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Pence vows Trump committed to nervous EU
RUSSELS (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Europe Monday of Donald Trump's commitment to transatlantic ties as he met EU chiefs in the face of anti-Trump protests.Pence was in Brussels at the end of a European trip aimed at comforting allies fearful US President Trump might abandon them."Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union," Pence said aft
World News Feb. 20, 2017
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LG Display to start LCD supply to Samsung from July: CEO
(Yonhap)LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom on Feb. 20 hinted that the firm could start supplying liquid crystal displays to its cross town rival Samsung Electronics from as early as July this year. The two firms have been in talks on LCD supplies since Sharp, owned by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group, notified its supply cuts to Samsung in November last year. Sources say the panel shipments are being delayed as they adjust different manufacturing technologies. “Nothing has been set in stone, regarding the suppl
Technology Feb. 20, 2017
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[Photo News] Dream performance
Students sponsored by LG Display introduce themselves at a performance staged at the Paju factory of the display provider in Gyeonggi Province on Friday. Since 2012, the company has supported a total of 74 students with talents in arts, music and engineering with about 500 million won. (LG Display)
Technology Feb. 3, 2017
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Former N. Korean smuggler diplomat named ambassador to Switzerland
North Korea has named Han Tae-song as its new ambassador to Switzerland, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday.Han "has been appointed as DPRK ambassador to Switzerland," the Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch. The DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's formal name.Han, a career diplomat, has previously served as North Korea's top envoy to Italy, Malta, Greece and Spain. North Korean foreign minister Ri Su-yong speaks to a group of government o
North Korea Feb. 2, 2017
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S. Korea court to declare Hanjin Shipping bankrupt
South Korea's Hanjin Shipping -- once the country's largest shipping company and the world's seventh biggest -- is expected to be declared bankrupt this month, a court said Thursday, resulting in thousands of job losses. Hanjin filed for bankruptcy protection in August after creditors refused to further help the firm, which was sinking under the weight of $5.37 billion of debt.The company started going under after the shipping industry suffered its worst downturn in six decades owing to slumping
Industry Feb. 2, 2017
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Sony halves forecast as yen, movie unit hammer profit
TOKYO(AFP) -- Sony on Thursday halved its full-year profit forecast as it was battered by a near $1 billion writedown on its movie unit while a strong yen also dug into the Japanese firm's bottom line.The dour reading comes as the embattled entertainment giant struggles with a painful restructuring drive that has included layoffs and asset sales after years of huge losses.It said net profit in the nine months to December 31 plunged 80.7 percent to 45.6 billion yen ($405 million) and warned it ex
World Business Feb. 2, 2017
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Nordic combined skier competes with pioneer mindset
South Korean Nordic combined skier Park Je-un said Thursday he will compete with a pioneer mindset, as he is set to face top-class athletes in an upcoming international competition.Park will take part in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, some180 kilometers east of Seoul, this weekend. The first FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in South Korea is also one of the test events for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Park is currently the
Olympic Games Feb. 2, 2017
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NHK biased in reporting Seoul-Tokyo comfort women deal: civic groups
Officials from the Violence Against Women in War Research Action Center and the National Movement for Resolving the Issue of the Military Comfort Women hold a press conference on Feb. 2, 2017, at the National Diet in Tokyo to address what they call NHK's biased reporting on the 2015 comfort women agreement between South Korea and Japan. (Yonhap)Japanese public broadcaster NHK was accused by local civic groups on Thursday of selectively airing misinformed opinions that were in favor of an agreeme
Social Affairs Feb. 2, 2017
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Presidential office, investigation team clash over raid
South Korea's presidential office said Thursday it will not allow a search and seizure by special investigators who are looking into an influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye.In a text message sent to reporters, presidential spokesman Jung Youn-kuk denied a media report that Cheong Wa Dae is willing to accept the special investigation team's visit to three particular offices. He added its stance on the matter "remains unchanged." State prosecutors, who handed over the cas
Politics Feb. 2, 2017
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QR codes common on N. Korean goods: Singapore NGO
QR codes, a kind of matrix bar code, are becoming commonly used in Pyongyang as they have shown up in all kinds of ways in the last six months to mark exhibition items at a science complex, in inventory systems at supermarkets and on consumer products, a non-government organization said Thursday.According to the website Choson Exchange, a Singaporean organization that teaches North Koreans all about the market economy, a story titled "QR Codes in Pyongyang" carried photos of a bottle of mineral
North Korea Feb. 2, 2017
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Korea becomes less popular among Chinese travelers for Lunar New Year Holiday
Less Chinese tourists opted for Korea as a travel destination during the long Lunar New Year Holiday this year, Chinese media and travel agencies said Sunday.While as many as six million Chinese have gone or will go overseas during the holiday season from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, the number to come to Korea has significantly decreased compared to last year.According to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel platform, Korea slipped to seventh, from third a year ago, on the list of travel destinations for Chine
Social Affairs Jan. 29, 2017
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Special prosecutor likely to seek arrest warrant again for Samsung heir Lee
The independent probe team that is looking into the influence-peddling and corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend is likely to seek an arrest warrant again for Lee Jae-yong, sources said Sunday.The team, led by Special Counsel Park Young-soo, is mulling over whether to again try to get an arrest warrant for the Samsung Group's de facto heir apparent after it finishes a face-to-face investigation of the president early next month. "Since this is the last chance (to se
Social Affairs Jan. 29, 2017
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Korean cosmetics exports rise on Chinese consumption in 2016
South Korea's cosmetics industry saw its exports rise by more than 40 percent last year in large part thanks to Chinese consumers' bigger spending power and their increasing interests in grooming and beauty products, industry experts said Sunday.According to data from the Korea International Trade Association, exports of skincare and makeup products amounted toUS$3.97 billion last year, up 44.3 percent from US$2.75 billion.The number doubled from the 2014 figure of US$1.79 billion. Among the exp
Industry Jan. 29, 2017
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US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban.U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect.As the decision was announced, ch
World News Jan. 29, 2017
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S. Korean comic book awarded at French Angouleme comics festival
The South Korean comic book "Bad Friend" received an award at a global comics festival, Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON) said Sunday.The book by a South Korean cartoonist, who goes by her pen name Ancco, was awarded the Prix Revelation at the 44th Angouleme International Comics Festival, becoming the first Korean comic book to be recognized by one of the most renowned comics awards events."I used to consider myself to be someone who led a weird, lonely life in Korea. But now I am here. Thi
Culture Jan. 29, 2017
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