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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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Kakao swings to profit in Q3
Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's top mobile messenger, said Thursday it swung to profit in the third quarter from a year earlier on a robust performance in its mobile-related business.Net profit came to 14.76 billion won ($12.7 million) in the July-September period, compared with the 6.31 billion-won shortfall posted a year earlier, the company said in a release.The result slightly hovered above the market's estimate of 12.8 billion won compiled by Yonhap Infomax, the financial arm of
IndustryNov. 12, 2015
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Gov't to support K-Sale Day event aimed at fueling consumption
The government said Thursday that it will lend support to this year's K-Sale Day retail event that aims to fuel consumer spending critical for maintaining the country's growth momentum.In a gathering in Seoul, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy signed an agreement with seven local retail organizations, including the Federation of Distribution Industry, pledging support to the 26 day-long shopping season.The event, which will kick off on Nov. 20 and runs through Dec. 15, has been arranged
Nov. 12, 2015
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CJ head again seeks custody suspension for hospital treatment
The chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group, who is currently under retrial, has requested a suspension of execution of his three-year jail term, citing the need for medical treatment, officials said Wednesday. Lee Jay-hyun has asked the Seoul High Court for another extension of custody suspension. His confinement has been suspended since August 2013 for several times until Nov. 21.Lee was indicted in 2013 on suspicions of misappropriating some160 billion won ($130 million) in c
Nov. 12, 2015
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Senior Chinese official rules out possible visit by North Korea's Kim to Beijing
A senior Chinese official who recently held talks with North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, ruled out the possibility of a visit by Kim to Beijing next year, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday after meeting with the Chinese official. Liu Yunshan, the fifth-ranked official of the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy, made the remarks during a meeting with a group of South Korean lawmakers in Beijing earlier in the day, said Rep. Suh Chung-won of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party. Since Li
North KoreaNov. 12, 2015
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Trump calls North Korean leader 'madman' armed with nuclear weapons
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "madman" armed with nuclear weapons, accusing the administration of President Barack Obama of ignoring the problem.Trump made the accusation during a Republican presidential TV debate Tuesday night, talking about threats to the United States and blasting the landmark deal on Iran's nuclear program as "one of the worst contracts ever signed.""First of all, it's not only Russia. We have problems wit
North KoreaNov. 12, 2015
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North Korea leader could use next year's rare party meeting to announce true reforms: German expert
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could announce a dramatic policy change, comparable to economic reforms that China and Vietnam embraced in the 1980s, when he convenes a rare meeting of the ruling Workers' Party next year, a German expert said Wednesday.North Korea announced late last month that the seventh Congress of the Workers' Party will be held in early May next year. It would mark the first party congress in 36 years after the last such meeting was held in 1980, when Kim's grandfather and
North KoreaNov. 12, 2015
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630,000 students take college entrance exam
More than 630,000 high school seniors and graduates in South Korea took the state-administered annual college entrance exam Thursday, as the government implemented various traffic control and anti-noise measures near nationwide testing sites.A total of 631,187 students, down about 10,000 from last year, registered to take the standardized College Scholastic Ability Test that was administrated at 1,212 testing sites, according to Ministry of Education.The exam, which is similar to the American Sc
Social AffairsNov. 12, 2015
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Samsung holds most wearable devices patents
South Korea's top electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. held the highest number of patents related to wearable electronics devices, data showed Thursday, reflecting its latest efforts to tap deeper into the smartwatch segment.The number of wearable patents held by Samsung came to 600 over the 2003-2014 period, outpacing other global tech rivals, according to the data compiled by the Korea Electronics Technology Institute.The Netherlands-based Philips followed with around 500 patents, while L
IndustryNov. 12, 2015
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DK2015 to highlight industrial design
DK2015, a design festival, kicked off at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday to discuss industrial design for five days.More than 190 design firms from 13 countries around the world, including China, gathered for the forum that will highlight the artistic world of design and its commercialization, organizers said.“Design is the soft power of the manufacturing industry. It adds great values. We will nurture the design industry, strengthen our competitiveness, and elevate DK festival
IndustryNov. 11, 2015
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Cargill opens world’s largest animal feed plant in Pyeongtaek
Cargill, a global trader and processor of agricultural commodities, opened the world’s largest animal feed plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday, its Korea unit Cargill Argi Purina said.“The opening of the plant proves Cargill’s continued commitment to the sustainable growth of Korea’s livestock industry,” Lee Bo-kyeun, Cargill Korea representative and head of Cargill Argi Purina, said in a press conference in Seoul. Cargill invested 115 billion won ($100 million) to build the new
IndustryNov. 11, 2015
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Entrepreneur seeks government transparency with technology
Entrepreneur Rebekah Kang has a dream that one day, technology will make politicians obsolete.“It’s really hard to communicate and hard to raise your voice. That’s why you don’t trust (politicians) and … a lot of people are not voting anymore,” she said. “If we’re not happy about what they’re doing, why do we need them?”Just as Google Nest manages a smart home, citizens will use a service to scroll through the legislation that is important to their lifestyle, such as whether they have a kid, a c
TechnologyNov. 11, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Architect of realpolitik, Europe integration
Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor who guided West Germany through economic turbulence and Cold War tensions, died Tuesday. He was 96.German weekly Die Zeit, of which Schmidt was a copublisher, confirmed in a statement that he died at his house in Hamburg. Schmidt’s office confirmed the former chancellor’s death to NBC News.Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt smokes a cigarette as he takes part in a debate at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. AFP-YonhapSchmidt, a center-left Social Democrat, led W
World NewsNov. 11, 2015
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Kumho Tire to hold homecoming for Korean-Vietnamese families
Kumho Tire is receiving applications from Vietnamese nationals who have a multicultural family in Korea and want to visit their home country next January as part of the company’s “Korean-Vietnamese Multicultural Family Homecoming” program. Since 2013, the tire maker has supported Vietnamese people who have settled in Korea through international marriage in visiting their home country with children in tow. A total of 43 families have benefited from the program providing return flight tickets and
IndustryNov. 11, 2015
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Korea grapples with China risks
Korea’s growing reliance on trade with China at a time the world’s No. 2 economy is slowing down has raised concerns among economists and industry officials here. What is further complicating their worries is China’s manufacturers have been sharpening their competitive edge more rapidly and effectively than was previously thought, eroding the market shares of Korean high-tech companies in global markets beyond China.Gripped by a deepening sense of crisis, analysts note the survival of Korea’s ma
Nov. 11, 2015
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Google seeks leadership in machine learning
TOKYO ― Google is rethinking everything with machine learning, an artificial intelligence technology that trains computers to think and learn from data. The U.S. Internet giant held an Asia-Pacific press conference, titled “The Magic in the Machine,” in Tokyo Tuesday to introduce its renewed commitment to the futuristic computing technology.“Machine learning has actually been around for a long time. But it has made huge achievements over the past three years,” Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of
TechnologyNov. 11, 2015
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Seoul Players readies darker, quirkier play fest
Poison, cockroaches and Neanderthals discovering fire will be among the subjects explored in 10 minutes during a short play festival in Seoul. They will be part of Seoul Players’ Ten Minute Play Festival, which runs for two weekends starting Friday.The festival, now in its fifth year, will feature 16 plays chosen from over 200 submissions from Korea and overseas.Festival coproducer Sarah Grover said that whittling them down was tough, but she was impressed by the local submissions, four of which
Expat LivingNov. 11, 2015
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GIC runs daytime ‘homestay’ cultural exchange
The Gwangju International Center is running a “Homestay House Party” program for expats wanting to know more about Korean life in a down-to-earth way by spending time with a local family.Participants are paired up with a Korean family for lunch and other activities arranged by the household.The program, which is free and sponsored by the Gwangju Metropolitan Government, runs on Nov. 28.Those who wish to take part should sign up via gic.or.kr. For more information, call Kim Min-jae at (062) 226-2
Expat LivingNov. 11, 2015
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‘Boob Crawl’ event to aid breast cancer foundation
A local purveyor of beautified bras will be running an unconventional bar crawl and auction this Saturday in aid of a breast cancer organization.Bras For A Cause’s “Boob Crawl” event will include games, auctions and a raffle, with funds going to the Korea Breast Cancer Foundation.BFAC raises money by auctioning off bras playfully decorated by volunteers. Designs typically range from the tastefully sequined to flamboyantly feathered creations with butterfly decorations. Other funds come from sell
Expat LivingNov. 11, 2015
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Counselling for expats offered in Dongdaemun
Seoul Global Center will provide a counseling service for foreign residents in Dongdaemun on Sunday. Volunteers with expertise on issues such as legal and labor problems, immigration rules, and pension will visit the Dongdaemun Global Village Center to provide consultations. Staff will also answer more general queries on living in the city.Advice will be available in English, Filipino, Mongolian, Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz, reflecting the makeup of foreign residents in the area.The service will b
Expat LivingNov. 11, 2015
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Stand-up Glenn Wool returns to Korea
Expat stand-up comedy outfits Stand-Up Seoul and the Ha Ha Hole will be hosting Canadian comedian Glenn Wool in Seoul and Busan from Thursday to Saturday.Wool, who also came to Korea in February 2013, is a regular on British TV stand-up and panel shows, including “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “28 Acts in 28 Minutes.”The Seoul shows will be at the Rocky Mountain Tavern in Itaewon on Thursday and Friday from 9 p.m. Tickets are 15,000 won in advance and 20,000 on the door. Contact standupseoul@g
Expat LivingNov. 11, 2015