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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Shut up and dance
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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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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Corsica violence injures firefighters; prayer hall damaged
PARIS (AP) _ A crowd vandalized a Muslim prayer room in Corsica a day after an ambush left firefighters injured on the French island.The region's top police official was on the tense scene at a housing project Friday evening.The violence began Thursday night, when firefighters responding to an emergency call were ambushed in Ajaccio, according to the local France 3 television. On Friday a gathering that started as a show of support for the injured emergency officials turned violent, and some in
WorldDec. 26, 2015
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[Newsmaker] India's Modi arrives in Pakistan
India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday. Modi arrived in Pakistan on Friday, his first visit as prime minister to this Islamic nation that has been India`s long-standing archrival in the region. (AP-YonhapISLAMABAD (AP) _ India's Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan on Friday, his first such trip as prime minister to this Islamic nation that has been India's long-standing archrival in the region.
WorldDec. 26, 2015
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Obama to host ASEAN leaders early next year
U.S. President Barack Obama will host a summit with Southeast Asian nations early next year in a move seen aimed at strengthening his "pivot to Asia" policy, according to a news report.Obama invited the leaders of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the summit to be held at the Sunnylands resort in Southern California when he visited Kuala Lumpur last month for an annual gathering, the Hill reported."The president is pleased the leaders have accepted
WorldDec. 26, 2015
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N. Korean diplomat visits London to lobby against international pressure over human rights
A senior North Korean diplomat visited Britain earlier this month to lobby against international pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights record, an official said Friday.The Dec. 9-11 visit to London was part of a European trip that also took Kim Son-gyong, director-general for European affairs at the North's Foreign Ministry, to Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Poland.While in London, Kim held meetings with Fiona Bruce, a member of parliament who co-chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group
North KoreaDec. 26, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan set for showdown on 'comfort women'
Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida on Friday announces the ministerial talks with his Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se at his Tokyo office. YonhapSouth Korea announced Friday it will hold foreign ministerial talks with Japan next week on the "comfort women" issue, raising hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to clear one of the biggest hurdles to their closer diplomatic ties.Japan's top diplomat Fumio Kishida plans to visit Seoul for the meeting with his South Korean counterpart Y
PoliticsDec. 26, 2015
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[Herald Review] Psy has everyone jumping for ‘All Night Stand’
Psy performs at his "All Night Stand" concert at the Seoul Olympic Park's Gymnastics Arena. (Yonhap)“Music, action! Lights, action! Your screams, action!”The first night of Psy‘s annual year-end concert “All Night Stand” began with a cue for the audience, and it was clear throughout the night that the fans would be an integral part to bringing the show together.Psy, who kicked off the show with the dance track “Right Now,” walked around the specially extended stage urging people to scream louder
PerformanceDec. 25, 2015
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US readies New Year push to expel migrants
President Barack Obama's administration is planning a vast operation to round up and expel from the United States migrant families who fled drought and violence in Central America, reports said Thursday.Any such crackdown would be hugely controversial, with immigration one of the hottest topics in the 2016 presidential campaign, and rights groups expressed grave concern at the deportations.The flow of families and unaccompanied children crossing into the United States from Mexico slowed this yea
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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Japan teacher who paid for sex with 12,000 women convicted over naked child photographs
A former school headteacher, who reportedly paid for sex with 12,000 women in the Philippines, has been convicted in Japan for taking photos of naked Filipino girls.The Yokohama District Court sentenced Yuhei Takashima, 65, to two years in prison with the term suspended for four years, a spokesman told AFP.Takashima, who reportedly had sex with girls as young as 14, escaped prison with a promise not to offend again.Quoting the verdict, Japan's Jiji Press said the girls pictured were "aged betwee
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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Hong Kong apartment sells for record $76.7 mn
A luxury apartment in Hong Kong sold for a record HK$594.7 million ($76.7 million), days before Christmas, making it the most expensive flat in the city and possibly in Asia, reports said Friday.An unidentified buyer paid more than HK$103,700 per-square-foot for the 5,732 square-foot (532 square-metre) unit at the luxury 39 Conduit Road apartment tower in the southern Chinese city's upmarket Mid-Levels residential area, The Apple Daily and The Standard reported.The condominium, on the 46th floor
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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Christmastime tornadoes ravage US South
Instead of doing some last-minute shopping or wrapping gifts, families across the U.S. South spent Christmas Eve taking stock of their losses after an unusual outbreak of December tornadoes and other violent weather killed at least 14 people and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. "Santa brought us a good one, didn't he?'' Bobby Watkins said as he and his wife took a walk amid the destruction in rural Benton County, Mississippi, where four people -- including a married couple and two neighbors
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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Intel ranks top firm with IoT competitiveness
U.S.-based Intel Corp. was named the most influential firm in the Internet of Things (IoT) segment, data showed Friday, based on how often the company is mentioned on websites and social media with related keywords.According to the data compiled by IoT Analytics, U.S.-based tech companies took the top spots in the report, with Intel followed by IBM, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. over the third and fourth quarters of 2015.South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. came in ninth,
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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S. Korea investigators return from Philippines after probe into murder of citizen
Investigators returned from the Philippines on Friday after looking into the recent shooting death of a South Korean man, adding they have found key evidence to narrow down the suspects.A 57-year-old South Korean, identified only by his surname Cho, was shot to death by four unidentified, armed assailants on Sunday at his house in Batangas, some 100km south of Manila.The incident raised the number of South Koreans killed in the Southeast Asian country to 11 this year. Police said they have
North KoreaDec. 25, 2015
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Police say 1 killed at crowded US mall after argument
A long-standing dispute sparked a shooting at a crowded North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve, police said, and an off-duty officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun in his direction. Police said no one else was shot and there were no other reports of injuries. The shooting was not a random act but rather the result of a feud among people who knew each other _ though there was no indication it was gang-related, Chief Kerr Putney of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. D
World NewsDec. 25, 2015
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Park checks military readiness against N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye checked military readiness against possible North Korean provocations as she made a rare visit to a military base near the border with North Korea, an official said Thursday.Park, wearing a military jacket, commended the soldiers at the military division in Yeoncheon near the central section of the border, for their "resolute" response to North Korea's shelling attacks on Aug. 20, presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk said.Combined with a land-mine attack earlier in the m
North KoreaDec. 25, 2015
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Let’s finally end debate over tech bubble
Jeff ImmeltLet’s finally end the debate over whether or not we are in a “tech bubble.”There has been talk of a bubble going back to 2011 and it continues to rage today.I believe that this is shortsighted and rooted in the belief that at some point the tech industry must undergo the same unfortunate “burst” as in 2000.This line of thinking ignores the immense value that digital technologies have already created in the consumer world: the “app economy” alone is worth an estimated $300 billion.More
TechnologyDec. 25, 2015
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Shilla, HDC open duty free store
Kim Jae-shik (third from left), president of Hyundai Development, Lee Gil-han (fourth from left) and Yang Chang-hoon (fifth from left), coheads of HDC Shilla Duty Free, and Hotel Shilla CEO Han In-kyu (fourth from right) attend the opening of Shilla HDC Duty Free in Yonsang I’Park Mall in Seoul on Thursday. HDC Shilla Duty FreeShilla I’Park Duty Free, an urban duty-free store at I’Park mall in Yongsan, central Seoul, opened on Thursday.In the first stage, only 60 percent of the total 30,400 squ
IndustryDec. 25, 2015
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Kakao merges game subsidiaries
Kakao, operator of Korea’s most-used mobile messenger KakaoTalk, said Thursday two of its game subsidiaries ― Daum Games and Nzin ― will be merged next year, in a bid to beef up its sluggish game businesses.The board members of Nzin and Daum Games agreed Wednesday to merge the two companies. The process will be completed after an extraordinary shareholders meeting in February next year, according to Kakao. Nzin CEO Namkoong Whon (Kakao)“Kakao expects that the merger will create synergy for growt
TechnologyDec. 24, 2015
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Common Ground holds year-end promotional events
Common Ground, a shopping complex established by South Korea’s Kolon Industries in eastern Seoul, is holding a range of year-end promotional events until Jan. 3 of next year. A photography exhibit dubbed “2015 Un Common Scene,” featuring special moments within daily life captured by the public, will take place on Dec. 26 at the mall. A “time market” featuring items from the past will take place in the main courtyard of the mall while bands will offer performances on the third floor of the stree
IndustryDec. 24, 2015
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Yamaha launches new desktop audio system
Yamaha Music Korea has launched the Restio ISX-80, a home audio set compatible with Yamaha’s new MusicCast streaming service system. The compact 30.2-centimeter square-shaped device supports wireless playback from a smartphone or tablet via Wi-Fi using through a MusicCast controller. The Restio ISX-80 can be placed on a shelf or wall-mounted according to preference. Available in white, black and purple, the device is priced at 698,000 won ($595). For more product information, call (02) 3467-3300
IndustryDec. 24, 2015
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Paris Baguette opens Big Bang cafe in Shanghai
Paris Baguette, operated by South Korean food giant SPC Group, has joined hands with YG Entertainment to launch a Big Bang-inspired bakery cafe in Shanghai. The second floor of the brand’s Nanfangshangcheng shop in Shanghai has been decorated under the theme of “Bigbang x Krunk,” featuring K-pop idol group Big Bang members animated in the style of YG’s flagship character Krunk. Paris Baguette’s signature cafe menu including its mini-cakes, pudding, milkshakes and coffee varieties have also been
IndustryDec. 24, 2015