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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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[Newsmaker] Lotte feud ignites nationality dispute
“Lotte is a Korean company.”These words of Seoul-based Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin may be simple enough, but the conglomerate’s nationality is fast becoming an issue of contention.The controversy over whether Lotte is a Korean or Japanese company flared up again this week amid a bitter succession battle involving the two sons of group founder and general chairman Shin Kyuk-ho.Lotte, having foundations in both Korea and Japan, has long been plagued by this question. The two sons -- Shin Do
IndustryAug. 6, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Park's sister raises stir over Japan ties
Just as President Park Geun-hye struggles to improve the country’s relations with Japan, an unlikely figure has catapulted herself to the center of controversy by criticizing Seoul for dragging out the sex slavery rows: her younger sister, Geun-ryeong. In an interview with Japan’s video-sharing website Niconico, the 61-year-old Park Geun-ryeong said she was sorry that in most news reports South Korea blames Japan for the ongoing toil of the so-called comfort women “without itself taking greater
PoliticsAug. 5, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Obama declares climate change ‘toughest’ challenge of our time
President Barack Obama framed climate change as the toughest and most pressing challenge of our time Monday, as he unveiled the first ever limits on U.S. power plant emissions.“No challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations than a change in climate,” Obama said, warning: “There is such a thing as being too late.” U.S President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall at the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship Presidential Summit in Washington
World NewsAug. 4, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Park In-bee wins British Open for seventh major
As Park In-bee hunted down Ko Jin-young in the final stretch of the Women‘s British Open, it quickly became clear which South Korean was the rookie and which was the player about to add another chapter in golf’s record book. Park In-bee of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning the Women‘s British Open golf championship at the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Sunday. AP-YonhapThe top-ranked Park picked up seven shots in her last 12 holes, pressured her 20-year-old protege s
GolfAug. 3, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Pacific trade talks fail to clinch TPP deal
WASHINGTON ― Delegates negotiating a vast Pacific free-trade agreement have failed to reach a final deal after several days of intense talks in Hawaii, dealing a setback to U.S. President Barack Obama.The delay complicates his efforts this year to secure the historic accord, which risks becoming dragged into the 2016 presidential election debate.Ministers from 12 nations negotiating a Pacific Rim trade pact hold a news conference in Lahaina, Hawaii, Friday, saying they made significant progress
World NewsAug. 2, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics
Supporters celebrate while watching a broadcast of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (on screen) announcing Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, at the Olympic Park in Beijing on Friday. (EPA-Yonhap)KUALA LUMPUR -- Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games.Beijing narrowly defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote of the International Olympic Committee. The vote was surpris
Olympic GamesJuly 31, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Mullah Omar: Taliban’s one-eyed supremo
KABUL ― Taliban chief Mullah Omar has cast a long shadow over Afghanistan ever since he led a young band of zealots to power almost two decades ago, imposing brutal Islamist rule over the country.Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed the reclusive warrior-cleric had died two years ago in Pakistan amid frenzied speculation about his demise. An undated image believed to be showing Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Mullah Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, died two years ago in Pakistan, a senio
World NewsJuly 30, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Thirty-five of Cosby's alleged victims speak out
NEW YORK -- Thirty-five women who allege they were sexually assaulted by US comedy legend Bill Cosby were united Monday on a magazine cover to tell startlingly similar stories of abuse. They include models, waitresses, Playboy bunnies and women who used to work in show business. One says he raped her while she was grief stricken over the recent death of her six-year-old son. The New York magazine cover story is the largest expose yet of alleged abuse from nearly 50 women who have publicly ac
World NewsJuly 28, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Obama focuses on S. Sudan peace
Barack Obama opened talks in Ethiopia on Monday during the first-ever trip by a U.S. president to Africa’s second-most populous nation and the seat of the African Union. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (right) greets U.S. President Barack Obama upon his arrival at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on Sunday. AFP-YonhapObama, who flew into a rainy Addis Ababa late on Sunday after a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, went into bilateral talks with Ethiopian Ethi
Latest NewsJuly 27, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Pearson in talks to sell 50% Economist stake
British publishing company Pearson said Saturday it was in talks to sell its 50-percent stake in The Economist Group, owner of the prestigious magazine of the same name.The Economist magazine (Bloomberg)"Pearson confirms it is in discussions with The Economist Group Board and trustees regarding the potential sale of our 50 percent share in the Group," a Pearson spokesman said.The announcement comes just two days after Pearson agreed to sell the Financial Times to Japanese media group Nikkei for
World NewsJuly 26, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Apple under pressure even after record profit
Apple Inc., after posting its best fiscal third-quarter profit ever, is facing fresh questions over whether it can keep making hit products.An attendee takes a photograph with an iPhone of the Apple Watches during the Apple Inc. Spring Forward event in San Francisco, California. (Bloomberg)Even though iPhone sales climbed 35 percent to 47.5 million units in the period that ended in June, the result fell short of the 48.8 million shipments projected by analysts. That, plus a revenue forecast for
World BusinessJuly 22, 2015
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[Newsmaker] U.S., Havana renew ties despite discord
WASHINGTON -- The Cuban flag has flown proudly over Havana's newly restored embassy as the US and Cuba relaunched diplomatic ties but swiftly cautioned that sharp differences lingered after five decades of enmity.Some seven months after President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro agreed to restore ties snapped in 1961 during the Cold War, Havana and Washington reopened full embassies in the two capitals Monday.The Cuban flag flies in front of the country's embassy for the first
World NewsJuly 21, 2015
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[Newsmaker] KakaoTaxi expansion gets mixed reactions
Outside the headquarters of Daum Kakao in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday, two groups clashed over the Korean search giant’s hot-selling taxi-hailing service, KakaoTaxi. One group, representing chauffeur service companies nationwide, protested against the company’s possible entry into a market that is crowded with smaller players, while the other group, representing their drivers, urged it to enter and solve the industry’s unfair treatment of drivers. “It is true that we are working on the
TechnologyJuly 20, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Trump calls McCain 'loser'
WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump, known for his incendiary rhetoric on the 2016 campaign trail, lobbed his latest verbal grenade Saturday, dismissing the military record of Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war.The flamboyant billionaire businessman, reality TV star and Republican presidential contender said McCain ― a decorated aviator who was tortured in a prison camp for five years ― did not deserve hero status for his Vietnam War service.“He’s not a war hero,” Trump told a gathering of social
World NewsJuly 19, 2015
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[Newsmaker] NIS in hot water amid hacking allegations
South Koreans’ distrust of the National Intelligence Service escalated Thursday after allegations arose that the spy agency had spied on a local lawyer in addition to dozens of other ordinary citizens here, with help from an Italian contractor.WikiLeaks revealed on Twitter that the NIS may have used malware to spy on the unnamed lawyer, citing emails that NIS agents allegedly exchanged with Hacking Team, a Milan, Italy-based malware surveillance vendor that supplied the spy agency with malware p
PoliticsJuly 16, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Greek crisis strains Franco-German ties
France`s President Francois Hollande (left) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a meeting in Paris on July 6. (AP-Yonhap)BRUSSELS (AFP) -- On the frontline of the Greek debt crisis, the Franco-German partnership has been in open conflict with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande deeply divided over how far to go to keep Greece in the eurozone.On Monday, Greece reached a desperately-needed bailout deal with the eurozone after marathon overnight talks, in a histor
World NewsJuly 13, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Park's new political aide faces challenges
President Park Geun-hye’s new top political aide faces the daunting challenges of restoring the frozen relationship between her and her party and putting her reform drive back on track by normalizing communication with the parliament.Hyun Ki-hwan, a former Saenuri lawmaker and one of the Park’s faithful retainers, was named as the new senior presidential secretary for political affairs Friday. Though his parliamentary career has been relatively short, Park appointing the one-term lawmaker as her
PoliticsJuly 12, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Samsung pushes to win over foreign investors
Samsung C&T, the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, on Friday unveiled detailed new shareholder-friendly policies, including the establishment of a special committee of six experts that will oversee shareholders’ rights, as part of last-minute efforts to win a vote of shareholders on July 17 over the proposed merger with Cheil Industries. Samsung C&T CEO Choi Chi-hun (Yonhap)The committee will be composed of three outside directors and three experts. One of the three outside director
BusinessJuly 10, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Objectors challenge conscription law
The Constitutional Court held a public court hearing Thursday on the conscription law, after three conscientious objectors challenged the much-disputed law that does not recognize people’s right to refuse mandatory military service based on their religious or personal beliefs.It marked the third challenge on the law’s legitimacy, with the previous cases also being tied to conscientious objection. In both 2004 and 2011, the court ruled the law constitutional. A member of a civic group supporting
Social AffairsJuly 9, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Obama holds talks with Vietnam party chief
WASHINGTON ― U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party on Tuesday to the White House for historic but “candid” talks marking two decades of rapprochement between the former enemies.Nguyen Phu Trong is the first general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party to visit the United States and the White House, and was given the rare honor of an Oval Office meeting ― usually reserved for heads of state and government.U.S. President Barack Obama meets in the Oval
World NewsJuly 8, 2015