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S. Korean inflation slows in December
SEOUL (AFP) -- South Korea's inflation rate hit its lowest point for 14 months in December, reflecting plunging oil prices, state data showed Wednesday.Consumer prices in December rose 0.8 percent from a year ago, slowing from 1.0 percent growth in November, according to state-run Statistics Korea. This marked the lowest gain since October 2013 when consumer prices rose 0.9 percent.Consumer prices for the whole of 2014 rose 1.3 percent after growing at the same pace in 2013.Inflation has rem
Dec. 31, 2014
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Hyundai, Kia set 2015 sales goal at 8.2 mln units
South Korea's top carmaker, Hyundai Motor Co., and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are aiming to sell 8.2 million units globally next year, about 1.5 percent higher than their global sales this year, industry sources said Wednesday.Although the final decision on these figures is yet to be made, Hyundai's and Kia's sales targets for overseas markets are likely to stand at 3.18 million units and 1.44 million units, while those for the home turf may come to 1.87 million and 1.71 million, res
Industry Dec. 31, 2014
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Number of stock trading accounts hits all-time high
The number of stock trading accounts at local brokerage houses reached a historic high this year as more retail investors opened new accounts ahead of big initial public offerings (IPOs), data showed Wednesday.The accounts that have been used for stock transactions over the past six months increased to 20.97 million as of Dec. 26, according to data by the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA).Active trading accounts first surpassed 10 million in July 2007 and reached over 20 million in M
Dec. 31, 2014
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N. Korea's envoy likely to meet Putin next week: Seoul sources
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy set to fly to Russia is likely to meet the European country's president next week to discuss diverse bilateral pending issues, sources in Seoul said Sunday.Choe Ryong-hae, the senior secretary of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea, will embark on a eight-day trip to Russia on Monday, according to the Moscow's foreign ministry.The planned visit by Kim Jong-un's close aide came as the communist country has launched vigorous diplomatic campaigns in r
North Korea Nov. 16, 2014
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Koreas exchange fire near heavily fortified border
South and North Korea exchanged fire across the heavily fortified border on Sunday in the latest clash on the divided Korean Peninsula amid concerns that tensions could scuttle high-level talks between the two sides.There were no reports of casualties or property damage in South Korea, though no details were immediately known about the situation in the North.The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. when South Korea, after broadcasting warning messages, fired warning shots against about 10 North Ko
North Korea Oct. 19, 2014
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Gaza 12-hour humanitarian truce enters into force
GAZA CITY (AFP) -- A 12-hour ceasefire entered into force between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip at 0500 GMT on Saturday, the 19th day of a conflict that has killed hundreds.Israel and the Islamist movement said they would observe the temporary ceasefire, after US Secretary of State John Kerry was unable to reach a lasting truce during talks Friday in Cairo.In the hours leading up to the pause, however, the violence continued, with Israeli air strikes killing 23 people, among them four child
World News July 26, 2014
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Former top bid official nominated as new head of S. Korea's first Winter Olympics
Cho Yang-ho, a corporate executive who led PyeongChang's successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Games, has been nominated to be the top organizer of the event, sources said Saturday.Cho, chairman of Hanjin Group, is in line to replace former chief organizer Kim Jin-sun, who resigned on Monday, citing the need for new leadership for PyeongChang, which will host South Korea's first-ever Winter Games.Cho, 65, was the head of PyeongChang's Winter Games bidding committee in 2011, when the alpine town
Social Affairs July 26, 2014
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Prosecutors launch investigation into arrested son of Sewol ferry owner
Prosecutors launched an investigation Saturday into the eldest son of the late owner of the Sewol ferry, after he was arrested one day earlier on suspicion of embezzlement related to April's deadly sinking.Yoo Dae-kyun, 44, the son of Yoo Byung-eun, was arrested Friday in Yongin, south of Seoul, following a three-month manhunt. Park Soo-kyung, a 34-year-old woman, was also captured on suspicion of helping Dae-kyun avoid the dragnet.Prosecutors kicked off their investigation into the younger Yoo
Social Affairs July 26, 2014
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UNSC urged to discuss N. Korea's human rights violations: report
The United States, France and Australia called for the United Nations Security Council to deal with North Korea's human rights violations, a news report said Saturday.Ambassadors from the three countries to the U.N. sent a joint letter to the president of the Security Council on July 17, which called on the U.N. body to formally discuss a report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) on human rights violations in the North, according to the Voice of America (VOA).Following a year-long probe, th
World News July 26, 2014
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Obama says Korea-U.S. alliance 'remains as strong as ever'
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday that the alliance between the United States and South Korea "remains as strong as ever" as he marked the anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War 61 years ago.In a proclamation issued ahead of Sunday's anniversary, Obama also said South Korea's rise from the war's ashes is "not an accident." It shows that liberty and democracy "do not come easily," he said, adding, "We must win them, and tend to them constantly, and defend them witho
World News July 26, 2014
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Korea loses home friendly
Kim Young-kwon fights for the ball in the international home friendly soccer match against Tunisia held on Wednesday at Seoul World Cup Stadium. YonhapThe South Korean national soccer team lost on home soil Wednesday night against Tunisia 1-0, in its last international home friendly before the World Cup.Korea held possession for most of the first half, but midfielder Zouhaier Dhaouadi scored in the 44th minute with the only goal of the match.Although coach Hong Myung-bo said the team would play
Soccer May 28, 2014
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이제는 카지노도 대형 복합 리조트가 답이다
카지노 사업에서 부동의 1위 자리를 지키고 있는 마카오를 따라잡기 위해서 싱가폴을 비롯한 업계 후발주자들은 카지노 뿐만 아니라 가족중심형의 컨텐츠도 포함한 복합 리조트를 고안해내게 되었다. 5월20-22일 마카오에서 열린 글로벌 게이밍 엑스포 (Global Gaming Expo)에서 룰렛판에 공이 올려져 있다. (Bloomberg) “도박만으로는 시장을 키울 수 없다”는 공감대가 커지면서 이런 복합 리조트 사업 모델이 카지노의 본거지인 라스베가스와 마카오에도 뿌리를 내리고 있는 것이다. 20일부터 22일까지 사흘, 베네시안 마카오 호텔에서 개최된 글로벌 게이밍 엑스포 아시아 2014에 참여한 업계 관계자들은 한결같이 복합 리조트, 일명 IR (Integrated Resort)의 성장에 주목했다. “카지노 운영 업체
한국어판 May 22, 2014
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Bitcoin exchange MtGox to start liquidation process
TOKYO (AFP) -- Failed Bitcoin exchange MtGox, whose spectacular collapse hammered the digital currency's reputation, is to be liquidated after a Japanese court on Thursday ordered the start of bankruptcy proceedings, said a lawyer appointed to carry out the process.The global virtual currency community was shaken by the shuttering of MtGox, which froze withdrawals in early February because of what the firm said was a bug in the software underpinning Bitcoin that allowed hackers to pilfer them.Th
World Business April 24, 2014
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위기의 동부그룹, 회장단에 전직 의원 영입한 속내는…
구조조정 압박에 시달리는 동부그룹이 관련 사업에 경험이나 전문 지식이 전혀 없는 데다가 과거 도덕성 논란까지 있었던 전직 국회의원을 회장단에 전격 영입함에 따라 의아한 눈길을 받고 있다. 하루 빨리 자산을 과감히 처분해서 부채 비율을 줄여야 할 상황에, 전직 의원을 통해서 사태를 정치적으로 해결하려고 든다는 의심 또한 피할 수 없게 되었다. 동부그룹은 전직 4선 의원이자 새누리당 사무총장을 역임한 최연희를 건설 디벨로퍼 및 농업 바이오 분야의 회장으로 임명한다고 7일 밝혔다. 이에 따라 최 전 의원은 김준기 동부그룹 회장, 그리고 지난해 동부하이텍 대표이사 및 회장으로 임명된 오명 회장과 함께 3두 체제를 이루게 된다. 하지만 전자공학을 전공하고 교통부 및 과학기술부 장관을 역임한 오회장과는 달리, 최 신임 회장은 관련 전문 지식도 없고 사업 경험도 전무해서 그의 향후 리더십에 대한 우려가 제기되고 있다. 형법을 전공하고 법조계와 입법부에만 몸을 담아본 그가 동부그룹의 요직을 맡
한국어판 April 8, 2014
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“나는 선배고, 너는 후배야" 외국인들 갸우뚱
외국인이 봤을 때, 한국 문화의 가장 특이하고 낯선 요소 중 하나는 역시 연차 중심의 선후배 문화다.영어로 직역하면 “senior와 junior” 정도지만 한국말, 한국 문화에서의 ”선후배"는 보다 복잡하고 권위적인 개념이라고 할 수 있다.심지어 나이 많은 사람도 “기수가 높은" 선배는 존대하고 복종해야 하는 경우가 부지기수다.“호주에는 그런 상하 질서 개념이 없고 다만 연차가 높고 경험치가 높은 사람을 존중할 뿐”이라고 호주 출신의 개그맨 샘 해밍턴은 방송에서 재차 말한 바 있다.최근에 KT 프로 야구팀에 합류한 미국 출신의 투수인 마이크 로리 역시 팀 내의 선후배 문화가 어려웠다고 털어놨다. (123rf)그는 ”대만에도 선후배 문화는 있었지만 한국만큼 강하지는 않더라"고 말하면서도 “처음에는 낯설었지만 지내다 보니까 한국인들이 정을 나누는 방식이라는 걸 알게 됐다”고 덧붙였다.이렇게 긍정적으로 받아들여 적응하는 경우도 있지만, 사실 권위적인 선후배 문화는 한국 사회에서 소통을 저
한국어판 April 2, 2014
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