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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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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 Korean trash balloons cross border day after Seoul military parade
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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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Court confirms sentence for rapper who attempted to evade national service
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Smaller firms' factory operations sink on weak demand
Factory utilization by small and medium-sized manufacturers in South Korea continued to drop in August, a poll showed Monday, suggesting they have been hit hardest by shrinking exports and local consumption. According to the survey of 3,169 manufacturing companies here by IBK Economic Research Institute, their factory utilization rate came to 70.2 percent in August, down 1.2 percentage points from the same month last year. The private think tank did not offer a rate for large manufacturers, bu
IndustryOct. 12, 2015
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BOK expected to hold key rate amid growing uncertainties
South Korea's central bank is widely expected to stand pat on its key interest rate for another month as it continues to gauge the impact of external developments on the country's economy, a poll showed Monday. In a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency, 12 out of 15 economists surveyed projected the Bank of Korea will keep its policy rate unchanged at a record low of 1.5 percent for October at its monthly rate-setting meeting Thursday. In efforts to bo
Oct. 12, 2015
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[에니즈] 늙은 난봉꾼
Elderly lotharioDear Annie: I am a widow in my 80s. I recently was introduced to a widower who seemed friendly and had a good sense of humor. He asked me out for dinner and the conversation went well. But when he took me home, he kissed me and grabbed my breast. I was absolutely not expecting this from a supposedly “nice” guy, and especially not on a first date. What on earth would he expect on a second date? At my age, I am not looking for a romantic or physical relationship. I should have slap
PodcastOct. 12, 2015
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[테마회화] 빨리 알려주세요
I’m all ears빨리 알려 주세요Clara: Hey Andi! You are studying Korean music these days, right?안녕하세요, 앤디! 요즘 음악공부하고 계시죠, 그렇죠?Andi: That’s right, Clara. Why do you ask?맞아요, 클라라. 근데 왜요?Clara: Well, I was thinking about different kinds of traditional Korean music that might interest you.음, 앤디한테 흥미가 있을 만한 다른 종류의 한국전통음악에 대해서 생각해 보고 있었거든요.Andi: Do you have any suggestions? I’m all ears!뭐 알려줄 만한 거 있어요? 빨리 알려 주세요!Clara: Have you heard of sa mul no ri? It’s a traditional percussion section and a very famous artis
PodcastOct. 12, 2015
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[사설] 무거워진 처벌
Heavier punishment무거워진 처벌Phone scammers got their just deserts when the Daegu District Court sentenced two men to six years in jail for setting up call centers in China and Korea that were used to defraud unsuspecting Koreans. 대구지법이 선량한 한국인들을 사취하는데 이용한 콜센터를 한국, 중국에 세운 혐의로 두 남성에게 징역 6년을 선고했을 때, 보이스피싱 사기범들은 응분의 벌을 받았다. The court also handed down five-year and 4 1/2-year sentences to two others for their roles in managing the criminal group in a precedent-setting case, in which people engaged in ph
PodcastOct. 12, 2015
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[번역스쿨] 갈망과 행복
[예제 226] Our delusion that happiness comes from the things that we desire, and that therefore by desiring and acquiring more things we will become more happy, is a vicious circle. Because we desire something, we feel happy when we obtain it, and because we feel happy when we obtain it, we desire more of it. In this way our desires are always continuously increasing and multiplying. The raging fire of our desires can never be extinguished by the objects of our desire. The more we acquire those ob
PodcastOct. 12, 2015
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Singer Rain sets up entertainment company
South Korean singer-actor Rain has founded his own entertainment agency, the company said Sunday."Rain signed up with the Rain Company on Oct. 1," Rain Company said in a release. It said unlike other entertainment agencies in Korea where a single agency handles all businesses at home and abroad in such sectors as music albums, TV series and films, it will introduce an American-style agent system in which specialists from each sector take control of their field.The company said it will have separ
Oct. 11, 2015
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Gov't to alter history textbook publication system
The government will announce a plan to introduce state-designated history textbooks for secondary school students this week, a government official concerned with the matter said Sunday."The Ministry of Education will make an official announcement on the plan tomorrow," the official said, requesting not to be named.Education minister Hwang Woo-yea will brief reporters on the government decision at 2 p.m. Monday, according to other sources. Currently, eight private publishing companies print histo
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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U.S. wins ninth Presidents Cup in S. Korea
The United States won the Presidents Cup for the ninth time Sunday, defeating the International Team 15 1/2 to 14 1/2 after a nail-biting finish on a chilly afternoon by the Yellow Sea.The Americans grabbed six points out of 12 matches at the par-72, 7,380-yard Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, just west of Seoul, with five victories and two halves. This was the first Presidents Cup held in Asia.The United States has now won the biennial match play competition nine out of 11 times, with
GolfOct. 11, 2015
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S. Korea growing vulnerable to dengue fever, Chikungunya virus: expert
South Korea is becoming more vulnerable to specific infectious diseases -- dengue fever and Chikungunya virus -- partly because of the nation’s climate change, a medical doctor specializing in epidemics said. According to Dr. Kim Woo-joo, the head of the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Korea’s warmer temperatures and heavier rainfall in recent years may have increased the rate of human infection of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease. Such warmer, humid weather makes it easie
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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Almost 10% of Korean adoptees may be stateless
In March, the life of Adam Crapser, a Korean adoptee who was facing deportation after his adoptive parents never filed for his American citizenship, made headlines worldwide. As the 40-year-old automatically lost his South Korean citizenship when he left the country at the age of four to be adopted, Crapser has always been effectively stateless. Newly released South Korean government data showed that almost 10 percent of 166,138 registered Korean adoptees who left the country since the 1950s may
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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Kazakh students mark national day with bicycle journey
Kazakhstan celebrated 550 years of statehood this month in a series of pageantries across its vast territory covering Central Asia. People wearing traditional costumes, with pointed fur hats, hunting eagles and stringed instruments, evoked images of their nomadic ancestors, who descended from Genghis Khan. Starting from 1465, the migratory tribes were united by Sultans Kerey and Zhanibek and settled in the valleys of rivers Shu and Talas, forming the first “khanate,” according to historic record
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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K-Water to build huge hydropower plant in Georgia
The largest hydropower plant in the history of independent Georgia will be constructed on Enguri River in the northwestern region of Svaneti, producing 1.2 billion kilowatts per hour from 2019. The Nenskra Hydro Power Plant is a $1 billion project that came out of years of negotiations involving Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water), Georgian government, Georgian State Electricity System and its commercial operator, which recently signed an implementation agreement. The package encompasses
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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ASEAN, Korea connect through investment, education
The ASEAN-Korea Center and Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board jointly held an investment seminar on Tuesday to spread the knowledge of Indonesia’s food, beverage and agro industries, and open up the flow of Korean investment into the country.ASEAN-Korea Center secretary-general Kim Young-sun, Indonesian Ambassador John Prasetio, and government officials from North Sumatra, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and East Java regions participated in the event at the Plaza Hotel. Following presenta
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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Seoul rings in month of fashion
Upcoming fashion events are set to turn the capital city of Seoul into a style destination. Celebrities and models will present creations of talented Korean designers during Seoul Fashion Week as fashionistas and photographers take to the streets of Seoul to keep the festive mood. Buyers from leading stores around the world will be on a hunt to discover young emerging talents in Korea. Models present creations during a previous Seoul Fashion Week. (SFW)Seoul Fashion Week, one of the biggest fas
Arts & DesignOct. 11, 2015
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New Zealand, Korea celebrate growing commercial, cultural ties
The New Zealand Embassy kicked off a monthlong festival in October to celebrate growing commercial and cultural links with Korea, expected to expand further after the free trade agreement likely comes into force this year. The bilateral agreement was signed in March during the visit of New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key, Trade Minister Tim Groser and delegation of 35 business representatives to Korea. New Zealand’s parliament has completed its ratification, while Korea’s National Assembly is
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Tunisian democracy group wins Nobel Peace Prize
Tunisian civil society groups won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping rescue the only democracy that emerged from the Arab Spring, in a hugely symbolic show of support for the country after a wave of jihadist attacks.The members of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize announced in Oslo: (clockwise from left) president of the Tunisian employers union Wided Bouchamaoui; Tunisian lawyer Fadhel Mahfoudh; president of the Tunisian Human Rights League, Abdessatta
World NewsOct. 11, 2015
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Paris strives to transform into sustainable city
PARIS ― As a city where 2 million residents coexist with several million visitors and an average of 28 million commutes are made every day, Paris, like many other metropolitan cities, considers tackling air pollution and emissions as a top priority to solving public health issues. A replica of Clichy-Batignolles Lee Hyun-jeong/The Korea HeraldAccording to the City of Paris, several millions of residents in the French capital and its surrounding areas were found to have been exposed to particles
NationalOct. 11, 2015
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Park to visit Pentagon during U.S. trip
President Park Geun-hye will visit the United States this week for summit talks with her American counterpart, Barack Obama, a senior presidential official said Sunday.President Park Geun-hye is poised to offer letters of credence to newly appointed diplomats at Cheong Wa Dae last Thursday. (Yonhap)Park will depart for Washington on Tuesday for a four-day trip, which will include a summit with Obama on Friday, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs Ju Chul-ki said during a press brie
Foreign AffairsOct. 11, 2015
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Korea rated top emerging market for investors
South Korea is regarded as the most attractive and less risky destination to invest among major emerging economies, according to a report from a global association of financial institutions Sunday.Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart Jacob Lew prior to their talks on the sidelines of the 2015 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Lima, Peru, on Saturday. (Yonhap)The Institute of International Finance data showed that global investors raised the proportion of
Oct. 11, 2015