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President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday nominated Kim Hong-il, the incumbent chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, as the head of the Korea Communications Commission, the state broadcasting watchdog. Kim, who joined the prosecution in 1982, was Yoon's boss in the early 2010s when the two worked at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Kim quit his job at the prosecution in 2013. He has been leading the anti-corruption watchdog since July. Kim is set to go through a confirma
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Drug demand rises over surge in ‘walking pneumonia,’ flu
South Korean drugmakers are in a rush to mass-produce antipyretics and antibiotics to keep pace with demand for medicines amid the rise in cases of mycoplasma pneumonia -- a bacterium that causes respiratory infections -- and flu viruses during the winter. To avoid a medicine shortage, Daewon Pharmaceutical has started boosting the production of fever medicines and antibiotics, according to reports on Wednesday citing pharmaceutical industry insiders. Hanmi Pharmaceutical, another leading drugma
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S. Korea asks UAE to correct nat'l flag image mix-up on COP28 website
Dec. 6, 2023
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Drug offences rise by nearly 50 percent on-year
Dec. 6, 2023
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Seoul high court sides with iPhone owners against Apple over ‘batterygate’
Dec. 6, 2023
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‘Korea could go extinct without proper immigration policy’: minister
Dec. 6, 2023
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Woman sentenced to 13 years for forcing co-worker into prostitution
Dec. 6, 2023
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Court overturns ruling on fabricated asylum interview: report
Dec. 6, 2023
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Business
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LG Display launches voluntary redundancy program in enhanced efficiency drive
LG Display, the top display maker in producing high-end organic light-emitting diode panels for TVs, has launched a voluntary redundancy program for its factory workers in its latest bid to reduce costs after months of operational losses, according to industry sources on Wednesday. Workers at its manufacturing plants in Paju, Gyeonggi Province and Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, are eligible for voluntary retirement if they are over 40 years old. The company is offering severance pay for 36 m
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Mirae Asset Securities names new CEOs
Dec. 6, 2023
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GC Biopharma breaks ground for Indonesia’s first blood products plant
Dec. 6, 2023
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Seoul stocks end nearly flat on cautious note
Dec. 6, 2023
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BMW, Mercedes-Benz duel to be No. 1 importer in Korea
Dec. 6, 2023
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AliExpress vows to invest W10b to root out fake goods in Korea
Dec. 6, 2023
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Posco Future M to supply battery materials for LG-GM’s JV in US
Dec. 6, 2023
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Life&Culture
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[Herald Interview] Berlin Philharmonic's 'Unsuk Chin Edition': Unthinkable becomes reality
“Something unthinkable has become a reality. It feels like a lifetime achievement to some degree,” said Korean composer Chin Un-suk of the Berlin Philharmonic album dedicated to her music. Titled “The Unsuk Chin Edition,” the album released last month contains six works Chin performed by the world’s top orchestra between 2005 and 2022. It is a rare album of a living composer and only the second time after the philharmonic released, in 2017, an album of John Adams, w
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LTI Korea announces winners of 2023 Korea Translation Award
Dec. 6, 2023
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Actors, musicians unite for Hakchon Theater's closing act
Dec. 6, 2023
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Born rich, promoted young: chaebol scions become president just after 40
Dec. 6, 2023
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Four Korean drama series nominated for Critics Choice Awards
Dec. 6, 2023
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Kim Bo-seong shows Hangeul art in Spain, Portugal
Dec. 6, 2023
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Things look bright for ‘Past Lives’ Oscars prospects
Dec. 6, 2023
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