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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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[Newsmaker] Blue House agonizes over next move
Hard pressed by public anger over the so-called Choi Soon-sil scandal, Cheong Wa Dae had little choice but to dismiss top presidential confidants in a gesture of communication and reform.However, the move has created a fiasco for the already-struggling presidential office which has largely been losing its grip over state governance, with only 14 months of President Park Geun-hye’s single five-year term remaining. Skepticism also continues to linger on the efficacy of the measure, a decision whic
PoliticsOct. 31, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tesla surprises with quarterly profit
Electric car maker Tesla Motors posted its first quarterly profit in three years on Wednesday, giving investors reason to cheer after months of doubt.Tesla's shares have fallen since the summer as some investors questioned the company’s proposed merger with solar panel maker SolarCity Corp. Goldman Sachs recently downgraded Tesla's shares from "buy" to "neutral" and lowered its price target, saying the potential merger could delay the release of Tesla’s much-anticipated Model 3.But Tesla CEO Elo
World BusinessOct. 27, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Time is against embattled President Park
South Korean President Park Geun-hye closes her eyes after making a public apology over the leak of some confidential documents, at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)President Park Geun-hye is running out of options -- and out of time, too.The long silence she has maintained amid the snowballing corruption allegation against Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs Woo Byung-woo over the past several months did little to soothe the public’s anger.Her hurri
PoliticsOct. 26, 2016
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[Newsmaker] The woman behind scandals plaguing Park
Throughout her nearly four years in office, President Park Geun-hye has been criticized on various fronts, ranging from her government’s slipshod response to a ferry sinking to faltering diplomacy and a lack of communication with her own aides and the general population. Park may take credit for one thing nonetheless. She has been largely free from scandals involving family members, which pestered the presidencies of many of her predecessors, especially in later years. (Park, who has never marri
PoliticsOct. 25, 2016
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[Newsmaker] AT&T eyes new media future with deal for Time Warner
AT&T on Saturday unveiled a megadeal for Time Warner that would transform the telecom giant into a media-entertainment powerhouse positioned for a sector facing major technology changes.The stock-and-cash deal is valued at $108.7 billion including debt, and gives a value of $84.5 billion to Time Warner -- a major name in the sector that includes the Warner Bros. studios in Hollywood and an array of TV assets such as HBO and CNN.It would give the big US telecom firm “the world‘s best premium cont
World NewsOct. 23, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Ex-governor Sohn returns to politics, leaves Minjoo Party
After a humiliating defeat in the 2014 by-election for a parliamentary seat, former Gyeonggi Province Gov. Sohn Hak-kyu did not just cut all ties with the world of politics, he retreated from urban life to live in a mud-walled hut in a remote village in South Jeolla Province, spending most of his time reading books and meeting with local residents. The 68-year-old centrist came out of the wilderness Thursday and declared a return to politics, where ideological schisms are still prevalent among
PoliticsOct. 20, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Moon in hot seat over ambiguity on memoir scandal
Faced with attacks from both conservative foes and fellow liberals, Moon Jae-in, in 2012, had urged political parties to stop questioning his ability to deal with inter-Korea relations as a presidential candidate.“They are relying on McCarthyist tactics to launch yet another vicious ideological attacks,” Moon had said, then running for the country‘s top job on the ticket of the New Politics Alliance of Democracy, a precursor to today’s Minjoo Party of Korea.Throughout the 2012 race, Moon had str
PoliticsOct. 19, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Fears rise of more Hanjin vessel seizures
Concerns are growing over additional seizures of Hanjin Shipping vessels that could lead to costly delays in unloading operations after a local court greenlighted the arrest of a vessel despite the troubled firm’s bankruptcy protection. On Monday, Changwon District Court dismissed the near-bankrupt company’s objection to the court’s decision to allow the detainment and auction sale of vessel Hanjin Xiamen docked in Busan Newport. US company World Fuel Services recently requested the vessel arres
IndustryOct. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Ex-FM stirs dispute with memoir
While lawmakers continue their political tit-for-tat over bribery scandals involving President Park Geun-hye’s close associates, an unlikely figure has shifted political talk in a completely new direction. Former Foreign Minister Song Min-soon, in his memoir released last week, said that presidential aides and cabinet members serving at the previous, liberal Roh Moo-hyun administration had inquired of North Korea about whether Seoul should vote to adopt a 2007 UN resolution condemning Pyeongyang
PoliticsOct. 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Former foreign minister thrust into spotlight over controversial memoir
While lawmakers continue their political tit-for-tat over bribery scandals involving President Park Geun-hye’s close associates, an unlikely figure has shifted political talk in a completely new direction. Former Foreign Minister Song Min-soon, in his memoir released last week, said that presidential aides and cabinet members serving at the previous, liberal Roh Moo-hyun administration had inquired of North Korea about whether Seoul should vote to adopt a 2007 UN resolution condemning Pyeongyang
PoliticsOct. 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] King's death puts Thai royals in spotlight
Until his death on Thursday Thailand‘s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world’s longest-reigning monarch. Officially known as King Rama IX, he descended from the Chakri dynasty which came to power in Thailand in the late eighteenth century. Both local and international media must self-censor in Thailand when reporting on the royal family due to the country‘s lese majeste law -- one of the strictest in the world. Under the legislation anyone convicted of insulting the king, queen, heir or regent f
World NewsOct. 16, 2016
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[Newsmaker] A soldier’s way
On Oct. 9, 1983, a bomb went off at a national cemetery in Yangon, Burma, where scores of top South Korean government officials were waiting for the arrival of President Chun Doo-hwan. The attack, perpetrated by South Korea’s communist neighbor, brethren and foe North Korea, claimed 17 lives, including Seoul’s deputy prime minister, foreign minister, commerce minister and chief presidential secretary. Twenty-five-year-old 1st Lt. Chun In-bum, not related to the president, was just meters away fr
DefenseOct. 14, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician.The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.''Reporters and others gathered for the announcement at the academy's headquarters in Stockholm's Old Town reacted with a loud cheer as his name was read out.American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (Associ
World NewsOct. 13, 2016
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[Newsmaker] How to refund or exchange your Galaxy Note 7
The owners of explosion-prone large smartphone Galaxy Note 7 are able to refund or exchange their device from Thursday until the end of this year, according to Samsung Electronics. The short-lived Galaxy Note 7, which first rolled out on Aug. 19 in the US and Korea, sold around 1.8 million units globally. Around 500,000 units were sold in Korea alongside 1 million units in the US, where refunds and exchanges began Tuesday. Samsung said Thursday owners of the Galaxy Note 7 would receive benefits
TechnologyOct. 13, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Hospital illegally transferred blood samples
Employees at a well-known general hospital just outside Seoul handed over approximately 4,000 blood samples of patients to a local medical supplier without patients’ consent for two years, it was revealed Wednesday. The hospital, CHA Bundang Medical Center in Seongnam, wasn’t aware of the irregularity until a former staff member blew the whistle last month. It said it has fired the three employees involved in the illegal transfer of blood samples.“We will also improve the current medical waste d
Social AffairsOct. 12, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Giving up on Trump? Ryan focusing on saving GOP majority
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation’s top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump on Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers he will not campaign for or defend the floundering businessman in the election’s closing weeks. Pro-Trump members rebelled in anger, accusing Ryan of conceding the election to Hillary Clinton.Indeed, Ryan said he would devote his energy to ensuring Clinton does not get a “blank check” as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, according to people o
World NewsOct. 11, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Hyundai Motor struggles to contain fallout
Hyundai Motor, the world’s sixth-largest carmaker, is grappling with a series of distressing events including chronic disputes with its hard-core laborers and unfavorable market conditions. Over the years, the nation’s largest carmaker has fought to maintain a lead in the market, competing globally through investments in research and development, brand value and design. (Yonhap)Despite its stellar performance in and out of the country, the carmaker is likely to continue having it rough for a whi
MobilityOct. 10, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Divided UN council fails to act to ‘save Aleppo’
Russia on Saturday vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding an end to the bombing of Aleppo, but its own rival measure on a truce in Syria‘s war-battered city was rejected.The failure of the two resolutions deepened divisions at the Security Council between Damascus ally Moscow and the Western powers backing opposition rebels in the war.It was the fifth time that Russia used its veto to block UN action to end the five-year war in Syria, which has claimed 300,000 lives.As the council meeting got un
World NewsOct. 9, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Colombia's Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decades-long civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country.The award came just days after Colombian voters narrowly rejected the peace deal that Santos helped bring about, and Nobel authorities conspicuously left out his counterpart, Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, from the honor. Colombian President Juan Manuel San
World NewsOct. 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Antonio Guterres, tireless refugee champion
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, who is poised to become the next UN secretary-general, is a self-described man of action who earned his stripes as the world body‘s refugee chief, tirelessly pressing rich nations to do more.An engineer by training and fervent Catholic, Guterres, 67, fought unflaggingly for migrants’ rights over a decade as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.He repeatedly warned that millions of refugees fleeing conflict in Syria,
World NewsOct. 6, 2016