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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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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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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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Fights, complaints, stalker fans among reasons passengers exit planes before takeoff
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SF Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo back home after injury-shortened rookie season
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Global sales of AMOLED panels hit record high in Q3
Global sales of active mode organic light-emitting diode display panels for smartphones and other mobile devices soared to a record high in the third quarter, industry data showed Thursday.Worldwide shipments of mobile displays stood at 79 million units in the third quarter, more than doubling from a year earlier and up 35 percent from three months earlier, according to the data by market tracker IHS.The value of such mobile displays sold also reached a record high of $3.29 billion, nearly doubl
IndustryDec. 10, 2015
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Upgrade of N. Korea's rocket launch site near completion: 38 North
Construction of fuel storage bunkers at North Korea's rocket launch site appear to be near completion as a three-year project to expand the site draws to an end, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.Commercial satellite imagery taken of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in the North's northwest from October through late November indicates that construction of new propellant (fuel/oxidizer) bunkers continues and is nearing completion, 38 North said in a report."With the upgrade program ne
DefenseDec. 10, 2015
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Insurers' financial status improves in Q3
The financial health of South Korean insurance companies improved in the third quarter from three months earlier on higher returns from bond investments on the back of lower interest rates, the financial watchdog said Thursday.The risk-based capital ratio of 56 life and non-life insurers averaged 284.8 percent at the end of September, up 6.6 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.The latest figure marked a sharp rebound from a 23.9 percentage
Dec. 10, 2015
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State Department: Korea, Lockheed Martin have 'necessary approvals' for KF-X project
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that South Korea and its fighter jet development project partner firm, Lockheed Martin, have the "necessary approvals" to proceed with the project, confirming its approval of Lockheed Martin's plan to transfer key technologies to Seoul.The department also pledged to continue to support the KF-X project "to the maximum extent possible.""At this point, the United States is confident Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Korea currently have the necessary appr
DefenseDec. 10, 2015
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U.S. military commander sees S. Korea as possible candidate for THAAD deployment: report
South Korea is a possible candidate for the deployment of a THAAD missile defense battery aimed at guarding against regional threats, primarily from North Korea, a top U.S. military commander was quoted Wednesday as saying.U.S. Army's Pacific Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks made the remark during a meeting with defense reporters Tuesday, saying the Army is pushing to have the THAAD unit deployed on the Pacific island of Guam remain there on a permanent basis, instead of the current rotational depl
DefenseDec. 10, 2015
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Abrams to tell new space tale in ‘The Force Awakens’
The latest “Star Wars,” which will hit theaters Dec. 17 in Korea, will introduce an entirely new story with fresh characters colliding and bonding emotionally with old characters like Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, who appeared in the original trilogy. J.J. Abrams (right) poses for a photo with actors from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ahead of a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. From left: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, and John Boyega. (Yonhap)J.J. Abrams, the director of the new space saga,
FilmDec. 10, 2015
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NPAD feud enters crunch phase this week
The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy chairman Rep. Moon Jae-in was further pushed into a corner Wednesday as pressure mounted on him to resign to avoid a possible split of the party.Given wide speculation that former cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo would defect from the party as early as this week, party members stepped up calls for Moon to resign and establish an emergency committee to take over.“Unless Rep. Moon steps down within this week, Rep. Ahn will make the decision (to
PoliticsDec. 9, 2015
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Racism debate rekindled over foreign-born lawmaker
A debate on racism in Korea was sparked over the weekend by a news report on the country’s first naturalized-citizen lawmaker, Rep. Jasmine Lee, who was seen eating chocolate in the National Assembly’s plenary hall. Local media outlet Focus News claimed last Friday that Lee had violated parliamentary law during the Dec. 2 plenary session by eating a candy bar and demonstrated inappropriate behavior by playing games on her cellphone. The Assembly law bars lawmakers from bringing food into the hal
PoliticsDec. 9, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Muslim provocation, vitriol are Trump strategy: analysts
WASHINGTON― Donald Trump’s incendiary new provocation on Muslims plays on American fears about extremists and Syrian refugees, in what analysts said Tuesday was a calculated move by the Republican presidential front-runner ahead of the first primary votes.The real estate mogul unveiled the most extreme proposal of his rabble-rousing campaign for 2016 on Monday when he called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
World NewsDec. 9, 2015
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Korea-China FTA to take effect Dec. 20
Ending years of negotiations and political hurdles, a free trade pact between Korea and China will go into effect on Dec. 20, removing numerous trade barriers between both nations amid flagging exports. The two countries have agreed to officially implement the deal by exchanging diplomatic letters in Beijing on Wednesday, a week after the South Korean parliament ratified the bill in the midst of political confrontation between rival parties. (Yonhap)The bills on FTAs with China, New Zealand and
Dec. 9, 2015
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Police delay arrest of labor union chief
A major collision was averted Wednesday, as the police temporarily delayed their operation to arrest the head of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union taking sanctuary at a Buddhist temple to evade arrest on charges of leading illegal rallies.Police were on standby to force their way into the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple in central Seoul at around 4 p.m. to arrest Han Sang-kyun, the head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, on charges of leading a series of what they labeled as ill
Social AffairsDec. 9, 2015
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Education, welfare ministries rank low on transparency list
The Ministry of Education and the Welfare Ministry were found to be the most corrupt among government agencies in the annual integrity scale, the state-run anticorruption watchdog said Wednesday.According to the Anticorruption and Civil Rights Commission, the Welfare Ministry scored the lowest among “type 1” government agencies with 2,000 or more employees while the Education Ministry finished at the bottom among “type 2” organizations that employ less than 2,000 people.The annual scales combine
Social AffairsDec. 9, 2015
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Hyundai Motor gears for upmarket with EQ900
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (right) and Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-koo applaud Wednesday at the launch of the Genesis EQ900 in a Seoul hotel. Yonhap With the launch of EQ900, the first model of its newly launched luxury brand Genesis, Hyundai Motor is shifting gears to the luxury car market aiming to shed its image of a value carmaker and prop up falling profitability. “The company developed the premium sedan, targeting the global luxury car market. I believe that the flagship model of
MobilityDec. 9, 2015
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‘My country pimped me to U.S. soldiers’
UIJEONGBU, Gyeonggi Province -- Near one of the U.S. military camps in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, there is an old, white cement building that now serves as a shelter for former sex workers for U.S. soldiers in the region. For Min Su-hwa (not her real name), it is also where she was forced to get weekly checkups with painful treatments for sexually transmitted diseases in the 1980s. The building used to be a state-run health clinic for Korean sex workers who served U.S. troops, including her.
Social AffairsDec. 9, 2015
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Expats raise funds for orphanage X-mas gifts
Expats in Gwangju are gearing up to give gifts to children in care, in an annual Christmas donation drive.The Adopt-a-Child for Christmas campaign has raised 9 million won ($8,000) so far for Christmas gifts, according to organizer Calen Cygan.Fund-raisers have been held throughout the year, including a Christmas in July event and a date auction that raised 1.5 million won. “We have had scavenger hunts and trivia nights and other fund-raisers, too. We’ve had many small events to raise that much
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015
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French association to run Christmas market
The Association des Francophones de Coree will hold its annual Christmas market in cooperation with Seocho District Office on Saturday.As well as traditional French fare and a wide variety of wines, champagne, food and gifts on sale, there will be entertainment and a raffle draw.Performances include a clown show at 10:30 a.m., choral performances at 2 p.m. and visits from Santa at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.Money raised from booth rental, raffles and sales will be donated to the French Korean Socia
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015
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Camarata to perform ‘Messiah’
Camarata Music Company’s Chorale and Orchestra will hold their annual Christmas performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in Seoul this weekend.The company has performed “Messiah” each year since 2009 to provide English-language concerts of the Christmas choral favorite. The concerts have become a yearly tradition, attracting around 1,000 people each time.The performance will feature the Camarata Chorale, an amateur singing group made up of members from over 62 different countries since its inception. F
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015
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H.Art tours to introduce Hongdae history
Two guided tours of Hongdae will run Saturday as part of Seoul City’s efforts to promote the area’s cultural side.The H.Art Road tours, run by Human Hong Art with English interpretation, will look at the artistic and musical sides of the Seoul neighborhood.In the first, art curator Lim Na-rae will lead a shopping tour of the area, including galleries, art markets and workshops. She will introduce some of the history of the area, explaining how Hongik University became a center for visual artists
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015
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Gwangju center offers tea tour
GIC will run a tour to Boseong, South Jeolla Province, on Dec. 19 to explore one of the region’s specialties: green tea.The tour will visit the Bohyang tea plantation to take in the scenic tea fields. At the plantation, they will also learn how tea leaves are prepared and processed for sale, and be able to try their hand at preparing some leaves themselves.The tour will then stop for lunch based around steamed rice wrapped in lotus leaves before going to Yulpo pine tree beach.The tour costs 30,0
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015
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Church musical brings touch of Christmas tradition
Seoul International Baptist Church will be putting on its first Christmas musical Saturday, with a reworking of the traditional Christmas story.According to stage manager Angi Belsly, “Bethlehem’s Big Night” portrays the traditional tale of the nativity from the perspective of the townspeople.“It’s the Christmas story, of course, but it’s more from the people who were in Bethlehem at the time, and looking at their lives there.”“There’s a few calmer, quieter songs and moments, but there is a lot
Expat LivingDec. 9, 2015