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[Graphic News] Rice production forecast to fall 2.4% in 2018: data

South Korea's rice output is expected to fall slightly in 2018 from the previous year due to bad weather conditions during the harvest season and a decline in rice paddies, government data showed. ...

Oct 18, 2018
National
[Weekender] Hiking a national pastime with benefits, consequences

Younger generation sets new tone for hiking

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
Nederlands Dans Theater returns to Seoul after 16 years

Nederlands Dans Theater is holding three concerts at Seoul Arts Center between Friday and Sunday, marking its first visit to Seoul since 2002. Leading the cutting-edge contemporary dance company ar...

Oct 18, 2018
Theater
[Weekender] Keeping the mountain trails alive

Every autumn, a chunk of the population rushes to the mountains to enjoy the breathtaking hues of the fall foliage, but a number of environmentally unfriendly habits that they bring along have been p...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
S. Korea avoids being labeled currency manipulator, remains on watch list

South Korea has avoided being classified as a currency manipulator by the United States, but will remain on its monitoring list over the next six months, financial officials said Thursday. “The fore...

Oct 18, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] Taxi drivers rise against Kakao’s new carpooling service

Tens of thousands of private and corporate taxi drivers took to the streets Thursday to protest Kakao Mobility, a new carpooling service to be launched by the end of the year. At Gwanghwamun Square,...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
10-year term sought for private institute owner in child rape case

Incheon prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 10-year prison term for the owner of an after-school institute if he is found guilty in a rape case involving a 10-year-old girl he met via a mobile chatti...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
Court upholds refugee status of Ugandan lesbian

The Seoul High Court overturned a Supreme Court ruling in a remanded case by recognizing as a refugee a Ugandan lesbian woman who claims to face risks of persecution for her sexual orientation if she...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
Angry franchisers sue Skinfood

Store operators of the financially struggling budget cosmetics brand Skinfood filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the company in August, it was revealed Thursday. Four Skinfood franchisers ask...

Oct 18, 2018
Industry
Government introduces measures to protect workers in service sector

Employers in the service and retail sectors who fail to take action after their workers are harassed or assaulted by customers can be fined as much as 10 million won ($8,817) starting Thursday, the M...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
Samsung announces commercialization of newest EUV process

Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it will start wafer production of the 7-nanometer Low Power Plus with extreme ultraviolet lithography technology at a tech day event held in Silicon Valley. Sa...

Oct 18, 2018
Technology
LG pushes for autonomous driving solutions

LG Electronics appears to be on course to ramp up its drive for the development of autonomous driving with an aim to debut its first artificial intelligence-based self-driving solution at the 2019 Co...

Oct 18, 2018
Technology
Hyundai, Kia reviewing US Senate request to testify over engine fire

Kia refutes claim of manufacturing defects in a 2014 Kia Soul that it's connected with drug abuse

Oct 18, 2018
Automode
[Weekender] Mountaineering clothing climbs down to city life

Middle-aged Koreans adapt ‘athleisure look’ with hiking outfits

Oct 18, 2018
Fashion
Controversy erupts over US military’s tightened base access for Koreans in Japan

Controversy has erupted over the United States military’s decision to impose extra scrutiny on South Koreans visiting US bases in Japan, prompting speculation as to the reasoning behind it. Accord...

Oct 18, 2018
Defense

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