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Hyundai Motor Group donates W25b for charity

Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has donated 25 billion won ($21 million) to the country’s nonprofit charity organization Community Chest of Korea to contribute in helping vulnerable members of the...

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Industry
Agency warns of legal action after TWICE member injured by crowd of fans

The management agency of girl band TWICE has warned of legal action against aggressive fans after a band member was injured by a crowd of fans. "Today, there was an accident involving our artist, wh...

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Music
41-year-olds have highest average labor income

Workers in South Korea hit the highest average annual earnings at the age of 41 in 2016, data showed Monday, with the labor income of the elderly also showing a steady rise. People aged 41 earned th...

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Economy
Koreans consider W3.9b in assets as threshold to be wealthy

South Koreans consider a person who owns an average of 3.9 billion won ($3.2 million) in assets is wealthy, a local survey showed Monday. According to a recruiting service provider Saramin’s survey ...

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Industry
Starbucks Korea receives presidential award for supporting cultural heritage

Starbucks Coffee Korea said Thursday it has received a presidential award for its effort to contribute to restoring the country’s cultural assets and honoring it heritage and history. The award cere...

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Industry
[Diplomatic circuit] [Meet the diplomat] Egypt is eager for transfer of technology, economic growth: Egyptian envoy

Special committee under Egyptian PM office formed to address difficulties of S. Korean companies

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Diplomatic Circuit
[Diplomatic circuit] UAE celebrates 48th National Day with positive outlook on bilateral ties

The UAE Embassy in Seoul celebrated the 48th National Day and noted that bilateral cooperation between the both countries has increased considerably in the last decade from a strategic partnership in...

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Diplomatic Circuit
[Diplomatic circuit] EU envoy urges Seoul to pass revision on personal information

South Korea’s parliament should promptly pass an amendment on personal information protection to comply with EU regulations, European Union’s top diplomat in Seoul urged last week. The revised Perso...

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Diplomatic Circuit
[Diplomatic circuit] Kuwait Investment authority, Citibank host forum for Korean firms

Kuwait’s state-run Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority and Citibank Korea jointly held the Korea-Kuwait Investment Forum last week to offer information for companies seeking to foray into th...

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Diplomatic Circuit
[Feature] Frank penguin becomes new star of year, breaks stereotype of EBS characters

A 210-centimeter-tall penguin walks into a room for an audition at Educational Broadcasting System, insisting he wants to be a star creator. The penguin, who has a strand of seaweed and a seashell on...

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People
Finland picks youngest-ever prime minister

HELSINKI (AFP) -- Finland's Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country's histo...

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World News
LG International's JV listed on Omani stock market

LG International Corp. said Monday that its joint venture with Oman Oil Co. has been listed on the Omani stock market, a move that helped the South Korean developer of natural resources recover part ...

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Industry
'Parasite' named best film by LA film critics

South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho's family satire "Parasite" has been awarded three prizes, including Best Film, by the film critics association in Los Angeles, the association said Monday. The LA Fi...

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Film
Hong Kongers mark half a year of protest with mammoth rally

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Democracy protesters took part in the largest mass rally through Hong Kong's streets in months on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement, with a leading activist ...

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World News
US always open to talks with N. Korea: Esper

The United States is always open to talks with North Korea, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, amid growing concern that the communist nation could restart testing of long-range missiles or nuclear w...

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North Korea

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