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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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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Miss Universe Korea names 80-year-old model 'best dressed'
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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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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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Nuclear safety committee launches radiological monitoring
Seoul’s nuclear safety agency began radiological monitoring to look out for radioactive fallout from the North’s nuclear test, officials said Wednesday. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said it mobilized two state-of-the-art radioactive xenon detection devices and 134 automatic radiation monitoring systems across the country. The commission has launched an emergency operation team upon cooperation with other government bodies including the Korea Meteorological Administration and Korea
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Striking the right balance in modern hansik
Chef Kwon Woo-joong has been losing sleep recently, contemplating how to best prepare and present Korean seafood cuisine in front of hundreds of global star chefs and business executives at the upcoming Madrid Fusion in Spain.Kwon Woo-joong (Kwon Woo-joong)Together with the Korean Food Foundation, Kwon will lead a team of five chefs from his Korean restaurant Kwon Sooksoo to represent Korea and introduce three seafood dishes at the global food congress on Jan. 25-27. The Korean Food Foundation i
FoodJan. 6, 2016
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Korea sees limited impact of NK nuke test on markets, economy
South Korea expects North Korea's alleged nuclear test to have a limited impact on its financial markets and economy if past experience is any guide, the deputy chief of the country's financial regulator said Wednesday.Jeong Chan-woo, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, also said the government will monitor markets around the clock for the time being to cope with any "abnormal signs."Jeong made the remarks at the start of an emergency meeting of senior financial officials, called
Jan. 6, 2016
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Seoul shares fall, won hits 4-month low on N.K. provocation
South Korean stocks declined 0.26 percent on Wednesday and the local currency sank to a four-month low against the U.S. dollar as North Korea claimed that it had conducted a hydrogen bomb for the first time, dampening investor sentiment here.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 5.1 points to end at 1,925.43. Trade volume was moderate at 586 million shares worth 5.92 trillion won ($4.94 billion), with losers beating winners 464 to 356.The index started a tad higher, but lost groun
Jan. 6, 2016
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Doosan Bears bring back right-hander Nippert for 6th season
Reigning South Korean baseball champions Doosan Bears are bringing back American right-hander Dustin Nippert for his sixth season.The Korea Baseball Organization club announced Nippert, 34, will return for $1.2 million, $300,000 less than what he made in 2015.In 2015, Nippert suffered through his worst regular season in the KBO, with injuries limiting him to a 6-5 record and a 5.10 ERA in 20 appearances. He bounced back in style in the postseason, however, setting a KBO record with 26 2/3 consec
BaseballJan. 6, 2016
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Paul Potts to hold exclusive ‘99’ concert in Seoul
British tenor Paul Potts is making his way back to Korea, performing an exclusive concert in front of exactly 99 select fans on Jan. 14 at the Stradeum concert hall in Seoul. In keeping with the concert theme of “99,” based on the idea that 99 fans plus Potts equals 100, tickets to the tenor’s upcoming performance will be sold in an auction. The bidding war for the concert tickets opened at m.allwin.co.kr Wednesday morning, with prices capped at 199,000 won ($166).According to concert promoter A
PerformanceJan. 6, 2016
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N.K. claims H-bomb test success
North Korea successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, the North’s official broadcaster claimed, saying it would continue to strengthen its nuclear deterrence so long as the U.S. keeps its “hostile policy” toward the communist state.North’s Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station reported in a special broadcast that North Korea has successfully conducted a hydrogen nuclear device test on Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signs an order to conduct the test. (Yonhap)The North’s
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Korean brokerage firms face growing wave of layoffs
South Korea's securities industry faces an unabated wave of layoffs this year as brokerages strive to bolster their bottom lines and cut costs amid a bearish stock market and growing online stock trading, experts said Wednesday.Over the past several years, local securities companies have been trimming their workforces and downsizing operations as investors increasingly turn to online trading platforms in line with the rapid development of information technology.This year will be no exception as
Jan. 6, 2016
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What makes hydrogen bombs more destructive?
Nuclear weapons are classified into atomic, neutron and hydrogen bombs. Among them, hydrogen bombs, also known as thermonuclear bombs, are known to be the most powerful due to their unique structure that expresses explosive power. Unlike atomic bombs that derive their energy from nuclear fission – splitting of atoms -- hydrogen bombs obtain their explosive power from both nuclear fission and fusion, the process of forming a heavier nucleus from two lighter ones such as the nuclei of the hydrogen
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Pyongyang faces fresh international sanctions
In the aftermath of its fourth nuclear test on Wednesday, North Korea faces a fresh set of crippling international sanctions, with the U.N. Security Council set to gather in New York. The U.S., China, Japan and other countries swiftly joined in condemning Pyongyang after it claimed to have successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb experiment, “proudly joining the advanced ranks of nuclear weapons states possessing even H-bombs.” The council is scheduled to meet at 1 a.m. Thursday in line
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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N.K. nuke test may act as clincher in elections
With North Korea’s announcement Wednesday that it had conducted a hydrogen nuclear bomb test, the inter-Korean relationship immediately rose as the top variable in the forthcoming April general elections here.Throughout the years, military provocations from the North have often promoted the public’s awareness on national security, acting in favor of the conservative party in elections.But given the inter-Korean connection has increasingly stiffened under the incumbent Park Geun-hye administratio
PoliticsJan. 6, 2016
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N.K.’s ‘H-bomb test’ claims catches Seoul off guard
North Korea’s self-proclaimed hydrogen test on Wednesday came somewhat as a surprise to officials in South Korea and surrounding countries who have played down Pyongyang’s stepped-up claims.Saenuri Party Rep. Lee Cheol-woo, on the parliamentary intelligence committee, told reporters that the nuclear test had no preceding signs, which differed from previous tests. “Usually a previous announcement and other actions herald the test, but this was not the case,” he said, adding that an analysis of Py
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Latest nuclear provocation deals blow to inter-Korean relations
North Korea’s latest nuclear test is darkening the outlook for cross-border relations, leaving little room for the Park Geun-hye administration to improve ties and cement its diplomatic and security legacy. The underground explosion caught Seoul off guard, as it came only days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed the significance of the Aug. 25 inter-Korean fence-mending agreement on Friday, vowing to continue talks and urging Seoul not to commit any “retrograde” behavior that could da
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Booyoung chairman named World Taekwondo Peace Corps chief
Some 110 young practitioners of taekwondo took an oath in front of the newly inaugurated president Lee Joong-keun of the World Taekwondo Peace Corps on Wednesday in Seoul, vowing to promote peace and prosperity worldwide through the national sport. World Taekwondo Peace Corps president Lee Joong-keun gives his inaugural speech as he launches the organization’s 16th contingent of volunteers. (Booyoung Group)The World Taekwondo Peace Corps’ 16th contingent of sports ambassadors will be dispatched
More SportsJan. 6, 2016
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Shares, currency fall on N.K. bomb test
North Korea’s purported hydrogen bomb test rocked financial markets in South Korea on Wednesday, bringing down local stocks and currency and putting Seoul authorities on emergency footing again just two days after China’s stock market crash triggered a global market rout.The South’s benchmark stock index KOSPI dipped 0.26 percent to close at 1,925.43. In the morning, shortly after the news broke, the gauge slid to as low as 1,911.61, but recovered some of the losses in the afternoon. Foreigners
Jan. 6, 2016
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South Korea on alert after North's H-bomb test
South Korea has put its military on alert and beefed up surveillance of North Korea Wednesday after the communist country announced it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. "Currently, our military is strengthening our vigilance and surveillance posture against North Korea," the Ministry of National Defense said in a brief note to the press.Earlier in the day, North Korea announced on its state-run broadcasting channel that North Korea's "first hydrogen bomb test was successfully conducted." The
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Criticism rises of bungled N.K. policy
The failure by Seoul and Washington to curb the growth of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program drew heavy criticism Wednesday after the communist regime claimed to have successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test.Seoul and Washington have so far focused on applying sanctions against Pyongyang’s development of nuclear arms and missiles, and persistently called for “sincerity” in its denuclearization commitments. President Barack Obama. AP-YonhapBut such a hardline stance has hitherto failed to lur
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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N.K. nuke program progresses
Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test on Wednesday will further upgrade its nuclear weapons technology bringing it closer to the long-cherished goal of becoming a de facto nuclear power, analysts said.The North has already claimed to have the capability to miniaturize and diversify nuclear bombs, and the latest test appears to show progress in the North’s decades-long efforts to secure nuke capabilities, they noted, both in terms of quality and quantity.“North Korea should now be seen as a de facto nu
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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Park calls N.K. H-bomb test ‘grave provocation’
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday called North Korea‘s claimed hydrogen bomb test a “grave provocation” and warned Seoul and the international would not condone it.Park presided over the National Security Council over North Korea’s claim to have successfully conducted a hydrogen nuclear bomb test to discuss measures.While further analysis is needed to evaluate Pyongyang's claim for a successful test, Park said the latest provocation could bring important changes in the security of the Northea
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016
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What is a hydrogen bomb?
A hydrogen bomb is a thermonuclear weapon -- one that uses both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. A simple atomic bomb, which is what North Korea is thought to have possessed before Wednesday’s test, uses only nuclear fission. Such fission bombs use the energy that is released when the nucleus of a large atom is split. A thermonuclear weapon uses the energy from a nuclear fission reaction to set off a nuclear fusion reaction, in which the nuclei of small atoms are forced together, releasing mo
North KoreaJan. 6, 2016