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U.S. will lose leverage in Asia if it pulls troops out of S. Korea: U.S. congressman

Foreign affairsApr 30, 2016

The U.S. will lose much of its leverage in Asia if it pulls troops out of South Korea, a U.S. congressman said Friday, criticizing Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should end defense support f...
S. Korea avoids U.S. currency manipulator designation, put on monitoring list

Foreign affairsApr 30, 2016

The U.S. Treasury Department put South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan and Germany on its "monitoring list" for foreign exchange policies Friday, but none was designed as a currency manipulator. "Korea ...
Korea's top shipbuilders clinch zero deals in April

IndustryApr 30, 2016

South Korea's top three shipbuilders failed to clinch a single deal in April, industry data showed Saturday, casting concerns that the firms may roll out possible restructuring of their workforces. ...
Samsung keeps throne in Q1 LCD TV sales amid falling shipments

IndustryApr 30, 2016

Samsung Electronics Co. stood as the No. 1 seller of liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions in the first quarter of 2016, data showed Saturday, despite its shipments plunging amid the rise of Chine...
Seoul shares expected to take breather on liquidity worries

Apr 30, 2016

South Korean shares are expected to take a breather next week as worries remain that the recent decision by the Bank of Japan not to unveil additional stimulus measures could lower the overall appeti...
UN says N. Korea accusations vs US troops 'unsubstantiated'

North KoreaApr 30, 2016

The American-led U.N. command at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas has dismissed as unsubstantiated accusations from North Korea that U.S. troops tried to provoke its frontline troops wi...
McDonald's US sales rise for third straight quarter

InternationalApr 22, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sales rose 5.4 percent at established U.S. McDonald's restaurants in the first quarter, marking the third straight increase as the world's biggest burger chain fights to stage a come...
Official seeks court injunction over alleged staged rally

Social affairsApr 22, 2016

A presidential official has sought a court injunction to ban the publication of a weekly magazine over its report that the official instructed a conservative civic activist to stage a rally in favor ...
Obama's royal holiday: Lunch with queen, dinner with princes

Foreign affairsApr 22, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- Most people send a card, call, or post on Facebook for someone's birthday, but President Barack Obama went the extra mile on Friday -- thousands of miles, actually -- to deliver 90th b...
At least 10 killed in airstrikes in northern Syria

Foreign affairsApr 22, 2016

BEIRUT (AP) -- At least 10 people were killed Friday when airstrikes hit several rebel-held neighborhoods in Syria's contested northern city of Aleppo and neighboring Idlib province, anti-government ...
Ecuadorian ambassador calls for Koreans' financial support for quake relief

Diplomatic CircuitApr 22, 2016

The top Ecuadorian envoy in Seoul made a desperate appeal Friday for Koreans' financial support to help his country emerge from the devastation caused by last week's massive earthquake and ensuing af...
[Newsmaker] Layoff fears loom at Hyundai Heavy shipyards

BusinessApr 22, 2016

Workers at shipyards of Hyundai Heavy Industries, located in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province, raised concerns over a possible massive layoff on Friday, insisting that CEOs and executives have to be ...
[Weekender] ‘Descendants of the Sun’: more fantasy than reality

Social affairsApr 8, 2016

Lee Soo-yeon, a 27-year-old office worker in Seoul, can’t get enough of “Descendants of the Sun,” the ongoing Korean drama series that features a military romance between a solider and a surgeon. “...
[FEATURE INTERVIEW] Incest victims fight back against abusers in South Korea

Social affairsApr 3, 2016

When Kim Mi-eun was in middle school, she accidentally read a story about an incest victim in a newspaper. That’s when she realized she had been constantly raped by her father, who had told her to ke...
South Korea warns on Japanese encephalitis

Social affairsApr 3, 2016

South Korea issued a nationwide warning on Japanese encephalitis Sunday, urging the public to take precautionary measures including vaccination. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...