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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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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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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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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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10 people dead, eight missing from capsized boat
The death toll from a capsized fishing boat off the country's south coast increased to 10 Sunday, as eight people remained unaccounted for, the Korea Coast Guard said.The 9.77-ton boat called the Dolgorae, or Dolphin, was found about 6:25 a.m. Sunday near Chuja Island, north of the southern resort island of Jeju, the maritime security agency said. The boat lost contact with another chartered fishing boat around 7:38 p.m. Saturday, about half an hour after it left Chuja for Haenam, South Jeolla P
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Hankook Tire's unionized workers start yes-or-no vote on pay raise
Unionized workers of Hankook Tire Co., South Korea's largest tire maker, started a yes-or-no vote on Sunday on a pay raise and other tentative deals reached between labor and management.The vote that started at 5 a.m. on Sunday will last until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the union. The agreement reached between labor and management on Friday calls for a 5.8 percent rise in basic pay and a one-off bonus for workers at production lines. Unionized workers had opposed previously-reached deals un
IndustrySept. 6, 2015
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S. Korea's auto exports shrink for 2nd straight month in August
South Korea's automobile exports shrank for the second month in a row in August due to unfavorable exchange rates and economic slowdown in emerging markets, the government said Sunday.In August, outbound shipments of automobiles contracted 0.7 percent on-year to 181,915 units, with the total value of cars exported dropping 9.1 percent to US$2.7 billion, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. Compared to July, when carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp. and GM Korea Co. e
MobilitySept. 6, 2015
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U.N. rapporteur on N.K. human rights arrives in Seoul
The U.N. special rapporteur on the North Korea's human rights situation arrived in Seoul Sunday to assess the impact of recent developments in inter-Korean ties on the North Korean people's human rights.Marzuki Darusman plans to stay here for five days to meet with government officials, civil society actors and other interested parties in South Korea, the U.N. human rights office in Seoul said in a statement on its website.It will be the independent expert's first visit here since the U.N. offic
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Kumho Tire closes office amid prolonged strike
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea's second-biggest tire maker, shut down its office in the southern city Sunday amid a prolonged strike over a new pay system.Unionized workers began an all-out strike on Aug. 17 after failing to agree with the management on adopting a wage peak system that would allow them to extend their retirement age in exchange for a capped salary."As the union's all-out strike continues, we decided to close the office," said a Kumho official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Asiana plane flies back due to engine problem
A Frankfurt-bound passenger jet of Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-ranked flag carrier, has flied back due to an unidentified engine problem, the company said Sunday.The B747-400 plane carrying 340 passengers took off at 12:34 a.m. on Saturday but returned to Incheon International Airport at 3:10 p.m.The return decision was made as pilots discovered an engine malfunction warning just 30 minutes after its takeoff. It had to stay in air to let remaining fuel out.No injuries or damage we
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Military officer deserves discharge due to sexual harassment: court
A military officer deserves a forced discharge from service due to the sexual harassment of female subordinates, a court said Sunday.The commander of a recruit training company, only identified as A, lost a case he filed with the Seoul Administrative Court against the Defense Minister, seeking a cancellation of the minister's order to release him from military service, the court said.The commander sexually molested two female first lieutenants and a female staff sergeant through words and acts,
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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N. Korean magazine highlights Japan's wartime atrocities
A monthly magazine published by North Korea has highlighted the wartime atrocities committed by Japan during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang gears up for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North's ruling party.The August edition of the English-language "Pictorial Korea" magazine, recently obtained by Yonhap News Agency, carried a special article and some harrowing photos showing the bodies of Korean people who were "slaughtered mercilessl
North KoreaSept. 6, 2015
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Military suffers steady growth of conscripts' dropout
The military saw a growing number of military servicemen drop out of the mandatory two-year service over the past three years due mainly to maladjustment issues, Defense Ministry data showed Sunday.The number of conscripts who were put into the military's rehabilitation centers "Green Camp' has been in a steady growth, with the annual figure soaring from 2,582 in 2012 to 2,657 in 2013 and to reach 3,132 in 2014, according to the data.The number stood at 1,725 for the first six months of 2015. Th
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2015
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Amazon hiring staff for new restaurant division in Seattle, New York
Amazon.com Inc is adding staff for a new division dedicated to restaurants in Seattle and New York, with indications the unit is trying to rapidly expand a meal delivery service, according to posts on LinkedIn and the company's jobs site.Amazon, which declined to comment on Friday, is best knownas a place to buy millions of products including books and electronics. It has increasingly moved into services, offering customers the ability to book everything from plumbers to local getaways.The onlin
World BusinessSept. 5, 2015
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Clinton, Rubio court Puerto Rico voters as crisis looms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico's financial crisis loomed over dueling Friday campaign appearances by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Marco Rubio, two presidential contenders with sharply different positions on a key issue for Puerto Rican voters whose influence is growing in U.S. politics. In a speech delivered entirely in Spanish, Rubio blamed Clinton supporters for the U.S. territory's economic problems as he railed against giving Puerto Rico bankruptcy protection to
World NewsSept. 5, 2015
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Hungarian bus fleet delivers migrants to Austria welcome
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- A fleet of Hungarian buses has delivered more than 1,000 migrants to the border of Austria, where charity workers have offered the surprised newcomers beds, hot tea and a warm welcome. Saturday's pre-dawn move eases immediate pressure on Hungary, which has struggled to manage the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily from non-EU member Serbia. Officials warn that the human tide south of Hungary is still rising. Hungary relented in its demand for the travelers to
World NewsSept. 5, 2015
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Top Hillary Clinton aide testifies before Benghazi panel
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior member of Hillary Rodham Clinton's inner circle testified before a House panel investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya as a nasty spat erupted between a Republican staffer and a Democratic lawmaker who insists it's time for the committee to disband. Jake Sullivan, a former policy director and deputy chief of staff under Clinton at the State Department, was questioned by the panel in a daylong session of testimony behind closed doors on Friday. Sullivan said at
World NewsSept. 5, 2015
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N. Korea shows off medicine, food at China fair
CHANGCHUN, China, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A total of 24 North Korean business entities took part in an annual trade fair hosted by China, showing off a range of food and medicine, including a blood thinner. The 10th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, the capital city of China's Jilin province that shares a border with North Korea, drew hundreds of companies from South Korea, North Korea, China, Russia, Mongolia and Japan. Among products displayed by North Korean firms were a blood thinner, an o
North KoreaSept. 5, 2015
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U.N. chief rebuffs Japanese concern over his attendance at China military parade
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has brushed aside the Japanese complaints over his attendance at this week's huge military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II, saying the U.N. is an "impartial body." China displayed its fast-growing military capabilities during the Thursday military parade with leaders such as South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Russian President Vladimir Putin watching the event. Most Western leaders snubbed the military parade
World NewsSept. 5, 2015
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Austria says it and Germany will take refugees from Hungary
BICSKE, Hungary (AP) -- After misery, delivery. Hundreds of migrants, exhausted after breaking away from police and marching for hours toward Western Europe, boarded buses provided by Hungary's government as Austria in the early-morning hours said it and Germany would let them in. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann announced the decision early Saturday after speaking with Angela Merkel, his German counterpart -- not long after Hungary's surprise nighttime move to provide buses for the weary trav
World NewsSept. 5, 2015
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Seoul shares forecast to seesaw amid global uncertainties
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to move in a wide range next week as investors await key economic data from the United States and China for clues over their impact on the global financial market, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 2.6 percent this week to close at 1,886.04 on Friday.Trading volume was light as investors took to the sidelines following a wild ride in the previous week, responding to mixed data from the w
Sept. 5, 2015
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Park: S. Korea to begin discussions with China on Koreas’ unification
President Park Geun-hye on Friday said South Korea and China could quickly begin various discussions on how to achieve a peaceful unification between South and North Korea.“Peaceful unification is the fundamental and the quickest way to resolve nuclear and other issues,” Park said in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on the way back to Seoul from a trip to China, referring to tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Tensions persist on the divided peninsula over the North’s pursuit of its missile and
Foreign AffairsSept. 4, 2015
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Drowned Syrian boys buried in hometown they fled
The Syrian man who survived a desperate voyage from Turkey to Greece buried his wife and two sons on Friday in their hometown of Kobani, returning them to the conflict-torn Syrian Kurdish region they had fled. With the burial, Abdullah Kurdi abandoned any plans of leaving his homeland again.“He only wanted to go to Europe for the sake of his children,” said Suleiman Kurdi, an uncle of the grieving father. “Now that they’re dead, he wants to stay here in Kobani next to them.”The haunting image of
World NewsSept. 4, 2015
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Image of dead child on beach haunts and frustrates the world
The photo of the dead 3-year-old Syrian boy on a Turkish beach is haunting.It captures everything we don’t want to see when we tap our phones or open our newspapers: a vicious civil war, a surge of refugees, the death of an innocent.The image of little Aylan Kurdi is hammering home the Syrian migrant crisis to the world, largely through social media. Aylan died along with his 5-year-old brother and their mother when their small rubber boat capsized as it headed for Greece. The Associated Press d
World NewsSept. 4, 2015