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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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Court rules unfaithful spouses cannot file divorce lawsuits
The nation's top court ruled Tuesday that unfaithful spouses are not allowed to file divorce lawsuits, in accordance with the no-fault law. Upholding a lower court's ruling, the Supreme Court dismissed a divorce suit filed by a husband responsible for the breakup of his marriage, against his wife. The identities of the two have been withheld.Seven of 13 sitting judges ruled that it is yet early to change the law, which would allow such cheating spouses to file divorce lawsuits.The court noted th
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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Seoul shares inch up in range-bound trade
South Korean stocks edged up in range-bound trade on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the upcoming Fed decision on interest rates. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.32 percent, or 6.1 points, to 1,937.56. Trading volume was slim at 384.3 million shares worth 3.92 trillion won ($3.3 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 473 to 324.The index started lower but traded in a tight range before ex
Sept. 15, 2015
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Korea-France Year to kick off in Paris this week
Korea and France will kick off their bilateral cultural event with artists and musicians performing Korea’s royal ritual music Jongmyo Jeryeak at the Chaillot National Theater in Paris on Sept. 18.The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports said that the 2015-2016 Korea-France Bilateral Exchange is being organized to commemorate the 130th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two sides next year.The event will have some 150 cultural programs featuring traditional and contemporary Korean mus
CultureSept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea says it is ready to use nuke weapons against U.S.
North Korea threatened Tuesday to use nuclear weapons against the United States as it announced that it has restarted operation of its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon complex.North Korea has made constant "innovations" in its capacity for nuclear deterrence "by steadily improving the levels of nuclear weapons with various missions in quality and quantity," the director of the Atomic Energy Institute said in a comment carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.It said all the nuclear
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea's rocket launch to undermine inter-Korean ties, family reunions
North Korea's move to launch a long-range rocket is apparently casting a pall over inter-Korean ties and the upcoming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, experts said Tuesday.North Korea said Monday that it plans to launch what it calls "a series of satellites," as it is preparing for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, which falls on Oct. 10."The world will clearly see a series of satellites of (North) Korea soaring into the sky at the time
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea to push for U.N. action over N. Korea's rocket
South Korea said Tuesday it will push for an effective U.N. response if North Korea presses ahead with its planned long-range rocket launch.North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration announced Monday that it is in the final phase of developing a new earth observation satellite, saying "the world will clearly see a series of satellites of (North) Korea soaring into the sky at the times and locations determined by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea."The announce
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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New Samsung C&T takes No. 4 spot on Seoul bourse
Shares of Samsung C&T Corp., the merged entity of two key Samsung units, posted a modest gain on the first trading day under the new name on Tuesday, taking the fourth spot on the Seoul bourse in terms of market value. Shares of Samsung C&T closed at 163,000 won ($137.40), up 2.84 percent from the previous session's close. The benchmark KOSPI gained 0.32 percent. Its market capitalization stood at 30.9 trillion won, coming after Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and Korea Electric Power
CompaniesSept. 15, 2015
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Kakao Pay serving 5 mln users one year after launch
South Korea's top mobile messenger operator Daum Kakao Corp. said Tuesday its mobile payment platform Kakao Pay currently has more than 5 million users, a figure equivalent to 20 percent of the country's total credit card users.Introduced in September 2014 and similar to the world-famous Pay Pal, users pre-register their credit and debit cards, and make transactions simply by typing in their passwords. It was first introduced in September 2014. Daum Kakao, which has been rolling out various serv
TechnologySept. 15, 2015
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S. Korean economy to grow 2.7 pct in 2016: think tank
The South Korean economy is expected to grow only 2.7 percent on-year in 2016 due to a continued downturn in exports and sluggish domestic demand, a private think tank said Tuesday.In its latest economic outlook, the LG Economic Research Institute predicted that weak exports stemming from a slowdown in China and consumer spending hit hard by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak will continue to weigh on Asia's fourth-largest economy next year. The think tank added that the South Korean
Sept. 15, 2015
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Iran attractive for S. Korean firms: official
A senior Iranian official on Tuesday welcomed South Korean investment in his country, saying the oil-rich nation has much to offer in the energy sector.Ali Asghar Arshi, a consultant to the deputy minister of Iran's Ministry of Petroleum, said his country will bring long-term benefits to South Korean and other foreign businesses because its oil and gas sectors offer high profit, low risk and attractive development opportunities.Iran, which has been under various international sanctions over its
World BusinessSept. 15, 2015
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One-year jail term sought for civilian supervisor over diver's death
Prosecutors sought a one-year prison term on Tuesday for a civilian diver accused of professional negligence that led to the death of another civilian diver.The defendant, identified only by his family name Kong, was in charge of managing other divers during search operations of the sunken ferry Sewol last year.Prosecutors demanded the sentence during a trial against Kong over the death of the 53-year-old civilian diver, identified only by his family name Lee, who died during search operations.T
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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S. Koreans rank No. 1 among OECD in hospital visits: data
South Koreans rank first among the citizens of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries in terms of visits to hospitals per year, data showed Tuesday.According to the Health Data 2015 provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the OECD, South Koreans visited the doctor's office an average of 14.6 times in 2013, much higher than the average of 6.7 times for all member countries.Japan came in second with 12.9 visits, with Hungary, the Czech Republic and Sl
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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Koreas exchange rough lists of candidates for family reunions
South and North Korea on Tuesday exchanged lists of separated families hoping to confirm whether their family members across the border are alive ahead of a reunion event next month, the Korean Red Cross said.Red Cross officials here delivered the South's list to their northern counterparts through the truce village of Panmunjom as the two sides are preparing to hold the reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.The two Koreas will hold the reunions for 100 separated family member
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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Park calls for fundamental solution to issue of separated families
President Park Geun-hye called Tuesday for a fundamental solution to the issue of families separated in South and North Korea following the 1950-53 Korean War.The two Koreas have agreed to stage temporary reunions for 100 separated family members from each side on Oct. 20-26 at Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain resort on the North's east coast.The planned reunions are a part of a recent deal that defused military tensions on the Korean Peninsula."South and North Korea should find a fundamental so
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea warns NK's possible rocket launch would violate U.N. resolutions
South Korea warned Tuesday that North Korea's possible launch of a long-range rocket would be a grave security threat, adding that the move would be a "blatant" violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning the North's nuclear and missile tests.North Korea said Monday that it plans to launch what it claims are "a series of satellites" as it is preparing for the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party, which falls on Oct. 10."South Korea and the United States are cl
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea asks U.S. to back creation of new Asia development bank
South Korea has asked the United States to support the establishment of a new Asian development bank that can fuel economic growth in a denuclearized North Korea, the finance ministry said Tuesday.The bank, first proposed by President Park Geun-hye in Dresden, Germany, last year, aims to help North Korea develop its economy after it gives up its nuclear ambitions. It also plans to support development projects in China's Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as Russia's Far East.The
Sept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea's rocket launch move is 'serious provocation': Seoul
A rocket launch announced by North Korea is a "serious provocation," the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, adding that no signs of the planned launch have been seen so far. "South Korea and the United States are jointly watching for all possibilities with regard to North Korea's (potential) long-range missile launch," ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said in a briefing. "So far, no particular signs have been seen."The launch will be "a serious provocation, a military threat and a violation of the U.
North KoreaSept. 15, 2015
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Court upholds gov't order to amend history textbooks
A request from the authors of six history textbooks to nullify a government order to amend them for containing ideological bias was turned down again by an appeals court Tuesday.In December 2013, the Ministry of Education had ordered the publishers of the books to revise 41 parts of their descriptions because they contained expressions and views that could "negatively affect students' perspective of history."The authors of the books filed a lawsuit against the order a few days later, claiming th
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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S. Korean named head of int'l engineering body
A South Korean engineer has been appointed as the new chief of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, marking the first time for an Asian to head the global organization. Lee Jae-wan, the chairman of the Korea Engineering & Consulting Association in South Korea, was inaugurated as the 31st president of the FIDIC in Dubai earlier in the day along with some 1,000 FIDIC members from 90 countries attending.FIDIC is a federation consisting of engineering groups from 101 countries with
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan likely to open summit on Oct. 31: source
South Korea, China and Japan are expected to open their first group summit talks in three years at the end of next month, a diplomatic source said Tuesday."Given a possible timeframe for now, the trilateral summit will likely be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1," the source said, asking not to be named.The three countries are in the final stage of their consultations on the schedule, agenda items and other relevant issues, added the source.They plan to hold a meeting of deputy director general-level
Foreign AffairsSept. 15, 2015