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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Rabbits, time to shine for Chinese New Year
There is more to the Chinese Zodiac than a hippety hop into year 4708 for people born under the sign of rabbit.Rabbit babies are private, introverted and withdrawn. Or quietly charismatic, thoughtful and calm? It is hard to generalize a destiny using a centuries-old system based on natural elements, marked by fixed colors and assigned a dozen animals as they correspond to the hour, date, month an
Arts & DesignJan. 12, 2011
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Chinese director coy over political satire’s message
HONG KONG (AP) ― Jiang Wen’s latest film has earned rare box-office success in the sensitive genre of Chinese political satire, but theories are flying that it accomplishes much more: eluding strict censorship to criticize China’s current government.Set in the chaotic years after the collapse of imperial rule, “Let the Bullets Fly” tells the story of a Robin Hood-like bandit who kidnaps a con man
FilmJan. 12, 2011
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UAE holds North Korea to draw
Jo Tong-sop's squad misses penalty shot in 6th minuteDOHA (AP) ― The United Arab Emirates restored some pride to the Gulf teams Tuesday by holding North Korea to a 0-0 draw in its opening Group D match of the Asian Cup.North Korea, which qualified for last year’s World Cup, should have taken the lead in the sixth minute but captain Hong Yong-jo hit the bar with a penalty after Hamdan Al Kamali pus
SoccerJan. 12, 2011
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Korea’s sovereign debt cost declined in Dec.
The cost of issuing Korea’s sovereign debt declined in December as market jitters eased over geopolitical tensions prompted by North Korea’s latest provocations, data showed Wednesday.The spread on dollar-denominated currency stabilization bonds dropped to 90 basis points last month, down from 114 basis points reported in November, according to the data provided by the Finance Ministry.The decreas
Jan. 12, 2011
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Kia hits the spot as first choice of new Samsung executives
Kia Motors Corp.’s sedans proved once again to be the most popular among Samsung Group’s executives this year.Among the 318 newly appointed executives, 78.6 percent picked Kia’s K7 and Opirus as their company cars. They joined the executive ranks for the first time in the latest reshuffle on Dec. 8.The Opirus held sway with nearly half, with 155 choosing the model. It maintained its status as the
IndustryJan. 12, 2011
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Take on a cha-cha challenge for fitness
Salsa and cha-cha build endurance, and the tango improves muscle control and posture.Any doubts about the transformative abilities of ballroom dance should be quashed after watching one season of “Dancing With the Stars” and seeing celebrities going from flabby to fit in a matter of weeks.Sure, they’re rehearsing five to six hours a day, week after week. But the spins, turns, lifts, kicks and fast
Arts & DesignJan. 12, 2011
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Purely platonic relationships: mythical or misunderstood?
SAN JOSE, California ― Until Amy met the man of her dreams, and the two of them had publicly sanctified their love ― going into escrow together on a house ― it never occurred to her that the greatest danger to their happiness would turn out to be one of her best friends.Amy had developed a warm ― but completely platonic ― friendship with another man, and that caused a “huge blowout about whether o
Arts & DesignJan. 12, 2011
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How to keep feet soft and odorless in winter
‘More than half of Korean women had athlete’s foot’Many women hesitate when ushered into a room with floor-seating instead of to a table when having dinner at a Korean restaurant, especially in the winter. Sure, it could be because they are wearing skirts that are too short or boots that are too much trouble to take off and put back on. But frankly speaking, those might not be the only reasons. “I
Arts & DesignJan. 12, 2011
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[Editorial] Lame duck
Undoubtedly, one of the last things an incumbent president would like to hear of is his lapse, be it ongoing or imminent, into lame-duck status. Who would? Actually, President Lee Myung-bak was previously quoted as saying there would be no such thing until his last day in office.But it is a matter of time before a rapid decline in the presidential power manifests itself in various forms. It usuall
EditorialJan. 12, 2011
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[Editorial] Rental crisis
The cost of renting a home is going through the roof. But top economic policymakers do not appear to be much concerned about the rise in rent. They are either ignoring what has developed into a crisis or are ill-informed about it.According to a survey of housing-price trends by Kookmin Bank, rents rose an average 0.2 percent throughout the nation during the week ending on Jan. 3. The bank said the
EditorialJan. 12, 2011
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2011 promises to be year of electric car
This year can be the year in which electric cars make headway in attracting a large number of customers who want to buy a vehicle that has no gas emmissions over a vehicle that runs on fossil fuels. But many problems must be overcome before electric cars become a transportation mainstay. Nissan kicked off fierce competition in electric car sales with the December launch of the Leaf, a five-door ha
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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Tobacco companies behind the smoke screen
Cigarette makers do a lot more than shred tobacco and roll it up in thin sheets of paper. A December report by the surgeon general’s office outlined a host of changes that tobacco companies have made over the years to render smoking easier to start and harder to quit. For instance, vents and other filter designs make the smoke feel less harsh even though it does the same damage. A bigger, quicker
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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[Mike Matz] A gift of wilderness
When most Americans hear the words “public lands” they think of our national parks or national forests or perhaps even our national wildlife refuges. Yet, what might surprise them is that the largest category of our publicly owned land is administered by a little-known agency, the Bureau of Land Management, with a big mandate ― taking care of 400,000 square miles, an area nearly four times the siz
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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[Erik Berglof] Emerging Europe’s reform for growth
LONDON ― After the 1997-98 financial crisis, policymakers in Asia’s major emerging markets ― South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and even Indonesia ― vowed “never again” to be humiliated by international capital markets. They set out to address the structural weaknesses that had brought their systems down.Many countries in emerging Europe had similar near-death experiences in the recent global crisis
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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[Matthew Lynn] Beatles ‘Revolution’ returns decades later
“You say you want a revolution,” the Beatles sang in a song that was released in the year that students across Europe famously took to the streets to protest against the established order.It may not quite be 1968 all over again. Even so, there is a whiff of youthful rebellion in the air. Young people across the region have been staging angry demonstrations in the last few months as government aust
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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[Albert Hunt] Shooting reveals dark side of U.S. exceptionalism
Violence isn’t endemic to America. Gun violence is.The tragic killings of six people including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl and serious injury to Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson this weekend underscored this tragic reality. Gun murders occur in other developed countries, not with anywhere near the frequency.There are almost 300 million guns in America, a third of the
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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[Robert B. Reich] Stealth attack on American education
Over the long term, the only way we’re going to raise wages, grow the economy and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people ― especially their educations.Yet we’re falling behind. In a recent survey of 34 advanced nations by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, our kids came in 25th in math, 17th in science, and 14th in reading. The average 15-year-old Am
ViewpointsJan. 12, 2011
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How the media can defang poisonous political discourse
PHILADELPHIA ― Following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D.-Ariz., Saturday in Tucson, many people asked: Did the violence of U.S. political rhetoric have anything to do with this? Did a gunman try to kill Giffords because there is so much toxic language, such hate in our political discourse? And if our discourse is toxic, what should change in the way we talk, the way we disagree?No one
TelevisionJan. 12, 2011
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Universal Music gives recordings to Library of Congress
LOS ANGELES ― There’s good news, more good news and some nebulous news for anyone interested in the nation’s musical heritage in Monday’s announcement that Universal Music Group is donating a cache of some 200,000 vintage master recordings to the Library of Congress for preservation and digitizing.They include Bing Crosby’s original recording of “White Christmas” and thousands more by Louis Armstr
PerformanceJan. 12, 2011
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Hyun Bin to join the Marines in March
Top South Korean actor Hyun Bin has announced that he aims to join the Marines in March to serve his mandatory military duty. Hyun Bin’s agency, AM Entertainment, said on Wednesday that the actor took a physical test and an interview for the Marines last year. He will join in March if he passes the screening. Actor Hyun Bin. (SBS)“Hyun Bin has so far focused on his sound image as an actor and als
TelevisionJan. 12, 2011