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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korean economy faces rough going in Q1
South Korea's economic growth rate is feared to stagnate or lapse into negative territory in the first half of 2012 on escalating global economic uncertainties that could make a significant dent in the export-focused economy, analysts warned Sunday.The warning came a day after global credit ratings
Jan. 15, 2012
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Apple to ready IPad 3 with sharper screen, LTE access
Apple Inc.’s next iPad, expected to go on sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product.The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the
TechnologyJan. 15, 2012
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Doomed Russia Mars probe eyes fiery crash
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's space agency on Sunday called off all predictions of the likely crash site of its ill-fated Mars probe only hours before the 13.5-tonne spacecraft was due to begin its fatal descent.Roscosmos said on its website that fragments of the stranded Phobos-Grunt voyager would probab
TechnologyJan. 15, 2012
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Gov’t says impact from European credit downgrade will be limited
The Seoul government on Saturday said the impact from the credit downgrade of European countries will likely be limited, saying the country and its markets have long prepared for the worst."The credit downgrades have long been anticipated, and both the markets and the government have been preparing
Jan. 14, 2012
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S&P cuts credit ratings for France, Italy, Spain
PARIS (AP) _ Standard & Poor's swept the debt-ridden European continent with punishing credit downgrades Friday, stripping France of its coveted AAA status and dropping Italy even lower. Germany retained its top-notch rating, but Portugal's debt was consigned to junk.In all, S&P, which took away the
Jan. 14, 2012
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Hyundai Motor eyes domestic sales of 700,000 cars
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest carmaker, said Friday that it is targeting to sell 700,000 vehicles in the domestic market this year, up 2.4 percent from 2011.Hyundai Motor, which sold 683,570 units locally last year, said competition in the domestic market is exp
IndustryJan. 13, 2012
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China OKs KIC’s investment plan
Korea’s sovereign wealth fund has received qualified investor status from China, opening the door for investment in its stock markets, the Finance Ministry said Friday.Korea Investment Corp. received the status of “qualified foreign institutional investor” from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, according to the ministry.Under the Chinese law, a foreign investor should obtain the QFII status to directly invest in its mainland stock markets. The approval comes more than a year after KIC
Jan. 13, 2012
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NCsoft expects China gains
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― NCsoft Corp., a leading online game developer in Korea, will likely see progress in its China business this year thanks to the expected relaunch of its two best-selling online games in China, JP Morgan said Friday.NCsoft is an online gaming company with a focus on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game genre. Its three key MMORPG games, Lineage, Lineage II and Aion account for more than 90 percent of the company’s total revenue. The likely relaunch of Lineag
IndustryJan. 13, 2012
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BOK freezes key rate, citing continuing risks
The Bank of Korea froze the benchmark rate at 3.25 percent on Friday for the seventh straight month as widely expected, citing risks to the global and local economy. One refreshing change, though subtle, is that Gov. Kim Choong-soo stressed the central bank would monitor closely the still-high “inflation expectations” instead of focusing on inflation growth. Kim said inflation expectations among the public remain at about 4 percent, while expert groups forecast 3.4 percent growth for 2012. “The
Jan. 13, 2012
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GM Korea CEO quits
Automaker denies report on Chevrolet plant moving to EuropeGM Korea announced Friday that its CEO Mike Arcamone has resigned with his term not yet expired and that GM International Operations vice president John Buttermore will assume the interim chief position. GM Korea said Arcamone “would leave the auto industry and return to his homeland of Canada” without elaborating. Arcamone’s departure came as the Korean unit of the U.S. automaker is seeing a surge in sales on the domestic market after i
MobilityJan. 13, 2012
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Samsung, LG flex muscles with high technologies
LAS VEGAS ― The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show showcased a wide array of gadgets over four days here from 3-D and smart televisions to tablet PCs and ultrabooks to the new Organic Light-Emitting Diodes TV.The event, organized by U.S.-based Consumer Electronics Association, was joined by 2,700 exhibitors and 140,000 people from 140 different countries from Jan. 10-13.“At CES, we’re in the world’s epicenter for the most innovative consumer electronics technology, devices and services
TechnologyJan. 13, 2012
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Korean Air picked in top 10 by Chinese
Korean Air Lines Co. said Friday that it has been picked as one of the best foreign carriers in a poll of Chinese consumers by an international travel magazine.The monthly Wue Lu, the Chinese edition of New York-based Travel and Leisure magazine, included South Korea’s largest flag carrier among foreign airlines “welcomed” by Chinese travelers.The announcement was made at the China Travel Award event held in Shanghai, with the airlines being picked based on reviews by ordinary consumers, travel
Jan. 13, 2012
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Finance minister warns of optimism over inflation
Korea should not stay optimistic about inflation situations for this year, the nation‘s finance minister said Friday, urging all government agencies to do their best to stabilize prices. “Though the central bank and many private think tanks predict that things will improve this year from last year, we cannot remain optimistic given inflation conditions at home and abroad early this year,” Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan told a price stabilization meeting. Korea’s consumer prices jumped 4 percent l
Jan. 13, 2012
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Per-capita income to fall
Korea’s per-capita income for last year is expected to be lower than the government’s earlier estimate due to faster population growth, a senior Finance Ministry official said Friday.The government earlier predicted that the per-capita gross national income would range from $23,500 to $24,000 at the end of last year. It was based on the nation’s economic growth and inflation, which was projected to grow 3.8 percent and 4 percent last year.“The per-capita GNI is expected to decline to $22,500-$24
Jan. 13, 2012
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Korea eyes more petrochemical exports in 2012
Korea‘s petrochemical companies hope to further increase their exports after they climbed to a record high last year, a local industry group said Friday.The country’s exports of petrochemical products, such as plastic and fertilizers, reached US$45.5 billion in 2011, up 27.5 percent from $35.7 billion worth of products shipped a year earlier, according to the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association.The association, however, said the growth rate this year will likely slow down significantly to a
IndustryJan. 13, 2012
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Korea‘s import price growth hits 3-year high in 2011
Korea’s annual import prices rose at the fastest clip in three years primarily due to spikes in international crude oil and commodity costs, the central bank said Friday. In local currency terms, the country‘s import prices grew 13.4 percent in 2011 from one year ago, accelerating from a 5.3 percent expansion tallied in 2010, according to the Bank of Korea. Last year’s growth was the highest reached since 2008, when import prices jumped 36.2 percent from the previous year as the Korean won depre
Jan. 13, 2012
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Hyundai eyes domestic sales of 700,000 cars
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, said Friday that it is targeting to sell 700,000 vehicles in the domestic market this year, up 2.4 percent from 2011.Hyundai Motor, which sold 683,570 units locally last year, said competition in the domestic market is expected to be fierce this year and a free trade deal with the U.S., expected to go into effect in the next few months, could make foreign-made cars more competitive.“Imported cars are expected to compete more aggressively for dom
MobilityJan. 13, 2012
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Samsung, LG flex muscles with high technologies
CES ends after featuring thousands of OLED and 3-D smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, ultrabooksLAS VEGAS -- The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show showcased a wide array of gadgets over four days here from 3-D and smart televisions to tablet PCs and ultrabooks to the new Organic Light-Emitting Diodes TV.The event, organized by U.S.-based Consumer Electronics Association, was joined by 2,700 exhibitors and 140,000 people from 140 different countries from Jan. 10-13.“At CES, we’re in the
TechnologyJan. 13, 2012
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Top 30 business groups to invest W151.4tr this year
The nation’s 30 largest conglomerates said on Friday they will increase investment by 12.3 percent to 151.4 trillion won ($131.5 billion) this year.They also said they will hire 123,000 new people this year, up 2.2 percent from last year, during a meeting with Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo. Executives of the top business groups by asset value told Hong they will raise recruitment of high school graduates by 6.9 percent to 37,261 people. Large-scale investments include development of ne
IndustryJan. 13, 2012
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Hyundai Motor files suit against union leaders
Hyundai Motor Co. sued two union leaders on charges of illegally directing a strike at engine plants this week, demanding the carmaker compensate a union member who set himself ablaze in protest.It is highly unusual for a Korean company to take legal action against a union leadership that is less than two months old.Hyundai Motor said on Friday it filed a suit against union chief Moon Yong-moon and vice chief Kim Hong-kyu for obstruction of business to the Ulsan Dongbu Police Station.The carmake
IndustryJan. 13, 2012