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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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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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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pianist Lim Yunchan double winner at Gramophone Awards
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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[KH Explains] Is private equity giant MBK a risk-taker or renegade?
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Top conglomerates' labor costs up in H1: data
The labor costs for South Korean conglomerates have risen during the first half of the year although their bottom lines suffered a setback from an economic slowdown, data showed Wednesday. The total amount paid by 271 affiliate firms under the country's top 30 conglomerates to workers came to 33.47 trillion won ($28.4 billion) in the January-June period, up 4.7 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled by corporate researcher CEO Score. In contrast, the companies' net profit
Sept. 16, 2015
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Body found near site of capsized boat
A body presumed to be one of those missing from a capsized fishing boat was recovered Wednesday on South Korea's southern coast near the site of the accident, officials said, in the latest recovery since Monday.The male body was found on the coast of Chuja Island at around 7:20 a.m. by a local resident. The island is located about halfway between the mainland and the southern resort island of Jeju.The body will be transferred to a hospital on Jeju Island and go through a process of identity conf
Social AffairsSept. 16, 2015
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N.K. building isotope separation facility to build more powerful nuclear bombs: U.S. institute
A new facility under construction at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be designed to separate isotopes from spent fuel that can be used in building nuclear weapons more powerful than plutonium or uranium bombs, a U.S. research institute said Tuesday.The assessment from the Institute for Science and International Security adds to growing concern that the communist nation is ramping up efforts to further strengthen its nuclear capabilities and could carry out its fourth nuclear te
North KoreaSept. 16, 2015
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U.S. warns N. Korea not to make 'mistake' amid concerns
The United States warned North Korea on Tuesday not to make a "mistake" deepening its isolation after the communist nation has strongly hinted at the possibility of conducting a nuclear or missile test."It would be a mistake for North Korea to once again embark on the kind of threatening behavior and provocations that led to international sanctions in the first place," Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel told reporters after a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
North KoreaSept. 16, 2015
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Musee d’Orsay offers Korean audio guide
French art museum Musee d’Orsay has started to offer a Korean-language digital docent service, sponsored by Korean Air. (Korean Air)Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho attended a ceremony, held at the third-largest museum in Paris on Monday, where Musee d’Orsay President Guy Cogeval, chief executive officers from Skyteam airlines and other major business figures gathered to mark the launch of the audio service.“The ceremony to celebrate the introduction of the Korean audio guide at the Musee d’Ors
CultureSept. 16, 2015
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Air Busan adds flights on Japan routes
Air Busan, Korea’s No.3 low-cost carrier by revenue, is aggressively expanding routes to Japan by increasing services to Fukuoka, Osaka and Sapporo, the firm said Tuesday. By Oct. 25, Asiana Airlines’ budget subsidiary will begin operating four daily flights between Busan and Fukuoka, the carrier’s first international route which started with one flight a day in 2010. “It is the first time for an airline to offer services for the same international route four times a day since Gimhae airport ope
IndustrySept. 16, 2015
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Japan to step up help for Vietnamese maritime security
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has announced it will give Vietnam used boats and other equipment worth 200 million yen ($1.7 million) to improve its maritime security capabilities as China asserts its territorial claims in regional seas.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the grant Tuesday after holding talks with Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Tokyo. The two leaders said they share serious concerns over attempts by China to change the status quo in the South China Sea by ass
Foreign AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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Ex-senior police officer arrested over bribery charges
A former senior member of the national police force was arrested Tuesday on suspicions of receiving hundreds of millions of won in bribes from one of the country's most famous swindlers.The former police superintendent, identified only by his surname Kwon, was taken into custody after the Daegu District Court issued a warrant for his arrest, noting there were enough reasons to believe that Kwon may have committed the crime and that destruction of evidence was a possibility.The 51-year-old is sus
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Turnbull sworn in as new Australian premier
Multimillionaire former banker Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as prime minister of Australia on Tuesday, just hours after masterminding a coup against conservative leader Tony Abbott, and pledging a new style of leadership.Turnbull is the country’s fourth prime minister in just over two years, a recent Australian political tradition the deposed Abbott slammed as a “revolving door” that was not good for the country.“This is the most exciting time to be an Australian,” Turnbull told reporters in t
World NewsSept. 15, 2015
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Hyundai Motor unveils sub-brand for performance car
Hyundai Motor executive vice president Albert Biermann poses Tuesday with the N 2015 Vision Gran Turismo at the Frankfurt motor show. Hyundai MotorFRANKFURT, Germany ― Hyundai Motor, Korea’s top automaker, debuted its new brand N for high-performance cars when it unveiled the N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo concept car during the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, which kicked off on Tuesday. Hyundai’s ambition to go the extra mile and compete with its global rivals has taken shape since it hired Albert Bier
MobilitySept. 15, 2015
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‘I still wake up in the night and cry’
Kang Il-chul was only 16 when she was abducted by three Japanese military officers in her hometown of Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. It was in 1943 in colonial Korea, and Kang had just returned home from school. Her parents weren’t home. “They said, ‘Put on your shoes and come out,’ and I obeyed,” Kang said in an interview with local media outlets Monday. “I could not resist. Resisting against Japanese officers meant risking your life at the time. They could kill you at any moment.” Kang’s
NationalSept. 15, 2015
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Korea, EU agree to broaden cooperation
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and European Council President Donald Tusk held summit talks in Seoul on Tuesday and agreed to boost multifaceted cooperation on bilateral and global issues spanning fields of politics, security, economy and science.The two leaders praised progress made in their strategic partnership and discussed pending issues including the current situation on the Korean Peninsula. Park and Tusk also shared their views on North Korea’s nuclear ambition, condemning Pyongyan
Foreign AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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Court rules cheater cannot file for divorce
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the spouse who caused damage to a marriage, such as by cheating, cannot file for divorce on principle.The court upheld a lower court’s ruling that the spouse responsible for an action damaging to the relationship cannot be the one to file for divorce, following suit precedent cases.The case was brought to court by an unidentified plaintiff, who married the defendant in 1976. He had an affair with another woman and had a child with her in 1998. The man left
NationalSept. 15, 2015
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Koreans hold mobile phones, even on toilet
Half of South Koreans used their mobile phones while sitting on a toilet, research conducted to promote colon health showed Tuesday.Seven out of 10 Koreans said they defecate at least once daily and spent an average of 6.1 minutes on the toilet, the report by the Korean Society of Coloproctology and research company Macromillembrain said. They surveyed 2,000 Koreans living in Seoul and metropolitan cities aged 16 to 69.Three out of 10 said they have experienced constipation, while 8 out of 10 sa
NationalSept. 15, 2015
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President Park welcomes labor reform deal
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday thanked the workers for making a “tough” decision to compromise on reform measures that opponents claimed were biased in favor of businesses for easier employment conditions. “The government will make sure that workers will not be easily dismissed and forced to make sacrifices,” Park said in a Cabinet meeting, pledging to ensure that reform plans would not be implemented against workers’ interests. “It is meaningful that the grand compromise would give a boost
PoliticsSept. 15, 2015
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Moon-Ahn rivalry laid bare by reform spat
The rivalry between the two former presidential candidates Moon Jae-in and Ahn Cheol-soo has been laid bare in recent days, as the two have jumped into the fray of a factional fight over the party’s withering reform initiatives.While the two exchanged messages, including an open letter, and tried to patch things up by arranging a rendezvous later Tuesday evening, the damage seemed to be done as watchers likened the situation to the two’s shaky alliance talks during the 2012 presidential election
PoliticsSept. 15, 2015
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‘N.K. restarted all Yongbyon nuclear facilities’
North Korea has restarted all nuclear facilities including its uranium enrichment factory at its Yongbyon nuclear complex north of Pyongyang, its atomic research agency said Tuesday, the day after it hinted that it would launch a long-range rocket next month. The file photo shows North Korea`s launch of a long-range rocket in 2012. (Yonhap)The unidentified director of the Atomic Energy Institute said that its staff have continued to make “innovations” to secure the credibility of the North’s nuc
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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Korea’s household debt ratio soars
South Korean households’ debt problem is higher than other emerging economies, a research report from a Swiss financial organization showed Tuesday.According to the Bank for International Settlements, the nation’s ratio of household debt to gross domestic product was 84 percent at the end of 2014. The debt figures include microcredit loans issued to the self-employed.Korea topped the list among the 14 major emerging countries, whose consumer loans were studied by the BIS, in the household debt-G
Sept. 15, 2015
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[SUPER RICH] Superrich who help refugees
Refugees from Africa and the Middle East have been crossing the Mediterranean by boat to escape war and oppression in their home countries, with many risking death in the process, as boats sink in rough waters.According to the International Organization for Migration, around 350,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean and landed in Europe this year, and around 2,640 people have died during the journey.In response, several billionaires have stepped in to help the refugees and ease the situati
IndustrySept. 15, 2015