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Song Su-hyun
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Science chief’s resignation puts Moon’s innovation drive on hold
The sudden resignation of the chief of the newly created science and technology control tower Friday has not only put the government’s appointment system in question but has also put its drive to innovate the sector on hold.Facing strong opposition from academia and political parties, Park Ky-young, chief of the Office of Science, Technology and Innovation at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stepped down from the post four days after taking the job.The office was launched as part of President Mo
Technology Aug. 13, 2017
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5G smartphones likely to emerge in 2019: report
Smartphones that run on the fifth-generation network are predicted to emerge starting from 2019, while current 4G network smartphones are likely to remain mainstream until 2022, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics on Sunday. “We predict 5G enabled smartphones will emerge from 2019, but it will start to ramp up volumes from 2021 onwards,” said Yiwen Wu, an analyst at Strategy Analytics, in a report, adding “4G has replaced 3G as the world’s dominating smartphone air-interface in 201
Technology Aug. 13, 2017
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Former Kogas CEO wins litigation nullifying his dismissal
A Seoul court ruled in favor of the former head of Korea Gas Corp. in an administrative litigation that demanded the withdrawal of his dismissal on Thursday. The Seoul Administrative Court made a ruling for Jang Seok-hyo, the former CEO of Kogas, who sued former President Park Geun-hye, the Kogas CEO that replaced him, Lee Seung-hoon, and the state. Lee handed in his resignation in July. Jang Seok-hyo (Yonhap)The court judged Jang’s dismissal was unfair considering that he was acquitted of brib
Industry Aug. 10, 2017
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Canadian pastor on way home after N. Korea release
OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian pastor was on his way home Thursday after being released from a North Korean prison where he spent the last two years, according to his family and the prime minister.North Korea's official KCNA news agency announced Hyeon Soo Lim's release Wednesday, saying he was freed on "sick bail." Hyeon Soo Lim (Yonhap)The announcement came after a Canadian government delegation led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security advisor Daniel Jean traveled to Pyongyang to di
North Korea Aug. 10, 2017
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OPEC production rises again to above its output ceiling
VIENNA (AP) -- Production of crude oil across all OPEC countries rose again in July, to above the level the cartel has agreed would be the upper limit _ and above the estimated level of global demand.The cartel said Thursday in a market report that its countries' production rose for a third month in July, by 173,000 daily barrels, to an average of 32.9 million barrels a day.That puts it above the 32.5 million barrels a day that the group had agreed in November would be their limit. The cartel ag
World Business Aug. 10, 2017
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South Korea's Cardinal Yeom calls on N. Korea to come to dialogue
South Korean Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung on Thursday sent out a message for peace as tensions have been ratcheted up by North Korea's threats to conduct further provocations.Earlier in the day, the North threatened to fire four intermediate-range ballistic missiles to waters near Guam, apparently in protest of U.S. President Trump's warning that North Korea would be met with "fire and fury" should it stick to ambitions to hit the U.S. with ballistic missiles."I can't help but worry about North Korea'
North Korea Aug. 10, 2017
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Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school
BERLIN (AP) -- At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys' choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.Allegations involving the Domspatzen choir in Regensburg were among a spate of revelations of abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Germany that emerged in 2010. In 2015, lawyer Ulrich Weber was tasked with producing a report on what happened.The report said that 547 boys at the Domspatzen's school ``with a high degree o
World July 18, 2017
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Jessica Alba and 2 daughters announce baby No. 3
US (AP) -- Jessica Alba is expecting baby No. 3. The actress made the announcement in a picture on Instagram of herself and her two daughters. Her eldest daughter is holding up a balloon in the shape of a 1, her second has a 2 balloon and Alba is holding a 3 balloon with her hand on her stomach.In the caption, she writes that she and her husband, producer Cash Warren, "and I are officially going to be outnumbered.'' She added the hashtag (hash)babyonboard. A screenshot of Jessica Alba's Instag
Entertainment July 18, 2017
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Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung to attend plant opening in China
Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun will attend a plant opening event in China this week amid declining sales in the world's biggest automobile market, the company said Tuesday.Chung is set to be present at the Chongqing assembly line in southwest China on Wednesday, the carmaker said. The company's fifth Chinese plant is scheduled to start operations in the second half, a company spokesman said. Chung Eui-sun (Yonhap)He didn't provide the plant's capacity or other details as the comp
Industry July 18, 2017
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Parties fail to narrow differences over extra budget, govt. reorganization bills
Rival parties on Tuesday failed to narrow their differences over bills on an 11.2 trillion won (US$9.9 billion) extra budget and government reorganization amid a drawn-out partisan standoff.The ruling Democratic Party hoped to set up votes on the bills at the National Assembly's plenary session in the afternoon. But the efforts floundered, as opposition parties did not budge from their demand for modifications to the bills.The legislature is expected to hold another plenary session Wednesday to
Politics July 18, 2017
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Kia workers vote to strike as sales decline
Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp. voted to go on strike after wage talks with the management recently broke up, the carmaker's union said Tuesday. The vote comes as the carmaker struggles with slowing sales in major markets such as China and the United States due to diplomatic rows and lack of new models, respectively. In the vote held from Monday to Tuesday, 24,871, or 72.1 percent of Kia's 28,240-strong union workers, agreed to a walkout in case of no agreement being reached with managemen
Industry July 18, 2017
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Airbus announces China order of 140 planes for $22.8 bn
BERLIN (AFP) - Airbus said Wednesday it had won a major order from China of 140 planes for $22.8 billion, during a visit by President Xi Jinping to Berlin.The European aircraft maker said it had sealed the agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), which chief executive Tom Enders called "one of the biggest contracts signed in a long time by Airbus".The deal covers 100 A320 single-aisle jets and 40 A350 wide-body aircraft."This underscores the strong demand by Chinese airlines
World Business July 5, 2017
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Nuclear reactor suspended due to problem in cooling system
A nuclear reactor in South Korea was suspended on Wednesday after a warning signal went off due to a problem in the cooling system, the country's atomic energy operator said.The Hanul-5 reactor was shut down at around 6:11 p.m. due to a problem in the reactor's coolant pump, according to the Hanul Nuclear Power Site. There was no danger of a radiation leak, it said."Two coolant pumps out of four installed in the reactor were suspended," said an official at the plant located in Uljin, some 330 ki
Social Affairs July 5, 2017
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Moon arrives in Germany ahead of G-20
BERLIN -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday arrived in Berlin, Germany, for a brief two-day stay before heading to Hamburg for the annual Group of 20 summit.Having taken off from Seoul Air Base, south of Seoul, at around 8 a.m., the president landed in Berlin’s Tegel Airport at approximately 11:50 a.m.Moon’s trip to Germany was his second overseas journey since he took office in May, coming right after his recent return from the bilateral summit with US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington.Pr
Politics July 5, 2017
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Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation's capital had a long history of lashing out at Republicans and recently frightened a neighbor by firing a rifle into a field behind his Illinois home. James T. Hodgkinson, 66, wounded House Rep. Steve Scalise before he was fatally shot by police who had been guarding the House majority whip. In the hours after the attack in Alexandria, Virginia, a pictur
World News June 14, 2017
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