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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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Miss Universe Korea names 80-year-old model 'best dressed'
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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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[Album Review] Dope’Doug solidifies style on EP
Dope’Doug“Feelin‘MySelf”Luminant Entertainment Although hip-hop’s been steadily gaining ground in the Korean music scene, it’s hard to deny that many of the new rappers coming out have a similar style -- teetering between their underground roots and a more pop-friendly style. The difference between the two sides is not only in the lyrics, as rapper Dope’Doug shows in his seven-track EP “Feelin’MySelf.”The first five tracks of the EP are about different topics -- staying true to yourself, believi
PerformanceJan. 8, 2016
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[Album Review] Quartet Dalshabet achieves ‘Naturalness’
Dalshabet“Naturalness”Loen Entertainment When girl group Dalshabet downsized two members to become a quartet before releasing their ninth EP “Naturalness,” there was some concern among fans about how the remaining members would rearrange the parts. For example, Serri was suddenly named a rapper to replace the former rapper Gaeun. But those concerns seem to have been misplaced; Dalshabet’s music remains intact and balanced, and the rap section is arguably the highlight of the Brave Brothers-pr
PerformanceJan. 8, 2016
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Seoul reaps more taxes from tobacco
The government has earned some 3.6 trillion won ($2.90 billion) in tax revenue linked to last year’s hike in tobacco prices, according to government data.Sales, however, were not as affected as anticipated. The Finance Ministry said Thursday that tobacco sales in Korea fell by 23.7 percent from 2014. Prior to almost doubling cigarette prices to 4,500 won from 2,500 won a pack, the government had predicted sales would fall by 34 percent, while tax revenues would rise by 2.8 trillion won.Finance M
IndustryJan. 8, 2016
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Weekend Box Office Guide: Jan. 9-10
Heading to theaters this weekend? The Korea Herald offers a guide of what's playing on the big screen.The Good Dinosaur (U.S.)Animation. Directed by Peter SohnOpened Dec. 7The latest release from Disney-Pixar follows the story of Arlo, a young apatosaurus, who must find his way home after he becomes separated from his family. The timid and clumsy Arlo tries to muster up the courage to overcome obstacles along the way, and finds an unlikely friend in a small human boy that he names Spot. Remembe
FilmJan. 8, 2016
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Korea lags Japan in attracting tourists
Travelers are seen at Narita Airport. (Bloomberg)TOKYO – For the first time in almost half a century, more foreign visitors are expected to have entered Japan than Japanese people who visited abroad, local news reports said Thursday.In 2015, more than 19 million foreign tourists visited Japan, according to unrevised data from Japan’s office of tourism. The figure reflects a 40 percent increase from 2014. Transport and Tourism Minister Ishii Keiichi said “policies for easing visa issuances and wi
Jan. 8, 2016
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Japan to double imports of Korean-made dried seaweed
An elderly woman harvests seaweed on the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea in June, 2015. (Bloomberg)TOKYO – Japan has decided to double the amount of dried and salted seaweed it imports from Korea over the next decade, according to a Korean government agency. Officials from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Tokyo confirmed on Friday that by 2025, Japan has agreed to increase the import volume of dried seaweed to 2.7 billion sheets, which is about twice the amount currently being im
Jan. 8, 2016
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China's market turmoil: Worry, but don't panic
NEW YORK (AP) -- There's no reason for panic. Worry, yes, but not panic.That was the opinion of some U.S. investment strategists after another free-fall on China's main stock market reverberated around the globe Thursday and sent the Dow Jones average to a loss of nearly 400 points.Stock prices in China fell so fast that for the second time in four days, circuit-breaker mechanisms kicked in and halted trading, this time after just 30 minutes.China's tumbling stock prices are, in themselves, noth
World BusinessJan. 8, 2016
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Former USFK official indicted over drug smuggling
An American civilian who worked at the U.S. military in South Korea has been indicted on charges of trafficking drugs to Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul, prosecutors said Friday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the 35-year-old, identified only by his initial J, is suspected of receiving 35 pills of MDMA, better known as "ecstasy," and 20.5 grams of hemp from an unidentified seller last year.Still, the suspect was not taken into custody.The drugs were sent from the Netherland
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2016
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Korea, Japan to hold high-level economic talks next week
South Korea and Japan will hold high-level economic talks in Tokyo next week, the Foreign Ministry said Friday, as the two countries push to improve their bilateral ties despite historical disputes.The talks will be held Tuesday and focus on pending economic issues in both countries, as well as ways to expand economic cooperation, the ministry said in a press release.South Korea will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho, while Japan will be represented by Dep
PoliticsJan. 8, 2016
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Korean fugitive repatriated home from China
A 45-year-old South Korean man who fled to China in 2009 after being sought on charges of investment and stock fraud involving 250 billion won ($209.1 million) was repatriated home on Friday to face charges, the South Korean Embassy in Beijing said. The suspect, who is only identified by his surname Lee, was arrested at his mistress' home in Beijing in October, the embassy said in a statement.As a chief executive of a non-listed company in South Korea, the suspect is accused of allegedly inflati
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2016
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Gov't to allow blood drives in malaria-prone areas to cope with low reserves
South Korea will temporarily allow blood drives in malaria-prone areas of the country to cope with dangerously low blood reserves, the government said Friday.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the country's blood reserves stood at just 2.1 days, much lower than the recommended 5 days.The country's reserves are so low, the government has already raised the blood reserve alert level to "yellow" and will consider marking it up further if things do not improve, it said.Blood donations will be a
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2016
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China blames U.S., allies for N. Korea's nuclear test
A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party on Friday blamed what it calls a "hostile policy" by South Korea, the United States and Japan toward North Korea for the North's fourth nuclear test. In an editorial, the state-run Global Times newspaper appeared to defend North Korea's defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, saying there will be "no hope" for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambitions unless South Korea, the U.S. and Japan change their policy toward the North. All eyes are on
InternationalJan. 8, 2016
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Rubio calls for re-listing North Korea as terror sponsor
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio called Thursday for putting North Korea back on to the U.S. list of states sponsoring terrorism in response to the communist nation's fourth nuclear test."We have to do everything we can to ensure that they have less money to spend on these sorts of programs. So that's why a state sponsor of terror, they should be returned to that list," Rubio said in an interview with Fox Business Network. "They were once on that list. They were removed from that list
InternationalJan. 8, 2016
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Domestic market share of Hyundai, Kia stays below 70%
The combined domestic market share of Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. remained below the 70 percent level for the second straight year in 2015, affected by the marked advances of foreign brands and intense competition from other smaller local rivals, industry data showed Friday.According to the data, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors commanded 67.7 percent of domestic car sales last year, compared with 69.3 percent a year earlier. In particular, Hyundai's market share dropped to
IndustryJan. 8, 2016
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S. Korean, Chinese foreign ministers set for phone talks on N. Korea
The foreign ministers of South Korea and China will hold phone talks later Friday to discuss North Korea's latest nuclear test, the Foreign Ministry said.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, are scheduled to speak over the phone at 7 p.m. (local time), after a previously arranged phone call on Thursday was postponed at China's request, the ministry said in a text message to reporters.They are expected to discuss ways to deal with North Korea after its fourth nuclea
DefenseJan. 8, 2016
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S. Korea's mortgage growth likely to slow down
Growth of mortgage loans in South Korea will likely slow down sharply in 2016 from last year as the government tightens its grip on fast-rising home-back lending, a report showed Friday.Local banks' mortgage loans are expected to grow at a rate of 5 to 6 percent in 2016, according to the report by the Korea Center for International Finance, citing a global investment bank, JP Morgan.The growth pace has been accelerating in recent years, hitting11 percent in 2014 and 10 percent for the first 10 m
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Mutation detected in S. Korean MERS virus: government
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that spread through South Korea last year underwent a mutation that could have affected its ability to infect people and the fatality rate, the government said Friday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said bodily fluid specimens taken from eight people infected with the MERS inducing coronavirus, showed signs of genetic mutation in spike glycoprotein when compared with previous documented cases. Spike glycoprotein is the
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2016
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Shinhan Bank to cut jobs via early retirement
Shinhan Bank, South Korea's leading lender, plans to remove jobs via a voluntary retirement program, continuing the wave of downsizing moves that swept through the sector last year, industry sources said Friday. The bank plans to receive applications for voluntary retirement from its workers for about seven days starting next week, becoming the first financial institution this year to announce such a program.The bank's labor and management agreed to adopt a wage peak system starting this year in
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Samsung puts Q4 operating profit at 6.1 tln won
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its operating profit dropped sharply in the fourth quarter of 2015 from three months earlier amid weakening chips and smartphone sales.The tech giant estimated its fourth-quarter operating profit at6.1 trillion won ($5.08 billion), down 17.5 percent from the 7.3 trillion won recorded a quarter earlier. The figure, however, marks a 15.3 percent surge from the 5.2 trillion won registered a year earlier.Fourth-quarter sales were estimated at 53 trillion won, up 0
IndustryJan. 8, 2016
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Volkswagen estimates recall cost in Korea at 8 bln won
The local unit of German carmaker Volkswagen in South Korea has estimated the cost for fixing its emission-faked vehicles at 8 billion won ($6.7 million) in its recently submitted recall plan, industry sources said Friday.It also seeks to recall around 125,000 vehicles during the first half of this year "after getting approval from authorities here," a precondition that could delay the overall process, they added. On Wednesday, Volkswagen Korea submitted its recall plan to the environment minist
IndustryJan. 8, 2016