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Prosecutors indict ride-hailing service executives
South Korean prosecutors Monday indicted the heads of Tada, a ride-hailing service, declaring the app-based business illegal. Lee Jae-woong, chief executive of car-sharing app operator SoCar, and Park Jae-uk, chief executive of its rental car hailing service unit, Value Creators & Company, will face a trial without physical detention on charges of running a transportation business without a license, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said. VCNC operates Tada service.An associatio
Technology Oct. 28, 2019
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S. Korea to bolster fintech cooperation with ASEAN
South Korea's financial regulator said Monday it will deepen cooperation with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the financial technology sector.Sohn Byung-doo, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, said in a meeting with envoys from ASEAN earlier in the day that an upcoming summit is expected to help better connect South Korea to ASEAN. President Moon Jae-in is set to host the special summit with his counterparts from the region in South Korea's southern port
Market Oct. 28, 2019
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Duty-free stores join suspension of liquid e-cigs sales
South Korea’s major duty-free store operators including Shilla, Shinsegae and Lotte Duty Free decided to halt sales of liquid e-cigarettes Tuesday, following the government’s earlier warning against the use of the vaping devices over health concerns.Duty-free store operators said they are suspending sales of four types of flavored liquid e-cigs made by US tobacco startup Juul Labs, Siid Tundra made by a local tobacco maker KT&G and seven other kinds from Phix and Viento. The move
Industry Oct. 28, 2019
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Prosecutors demand jail terms for Samsung execs in accounting fraud case
Prosecutors on Monday demanded jail terms of up to four years for Samsung Electronics and Samsung BioLogics executives on suspicion of destroying evidence in relation to allegations of accounting fraud at the country's biggest conglomerate."It is the biggest crime of evidence destruction in the history of South Korea given the number of people, the duration (of the crime) and the number of destroyed documents," prosecutors said in a hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court in s
Industry Oct. 28, 2019
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"리얼돌의 본질은 언제든 침해 가능한 여성신체 장악 의지"
윤지영 교수, '리얼돌 수입 허가' 대법원 판결 비판 첫 학술논문 발표"리얼돌 수입과 판매를 허용하는 것 역시 성적 활동의 특정 형태에 대한 승인이라는 점에서 (리얼돌 수입 금지와 마찬가지로) 국가의 개입 행위임을 알아야 합니다."지난 6월 대법원이 여성의 신체를 본뜬 성인용품 '리얼돌' 수입을 사실상 허용한 이후 리얼돌 문제를 다룬 학술논문이 처음으로 발표됐다.28일 건국대에 따르면 이 대학 부설 몸문화연구소 윤지영 교수는 지난 18일 이화여대 이화인문과학원과 공동 개최한 학술대회에서 '리얼돌, 지배의 에로티시즘' 논문을 발표했다. 앞서 2017년 7월 인천세관이 리얼돌을 '풍속을 해치는 물품'으로 규정해 수입 통관을 보류했고, 리얼돌 수입업자는 이에 반발해 인천세관을 상대로 수입통관보류 처분 취소소송을 냈다.1심은 리얼돌을 '음란물'로 규정해 통관보류를 결정한 세관의 손을 들어줬지만 2심에서 결과가 뒤집혔다. 항소심 재판부는 다른 성기구와 마찬가지로 리얼돌도 수
한국어판 Oct. 28, 2019
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S. Korea to set up fences from east to west to prevent spread of ASF
South Korea will establish fences across the country from east to west to prevent the spread of African wine fever (ASF) via wild boars, quarantine authorities said Sunday.The decision to build the structures stretching from the western border city of Paju to Goseong in the east coast came after a series of ASF cases were confirmed among wild boars near the inter-Korean border. No additional cases of ASF have been confirmed at local farms since early this month, but there have
Social Affairs Oct. 27, 2019
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Two US B-52 bombers fly over East Sea: aviation tracker
Two US B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week, an aviation tracker said, in a mission possibly designed to send a warning in response to North Korea's recent series of missile launches. The bombers, which took off from Guam's Anderson Air Base, "conducted a mission" in the East Sea and "possibly the South China Sea" on Friday, Aircraft Spots said on a Twitter post. Three KC-135R aerial tankers provided support for their flight. The B-52 is considered a repres
Defense Oct. 27, 2019
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Lotte Duty Free wins bid for airport shop in Singapore
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea's leading duty-free operator, said Thursday that it has won a bid to sell cigarette and liquor products at Singapore's Changi Airport.The retailer will operate 18 liquor and tobacco stores spanning more than 8,000 square meters across the airport's four terminals, replacing DFS, officials said. It marks the first time in the airport that a new operator is being awarded rights to set up shop, Lotte Duty Free said. The contract will last for six years and start in June
Industry Oct. 24, 2019
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브라질 리우에 대형 회전 관람차 만든다…88m 높이 중남미 최대
세계적인 관광도시 브라질 리우데자네이루에 대형 회전 관람 시설이 선보인다.23일(현지시간) 브라질 언론에 따르면 리우 시 과나바라만 근처에 다음 달 말 '리우 스타'(Rio Star)라는 이름의 대형 회전 관람차가 설치된다.관람차는 건물 25층에 해당하는 88m 높이로 중남미에서 가장 크다. 최대 8명이 탈 수 있는 곤돌라 54칸으로 구성되며, 관람차가 회전하는 15분간 리우 시내 경치를 감상할 수 있다. 관람료는 1인당 49∼59헤알(약 1만4천∼1만7천 원)로 알려졌으며, 연간 100만 명이 찾을 것으로 예상된다. 관람차 운영을 맡은 FW 인베스치멘투스의 파비우 보르징 이사는 "현재 공사가 90% 정도 진행됐다"면서 미국 라스베이거스의 하이 롤러, 중국 장시성(江西省)의 난창 스타, 영국 런던의 런던 아이, 이탈리아의 유로휠처럼 랜드마크가 될 것이라고 말했다.리우 스타는 거대 예수상, 케이블카와 함께 리우의 또 다른 명물이 될 것으로 기대된다.예수
한국어판 Oct. 24, 2019
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Korean economy grows 0.4% on-quarter in Q3: BOK
The South Korean economy continued to grow at a steady pace in the third quarter, partly helped by increased government spending and a slight rebound in exports from three months earlier, central bank data showed Thursday.In the three months ended Sept. 30, the country's real gross domestic product gained 0.4 percent from the previous quarter, according to the advance data from the Bank of Korea. The Q3 estimate marks a slowdown from a revised 1 percent on-quarter expansion in the April-June per
Economy Oct. 24, 2019
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Ex-justice minister's wife arrested, prosecution emboldened amid reform pressure
The wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was arrested Thursday in a court decision that is expected to add traction to the prosecution's probe into charges over her daughter's college admission and a financial investment.It will likely give additional ammunition to state prosecutors apparently zeroing in on Cho, a close aide to President Moon Jae-in and an architect of far-reaching prosecution reform plans.Following a hourslong hearing a day earlier, a Seoul court approved an arrest warrant f
Social Affairs Oct. 24, 2019
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S. Korea, ASEAN discuss cooperation in culture, tourism
South Korea and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday began a two-day meeting to promote exchanges in culture, arts and tourism. Culture ministers and senior officials from South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attended the event in the southwestern city of Gwangju.It came one month before a leaders' summit to be held Nov.25-26 in the southeastern port city of Busan to mark the 30th anniversary of establishing a dialogue partnership between the two sides. "Through thi
Foreign Affairs Oct. 23, 2019
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Police to bolster security following US envoy residence break-in
South Korean police on Wednesday announced measures to step up security at foreign ambassador residences here following a break-in of the US ambassador's home.The move by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency includes providing clubs and capsaicin sprays to officers guarding embassies and ambassador residences.The police also affirmed that officers have been given orders to swiftly arrest people attempting to break into diplomatic compounds regardless of their sex. Regarding the US ambassador res
Social Affairs Oct. 23, 2019
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Infielder apologizes for controversial trash talk during Korean Series game
Kiwoom Heroes infielder Song Sung-mun has apologized for crossing the line with expletive-laden trash talk directed at opposing players from the Doosan Bears during Game 1 of the Korean Series from Tuesday.In a video clip posted on a portal site and since taken down, Song, 23, was heard wishing injury on Doosan players, saying things like, "He just blew out his elbow!" and "He's going to have surgery on his hamstring today and he'll be out for two years!"The video went viral
Baseball Oct. 23, 2019
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Samsung updates software of Galaxy S10, Note 10 over fingerprint flaw
Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has released a software patch to fix a bug in the ultrasound-based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones. Samsung has faced a backlash after some users discovered that anyone's fingerprint could unlock S10 and Note 10 series devices covered with a silicone-based screen, raising security issues over the latest smartphones. "We apologize for causing inconvenience to customers with the fingerprint recognition issues," Samsung s
Technology Oct. 23, 2019
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