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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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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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North Korean trash balloons cross border day after Seoul military parade
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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SF Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo back home after injury-shortened rookie season
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Court confirms sentence for rapper who attempted to evade national service
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[Photo News] Armed Forces Day
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N. Korea may revoke 1991 Inter-Korean Basic Agreement in parliament: Seoul
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[Kim Seong-kon] Understanding uniquely American things
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BMW appoints Korea sales chief as Malaysia CEO
Han Sang-yun, new CEO of BMW MalaysiaHan Sang-yun, head of sales at BMW Korea, will lead BMW Malaysia as the new managing director and CEO from January 2016, according to BMW AG on Friday. Han is the first Korean CEO to lead an overseas branch of the German luxury carmaker except the Korean market. The new head of BMW Malaysia has more than 20 years of work experience in different sectors of the auto industry from sales to marketing and product management and will be able to apply his experience
MobilityNov. 7, 2015
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U.S. sells arms, gains other benefits from alliance with S. Korea: expert
The United States gains benefits from its military alliance with South Korea, such as selling arms to the Asian ally, an American expert said Friday, rejecting Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's claims that the U.S. provides defense to the South for free.David Straub, a former State Department director for Korea and currently associate director for the Korean Studies Program at Stanford University, also said that South Korea is paying a sizable amount of money for the upkeep of
Social AffairsNov. 7, 2015
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Samsung faces probe over merger deal
Authorities are poised to slap sanctions on Samsung Group for violating equity investment regulations when it merged Samsung C&T with Cheil Industries in September. The Fair Trade Commission said Friday it was investigating whether the merger deal has created any new cross-shareholdings among Samsung affiliates or strengthened their existing cross-shareholding structure. (Yonhap)The current antitrust rules prohibit conglomerates from creating a new circular ownership among affiliates through eq
TechnologyNov. 6, 2015
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Suu Kyi eyes historic win in Myanmar elections
Myanmar's boisterous election campaign draws to a close Friday, two days before milestone polls that could finally propel Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party to power after a decades-long struggle against the military. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is eyeing an outright majority at Sunday's general election, the first the party has contested since 1990.Myanmar was ruled for half a century by a brutal and isolationist junta which crushed pro-democracy movements through a combin
World NewsNov. 6, 2015
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Obama says bomb may have caused plane crash
US President Barack Obama and Britain's prime minister both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports Friday suggesting their theory was based on intercepted communications.With concerns over security mounting, European airlines readied to bring home thousands of tourists from the Sinai peninsula resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from where the crashed Russian plane took off last Saturday.But there were angry scenes at the airport as thousands of anxious Britons who had hope
World NewsNov. 6, 2015
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China to restart IPOs as market stabilises: Xinhua
China will restart initial public offerings, state-run media reported Friday, after suspending them in July as part of a rescue package to rein in a rout that wiped trillions of dollars from market capitalisations.Chinese IPOs usually drain funds away from the stock market as the country's restrictive IPO system offers guaranteed profits for investors who are lucky enough to secure flotation shares.The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) suspended 28 already approved new issues in July
WorldNov. 6, 2015
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Park calls for success in 'Korea Visit Years'
President Park Geun-hye on Friday asked for national efforts to make the Korea Visit Years starting next year a success so it can propel the country to such heights in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and make a great leap in the tourism industry."We need to upgrade the nation's tourism industry to make it a country where foreigners want to visit again," Park said in her speech to the ceremony to launch the 2016-2018 Korea Visit Years. (Yonhap)Noting that with only two years left before t
PoliticsNov. 6, 2015
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CJ-hosted K-pop convention kicks off in Jeju
A large K-pop festival created by South Korea's leading content and media company CJ E&M opened in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju Friday.It is the first time the annual K-pop convention is taking place in its home country. KCON launched in 2012 and has quickly developed to be North America's largest annual Korean cultural festival that incorporates K-pop concerts with a marketplace showcasing a variety of Korean products and trends. In April, KCON was held in Saitama, Japan, making
Nov. 6, 2015
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Korea to ease tech, medical regulations
The South Korean government Friday unveiled plans to ease regulations on drones and self-driving cars, paving the way for the futuristic technologies to spur related industries. The plans were given in a brief when President Park Geun-hye presided over the fourth regulatory reform ministerial meeting at Cheong Wa Dae. “Deregulation is crucial to secure our future growth engines and to revitalize the economy,” said the president, calling for parliamentary support for the passage of related bills
TechnologyNov. 6, 2015
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NPAD withdraws Assembly boycott
The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy withdrew its boycott of the National Assembly on Friday, ending a four-day protest against the government and the ruling party’s push to introduce state-authored textbooks.The opposition lawmakers will return to parliamentary committees to resume the work of reviewing bills Monday, the NPAD said after a general meeting. New Politics Alliance for Democracy chairman Moon Jae-in (right) and floor leader Lee Jong-kul attend a general meeting wi
PoliticsNov. 6, 2015
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Textbook author quits amid sexual harassment claims
One of the government-appointed authors of the state-issued textbook for secondary education offered his resignation upon accusations of having sexually harassed a female reporter.Professor emeritus at Seoul National University Choi Mong-lyong, who was invited to participate in writing the textbook, told local media Friday he was leaving his post as an author, three days after the National Institute of Korean History announced his appointment. (Yonhap)“I will end it all. I‘ve sparked dispute co
PoliticsNov. 6, 2015
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Lawyers accuse top law schools of age discrimination
A lawyers’ group filed a petition with South Korea’s human rights watchdog on Friday, accusing the nation’s top law schools of discriminating against relatively old applicants. The Seoul Bar Association submitted the petition to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, questioning the admission criteria by local law schools, saying they favored students aged under 30. The law schools officially do not have an age restriction for applicants. (Yonhap)“Only a single-digit percentage of the s
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2015
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Small things to tweak for tourists
Bibimbap, the popular Korean rice dish with vegetable, beef and egg (123rf)Surfing the web, figuring out directions and finding a place to eat -- these essential, day-to-day activities are things that foreign tourists still find difficult to tackle during their stay in Korea, said members of the 5.4 Club, a network devoted to promoting Korean culture abroad, during its regular meeting Thursday night. Despite the expansion of the tourism industry here, a number of seemingly minor but tangible o
CultureNov. 6, 2015
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Hot cross buns and ginger cake at Scoff
At Scoff, a tiny bakery located in Seoul’s Buam-dong, one will find classic British baked goods like hot cross and Chelsea buns, spread out in trays and cutting boards for hungry passersby to snatch up by the plateful. No skimping is allowed at this sleeper hit of a bakeshop. Buns are almost a handspan wide and cakes are cut into slabs over an inch thick in girth. The substantial sizing of Scoff’s treats does not translate to hefty prices. The most expensive baked good on the menu is a wallet-
FoodNov. 6, 2015
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[Editorial] Electoral map redrawing
Less than a week remains before the legal Nov. 13 deadline for redrawing the electoral map. Yet talks on the matter between the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy still remain stalled amid the escalating confrontation over history textbooks. The two parties need to rush to hammer out an agreement on the issue because a further delay in fixing the parliamentary boundaries would create a big mess. At every election, the electoral map has been redrawn
EditorialNov. 6, 2015
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[Design Forum] Shigeru Ban - innovator, humanitarian, architect
Shigeru Ban is no ordinary architect.Unlike conventional architects of this era, Ban does not only use iron or steel as the primary materials to structure houses, museums, community centers or churches.Shigeru BanHe uses paper tubes, cardboard, beer crates, containers and other inexpensive recycled materials to “design and rebuild” places and buildings devastated by natural disasters or conflicts such as earthquakes, tsunamis and civil wars.As he uses those materials so beautifully with an aesth
Arts & DesignNov. 6, 2015
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Pyongyang rejects Seoul’s offer of dialogue 3 times
North Korea has repeatedly rejected South Korea’s offer for preliminary talks to arrange senior government-level dialogue, which the two sides agreed in August to hold, despite signs of a thaw in the frosty relations.North Korean troops stand at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom on Sunday. (Yonhap)An official at Seoul’s Unification Ministry said that Pyongyang rejected the proposals for the talks, which were made on Sept. 21 and 24, and Oct. 30. Under a comprehensive Aug. 25 deal to
North KoreaNov. 6, 2015
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[Design Forum] Tommy Li’s design anchored in black humor, Zen
Tommy Li, a branding designer known for his audacious visual designs and black humor, is one of Asia’s few designers with a global presence spanning across Hong Kong, China, Macau, Japan and Italy.The Hong Kong-based designer currently heads the Tommy Li Design Workshop, which was selected among the 10 best branding companies in China by Chinabico.com in 2010.He has received over 580 local and international awards for his innovative design concepts, including the Gold Pencil Award from the One S
Arts & DesignNov. 6, 2015
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Xian, city where modern and ancient China meets
SHAANXI PROVINCE, China -- Many cities in China epitomize the country’s economic prosperity and rich history. Shanghai’s skyscraper-lined Pudong district displays Western-style modernity, while Gulin’s picturesque mountain villages demonstrate its ancient beauty. But Xian in China’s northwest has withstood the test of time as the juncture where ancient and modern China intersect.Filled with tourist attractions boasting China’s cultural diversity, Xian has arguably withstood the test of time. Its
TravelNov. 6, 2015
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Korea, Japan in tug of war over sex slaves
South Korea and Japan appear to be in a war of nerves ahead of their high-stakes negotiations over the thorny issue of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery as they seek to gain the upper hand in the upcoming consultations. President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a summit at Cheong Wa Dae this week. (Yonhap)A Seoul official on Friday said it was Tokyo that should first propose solutions to the issue involving Korean victims of the colonial-era atrocity. His remarks came a da
Foreign AffairsNov. 6, 2015