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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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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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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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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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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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Korea to stress safety in new school curriculum
South Korea’s Education Ministry will introduce a new subject in elementary schools on how to deal with various safety hazards including traffic and maritime accidents, officials said Monday.The ministry announced that the new safety program ― conducted for an hour each week for first- and second-grade students in elementary schools ― will cover traffic safety, disaster management, self-protection and miscellaneous safety hazards in everyday lives. “Rather than simply focusing on imparting knowl
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2015
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Teen drug abuse almost triples
South Korea has seen a threefold increase in the number of teenagers caught taking drugs over the past three years, according to the police. (Yonhap)In the report submitted to Rep. Kim Jang-sil of the ruling Saenuri Party by the National Police Agency, the number of teenagers captured for taking drugs nearly tripled from 27 in 2012 to 75 last year. The number for this year will likely hit a record high, with 65 having been nabbed by the police as of July. A total of 210 juvenile offenders we
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2015
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Ex-chairman of POSCO to face summons
The prosecution will summon former POSCO chairman Chung Joon-yang for questioning this week as part of the ongoing probe into alleged corruption involving the nation’s No. 1 steelmaker and its affiliates. Prosecutors said Monday they are looking at the schedule to call in the 67-year-old chairman for questioning. (Yonhap)The summon comes six months after the prosecution launched its probe into POSCO’s alleged corruption cases including suspicious mergers and acquisitions, tax evasion and setti
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2015
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[Foreigners Who Loved Korea] Bethell, vanguard of the anti-Japanese press
In Korea’s turbulent path toward independence and nation building, there were foreign nationals who stood steadfastly by the Korean people, although their contributions have been largely overshadowed by those of Korean patriots. The Korea Herald, in partnership with the Independence Hall of Korea, publishes a series of articles shedding light on these foreigners, their life and legacies here. The following is the fifth installment. ― Ed. By Kim Hyong-mok, Senior research fellow, Independence Hal
PeopleAug. 31, 2015
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BOK saddled with U.S., China risks
South Korean monetary policymakers are struggling to cope with the prospects of an interest rate hike in the U.S. and further currency devaluation in China.Should the U.S. Federal Reserve raise its key rate, the Bank of Korea would have no choice but to follow suit in a bid to minimize capital outflow, as economists and analysts predict.If the People’s Bank of China chooses to devalue the yuan, following its artificial depreciation of it for three consecutive days in August, the BOK will face ag
Aug. 31, 2015
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Seoul faces tough decision over N.K. sanctions
South Korea faces a tough decision over its economic sanctions against North Korea, as the public here remains torn over the issue that could affect voter sentiment ahead of the parliamentary elections next April.Seoul maintains that the so-called May 24 sanctions, which were imposed after Pyongyang’s torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan in March 2010, can only be terminated with the regime’s apology for it, steps to prevent a recurrence and the punishment of the attackers. North Korea leader
Latest NewsAug. 31, 2015
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Korean bill seeks to prevent latter-day Lears
In Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear,” the protagonist loses everything after disposing his kingdom to his children, who betray and mistreat him once obtaining his wealth and power. In South Korea, a new controversial bill is being introduced to prevent Korean parents from becoming modern-day King Lears, some of whom reportedly get abused or neglected by their adult children after handing down most of their wealth and possessions. The bill, which is being introduced by the main opposition New Po
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2015
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Daewoo Shipbuilding to cut 1,300 jobs, sell assets
Troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is set to undergo restructuring, including job cuts and assets selloff worth 400 billion won ($338 million), as it battles to cope with mounting losses and lack of orders.“The company’s reorganization will be carried out on Sept. 1. With the slim-down, some high-level officials will resign due to overlapping duties,” a DSME official said Monday.The restructuring program will directly affect 1,300 jobs, including 30 percent of general managers and
IndustryAug. 31, 2015
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Park-Xi summit to focus on N.K
Leaders of South Korea and China are set to discuss ways to curb North Korea‘s nuclear ambitions and boost peace in Northeast Asia at a bilateral summit planned for Wednesday amid tension abating on the Korean Peninsula after breakthrough talks last week.President Park Geun-hye will leave for China for a three-day trip to attend a celebration to mark the end of World War II, but she will hold a summit with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as soon as she arrives in Beijing, Park’s senior foreig
PoliticsAug. 31, 2015
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Korean manufacturers expect harsh September
South Korea’s business sentiment for September has slid again, as industrial players expect sagging exports and China’s economic slowdown to undo the Korea’s gradual recovery from the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak. According to the Bank of Korea report released on Monday, the September manufacturers’ business sentiment index, or BSI, fell to 68, down two points from a month ago. The BSI gauges the outlook of manufacturers on their business conditions for the coming month. An index
Aug. 31, 2015
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Samsung unveils front-load washer with extra door
Samsung Electronics on Monday released a new front-load washing machine with an extra door that allows users to put in additional laundry in the middle of a wash cycle. The new model, dubbed the Bubble Shot Add Wash, comes as Samsung has been enjoying a sales momentum with its new top-load washer, the Active Wash, that is fitted with a built-in sink for soaking or prewashing. Models pose with Samsung Electronics’ front-loading washing machine, called the Bubble Shot Add Wash, at the firm’s hea
TechnologyAug. 31, 2015
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[Photo News] Olympus unveils new mirrorless camera
TechnologyAug. 31, 2015
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Samsung to build smart factories
Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Monday it would join forces with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to make conventional factories run by small and mid-sized enterprises “smarter.”Signing a memorandum of understanding on the day, Samsung and the ministry agreed to make a joint investment of 30 billion won ($25 million) to refurbish the outdated factories. Samsung Electronic president Kim Jong-ho (left), Vice Industry Minister Lee Kwan-sup (center), and Park Jin-woo, the head of KOS
TechnologyAug. 31, 2015
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The president and the Beijing parade
President Park Geun-hye’s decision to attend China’s military parade this week, commemorating the victory over Japan in World War II, is both puzzling and more than a little unsettling. The guest list includes leaders from 30 countries, although many of them are not heads of state, and most come from small Central Asian or African nations. No major Western country is sending a high ranking leader, and aside from Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Park will be the most prominent spectato
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Samsung C&T as new group holding company
The “new” Samsung C&T kicked off on Sept. 1 as the de facto holding company of Samsung Group, the nation’s largest conglomerate. The group’s construction, trading, fashion, food and bio businesses are now reorganized under the new umbrella company, while Samsung Electronics and Samsung Life Insurance are responsible for tech and finance pillars, respectively. Head office buildings of Samsung C&T (left) and Samsung Electronics (right) YonhapThe merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Indust
TechnologyAug. 31, 2015
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Girls’ Generation holds ‘Tencent K-pop Live’ concert
Girls‘ Generation was the eighth artist to hold a monthly live broadcast concert via the “Tencent K-pop Live” series on Tencent‘s video service QQ.The “Tencent K-pop Live” concert series is a collaboration between Chinese information technology giant Tencent and content distribution company Cantara Global. It is part of Tencent Video’s “Live Music” business, which began last year as a comprehensive music service offering content from artists in Japan, Korea, the U.S. and Europe. Girls' Generatio
PerformanceAug. 31, 2015
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[Clive Crook] What if 2008 financial crisis comes around again?
By the end of the week, stocks, currencies and commodity prices weren’t crashing any longer but financial markets were far from settled. Over the past 10 days, markets have plummeted, paused, recovered and fallen again. There’s little sign the anxiety is lifting.Until recently investors had been preoccupied with the weakness of the post-2008 recovery. Now some are asking whether 2008 might come round again. It’s an especially disturbing possibility because, on the face of it, the policy options
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2015
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[David Ignatius] Drones cover intelligence blunders
Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, has disclosed that it suffered heavy casualties when the U.S. launched drone attacks last month to defend a moderate opposition group called “Division 30.”“The U.S. strikes caused some of our dear brothers to be granted their martyrdom and others got wounded,” wrote a Dutch fighter named Abu Mohammad al-Hollandi in a Twitter posting on July 31, the day of the battle. “We from Nusra decided to make a tactical retreat & thus minimize the possible c
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2015
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[Editorial] Rebuilding momentum
Apparently emboldened by a rare inter-Korean deal on defusing tensions and promoting exchanges, South Korea’s top nuclear envoy last week expressed hope for fresh momentum in efforts to denuclearize North Korea. Speaking at a forum in Seoul on Friday, he expected the nuclear issue to be discussed directly between the two Koreas. His anticipation seems still far from being realized, given remarks made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the r
EditorialAug. 31, 2015