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Moon pledges more benefits, job security for middle-aged workersPoliticsApril 19, 2017Presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in on Wednesday promised to help enhance the job security of middle-aged workers by making it harder for companies to carry out lay-offs. The presidential candidat... -
Emergency patients on airline rise 10-fold from 2009-2013: reportSocial affairsApril 19, 2017The number of emergency patients on commercial flights for one Korean airline rose 10-fold from 2009 to 2013, a report showed Wednesday. A total of 2,818 emergency patients were reported by the dome... -
260,000 Galaxy S8 smartphones' accounts opened on first day: SamsungTechnologyApril 19, 2017Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday around 260,000 units of Galaxy S8 smartphones were registered with the country's three mobile carriers on the first day of its preliminary release. Local consu... -
Exports of industrial parts, materials rise in Q1IndustryApril 19, 2017Exports of industrial parts and materials increased sharply in the first three months of the year on firm global demand, government data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of industrial parts and ... -
KOICA head offers to resign amid alleged link to scandal-ridden Park confidantePoliticsApril 19, 2017The head of South Korea's state-run overseas aid agency offered to resign on Wednesday amid allegations that his appointment was influenced by a woman who is at the center of a corruption scandal tha... -
Kia in final stage of talks to build plant in India: officialTransportApril 19, 2017Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker by sales, is in the final stage of talks with India over the building of its first plant in the fast-growing automobile market, a company offic... -
Korea outlines measures to help airlines with drop in China trafficSocial affairsApril 19, 2017South Korea's government on Wednesday outlined measures to help local airlines better cope with the drop in traffic on their China routes amid a diplomatic row over the deployment of an advanced US a... -
US aircraft carrier expected to reach Korean waters in late April: sourceDefenseApril 19, 2017A US Navy strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has finally started moving toward the Korean Peninsula after finishing joint exercises off Australia, a South Korean military source... -
Hwang calls for national unity amid NK threatsPoliticsApril 19, 2017South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday called for national effort to heal division and promote unity amid North Korea's escalating missile and nuclear threats. ... -
Organic milk market growing fast in KoreaIndustryApril 19, 2017The organic milk market is expanding rapidly in South Korea, driven by burgeoning demand from younger parents willing to spend money on high-quality food and beverages for their kids, industry data s... -
Samsung downplays Galaxy S8's 'red-tinted' displayTechnologyApril 19, 2017Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday the controversial red-tinted display on some of its brand-new Galaxy S8 smartphone cannot be considered a defect, while some critics are predicting the issue ma... -
US 'Facebook killer' takes own life after police chaseWorldApril 19, 2017NEW YORK -- A US gunman accused of murdering an elderly grandfather and posting the footage on Facebook killed himself Tuesday after a brief police chase, bringing to a close a frantic nationwide man... -
1 out of 10 firms unable to meet interest expenses with operating profitIndustryApril 19, 2017One out of 10 leading companies did not make enough profits last year to be able to cover interest on loans, a corporate analysis indicated Wednesday. The analysis by CEO Score, which follows financ... -
Korea to launch nationwide shopping festival in fallIndustryApril 19, 2017South Korea will hold this year's nationwide shopping festival involving retailers and traditional markets in the fall to attract foreign shoppers and boost lackluster domestic consumption, the gover... -
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