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S. Korea mulls over its military role in Strait of Hormuz
South Korea seems to have begun exploring concrete ways in earnest to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz amid apparent pressure from the United States.Briefing media on the results of a weekly session of the National Security Council's standing committee Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae said its members reviewed how to contribute to the international community's efforts to protect South Korean people and ships "in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz" and secure maritime
Foreign Affairs Dec. 13, 2019
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S. Korea to officially deploy F-35A stealth fighters next week
South Korea will mark the operational deployment of F-35A stealth fighters in a ceremony to be held behind closed doors next week, the Air Force said Friday, amid heightened tensions with North Korea.South Korea has so far brought in 13 F-35As, beginning with two in late March, under a plan to deploy 40 fifth-generation jets through 2021. North Korea has strongly bristled at the introduction of the state-of-the-art fighters as a sign of hostility."We are scheduled to hold the ceremony on Tu
Defense Dec. 13, 2019
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Prosecution to indict ex-Busan mayor in bribery case
Prosecutors on Friday are set to indict a former mayor of Busan, South Korea's largest port city, who is suspected of receiving bribes while he worked at the state financial regulator.An official at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office said prosecutors plan to indict Yoo Jae-soo, who recently resigned as vice mayor of economic affairs in the southeastern city. Yoo, 55, is accused of receiving bribes worth a combined 50 million won ($43,000) from three to four financial firms durin
Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2019
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Daewoo Shipbuilding bags $200m offshore facility order from Chevron
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Friday it has received a $200 million offshore facility order from a US oil major.Daewoo Shipbuilding said it will build the hull of a semi-submersible floating production unit for Chevron Corp. and said it is expected to be delivered by 2022, the company said in a statement. The deal marks the first in five years that the shipyard clinched a contract to build an offshore facility.The of
Industry Dec. 13, 2019
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US hopes N. Korea refrains from nuclear, long-range missile tests: Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- The United States hopes North Korea will refrain from nuclear and long-range missile tests, but remains ready to respond to the threat, the Pentagon said Thursday.Joint Staff Vice Director Navy Rear Adm. William Byrne Jr. made the remark in response to North Korean statements hinting at a resumption of nuclear and long-range missile tests in the coming weeks."I'm not going to share any classified information," he said during a press briefing at the Pentagon when asked if
North Korea Dec. 13, 2019
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Korea's export prices dip for 3rd month in Nov.
South Korea's export prices fell from a month earlier for a third consecutive month in November, partly due to the strengthening of the local currency against the US dollar, central bank data showed Friday.The export price index, in terms of Korean won, came to 97.11 in the month, down 1.8 percent from the revised 98.87 the month before, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.From the same month last year, the index dropped 6.2 percent, marking a sixth consecutive month of on-year
Economy Dec. 13, 2019
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US warns N. Korea against 'ill-advised' action
WASHINGTON -- A top US diplomat warned North Korea on Thursday against taking any "ill-advised" action in light of its veiled threats to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests.David Stilwell, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, made the remark as North Korea has threatened to take a "new way" unless the US offers concessions in their stalled denuclearization negotiations before the end of the year. Washington has urged Pyongyang to stick t
North Korea Dec. 13, 2019
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US again flies surveillance aircraft over S. Korea: aviation tracker
The United States flew a naval patrol aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Friday, amid heightened tensions due to concerns North Korea could launch a long-range rocket. The US Navy's P-3C maritime surveillance plane "conducted a mission over the Korean Peninsula earlier," Aircraft Spots said on its Twitter account without specifying the exact time of the operation. It also did not upload photos showing the flight route.Recently, the US has deployed its spy plan
Defense Dec. 13, 2019
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태국 학교서 "K팝 스타처럼 앞머리 내리지 마라" 논란
"반성문 서명 안 하면 퇴학 협박" 주장에 학교 "점수 깎일 뿐" 물러서태국의 한 학교에서 여학생들에게 K팝 스타처럼 앞머리를 내리지 말라는 지침을 내려 논란이 되고 있다고 온라인 매체 카오솟이 12일 전했다.매체에 따르면 동부 찬타부리주에 있는 한 학교의 순렝 스리싯티차이사꾼 교장은 최근 여학생들에게 앞머리를 내리지 못하도록 했다.순렝 교장은 "이 규칙은 이미 오랜 기간 시행이 돼왔었다"며 "그러나 십 대 소녀들 사이에 인기 있는 K팝 스타의 머리 모양을 따라 하려는 경향이 있다. 그래서 학생들이 학교 규칙을 어기지 못하도록 했다"고 설명했다. 이러자 학생들은 물론 교육 관련 단체들로부터 지나치고 불합리한 규제라는 항의가 나왔다.여기에 과도한 처벌 방침을 한 시민단체가 공개하면서 논란이 확산했다.'두발 불량' 학생들에게 배부된 것으로 알려진 서류에서 학생들은 잘못을 시인한 뒤 머리 모양을 고칠 것을 약속해야 했
한국어판 Dec. 13, 2019
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김건모 측 "거짓 유포 묵과 못해…무고로 맞고소"
가수 김건모가 자신을 성폭행 혐의로 고소한 여성을 무고 등으로 맞고소하겠다고 밝혔다.김건모 소속사 건음기획은 13일 "금일 강남경찰서에, 유튜브 방송에서 허위 사실을 유포해 김건모의 명예를 훼손하고, 서울중앙지검에 허위사실을 고소한 A씨를 정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률위반 및 무고로 고소한다"고 밝혔다. 김건모 측은 "27년간의 연예 활동을 악의적인 의도로 폄훼하고 거짓 사실을 유포하여 많은 분들에게 실망을 끼치고 있는 행태를 더이상 묵과할 수 없어 이 고소를 하게 되었다"고 밝혔다.김건모 측은 '거짓 미투'는 없어져야 한다며 "그녀의 주장은 수사를 통해 명명백백하게 허위임이 밝혀질 것"이라고 밝히고 "심려를 끼쳐드려 죄송하고, 앞으로 진행될 수사에 성실하게 임해 반드시 진실을 밝혀내도록 하겠다"고 강조했다.강용석 변호사와 김세의 전 MBC 기자가 운영하는 유튜브 채널 '가로세로연구소'는 지난
한국어판 Dec. 13, 2019
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N. Korea slams US over UN meeting
North Korea slammed the United States on Thursday for convening a UN Security Council meeting, saying the "provocative act" has helped it decide which path to take in the deadlocked nuclear talks.A spokesperson of the North's foreign ministry made the remarks after the UNSC held a session on Wednesday at the request of the US At the meeting, the US envoy called on the council to "act accordingly" against Pyongyang's tension-heightening behavior. "We will never toler
North Korea Dec. 12, 2019
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics to shut down HDI production unit in China
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., an electronic components maker affiliated with Samsung Electronics, said Thursday it will shut down one of its Chinese units that produces high density interconnect substrates due to low profitability.Kunshan Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. in Jiangsu, China, will halt production and sales, Samsung Electro-Mechanics said, adding that it also plans to sell assets of the Chinese unit. Kunshan Samsung Electro-Mechanics produces HDI, a type of printed circuit board used
Industry Dec. 12, 2019
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S. Korea limits sale of equity-linked trusts at banks
South Korea said Thursday that it has decided to allow banks to sell equity-linked trusts worth less than 40 trillion won ($33.7 billion) in total in the latest move to better protect individual investors.The Financial Services Commission said ELTs whose underlying assets should be the KOSPI200, the S&P500 and three other major indices, and which are issued through public offerings, can be sold at banks. Three other stock indices are the Euro Stoxx 50, the HSCEI and Japan's Nikkei 225.
Market Dec. 12, 2019
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FM asks Hungary for efforts to find last S. Korean missing in boat sinking
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha asked Hungary to continue the search efforts for the last remaining South Korean tourist missing in a deadly boat sinking in Budapest, her ministry said Thursday.Kang made the appeal during the bilateral talks with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, earlier in the day, as she expressed appreciation for the country's assistance in the search and rescue operations in the May 29 sinking of a sightseeing boat in the Danube River. The accident claimed 25
National Dec. 12, 2019
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S. Korea to allow visa-less foreigners to stay up to 72 hours at regional airports
South Korea announced a package of policy measures, including the expansion of a visa-free stay program, on Thursday to help the country's flourishing tourism trickle down to smaller regional provinces.The measures were discussed in a government meeting on strategies to promote regional tourism held in the southern city of Cheongju.Presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon, the meeting was attended by the culture, health and transportation ministers as well as vice ministers from the finance,
Industry Dec. 12, 2019
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