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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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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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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Hyundai Mobis ranks fourth in global auto parts sales
Hyundai Mobis, the auto parts maker of Hyundai Motor Group, has ranked fourth among top 100 global parts manufacturers in terms of sales, according to data on Wednesday.Hyundai Mobis posted $33.35 billion in sales last year, following Germany’s Bosch, Japan’s Denso and Canada’s Magna International, according to the latest monthly report by FOURIN, Japanese automobile research firm.The auto parts maker climbed one notch from last year. This also marks the first time a Korean auto parts company ha
IndustrySept. 30, 2015
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[팟캐스트](113) 이태원 살인사건 외 1건
진행자: 이현정, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. 이태원 살인사건 용의자 패터슨 송환 기사요약: 서울 이태원의 한 햄버거 가게 화장실에서 한국인 대학생이 흉기에 찔려 숨진 ‘이태원 살인사건’의 피의자 아더 존 패터슨이 지난 23일 국내에 송환됐다. 패터슨이 미국으로 도주하고 나서 16년 만이다. 패터슨은 1997년 4월 이태원에 있는 햄버거 가게 화장실에서 한국계 미국인 에드워드 리(36)와 함께 대학생 조모(당시 22세)씨를 흉기로 수차례 찔러 숨지게 한 혐의를 받고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Itaewon murder suspect denies 18-year-old charges [1] After nearly two decades includin
PodcastSept. 30, 2015
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Gov't to step up measures to arrest AI spread
The government will ramp up efforts to monitor local poultry farms and the distribution network of ducks and chickens to prevent the further spread of avian influenza, officials said Wednesday.A total of seven AI outbreaks have been reported nationwide since Sept. 18, when ducks at two poultry farms, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, tested positive for a virulent strain of bird flu.The farm ministry said a day after the Chuseok holiday that nationwide decontamination is under way with inspec
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korea to keep helping Syrian, Iraqi refugees: FM Yun
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has assured the Arab League that his government will continue to provide humanitarian aid for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, his ministry said Wednesday.He made the pledge in a meeting with the pan-Arab group's secretary general Nabil al-Arabi on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York Tuesday (local time).The two sides agreed on the need for the international community's constant assistance in dealing effectively with extremist terrorism forces, such as
InternationalSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korea beat U.S. in men's football as forward returns from injury
Host South Korea hammered the United States 7-0 to open the men's football tournament at the Military World Games here Wednesday.National team mainstay Lee Jeong-hyeop returned from a facial injury to make a surprise appearance, as South Korea netted four goals in the first half and tagged on three more in the latter half. South Korea outshot the Americans 21-6.The Military World Games, organized by the International Military Sports Council, will take place in Mungyeong and its satellite cities
More SportsSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korean EV battery makers set to bask in Volkswagen scam
Volkswagen's diesel emission scandal is showing no signs of a letup, even whacking other automakers, but there is one bright point: electric vehicle battery makers.South Korean EV battery makers led by LG Chem Ltd. are poised to benefit from the diesel emission fiasco as demand for vehicles powered by non-fossil fuels is expected to rise down the road, according to analysts Wednesday."It is highly likely that the Volkswagen case is prodding authorities to take a look at other diesel vehicles," s
IndustrySept. 30, 2015
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Incheon to host S. Korea's lone LPGA event for three more years
Incheon and KEB Hana Bank on Wednesday signed an agreement to stage the only LPGA Tour event in South Korea for three more years in the western metropolitan city.The LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship started out in 2002 under a different corporate sponsor. It was earlier held on Jeju Island and in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, before settling in at Sky 72 Golf Club in Incheon, adjacent to Incheon International Airport, in 2008.This year's tournament is scheduled for Oct. 15-18 at Sky 72.Und
GolfSept. 30, 2015
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Foreigners to promote Korean culture online
Some 80 foreigners living in South Korea will act as online reporters to promote the country's culture, as part of a government program aimed at supporting multinational families, a Seoul foundation said Wednesday.The foreign residents, including foreign women who are married to South Korean men and foreign students, will have a ceremony Saturday to mark the completion of the five-month-long program, Multi Culture Network Hope Kids Ltd. said in a press release. The program was arranged by the Mi
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2015
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Gov't to simplify process for foreigners to open mobile accounts
South Korea's telecom authority said Wednesday it plans to allow foreign visitors to the country to open a mobile phone account more quickly.Starting Thursday, foreigners will be permitted to get a mobile phone number at airports by submitting only their passports, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said.Currently, foreign visitors have to wait for at least a day for their immigration records to be verified to register a new number."Information on foreign visitors is registered au
TechnologySept. 30, 2015
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'Sports is life-changing': Sheraton D Cube general manager
In the inner circle of Matthias Y. Sutter, the general manager of Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is known as the “bicycle hotelier.”Sutter rides his bike to work every morning from his home in Bangbae-dong in southern Seoul to the hotel in Sindorim-dong, southwest Seoul -- always trying to come in under 40 minutes in the 20-kilometer ride. He also rides his bike with his employees and hotel guests every Wednesday morning for 45 minutes.Sheraton Seoul D Cube general manager Matthias Y. Sutter o
CultureSept. 30, 2015
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Japan cancels plan to send defense minister to S. Korean military sports event
Japan has called off its plan to send Defense Minister Gen Nakatani to a military athletic competition to be held in South Korea next month, a defense official said Wednesday."Minister of Defense Nakatani had hoped to come to South Korea early next month, but it has been decided Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense Kenji Harada will come instead," the official said. The Summer Military World Games, a quadrennial athletic competition for military personnel to be held in Mungyeong, North Gyeongs
InternationalSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korea voices regret over NK's threat to cancel family reunions
The Unification Ministry expressed deep regret Wednesday over North Korea's threat to cancel the upcoming reunions of separated families, urging the North not to politicize the humanitarian issue.Late Tuesday, North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification threatened to scrap the family reunions slated for late October as President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea not to push ahead with its satellite launch.Park made the comments in her speech on Monday at the U.N. General Assembly, where
North KoreaSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korean financial firms most vulnerable to China shock: data
South Korean financial firms are the most vulnerable to an economic slowdown in China, with their exposure to the world's second-largest economy being the highest in the world, market data showed Wednesday.Local banks and non-bank institutions' outstanding loans to China reached $24.5 billion as of end-March, accounting for 17.5 percent of their total overseas lending of $140 billion, according to the data.South Korean financial firms' exposure is in stark comparison with those of other countrie
Sept. 30, 2015
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Koreas' labor unions meet to discuss football matches
Officials from South Korea's two umbrella labor union groups visited North Korea on Wednesday to discuss ways on holding their football friendly matches, government officials said.Representatives from the Federation of Korean Trade Unions and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions met with their North Korean counterparts in the North's border city of Gaeseong to set details over their football games, according to the Unification Ministry.The South Korean labor union groups originally sought to
North KoreaSept. 30, 2015
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Naver's messenger downloads hit 50 mln
Band, a group-based mobile messenger run by South Korea's top portal operator, Naver Corp., has surpassed the 50 million-hit milestone in its cumulative global downloads on the back of robust demand in Asian markets, the company said Wednesday. Launched in August 2012, the social networking mobile application is designed to offer private chatting services for users to talk in groups, unlike other popular open-ended instant messengers. Its downloads reached the record level as of last Tuesday, Ca
IndustrySept. 30, 2015
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CD display at Cheongju craft biennale sets world record
A giant display made of old CDs at the ongoing international craft biennale in the central South Korean city of Cheongju has set a Guinness World Record, organizers of the event said Wednesday.Nearly 490,000 CDs were collected from nine countries including South Korea, Japan, China and the U.S. between April and August to create a facade that covers three sides of the old tobacco processing plant in the city in North Chungcheong Province, the organizing committee of the Cheongju International Cr
Social AffairsSept. 30, 2015
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S. Korea's state food agency launches app for halal eateries
SSouth Korea's state-run food agency said Wednesday it has launched a mobile application that provides details of local halal restaurants, in line with its efforts to attract more Muslim tourists.The app, "HALAL Korea," provides various information related to halal foodstuffs in South Korea, including locations of restaurants and supermarkets, the Korea Food Foundation said.Halal food refers to food products that are prepared in a specific way according to Islamic Sharia law, which covers not on
IndustrySept. 30, 2015
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Park, Putin reaffirm partnerships on regional security
President Park Geun-hye and her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday agreed on the importance of continued cooperation between the two nations in efforts for regional peace and stability.The leaders exchanged congratulatory messages on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Seoul-Moscow diplomatic ties, according to the Foreign Ministry.Park called South Korea and Russia "mutually beneficial and future-oriented" partners, it said.She also voiced hope for the expansion of coope
InternationalSept. 30, 2015
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Regulator starts receiving applications for Internet-only banks
South Korea's financial regulator on Wednesday started to receive preliminary applications from consortiums for a license to launch the country's first Internet-only bank.The Financial Services Commission said that it will accept bids through Thursday and give approval to one or two operators by the end of this year.An Internet-only bank, or a direct bank, is a bank that offers financial services online without brick-and-mortar buildings. Such banking emerged in the 1990s with the advent of onli
Sept. 30, 2015
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S. Korea, China to hold joint anti-piracy drill in Gulf of Aden
The navies of South Korea and China will hold a joint anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden, according to China's military on Wednesday, in the latest sign of military cooperation between the two nations. Both South Korea and China have joined international anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. Rear Adm. Yu Manjiang, commander of China's naval unit in the region, visited South Korean destroyer Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, which is conducting an anti-piracy
DefenseSept. 30, 2015