Articles by Shin Ji-hye
Shin Ji-hye
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China says to 'accelerate' three-way trade talks with S. Korea, Japan
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Saturday that Beijing will "accelerate" negotiations this year with South Korea and Japan aimed at forging a three-way free trade agreement. Speaking at an annual press conference, Gao also reiterated that South Korea and China will spare no effort to formally sign a bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea. "Based on the conclusion and signing of the China-Korea FTA this year, we will also move forward and accelerate China-Japan-Korea FTA negoti
Foreign Affairs March 7, 2015
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Seoul shares likely to rise on ECB measure, foreign buying
The South Korean stock market is likely to continue its upward move next week as investor sentiment is boosted by a stimulus measure in the eurozone and continued buying by foreign investors, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,012.94 points on Friday, marking the highest level in five months and a 1.2 percent rise from a week ago, as the European Central Bank's upgrade in its growth estimate for the eurozone economy and a bond-purchasing program set
March 7, 2015
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Attacked U.S. envoy expected to leave hospital next week: medical officials
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert is in good condition and is expected to leave the hospital next week after having stitches removed from injuries inflicted by an anti-U.S. assailant, hospital officials said Saturday. (Yonhap)"We believe that it is reasonable (for Lippert) to leave the hospital on Wednesday after having his stitches removed on Monday or Tuesday," Yoo Dae-hyun, a plastic surgeon at Yonsei University's Severance Hospital where the U.S. envoy underwent surgery, told repor
Social Affairs March 7, 2015
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U.S. economy generates strong 295,000 new jobs in February
The US economy pumped out a strong 295,000 net new jobs in February despite some severe weather disruptions and mounting layoffs in the oil industry, the Labor Department reported Friday.The better-than-expected jobs number sent the unemployment rate down to 5.5 percent, from 5.7 percent previously and the lowest level since May 2008.Hiring was strong in restaurants, health care, and administrative services, and steady in construction and retail trade.The oil and gas industry, just beginning to
World News March 7, 2015
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Park delivers pep talk to S. Korean troops in UAE
President Park Geun-hye met with hundreds of South Korean troops in the United Arab Emirates on Friday to boost their morale on the third and last day of her visit to the wealthy Gulf state."I am overwhelmed to see our troops in the UAE," Park, wearing a Navy jacket, said in a meeting with about 200 soldiers aboard the Dae Jo Yeong, a 4,400-ton South Korean destroyer, anchored at Zayed Port in the heart of the UAE capital.Park -- the first commander-in-chief to visit a South Korean warship deplo
Defense March 7, 2015
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U.S. envoy attacker detained on attempted murder charges
A 55-year-old South Korean activist was taken into custody Friday on charges of attempting to murder the top U.S. diplomat in Seoul.Kim Ki-jong also faces charges of violence against a foreign envoy and business obstruction in the shocking attack on U.S.Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert the previous day.Wielding a 25-centimeter fruit knife, Kim slashed the ambassador five times at a performance hall in downtown Seoul where the envoy was to give a speech. The wounds weren't life-threatening,
Social Affairs March 7, 2015
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Attacker a leftist activist with record of violence
The man who attacked U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert Thursday morning during a meeting in Seoul is an alleged left-leaning civic activist who attacked the Japanese ambassador to Seoul in 2010, police officials said.The attacker, Kim Ki-jong, 55, is the head of Urimadang Dokdo Keepers, a left-wing civic group.Kim later admitted that the purpose of his attack was to protest the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills that began earlier this week. He was arrested at the scene.The activist had not bee
Social Affairs March 5, 2015
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리퍼트 미국 대사 괴한 공격받아…병원 긴급 이송
마크 리퍼트 미국 대사가 세종문화회관에서 열린 행사 참석 도중 괴한의 공격을 받아 크게 다쳤다.5일 경찰에 따르면 리퍼트 대사는 이날 오전 7시 40분께 세종문화회관 세종홀에서 열린 민화협 주최 조찬 강연회 장소로 들어가던 도중 한 남성으로 부터 얼굴 부위를 공격당했다.(연합)리퍼트 대사는 피를 많이 흘린채 인근 강북삼성병원으로 긴급 이송됐다.경찰은 현장에서 용의자를 검거해 정확한 사고 경위를 조사 중이다. (연합)
한국어판 March 5, 2015
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Park steps up sales diplomacy in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday met business magnates and investors in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, to forge fresh business relations amid falling oil prices and a slowing Korean economy. At a forum hosted by Korean and Saudi Arabian business representatives, Park called for joint efforts to upgrade economic relations and to shift focus from heavy industries to renewable energy, medical services and investments.President Park Geun-hye (right), Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Abdula
Latest News March 4, 2015
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Samsung, Patent Office, Freeplay: Intellectual Property
Samsung Electronics Co. is about to find out just how costly its four-year patent fight with Apple Inc. has been. Each side spent hundreds of millions of dollars in legal bills to answer these fundamental questions: What’s the value of a single feature in a smartphone or tablet? And is it worth more if the inventor has a reputation for being cool? That’s the crux of arguments to be made Wednesday when the top U.S. patent court in Washington hears an appeal in one of two remaining cases in the “s
Industry March 4, 2015
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North Korea cannot win nuke state status: Seoul official
North Korea's hope to win recognition as a nuclear state will never be realized as Pyongyang is the most "blatant" case of nuclear proliferation, a ranking Seoul diplomat said Wednesday.The remarks by South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul came as North Korea seeks to advance its nuclear capability amid the long-stalled multilateral denuclearization talks."The international community will never grant any status (of a nuclear-weapon state) whatsoever to the country known for the most blat
North Korea March 4, 2015
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[팟캐스트](83) 삼성 갤럭시 6 공개 외 2건
진행자: 이현정, Matthew Crawford 1. 삼성, 갤럭시 6 공개 기사요약: 삼성전자가 지난 1일(현지시간) 스페인 바르셀로나에서 열린 모바일 월드 콩그레스 행사에서 '갤럭시S6'를 공개했다. 삼성전자에 따르면 갤럭시S6에는 무선충전 기술이 내장돼 있어, 무선충전 패드 위에 올려놓기만 하면 충전이 가능하다. 10분 충전에 4시간 사용이 가능하다. 다음 달 출시를 앞둔 가운데 스마트폰 시장에서 삼성 점유율을 끌어올릴 수 있을 지 관심이 모아지고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Samsung mobile chief returns with new Galaxy [1] Samsung Electronics ha
Podcast March 4, 2015
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갤럭시 노트 듀얼 엣지로 나오나?
3월 2일부터 5일까지 바르셀로나에서 열리는 세계 최대 모바일 통신 전시행사인 MWC의 스타는 단연 갤럭시 S5와 S6 엣지를 공개한 삼성전자였다. 특히 S6 엣지는 듀얼 엣지 디스플레이를 적용하고 14나노 64비트 칩, 삼성 페이 등 새로운 기술들을 탑재하면서 성능과 디자인 두 마리 토끼를 모두 잡았다는 평가를 받았다. 삼성 갤럭시 S6 엣지뜨거운 시장의 반응에 힘입어 삼성전자는 갤럭시 S6 엣지의 듀얼 엣지 디스플레이를 갤럭시 노트 제품에도 적용할 것으로 보인다. 삼성전자의 한 관계자에 따르면, 이번 듀얼 엣지 기술에 대한 고객들의 피드백에 따라 삼성이 준비하고 있는 기술을 더 빨리 내어 놓을 것이냐, 완성도를 높일 것이냐를 결정할 것 이라고 한다. 삼성은 작년 갤럭시 노트 엣지에 스크린의 오른쪽 면이 구부러진 화면을 도입한적이 있다. 디자인 면에서 새롭다는 평을 받았지만 판매 실적은 저조한 편이었다. 또한 갤럭시 S5 이후 흥행 실패에 대한 자기 반성과 성찰을 통해 이번 갤럭시
한국어판 March 4, 2015
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빌 게이츠, 2년 연속 세계 최고 부자…이건희는?
미국 마이크로소프트(MS)의 공동창업자인 빌 게이츠(59)가 작년에 이어 2년 연속 세계 최고 부자에 올랐다.10억 달러(약 1조 1천억 원) 이상을 가진 '억만장자'는 작년에 152명이 늘어 총 1천826명이 됐다.(연합)미국의 경제전문지 포브스가 2일(현지시간) 발표한 '2015 세계 부호' 리스트에 따르면 빌 게이츠의 자산은 작년에 32억 달러 증가한 792억 달러(약 87조 2천200억 원)로 평가됐다.빌 게이츠는 작년 11월에 15억 달러어치의 MS 주식을 자신이 만든 '빌 앤드 멜린다 게이츠 재단'에 기부하고도 세계 최고 갑부를 지켰다.게이츠는 최근 21년 동안 15번 세계 1위에 올랐다.멕시코의 통신재벌 카를로스 슬림은 작년에 이어 올해에도 2위로 평가됐다.투자 귀재인 워렌 버핏(버크셔 해서웨이)과 패션 브랜드 자라(Zara) 등을 소유한 스페인 의류기업 인디텍스의 아만시오 오르테가는 작년 순서가 뒤바뀌면서 각각 3, 4위가 됐다.한국의 이건희 삼성전자 회장은 작년보다
한국어판 March 3, 2015
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea on Monday in an apparent saber-rattling against annual military drills between South Korea and the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.(Yonhap)Seoul and Washington kicked off their joint annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises earlier in the day as part of efforts to improve the combined forces' operation and combat capabilities to deter threats from the communist country."North Korea fired two short-range missil
National March 2, 2015
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