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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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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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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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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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[Newsmaker] Merkel accepts Britain's decision to delay triggering Brexit
BERLIN (AFP) -- Germany and Britain agreed Wednesday that Prime Minister Theresa May needed time to prepare for talks to leave the EU, after London took the first step towards Brexit by giving up its presidency of the European Union.On her first foreign trip since taking office in the wake of Britain‘s seismic referendum, May told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that her government would not ask to leave the European Union before the end of 2016 in order to plan a “sensible and orderly departure
World NewsJuly 21, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Melania Trump hit by plagiarism controversy
Portions of Melania Trump‘s prime-time speech to the Republican National Convention on Monday appear to have been plagiarized, tarnishing what should have been her big moment to introduce herself to the American public.The apparent plagiarism came to light shortly after the 46-year-old former model took to the stage with husband Donald Trump Monday night to offer an eloquent testimonial of his strengths as a husband, father, and potential leader of the United States. Melania Trump, wife of presu
World NewsJuly 19, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Nexon’s Kim: From classy to notorious
[THE INVESTOR] Kim Jung-ju seemed to have it all.The 48-year-old tech tycoon was born with a silver spoon, with a father who is a lawyer and a mother who majored in piano at the nation’s top university, Seoul National University -- coincidentally Kim’s alma mater too. Kim Jung-ju YonhapIn the ’80s, when personal computers were still a rarity, Kim had the luxury of owning one. While tinkering on it, he decided to become an engineer. At the same time, he was also an accomplished violinist, accor
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Gulen, arch-enemy of Turkey's president
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt in Turkey, has a wide following in his native country, where he enjoys support among the police and judiciary. The reclusive Islamic preacher, who lives in a tiny town in the Pocono Mountains of the US state of Pennsylvania, was immediately accused by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being behind the coup attempt. Gulen however denied any role, and condemned the coup attempt
World NewsJuly 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] What’s next for Naver after Line IPO?
CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province — After mobile messenger app Line Corp.’s high-profile stock market debut in the U.S. and Japan, the company and its parent Naver face a hefty task — staying competitive in the global mobile messenger and Internet market dominated by U.S. and Chinese Internet giants, such as Facebook, Google and Tencent. Japan-based Line Corp. owned by South Korean Internet giant Naver, went public on the New York Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday and Friday after ra
TechnologyJuly 15, 2016
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[Newsmaker] From fallen Brexiteer to foreign minister
LONDON (AFP) - Boris Johnson, the top Brexit campaigner and former London mayor, made a sensational comeback Wednesday after two weeks in the political wilderness to become foreign minister in new Prime Minister Theresa May‘s government.Johnson is one of Britain’s most recognisable politicians with his blond mop-top hair, bumbling manner and tendency to drift into Latin during speeches. Conservative MP, Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street in London on Wednesday. (EPA-Yeonhap)He is also one o
World NewsJuly 14, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Will ‘Pokemon Go’ launch in Korea?
Nintendo’s augmented-reality smartphone game “Pokemon Go” has been taking the world by storm, but many anxious Pokemon fans in South Korea have been left wondering: When will the game officially launch here?“Pokemon Go,” released in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand last week, is a GPS-based mobile game that involves users running through real-life city streets, parks and other locations to capture virtual monsters, such as the all-famous character Pikachu, via their smartphones.It uses a tech
TechnologyJuly 13, 2016
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Two men (left) play Pokemon Go on their smartphones outside of Nintendo’s flagship store in New York City on Monday. AFP-Yonhap
TechnologyJuly 13, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Theresa May, Britain's Brexit PM
Britain's prime minister in waiting Theresa May is a pragmatist who has emerged from the chaos of the Brexit referendum unscarred, portraying herself as the one who will lead the country out of the EU.The country's second female leader after fellow Conservative and anti-EU firebrand Margaret Thatcher, May was officially -- but unenthusiastically -- in favour of Britain staying in the European Union.She kept a low profile throughout the campaign, and when the June 23 referendum delivered a shock
World NewsJuly 12, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Official apologizes for ‘dogs and pigs’ remarks
A high-ranking official from the Education Ministry made a tearful apology on Monday amid growing controversy over his remarks that described the public as “nothing but dogs and pigs.” Na Hyang-wook, the director general of the ministry’s policy planning bureau, apologized for “making inappropriate remarks as a public servant, distressing Korean people and causing a stir,” during a parliamentary meeting in the afternoon.Na was initially absent from the parliamentary meeting held in the morning,
Social AffairsJuly 11, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Dallas relives sniper nightmare
DALLAS (AFP) -- Nearly 53 years after president John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, the bustling Texas city is reliving the nightmare of a murderous sniper. FBI agents examine the crime scene of the Dallas, Texas, sniper shooting on Saturday. AFP-YonhapJust 200 meters separate El Centro College, where shooter Micah Johnson set up an ambush to shoot at police late Thursday, and Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy was shot dead on November 22, 1963 w
World NewsJuly 10, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Park Tae-hwan ruled eligible for Rio
The world’s top sports tribunal has ruled that banned South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan is eligible for this year’s Summer Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday handed down a decision in favor of Park following his appeal against the Korean Olympic Committee over the latter’s ban on the athlete for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan (Yonhap) The CAS said the KOC rule barring athletes from competing for South Korea for three years after the end o
Olympic GamesJuly 8, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Lotte chairman Shin’s sister arrested
Prosecutors on Thursday morning arrested Shin Young-ja, the chairwoman of Lotte Foundation and older sister of Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin, as they investigate allegations of her involvement in bribery and embezzlement. The Seoul Central Court issued the arrest warrant at around 2 a.m. on Thursday, and Shin was immediately taken into custody.She is the first member of the Shin family -- which rules over the Lotte empire in Korea and Japan -- to be officially arrested in prosecutors’ inves
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Pirates' Kang Jung-ho faces sexual assault probe in Chicago
Kang Jung-ho, Korean infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is being investigated over a sexual assault allegation that emerged in Chicago, a U.S. newspaper said.Citing a police spokesman, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday (local time) that Kang faces the probe over an incident that allegedly took place when the Pirates were visiting the Chicago Cubs last month. Kang hasn't been charged with a crime.The Pirates said they are aware of the allegation and vowed full cooperation with the authoriti
BaseballJuly 6, 2016
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[Newsmaker] SK-CJ HelloVision merger faces disapproval
SK Telecom faced a major setback on Tuesday over the Fair Trade Commission’s rejection of its request to take over CJ HelloVision -- a 1 trillion won deal that was widely expected to give a major boost to the nation’s leading mobile carrier in expanding its media platform business.The watchdog has notified SK Telecom that it will not permit the merger plan, saying the deal impedes fair market competition. The FTC also told the telecom giant that the two should neither carry out a merger, nor any
IndustryJuly 5, 2016
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[Newsmaker] SKT launches world’s first nationwide IoT network in Korea
South Korea’s leading network operator SK Telecom launched a specialized network for the Internet of Things technology across the country on Monday, marking the world’s first commercial IoT network ever to be deployed nationwide, the company said. SKT’s newly-launched LoRaWAN network, which stands for “long-range wide-area network,” is optimized to transmit small amounts of data at very low speeds of below 5Kbps, making it a fitting network for transferring data from a given object using limited
TechnologyJuly 4, 2016
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[Newsmaker] 'I've said it all': Lotte founder’s daughter
[THE INVESTOR] Shin Young-ja, daughter of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho and head of Lotte Foundation returned home on July 2 after 16 hours of questioning by prosecutors.“I’ve said it all,” Shin, 74, told reporters on this day, but did not elaborate. Lotte founder‘s daughter Shin Young-ja (Yonhap)The authorities had summoned Shin to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ office the day before to be questioned on whether she received bribes from Jung Yoon-ho, the former head of cosmetics fi
IndustryJuly 2, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Johnson withdraws from race for British PM
Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson on Thursday ruled himself out of the race to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron in a bombshell announcement just a week after Britain voted to leave the EU.The decision by the former London mayor upended the leadership contest in the ruling Conservative Party and added to the deep uncertainty over how and when Britain will split from the bloc.The shock outcome of the June 23 referendum has led to massive political upheaval, with warnings about the count
World NewsJuly 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Ahn resigns amid party scandal
Reps. Ahn Cheol-soo and Chun Jung-bae, the two cochiefs of the opposition People’s Party, resigned from their posts Wednesday, assuming responsibility over the widening kickback scandal involving key party members.“I resign from (party) leadership, taking full political responsibility over this case,” said Ahn in an urgent briefing that followed a closed-door Supreme Council meeting.Reps. Ahn Cheol-soo (center) and Chun Jung-bae (left) announce their resignations as cochiefs of the People‘s Part
PoliticsJune 29, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Korea’s vice president of AIIB taking leave
Hong Kyttack, the Korean vice president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since February, has taken a six-month leave of absence from the Beijing-based institution amid a scandal back home surrounding his previous stint at Korea Development Bank. “Hong cited personal reasons for the leave,” Seoul’s Finance Ministry official said, confirming Hong’s absence at AIIB since last week. The Korean executive was absent at the regional bank’s maiden general meeting in Beijing on June 25, where
June 29, 2016