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임정요
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대만에서 박대통령 풍자 애니메이션
이른바 ‘최순실 게이트’가 검찰의 8개은행 수사, 청와대 내각 개편 등으로 이어지고 있는 중 해외에서도 한국 내 사태를 주시하고 있다. 미국 CNN 뿐 아니라 아랍권 영어 방송 알자지라, 이웃땅 대만에서도 박근혜 대통령과 최순실의 관계를 이해하고자 하는 움직임을 보이고 있다. 그 중 1일 유튜브에 올라온 한 대만 애니메이션 영상은 자막과 내레이션까지 한국어로 만들어 한국인 대중을 타겟으로 한 것이 보여 눈길을 끈다. 대만 애니메이션 제작자 채널에 게재된 이 영상은 “박근혜 대통령, 최순실 스캔들로 끓는 물에서 어푸어푸”라는 내용으로 시작하며, 박 대통령이 간부 10명을 고기 굽는 석쇠 위에 던져 넣는 모습, 최순실이 박 대통령과 여성 아이돌들의 안무를 지휘하는 모습 등이 나온다. (사진=유튜브) 한편, 국내에선 박 대통령 풍자 그래피티를 작업한 예술가 홍승희 씨가 재물손괴 혐의로 실형 1년 6개월을 구형 받은 건에 대한 가혹 처벌 논란이 빚어지고 있다. (사진=유튜
한국어판 Nov. 2, 2016
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Business community facing storm over donations
The business community is bracing for stormy days ahead as the investigation progresses on shady foundations linked to the president's confidante Choi Soon-sil and companies that reportedly were forced to make donations to them, inside officials said Wednesday.At the center of the storm are An Chong-bum, former senior presidential secretary for economy, and the Federation of Korean Industries. An faces prosecution questioning over allegations that he organized 77.4 billion won ($67.78 million) i
Industry Nov. 2, 2016
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Consumers opting for larger screen TVs on affordability
Sales of large screen TVs have increased over the past two years, apparently from a price drop that made them affordable to a bigger consumer base, industry data showed Wednesday.According to leading retailer E-mart, the proportion of 60-inch or larger flat TVs sold among total TV sales this year reached 13.7 percent, a leap from 1.9 percent in 2014. Comparatively, sales of 50-inch TVs fell from 31.6 percent in 2014 to 24.8 percent this year.The price tag on 60-inch plus TVs have dropped from we
Technology Nov. 2, 2016
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Report: N. Korea preparing to launch another Musudan missile in 3 days
North Korea is getting ready to launch yet another Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, a US news report said Tuesday.Fox Business News cited two unidentified US officials "with knowledge of this assessment" as saying that the North is preparing to conduct a launch "in the next 24 to 72 hours." It said the potential launch would be the ninth test of the Musudan missile this year.The Department of Defense declined to confirm the report.Last month, the North twice t
North Korea Nov. 2, 2016
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US saving money by keeping troops in Korea: US think tank report
The United States is saving money by keeping troops in South Korea rather than at home, a US think tank said Tuesday, rejecting Donald Trump's long-running claims that the US is losing money by stationing troops in the Asian ally.The American Action Forum also said in a report, titled "Burden-Sharing With Allies," that the US should not underestimate the "contributions of these host nations, in whatever form, that enable the American projection of power around the world.""In South Korea, it is l
Defense Nov. 2, 2016
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Woori Bank wins approval for setting up local company in Vietnam
Woori Bank, South Korea's second-largest lender by assets, said Tuesday that it has won approval from Vietnam's central bank for setting up a local company in the Southeast Asian country.Woori Bank, which currently has two branch offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, said it plans to set up the local unit in the Vietnamese capital city by the end of this year to begin retail banking services.The bank also said it will expand the number of its branches across Vietnam to about 20 in coming years from
Nov. 1, 2016
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GM Korea sales rise 1.1% on-year in Oct.
GM Korea Co., the local unit of US automaker General Motors Co., said Tuesday its sales grew from a year earlier in October, as a surge in domestic sales more than offset a drop in exports.The carmaker's overall vehicle sales came to 55,269 last month, up 1.1 percent from the same month last year.Domestic sales spiked 14 percent on-year to 16,736 cars, the highest sales figure for October in the company's history.Outbound shipments slipped 3.7 percent on-year to 38,533 vehicles.In the first 10 m
Mobility Nov. 1, 2016
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US envoy hopes for continued cooperation with Korea on denuclearization
The top US nuclear envoy voiced hope on Tuesday to keep working closely with South Korea in their push to bring about denuclearization of North Korea. Joseph Yun made the remarks during his first official meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Hong-kyun, in Seoul after coming from a meeting with his Chinese partner Wu Dawei in Beijing on Monday."I look forward to working closely with you to see how much progress we can make on bringing about denuclearization of North Korea," he said at t
North Korea Nov. 1, 2016
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Prosecutors broadening probe into Choi Soon-sil scandal
Prosecutors are broadening their probe into Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye who is currently at the center of a political scandal rocking the country.Late on Monday, prosecutors arrested the 60-year-old woman, after grilling her for hours on allegations of interfering in state affairs and peddling influence. Authorities decided to detain the suspect because she was a flight risk and could try to destroy evidence. Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Park Geun-hye who is at the cente
Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2016
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2 Japanese auto parts makers fined for price collusion
The South Korean anti-trust watchdog slapped multi-million-dollar fines on two Japanese firms Tuesday for colluding to fix the prices of scroll-type compressors supplied to General Motors Co.In 2009, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Denso Corp. colluded on bid prices for the supply of the auto component, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).Mitsubish won the contract and GM's Korean unit purchased around one million compressors.The FTC said it has decided to fine Mitsubish 7.4 billio
Industry Nov. 1, 2016
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China's Shandong Prov. biggest importer of NK's coal
Most of China's coal imports from North Korea are being consumed by Chinese provinces, where steel, ceramics and metal processing companies are concentrated, with Shandong Province at the top in the imports, a US broadcaster reported Tuesday. Shandong Province imported $280 million worth of coal from the North during the January-September period this year, taking up 37 percent of China's total imports worth $760 million during the same period, Voice of America said, citing figures from China's G
North Korea Nov. 1, 2016
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Korea seeks ways to attract more Chinese cruise travelers
South Korea will step up efforts to lure more cruise travelers from Chinese-speaking countries to grab a bigger chunk of the fast-growing tourism sector, the state-run tourism agency said Tuesday. The Korea Tourism Organization said it will hold a "Korea Cruise Travel Mart" on Wednesday at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul with chiefs of 19 cruise travel agencies from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The event, the third of its kind, is aimed at introducing major Korean ports to overseas travel agencie
Industry Nov. 1, 2016
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No. of firms on FTC's 'conglomerate watchlist' falls on Hyundai
South Korea's anti-trust regulator said Tuesday the number of firms affiliated with local conglomerates on its watchlist dropped to 1,128 in October.Eight companies were added to the list, while 21 others were removed from it during the month. Those on the list are subject to a set of restrictions including a ban on cross-shareholding and loan guarantees among subsidiaries.The decrease is mainly due to Hyundai Group which was taken off the list on Oct. 20.Under a revised antitrust law, business
Nov. 1, 2016
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Construction permits shrink on cut in residential buildings in Q3
Construction permits for new buildings dropped from a year earlier in the third quarter due to a large cut in permits for new residential buildings, government data showed Tuesday.The number of construction permits issued for new buildings came to 69,874 in the July-September period, down 0.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.From the previous quarter, the third quarter tally marked an 8.3 percent dip.The drop was largely attr
Industry Nov. 1, 2016
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Excavator rams into prosecutors' office, injures security officer
A 45-year-old man drove his excavator into the country's top prosecution building in Seoul on Tuesday, injuring a security guard and destroying facilities, police said.The construction vehicle rammed into the Supreme Prosecutors'Office at around 8:20 a.m., according to police. The guard, 60, was injured while attempting to stop the vehicle by firing a gas gun and was rushed to a nearby hospital. (Yonhap)The entrance door of the building, as well as other facilities, were destroyed in the process
Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2016
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