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Minjoo selects three candidates for leadership race
South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea on Friday finalized three candidates for the leadership election slated for later this month, with Rep. Song Young-gil dropping from the contest.While four contenders earlier vowed to join the election, the party held a preliminary election on Friday to shortlist the candidates into three in accordance with its policies.The three chosen are Reps. Choo Mi-ae, Lee Jong-kul and Kim Sang-gon, who is a party personnel official. Choo and Kim are cons
Politics Aug. 5, 2016
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S. Korea pushes to keep alliance with U.S. whoever takes office in Washington: official
South Korea is making efforts to maintain its strong alliance with the United States no matter who becomes president in the upcoming election there, a senior foreign ministry official said Friday."It is important to keep good ties both with Democratic and Republican parties to advance South Korea-U.S. relations going forward," Kim Hyoung-zhin, a deputy foreign minister, said during a forum held in Seoul. "Whoever becomes president, we will push to further improve the strategic alliance between S
Diplomatic Circuit Aug. 5, 2016
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Will Apple Music rock Korean market?
Apple Inc. surprised the local music and mobile service industry Friday by abruptly launching its streaming music service Apple Music in South Korea. The tech giant simultaneously launched Apple Music in 110 countries in July of last year, but had left it unserviced in the South Korean market for more than a year.Its sudden decision to start up the service drew mixed reactions, raising questions on its impact on the music service industry here, which has so far been dominated by local firms.Kore
Technology Aug. 5, 2016
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Olympics' appeal tested in grim world
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Even if only for two weeks, can "Faster-Higher-Stronger" overpower deadlier, scarier and bloodier? Can the Olympic Games still offer the world momentary levity, distract from terror, shootings, poverty and other worries in globally grim times? If not, what use is the multibillion-dollar celebration of youthful endeavor and mostly niche sports? Olympic fans gather next to the Olympic rings on Copacabana beach ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday
Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2016
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Gov't disciplinary body recommends toughest penalty for official over controversial comments
The government's disciplinary body on Tuesday recommended the toughest penalty on public servants for an ex-education ministry official over controversial comments.The Central Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Personnel Management decided to depose Na Hyang-wook, who was relieved of his duties as the head of the ministry's policy planning bureau last week. On July 9, vernacular daily Kyunghyang Shinmun quoted Na as calling the Korean people "dogs and pigs" during his dinner with the pape
Social Affairs July 19, 2016
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Authorities seek to freeze assets of prosecutor arrested on bribery charges
Authorities are seeking to freeze the assets of a senior prosecutor arrested on charges of taking bribes from a major online game maker.An ad hoc team investigating the case on Tuesday filed for a court order to freeze some 14 billion won ($12.3 million) worth of assets of Jin Kyung-joon. The 49-year-old was put behind bars Sunday on charges of accepting bribes from Nexon Co. and using them for shady stock transactions.The move comes a day after both Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong and Prosecuto
Social Affairs July 19, 2016
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Korean football's oldest player retires at 46
Goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji, the oldest player ever in South Korean professional football, will finally hang up his boots.Kim, 46, announced his retirement via Facebook on Tuesday, saying he wants to put his 35-year playing career into his memory bank."I was really a happy player," Kim wrote. "Yes! I'm retiring. This is for another start (of my life)."Kim has been searching for a club after his contract with the Jeonnam Dragons in the top-flight K League Classic ended last year.He failed to sign wit
Soccer July 19, 2016
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S. Korean Lawmakers push for ‘lemon law’
[THE INVESTOR] A group of ruling party lawmakers plan to submit a bill that requires carmakers and salespeople to refund or exchange new vehicles that have defects.Saenuri Party Rep. Kwon Suk-chang said Sunday he and his fellow lawmakers will propose a “lemon law,” referring to American state laws that stipulate that carmakers should compensate consumers for products that have defects despite repeated repair attempts.South Korea currently has no legal protection for consumers who purchase cars t
July 11, 2016
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STX Shipbuilding files for court-led restructuring
Financially shaky STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Friday filed for a court-led restructuring scheme as it struggled with a protracted slump and mounting losses, officials at the shipbuilder and the Seoul Central District Court said.The court will soon decide whether to put the ailing shipbuilder under its receivership or on path to liquidation, the officials said.STX Shipbuilding, once the country's No. 4 shipbuilder, has been under the control of its creditors since April 2013 amid a protracted
Industry May 27, 2016
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Seoul says it is meaningful for Obama to mention Korean victims
South Korea said Friday that it is meaningful that U.S. President Obama explicitly mentioned Korean victims in his historic speech in Hiroshima, while visiting a memorial site honoring those killed in an atomic bombing about seven decades ago.Obama paid a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, where he laid a wreath for those who lost their lives and gave a speech in which he mentioned Korean victims as well. He, however, did not visit a monument dedicated to Koreans killed in the city."Whe
Diplomatic Circuit May 27, 2016
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U.N. chief Ban back in S. Korea after short trip to Japan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came back in South Korea on Friday after making a short trip to Japan to attend a G7 summit.Ban, a native South Korean, landed at Gimpo International Airport, just west of Seoul, earlier in the day. After staying here for two days, he left on Thursday for Tokyo.The U.N. chief is scheduled to meet his family members, including his mother, on Saturday and have a medical check-up at a hospital in Seoul.Ban will attend the Rotary International Convention to be held
Politics May 27, 2016
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Obama pays tribute at Hiroshima nuclear memorial
Barack Obama paid moving tribute Friday to victims of the world's first nuclear attack, during a historic visit to Hiroshima.In a soaring speech watched by survivors of the atomic blast, Obama said the bomb that rent the city on August 6, 1945 "demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself." US President Barack Obama (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turn around after laying wreaths during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Friday. (AFP-Yo
World News May 27, 2016
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S. Korea condemns N.K. missile launch
South Korea strongly condemned North Korea for its botched launch of another intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday, vowing to further pressure Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile programs.The communist state fired off the missile early Thursday, but the launch seems to have failed, according to military officials here. The launch came less than two weeks after the North's failed launch of a similar missile."We strongly condemn the launch, which is a provocative act that is a
North Korea April 28, 2016
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N. Korea's isolation to deepen if it conducts another nuke test: S. Korean FM
North Korea will be "further isolated and abandoned" by the international community if it goes ahead with its threat of conducting a fifth nuclear test, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se warned Thursday.Yun said the South Korean government is closely watching the latest developments in North Korea, including the possibility of another nuclear test, and putting its diplomatic resources to work with the international community to deter North Korea from advancing its nuclear capability and
North Korea April 28, 2016
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S. Korean TV programs win large contracts in France, Hong Kong fairs
South Korean companies have signed deals worth $11.16 million to export their broadcasting content at MIPTV 2016, the world's biggest TV and digital content market, early this month, the government said Thursday.The combined sales of South Korean broadcasting content were up 16 percent from last year's event according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate the Korea Creative Content Agency.The KBS 2TV military-romance TV series "Descendants of the Sun" was sold to Israe
Television April 28, 2016
