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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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Loans of self-employed swell 50% in four years
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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[Newsmaker] PR legend questioned on lobbying
Working in public relations in South Korea has often been favored by college graduates, particularly among women concerned about the male-centered hierarchy of the corporate world.In such positions, English fluency and well-rounded communication skills are required, as the primary job function is dealing with clients and the press. Over a short period, a few figures have built up the reputation of PR professionals, portraying a general image of them being vibrant, career-seeking women. News Comm
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Park's estranged sister probed for fraud
The prosecution has commenced investigation into Park Geun-ryoung, the estranged sister of President Park Geun-hye, upon a report by Lee Seok-su, a special inspector under the presidential office, reports said Tuesday.Lee filed the report on July 21 against the younger Park and her unidentified acquaintance. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is looking into the case.Park Geun-ryoung (Yonhap)Park Geun-ryoung, 62, is suspected of exaggerating her influence, borrowing 100 million won a
PoliticsAug. 23, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Mixed views on Samsung Electronics stock
After a two-day record-breaking rally, Samsung Electronics shares on Monday took a breather, closing 0.6 percent lower than the previous session. As soon as the Seoul market opened, Samsung Electronics shot to another intraday high of 1,692,000 won, but lost all of its gains on heavy foreign profit-taking. After choppy trading, it settled at 1,665,000 won at close. Local stock analysts seem mixed on the future direction of the market bellwether stock, which alone accounts for nearly 20 percent o
Aug. 22, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Omran, one child of millions scarred by Syria war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo.The image of the stunned and weary looking boy, sitting in an orange chair inside an ambulance covered in dust and with blood on his face, encapsulates the horrors inflicted on the war-ravaged northern city and is being widely shared on social media. 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a bu
World NewsAug. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Trump picks media provocateur as campaign CEO
NEW YORK (AFP) - Donald Trump on Wednesday shook up his campaign team for a second time in just two months, fending off suggestions that his presidential run is in crisis as polls show Hillary Clinton cruising toward victory.The Republican White House nominee, who is tanking in swing states, hired a news executive from a virulently anti-Clinton website as his campaign chief executive and promoted a leading Republican strategist to campaign manager.Stephen Bannon is executive chairman of Breitbar
World NewsAug. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Runners help each other after fall, lifting Olympic spirit
New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin was lying on the track, dazed after a heavy fall and with her hopes of an Olympic medal seemingly over. Suddenly, there was a hand on her shoulder and a voice in her ear: "Get up. We have to finish this.'' It was American Abbey D'Agostino, offering to help. "I was like, 'Yup, yup, you're right. This is the Olympics Games. We have to finish this,'" Hamblin said. It was a scene to warm the hearts of fans during a qualifying heat of the women's 5,000
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Top Park aide named minister of culture
The appointment of Cho Yoon-sun, one of the most trusted confidants of President Park Geun-hye, as the new culture minister is expected to boost the current administration during its last 18 months in power.The lawyer-turned-politician first surfaced in political circles in 2002 as a spokesperson of the then Grand National Party. After joining the legislature as a proportional representative in 2008, she soon blended into the pro-Park clique, serving as spokesperson for the party during the 2012
PoliticsAug. 16, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] South Korea hit by abnormal heat wave
Seoul has seen the most heat wave days this summer since 1994, while southern port city Busan has recorded its highest temperature in more than a century, according to the state weather agency.Over the weekend, Seoul continued to see daily high temperatures of around 33 degrees Celsius that began last week and daily lows of over 25 degrees Celsius, according to the Korea Meteorological Agency.The temperature soared to 37.3 degrees Celsius in Busan on Sunday, a record high since 1904. Its morning
Social AffairsAug. 15, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Park's pardon clears hurdle for CJ’s global expansion
President Park Geun-hye’s surprising decision to free CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun on Friday is expected to clear hurdles for the group’s struggling strategy to go global. Chairman Lee also apologized to the people for causing concerns and vowed he would devote his life to the country. Workers walk from CJ Group`s office in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)“I thank the president and the people for giving me a chance to receive treatment and to return (to business),” he said in a statement.“I will reco
IndustryAug. 12, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Rise of Park ally to reopen Saenuri divide
Rep. Lee Jung-hyun, the newly elected chairman of the ruling conservative Saenuri Party, may have vowed an end to factionalism and regionalism, but his obvious intimacy with President Park Geun-hye is expected to deepen the crack between the pro-presidential and non-Park cliques.While the pro-Park group set to tighten its bond with Cheong Wa Dae during what remains of Park’s term in office, the fringe group is expected to struggle for power recovery, especially with next year’s presidential elec
PoliticsAug. 11, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Lee 1st Saenuri party leader from Jeolla
The ruling Saenuri Party’s new leader Rep. Lee Jung-hyun began his political career in 1985 by joining the Democratic Justice Party, South Korea’s ruling party, where he was a rank-and-file member from 1980 to 1988. He then joined the Saenuri Party’s precursor Grand National Party and won his first lawmaker’s seat in 2008 through proportional representation. Rep. Lee Jung-hyun, the newly-elected leader of Saenuri Party, speaks while campaigning for the ruling party leadership last Wednesday in
PoliticsAug. 9, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Phelps bids for astonishing 20th gold
Michael Phelps will set his sights on a record-extending 20th Olympic swimming gold on Tuesday when he tries to wrest back the 200m butterfly title from Chad le Clos.Katie Ledecky will also be battling for another key swimming title on an Olympic day in which 14 golds will be up for grabs.Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time has already topped the podium in Rio after the USA's 4x100m win, and will now go for individual glory at the age of 31. United States` Michael Phelps competes in
Olympic GamesAug. 9, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Japan’s emperor says ‘difficult’ to fulfill duties
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese Emperor Akihito said Monday he is concerned his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as signalling a possible future abdication.“I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I have done until now,” he said in an address to the nation. “There are times when I feel various constraints such as in my physical fitness,” the 82-year-old said.(AFP)Akihito spoke obliqu
World NewsAug. 8, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tesla may have limited effect on Korean market
Despite anticipation that Tesla Motors might make inroads in South Korea this year, the American electric vehicle maker might fail to capture significant market share due to its high prices, industry watchers said Thursday. Tesla will reportedly open flagship stores in Korea, with one in shopping mall Starfield in Hanam, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul, and the other possibly in Gangnam, southern Seoul. “Tesla’s presence in Starfield Hanam is confirmed. It may open the store at the end of
MobilityAug. 4, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Abe taps hawkish ally for defense minister
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea.Lawyer-turned-politician Tomomi Inada, 57, becomes the second woman to oversee the defence ministry after Yuriko Koike, who served briefly in 2007. Koike was elected governor of Tokyo on Sunday.Inada, a four-term lawmaker, was formerly policy chief of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and shares his hawkish vie
World NewsAug. 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 7 in New York
[THE INVESTOR] NEW YORK -- Samsung Electronics took the wraps off the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at its annual Samsung Galaxy Unpack event in New York on Tuesday.Although the latest large-size smartphone -- often called a “phablet,” a combination of phone and tablet -- is the sixth in the Note lineup, it has been dubbed the Note 7 to align the numbering with the Galaxy S lineup.It comes with a slew of new features that will probably provide reason enough for those currently using
TechnologyAug. 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike
TOKYO (AFP) -- Veteran politician Yuriko Koike was elected Sunday as Tokyo’s first woman governor, partial results showed, and immediately vowed to get a grip on the megacity’s troubled 2020 Olympic preparations.The 64-year-old former TV anchorwoman, defense minister and environment minister was some 700,000 votes ahead of her nearest rival with almost two thirds of ballots counted. Former defense minister Yuriko Koike (center) and her supporters celebrate her gubernatorial election victory at
World NewsAug. 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Rowling hopes Harry Potter play goes global
LONDON (AP) -- London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more -- and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West End and is already the theater event of the year. JK Rowling arrives at the Palace Theatre in London, Saturday. (Yonhap)Rowling joined director John Tiffany, playwright Jack Thorne and the cast onstage to receive a raucous standing ovation at the end of the two-part
World NewsJuly 31, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Protests mar 'comfort women' fund launch
Korea launched a 1 billion yen ($9.55 million) fund on Thursday for the victims of Japan’s sexual slavery during World War II despite unabated protests from some survivors and civic groups. The Foundation for Reconciliation and Healing held its inauguration ceremony and first meeting of the board of directors at its secretariat in downtown Seoul. Kim Tae-hyeon, professor emeritus in social welfare studies at Sungshin Women’s University, exits the event as one of the protesters threw a capsaicin
Foreign AffairsJuly 28, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Kaine wows as Clinton running mate
Tim Kaine made a big splash Saturday in his first appearance as Hillary Clinton's running mate for the White House, savaging Donald Trump's foreign policy ideas as dangerous and wowing a Miami crowd with fluent Spanish.Kaine, a 58-year-old senator from the battleground state of Virginia, won many a cheer and laugh and frequent applause as he addressed a campaign rally one day after being tapped for the Democratic ticket. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton introduces her vice
World NewsJuly 24, 2016