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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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'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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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Fights, complaints, stalker fans among reasons passengers exit planes before takeoff
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[Photo News] Armed Forces Day
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Putin’s pivot East isn’t also working
More than a year ago, after the European Union and the U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s response resembled a chant by fans of the English soccer team Millwall: “No one likes us, we don’t care.” He appeared confident that he would find others to do business with. Now Russia has alienated more friends while making little headway in replacing either EU trade and investments or access to the U.S.-dominated credit markets. And there’s no sign that hig
ViewpointsDec. 13, 2015
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Europe’s refugee opportunity
ROME – Europe’s so-called refugee crisis should never have become an emergency. Accommodating 1 million asylum seekers should not be a huge challenge for the European Union -- an area with 500 million citizens that welcomes more than 3 million immigrants every year. Unfortunately, the lack of a coordinated response is transforming a manageable problem into an acute political crisis -- one that, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rightly warned, could destroy the EU. Most EU member states are
ViewpointsDec. 13, 2015
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Culture Ministry to sponsor Korean art exhibition at Met
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will fund Korean art exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 2016 to 2018, the museum has announced. The ministry and the Met signed a memorandum of understanding last Thursday for a three-year partnership to support exhibitions and programs related to Korean art and culture at the museum. Thomas Campbell, director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (left), and Oh Seung-je, director of the Korean Cultural Service of New Y
CultureDec. 13, 2015
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Good and bad tidings for Korean workers
Working life for most workers in Korea is punishing, with the nation having among the longest working hours among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. Only in the last decade did the five-day work week replace the six-day work week. Even more burdensome is that nearly all workers are involuntary put into retirement at an early age. Korea is the only OECD country that allows employers to arbitrarily set a mandatory retirement age that applies to all employe
ViewpointsDec. 13, 2015
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Tongyeong recognized for its rich music offerings
Tongyeong, a southeastern port city long known as the hometown of numerous artists, may soon rise to international prominence following its designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Music on Friday night. Tongyeong is the first city in Korea, second in Asia after Japan’s Hamamatsu and 10th worldwide to join the Music category of the international organization’s Creative Cities Network. Tongyeong has rich musical offerings, including its traditional mask dance Ogwangdae and the annual Tongyeong In
CultureDec. 13, 2015
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PM leaves for Laos, Mongolia
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn left for Laos Sunday to discuss enhancing bilateral ties and South Korea's possible participation in constructing a power plant in the Southeast Asian country. Hwang's trip to Laos is on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides. The sides severed their relations in 1975 following Laos' communization. They re-established relations in 1995. It marks the first time for a South Korean prime minster to m
InternationalDec. 13, 2015
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USFK relocation to Pyeongtaek pushed back to end of 2017
The United States troops stationed in South Korea will move its current headquarters in central Seoul to the southern city of Pyeongtaek by the end of 2017, one year later than initially planned, the commander of the Eighth U.S. Army and a South Korean official said. The U.S. Forces Korea and South Korea are currently in the process of relocating U.S. troops based in Seoul and north of Seoul to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, located 70 kilometers southeast of the capital. Maj
DefenseDec. 13, 2015
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Ex-President Lee ordered all-out retaliation after Pyongyang's Yeonpyeong bombardment in 2010
Former President Lee Myung-bak ordered an air strike of a North Korean military compound when the North shelled the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in 2010, a memoir by Lee's former chief press secretary said Sunday. In the memoir titled "Days of Challenges" that was released Sunday, Lee Dong-kwan, a former spokesman and chief press secretary for Lee Myung-bak, refuted the long-running claim that the president instructed the military to stop the North Korean shelling from spilling over
PoliticsDec. 13, 2015
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Korea, Taiwan sign deal to cooperate in ETF market
Stock bourse operators of South Korea and Taiwan have signed a tentative deal to cooperate in the exchange traded funds area, Seoul officials said Sunday. An ETF refers to an investment fund traded on stock exchanges and represents a basket of stocks that reflects an index, which provides retail investors and institutions with a more liquid and risk-hedging tool. The Korea Exchange, South Korea's stock bourse operator, said that it signed a memorandum of understanding with its Taiwanese counte
Dec. 13, 2015
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Over half of biz in Korea seek belt-tightening management next year: poll
More than half of business leaders in South Korea are seeking "belt-tightening" management next year amid gloomy outlooks for overall economic conditions, a poll showed Sunday. According to the poll of CEOs of 235 businesses by the Korea Employers Federation, a business lobby, 52.3 percent answered they will carry out the belt-tightening management next year. Of those polled, 32 percent said that they will maintain the "status quo," while only 17.4 percent answered that their management will
Dec. 13, 2015
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Korea's exports to grow slower than global average this year
South Korea's exports will likely grow at a slower pace than the global average for the second straight year in 2015, a state-run think tank said Sunday, pointing to unfavorable overseas market conditions facing many Korean companies. According to the Korea Development Institute, South Korea's exports in terms of volume are expected to remain unchanged from a year earlier. This will be lower than the 3.2 percent gain that the International Monetary Fund is projecting for this year. It would
Dec. 13, 2015
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Hyundai, Kia consider higher sales target next year: industry sources
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are considering hiking their annual sales target by 100,000 for next year despite tough global market conditions, industry sources said Sunday. Company officials, however, said that nothing has been decided, adding that they need more time to finalize their 2016 business plan. According to industry sources, the two South Korean carmakers internally have decided to sell around 8.3 million units at home and abroad next year. The figure
IndustryDec. 13, 2015
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Chinese state media silent on North Korean band's concert cancellation
China's state-controlled media remained silent Sunday about the sudden cancellation of a series of concerts by an all-female North Korean band formed by the North's leader Kim Jong-un. The Moranbong Band had been scheduled to perform for three days in Beijing starting Saturday, in what was seen as an apparent sign of warming ties between the allies. However, the band abruptly headed home hours before the first concert began. Citing a "relevant department," China's state-run Xinhua News Agenc
North KoreaDec. 13, 2015
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Ex-opposition leader Ahn defects from party amid in-house power struggle
Former leader Ahn Cheol-soo of the major opposition party announced his defection from the party Sunday amid a deepening power struggle with the incumbent leadership just months ahead of the general elections in April. (Yonhap)The defection came after Ahn's negotiations with Moon Jae-in, chairman of New Politics Alliance for Democracy, over a leadership change fell through. "I failed to meet the demand to reform and renovate NPAD to make it a reliable party, which the public entrusts with the
PoliticsDec. 13, 2015
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Nations pledge to slow global warming
Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on countries that don't. (Reuter)The ``Paris agreement'' aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100, a key demand of poor countries ravaged by rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.Loud applause erupted in the conference ha
World NewsDec. 13, 2015
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Climate deal a diplomatic coup for France
A 195-nation wrangle that ended Saturday with a historic Paris pact to curb global warming had to be the anti-Copenhagen: as flawlessly organised as the 2009 summit was chaotic, as much a success as the other was a traumatising blow for climate diplomacy.By nearly any measure and all accounts, France pulled it off.From the gourmet tofu sandwiches to the subtle handling of negotiations compared by one analyst to a 12-dimensional Rubik's Cube, the French hosts of the UN climate conference have bee
World NewsDec. 13, 2015
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Historic pact to slow global warming is celebrated in Paris
Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on countries that don't.The ``Paris agreement'' aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100, a key demand of poor countries ravaged by rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.Loud applause erupted in the conference hall after F
World NewsDec. 13, 2015
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Key points of Paris climate agreement
LE BOURGET, France (AP) ― U.N. climate talks reached a milestone Saturday when more than 190 countries adopted the first accord asking all countries to join the fight against global warming.Here are some of the key elements of the deal:Long-term goal: The long-term objective of the agreement is to make sure global warming stays “well below” 2 degrees Celsius and to “pursue efforts” to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Temperatures have already increased by about 1 degree Celsius
World NewsDec. 13, 2015
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Obama says world 'met the moment' in global warming pact
President Barack Obama is portraying the global warming pact reached in Paris on Saturday as the strong agreement the world needed to confront a threat to the people of all nations.Obama, speaking from the White House, said the leaders from nearly 200 nations working in Paris ``met the moment'' in agreeing to what is being described as the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. He said the world can be more confident this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation
World NewsDec. 13, 2015
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Euphoria as landmark Paris climate deal adopted
Cheering envoys from 195 nations on Saturday approved a historic accord in Paris to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ended nearly a fortnight of gruelling UN negotiations on the outskirts of Paris with the bang of a gavel, marking consensus among the ministers, who stood for several minutes to clap and shout their joy, with some shedding tears of relief.(Reuters)"I see t
World NewsDec. 13, 2015