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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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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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Park's attendance at China parade useful for THAAD deployment: ex-S. Korean FM
President Park Geun-hye's attendance at last week's Chinese military parade will turn out to be useful in blunting Beijing's opposition to the possible deployment of a U.S. THAAD missile defense battery to South Korea, a former South Korean foreign minister said Wednesday.Park's presence at the muscle-flexing parade, which was shunned by Western leaders, led to some U.S. experts and observers raising questions about whether Seoul is tilting too much toward Beijing at a time of growing rivalry be
InternationalSept. 10, 2015
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S. Korea lifts capsized boat; no headway in search for 8 missing
South Korea said Wednesday recovery crews raised a capsized fishing boat off the country‘s southern coast, but no bodies were found.The 9.77-ton Dolphin was found capsized on Sunday morning in waters north of the southern resort island of Jeju, killing 10 people. Three others were rescued by another fishing boat, but eight others were still unaccounted for.South Korea mobilized 25 Coast Guard vessels, four naval vessels and nine aircraft to comb the area to find the eight missing.The Korea Coast
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2015
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Hotel Shilla CEO seeks to attract Chinese tourists
The CEO of South Korea’s Hotel Shilla Lee Boo-jin, held a travel fair in Shanghai on Wednesday to attract Chinese tourists ahead of China’s National Day holiday. The growing popularity of Korean pop culture and beauty products were part of the sales pitch at the travel fair, which drew about 600 Chinese tourism executives and bloggers, Hotel Shilla officials said. Popular Korean boy band SHINee performed at the fair. South Korea‘s tourism industry has been reeling from the aftermath of the MERS
IndustrySept. 9, 2015
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Samsung to mass produce industry’s first 12Gb mobile DRAM
South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it plans to begin mass production of the industry’s first 12-gigabit mobile dynamic random access memory chip, which boasts a sharp improvement in speed and capacity.Samsung Electronics said the 12Gb Low Power Double Data Rate 4, based on its 20-nanometer production technology, will boast speed that is 30 percent faster than the preceding 8Gb model, and consume 20 percent less energy.The full-fledged mass production of the latest mo
TechnologySept. 9, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Queen Elizabeth II breaks reign record
After reigning through the decline of the British empire and some of the worst scandals in royal history, Queen Elizabeth II is set to become Britain‘s longest-serving monarch Wednesday.With over 63 years on the throne, the queen is one of the most famous and respected women in the world and “embodies the history of the 20th Century,” according to historian Kate Williams.Britain`s Queen Elizabeth waves as she arrives at Edinburgh Waverley Station before boarding a train drawn by a steam locomoti
InternationalSept. 9, 2015
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Park calls for global security mechanism
By Shin Hyon-hee President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday underscored the need for a multinational security mechanism in East Asia, saying it would help bring about not only a unification of the Korean Peninsula but also lasting peace and stability in the region. In her keynote speech to the Seoul Defense Dialogue, she pointed to what she called the Asian paradox as a threat to global peace ― regional instability stemming from the perennial standoff on the peninsula and persistent territorial and hi
DefenseSept. 9, 2015
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Philips Korea launches innovation-driven brand campaign
The Korean branch of Philips, a global leading company in health and well-being sectors, said Wednesday it has launched an integrated brand campaign under the slogan of ‘‘innovation and you” in an effort to strengthen its refreshed brand identity and brand positioning here. As a highlight of the campaign, aimed at raising public awareness of Philips’ new mission to improve people’s lives through meaningful innovation, the company has started an online platform (www.philips.com/innovationandyo
IndustrySept. 9, 2015
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Seoul book club to host three rising Korean authors
The Seoul Book and Culture Club will be hosting a book reading and question-and-answer session with three rising stars of Asian literature. Organized together with ASIA Publishers, the event will see Cheon Myeong-kwan reading from his story “Homecoming,” Hwang Jung-eun reading from “Kong’s Garden” and Yun I-hyeong reading from “Danny.” All three stories were included in ASIA Publishers’ K-Literature series. The three authors will then discuss their works and answer questions. It is the third eve
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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Korea’s wage gap between local, foreign workers largest in OECD
South Korea has the biggest wage gap between native and foreign-born workers among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a recent report showed. According to the Employment Outlook 2015 published by the Paris-based club of advanced countries, native-born workers received 55 percent higher wages than their foreign counterparts, the biggest gap among the surveyed 22 OECD nations. Italy and Spain followed Korea on the list, with locals being paid 32 percen
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2015
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Migrant centers to compete in Seoul sports event
More than 1,000 migrants are expected to gather at the Olympic Stadium in Jamsil on Sunday for a citywide sports day.The event, hosted by the Yangcheon Migrant Workers Center, will pitch migrant workers, volunteers and other associates of the city’s seven migrant workers’ centers against each other in a series of sports and games.The event, held annually to promote exchanges between Koreans and foreign residents, drew 800 participants from 20 countries last year. The events include relay races,
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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GIC offers tour to Jeonju hanok village
The Gwangju International Center will be running a GIC Culture tour to Jeonju on Sept. 19 to look around its traditional hanok houses.The tour will stop on the way at Geumsansa Temple in Gimje, which still has some features from the ancient Baekje era.On arriving in Jeonju, the first stop will be at Hanbyeok Pavilion to try the local tipple, Moju. After that, there will be a lunch of tteokgalbi, or seasoned pork patties, before the group looks around the city’s hanok village.The hanok village is
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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Latin American, Brazil Day festivals to hit Seoul
Two cultural festivals are set to bring some Latin American warmth to northeastern Seoul this weekend.Seongbuk Global Village Center will be hosting a Latin American Festival, while the Brazilian Cultural Center will be holding a Brazil Day festival in nearby Hyehwa. Performers at the 2013 Latin American Festival in Seongbukcheon Fountain Square in Seoul. SQVCSGVC first held the festival in 2011, bringing a mix of martial arts, music and dance performances from countries including Ecuador, Brazi
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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Poetry to get airing at Seoul, Busan events
Two events featuring spoken word and other performances will be held this weekend in Seoul and Busan.In Busan, performance art event Poetry Plus will return for a 42nd outing Saturday with around 20 performers, including poetry dance and short stories.Started in 2000, Poetry Plus event gave birth to the Wordz Only spoken word open mic night in the same city, and returned for a 41st show in June after a long hiatus. Wordz Only will be relauched next month with a new format.Work by local artists w
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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Singers sought for ‘Messiah’ concert
Fresh from its Autumn Pops Concert on Saturday, Camarata Music Company is seeking singers to join its Camarata Chorale to sing in its signature Christmas performance of Handel’s “Messiah.”The choral work is a common Christmas performance and has been performed by CMC each December since 2009 to more than 1,000 people each year.CMC has an auditioned chamber choir and a general choir, the Camarata Chorale, which is open to everyone, regardless of experience, has been set up to give expats and Kore
Expat LivingSept. 9, 2015
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AIIB to launch huge project financing in Asia next year
The soon-to-be-established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank plans to launch large-scale project financing to develop infrastructure in Asia next year, the China-led multilateral agency’s chief said Wednesday. “In the next decade, Asia will be short of $8 trillion in its development funds … the AIIB will not wait long.” AIIB president-designate Jin Liqun said in Seoul. Speaking at a news conference, he expressed hope that Korea will actively engage in the development projects.President Park G
Sept. 9, 2015
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[IFA 2015] IFA 2015 trends at a glance
BERLIN -- The IFA, Europe’s largest electronics show, ended Wednesday in Berlin. Even though there were no big announcements, it was enough for visitors to get a hint of future home appliances. Korea’s Samsung and LG prevailed with pioneering products such as organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, TVs and smart home solutions. LG’s exhibition hall, painted in black for the dramatic expression of OLED’s perfect blackness, was one of the most crowded booths. Chinese firms further strengthened the
TechnologySept. 9, 2015
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Samsung denies layoff reports
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday denied that it was reducing some management support personnel due to its recent weakening earnings. “The personnel changes were part of our regular staff reshuffle,” said Lee Sang-hoon, president and head of the management support unit. “The relocation is aimed at dispatching more employees to experience field work.”Samsung plans to relocate some 10 percent of its management support personnel, including those in finance, human resources and public relations, to m
TechnologySept. 9, 2015
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Hyundai Motor unveils all-new Avante
HWASEONG, Gyeonggi Province -- Hyundai Motor, the nation’s top carmaker, launched the 6th generation of its best-selling compact sedan Avante in Korea on Wednesday, ahead of other markets amid rising competition from imported cars on its home turf.Unlike previous car launches, the carmaker unveiled the all-new Avante at its Namyang R&D Center, located in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.It is the first time for the automotive group to open the doors of its technology and design hub for a product laun
MobilitySept. 9, 2015
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Ministers unveil health security packages
Health Ministers from four countries, including Korea, Wednesday announced 11 global health security action packages to better prevent and respond to infectious diseases threats worldwide at the Global Health Security Agenda High-Level Meeting held in Seoul. The other ministers were from the U.S., Finland and Indonesia. The event, attended by public health authorities from 47 countries as well as the World Health Organization, was held about a month after Korea announced the de facto end to its
NationalSept. 9, 2015