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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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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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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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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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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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[Editorial] Korean troops abroad
Extending Korea’s participation in the multinational naval operations in the Gulf of Aden and extending the stationing of a military unit in the UAE when the matter comes up for vote in the National Assembly later this month would demonstrate Korea’s commitment to playing an active role in the international community. A 4,000-ton Navy destroyer and some 320 military personnel which make up the Cheonghae unit have been stationed in the Gulf of Aden since March 2009 as part of the Combined Task Fo
EditorialNov. 13, 2015
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[Editorial] Time is running out
Forty-seven remaining survivors, most of them around 90 years old. This is the stark reality that Korea and Japanese officials should bear in mind as the two sides discuss the issue of Japanese military sex slaves during World War II. Wednesday’s 10th working-level meeting between Korean and Japanese Foreign Ministry officials on the issue ended without making much headway and without fixing a date for the next meeting. That no progress was made hardly comes as a surprise — nine meetings had le
EditorialNov. 13, 2015
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[Peter Singer] Paris and the fate of the earth
The lives of billions of people, for centuries to come, will be at stake when world leaders and government negotiators meet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris at the end of the month. The fate of an unknown number of endangered species of plants and animals also hangs in the balance. At the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, 189 countries, including the United States, China, India, and all European countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Chang
ViewpointsNov. 13, 2015
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Foreign ownership of Seoul land inches up
Foreign ownership of land in Seoul has inched up from a year earlier on the back of increased ownership of Chinese nationals, data showed Friday.According to the data by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the amount of land owned by foreign investors and companies in the South Korean capital city came to 2.74 million square meters as of the end of September, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier.The estimated value of the land owned by foreigners amounted to 10.01 trillion won ($8.59 billion), the
Nov. 13, 2015
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Seoul shares down 1% on growing woes over Fed rate hike
South Korean stocks dropped 1 percent on Friday as investors trimmed their holdings, dismayed by growing prospects of a U.S. rate hike within this year following recent Fed officials' remarks, analysts said. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 20.07 points to 1,973.29. Trading volume was light at 329.6 million shares worth 4.16 trillion won ($3.57 billion), with decliners surpassing gainers 572 to 263."The market is expected
Nov. 13, 2015
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Late bizman's aide receives suspended sentence for embezzlement
A Seoul court on Friday handed down a suspended prison sentence for embezzlement to an aide of a late businessman involved in a bribery case.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Han Jang-sup, former financial director of Keangnam Enterprises Inc., to three years in prison with a four-year stay of execution.Han was indicted in June on charges of embezzling some 15 billion won ($12.9 million) from Keangnam's affiliates between October 2009 and December 2014, for company chief Sung Wan-jong's
Social AffairsNov. 13, 2015
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Pianist Cho Seong-jin's Chopin album sells out in days
The album containing pianist Cho Seong-jin's award-winning performance at this year's Chopin Competition has sold out in a matter of days, the album's distributor said Friday.The 21-year-old prodigy became the first South Korean to win the world's top piano competition last month in Poland.All 50,000 copies of his live album available in South Korea were sold out Thursday, six days after it was released worldwide by the prestigious classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, Universal Music said.
CultureNov. 13, 2015
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Park's approval rating hits 11-week low over history textbooks row
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating fell to an 11-week low over the controversy surrounding the government's decision to reintroduce state history textbooks, a poll showed Friday.The survey by Gallup Korea showed 40 percent approved of what Park is doing, down 1 percentage point from a week earlier.Those who had a negative view of Park's job performance came to 48 percent, also down 1 percentage point from a week earlier. This week's approval rating hit the lowest level since the gover
PoliticsNov. 13, 2015
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Korea to funnel demining technique to mine-strewn Vietnam
South Korea will transfer demining techniques to Vietnam, which is home to massive minefields as a legacy of the Vietnam War, according to the Defense Ministry on Friday. The ministry has invited a group of 15 Vietnamese mid-level officials to the transfer program scheduled from Nov. 16-27 in Seoul, the ministry said in a statement.The officials will visit South Korea's military education institutions, such as the Army Engineer School and Consolidate Army Logistics School, and the military's lan
InternationalNov. 13, 2015
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Korea's rice production hits 6-year high in 2015
South Korea's rice production hit a six-year high in 2015 caused by greater yield per cultivated land, government data showed Friday.According to the data from Statistics Korea, South Korea produced a total of 4.32 million tons of rice this year, up 2 percent from 4.24 million tons a year earlier. This marked the third straight year of growth in rice output. The growth came in spite of a 2-percent drop in the country's rice-growing area from a year earlier. "Lack of serious typhoons and pest dam
Nov. 13, 2015
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Japanese firm ordered to compensate 8 Korean wartime forced laborers
A Seoul court on Friday ordered a Japanese firm to compensate seven South Koreans for forcing them into labor decades ago when Korea was under Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The Seoul Central District Court ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 100 million won (US$86,100) each to the plaintiffs, citing the illegality of the mobilization."The defendant is what the company (in the colonial era) has been re-incorporated into, holding the liability of the acts in the past," Judge Ma Yon
InternationalNov. 13, 2015
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2 Koreas, Russia to carry out third run for pilot logistics project
Three South Korean firms plan to hold another test run of a trilateral project to ship Russian coal through a North Korean port into South Korea later this month, the Unification Ministry said Friday.Some 120,000 tons of Russian coal will be delivered to South Korea on a ship from the North Korean port city of Rajin after being transported from Russia's border city of Khasan from Nov. 17 to 30 on a re-connected railway in the third run for the so-called Rajin-Khasan logistics project.The project
Foreign AffairsNov. 13, 2015
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Timely passage of 2015 budget can prop up GDP growth: finance minister
The timely passage of the 2015 national budget can help push up growth in the new year by creating more jobs for young people and by supporting the underprivileged, South Korea's top economic policymaker said Friday.Chairing the fiscal strategy policy meeting in Seoul, Choi Kyung-hwan said the 387 trillion won ($333 billion) budget plan being reviewed by the National Assembly outlines comprehensive measures to help young people find work, support next generation growth industries, and assist sma
Nov. 13, 2015
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Korean midfielder Koo Ja-cheol suspended for next World Cup qualifier
When South Korea try to extend their winning streak in the regional World Cup qualification against Laos next Tuesday, they will have to do so without midfielder Koo Ja-cheol.Koo has been ruled ineligible for the upcoming Group G match in the second round of the Asian qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, after picking up his second yellow card in as many qualifiers against Myanmar Thursday. He will instead rejoin his Bundesliga club, FC Augsburg.Koo headed in South Korea's second goal in t
SoccerNov. 13, 2015
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Gov't rejects nuclear reactor referendum, pledges to meet development obligations
The government said Friday that it firmly rejects the validity of a referendum organized by opponents of a new nuclear power plant on the country's east coast and made clear it will fulfill all regional development pledges that can prop up the local economy.Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick said in a statement that the vote arranged in Yeongdeok, 350 kilometers south east of Seoul, by activist groups lacked any legal backing, regardless of the outcome. He expressed regret tha
Social AffairsNov. 13, 2015
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Park urges Abe to make decision on wartime sex slavery
President Park Geun-hye pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to make a decision to resolve the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers.Seoul-Tokyo relations remain badly frayed largely because of Japan's refusal to atone for its past wrongdoings stemming from its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910-45. One of the key pending issues is a demand by former Korean sex slaves for an apology and compensation from Japan.Park warned that the
Foreign AffairsNov. 13, 2015
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Steel imports down for 2nd straight month in Oct.
South Korea's steel imports dropped for the second straight month in October as demand for Japanese products declined, industry data showed Friday.According to the data provided by the Korea Iron and Steel Association, South Korea's steel imports shrank 1.4 percent on-year to 1.98 million tons in October. This followed a 9.9 percent on-year fall tallied in the previous month.Imports from Japan dropped 3.3 percent to about 640,000 tons, which accounted for 32.1 percent of the total. Those from Ch
IndustryNov. 13, 2015
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Imported diesel car sales in S. Korea drop amid emissions scandal
Sales of imported diesel vehicles in South Korea hit the lowest level in a year in October as customers seem to be shunning diesel models following the worldwide emissions scandal, industry data showed Friday.According to the data by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, imported diesel car sales here came to 11,057 units in October, the smallest monthly figure since October last year, when they reached 11,001 units. The October sales marked a 20 percent drop from Septembe
MobilityNov. 13, 2015
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China busts Internet scam ring involving Koreans
China's public security authorities have arrested a total of 31 South Korean and Chinese nationals for allegedly running an Internet scam ring in the Chinese northeastern border town of Yanbian. The suspects were among more than 900 people who were detained in a six-month nationwide crackdown on Internet and telephone fraud scams that typically steal victims' money through fake websites where they are asked for personal or financial information.A statement released by China's public security min
Foreign AffairsNov. 13, 2015
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Korea engaged in 'partnership strengthening' with AIIB: official
South Korea is engaged in a "partnership strengthening" endeavor with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that can assist the mega institution in successfully engaging in future development projects, a senior official said Friday.Vice Finance Minister Joo Hyung-hwan said in a conference hosted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul that the partnership can allow South Korean builders, with extensive experience in overseas projects, to discover projects that can be undertaken
Nov. 13, 2015