZMI
TechnologyJan. 18, 2016
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Korea to create Asian version of Silicon Valley
The government plans to build business zones this year that are modeled after Silicon Valley in the U.S. and house ventures from home and abroad as part of efforts to help develop a startup hub, the science ministry said Monday.In a New Year's policy report to President Park Geun-hye, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said it will build what it calls an "Asian Silicon Valley" in Sangam-dong, western Seoul, which will focus on combining virtual reality and computer graphics techno
IndustryJan. 18, 2016
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Seoul to triple R&D spending to 7 tln won
The South Korean government said Monday that it will funnel 7 trillion won into research and development activities over the next two years to foster the new growth engine industries, such as renewable energy and biofuel technologies.In its annual policy plan reported to the presidential office, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said that it will increase the government's R&D spending to 7 trillion won in 2016 and 2017 from 2.5 trillion won in 2015. Selected industries of services, cult
Jan. 18, 2016
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Teenage figure skating phenom signs with Kim Yu-na's agency
Teen figure skating phenom You Young, the youngest Korean national champion, has joined the agency of her idol, Kim Yu-na.All That Sports announced Monday that You, who captured the national ladies' singles title on Jan. 10 at age 11, has signed a three-year deal.You scored 183.75 points to become the youngest national champion at 11 years and eight months, breaking the previous record held by Kim, who won the 2003 title at 12 years and six months. Kim went on to capture an Olympic gold and two
More SportsJan. 18, 2016
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[테마회화] 나 좀 집에 태워다 줄 수 있어요?
If you go tomorrow, can you give me a ride home?만약 내일 갈 거면, 나 좀 집에 좀 태워다 줄 수 있어요?Andi: If you go tomorrow, can you give me a ride home?Andi: 만약에 내일 갈 거면, 나 좀 집에 태워다 줄 수 있어요?Clara: Sure. What happened to your car?Clara: 그럼요. 차에 무슨 문제 생겼어요?Andi: I was in an accident.Andi: 사고가 났었어요.Clara: You seem okay now.Clara: 그래도 지금은 괜찮아 보이네요.Andi: I am. Thanks.Andi: 네 괜찮아요. 고마워요.Clara: If I give you a ride, we have to make a few stops along the way. Clara: 근데 제가 태워다 주는 길에 몇 군데를 들려야 할 거에요.Andi: That will be Ok.
영어뉴스따라잡기Jan. 18, 2016
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[번역스쿨] 존경하는 선생님
[예제 233] Early on, I was identified as an artist but had a talent for biology as well. I had a science teacher in junior high school who wanted me to go to the Bronx Science School, which was the premier high school in the United States. At the end of the year, I told him I wanted to become an artist and attend the High School of Music and Art, which was another extraordinary school in New York. Two weeks later, he stopped me in the hall and said, “I want to see you in my office.” I thought he w
영어뉴스따라잡기Jan. 18, 2016
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[사설] 일본의 의도
What is Japan up to?일본의 의도<11월16일자 사설>Japan’s ruling party is reportedly planning to reexamine the history of Imperial Japan from the Sino-Japanese War in the late 19th century to World War II. Japanese media reports that the Liberal Democratic Party plans to set up this month a history review panel to mark the 60th anniversary of the party’s founding. 일본 여당이 19세기 후반 청일전쟁부터 2차 세계대전까지 제국주의 일본의 역사를 검증할 계획인 것으로 알려졌다. 일본 언론은 자민당이 창당 60주년을 맞아 이달 역사검증 위원회를 설치할 계획이라고 보도했다. We suspect that the move is r
영어뉴스따라잡기Jan. 18, 2016
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[에니즈] 골프공 논란
Golf ball ballyhooDear Annie: I can’t believe your response to the letter from “Between a Golf Ball and a Hard Place,” saying that golf balls shouldn’t be cleaned in the kitchen sink. We routinely wash fruits and vegetables in the kitchen sink, and they have dirt and chemicals on them. Fighting over which sink to wash them in is like fighting over which way to hang the toilet paper. Get over it! -- EMT Dear EMT: We were surprised at the volume of mail this letter elicited. A lot of golfers must
영어뉴스따라잡기Jan. 18, 2016
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Seoul shares open lower on falling oil prices
Korean share prices opened in the negative Monday after global stock markets took a hit last week on tumbling crude oil prices. Oil-drilling rigs are shown at a mining field in Cuba. (Yonhap)The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 19.23 points, or 1.02 percent, to 1,859.64 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The index was trading slightly higher at 1867.58, as of 10:00 a.m. Most market heavyweights remained in the negative terrain.Top market cap Samsung Electronics dipped 2.83 percen
BusinessJan. 18, 2016
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LG Display tops global TV panel market in 2015
Korean panel giant LG Display Co. outpaced its archrival Samsung Display Co. in TV panel shipments last year on the back of increased sales in the Chinese market, data showed Monday.LG Display sold 55.3 million TV panels in 2015, up 6.4 percent from 51.9 million units sold a year earlier, the data compiled by industry tracker WitsView showed. The data includes organic light-emitting diode, liquid crystal display and plasma display panel products.Samsung Display, a sister of the global tech giant
TechnologyJan. 18, 2016
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Consumer body seeks prosecution probe into SK head over mistress deal
A local consumer advocacy group said Monday it plans to ask prosecutors to investigate SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his mistress over alleged wrongdoings related to their property deal.The woman, a U.S. citizen identified by her surname Kim, bought a luxury apartment in southern Seoul for 1.55 billion won in 2008, and then sold it to the Singapore-based consulting firm Bergaya International for 2.4 billion won two years later. The apartment was built by the group's construction arm of SK E
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2016
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Preorders for Kia's new K7 top 4,500 units in 4 days
Preorders for the all-new K7 sedan of Kia Motors Corp. have topped 4,500 in just four days since its media debut last week, a sign that it is receiving a favorable initial market response, company data showed Monday.Since accepting preorders for the K7 starting last Tuesday, one day after a media preview event, Kia Motors, the country's second-largest carmaker, said that the deals have surpassed 4,500 as of Friday. On Jan. 11, Kia Motors unveiled the K7 to the media, saying it will compete with
MobilityJan. 18, 2016
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Customer complaints rise as e-commerce thrives
A growing number of customers have been filing complaints against e-commerce operators over product quality and service in the wake of their explosive growth in recent years, data showed Monday.The Korean online shopping market has rapidly grown in the world's most-wired country to become a major retail channel, with monthly transactions reaching nearly 5 trillion won in November.The Korea Consumer Agency said it received 6,701 complaints related to digital shopping services last year, up 21.1 p
Jan. 18, 2016
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Students' gift throws lifeline to specialty burger shop
The delectable smell of stir-frying minced meat and vegetables fills the air of a small, cozy burger shop in front of Korea University run by "Uncle Lee Young-chul," effectively driving out the strong odors of the newly renovated space. "I never imagined finding myself standing in front of this iron fry top again this soon when I shut my business down last summer," Lee said.With his shop reopened two weeks earlier, Lee was all smiles as he was busy making pork patties for his signature "Street B
FoodJan. 18, 2016
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Korea to battle Iraq for top group spot at Olympic football qualifying tourney
With a knockout berth secured, South Korea will take on Iraq with the top group spot on the line at the Olympic men's football qualifying tournament on Tuesday.The Group C showdown at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha (1:30 a.m. Wednesday in Korea).The championship is also the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. Only the top three out of 16 nations in action will advance to the Ol
SoccerJan. 18, 2016
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Fresh U.S. sanctions show Iran's close ballistic missile cooperation with North Korea
Fresh U.S. sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile program showed Sunday that Tehran has worked closely with North Korea to move its missile program forward.The Treasury Department sanctioned 11 individuals and entities for involvement in procurement on behalf of Iran's ballistic missile program. The sanctions were a punishment for Iran's test-firing in October of a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead in violation of a U.N. ban. The Treasury said three of the sanctioned Iranian offic
World NewsJan. 18, 2016
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Ford to recall Fusion sedans in S. Korea
Ford Sales and Service Korea is recalling 252 Fusion sedans for fuel line issues, the transportation ministry said Monday. Ford Fusion (Ford)The cause was the possibility of a malfunction in the model’s canister purge valve, which is responsible for releasing fuel vapor to the engine for combustion. This could lead to a fuel leak and cause a fire, ministry officials said. The glitch has been identified in 252 Ford Fusions produced between Jan. 19, 2011 and Feb. 28, 2011.Free repair services wil
IndustryJan. 18, 2016