Hong makes ideological plea to boost lackluster campaign
PoliticsApril 21, 2017
Conservative presidential nominee Hong Joon-pyo on Friday launched ideological attacks on liberal and progressive groups in an apparent bid to rally traditional supporters behind his campaign. The c...
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Hyuna's new project group Triple H to release debuting albumApril 21, 2017"Triple H," the new project group led by Hyuna, former member of the now-disbanded girl group 4minute, will debut with its first EP album "199X," the group's agency said Friday. (Yonhap) The group,... -
'Queen of Mystery' leads TV race, rivals gain groundApril 21, 2017"Queen of Mystery," KBS 2TV's comic detective series, maintained its lead in the mid-week drama race, becoming the only late night show with a double-digit rating amongst its competitors, data showed...
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet next week to discuss NK issueForeign AffairsApril 21, 2017South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet next week to discuss their coordinated approach toward North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the foreign ministry here said Friday. Kim Hong-k... -
Over 200,000 tourists have visited Wando Seaweeds Expo 2017: organizersSocial affairsApril 21, 2017WANDO -- More than 200,000 people have visited a seaweed exposition under way on the southwestern island of Wando since its opening last week, organizers said Friday. Wando Seaweeds Expo 2017, launc... -
Korea joins multilateral anti-piracy exercise in Gulf of AdenDefenseApril 21, 2017South Korea has participated in a multilateral naval exercise involving US, Japanese and British forces to crack down on Somali pirates around the Gulf of Aden, the military here said Friday. South ... -
Lotte likely to unveil governance shakeup plan next week: sourcesCompaniesApril 21, 2017South Korean retail conglomerate Lotte Group is likely to unveil a series of steps next week to simplify its complicated governance structure, which may include split-ups or mergers of key affiliates... -
SK head to visit Japan on Toshiba dealIndustryApril 21, 2017SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to visit Japan next week as the group's chip-making arm SK hynix Inc. has joined the race to take over the memory division of Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp., i... -
Presidential front-runner Moon widens gap with runner-up: pollPoliticsApril 21, 2017Presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in widened his lead in a new opinion poll released Friday as runner-up Ahn Cheol-soo's numbers plummeted. Moon, a former leader of the liberal Democratic Party, ga... -
N. Korea raises food rations to 400g, below UN recommendation: reportNorth KoreaApril 21, 2017North Korea raised its daily food rations to an average 400 grams per person in the first quarter of the year, which is still below the internationally recommended amount of calorie intake, Voice of ... -
Average Korean salaryman reads 2.3 books per month: surveySocial affairsApril 21, 2017The average South Korean salaryman reads 2.3 books and spends 29,000 won ($25) on books every month, a survey showed Friday. The survey of 935 people conducted by Hunet, an education service institu... -
Samsung kicks off official sales of Galaxy S8IndustryApril 21, 2017Samsung Electronics Co. started official sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones in South Korea, kicking off full-fledged efforts to strengthen its mobile business hurt by the disco... -
Korea to open community center for Ethiopian war veteransDefenseApril 21, 2017South Korea's defense ministry said Friday it has signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a community center in Addis Ababa for its nationals who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War. It's one of... -
Study shows more men having children later in lifeSocial affairsApril 21, 2017A higher number of South Korean men are having children after turning 35, with their number nearly doubling over 10 years, a study showed Friday. Sohn Kitae, a professor at Curtin University in Aust... -
Galaxy S8's iris scanner to be used on financial transactionsTechnologyApril 21, 2017South Korea's credit card companies are seeking to apply the iris scanner adopted by Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S8 smartphones on mobile transactions, industry sources said Friday, lauding the ...
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