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(공용)코리아헤럴드
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Chinese president to visit Pakistan next week: Islamabad
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan next week, Islamabad said Thursday, with investment in the energy sector and Taliban talks in neighbouring Afghanistan likely to feature on the agenda. Xi was originally scheduled to visit Pakistan last September but Beijing cancelled the trip as Islamabad was in the grip of major anti-government street protests. China has been a key financial and military ally of Islamabad over the years and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif secured promi
World News April 16, 2015
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Putin defends Iran missile decision during call-in show
President Vladimir Putin sternly urged the West to respect Russia's interests in global affairs and defended his move to sanction the delivery of a long-range air defense missile system to Iran during a marathon TV call-in show with the nation Thursday. Putin scathingly criticized Washington for refusing to see Moscow as an equal partner and warned that Russia-West ties, in shambles over the Ukrainian crisis, could only be normalized when the U.S. and its allies show readiness for compromise. He
World News April 16, 2015
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Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine's capital
A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was gunned down in broad daylight in Kiev a day after a pro-Russian lawmaker was found dead, local police said Thursday. Oles Buzyna, 45, who worked as editor-in-chief of a leading daily until March, was killed early Thursday afternoon by two masked men shooting from a passing car, the Ukrainian interior ministry said in a statement. Buzyna, who ran for a seat in parliament on the Russian Bloc ticket in 2012 and was known for his pro-Russian
World News April 16, 2015
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Park not to rule out special counsel probe of bribery scandal: ruling party chief
President Park Geun-hye Thursday did not rule out launching an independent counsel investigation into a bribery scandal involving some of her key aides. She also pledged to seek every measure to quell suspicions surrounding the scandal, Kim Moo-sung, the leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, said after an impromptu meeting with Park prior to her departure for a four-nation South America tour. The rare 40-minute one-on-one, behind-closed-doors meeting came as the government and ruling party are
Politics April 16, 2015
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러시아 女 학생들 파격 엉덩이춤… 징역위기
"너무 야한 거 아냐" 러 청소년 춤교습소 동영상 논란 "요란한 엉덩이춤, 아이들 자극" vs "소녀들 새 경향 춤 원해" 당국, 보충교육기관 일제 점검 가능성 부티 댄스(Booty Dance). 다소 생소한 이름으로, 아직 중요 어학사전 어디에도 이름을 올리지 못한 단어다. 남미의 춤을 기원으로 한다는 데, 엉덩이를 굉장히 요란하게 움직이는 춤으로 보인다. (유튜브 캡쳐) 러시아가 서부 우랄강 중·상류 지역에 있는 오렌부르크의 한 청소년 춤교습소의 춤발표회 동영상을 놓고 후끈 달아오르는 모양새다. 춤 발표회에서 선보인 부티 댄스가 선정성 논란에 휩싸인 것이다. 오렌부르크에 있는 청소년 춤 교습소인 '크레도'(KREDO)의 단원들이 선보인 '빈니 푸흐와 벌꿀들'이란 작품이 지난 12일 인터넷에 올랐다.
한국어판 April 16, 2015
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Cheating website predicts success in Korea
Canadian-based cheating website Ashley Madison on Tuesday celebrated its resumption of services “in a very viable market” in Korea. Ashley Madison, a pro-adultery platform and dating website, was banned by the Korean government after two weeks of successful service in March 2014 for its potentially negative impact on Korean society, in which adultery was still illegal at the time. However, the law was changed in February this year when South Korea’s constitutional court overturned a 62-year-old
Industry April 14, 2015
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Samsung handsets emit less electromagnetic waves than iPhones
Samsung Electronics Co.'s handsets emit less electromagnetic waves than Apple Inc.'s iPhones, a research report showed Sunday, with the low-end Galaxy Mega smartphone being the No. 1 radiowave-safe product. According to the research conducted by market tracker Cnet in France, the Specific Absorption Rate, a measure of emission of electromagnetic fields, came to 0.142 watts per kilogram for the Galaxy Mega, hovering far below the 0.972 W/kg by Apple's latest iPhone 6. The global industry requ
Industry April 12, 2015
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KOSPI to hit record high this year: brokerages
South Korea's benchmark stock index is expected to reach an all-time high this year, propelled by ample liquidity around the globe and other favorable conditions, securities companies said Sunday. The local stock market could undergo a temporary correction during the first half of this year, but will likely stage an overall bull run in the second half, they said. According to a survey of industry leader Samsung Securities Co. and nine other brokerages, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index i
April 12, 2015
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Ruling party head calls for thorough probe into bribery row
The head of the ruling party called on the prosecution Sunday to conduct a thorough probe into a high-profile corruption scandal involving key politicians and close aides to President Park Geun-hye. The South Korean political circle has been embroiled in a corruption scandal as Sung Wan-jong, the former head of a local builder, left behind a so-called "bribery list" while committing suicide last week. Sung's death came just hours before a local court was to issue an arrest warrant for him on
Politics April 12, 2015
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Obama, Castro hold 'candid' historic meeting
U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro held unprecedented face-to-face talks Saturday in Panama, a more than hour-long meeting crowning their historic effort to bury Cold War-era antagonism. In the first sitdown between leaders of both nations since 1956, Obama thanked Castro for his "spirit of openness and courtesy" during their interactions, while the communist leader stressed that the negotiations will require patience. And in a bid to calm rising tensions with another leftist
World News April 12, 2015
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S. Korea exports to dip 1.9 pct this year: BOK
South Korea's exports are likely to drop nearly 2 percent in 2015 from a year earlier due to falling oil prices and other negative external factors, the central bank said Sunday. In its latest outlook, the Bank of Korea predicted the nation's customs-cleared exports to come to $562 billion this year, down 1.9 percent from the previous year. Outbound shipments are expected to shrink 3.6 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier, and inch down 0.2 percent in the second half of
Industry April 12, 2015
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N.K. leader inspects construction site of new airport terminal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the construction site of a second airport terminal in Pyongyang, calling on officials to complete the project in a way to highlight national identity, the North's media said Sunday. The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim gave his so-called field guidance at Terminal 2 of Pyongyang International Airport, whose construction is nearing its completion. The dispatch did not give details about the date of his visit. Kim said that it would be
North Korea April 12, 2015
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LG's next flagship G4 to hold detachable battery
LG Electronics Co.'s next flagship smartphone is expected to keep detachable batteries like its predecessors, industry sources said Sunday, a move that may allow the company to lure users unfamiliar with Samsung's new built-in batteries. The G4 will come with 3,000 mAh batteries that can be separated from the smartphone, and also have a port which allows users to insert secure-digital memory cards to expand data capacity, the sources said. Such features contrast with Samsung Electronics Co.'
Technology April 12, 2015
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S. Koreans struggle to move up leaderboard at Masters
The two South Koreans left standing at the Masters struggled to move up the leaderboard at the first major championship of the men's golf season on Saturday. Noh Seung-yul and Bae Sang-moon both shot an even-par round of 72 at Augusta National Golf Club. Noh, playing in his first Masters, started his day with a double bogey before making three birdies against one bogey, and is sitting at even par for the tournament, good for a six-way tie for 30th. Bae, playing at Augusta for the third time,
Golf April 12, 2015
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S. Korea becomes founding member of China-led infra bank
South Korea has been accepted as a founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China's finance ministry said Saturday. The approval was made by existing members, including China, Britain and France, the Chinese ministry said in a statement posted on its website. Austria and Spain were also accepted as founding members of the AIIB on Saturday, according to the statement, bringing the number of founding members to 41 nations. On March 27, South Korea applied to
April 12, 2015
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