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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Daniel Bell, influential sociologist, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) ― Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist of the past half-century who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and about the economy and lifestyle of what he helped label a “post-industrial” society, has died. He was 91.Bell died Tuesday at his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home after a short illness, said his son, David Bell.Daniel Bell was a teen radical who in
PeopleJan. 27, 2011
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‘Baekdu-daegan long overlooked’
American professor uncovers Korean culture intertwined with the mountain trailDavid Mason couldn’t understand why Baekdu-daegan had remained overlooked for so long.After his first visit to Korea in 1982, his “heart got stuck” to Korea, so four years later he decided to go back, and eventually became a fan, and an expert of Baekdu-daegan .It is 25 years since Mason returned to Korea in 1986 to brin
PeopleJan. 27, 2011
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Tunisia issues int’l warrant for ex-ruler
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ― Tunisia’s government issued an international arrest warrant Wednesday for ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and six relatives, accusing him of taking money out of the North African nation illegally.Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia after being driven from power this month by violent protests, was also being charged with illegally acquiring real estate and other assets
InternationalJan. 27, 2011
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Letters show J.D. Salinger’s human side
LONDON (AP) ― He had a reputation as a literary recluse, but a trove of previously unseen letters written by J.D. Salinger to a British friend reveals a sociable man who took bus trips to Niagara Falls, ate fast-food hamburgers, enjoyed watching tennis and claimed always to be writing new work.The 50 letters and four postcards have been donated to a British university, which made them public Thurs
BooksJan. 27, 2011
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Mom, doctors in U.S. blame chemicals for child’s cancer
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A mom whose 4-year-old died after losing a battle to a brain tumor called Wednesday for tougher U.S. regulation of chemicals suspected of being behind a rise in childhood cancers.“There’s growing evidence linking toxic chemicals and carcinogens in the environment with childhood cancer,” Christine Brouwer told a telephone news conference as she described losing a child to cancer.
Arts & DesignJan. 27, 2011
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Kids who misbehave face trouble as adults: study in New Zealand
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Children who are over-active, cannot concentrate or act impulsively as early as age 3 tend to become troubled adults unless they learn self-control along the way, a new study said.An international team of researchers examined young children in New Zealand and Britain and found that the low-scorers on measures of self-control as kids faced more financial, health and substance abu
Arts & DesignJan. 27, 2011
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Korea chases top-3 finish at Winter Asiad
Sandwiched by two traditional powers and an upstart nation poised to mount a challenge, South Korea will try to remain among the top three regional winter sports leaders at the upcoming Asian Winter Games.The seventh edition of the quadrennial winter sports competition will kick off on Sunday in Kazakhstan and run until Feb. 6. Astana and Almaty, the country’s two largest cities, will split the op
More SportsJan. 27, 2011
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Military academies lower bar for overseas Koreans
Military academies have decided to loosen their admission requirements or lower the cutoff score in their preliminary admission process for children of overseas Korean nationals, officials at the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.The move comes as the military seeks to nurture soldiers with global mindsets and high proficiency in foreign languages, as the country has been expanding its ov
PoliticsJan. 27, 2011
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Police troops report cases of abuse
The government has launched a large-scale investigation into physical assault and other abuses among conscripted police officers, with more than 100 cases reported in Seoul alone. Starting from Wednesday, the National Police Agency is interviewing junior police officers who have been in the service for less than six months in its local branches nationwide. In the first day of the inspection, the p
Social AffairsJan. 27, 2011
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Travelers scramble to spend Seollal in the sun
Airlines are enjoying a sales boom in international flights as travelers take advantage of the five-day Lunar New Year holiday to escape the unrelenting cold spell in Korea, airport officials said Thursday.Incheon International Airport is expecting a five-year record of 588,900 passengers from Feb. 1-6 for the Seollal holiday, an increase of nearly 14 percent from last year’s 517,242.This year’s S
Social AffairsJan. 27, 2011
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Samho captain in ‘serious condition’
Korea may send military aircraft to bring in five captured pirates for trialThe captain of the Korean freighter rescued from Somali pirates last Friday was in a “serious condition,” according to a Korean doctor dispatched to Oman where he is being treated.On Wednesday, Seok Hae-gyun, the 58-year-old captain of the Samho Jewelry freighter, underwent the second surgical procedure for the abdominal g
PoliticsJan. 27, 2011
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Ministry considers panic rooms as anti-piracy step
South Korea will require all Korean vessels which go through piracy-prone regions to establish a safety zone inside, and double escorting capacity for its vessels at the Gulf of Aden, the government said Thursday.The Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs revealed strengthened anti-piracy measures to counter the rising number of its ships being attacked and hijacked by pirates over
Jan. 27, 2011
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Inflation fight lifts won amid persisting animal disease
Korea’s plans to slaughter 7.9 million cattle, pigs and poultry to halt the spread of disease are pricing pensioner Lee Ok-soon out of a Lunar New Year tradition of cooking beef soup as an offering for her ancestors. “I don’t believe the government can do anything to pull down prices, which are soaring as if the sky’s the limit,” said Lee, 77, as she shopped at a market in central Seoul on Jan. 20
Jan. 27, 2011
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Hyundai Motor net soars to 5.27tr won
Hyundai Motor Co.’s net annual profits broke the 5 trillion won mark for the first time in 2010 buoyed by improving performances from overseas operations, the company announced Thursday.The company’s net profits for 2010 jumped 77.8 percent from the previous year to come in at 5.27 trillion won ($4.73 billion), while operating profits came in at 3.23 trillion won, up 44.4 percent from 2009.The com
IndustryJan. 27, 2011
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Robots to teach, fight fire in pilot projects
Robots will be deployed for education, fire-fighting, sewage repairs and manufacturing this year in a series of pilot projects aimed at nurturing robotics as the country’s key growth industry.Next year will see robots patrol danger zones, remove mines in the DMZ and do farm work, according to government-led plans unveiled Thursday.Seven ministries involving industry, education and the environment
IndustryJan. 27, 2011
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Korea logs fourth largest-ever surplus in 2010
South Korea posted a $28.21 billion current account surplus last year, the fourth largest in its history, due to robust exports of electronics, chips and automobiles despite the won’s gain and high oil prices, the central bank said Thursday.The figure was lower than the $32.8 billion recorded in 2009 and fell short of the Bank of Korea’s earlier forecast of $29 billion. The country posted a surplu
Jan. 27, 2011
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Hynix posts record W12tr sales in 2010
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. announced Thursday that its consolidated sales for last year reached record 12.09 trillion won ($10.86 billion), up by 53 percent from 2009, despite the fall in prices of DRAM and NAND Flash memory.The world’s second-biggest computer memory chipmaker said that its operating profit totaled 3.27 trillion won, an increase of 1,605 percent from 192 billion won recorded in 2009
IndustryJan. 27, 2011
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IBK CEO aims to build finance group
Cho to focus on forging stable growth, boosting customer baseCho Joon-hee, new head of the Industrial Bank of Korea, said Thursday he will focus primarily on forging stable growth and boosting the customer base while pushing for a long-term goal of reorganizing the lender under a holding company structure.Cho took office last month as chief executive officer of the state-run lender which specializ
Jan. 27, 2011
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S-Oil back into black
S-Oil Corp., Korea’s third- biggest oil refiner, posted a fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as a global economic recovery helped increase earnings from processing crude into gasoline and diesel. Net income was 322.7 billion won ($290 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with a loss of 87.4 billion won a year earlier, the Seoul-based company said in a regulatory fi
IndustryJan. 27, 2011
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Korean Air targets record operating profit on A380s
Korean Air, the country’s largest carrier, forecast record operating profit this year as it seeks to lure more premium-class travelers and begins to operate Airbus SAS A380 superjumbos.Operating profit, or sales minus the cost of goods sold and administrative expenses, may rise 14 percent to 1.28 trillion won ($1.1 billion), the company said in an e-mailed statement Thursday. Sales may increase 8.
IndustryJan. 27, 2011