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Measures to cut mobile costs to be delayed to mid-September

TechnologyAug 16, 2017

Implementation of the Moon Jae-in administration’s measures to help reduce the burden of mobile costs is likely to be postponed to mid-September due to differences between the government and telecom ...
Samsung’s semiconductor chief tops paycheck list in H1

IndustryAug 15, 2017

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun rose to become the top earner among chief executive officers and owners of South Korea’s major conglomerates in the first half of this year, regulatory ...
Science chief’s resignation puts Moon’s innovation drive on hold

TechnologyAug 13, 2017

The sudden resignation of the chief of the newly created science and technology control tower Friday has not only put the government’s appointment system in question but has also put its drive to inn...
5G smartphones likely to emerge in 2019: report

TechnologyAug 13, 2017

Smartphones that run on the fifth-generation network are predicted to emerge starting from 2019, while current 4G network smartphones are likely to remain mainstream until 2022, according to market r...
Former Kogas CEO wins litigation nullifying his dismissal

IndustryAug 10, 2017

A Seoul court ruled in favor of the former head of Korea Gas Corp. in an administrative litigation that demanded the withdrawal of his dismissal on Thursday. The Seoul Administrative Court made a ru...
Canadian pastor on way home after N. Korea release

North KoreaAug 10, 2017

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian pastor was on his way home Thursday after being released from a North Korean prison where he spent the last two years, according to his family and the prime minister. North...
OPEC production rises again to above its output ceiling

World BusinessAug 10, 2017

VIENNA (AP) -- Production of crude oil across all OPEC countries rose again in July, to above the level the cartel has agreed would be the upper limit _ and above the estimated level of global demand...
South Korea's Cardinal Yeom calls on N. Korea to come to dialogue

North KoreaAug 10, 2017

South Korean Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung on Thursday sent out a message for peace as tensions have been ratcheted up by North Korea's threats to conduct further provocations. Earlier in the day, the Nort...
Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school

WorldJul 18, 2017

BERLIN (AP) -- At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys' choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday. Allegations inv...
Jessica Alba and 2 daughters announce baby No. 3

EntertainmentJul 18, 2017

US (AP) -- Jessica Alba is expecting baby No. 3. The actress made the announcement in a picture on Instagram of herself and her two daughters. Her eldest daughter is holding up a balloon in the shape...
Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung to attend plant opening in China

IndustryJul 18, 2017

Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun will attend a plant opening event in China this week amid declining sales in the world's biggest automobile market, the company said Tuesday. Chung is s...
Parties fail to narrow differences over extra budget, govt. reorganization bills

PoliticsJul 18, 2017

Rival parties on Tuesday failed to narrow their differences over bills on an 11.2 trillion won (US$9.9 billion) extra budget and government reorganization amid a drawn-out partisan standoff. The rul...
Kia workers vote to strike as sales decline

IndustryJul 18, 2017

Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp. voted to go on strike after wage talks with the management recently broke up, the carmaker's union said Tuesday. The vote comes as the carmaker struggles with s...
Airbus announces China order of 140 planes for $22.8 bn

World BusinessJul 5, 2017

BERLIN (AFP) - Airbus said Wednesday it had won a major order from China of 140 planes for $22.8 billion, during a visit by President Xi Jinping to Berlin. The European aircraft maker said it had se...
Nuclear reactor suspended due to problem in cooling system

Social affairsJul 5, 2017

A nuclear reactor in South Korea was suspended on Wednesday after a warning signal went off due to a problem in the cooling system, the country's atomic energy operator said. The Hanul-5 reactor was...