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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned
MOSCOW (AP) — Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music.Putin says “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.”But Putin said at a St. Petersburg meeting with cultural advisers Saturday that attempts to ban artists from performing will have an adverse effect and bolster their popularity. (Yonhap)Putin noted that “rap is based on three
World NewsDec. 16, 2018
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Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
Since US President Donald Trump weaponised the term "fake news" during the 2016 presidential election campaign, the phrase has gone viral.Increasingly it is used by politicians around the world to denounce or dismiss news reports that do not fit their version of the truth. US President Donald Trump has popularised the term `fake news` and used it to attack the news media (AFP)But as news outlets defend their work, false information is saturating the political debate worldwide and undermining an
World NewsDec. 16, 2018
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Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Cohen
President Donald Trump knew it was wrong to order election-eve hush money paid to two women who claimed to have had affairs with him, his former lawyer Michael Cohen said in an interview to be broadcast Friday.Trump acted because he "was very concerned about how this would affect the election," Cohen told ABC News of the women's allegations in his first comments since being sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. Trump has said he never directed Cohen to break the law. But Cohen, asked i
World NewsDec. 14, 2018
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China suspends tariff hikes on $126bil. of US goods
China has announced a 90-day suspension of tariff hikes on $126 billion of US cars, trucks and auto parts following its cease-fire in a trade battle with Washington that threatens global economic growth.The tax agency said the suspension that takes effect Jan. 1 is intended to carry out the agreement reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during a Dec. 1 meeting in Argentina.The agency said Beijing will suspend a 25 percent import charge on $66 billion of cars and trucks and a 5 perce
World BusinessDec. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Strasbourg Christmas market gunman shot dead by French police
The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its "soldiers".More than 700 French security forces had been hunting for 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt since the bloodshed on Tuesday night -- the latest in a string of jihadist attacks to rock France.Messages of support for the victims, as well as candles and flowers, are multiplying in Strasbourg streets. (AFP)Interior Minister
World NewsDec. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Canada says second citizen 'missing' in China
A second Canadian citizen who has been questioned by authorities in China is "presently missing", Canadian officials said Thursday, adding to tensions following the arrest of a top Chinese telecom executive on a US request in Vancouver.The Canadian foreign ministry identified the second Canadian as Michael Spavor, a China-based business consultant who facilitates trips to North Korea, met with its leader Kim Jong Un and famously arranged some of retired NBA star Dennis Rodman's visits there. Mic
World NewsDec. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Gunman on run after killing three at Strasbourg Christmas market
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others at the famed Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday before fleeing the scene, authorities said.A manhunt was under way after the killer opened fire at around 8pm (1900 GMT) on one of the city's busiest streets, sending crowds of evening shoppers fleeing for safety.Soldiers patrolling the area as part of regular anti-terror operations exchanged fire with the suspect and wounded him, but could not stop him escap
World NewsDec. 12, 2018
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Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States' request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes US-China trade talks. Hours before the bail hearing in Vancouver, China detained a former Canadian diplomat in Beijing in apparent retaliation for the Dec. 1 arrest of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and daugh
WorldDec. 12, 2018
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Detention of Nissan's Ghosn extended through Dec. 20
TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court ruled Tuesday that Nissan Motor Co.'s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, and another executive will remain in custody through Dec. 20, more than a month after their arrest. Their detention could continue for months more under the Japanese legal system. The Tokyo District Court said Tuesday that it had rejected a protest filed by Ghosn's lawyer against the prolonged detention.The court decision comes a day after Ghosn, fellow Nissan executive Greg Kelly and Nissan Motor we
World BusinessDec. 11, 2018
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China's foreign minister vows to defend citizens abroad
BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister vowed Tuesday to protect its citizens abroad as a Canadian court decided whether to release a technology executive on bail in a case that has riled US-Chinese relations.Beijing will "spare no effort" to protect against "any bullying that infringes the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a conference in Shanghai.Wang didn't mention the Huawei Technologies Ltd. executive, Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Va
WorldDec. 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung world’s No. 1 advertiser last year
According to Ad Age’s list of the world’s 100 largest advertisers, Samsung pumped $11.2 billion into its advertising and sales promotion in 2017, up 13 percent from the previous year. Industry insiders say the increased spending was aimed at improving the company’s image after the highly publicized recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016 due to battery explosions. It is the first time that Samsung has topped the list. Consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble ranked second, spending $10.5 billio
World BusinessDec. 11, 2018
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Chinese court bans some iPhones over Qualcomm dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — US chipmaker Qualcomm says it’s won an order in a Chinese court banning some Apple phones in China as part of a long-running dispute over patents.Qualcomm said Monday that the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China has granted preliminary injunctions ordering four Chinese subsidiaries of Apple to stop selling and importing iPhones.It’s not immediately clear what the full scope of the ruling is. While Qualcomm says the ban covers iPhones 6S through X, Apple says all iPhone mo
World BusinessDec. 11, 2018
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China ups pressure as tech exec’s hearing goes into Tuesday
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A jailed Chinese technology executive will have to wait at least one more day to see if she will be released on bail in a case that has raised US-China tensions and complicated efforts to resolve a trade dispute that has roiled financial markets and threatened global economic growth.Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and daughter of its founder, was detained at the request of the US during a layover at the Vanco
World BusinessDec. 11, 2018
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Brexit deal in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote
LONDON (AP) — Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to European Union leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.May’s move threw Britain’s Brexit plans into disarray, intensified a domestic political crisis and battered the pound. With EU officials adamant the withdrawal deal was not up for renegotiation, the country does not know on what terms it will leave — and whether May w
World NewsDec. 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] Merkel tops Forbes’ 100 most powerful women
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named atop the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for 2018 for an eighth year in a row. Her streak since 2006 has been broken only by Michelle Obama in 2010. South Korea’s Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin also ranked 86th on Forbes’ list. British Prime Minister Theresa May ranked as the second most powerful woman, followed by International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The business magazine’s list dete
World NewsDec. 9, 2018
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Six dead, dozens hurt in Italy nightclub stampede
Six people, including five teenagers, died and 120 were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at a packed Italian nightclub early Saturday.The suspected use of a pepper spray-like substance is thought to have sparked the chaos at the venue in the town of Corinaldo, near Ancona in central Italy, the fire service said in a statement on Twitter. Ten people are in a critical condition with 120 injured in total. (AFP)But carabinieri police spokesman Cristian Carrozza later s
World NewsDec. 9, 2018
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China's surplus with the US hits new record in November
EIJING -- China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $35.6 billion in November, official data showed Saturday, as exports across the Pacific remained strong despite a raft of US tariffs while imports shrank.Relations between the world's top two economies continue to be tense despite a trade war truce struck between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart President Xi Jinping last week.Trump and figures in his administration have said China would immediately start bu
World NewsDec. 8, 2018
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CNN offices evacuated after bomb threat, no explosive found
CNN's New York offices were evacuated Thursday night after a bomb threat, but no explosive was found and police later gave the all clear, the network said.The roughly 90 minute drama recalled a similar evacuation in October after an explosive device was discovered at CNN's New York headquarters.Police stand outside the Time Warner Building on October 24, 2018, after an explosive device was delivered to CNN`s New York bureau. (AFP)Fire alarm bells rang inside the newsroom to signal an evacuation
World NewsDec. 7, 2018
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Internet access via mobile phones starts for all Cubans
HAVANA (AP) — For the first time, average Cubans became eligible to sign up for internet service for their mobile phones Thursday, a development long awaited on the communist-ruled island.Users began receiving text messages in the morning from the state telephone monopoly informing them that they can buy an internet access packages for 3G service. (AP)Previously, nearly all Cubans could use their mobile phones only to get their state-run email accounts unless they connected to the internet at a
World NewsDec. 7, 2018
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Canada arrests CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States.China demanded her immediate release, and a former Canadian envoy to China warned the case might lead to retaliation by the Chinese against American and Canadian executives.Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod said Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday. (AP)The arrest took place on th
World BusinessDec. 6, 2018