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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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India to remove cash withdrawal limits
MUMBAI (AFP) -- Limits on cash withdrawals will be removed entirely from March 13, India's central bank said Wednesday, as it left interest rates on hold for the second time since a ban on high-value rupee notes.The Reserve Bank of India capped cash withdrawals after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision in November to take all 500 ($7.40) and 1,000 rupee notes out of circulation to deter tax-dodging -- 86 percent of the currency in the cash-reliant nation.The ensuing cash crunch saw lon
World BusinessFeb. 8, 2017
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[Graphic News] Offshore fisheries output hits 44-year low in 2016
South Korea’s offshore fisheries output sank to a 44-year low in 2016 due to tumbling fish stocks caused by a combination of Chinese illegal fishing, climate change and overfishing, a report showed Tuesday.The country’s inshore and offshore fisheries production came to 923,000 tons last year, down 12.7 percent from the previous year and the lowest yearly catch since 1972, according to the report by the Korea Maritime Institute.The KMI said Chinese fishermen’s illegal fishing in South Korean wate
World NewsFeb. 8, 2017
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At least 19 killed in suicide blast at Afghan Supreme Court: officials
At least 19 people were killed and 41 wounded Tuesday in a suicide blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul, officials said, the latest attack to rock the war-torn capital.A suicide bomber on foot detonated as employees were boarding a bus to go home in the parking lot of the court compound, located on the road leading from the international airport to the US embassy, interior ministry spokesman Najibullah Danish told AFP. The casualty figures came from health ministry spokesman Waheed Majr
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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Iran's top leader mocks 'newcomer' Trump
Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday that "newcomer'' President Donald Trump had shown the "real face'' of the United States, after the American leader accused Iran of being ungrateful for sanctions relief approved by the Obama administration and vowed a tougher stance.Last week, after Iran tested a ballistic missile, Trump tweeted that the country was "playing with fire,'' saying they "don't appreciate how `kind' President (Barack) Obama was to them. Not me!''Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who makes the
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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Former French president Sarkozy to face trial for fraud
The Paris prosecutor's office says France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial in an inquiry into alleged campaign finance fraud during his 2012 presidential campaign.The office said Tuesday that Sarkozy and 13 others will go to court to answer allegations that his failed presidential campaign spent well above the legal ceiling. Sarkozy's camp say it will appeal the decision.The news may further erode public trust in politics as Sarkozy's former no. 2, Francois Fillon, their party
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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At $250M, Los Angeles home most expensive listed in US
At $250 million, a new mega mansion in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles is the most expensive home listed in the United States.The passion project of developer and handbag tycoon Bruce Makowsky, the four-level, 38,000-square-foot mansion built on spec includes 12 bedroom suites, 21 bathrooms, five bars, three gourmet kitchens, a spa and an 85-foot infinity swimming pool with stunning views of Los Angeles. There's also a 40-seat movie theater, a bowling alley, and a fleet of exot
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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Athletics: Russia had 'a lot of doping violations' - Mutko
Russia on Tuesday admitted widespread doping violations by its athletes and coaches but said it is cleaning up its act, after the IAAF extended a ban to cover the world championships.Russia's tainted athletics federation "had a lot of violations. Athletes broke rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping," Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said, warning: "It's time for them to retire."On Monday world athletics boss Sebastian Coe said that Russia could not be reintegrated
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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China reserves edge below $3 tril. as yuan pressure rises
China’s foreign-currency reserves edged just below $3 trillion in January, falling to the lowest since early 2011 after the yuan capped its steepest annual decline in two decades.Reserves decreased $12.3 billion to $2.998 trillion, the People’s Bank of China said Tuesday. That compares with the $3.004 trillion estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and added to the $320 billion decrease in the holdings last year.Further erosion of the world’s largest stockpile may prompt policy makers to a
World BusinessFeb. 7, 2017
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[Graphic News] Korea to attract 2 million cruise tourists in 2017
South Korea will intensify overseas marketing and build more maritime facilities in an effort to lure 2 million cruise tourists from all over the world, the government said Monday.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it will hold the so-called “Port Sales” event in cities of the United States, China and Japan starting from March, with major cruise liners and travel agencies attending.It will also build five additional cruise docks in four seaports including Busan and Incheon, adding to the
World NewsFeb. 7, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Le Pen vows ‘France first’ at campaign launch
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen vowed Sunday she would be a president who puts France first as she formally launched a campaign echoing many of the themes that propelled Donald Trump to the White House. With polls showing her now leading the first round of the election race, the head of the National Front (FN) attacked “mass immigration.” globalization and “Islamic fundamentalism” and said she wanted a country “which owes nothing to anyone.” In a speech in the central city of Lyon less than three
World NewsFeb. 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] Koreans’ overseas spending hits record high in 2016
South Koreans spent a new record high abroad last year on increased outbound travel, despite an economic slump and sagging domestic consumption, data showed Saturday.Expenditures on ordinary foreign trips, excluding stays for study, jumped 7.4 percent on-year to $23.1 billion for the year, according to the Bank of Korea and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.Koreans’ overseas spending has been on a constant rise from $15.5 billion in 2011 to $16.5 billion in 2012, $17.3 billion in 2013
World NewsFeb. 6, 2017
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Brady earns 4th Super Bowl MVP trophy with epic comeback
The greatest quarterback in NFL history led the biggest Super Bowl comeback to be the MVP on Sunday night.Tom Brady rallied New England from a 25-point third-quarter deficit for a 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history to earn his fifth Super Bowl title and fourth MVP trophy. Tom Brady (AP-Yonhap)Brady threw touchdown passes of 5 and 6 yards in the second half and tied things at 28-28 when he connected with Danny Amendola on a 2-point conversion with
World NewsFeb. 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] Beijing remains Asia’s busiest airport
Eight Asian airports are among the world’s busiest passenger airports. Beijing Capital International Airport remains the busiest airport in the region, according to the recently released data by Airports Council International.Beijing Capital International Airport handled the most international traffic in 2015 in Asia, adding 3.8 million over the previous year to reach 89.9 million.Worldwide passenger traffic increased 6.4 percent in 2015 to almost 7.2 billion, with increases in all the world’s s
World NewsFeb. 5, 2017
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US stands '100%, shoulder-to-shoulder' with Japan: Mattis
US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday that the United States stands "100 percent" with Japan on a visit to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric.Mattis spoke in Tokyo on the first overseas tour by a senior Trump administration official, as concerns rise about the direction of US policy in the region under the protectionist and fiery leader.He arrived earlier in the day from Seoul, where he warned nuclear-armed North Korea that any attacks by thei
World NewsFeb. 3, 2017
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Machete attacker shot at Louvre in Paris
A French soldier patrolling at the Louvre museum in Paris shot and seriously injured a machete-wielding man on Friday who yelled "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") as he attacked security forces, police said.Hundreds of tourists were confined to secure areas of the world-famous art gallery in central Paris after the attacker was shot five times around 10:00 (1100 GMT) in a public area inside the complex.Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called the attack "terrorist in nature."One soldier was "li
World NewsFeb. 3, 2017
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Sony halves forecast as yen, movie unit hammer profit
TOKYO(AFP) -- Sony on Thursday halved its full-year profit forecast as it was battered by a near $1 billion writedown on its movie unit while a strong yen also dug into the Japanese firm's bottom line.The dour reading comes as the embattled entertainment giant struggles with a painful restructuring drive that has included layoffs and asset sales after years of huge losses.It said net profit in the nine months to December 31 plunged 80.7 percent to 45.6 billion yen ($405 million) and warned it ex
World BusinessFeb. 2, 2017
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[Graphic News] Nearly 9 in 10 South Koreans use internet: poll
According to the poll of 61,238 people older than 3 years old in 25,000 households by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning in 2016, 88.3 percent of South Koreans used the internet, with the number of users estimated at 43.64 million, up 3.2 percentage points, or 1.7 million, from the previous year. Nearly 9 out of 10 South Koreans use the internet, the survey showed.By age, the internet usage rate reached 100 percent for teens and those in their 20s, followed by 99.8 percent for thos
World NewsFeb. 2, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Court nominee Gorsuch praised by some liberals
Neil Gorsuch, named Tuesday as President Donald Trump's nominee to the US Supreme Court, has a solidly conservative pedigree that has earned him comparison to the combative justice he would replace, Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch clerked for two Supreme Court justices and worked in President George W. Bush’s Justice Department before being appointed to the federal bench and authoring a series of sharply written, conservative opinions. His mother, Anne, ran President Ronald Reagan's Environmental Prote
World NewsFeb. 1, 2017
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Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan
DHAKA -- Bangladesh will push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island despite warnings it is uninhabitable and prone to flooding.The government has set up a committee comprising state officials in the coastal districts, ordering authorities to help identify and relocate undocumented Myanmar nationals to Thengar Char in the Bay of Bengal."The committee will assist transferring both registered and unregistered refugees from
World NewsJan. 31, 2017
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The Latest: Acting head of Immigration and Customs ousted
WASHINGTON -- The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 6:05 a.m. The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ousted. The administration didn't offer any explanation for the move announced late Monday, the same day that President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates for publicly declining to defend Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees. ICE executive associate director Thomas Homan has been elevated to the role of acting chief. Th
World NewsJan. 31, 2017