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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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[EYE INTERVIEW] DDP promotes coexistence of the old and new
“It looks like a giant spaceship,” is the phrase that Lee Keun, CEO of the Seoul Design Foundation, has heard the most since Dongdaemun Design Plaza was unveiled to the public in 2014. Replacement of the 80-year-old sports stadium kicked off in 2007 as part of a city regeneration project. The site was reborn as a four-story complex, designed by Zaha Hadid, an award-winning architect who died in March.The ultramodern design of the plaza -- with a total floor area of 87,000 square meters -- marked
May 13, 2016
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[Weekender] Breaking the sugar habit
About two years ago, Park Hyung-jun was told by his doctor that he should stop drinking coke. The 32-year-old used to have three cans of coke a day – one after every meal. “I loved the sensation of carbonation and the sweet taste,” he told The Korea Herald. “It felt like drinking coke helped digestion. It was just a nice way of finishing meals, especially heavy ones. ”Kim developed his love for coke while he was serving his military duty about five years ago. Coke became a daily necessity for hi
May 13, 2016
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Zika test allegation spreads despite USFK’s denial
The suspicion that the U.S. military may be testing the Zika virus at its laboratory here is spreading among South Koreans, with civic groups holding a protest demanding explanations from U.S. Forces Korea.A local media outlet reported earlier this week on an April article about the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center that had reportedly hinted at a possible study of the virus in the Yongsan garrison.“Participants in the project are already looking to add a Zika virus detection capabil
May 13, 2016
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(Video) Cab driver caught on video cursing at Chinese women
A video of a Korean taxi driver refusing Chinese passengers and cursing at them has garnered attention online.The video was uploaded on an internet community on Wednesday. It showed a middle-aged driver forcing two Chinese women to get off his cab for refusing to pay extra fare. “I know you, every time. Every month we’re here, you say no (ride),” shouts one of the women, to which the driver responds “I’ll hit you, you disrespectful (expletive).” He was seen shouting profanities several times, pa
May 13, 2016
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Woman attempts suicide by arson
A 42-year-old woman set fire on Thursday to her rented flat in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, in an apparent suicide attempt, police said.She was arrested by the police under charges of arson. (123RF)Police said she had told investigators that she wanted to die because of her financial difficulties, but once she started the fire, she regretted her actions and escaped.The woman, identified by her surname Lee, lived with her husband in a 1.2 square-meter flat with a monthly rent of 160,000 won ($136). While
May 13, 2016
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Lawyer arrested in lobbying scandal
The prosecution has arrested a judge-turned-lawyer who allegedly received billions of won in legal fees in return for lobbying judges and prosecutors for her high-profile clients, officials said Friday. (Yonhap)The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said they arrested 46-year-old former chief prosecutor Choi Yoo-jeong late Thursday night for attempting to influence rulings of clients. Choi is accused of taking a total of about 10 billion won ($8.6 million) from two clients -- cosmetics f
May 13, 2016
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[WEEKENDER] Turning sour on sugar
Earlier this year, local food columnist Hwang Gyo-ik made headlines by arguing that Korean cuisine culture was “uncivilized.” He said Koreans used too much sugar in almost every dish including kimchi, stir-fired anchovies and even the famous Korean barbecue.“It’s hard to find other countries that use sugar in almost every dish,” he said in a recent radio interview. “Sure, they have desserts, but they also have plenty of other dishes that do not contain sugar.” He argued that the “less civilized”
May 13, 2016
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Experts advise consumer awareness, better safety scrutiny by state on biocide scare
The deaths and permanent bodily damage traced to humidifier disinfectants have loudly sounded alarms about what goes into making household cleaning products.Experts are now calling on consumers to raise their safety awareness and pressing the government to intensively verify any potential harm before the products are marketed.Participants in a boycott of goods from Oxy Reckitt Benckiser were growing, in both consumers and shops, after nearly 100 deaths were blamed on toxic chemicals that were in
May 13, 2016
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Judge-turned-lawyer arrested in influence-peddling scandal
Prosecutors formally arrested a judge-turned-lawyer accused of accepting billions of won from clients in exchange for promises to use her connections and influence over courts to help them win lighter sentences.The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for lawyer Choi You-jeong Thursday night over suspicions that she took total of about 10 billion won ($8.6 million) from two clients -- cosmetics firm Nature Republic CEO Jung Woon-ho, accused of gambling, and an investment firm o
May 13, 2016
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Korea denies report over delay in adoption of UNSC statement
South Korea on Thursday denied speculation that a delay in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)'s adoption of a press statement to condemn North Korea's recent missile provocations is related to the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.Last week, Russian Ambassador to the U.N. Vitaly Churkin said that Russia had proposed that an expression calling on the allies to halt or refrain from conducting their drills be included in the statement. This has spawned speculation that the delay coul
May 12, 2016
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Korean parents spend W130m to pay for child’s wedding
South Korean parents spend an average of 130 million won ($111,618) on their children’s marriages, using more than half of their retirement savings, a report showed Thursday.According to the survey by Samsung Life Retirement Research Center on 1,501 parents with an average of 2.2 children, they spent 125.1 million won in marriage expenses.The amount was double for those with sons who spend on average of 94 million won, while it was 42 million for daughters.Most, or 93 percent, used their savings
May 12, 2016
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Prosecution reveals more details on making of Oxy Ssak Ssak
Sources from the prosecution said they have found more details on how Oxy Reckitt Benckiser had used the toxic ingredient PHMG to produce the problematic humidifier disinfectant. According to the prosecution, Oxy – which was formally renamed Reckitt Benckiser Korea -- had initially used a chemical called Priventol R80 as the main ingredient for Oxy Ssak Ssak until the late ’90s. The inhalation-toxicity test for the chemical proved that it was safe. However, in 2000, the company reportedly decide
May 12, 2016
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Danish firm denies link to toxic humidifier disinfectant
Danish chemical company KeTox -- which allegedly supplied PGH to Korean company Butterflyeffect -- has denied any links to the firm, a civic group working with the victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants said Thursday.The Danish company denied any business deals with Butterflyeffect in a meeting with representatives of the victims in Denmark on Sunday, according to Choi Ye-yong of the Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health.The now closed company’s former CEO Frede Damgaard reportedl
May 12, 2016
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Hiroshima archive underscores aspirations for peace
More than seven decades after America's nuclear bomb fell on Hiroshima, Japan, the once-devastated city now symbolizes people's fervent aspirations for peace -- once crushed by the island country's imperialist rampage.The passage of time has yet to blot out the potent memories of the unprecedented bombing in the southwestern Japanese city as vivid photos and remains from the bombing are well kept at an archive here apparently in the hopes of preventing another reckless use of violence.Hiroshima,
May 12, 2016
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Patricide suspects accuse father of abuse
The siblings being accused of murdering their 76-year-old father on Parents’ Day have spoken up about the victim’s abuse of their deceased mother. During police interrogation, the 43-year-old brother claimed that his father had sexually abused and hit his mother who had dementia and a physical disability after being in a traffic accident in 1990. The father had allegedly spent his wife’s government subsidies on another woman, and did not attend his wife’s funeral in 2009. (Yonhap)The 47-year-o
May 12, 2016
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Man stabs friend for alleged backbiting
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for the attempted murder of his friend who allegedly spoke ill of him to his girlfriend. According to Hongseong Police in the South Chungcheong Province, the man is being accused of carrying a weapon to his friend’s house and stabbing the latter in the abdomen and hand. (123RF)The man testified that he had suspected the friend to have spoken ill of him to his girlfriend and that had resulted in a fight which escalated to the stabbings. The police plan
May 12, 2016
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School teacher axed for inappropriately touching colleague
A primary school teacher was dismissed from his position after inappropriately touching four female colleagues at an after-work party, Wednesday. Korean office dinners often involve heavy drinking. (Yonhap)According to the school in North Chungcheong Province, the teacher had repeated his offence by indecently touching two female teachers at a pub in September 2015 and two others at a karaoke salon in February 2016.The case was belatedly filed by a person acquainted with one of the victims. By
May 12, 2016
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Residents of water tank corpse case traumatized
Residents of the apartment complex where a dead man’s body was found in the tank they got their water from are reporting symptoms of trauma. A number of residents who preferred to remain anonymous have revealed their distress“The thought of it sickens me to the core,” one said. “I keep feeling like I’ll throw up.” Another said, “My children drank from the tap. I’m worried they may develop health problems.” (123RF)On Monday at an apartment in the city of Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, a decompo
May 12, 2016
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New PyeongChang Olympics head determined to alleviate concerns over background
Newly elected head of South Korea's first Winter Olympics on Thursday, former Commerce Minister Lee Hee-beom said he's determined to alleviate concerns over his lack of background in sports.Lee was elected unanimously as the new president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) at the committee's general assembly in Seoul. The 67-year-old replaces Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Hanjin Group, who abruptly resigned last week to concentrate on corp
May 12, 2016
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Ex-commerce minister formally elected new head of PyeongChang 2018
Former Commerce Minister Lee Hee-beom was elected the new head of the planning committee for the country's first Winter Olympics on Thursday.Lee's candidacy as the president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) was approved unanimously at the committee's general assembly in Seoul.His appointment will need the final stamp of approval by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, though it's considered a mere formality at this juncture.
May 12, 2016