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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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[Graphic News] Underground economy accounted for 8% of GDP in 2015: think tank
The Korea Institute of Public Finance said in its latest report that the shadow economy here was estimated at 124.7 trillion won ($108.8 billion) as of 2015, making up 8 percent of the country’s gross domestic product worth 1,558.6 trillion won.The proportion has declined slightly compared to 2013 when it was 8.7 percent of the GDP, it added.However, the figure is far lower than the earlier projection of 24.7 percent calculated by Friedrich Schneider from Austria in 2010.
World NewsFeb. 20, 2017
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[Graphic News] China's oil consumption is top ranked
Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63 percent of Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.Even though China’s consumption growth slowed to 1.5 percent, the country continued to occupy the top slot in oil consumption.India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s third-largest oil consumer, according to BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Japan has slipped to the fourth spot as it is recording the largest decli
World NewsFeb. 19, 2017
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[Graphic News] South Koreans world's top fish eaters
South Koreans were found to be the top seafood consumers among 24 countries with high demand for the products, a report showed Monday.Statistics contained in “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” from the Food and Agriculture Organization showed that South Koreans consumed an average 58.4 kilograms of seafood a year per person in the 2013-2015 period, ranking it No. 1 among the countries measured by the organization. Norway came next with 53.3 kg, followed by Japan with 50.2 kg, China a
World NewsFeb. 16, 2017
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NATO is 'fundamental bedrock' for US: Mattis
New Pentagon chief James Mattis said Wednesday that NATO was a "fundamental bedrock" for the United States as he tried to reassure allies concerned about President Donald Trump's commitment."The alliance remains a fundamental bedrock for the United States and for all the transatlantic community, bonded as we are together," Mattis said as he met his counterparts in Brussels for the first time."And as president Trump has stated, he has strong support for NATO," added the former marine general, w
World NewsFeb. 15, 2017
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Russia denies intelligence contacts with Trump campaign team
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday denied reports of intercepted phone calls between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.The New York Times said that the Russians made contact with Paul Manafort, who briefly served as Trump's campaign chairman. Current and former U.S. officials interviewed by the Times declined to identify other Trump associates contacted by the Russians.Speaking to reporters in Moscow, Peskov, spokesman for President Vlad
World NewsFeb. 15, 2017
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[Graphic News] North Korea's ruling family tree
World NewsFeb. 15, 2017
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Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Donald Trump‘s national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration.The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn‘s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed US sanctions strategy with Russia’s Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before taking office.Flynn -- who once headed US military i
World NewsFeb. 15, 2017
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[Graphic News] South Koreans’ rising fat intake
The amount of fat consumed daily by South Koreans has continued rising since 1998, when the state first conducted the survey, data showed Sunday. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the daily fat intake for men was 58.9 grams in 2015, an about 30 percent increase compared to 17 years ago. In the same year, women consumed 43 grams of fat daily, a 22 percent increase over the same period. By age group, men and women between 19 and 29 showed the highest amount of dail
World NewsFeb. 14, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Germany elects ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as president
Billed as Germany's “anti-Trump,” former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU's top economy abroad in the largely ceremonial post and act as a kind of moral arbiter for the nation. His Social Democrats (SPD) hope the appointment will boost their fortunes just as their candidate Martin Schulz, the form
World NewsFeb. 13, 2017
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IMF's Lagarde 'optimistic' about US economy
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced optimism for US economic growth under President Donald Trump but warned it could herald trouble for the rest of the world."From the little we know, and I will insist on the little we know, because this is really work in progress... but from the little we hear, we have reasons to be optimistic about economic growth in the United States," Lagarde said at the annual World Government Summit in Dubai. International Monetary Fund (IM
World BusinessFeb. 12, 2017
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[Graphic News] World’s largest nuclear plants differ across spectrums
There are currently 449 nuclear reactors operating in 31 countries, with total installed generating capacity of more than 390,000 megawatts, based on data from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear power plants differ in various ways, including reactor types, vessel containments, cooling methods and dispatch purposes. The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, located on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada, is currently the world’s largest operating nuclear power plant. Bruce has eight reactors c
World NewsFeb. 12, 2017
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4 arrested, including teen, explosives seized in French raid
PARIS (AP) -- French anti-terrorism forces arrested four people in southern France on Friday, including a 16-year-old girl, and uncovered a makeshift laboratory with the explosive TATP and other base ingredients for fabricating a bomb, the Paris prosecutor's office said. The prosecutor's office said around 70 grams of TATP were seized in the home of a 20-year-old man in the Montpellier area, along with a liter each of acetone, oxygenated water and sulfuric acid. TATP, which can be made from
World NewsFeb. 10, 2017
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Twitter woes deepen as loss widens, user growth sputters
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Twitter came under fresh pressure Thursday as the social network reported sluggish revenue and user growth, and widening losses in the past quarter.Pre-market trades showed Twitter shares slumping 10.8 percent as hopes faded for a rekindling of growth at the messaging platform, which has lagged its rivals in the fast-moving social media segment.Twitter reported a net loss in the fourth quarter of $167 million, after a $90 million deficit in the same period a year ago.Revenue
World BusinessFeb. 9, 2017
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Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk'
CAEN, France (AFP) -- An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation.The blast took place in the engine room at the Flamanville plant, which lies 25 kilometres west of the port of Cherbourg and just across from the Channel Islands."It is a technical incident. It is not a nuclear accident," senior local official Jacques Witkowski told AFP.He said a ventilator had exploded outside the nucl
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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Trump slams the courts, and his court nominee hits back
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator the president's comments were "demoralizing and disheartening."Judge Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated by Trump to the nation's high court last week, made the comments Wednesday after Trump accused an appellate court considering his immigration and refugee executive order of being "so political." Over the weekend, the president labeled a judge
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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Turkey detains 4 IS suspects, seizes 24 suicide attack belts
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Police detained four Islamic State suspects who were allegedly planning to carry out a sensational attack in Turkey and seized 24 suicide attack belts, officials said Thursday.The latest detentions came as CIA chief Mike Pompeo arrived in Turkey to discuss the fight against the extremist group in Syria and Iraq, making his first overseas trip since taking office. The suspects were put under custody in an anti-terror operation in Gaziantep, near the border with Syria, accor
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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Japan's Abe heads for Trump summit with jobs package
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed to Washington on Thursday with a massive investment package for Donald Trump, possibly designed to inoculate his country against presidential criticism. Abe will dangle proposals linked to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the US, ranging from high-speed rail projects to private cash from Japanese companies.Their White House summit on Friday will be followed by a game of golf at Trump's palatial vacation estate in Florida, as
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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China praises Trump's letter to Xi, belated well-wishes
BEIJING (AP) -- China praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for expressing a desire for a "constructive relationship" in a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, even though the leaders have not spoken directly since Trump's inauguration.Trump sent belated well-wishes for the Lunar New Year in a letter from the White House on Wednesday. He had been the only U.S. president in recent years not to have issued greetings to the world's most populous nation on its most important holiday, wh
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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[Graphic News] More South Koreans see movies alone
South Korea has seen a rapid increase in the number of people going to see a movie alone over the past five years, a market report showed Wednesday.Men in their 30s and women aged 50 or older made up the largest portion of lone moviegoers.The survey showed they prefer watching movies alone because “they can focus on the film” (57.4 percent), “it‘s troublesome to decide when and where to watch when there is a companion,” (20.3 percent) and “it’s annoying to find a companion” (13.1 percent).The re
World NewsFeb. 9, 2017
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Pope repeats 'bridges not walls' after Trump travel ban
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has repeated his appeal for people to build bridges of understanding instead of walls in his first, albeit indirect, comments since the Trump administration tried to impose a travel ban on people from seven mostly Muslim countries. Pope Francis (AFP)Francis made the comments during his weekly Wednesday catechism lesson, dedicated to the general Christian precepts of hope and forgiveness in forging peace.He said: "In the social and civil context as well, I appeal
World NewsFeb. 8, 2017