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S. Korean football champions to face Japanese, Australian league winners at AFC Champions League
Reigning South Korean professional football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will face league winners from Japan and Australia at a continental club tournament next year.The draw for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation Champions League took place in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the 2019 K League 1 champions, were placed in Group H with Yokohama F. Marinos and Sydney FC. The one remaining spot in the group will be filled by a playoff winner.Yokohama won their fourth J1 L
Sports Dec. 10, 2019
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Samsung's foundry biz to grow 19% on-year in Q4: report
Samsung Electronics is expected to see 19 percent on-year growth in its foundry business in the fourth quarter of the year, a market report showed Tuesday, though the performance will not be enough to narrow the market share gap with industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Samsung's foundry business was projected to log $3.4 billion in revenue in the October-December period, up 19.3 percent from a year earlier, according to market tracker TrendForce. Foundry r
Technology Dec. 10, 2019
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Police refer BTS' Jungkook to prosecutors for potential indictment
Police have referred BTS' youngest member Jungkook to prosecutors for a potential legal indictment over a car accident in October, police officials said Tuesday.Yongsan Police Station in charge of Jungkook's case said it has sent the case to the prosecution, advising it to lay formal charges of violating the Road Traffic Act and related laws against the K-pop star.A sedan driven by the 22-year-old rammed into a taxi in central Seoul in October, causing minor injuries to Jungkook and the taxi dri
People Dec. 10, 2019
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Moon to attend annual summit with Chinese, Japanese leaders
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China later this month for annual summit talks with Chinese and Japanese leaders, Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday.Moon is scheduled to make a two-day trip to the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu starting Dec. 23.The summit will be joined by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. They plan to "focus consultations on ways to have substantive cooperation among the three countries and have in-depth discussions on regi
Foreign Affairs Dec. 10, 2019
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S. Korea to join this week's UNSC session on possible NK provocation
A South Korean representative will attend a UN Security Council session set to convene this week following a US request to discuss North Korea's recent missile launches and a possible escalatory provocation, an official at Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The meeting will be held on Wednesday, according to Reuters, just days after the North said it conducted a "very important test" at its Dongchang-ri satellite launch site. The test is presumed to have been a rocket engine experim
Foreign Affairs Dec. 10, 2019
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S. Korean An Byeong-hun determined to make most of new opportunity at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE -- As a last-minute addition to the International Team at this week's Presidents Cup, South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun said Tuesday he is keen on capitalizing on his second chance.An was named as an injury replacement for Jason Day of Australia on Nov. 30, as International captain Ernie Els went with the South Korean just weeks after leaving him off the team.The Presidents Cup pits a team of a dozen non-European international players against the United States. This year's competition
Golf Dec. 10, 2019
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Defense minister: N. Korea conducted rocket engine test at Dongchang-ri site
Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo confirmed Tuesday that North Korea tested a rocket engine in what the regime called a "very important test" at its western satellite launching station over the weekend, calling on the communist country to stop such military acts.Jeong's remark, made in Sydney after a meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries, represented the first time that a government official has confirmed what the North tested Saturday at the Sohae Satellite
North Korea Dec. 10, 2019
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Parliament passes children safety bills in plenary session
South Korea's parliament passed uncontested bills, including those on children safety, in its morning plenary session Tuesday, without reviewing the budget bill and other contentious bills on electoral and prosecution reform.Among the 16 bills that were passed in the morning session were those on children's road safety. The bills, each named after the two boys who died from safety accidents, are aimed at reinforcing road safety by mandating surveillance cameras in school zones to prevent speedin
Politics Dec. 10, 2019
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US sends another surveillance plane over S. Korea: aviation tracker
The United States again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea amid growing concern Pyongyang may be gearing up for a long-range rocket launch. The E-8C aircraft, or JSTARS, was spotted over the Korean Peninsula at 33,000 feet, Aircraft Spots said on its Twitter account without specifying the exact time of the operation. It also did not upload photos showing the flight route.As a platform
Defense Dec. 10, 2019
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'Parasite' earns three Golden Globe nominations
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy "Parasite" was nominated in three categories for the upcoming 2020 Golden Globe Awards, organizers said Monday.In the nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be held at Beverley Hills on Jan. 5 next year, "Parasite" was listed in the categories of Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. It is the first time that a South Korean film has made it to the final list of the Golden Globe Awards,
Film Dec. 10, 2019
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빅히트 "BTS와 수익배분 갈등 사실무근…JTBC 사과 요구"
"전속계약 영향 없는 일부 사안 협의중…갈등조장 보도 유감"그룹 방탄소년단이 수익 배분 문제로 소속사 빅히트 엔터테인먼트를 상대로 법적 대응을 검토한다는 JTBC 보도에 대해 빅히트는 10일 사실무근이라며 강력히 유감을 표하고 사과를 요구했다.빅히트는 이날 장문의 입장을 통해 "현재 방탄소년단 및 부모님들은 당사를 상대로 소송을 포함한 어떠한 법적 조치도 고려하고 있지 않다"며 "전속계약에 영향을 미치지 않을 일부 사안에 대해 협의 중"이라고 밝혔다.빅히트는 "방탄소년단 부모님들께서 두 달 전 강북의 한 로펌에 전속 계약 중 일부 사안(영상 콘텐츠 사업 관련 내용)에 대해 법적 내용을 문의한 적이 있는 것으로 확인됐다"며 이는 실질적 의뢰로 이어지지 않았고, 해당 로펌도 공식적인 자문을 하지 않은 것으로 확인됐다고 설명했다. 이후 방탄소년단과 이 사안에 대해 논의를 하고 있다며 "설사 이 사
한국어판 Dec. 10, 2019
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독일 크리스마스 시장서 '낮술' 너구리…비틀거리다 생 마감
독일 크리스마스 시장에서 너구리 한 마리가 대낮에 술에 취해 비틀거리다가 생을 마감했다.9일 공영방송 도이체벨레에 따르면 지난 7일 독일 중부 에르푸르트에서 열린 크리스마스 시장에서 너구리 한 마리가 시민들이 마시다 남긴 '글뤼바인'을 마시고 술에 취했다.글뤼바인은 와인에 겨울철에 향신료와 과일 등을 넣고 끓여 따뜻하게 마시는 것으로, 야외 크리스마스 시장에서 인기 품목이다. 너구리는 기절하기 전까지 크리스마스 시장에서 술에 취해 비틀거리며 돌아다녀 구경꾼들을 즐겁게 했다.너구리는 여성의 신발을 가지고 장난을 치다가 건물 계단 앞에서 휴식을 취하기도 했다.경찰 측은 "너구리가 분명히 취해있었다"면서 "음주 측정은 하지 않았다"고 말했다.소방서 측은 불안한 상태인 이 너구리를 동물보호소로 데려갔으나, 너구리는 지역 사냥꾼에게 넘겨져 사살됐다.에르푸르트에서는 지난해에도 술 취한 고슴도치 2마리가 발견되기도 했다. (연합뉴스)
한국어판 Dec. 10, 2019
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Ex-Daewoo Group chief Kim Woo-choong dies at 82
Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong, once touted as one of the most successful businessmen in South Korea, died late Monday at age 82, an organization affiliated with the now-defunct conglomerate said.Kim, the founder of the trading-to-automobile conglomerate, died of a chronic disease at a local hospital late Monday night, according to Daewoosky Institute, which represents former employees of Daewoo Group.He launched Daewoo Corp. in March 1967 to export textiles to Southeast Asian marke
People Dec. 10, 2019
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Hankook Tire CEO indicted on charges of bribery, embezzlement
Cho Hyun-bum, chief executive of Hankook Tire & Technology, South Korea's largest tire maker by sales, was indicted for taking bribes and embezzling corporate funds, prosecutors said Monday.Cho is suspected of receiving kickbacks worth around 600 million won (US$503,778) from subcontractors and siphoning off some 200 million won from Hankook's affiliated companies, according to the prosecutors' office. In January, the Seoul office of the National Tax Service filed a complaint with the prosec
Social Affairs Dec. 9, 2019
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N. Korean airline increases flights to Russia ahead of deadline for repatriation of workers
North Korea's national carrier has increased flights on a route between Pyongyang and Vladivostok as the deadline for the repatriation of North Korean workers draws near, sources said Monday.Air Koryo increased the number of weekly flights connecting the two cities to five from the previous two this week, according to Vladivostok International Airport. The change is set to last until Dec. 20. The increase apparently reflected the upcoming deadline for the repatriation of North Korean worker
North Korea Dec. 9, 2019
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