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[Robert J. Fouser] Candlelight Revolution two years later

Two years ago, hundreds of thousands of people holding candles filled Gwanghwamun in support of impeaching then-President Park Geun-hye. The National Assembly voted to impeach Park on Dec. 9, 2016, a...

Dec 18, 2018
Columnists
[Naresh Koirala] ‘Gold is waste that’s adorning us’

Recently, I walked through New Road after nearly a decade. Much of what I saw was no different from what it was like 10 years ago -- unruly traffic, pedestrians jostling to navigate crowded sidewalks...

Dec 18, 2018
Columnists
[Jeff Kosseff] How the US Congress might still break the internet

Civil liberties activists in the United States long warned that the federal government must adopt “net neutrality” requirements that prevent broadband companies from charging websites for prioritized...

Dec 18, 2018
Columnists
Parents of dead US student seeks $1b compensation from N. Korea: VOA

Parents of an American university student who died last year after being detained in North Korea are seeking over $1 billion in compensation from the rogue regime, Voice of America said Tuesday, citi...

Dec 18, 2018
North Korea
Queen tribute band to perform in Korea in Jan.

Queen tribute band The Bohemians will perform in Korea in January. They will perform at Daeyang Hall at Sejong University in Seoul, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center and Exco in Daegu on Jan. 4, 5 and 6,...

Dec 18, 2018
Music
7-Eleven steps closer to full acquisition of Ministop Korea

South Korean retail giant Lotte Group’s convenience store chain 7-Eleven is likely to be picked as a preferred bidder for the full acquisition of Ministop Korea, industry sources said Tuesday. Accor...

Dec 18, 2018
Industry
[News Focus] Who benefits from Seoul apartment application system?

SEJONG -- Apartment prices in Seoul recorded an all-time high this year. Some complexes in southern districts saw prices shoot up 30 to 50 percent in only two or three years, which made ordinary hous...

Dec 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Monitor] Korea’s growth outlook set at 2.6-2.7%

During a meeting of economy-related ministers on Monday, the South Korean government set next year’s economic growth at between 2.6 and 2.7 percent, similar to the level for this year. Various econo...

Dec 18, 2018
Economy
[Photo News] Samsung Signage in Istanbul

Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday it recently finished installing more than 700 sets of liquid crystal display and light-emitting diode signage at the New Istanbul Airport in Turkey. The combined...

Dec 18, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] KDB onboard with GM’s spinoff plan, union prepares strike

GM Korea was given the green light Tuesday by the Korea Development Bank to proceed with the controversial setup of an independent research and development entity here, ending a monthslong tug-of-war...

Dec 18, 2018
Automode
Year-end concert celebrates 65th anniversary of US-Korea alliance

The Eighth United States Army and Seoul Cyber University on Sunday held their 11th year-end joint concert at Seoul Arts Center. The annual joint concert was first organized in 2008 to share the holi...

Dec 18, 2018
Music
NK halts casino projects under pressure from China: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the halt of ongoing casino-related projects, under pressure from Beijing, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday. Citing unnamed Chinese sources with connections to...

Dec 18, 2018
North Korea
Police found girl who killed herself had been victim of sexual violence

Police have discovered that a teenage girl who took her life in July had been sexually assaulted by her male peers. One of the perpetrators posted sexually disparaging remarks about the victim on so...

Dec 18, 2018
Social affairs
Korean shipyards almost sweep LNG ship orders

South Korean shipbuilders have bagged over 80 percent of new orders placed around the globe this year to build liquefied natural gas carriers, industry data showed Tuesday. According to the data, Ko...

Dec 18, 2018
Industry
Korea vows to upgrade key industrial sectors

South Korea's industry ministry pledged Tuesday to bolster efforts to upgrade the competitiveness of the country's key industrial sectors by expanding research and development efforts and easing regu...

Dec 18, 2018
Industry

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