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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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Israel police clash with Palestinians at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police briefly clashed with Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site early Sunday, raising tensions in the holy city ahead of the Jewish New Year.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said forces moved into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound at around 7 a.m. Sunday after police received reports that protesters were planning to disrupt visits to the area by Jewish worshippers and tourists.He said the protesters barricaded themselves inside the mosque and threw rocks
World NewsSept. 13, 2015
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Yemen loyalists launch offensive in province east of capital: army
AL-ABER, Yemen -- Forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, launched a major ground offensive against Iran-backed rebels east of the capital Sanaa on Sunday, a military official said."This is the largest and fiercest offensive since operations began in Marib province," the official told AFP.Fighters loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi have attacked the rebels in two areas -- Jufeinah and Faw -- that lie on the route leading to rebel-held Sanaa, he said.Most
World NewsSept. 13, 2015
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Thousands flee 2 fast-moving California wildfires
ANGELS CAMP, California -- Thousands of people rushed to escape one massive wildfire charging across California's tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills and another out-of-control fire that broke out in Northern California, sending four firefighters to the hospital with burns.The northern fire began in Lake County, 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of San Francisco, and grew to about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) in just a few hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
World NewsSept. 13, 2015
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Tripartite committee agrees on labor reform
South Korea's labor, management and government representatives on Sunday agreed to ease labor restrictions after months of tense negotiations. Under the agreement, labor and management would consult experts on ways to overhaul employment contracts, the tripartite committee said. The committee is comprised of a representative each from the Federation of Korea Trade Unions (FKTU), the Korea Employers' Federation and the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Until then, laws and legal precedents wo
PoliticsSept. 13, 2015
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POSCO Energy goes global with new turbine tech
POSCO Energy, the power generation specialist unit of POSCO Group, is hoping to expand its presence in the overseas market with indigenous technology.In collaboration with HK Turbine, turbine maker POSCO Energy took part in the Power-Gen Asia industry show in Bangkok early this month, using the event to showcase the new disc-type steam turbine.Power-Gen Asia is one of the largest electricity-related industry events held in Asia, attracting more than 7,500 industry officials from over 70 countrie
IndustrySept. 13, 2015
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Steelmakers bet big on supply for premium cars
Bogged by risks from weakening profits and China’s economic slowdown, South Korean steelmakers are seeing higher-than-estimated annual sales in a niche sector to become a major growth engine ― premium auto steel sheets. POSCO and Hyundai Steel, the top two Korean steelmakers, are revving up to gain a competitive edge in auto steel sheets, focusing on developing super high-strength, lightweight products. POSCO workers check steel sheets to be used for cars at its plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla
IndustrySept. 13, 2015
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Investors to watch FOMC result
This Friday’s financial indexes of South Korea, along with the Australian, Japanese and Chinese counterparts, are expected to draw great attention from capital investors at home and abroad as they could possibly be a barometer for global funds’ flow direction.The Asia-Pacific markets will shortly be exposed to impacts from the overnight interest rate-setting of the Federal Open Market Committee, whose monthly meeting is slated for Sept. 16-17 in Washington.The decision of U.S. monetary policymak
Sept. 13, 2015
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Day care owner gets 6-year jail term for baby trafficking
The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a lower court’s six-year prison sentence for a day care owner who tried to sell a baby, born to an unwed, single mother, for illegal adoption online. The woman, surnamed Kim, brought the baby girl to her center in July of last year, after the biological mother reportedly gave up custody of the child shortly after giving birth at a Busan-based hospital. Soon after the infant arrived at her center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, Kim tried to sell the child
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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‘Pregnant woman punched for sitting on subway seat for elderly’
An online post claiming that a pregnant woman was punched several times by a man on a subway has sparked public outrage at the violence. “My wife, who was returning home from work on subway Line 4, was attacked by a man around 7:10 p.m. on Sept. 1,” a man posted to his Facebook account. In the post, the man says his 30-year-old wife, 10 weeks pregnant, was sitting on the seat reserved for the elderly and the weak when the man, surnamed Jang, 66, hit her on the shoulder after she refused to give
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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Controversy flares over kid-free zones in Korea
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Kim Min-jin, 24, visited a cafe in Samcheong-dong, a quaint neighborhood in Seoul tucked among tourist hot spots, to seek refuge from the bustle of the metropolitan city. As Kim and her friends started to chat over a cup of coffee, a mother turned up with three children at the posh premises and sat next to them, as the kids continued screaming, playing games and running around. “It could have been fine if the kids were under control, but they were creating such a
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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Mothers lash out at day care service changes
The South Korean government’s plan to charge households with full-time housewives for the currently free day care service should they utilize it for more than seven hours daily is stirring controversy nationwide, with some critics calling it misogynistic and discriminatory. “The government is discriminating against full-time housewives by doing this,” said Rep. Nam In-soon of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy. “Every mother, regardless of their employment status, should be
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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Ahn calls for NPAD leader to scrap vote of confidence
Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, former cochairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, on Sunday urged the incumbent party leader to withdraw his plan to conduct a vote of confidence, saying that he was only turning the ongoing dispute over the party’s reform initiative into another in a series of power struggles. (Yonhap)In a statement titled “A Letter to NPAD chairman Rep. Moon Jae-in,” Ahn also called on the party’s executive council to delay a meeting scheduled for Wednesday to v
PoliticsSept. 13, 2015
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[Graphic News] Jehovah’s Witnesses lead draft objections over last decade
A total of 5,723 Korean men have objected to fulfilling their mandatory military service over the last decade, according to government data, disclosed by Rep. Jin Sung-joon of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy.In his parliamentary audit document, Jin said that of the total draft objectors, 5,195 were given jail terms, while 20 others received suspended prison terms. More than 500 are currently on trial for their objections to military service.Of the total objectors, 5,686 w
DefenseSept. 13, 2015
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Labor reform talks in stalemate
The prospects for labor market reforms remained grim over the weekend as a trilateral panel continued to lock horns over contentious issues, despite the government’s de facto ultimatum last week that it would push ahead with its own bill even without the committee’s compromise. As the trilateral committee of labor, business and the government failed to meet a deadline, the authorities and the ruling Saenuri Party pledged to initiate the legislative procedures to press ahead with the market refor
Social AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Socialist Corbyn wins U.K. Labour leadership
Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain’s Labour opposition on Saturday in a landslide victory that puts an anti-austerity figure at the helm of a major U.K. party.The 66-year-old, whose policies have been compared to those of radical leftist Greece’s Syriza and Spain’s Podemos, won after clinching 59.5 percent of the vote, giving Britain its most left-wing leader in decades among the main parties.The new Labour chief could divide Britain’s biggest opposition party, and he
World NewsSept. 13, 2015
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Germany pioneers renewable energy to thrust economic growth
Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany is transforming its energy supply by switching to renewable sources.Rather than slowing down the country's economy, which grew by 1.4 percent last year, Germany's green transition decreased energy demand by 5 percent and created additional 300,000 jobs. The German term “Energiewende” -- meaning energy transition -- sums up the Teutonic solutions causing tectonic shifts in the direction of sustainable development: dismantling of nuclear power, switching to r
Foreign AffairsSept. 13, 2015
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[Editorial] Insatiable greed
Hyundai Motor’s labor union has voted to strike, as negotiation with the management is making little progress. It set the stage for a walkout for the fourth consecutive year. The union said it would boycott overtime work starting Monday. It will also participate in a joint rally with the unions of the three major shipbuilders, which was already planning to stage partial strikes later this week. Being a union notorious for its hard-line stance, it is little surprising that the Hyundai Motor uni
EditorialSept. 13, 2015
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[Editorial] Tax hike not enough
About eight months have passed since the government raised the tobacco tax, which increased the average prices of cigarettes by 80 percent, from 2,500 won ($2.10) to 4,500 won a pack. So it might be a good time to look into what impact the drastic price hike is having on smokers, the industry and government policies. The first question, of course, should be about how effective the price control is in reducing cigarette sales and lowering the smoking rate. Common sense says that the more ex
EditorialSept. 13, 2015
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[Martin Schram] An Iran nuclear idea Washington can unite behind
There is just one lens through which the undecideds, semi-decideds, wavering/quavering-decideds and the 24/7 punditocracy need to be viewing the Iran nuclear deal. Martin SchramIt is the only lens that will allow us to discover whether that internationally crafted, imperfect deal merits a yes or no vote. (Frankly, it is mind-boggling that President Barack Obama and his sales team haven’t been imploring us to use this lens from the outset. It’s pathetic that Republicans were so eager to attack Ob
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2015
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BMW gears up for top spot in luxury sedan market with new 7 Series
A driving shot of the new BMW 7 Series sedan Oliver Zipse, member of the management board of BMW responsible for productionPORTO, Portugal -- German luxury carmaker BMW is ready to hit the start button to win back customers from its rivals, including Mercedes-Benz, in the competitive luxury sedan market, facing the global debut of its sixth generation of the 7 Series sedan at the 66th International Motor Show in Frankfurt, which will kick off on Sept. 15. The carmaker will start sales of its la
MobilitySept. 13, 2015