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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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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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April debuts with hopeful song ‘Dream Candy’
April, DSP Media’s new girl group, made their debut with the release of their first EP “Dreaming” and the lead track “Dream Candy.”The group, known to fans as the “younger sister group” to DSP‘s signature group Kara, includes six members: leader Somin, Chaewon, Hyunjoo, Naeun, Yena and Jinsol, born in consecutive years from 1996 to 2001. April (DSP Media)“Our average age is 17.5,” said Jinsol, the youngest member, at their media showcase at Coex in Seoul. “We heard we were the youngest girl grou
PerformanceAug. 25, 2015
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[Herald Review] ‘Untouchable Lawmen’ meets crazy with crazy
“Untouchable Lawmen” starts out with the ballsy, if oversimplified, notion that those who evade the law deserve to be captured through law-defying measures. Under the mantra of “meeting crazy with crazy,” the film initially seems headed in the direction of an exhilarating Robin Hood-esque hero narrative, where the quirky “good guys” deal a satisfying blow to the hypocritical “bad guys.” Choi Daniel (left) and Im Chang-jung in "Untouchable Lawmen" (Pan Cinema)The film begins as the police, after
FilmAug. 25, 2015
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[Kim Seong-kon] Being an ‘Alpa-man,’ ‘Rain Man’ or gentleman
I believe women frequently outsmart men thanks to their so-called feminine intuition. For example, a woman instinctively knows when a man is interested in her no matter how hard he tries to hide his feelings. If you steal a glance at a pretty woman in the subway, she will immediately notice that you are checking her out. If you lie to your girlfriend, she will find out. Likewise, if you have an affair, your wife will know about it instantly no matter how hard you try to hide it from her. So give
ViewpointsAug. 25, 2015
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[Lee Jae-min] We’ve come too far to go back
Legal education in Korea has gone through seismic changes since the summer of 2007, when a bill to introduce a new “law school” system was passed in the National Assembly. A roller coaster ride is the term that perhaps best describes the Korean legal education environment since then. The ride has alternated between hopes and frustrations, and vacillated between expectations and disappointment. Virtually everything changed. New buildings were built and new curricula adopted. New teaching method
ViewpointsAug. 25, 2015
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Hope grows for separated family reunion
The government’s push for the reunion of separated families is expected to speed up as the two Koreas agreed Tuesday to resume the event that has been suspended since early last year. Seoul and Pyongyang made an agreement to organize a fresh round of separated family reunions around Chuseok in September and to regularize it in the future. This was part of the six-point agreement reached at the 43-hour marathon negotiation at the border village of Panmunjeom. For this, a working-level meeting wil
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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[Editorial] Simply wrong
Korean shipbuilders are a dominant force in the global market, with names like Hyundai Heavy, Daewoo and Samsung occupying the industry’s top posts in terms of orders received. But the former darling of Korea Inc. is now in deep trouble, as the fleet of the world’s biggest shipbuilding firms are in rough waters, struggling with a global slump, low oil prices and stiff challenges from rivals, not least Chinese shipbuilders. Specifically, the Korean shipyards’ excessive competition to win order
EditorialAug. 25, 2015
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[Editorial] After the crisis
It is a relief that South and North Korea reached an agreement to defuse the crisis that had brought the two sides close to a serious armed conflict. The agreement is highlighted by the North’s expression of “regret” over the recent land mine blast in the DMZ and the promise of the South to cease its propaganda broadcasts into the North. What’s encouraging is that the two sides decided to continue their discussions beyond resolving the crisis and seek to improve ties. What we note is the agree
EditorialAug. 25, 2015
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Intense war of nerves during marathon talks
An intense war of nerves unfolded during the rare four-day cross-border talks, with South Korea pressuring the North to apologize for the recent set of North Korean provocations, while the other side tried to gloss over its responsibility, a senior Seoul official said Tuesday.Top officials from the two Koreas engage in intense talks in South Korea’s Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom this week. (Unification Ministry)However, the two sides reached an agreement through t
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Prague-native Korean teacher talks proliferation of Korean studies
The King Sejong Institute Foundation’s seventh annual World Korean Educators Conference kicked off Monday, inviting 180 guests committed to the teaching of Korean from 43 countries for a three-day exchange conference in Seoul. With 90 institutions across the world, the King Sejong Institute is dedicated to establishing educational institutions where citizens of all ages can attend to learn the Korean language. Invited as a guest to this year’s conference is Korean teacher Stepanka Horakova from
CultureAug. 25, 2015
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Will accord end N.K. provocations?
Although the rare cross-border talks brought the two Koreas away from the brink of an armed clash Tuesday, concerns persist over whether the development would effectively end what South Korea terms the “vicious cycle” of North Korean provocations. A peaceful North Korean village in Gaepung, North Hwanghae Province, is seen from South Korea’s frontline area on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Following the four-day talks that stretched into Tuesday morning, Pyongyang offered a rare expression of “regret” in a jo
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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KOSPI rebound stifled by global tumbles
The benchmark KOSPI stopped a six-day slide Tuesday as the two Koreas reached a military agreement. It gained 16.82 points, or 0.92 percent, from the previous trading session to close at 1,846.63.However, foreign investors were still net-selling on local main bourse after major stock markets of Europe and the U.S. tumbled overnight.The Chinese market’s further plunge on Tuesday is estimated to have stifled the rebound of South Korean stocks.Foreigners net-sold equities worth 528.6 billion won ($
Aug. 25, 2015
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Seoul shares, won rebound on inter-Korean breakthrough
South Korean stocks snapped a six-day losing streak to end nearly 1 percent higher on Tuesday, with the local currency also gaining ground versus the U.S. dollar, as the two Koreas reached a dramatic deal to end tensions on the peninsula, analysts said. After starting lower at the opening bell, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed up 16.82 points, or 0.92 percent to 1,846.63. Trading volume was moderate at 444.8 million shares worth 6.6 trillion won ($5.4 billion) with advancer
Aug. 25, 2015
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Prosecutors raid defense firm, research center over alleged corruption
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have raided the offices of a defense company and a state defense agency suspected of making illegal deals in the trade of defense equipment.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said LIG Nex1 provided defective equipment used to assess the performance of anti-tank guided missiles to the Agency for Defense Development between 2012 and 2014, which cost more than 8 billion won ($6.7 million) in total.The agency is suspected of overlooking faulty parts.Out of t
Aug. 25, 2015
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N. Korean defector indicted for security law violation
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a North Korean defector for violating the National Security Law after he sneaked into the North to help other North Koreans defect to South Korea.The National Security Law bans South Koreans from contacting North Koreans or visiting the North without government permission. Suwon District Prosecutor's Office said the defector, surnamed Kim, has been detained for visiting the North five times since June 2011, and helping 21 North Koreans defect to the S
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Business bodies welcome inter-Korean accord
South Korea’s business community hailed a landmark agreement Tuesday reached between the two Koreas to resolve quickly escalating tensions, pledging to make expanded efforts to bolster economic cooperation with North Korea. Following days of high-level marathon negotiations, the two Koreas eased tensions Tuesday morning as Pyongyang expressed “regret” over a recent land mine blast that injured two South Korean soldiers at the border and lifted its “semi-war state” in exchange for Seoul’s promi
IndustryAug. 25, 2015
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SK Group chief to visit China this week
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will fly to China this week to visit the group's business operations there as part of his efforts to beef up "on-site managerial activity," the group said Tuesday.Chey, who was recently freed from jail on a special presidential pardon, plans to depart for China on Wednesday and inspect a production line of chip-making unit SK hynix Inc. in the southern Chinese city of Wuxi.He will then move to Hubei Province for a visit to a plant run by Wuhan Petrochemical, the gr
IndustryAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea's childbirths fall to second-lowest level in 2014
The number of babies born in South Korea fell to the second-lowest level in 2014, a report showed Tuesday, deepening concerns that its low birthrate could sap the country's long-term economic stability.According to the report by Statistics Korea, some 435,400 babies were born last year, down around 1,000, or 0.2 percent, from a year earlier. It marked the second straight year ofon-year decline and was the lowest since 2005, when around 435,000 babies were born. Yoon Yean-ok, director of populati
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2015
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China says foreign leaders will attend Sept. 3 military parade
All foreign leaders who will visit Beijing next month will attend a huge military parade marking the end of World War II, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be in Beijing on Sept. 3, but it remains undecided whether she will attend the military parade. (Yonhap)
InternationalAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea seeks 'regular, systemic' talks with N. Korea
South Korea will try to hold "regular and systemic" dialogue with North Korea, a senior government official said Tuesday, boosted by a landmark inter-Korean deal on ending the latest military crisis.Asked about the prospects of inter-Korean ties, the Unification Ministry official told reporters, "(A new phase) has just begun. We will regularize and systematize talks between the South and North Korean authorities."The South regards the North as having acknowledged its responsibility for and apolo
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea to keep military readiness: Defense Ministry
South Korea said Tuesday it will continue maintaining its military readiness until North Korea normalizes its front-line defense level as it takes time for the North to pull back its forward-deployed troops. Earlier Tuesday, after four days of intensive inter-Korean talks, North Korea agreed to lift its quasi-war state of its armed forces starting at noon in return for the South's stoppage of the anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border."Since the North has agreed to withdraw the s
DefenseAug. 25, 2015