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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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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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[KH Explains] Korea pursues ‘fire-free’ batteries amid EV fears
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
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[KH Explains] Is Hyundai-GM partnership win-win to beat Tesla, Chinese rivals?
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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Court rules Itaewon tragedy was 'foreseeable'
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[Photo News] Woori Bank forges partnership with Indonesia
Woori Bank president Lee Kwang-goo (left) poses with Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board chairman Franky Sibarani after signing a mutual cooperative agreement for strategic partnership in downtown Seoul on Friday. (Woori Bank)
Latest NewsDec. 20, 2015
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S. Koreans outlive N. Koreans by 12 years
South Koreans on average outlive North Koreans by some 12 years, partly because North Korea’s high infant mortality rate is about seven times higher than the South’s, according to South Korean government data. Data released by Statistics Korea placed this year’s life expectancy rate for South Koreans at 78.2 years for men and 85 years for women. In comparison, the rate for North Korean men was 66 years and 72.7 years for women. The infant mortality rate, one of the biggest reasons behind the li
Social AffairsDec. 20, 2015
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Former JCS chief indicted over bribery
Investigators said Sunday they have indicted without arrest retired Adm. Choi Yoon-hee, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for receiving bribes from an arms dealer in connection with the Navy’s purchase of multi-mission maritime helicopters.The joint investigation team for corruption involving arms procurement projects said that Choi is suspected of ordering officers to forge an assessment report to show that the AW159 Wildcat supplied by Agusta Westland meets the Navy’s requirements
PoliticsDec. 20, 2015
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Another NPAD lawmaker leaves
Rep. Kim Dong-cheol announced Sunday he was leaving the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, bringing the number of defectors from the embattled opposition party to four in just a week.“The only way to accomplish new politics and administrative change at this point is through the new party to be created by Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo,” Kim, whose defection was widely predicted, said at a press conference.Rep. Kim Dong-cheol YonhapKim’s defection marked the first time for a lawmaker representing the oppos
PoliticsDec. 20, 2015
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Samsung Pay, Apple Pay to vie in China
Rival mobile-payments services Samsung Pay and Apple Pay will compete head to head in the all-important Chinese market next year. Samsung Electronics and Apple on Thursday announced separate deals with state-owned bank card network China UnionPay Bank that will allow customers to add credit or debit cards to their respective mobile-payments services. The services would start in China as early as the first quarter of next year after the tests and certifications required by the Chinese regulators.
TechnologyDec. 20, 2015
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Kazakhstan, Korea deepen partnership
The Kazakh Embassy on Tuesday marked the country’s founding on Dec. 16, 1991, and burgeoning ties with Korea at a reception in Seoul that featured photographs of the country’s remotest regions. The pictures, part of the exhibition “Undiscovered Kazakhstan,” were selected by the Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan, a public organization supporting young scientists, artists, students and researchers. “Within a span of 24 years, Kazakhstan and Korea pushed our close relations to a compr
Foreign AffairsDec. 20, 2015
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G-Dragon composes track for iKON’s new album
iKON (YG Entertainment)YG Entertainment’s latest boy band iKON is preparing its first studio album release, which will feature a track cowritten and composed by fellow labelmate artist G-Dragon, one of the biggest figures in K-pop. The boy band’s upcoming track “I Miss You So Bad” was written in collaboration with G-Dragon and iKON rappers B.I and Bobby, and composed by G-Dragon and Dee.P.The track marks the first time that K-pop veteran G-Dragon has written and composed a song for an artist out
PerformanceDec. 20, 2015
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Won Bin, Lee Na-young welcome first child
Lee Na-young (left) and Won Bin. (Eden 9)Seven months after tying the knot at their quiet Gangwon Province wedding, celebrity couple Won Bin and Lee Na-young have welcomed their first child. Their baby boy was reportedly born Saturday at a hospital in Gangnam, Seoul. “Lee Na-young has given birth to a son, and the mother and child are both very healthy,” said a representative from Lee’s managing agency. Won and Lee married on May 30 in a low-key wedding, which many in the public eye referred to
PerformanceDec. 20, 2015
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[Newsmaker] 'Force Awakens' crosses $250M globally
"Star Wars" fever has spread through movie theaters around the globe, even reaching the White House, as the franchise yet again began toppling box-office records with waves of lightsaber-wielding fans.The Millennium Falcon in "The Force Awakens" (Disney Korea)Following a record $57 million from Thursday night showings in North America, and packed matinees on Friday, the Walt Disney Co. projected that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will surpass $215 million on the weekend, besting the record dome
World NewsDec. 20, 2015
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Joo Young surprises with sudden enlistment last month
Joo Young (Starship Entertainment)Representatives at K-pop management agency Starship Entertainment announced Saturday that its solo singer-songwriter Joo Young had enlisted in the military last month. “Joo Young enlisted on Nov. 26. After going through four weeks of basic training, he will be fulfilling his services as a public welfare solider for two years,” the agency said in a statement. Joo Young, 24, first made his debut as a R&B soloist in 2010 with his EP “Same as You.” Although still r
PerformanceDec. 20, 2015
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Revolving door hiring reemerges as controversy at state-run firms
South Korea’s state-run corporations recently jumpstarted the process of filling the leadership posts that have been vacated for several months, stocking speculation that the government has been delaying the process to keep time with the political schedule, including next year’s general election. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the nation’s four major state-funded energy companies -- Korea National Oil Corp, Korea Midland Power Co., Korea South Power Co. and Korea East-
PoliticsDec. 20, 2015
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Korean art auctions lead strong sales
Korea’s two biggest auction houses -- Seoul Auction and K Auction -- led strong sales at their winter auctions last week, thanks to record sales and strong bidding for “dansaekhwa” monochrome paintings. Kim Whanki’s 1940s painting “Island Sketches” sold for 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) at K Auction in Seoul last week. (K Auction)The two auction houses achieved hammer prices of 10 billion won ($10 million) with 80 percent of auctioned items sold. With works by Kim Whanki and Lee U-fan leading s
Life&CultureDec. 20, 2015
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Genesis EQ900: Car is good, work to do on market positioning
The Genesis EQ900Hyundai MotorThere was much hype surrounding the Genesis EQ900, the first flagship sedan under Hyundai Motor Group’s newly launched premium standalone brand, Genesis. The world’s fifth-largest carmaker has put all its efforts in placing the brand on par with or beyond German luxury carmakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It has invited the press on five occasions to heat up the vibe while providing chauffeured test-drives around Seoul to potential customers. And the market has
MobilityDec. 20, 2015
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Does Cheong Wa Dae fear the people?
On the afternoon of Nov. 14, Cheong Wa Dae and its surrounding areas were empty, quiet and serene, blockaded by police buses. The scene was in stark contrast to the violent clashes between protesters and riot police less than 2 kilometers away.The eerie comparison appeared to illustrate the growing distance between the president and the public in a country where the openness of Cheongwadae-ro 1 is a microcosm of the history of democratization. Some blamed the police for stoking violence by block
Social AffairsDec. 20, 2015
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Third anti-government rally turns playful
On Saturday afternoon, Gwanghwamun Square, which was shut down by police bus barricades to stop protesters a month ago, turned into a playground for antigovernment demonstrators blowing horns and shaking tambourines.Under a “noisy” and “uproarious” theme, an estimated crowd of 2,500 gathered in the square in central Seoul to signify their opposition to the sedition charge leveled against an umbrella union leader and the government’s push for controversial labor, trade and education polices. The
Social AffairsDec. 20, 2015
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[Photo News] KDB opens new branch in Qingdao
KDB’S QINGDAO BRANCH -- Korea Development Bank chairman Hong Ky-ttack (seventh from left) poses with Shandong Province Vice Gov. Xia Geng (sixth from left), South Korean Consul General in Qingdao Lee Soo-john, and bank officials of both countries at the launching ceremony of KDB’s Qingdao branch in Shandong province on Friday. (KDB)
Dec. 20, 2015
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[Photo News] Woori Bank signs cooperative agreement with Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board
INVESTMENT TIES WITH INDONESIA -- Woori Bank president Lee Kwang-goo (left) poses with Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board chairman Franky Sibarani after signing a mutual cooperative agreement for strategic partnership in downtown Seoul on Friday. (Woori Bank)
Dec. 20, 2015
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[Editorial] Mutual trust
Mutual trust and confidence are essential for maintaining a robust military alliance like that of South Korea and the United States. The controversy over the U.S. military’s use of some biological warfare lab samples is extremely regrettable in this regard. The key problem is that the U.S. side apparently lied about such a sensitive issue of bringing in biological samples into the country. It is truly disappointing that U.S. officials hid the fact that its military had been bringing in anthrax s
EditorialDec. 20, 2015
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[Editorial] Four years on
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum in Pyongyang on Thursday to pay respects to his father, who died four years ago. The abrupt death of Kim Jong-il on Dec. 17, 2011, put the young heir-apparent on the throne in the second dynastic succession of power in the country. Over his four years in power, the junior Kim has ruled the communist country in a way little different from his father and grandfather, North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung, as he relied on the legacy of the Kim dynasty
EditorialDec. 20, 2015