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[News Focus] Moon’s nuclear-free Korea faces backlash

Major losses of two-largest energy public corporations prompt critics to raise voices

Aug 15, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Court refuses search warrants against judges

Search and seizure warrants for former and incumbent judges suspected of involvement in the top court’s power abuse scandal, in which the former Supreme Court chief justice is alleged to have used tr...

Aug 15, 2018
Social affairs
S. Korea seeks to repatriate war remains stored in Hawaii

South Korea is in discussion with the US about repatriating the remains of its soldiers killed during the Korean War, a Defense Ministry official said Wednesday, as the US has informed the government...

Aug 15, 2018
Defense
Public outlays grow amid sluggish private consumption

An increase in government spending, which has been precipitated under President Moon Jae-in’s administration, contrasts with sluggish private consumption in the country. Economists note that expande...

Aug 15, 2018
Economy
[Behind the Wheel] Volvo enters compact SUV market with XC40

POCHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- Sweden-based carmaker Volvo has completed its sport utility vehicle lineup with the launch of the XC40, stepping into the compact SUV market for the first time in the ca...

Aug 15, 2018
Automode
[팟캐스트] (260) ‘연이은 화재’ BMW 운행중지 명령, 안희정 전 충남지사 성폭력 혐의 1심 무죄

(Yonhap) 진행자 : 배현정, Kevin Lee Seizer 1. Transport Ministry orders recalled BMWs off the roads 기사 요약 : 최근에 화재 사고가 잇따르고 있는 BMW의 리콜 대상 차량들에 대해서 정부가 운행정지 명령을 내렸다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com...

Aug 15, 2018
Podcast
[Kim Myong-sik] Worst lawlessness reigns in Street of Justice

The new Seoul Eastern Detention House, or “Dongbu Guchiso,” is located on Jeongui-ro, or “Justice Street,” in Munjeong-dong. Across the street are the Seoul Eastern District Court and Seoul Eastern P...

Aug 15, 2018
Columnists
[Eli Lake] Montenegro takes on Russia, US, former CIA officer

It sounds like a spy novel. A former CIA case officer joins a cabal of pro-Russian rebels attempting to kill the prime minister of a small Balkan country. The coup fails, the officer returns to the U...

Aug 15, 2018
Columnists
Belated ‘epiphany’: What’s in store for final installment of BTS ‘Love Yourself’ saga

Here’s a short and sweet foretaste of what’s to come through a detailed look at the trailer “Epiphany”

Aug 15, 2018
Music
[Cathy O’Neil] Mark Zuckerberg is totally out of his depth

I might be the only person on Earth feeling sorry for the big boys of technology. Jack Dorsey from Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook, all those Google nerds: They’re monumentally screwed, becaus...

Aug 15, 2018
Columnists
[Tyler Cowen] How your personality traits affect your paycheck

What makes really smart people tick? Why do some end up earning so much more than others? And how much do these disparate outcomes have to do with their personalities? A new study by Miriam Gensowski...

Aug 15, 2018
Columnists
[Yang Sung-jin] One small summer reading suggestion

With the suffocating summer heat slowly slackening a bit in South Korea, some vacationers on the beach may be still happily stuck with sci-fi and fantasy. If they have a couple more days to burn thro...

Aug 15, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Value consumers

Government bans BMW vehicles; Punitive damages must be introduced

Aug 15, 2018
Editorial
College student handed suspended jail term for ‘revenge porn’

A college student was given a suspended jail term for “revenge porn” and assault of his ex-girlfriend. The Busan District Court sentenced the 24-year-old to a six-month jail term suspended for two y...

Aug 15, 2018
Social affairs
Day care teacher smothers eight infants to ‘make them sleep’

A day care staff member suspected of suffocating an infant to death was found to have repeatedly abused seven other infants, prosecutors said Wednesday. The investigation team on crimes against wome...

Aug 15, 2018
Social affairs

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