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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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State-led adoption system to be established to ensure adoptees' well-being, minimize overseas adoption
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Business moguls attend concert by Helene Mercier, wife of LVMH CEO
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Buddha's birthday lantern parade to light up Seoul
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Travel fair showcases global tourism in Seoul
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Controversy rekindles over when to name criminals, suspects
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[Newsmaker] Park to urge unity amid Gaeseong strife
President Park Geun-hye will deliver a special speech to the nation at the National Assembly on Tuesday, calling for unity amid heightening inter-Korean strife following military provocations by the North.Having come under fire from progressive critics for her hard-line policies, Park is expected to blame the parliament, urging the parties to expedite the passage of key bills.“President Park has requested to be given the floor at the National Assembly to deliver a speech to the nation, calling t
PoliticsFeb. 15, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Conservative icon of American law
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- During the three decades he spent on the bench, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia embodied the values conservative America holds most dear, from defending the traditional family, to religion and patriotism.The longest-serving justice on the current court, and its first ever Italian-American, Scalia was eulogized after his passing Saturday, aged 79, as a towering figure of intellectual rigor -- with powerful personal convictions to match.President Barack Obama led the tribu
World NewsFeb. 14, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Hyundai Group mired in N.K. tension
Escalating tensions between the two Koreas is adding more pressure on North Korea-related business operator Hyundai Group, which is already struggling to save its shipping unit from a deepening liquidity crisis. In response to a recent nuclear test and rocket launch by the North, South Korea on Thursday announced its withdrawal from the Gaeseong industrial park, the last remaining symbol of economic cooperation between the two nations. Workers walk pass a glass door at Hyundai Asan headquarters
IndustryFeb. 12, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Gaeseong firms cry foul over closure
One hundred-twenty four South Korean companies that have been producing garments, shoes and watches in North Korea’s border city have become casualties of the unfinished Cold War on the Korean Peninsula, as renewed tensions between the two sides led to a sudden shutdown of a factory complex. North Korea on Thursday said that it was freezing all South Korean assets in Gaeseong Industrial Park and that its military was taking over control of the factory complex which it has been running jointly wi
Feb. 11, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] North Korea's rocket launch reaffirms evolving missile tech
North Korea’s long-range rocket launch on Sunday reaffirmed Pyongyang’s evolving missile technology, though it has yet to complete much tougher tasks such as acquiring miniaturization and atmospheric reentry technologies. Seoul’s Defense Ministry said that the three-stage rocket that the North fired on Sunday appears to have a range of some 12,000 kilometers -- far enough to strike the U.S. mainland. It also noted that Pyongyang had put a satellite into orbit for the second consecutive time --
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Pacific Rim nations sign giant trade deal amid protests
The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest trade deals in history, was signed in New Zealand on Thursday as protestors demonstrated over fears for jobs and sovereignty. The ambitious deal, promising the elimination of nearly all tariffs among the 12 member nations, aims to break down trade and investment barriers between countries accounting for about 40 percent of the global economy. Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment (L) is welcomed with a local Maori elder as the M
World NewsFeb. 4, 2016
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[Newsmaker] White House race wide open as upstarts rattle Trump, Clinton
DES MOINES, Iowa - The US presidential race looked suddenly wide open Tuesday after frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton suffered chastening evenings in Iowa, the first step on the long road to the White House.It was a particularly humbling experience for Trump, who cut a forlorn figure after Republican arch-rival Ted Cruz streaked to victory in the Iowa caucuses, staking his claim as the new standard bearer for the conservative camp going on to New Hampshire. And if Clinton was in any
World NewsFeb. 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Former Arirang TV chief under probe for corporate fund misuse
The Culture Ministry has accepted the resignation of Bang Suk-ho, president & CEO of Arirang TV, Korea’s state-run English satellite and cable broadcaster. Bang submitted his resignation to the ministry on Monday after local media reported allegations of misuse of the company funds during his overseas trips last year. The ministry will continue its probe into the allegations, which began late Monday night, his resignation notwithstanding. “Bang is currently under investigation. The ministry will
TelevisionFeb. 2, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Unlikely candidates rush to run in April elections
With the incumbent National Assembly embroiled in unending bipartisan and factional feuds, while still failing to draw out an electorate map with just three months left to the elections, it seems less-than-political people, and even controversial figures, believe they can do a better job.Reflecting the public’s fatigue over such political vices, a considerable number of “unlikely” people have decided to join in the parliamentary race this year, vowing to realize the changes that conventional pol
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Kim draws fire over migration, voting rules
Ruling Saenuri Party chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung once again talked his way into trouble last week, with his latest comment that South Korea’s low fertility should be tackled by bringing in more Chinese immigrants of Korean descent.It was not the first time an off-the-cuff remark by Kim to put him at the center of political controversy, as he faces the daunting task of overcoming an escalating factional standoff over the party’s nomination rules for the April elections.“Korea, which has an ethnic
PoliticsJan. 31, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Patterson sentenced to 20 years in jail for Itaewon murder
A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a U.S. man to 20 years in jail for murdering a South Korean college student nearly two decades ago in the Itaewon murder case. The Seoul Central District Court found Arthur John Patterson, 37, guilty of stabbing Cho Joong-pil, 22, to death in 1997 at a Burger King outlet in Itaewon, a multicultural district frequented by expats. Arthur Patterson (Yonhap)The court recognized Edward Lee, 37, as an accomplice for the murder, but did not convict him according to Kor
Social AffairsJan. 29, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung warns of tough year on weaker smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics on Thursday warned of weaker earnings this year amid slowing demand for consumer electronics, especially its mainstay smartphones.In a regulatory filing, the Korean tech giant said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 40 percent to 3.2 trillion won ($2.7 billion) from a year ago despite a 16 percent gain in operating profit to 6.14 trillion won. A Samsung Electronics sign stands at the company’s Seoul headquarters. YonhapFor the whole year, the company posted 200.6 trillion won
TechnologyJan. 28, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Korea clinches Olympic soccer berth
DOHA (Yonhap) ― South Korea clinched a record eighth straight Olympic men’s football berth on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Qatar at the Asian qualification tournament.Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon broke the 1-1 tie in the 89th minute at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha to lift South Korea to the final of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship and give the country one of three Asian berths at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Moon Chang-jin put the icing on the cake to make i
More SportsJan. 27, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Deutsche Bank trader sentenced to jail
On Nov. 11, 2010, with just 10 minutes for the stock market to close in Seoul, three traders in Hong Kong dumped 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of Korean shares, triggering a 2.7 percent drop on the country’s main KOSPI index. The massive and coordinated sell-off by Deutsche Bank employees wiped out 28 trillion won in value from Korea’s equity market, but those involved in the transaction made a combined profit of 44.9 billion won through derivative positions they had arranged in advance. M
Jan. 26, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Rouhani starts first post-sanctions tour
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives Monday in Italy, beginning his first European tour since a nuclear deal saw sanctions lifted against the Islamic Republic.The visit, whose chief aim is to boost economic ties and which will see Rouhani visit France later this week, had been planned for last November but was cancelled after the deadly jihadist attacks in Paris. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (AP-Yonhap)The three-day trip comes a week after Tehran's deal with world powers came into force
World NewsJan. 25, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Minjoo lawmaker under fire over defection
Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae, a third-term lawmaker representing Saha-gu in Busan, was once portrayed as a pioneer in condemning localism in politics, as he survived three consecutive elections in the traditionally conservative constituency.But after 12 years as an opposition representative, Cho decided to defect to the ruling party ahead of the upcoming general election, arousing derision and accusations that he had betrayed his political beliefs for the sake of reelection.“I hope that my fresh start ac
PoliticsJan. 21, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Professor stands trial for defaming ‘comfort women’
Only a week after a Seoul court ordered a university professor to compensate the nation’s sex slavery victims on defamation charges, she appeared in court again on Wednesday to face a criminal trial. Park Yu-ha, a professor at Sejong University, was brought to the court after prosecutors indicted her in November on charges of defaming former “comfort women” -- the euphemistic term for Korean women coerced into sex slavery for the Japanese military during World War II -- with her book “Comfort W
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Korean biosimilar drugs on way to global expansion
Led by Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis, South Korea’s biopharmaceutical companies are making strides in the emerging drug category of biosimilars -- lower-cost replications of the world’s top-selling biologic drugs that have lost patent protection. Drawing much spotlight this week, Samsung Bioepis, Samsung Group’s biopharmaceutical affiliate, said Sunday that Benepali, its biosimilar copy of Amgen’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis treatment Enbrel (etanercept) has been granted sales approval in E
IndustryJan. 19, 2016
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[Newsmaker] JYP in tight spot over Tzuyu furor
JYP Entertainment, the smallest of Korea’s three main entertainment agencies, is under fire for its handling of the controversy surrounding Taiwanese K-pop star Tzuyu, in which the company made a politically charged statement.The agency’s official homepage was down yesterday and its shares fell nearly to 4,000 won ($3.30) when the stock market opened Monday, down from a 52-week high of over 6,300 won. It closed at 4,300 won. Tzuyu is part of JYP’s multinational nine-member girl group Twice, whic
PerformanceJan. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tsai Ing-wen: From professor to president
Tsai Ing-wen, 59, was elected into power, winning 56.12 percent of the more than 12 million votes cast in Taiwan’s presidential election. She was tipped as the favorite to win the three-way race against Kuomintang’s Eric Chu and People First Party’s James Soong.Here’s more about Tsai, who went from law professor to fist-pumping politician within a decade.Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Ing-wen raises her hands as she declares victory in the presidential election in Taipei on
World NewsJan. 17, 2016