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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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Two Koreas reach deal to ease military tensions
North Korea on Tuesday expressed regret over a recent land mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone and resulting injuries on South Korean soldiers and agreed to lift the “quasi-war state” in return for Seoul’s conditional revocation of anti-Pyongyang broadcasts. The two Koreas also agreed to hold formal talks to improve their relations in Seoul or Pyongyang “at an early date” and working-level discussions in early September to arrange reunions of separated families in time for the upcoming Chuseok
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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[URGENT] Seoul to publicize results of inter-Korean talks
Kim Kwan-jin, chief of Cheong Wa Dae’s National Security Office, is scheduled to unveil the results of the high-level talks between the two Koreas -- held since Saturday in Panmunjeom -- around 2 a.m. on Tuesday at the presidential office in Seoul.
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Koreas reach agreement after marathon talks
North and South Korea on Tuesday wrapped up marathon talks aimed at defusing a crisis that pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict.There was no immediate word on the outcome of the negotiations, held between top aides to the countries' leaders in the border truce village of Panmunjom, where the 1950-53 Korean War ceasefire was signed.The presidential Blue House in Seoul said the South's lead negotiator, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-Jin, would announce the result at 2:00 am (17
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Fire in Daewoo ship under construction kills two, injures 7
A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing two and leaving seven injured, fire authorities said. Geoje Fire Station said a 39-year-old worker, known by the surname Lee, was found dead at around 5 p.m. in a fuel tank of the 84,000-ton liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier located at Okpo Shipyard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, about 406 kilometers south o
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Hawk-dove duos at inter-Korean dialogue
As the high-level inter-Korean dialogue dragged on, hopes and doubts were flying around the seemingly incongruous duos from each side driving the rare gathering: rigid former and incumbent military commanders paired with preachers for a cross-border thaw. From the North, Hwang Pyong-so, vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission and director of the General Political Bureau of the (North) Korean People’s Army, joined hands with Kim Yang-gon, director of the North’s United Front Dep
North KoreaAug. 24, 2015
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Korean man arrested in Australia for alleged homicide
The Australian police on Monday arrested a South Korean man in his 20s in Sydney on suspicions that he killed another man, thought to be Korean, in the country, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.The body of the deceased man was found in a forest near Sydney last Saturday.The Foreign Ministry said that it had asked the Australian police to carry out a prompt and fair investigation into the case. It also said that it would provide appropriate support to the families of the deceased and the sus
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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Draftees extend service amid N.Korea tension
More than 50 South Korean draftees due to finish their military service this week have decided to remain in their combat-ready positions until the ongoing cross-border standoff ends, military officials said Monday.New soldiers salute while attending an induction ceremony at an Army training center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, Monday. (Yonhap)The Army’s intranet homepage has been swamped with messages of encouragement from Army members for the two soldiers who were injured in an Aug. 4
DefenseAug. 24, 2015
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Inter-Korean tension puts Park’s leadership to test
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is at a crossroads, with frustration mounting over the prospects of inter-Korean ties and the heightened security tension over North Korea’s mine attack. As she passes the midway point of her single, five-year term Tuesday, the result of marathon negotiations by senior officials from the two Koreas could serve as a watershed moment for her presidency.At her term’s halfway mark, Park also remains stranded on the diplomatic front, as her efforts at achieving d
PoliticsAug. 24, 2015
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Health minister nominee Chung endorses plan for telemedicine
Health and Welfare Minister nominee Chung Chin-youb on Monday revealed his support for the government’s plan to allow doctors to remotely provide health care to patients, a policy that opposition lawmakers and a doctors’ representative body have strongly opposed. Chung, an orthopedics doctor who had served as a head of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, testified before lawmakers at a National Assembly hearing that telemedicine would expand medical services to those living in remote ar
PoliticsAug. 24, 2015
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Private equity groups make last Homeplus bids
Three private equity fund groups made final-round offers to buy a controlling stake in Tesco’s Korean unit Homeplus valued at about 7 trillion won ($5.86 billion), according to sources on Monday. A consortium formed by U.S. private equity firm KKR and Asia-based Affinity Equity Partners submitted its final bid for the country’s second-largest supermarket chain to HSBC, which is advising Tesco on the sale.Korean private equity firm MBK Partners, which failed to link up with Goldman Sachs’ private
IndustryAug. 24, 2015
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Export-Import Bank promises robust support for builders
The Export-Import Bank of Korea opens a meeting with a group of CEOs of major companies in Seoul last week. Korea EximbankThe Export-Import Bank of Korea pledged strong support to key industries, especially the overseas construction sector, which has been pressed by weak exports and a domestic economic slowdown.“Our economy is currently facing the toughest challenge ever,” said Eximbank president Lee Duk-hoon in a recent conference with the CEOs of leading domestic companies.“As a financial poli
Aug. 24, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Latin America offers both risks, opportunities to investors: SC banker
Caught in a years-long economic recession and political turbulence, the Latin American region is largely considered a risk factor in the global financial sector.But as signs of economic rebound are starting to show, now may be an optimal time for overseas investors to enter the market when the barriers are low, according to a regional expert.“Some speak of an impending financial crisis upon Latin America, but the truth is that the region is already in the midst of a crisis,” Italo Lombardi, dire
Aug. 24, 2015
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Seoul, Washington seek to send B-52 bomber, nuke sub to peninsula
South Korea and the U.S. are seeking to mobilize a B-52 strategic bomber and other strategic assets on the peninsula as part of efforts to deter attacks by North Korea, Seoul officials said Monday. Uncertainties were growing across the border as the North Korean military was seen sharply building up frontline artillery and sending out an unprecedented number of submarines for unidentified operations since leader Kim Jong-un declared a “quasi-state of war” on Friday. The North has forward-deploye
North KoreaAug. 24, 2015
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Park pressures N.K. for apology
President Park Geun-hye on Monday increased her pressure on North Korea to apologize for the recent land mine blast and prevent a recurrence, warning that South Korea would continue its propaganda broadcasts should her demands not be met.President Park Geun-hye presides over a meeting of her senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday. (Yonhap)Park maintained a hard-line stance as the two Koreas continued grueling high-level talks over a recent spate of North Korean attacks at the inter-Korean
North KoreaAug. 24, 2015
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International schools filled with local students
A stroll through the beautiful campus of Chadwick International in Songdo, Incheon, is nearly enough to make a visitor forget this is a Korea-based school: Posters on the wall are in English, teachers are foreign and the animated discussions heard in the hallways are also in English. But a glance of the faces of the students is enough to snap the visitor back to reality, as the school consists of 80 percent Koreans. There has been criticism among education circles that foreign education institut
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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SK Planet’s public transit app rides popularity wave
Information technology solutions developer SK Planet said Monday its real-time public transport mobile app service had crossed the 4-million download mark.Utilizing its capabilities to collect and analyze traffic data across the nation, the affiliate of SK Group launched the mobile app, dubbed T Map Public Transit, in September last year. The number of daily active users for the app has surpassed 200,000 since then, and around 60 percent of commuters during use the app during rush hour, the comp
TechnologyAug. 24, 2015
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Korea University recruiting for journalism program
Korea University’s graduate school of journalism and mass communications is recruiting a new batch of students for the fall semester of its advanced media program, university officials said.The program, which will welcome its 44th intake in September, will help students learn about differences between traditional and new media and how to mediate between the two, according to the officials. Prominent scholars in media, business planning and strategy will give lectures on Internet media as well as
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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Korea has high gender gap in life expectancy
The gap in life expectancy between South Korean men and women is higher than other member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a recent report by the Paris-based club of advanced countries showed. According to OECD Health Data 2015, the average life expectancy for men was 78.5 years, 6.6 years lower than that of women at 85.1 years. Korean women’s life expectancy came in fifth among the OECD nations, while that of men ranked at 20th in the group. South Korea
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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[Herald Review] Apink take fans to their ‘Pink Island’
In a K-pop world filled with girl groups offering sexy and sometimes even provocative performances to get in the limelight, Apink has claimed a nearly unrivaled position with unwavering confidence in their clean, friendly girl-next-door image.The girls maximized that charm at their second exclusive concert, “Pink Island,” in Seoul last weekend, allowing themselves to let loose, joke around and have fun with their fans. Apink (A Cube Entertainment)“Tonight, this is an island just for Apink and Pi
PerformanceAug. 24, 2015
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[Editorial] Unsolved murders
The enactment of the so called Taewan Law, which abolished the statute of limitations on murder cases, puts uncaught criminals and potential perpetrators on notice that they will not easily get away with their crimes and that they will eventually be caught and receive their just deserts. The 25-year statute of limitations on murder cases had meant that murderers could get away scot-free if they could elude the authorities for 25 years. With the abolition of the statute of limitations, law enforc
EditorialAug. 24, 2015