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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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[Newsmaker] N.K. pushes to spur cyberwarfare force
After the U.S. officially blamed North Korea last week for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, Pyongyang’s cybercapabilities and growing threats from them came into the spotlight.The communist state has nearly doubled the number of its cyberwarfare operatives to around 5,900 over the last two years, military authorities in the South estimate, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen its asymmetric military capabilities.Through a series of educational facilities based in the North and abroad, Pyongyang has
North KoreaDec. 23, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Obama faces tough decision on N. Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama faces a tough decision over whether to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its alleged cyberattack on Sony Pictures, as the decision may have political, diplomatic and security ramifications.In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Obama indicated that the U.S. may put the North back on the terrorism list. Obama has vowed to respond “proportionally” to the Nov. 24 attack on Sony following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s conclusion that the North wa
North KoreaDec. 22, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Attack could cost Sony $500m: experts
LOS ANGELES ― The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs, experts say.The cancellation of “The Interview,” which President Barack Obama called a “mistake,” has significantly escalated the potential losses of last month’s hack, Hemanshu Nigam of the SSP Blue cybersecurity consultancy told AFP. In all, he said, the crisis would lead to “a loss of income of $500 million.”The film about
World NewsDec. 21, 2014
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[Newsmaker] NPAD chief mired in nepotism accusation
The chief of the country’s main opposition party has come under fire after local court papers on Tuesday revealed the veteran lawmaker allegedly engaged in influence peddling 10 years ago.Documents from the Seoul Central District Court said Rep. Moon Hee-sang, chief of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy party, had asked Korean Air Lines Co. chairman Cho Yang-ho to offer a job to his brother-in-law. Moon then belonged to a parliamentary committee overseeing the airline industry.Rep. Moon Hee
PoliticsDec. 18, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Lotte apologizes for worker’s death
Lotte, the constructor and operator of the 123 story-Lotte World in southwestern Seoul, on Wednesday expressed regret over the death of a construction worker at its site as well as the shutdown of the facility’s cinema and aquarium due possibly to shoddy construction. “We apologize to the citizens for the accidents that took place at Lotte World Mall including the death of a worker at the concert hall construction site. We will follow the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s guidelines and regulation
IndustryDec. 17, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Hostage drama: Jihadist propaganda win?
PARIS ― His motives are a mystery and his acts described as random and deranged, but analysts say the gunman who took a Sydney cafe full of terrified people hostage could still score a propaganda coup for jihadists.Bearing a black jihadist flag, the Iranian-born Islamist created precisely the sort of lone-wolf attack urged by groups such as the Islamic State ― replete with bomb threats, hostages and panic in a major Western city. Although any link to a specific group has yet to be established, t
World NewsDec. 16, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Abe faces reform battle after win
TOKYO ― Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces strong resistance to a promised economic and political overhaul despite a weekend election victory that gives him up to four more years in power.In Sunday’s snap election, the conservative Liberal Democrats who have ruled for most of the post-World War II era locked up a solid majority of at least 291 seats. About 35 seats were claimed by the LDP’s coalition partner, the Buddhist-backed Komei party, giving the ruling bloc more than two-thirds of th
World NewsDec. 15, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Xi: Nanjing Massacre cannot be denied
NANJING, China ― President Xi Jinping said Saturday that no one can deny the Nanjing Massacre, as China for the first time held a national day of remembrance for the Japanese military rampage that Beijing says killed 300,000 people.State media estimated 10,000 people attended a ceremony in Nanjing to mark the 77th anniversary of the massacre, including ageing survivors ― some in their 90s ― of the Japanese invasion of the eastern city on Dec. 13, 1937.The crowd sang a boisterous rendition of Chi
World NewsDec. 14, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Lee’s resource diplomacy faces scrutiny
South Korea’s legislature will begin probes into former President Lee Myung-bak’s “resource diplomacy” initiative sometime early next year after the country’s two main parties on Wednesday agreed to set up an investigative committee. But the probes are expected to be highly politicized, with the main opposition party saying the ex-president must be held accountable for allegedly wasting billions of won, and Lee supporters saying the investigation is a witch hunt based on a political deal between
PoliticsDec. 11, 2014
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[Newsmaker] CIA torture brutal, ineffective: report
WASHINGTON ― CIA torture of al-Qaida suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged, did not produce useful intelligence and was so poorly managed it lost track of detainees, a scathing U.S. Senate report revealed Tuesday.The Central Intelligence Agency also misled the White House and Congress with inaccurate claims about the program’s usefulness in thwarting attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee said in its graphic report that revived the debate over interrogation techniques such as water
World NewsDec. 10, 2014
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[Newsmaker] India, Netherlands ban ride-sharing app Uber
The fast expanding ride-sharing service Uber is facing pressure from local authorities and taxi drivers in major cities, most recently in The Hague, New Delhi and Portland. Uber has expanded at breakneck speed since it launched in 2009 and is now present in more than 200 cities across 45 countries.But its rapid growth has caused tensions, especially in Europe where rival taxi companies have protested that Uber cars are not subject to the same regulations.Dutch judges on Monday banned the U.S. co
World NewsDec. 9, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Saenuri adopts political reform package
Political reform, or the pretense of it, is once again in the spotlight with the ruling Saenuri Party officially adopting plans drawn up by its reform committee.Led by potential presidential contender Kim Moon-soo, the committee drew much attention from the beginning with party chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung throwing his weight behind it.Despite the support given to the committee, and its high-profile nature, the plans the committee drew up were initially rejected by the party last month. The reject
PoliticsDec. 8, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Carter inherits friction with White House
WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama’s pick to be the next defense secretary, Ashton Carter, will inherit a tense relationship between the U.S. military and the White House that is unlikely to ease even with a fresh face at the Pentagon.Carter, 60, a policy wonk with degrees in medieval history and theoretical physics, is a bona fide defense expert but also a blunt-spoken figure who could run into trouble with a White House said to be given to micro-management. With years of experience in senior
World NewsDec. 7, 2014
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[Newsmaker] SPO chief hit by abuse allegations
Whenever the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra was in the news, it was usually artistic director Chung Myung-whun who got the spotlight. In the past few days, however, Park Hyun-jung, the orchestra’s president and CEO since February 2013, landed prominently in newspapers and on TV. Park Hyun-jung, the orchestra’s president and CEO. (Yonhap)She is accused of a series of cases of misconduct, including verbal and sexual abuse, by her own staff at the city-run ensemble. Seventeen of the orchestra’s 27 st
Social AffairsDec. 4, 2014
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[Newsmaker] After South Stream, EU eyes new gas sources
BRUSSELS -- Europe played down Tuesday an angry Russia’s shelving of the multi-billion-dollar South Stream gas pipeline project, saying it merely reinforced the need to find other energy sources amid the crisis in Ukraine.President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly announced during a visit to Turkey on Monday that he was closing the scheme to pump Russian gas to southeast Europe, blaming Brussels for making it impossible.The pipeline has become the latest casualty of the new Cold War between the West
World NewsDec. 3, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Ex-Park aide shrouded in speculation
The scandal centered on Chung Yoon-hoi continues to expand and threatens to bring rival parties to a headlong clash, but little is known about the man himself. It has been alleged that Chung is at the core of an unofficial group of advisors to President Park Geun-hye, and that he has colluded with three presidential secretaries on a regular basis to exchange classified information on her state management. Chung and his supposed collaborators are also alleged to have tried to pull strings to repl
PoliticsDec. 2, 2014
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[Newsmaker] China policy in question after Taiwan polls
TAIPEI ― Taiwan’s warmer relations with China were called into question after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered its worst-ever polls defeat in local elections Saturday, sparking the resignation of Premier Jiang Yi-huah and the cabinet.The rout came as the ruling Kuomintang party struggles to combat public fears of China’s growing influence, as well as a slowing economy and a string of food scandals.Premier Jiang quit hours after the disastrous result, seen as a key barometer ah
World NewsDec. 1, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Cop who killed Ferguson teenager quits
FERGUSON ― The white policeman who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned, but it failed to deter angry protesters demanding justice and reform.Darren Wilson left the force citing fears for the safety of local residents and fellow police officers, according to a letter published by local media Saturday. Wilson wrote in his letter that “it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal.”A grand jury decision on Monday not to charge Wi
World NewsNov. 30, 2014
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[Newsmaker] N.K. leader’s sister granted official post
North Korea revealed the job title of Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of its leader Kim Jong-un, on Thursday, calling her a deputy director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party, a post equivalent to vice minister.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency mentioned her specific title for the first time, while reporting that she had accompanied her brother on a visit to an animation film studio in Pyongyang.Her title indicates that she has become part of the nucleus of the c
North KoreaNov. 27, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Can Iranian nuke talks affect N.K. issue?
North Korea may be closely watching the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West as it explores the most beneficial way to gain concessions from the U.S. and other parties, analysts said Wednesday.Some observers argue that the talks involving the Islamic republic could help forge the mood for the resumption of the long-stalled talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. But others say the Iranian talks may not be helpful to resolve the North Korean issue.“The Iranian nuclear talks may
North KoreaNov. 26, 2014