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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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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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North Korea excavating new tunnel at nuclear test site: 38 North
North Korea is believed to be excavating a new tunnel at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site for nuclear testing, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday, citing recent satellite imagery.The new tunnel is in a new area of the site in addition to the three others where the North has either conducted nuclear tests or excavated tunnels in the past, 38 North said."While there are no indications that a nuclear test is imminent, the new tunnel adds to North Korea's ability to conduct additional detonati
North KoreaDec. 3, 2015
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Kia's new K5 sales on rising trend
Sales of Kia Motors Corp.'s new K5 midsize sedan are rising again after a brief slump, thanks to steady demand from young drivers, industry data showed Thursday.According to the data, Kia Motors, the second-largest carmaker in the country, sold 6,929 units of the all-new K5 last month, the largest since its domestic debut in mid-July.In July, a total of 6,447 units were sold. But its sales turned sluggish at 5,504 in August, 5,557 in September and 6,000 in October.The latest K5 version is the se
MobilityDec. 3, 2015
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Budget smartphone LUNA expected to sell 150,000 by end-Dec.
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Thursday its exclusive LUNA smartphone is expected to post 150,000 sales by the end of this month, amid the rising demand for budget handsets here.The budget smartphone, which made its debut in September, was sold out three weeks after its launch. Launched by TG&Co., the LUNA was manufactured by Foxconn, which is well-known as a key manufacturer of Apple products.SK Telecom said around 70 percent of the buyers are aged below 30, and current sa
TechnologyDec. 3, 2015
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Seoul shares open lower on Wall Street losses
South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday following overnight losses on Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted at an interest rate hike this month. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 13.11 points, or 0.65 percent, to 1,996.1 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Stocks fell across the board, with chemicals leading the losses. SK Innovation, the nation's top refiner, declined 1.57 percent, and No. 3 S-Oil retreated 1.74 percent. U.S. stocks fell on Wednes
Dec. 3, 2015
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Korean economic growth hits 5-year high in Q3: BOK
The South Korean economy grew at the fastest rate in over five years in the third quarter, helped by a strong recovery in consumer spending and a boom in the construction industry, central bank data showed Thursday.The country's gross domestic product expanded 1.3 percent from three months earlier in the July-September period, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.The Q3 growth marks a slight increase from an earlier estimate of 1.2 percent growth offered in October.The 1.3 pe
Dec. 3, 2015
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Korea, Czech Republic to boost nuclear energy cooperation
South Korea and the Czech Republic have held a consultative meeting on nuclear energy and signed a memorandum of understanding calling for greater bilateral cooperation in the sector, the government said Thursday.The meeting, held on the sidelines of President Park Geun-hye's visit to the European country on Tuesday, took place as the two nations move to strengthen ties in the atomic energy field, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. Prague is seeking to build new nuclear power react
Foreign AffairsDec. 3, 2015
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Top North Korea military official makes first public appearance in 3 weeks
Top North Korean military official Hwang Pyong-so has made his first public appearance in about three weeks, the North's media showed Thursday, amid speculation that he went abroad for medical treatment.The 75-year-old director of the general political bureau of the Korean People's Army has accompanied the North's leader Kim Jong-un on his visit to a tree nursery unit under the military, according to the Korean Central News Agency.It marked the first time that Hwang has shown up at a major publi
North KoreaDec. 3, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Korean-Canadian director readies for Korean debut
“In Her Place,” the sophomore feature-length presentation by Korean-Canadian director Albert Shin, has been making its way through the international film festival circuit after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Along the way, it has picked up awards at the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, the Taipei Film Festival and the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Ironically, the one place that Shin, 31, had not been to show the movie was where it was filmed: Korea.He finally got
FilmDec. 3, 2015
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Assembly passes W386.4tr budget
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed next year’s budget of 386.4 trillion won ($342.3 billion) after days of bipartisan wrangling. Along with the budget, the Assembly endorsed five economy-related bills fervently pushed by the government as key to preparing for further economic slowdown.The revised budget is 300 billion won less than the original plan submitted by the government. The budget for publishing state-authored textbooks and subsidies for the panel to investigate the 2014 Sewol sin
NationalDec. 2, 2015
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Kia Tigers sign two ex-MLB pitchers
South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers said Wednesday they've signed two former major league pitchers.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has acquired right-handerHector Noesi and right-hander Zeke Spruill, both to one-year deals.Noesi signed for US$1.7 million, becoming the second-highest paid foreign player in the KBO behind Esmil Rogers, a right-handed pitcher who got a $1.9 million deal from the Hanwha Eagles earlier Wednesday.Noesi, 28, has a career major league record of 12-31 with a 5.30
Latest NewsDec. 2, 2015
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EXO to hold concert tour in 5 North American cities next year
Boy band EXO plans to tour five North American cities in February in what would be their first concert tour in the region, the group's agency said Wednesday.The North American concert, "EXO FROM PLANET #2 The EXO'luXion Tour," will follow EXO's on-going Asian tour, according to S.M. Entertainment.Since March, the 12-member band has been hosting their second concert series in major Asian cities including Seoul. Details of the February tour, including the schedule and ticket sales, will be release
NationalDec. 2, 2015
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S. Korea, Czech Republic agree on nuclear reactor cooperation
South Korea and the Czech Republic agreed to cooperate in the latter’s project to build and maintain additional nuclear power plants during their summit Wednesday, paving the way for Korean firms to join the project estimated to be worth more than 10 trillion won ($8.6 billion).President Park Geun-hye and Czech President Milos Zeman shake hands before their summit talks Wednesday at the Prague Castle in the Czech Republic’s capital. (Yonhap)On the occasion of the summit between President Park Ge
Foreign AffairsDec. 2, 2015
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Korean tug-of-war game added to UNESCO list
A traditional Korean tug-of-war folk game had its name added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list Wednesday, jointly with three other Asian countries with similar traditions. Tugging rituals and games, proposed by South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines, gained status as UNESCO-recognized traditions of humanity during the 10th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Windhoek, the capital of southwest African country Namibia.
CultureDec. 2, 2015
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‘League of Legends’ redefines e-sports in Korea
Korea’s enthusiasm for online games may have started with “StarCraft” decades ago, but the fever ― now called e-sports ― has continued to evolve with “League of Legends.”Since its debut in 2011, League of Legends, more widely dubbed “LoL,” has become one of the world’s most popular online games. It is also the highest-earning game that raked in $1 billion last year, according to SuperData, a market research firm. Fueling the global sensation, among other things, are its immensely popular profess
TechnologyDec. 2, 2015
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Coupang founder has 'unrelenting focus': investor
SAN FRANCISCO ― All it took was one phone call in 2009 for Silicon Valley investor Jai Choi to put his money on a fledgling start-up called Coupang.Its founder, Bom Kim, had just dropped out of Harvard Business School with three or four months’ worth of data in hand. He envisioned transforming e-commerce starting in his native Korea through a systematic approach to sales, operations and customer service. Judging by the sharp way Kim answered their questions, Choi recognized his unique understand
TechnologyDec. 2, 2015
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Experts discuss design and user reaction at Seoul Design Forum
Understanding the emotional reaction of the consumer is crucial in both the beauty and tech industries, experts said at the Seoul Design Forum, which took place Wednesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza.During the beauty session, makeup artist Seo Su-jin, CEO of cosmetics brand S2J, spoke on the globalization of Korean beauty products and the distinctive characteristics of different foreign markets. Seo, who has been working in China as the chief makeup artist for various TV programs, asserted that “
Latest NewsDec. 2, 2015
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Shinhan Bank launches unmanned ID system
Shinhan Bank has launched a new digital banking system that allows users to authenticate themselves without visiting a bank window.The bank’s move reflects the ever-intensifying competition in the mobile banking sector, as well as the entry of Internet-only banks next year.The bank presented Wednesday “Sunny Bank,” a mobile platform that allows users to open an account through mobile authentication, and Digital Kiosk, an unmanned digital bank window with biometric authentication function ― ident
Dec. 2, 2015
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Australian government struggles to hide failure of tobacco branding ban
Delayed report prompts concern over complianceFollowing is the text of the press release from Japan Tobacco International .-- Ed.On the third anniversary of Australia’s controversial "plain" packaging legislation for tobacco products, the Government is still refusing to admit its failure. This would explain why the Department of Health is pushing back the publication of its Post-Implementation Review.Since the introduction of the branding ban in December 2012, the Government’s own data has shown
Latest NewsDec. 2, 2015
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[Newsmaker] New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday he is a dad and pledged to give away his fortune to make the world a “better place” for baby daughter Maxima and others.In a letter to Maxima posted on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan said they were going to give away 99 percent of their company shares ― estimated value $45 billion ― during their lives in an effort to make a happy and healthy world. Max Chan Zuckerberg is held by her parents, Mark Z
World NewsDec. 2, 2015
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Seoul, Prague discuss nuclear plant cooperation
The leaders of South Korea and the Czech Republic discussed ways to bolster economic cooperation particularly regarding the central European state’s large-scale infrastructure projects including the construction of a nuclear power plant during their summit in Prague on Wednesday. Czech President Milos Zeman(right) greets South Korean President Park Geun-hye during their summit in Prague on Wednesday. (Yonhap)President Park Geun-hye and her Czech counterpart Milos Zeman explored possibilities to
Foreign AffairsDec. 2, 2015