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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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Bipartisan panel formed to address livelihood issues amid tension over first lady probe
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Fitch cuts S. Africa's credit rating to 'junk'
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- Ratings agency Fitch said Friday it had cut South Africa's credit rating to junk status, citing the recent political instability prompted by a controversial cabinet reshuffle.The agency downgraded the country's sovereign debt rating from 'BBB-' to 'BB+' but kept the outlook stable.It said the downgrade reflected the view that "recent political events, including a major cabinet reshuffle, will weaken standards of governance and public finances."Already earlier this week, ano
World BusinessApril 7, 2017
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Assad office says US strike 'foolish, irresponsible'
DAMASCUS (AFP) -- A US missile strike on an airbase in central Syria early on Friday was "foolish and irresponsible," President Bashar al-Assad's office said."What America did is nothing but foolish and irresponsible behaviour, which only reveals its short-sightedness and political and military blindness to reality," a statement said.The US fired a barrage of 59 cruise missiles at the Shayrat base in response to a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town on Tuesday widely blamed on the Da
World NewsApril 7, 2017
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Trump kicks off meetings with Xi Jinping
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump’s Florida beach resort Thursday, with the urgent threat of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and tensions over trade on the agenda for the first meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies.Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and his wife at the Mar-a-Lago estate before making their way to dinner. The meeting kicked off amid suggestions the Trum
World NewsApril 7, 2017
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US missiles blast Syria base where chem planes took off
The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the US assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to join in seeking “to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria.” It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Trump’s most dramatic military order since becoming president just o
World NewsApril 7, 2017
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Analysis: Toxic attack could wreck Assad’s political gains
President Bashar Assad took an enormous gamble if his forces were behind the chemical weapons attack that killed dozens in northern Syria: committing an overt war crime just as the Trump administration and most Western leaders had made clear they are no longer seeking his immediate removal.Although Assad can count on the backing of his top allies, Russia and Iran, the attack has revived international outrage at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is still formulating his policy on Syria.So w
World NewsApril 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] Printed newspapers losing subscribers
The Korea Press Foundation said in its Korea Press Yearbook 2016 that only 14.3 percent of respondents to its annual survey said they subscribe to printed newspapers at home. This is about one fifth of the 69.3 percent that answered positively to the same question in 1996.The book showed that the country‘s newspaper-reading population has also declined sharply.Only 20.9 percent answered “yes” when asked if they had read printed newspapers in the past week, down 4.5 percentage points from 25.4 pe
World NewsApril 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] Contraceptive usage in Asian countries
A record number of women now use contraception in Asia. The latest figures from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs show disparities in the use of contraceptives within Asia.China, South Korea and Thailand are Asian countries where a high proportion of people use contraceptives. In China, 83 percent use contraceptives, while in both South Korea and Thailand the figure is 78 percent.Vietnam (76 percent), Sri Lanka (71 percent) Bhutan (67 percent), Singapore (66 percent) and Banglad
World NewsApril 5, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Advertisers dump Fox host after harassment claims
Major advertisers have begun canceling spots on America’s most-watched cable news show following reports of sexual harassment involving the star Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. US insurer Allstate and French pharmaceutical maker Sanofi became the latest to exit Tuesday, following the lead of a handful of auto brands dropping ads for Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” a favorite among conservatives. Allstate spokesman Justin Herndon said, “Inclusivity and support for women are important Allstate values. W
World NewsApril 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] Singapore tops list of best Asian universities
National University of Singapore has retained its title as Asia’s best university for the second year in a row, according to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2017.Peking University maintained its second-place ranking and Tsinghua University was ranked third. Both of them are located in Beijing. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ranked eighth, followed by Seoul National University and Pohang University of Science and Technology.The universities were ranked base
World NewsApril 4, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Tesla now 2nd-largest US automaker
Tesla on Monday became the second-largest US car maker in terms of market capitalization, displacing Ford, whose sales lagged amid concerns about the ability of the US market to keep growing. Many major automakers reported US sales declines in March compared to a year ago, but Tesla over the weekend said it saw a huge jump in vehicles delivered to consumers in the first three months of the year. That was enough to send the electric car maker’s stock soaring Monday, even as investors punished ma
World NewsApril 4, 2017
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'10 dead' in St. Petersburg metro blast
Men carry an injured person on a stretcher outside Technological Institute metro station in St. Petersburg on Monday. (AFP-Yonhap)Around 10 people were feared dead on Monday after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, according to authorities and news reports."The Saint Petersburg prosecutor's office has begun to investigate the blast in a train carriage" at the Technological Institute metro station's platform, a prosecutors' statement said.A source in th
World NewsApril 3, 2017
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[Graphic News] S. Koreans' overseas spending hits record high in 2016
South Koreans spent a record high overseas last year as more people opted to go on overseas trips, data from the central bank showed Sunday.According to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea, South Koreans spent 28.93 trillion won ($25.9 billion) overseas last year, up 8.3 percent, or 2.23 trillion won, from the previous year.The 2016 tally marks the highest since the central bank began to compile related data in 1970.South Koreans’ overseas spending has been on a sharp rise, reaching 26.7 tril
World NewsApril 3, 2017
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China to create new economic zone outside Beijing
BEIJING -- China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the government said, in a bid to boost flagging growth and reduce the strain on the capital.The Xiongan New Area, located some 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of downtown Beijing in Hebei province, will rival south China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, established in the 1980s, and Shanghai's Pudong New Area, set up in the 1990s. The move was a "major historic and
World BusinessApril 2, 2017
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Myanmar by-elections take pulse of Suu Kyi's popularity
Voting began Saturday in 19 by-elections in Myanmar, in the first test of the popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy since it formed the government a year ago. Nine of the contested seats are in the Lower House, three are in the Upper House and the rest are in state and regional assemblies in ethnic minority areas. Some seats became vacant because the lawmakers were promoted to the Cabinet; some because of deaths and others were never filled in the 2015 general election
World NewsApril 1, 2017
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[Graphic News] S. Korea's conglomerate groups own W59tr worth of land: data
The estimated value of land owned by South Korea‘s five biggest business groups rose to a record high in 2016 due in part to the purchase of the headquarters of the Korea Power Electric Corp. by Hyundai Motor and its affiliates, a market researcher said Monday.Hyundai Motor and some of its affiliates purchased the 79,345-square-meter plot in southeastern Seoul for 10.55 trillion won in late 2015 to build a Seoul landmark featuring the country’s tallest skyscraper, a global business center, a hot
World NewsMarch 30, 2017
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EU diplomat says bloc won't punish Britain
A senior European diplomat says the European Union won't seek to punish Britain for leaving the bloc. There has been speculation in the British press since last year's referendum on the so-called Brexit that the other 27 EU members could try to extract maximum suffering from the UK in order to discourage others from leaving. The diplomat, who wasn't authorized to be quoted by name, dismissed such views Wednesday, noting that Britain will have to grapple with the fallout from its departure from t
World NewsMarch 29, 2017
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Stock markets, pound subdued as UK triggers Brexit request
World stock markets were subdued Wednesday as Britain triggered the start of its exit from the European Union, a formal step that kicks off two years of negotiations that will have wide-ranging consequences for business in the region.Britain's FTSE 100 was faring worst in Europe, dropping 0.4 percent to 7,317. Germany's DAX climbed 0.4 percent to 12,200 and France's CAC 40 added 0.1 percent to 5,050. U.S. stocks were poised to open higher. Dow and S&P 500 futures were flat.British Prime Minister
World BusinessMarch 29, 2017
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Brexit begins as EU's Tusk receives divorce papers from UK
Prime Minister Theresa May set the U.K. on course for leaving the European Union in two years’ time, a divorce that will redefine the country’s relationship with its largest trading partner and end decades of deepening political integration on the continent. “After nine months the UK has delivered,” EU President Donald Tusk, said in a Twitter post at 1:28 p.m. in Brussels after receiving a hand-signed letter from May, which invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the formal exit mechanism.May t
World NewsMarch 29, 2017
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'We already miss you,' EU's Tusk tells Britain
EU president Donald Tusk said the bloc already misses Britain, after it triggered the two-year exit process on Wednesday."We already miss you," Tusk said in a short statement to reporters after receiving a letter from British Prime Minister Theresa May requesting the EU divorce."There is no reason to pretend this is a happy day," he added. (AFP)
World NewsMarch 29, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Musk diving into minds while reaching for Mars
Not content to reach for Mars and dethrone fossil fuels, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday is turning his focus to delving into people‘s minds. In a message fired off Tuesday on Twitter, Musk appeared to confirm he is creating a startup called Neuralink devoted to enabling brains to interface directly with computers, accessing processing power and perhaps even downloading memories for storage. “Long Neuralink piece coming out on (blog platform) @waitbutwhy in about a week. Difficult to dedi
World NewsMarch 29, 2017