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N. Korea's luxury goods imports surge under Kim Jong-un leadership
North Korea's imports of luxury goods have surged after Kim Jong-un took power, despite chronic food shortages plaguing the country, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday.According to Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the ruling Saenuri Party, imports of luxury goods reached US$645.8 million last year, up sharply from an annual import average of around $300 million tallied under the current leader's father Kim Jong-il.The incumbent leader took power after the sudden death of his father in late 2011. Citing d
North Korea Oct. 14, 2013
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Missile interceptor out of order for 4 months last year: lawmaker
One of South Korea’s core missile interceptors remained out of order for longer than four months last year due to a failure to quickly replace a faulty part, an opposition lawmaker said Monday.According to a report the Air Force submitted to Rep. Baek Gun-ki of the main opposition Democratic Party, one Patriot Advanced Capability-2 system was left unfixed for 132 days as the Air Force failed to replace the faulty part in the interceptor’s radar system domestically.The PAC-2 system in question sa
Defense Oct. 14, 2013
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Korea’s smartphone market likely to shrink for first time
Korea’s smartphone market will likely post negative growth this year, and not recover last year’s sales level for at least the next six years, according to research institute Strategic Analytics Monday. Experts expect that the sluggish demand for the handsets could further encourage Korean mobile makers to deploy more aggressive global marketing tactics.The sales of smartphones this year will be 26.3 million units, down 14 percent from 30.7 million sold last year, according to the SA report.This
Industry Oct. 14, 2013
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Seoul shares turn lower after strong start
South Korean stocks turned lower after starting a tad higher Monday, weighed down by concerns over the U.S. debt limit talks with the deadline only three days away, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 0.63 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,024.27 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Autos and insurers drove down the main index, with Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest carmaker, slipping 0.2 percent and Samsung Life Insurance falling nearly 1 percent.
Oct. 14, 2013
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S. Korea looks to redeem itself vs. Mali in football friendly
After getting badly outplayed by Brazil last week, the South Korean men's football team will look to redeem itself against Mali on Tuesday.The 58th-ranked South Korea will host the 38th-ranked Mali in Cheonan, about 90 kilometers south of Seoul, at 8 p.m. Tuesday.This will be the first meeting between the two countries.South Korea suffered a 2-0 defeat against world No. 8 Brazil last Saturday in Seoul. FC Barcelona standout Neymar and Chelsea star Oscar scored a goal apiece, as Brazil overcame p
Soccer Oct. 14, 2013
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Conglomerates' maturing bonds to almost hit 30 tln won through 2014
South Korea's major business groups have to repay maturing bonds worth nearly 30 trillion won ($27.9 billion) through 2014, data showed Monday, raising woes over their financial health.The country's top 30 conglomerates' listed firms must pay back debts worth 9.7 trillion won by the end of this year, and another 19.2 trillion won by next year, according to the data by market researcher Chaebul.com.Cash-strapped Tong Yang Group, the country's 38th-largest conglomerate, saw its bonds set to mature
Industry Oct. 14, 2013
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Agent: Cuban-American novelist Oscar Hijuelos dies
Oscar Hijuelos, a Cuban-American novelist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1989 novel “The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love” and whose work often captured the losses and triumphs of the Cuban immigrant experience, has died. He was 62.Hijuelos died of a heart attack in Manhattan on Saturday while playing tennis, according to his agent, Jennifer Lyons.“The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love” became a best seller and earned him international acclaim. He won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1990, making
People Oct. 14, 2013
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Indian officials say few deaths in massive cyclone
Mass evacuations spared India the widespread deaths many had feared from a powerful cyclone that roared ashore over the weekend, officials said Sunday, as the country sorted through the wreckage of flooded towns, tangled power lines and tens of thousands of destroyed thatch homes.Cyclone Phailin, the strongest storm to hit India in more than a decade, destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of crops, but more than 20 hours after it made landfall in Orissa state on the country's east coa
World News Oct. 14, 2013
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Q&A: What happens if U.S. breaks borrowing limit?
Negotiations in Congress to raise the nation's borrowing limit are up against a deadline of Thursday. If the limit isn't raised by then, the government will no longer have authority to borrow to pay its bills.So what happens if Thursday comes and goes and the limit isn't raised?The scary thing is, no one really knows. Going past the deadline would be unprecedented.The possible consequences are complex. But none are good. The gravest threat is that the government would soon fail to make interest
World News Oct. 14, 2013
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U.S. Senate leads hunt for shutdown and debt limit deal
Senators looked to party leaders Sunday to devise a plan that would reopen the government and steer clear of a potential default this week, saying it's unthinkable that political obstinacy would prevent the United States from paying its bills.With House leaders sidelined, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have taken the lead on discussions in the fiscal crisis. That raised the level of optimism among some senators that a deal could be reached even as Re
World News Oct. 14, 2013
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Window for Iran diplomacy 'cracking open': Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said the window for diplomacy with Iran was "cracking open" following talks in London with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.Kerry met Ashton in London for talks covering Syria and the forthcoming meeting between Iran and world powers, according to a State Department official.The two-day talks kick off in Geneva on Tuesday amid raised hopes of a less hardline approach from the Islamic republic's new president, Hassan Rouhani, a reputed moderate
World News Oct. 14, 2013
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‘성준과 열애설’ 수지 측 “절대 아냐. 친한 오빠,동생 사이”
걸그룹 미쓰에이 멤버 수지와 배우 성준과의 열애설에 수지 소속사측이 “친한 오빠 동생사이”라며 이를 부인했다. 11일 수지 소속사 JYP엔터테인먼트 관계자는 “두 사람이 사귀는 사이가 아니라 친한 오빠ㆍ동생이다”라고 언론과의 인터뷰를 통해 밝혔다. 이 관계자는 “사진을 보면 알겠지만 다른 한 사람까지 같이 한 자리다”라며 “드라마를 하며 워낙 친해져 스스럼없이 어깨동무를 하는 것뿐이다”고 덧붙였다. 앞서 이날 스포츠서울닷컴은 두 사람의 야간 데이트 장면을 포착해 보도했다. 보도에 따르면 두 사람은 지난달 24일 서울 강남구 청담동의 한 식당에서 밥을 먹고 근처의 술집에서 술을 마신 뒤 함께 차를 타고 이동했다.당시 수지는 마스크를 착용하고 있었고, 성준은 식당을 나오면서 수지의 어깨 위로 자연스럽게 손을 올리며 친분을 과시했다. 두 사람은 종영된 MBC 드라마 ‘구가의 서’에서 함께 호흡을 맞추며 친분을 쌓아온 것으로 알려졌다. 한편 모델 출신인 성준은 2011년 KBS 드라마 스페
한국어판 Oct. 11, 2013
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Nobel Peace Prize rewards chemical watchdog's perseverance
The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is a body that has spent years trying to rid the world of chemical weapons in relative obscurity and was recently thrust into the limelight by the Syrian crisis.From Russia to the United States, Iraq and Libya, inspectors from the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have been slowly but surely destroying the world's most dangerous chemical stockpiles.Syria last month signed up to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CW
World News Oct. 11, 2013
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檢 '탈세의혹' 효성본사, 조석래 회장 자택 압수수색
검찰은 11일 경영 과정에서 수천 억원대 탈세를 한 의혹 등을 받는 효성그룹과 조석래 회장 자택 등을 전격 압수수색 했다.서울중앙지검 특수2부(윤대진 부장검사)는 이날 오전 7시 30분부터 서울 마포구 의 효성그룹 본사와 효성캐피탈 본사, 조석래 회장 자택과 관련 임원 주거지 등 7∼ 8곳에 대해 압수수색을 벌였다.검찰은 검사와 수사관 50∼60여명을 보내 그룹 회장실과 사장실, 회계 담당 부서 등에서 컴퓨터 하드디스크와 회계 장부, 내부 보고서 등을 확보했다. 압수수색 대상에는 조 회장의 아들 3형제인 현준•현문•현상씨의 주거지도 포함됐다. 장남 현준씨는 효성의 섬유PG장ㆍ정보통신PG장ㆍ전략본부장(사장)을 맡고 있다.삼남 현상씨는 효성에서 산업자재PG장과 전략본부 부사장으로 재직 중이다. 이들이 경영 실적과 계열사 지분을 놓고 경쟁하며 그룹 '후계구도'를 잇고 있다고 재계에서 는 보고 있다. 미국 변호사인 차남 현문씨는 지난 2월 중공업PG장(사장)에서 사임해 경영 일선 에서 물러
한국어판 Oct. 11, 2013
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Seoul shares hit nearly 9-month high on eased U.S. default woes
South Korean stocks rose to the highest level in nearly nine months on Friday, cheered by hopes that Washington will soon work out ways to settle its political deadlock over the debt ceiling, analysts said. The local currency edged up against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 23.50 points, or 1.17 percent, to finish at 2,024.90, the highest since Feb. 20. Trading volume was light at 245.5 million shares worth 4.44 trillion won ($4.11 billion) with ga
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