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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Gyeongju blends old with new
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Oasis confirms first Korean concert in 16 years
North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
Naver Webtoon promises creative freedom, responsible webtoon platform
Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Daewoo E&C chair honored in India for boosting bilateral economic ties
South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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[Newsmaker] Presidential race riddled with accusations, denunciations
Politics News
Nov 29, 2021
Misbehavior, suspicion cloud candidates’ promises and visions
Samsung to nurture young executives to usher in ‘New Samsung’ era
Technology
Nov 29, 2021
Samsung Electronics is poised to employ a new personnel management system starting in 2022 that could foster young executives, in a move to lay the groundwork for a “New Samsung” era under Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong, the South Korean tech giant said Monday. Under the new system, Samsung will abolish a set of requirements before an employee gets promoted to a certain level, such as a minimum term of service that lasts roughly eight to 10 years. Instead, excellent em
Delving into presidential hopefuls’ N. Korea policy: What’s in the box?
North Korea
Nov 29, 2021
Lee and Yoon differ on sequencing of denuclearization, sanctions relief, peace building
Smaller firms' biz confidence edges up for Dec.: poll
Economy
Nov 29, 2021
The business outlook of South Korea's smaller firms inched up for December on eased social distancing measures and hopes of higher year-end domestic demand, a poll showed Monday. The survey of 3,150 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) showed that the small business health index amounted to 83.5 for the coming month, up 2 points from November. It marks a turnaround from November's decrease that came after the second straight month of increase, but the reading remains below par. A reading
Govt. to suspend arrivals of migrant workers with travel records to southern Africa
Politics
Nov 29, 2021
South Korea plans to suspend arrivals of migrant workers with records of recent visits to southern African nations in order to block the inflow of the potentially more contagious omicron COVID-19 variant, officials said Monday. The labor ministry's plan, which could affect the entry of manual workers from 16 Asian countries, is in line with the earlier restriction placed on foreign arrivals from eight African countries over concerns of the emerging virus variant first reported in Africa. "
Year-end indoor concert Countdown Fantasy returns amid pandemic
Music
Nov 29, 2021
One of the country’s biggest indoor winter music concerts, Countdown Fantasy, will take place as a two-part, in-person event on Dec. 31 at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, just northwest of Seoul. The year-end concert, last held in 2012, will feature 14 music acts across diverse genres such as indie, hip-hop and K-pop, according to Mint Paper, organizer of Countdown Fantasy. The lineup announced Friday includes K-pop boy band Ateez, singer-songwriter Jukjae, girl group Dreamcatcher an
Education office’s online cartoon attacked for ‘praising NK’
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2021
The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education deleted a cartoon after it drew controversy for praising North Korea. The education office uploaded a cartoon on social media Friday, based on a story sent in by an elementary school teacher. The story was about what happened in class when they introduced what school life is like for North Korean students. In the cartoon, a teacher character talks about a typical school day for North Korean children, explaining that the students go home or eat lu
S. Korea's female population rises 1.1% over 5 years
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2021
South Korea's female population expanded slightly over 1 percent over the past five years to surpass the 25 million mark in 2020, census data showed Monday. The number of women in Asia's fourth-largest economy stood at 25.16 million last year, up 275,000 from five years earlier, according to the 2020 census by Statistics Korea. The average age of South Korean women came to 44.2 years last year, 2.6 years older than in 2015. The median age of married South Korean women who tied the knot for th
[Herald Interview] Korean startup turns leather scraps into yarn
Industry
Nov 29, 2021
ATKO Planning is the world’s first company to reuse leather for textiles
Where did all the taxis go?
Transport
Nov 29, 2021
From Seoul to London, getting a cab home is a headache amid post-pandemic taxi shortage
[FULL TRANSCRIPT] BTS hopes LA concerts mark the start to their new chapter
K-pop
Nov 29, 2021
K-pop sensation BTS conducted a global press conference at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, after opening the curtains to the “Permission to Dance on Stage” concert series the previous night. The seven bandmates -- RM, V, Jimin, Suga, Jungkook, Jin and J-Hope -- shared their emotions and thoughts after reuniting with their global fans, known collectively as Army, in person for the first time in two years, and shared plans for the future. Following is a full transcript of wha
Daewoo Shipbuilding opens virtual training center for ship painters
Industry
Nov 29, 2021
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Monday it has launched a virtual center to train ship painters. The shipbuilder said the virtual training center will give painters the same experience as actual workplaces and will reduce costs. In addition to the heavy costs and time required to train painters, the current system also causes environmental problems due to the use of organic solvents, Daewoo Shipbuilding said. The virtual training system will cut costs and require l
S. Korea to host global forum on maritime law
Defense
Nov 29, 2021
South Korea is set to host an annual international forum on maritime law, setting the stage for judicial officials and academics to discuss emerging challenges from the new oceans technologies and environmental crises, the foreign ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will jointly hold the sixth International Conference on the Law of the Sea on Tuesday and Wednesday in Incheon, west of Seoul. Albert Hoffm
Military reports 13 more COVID-19 cases
Defense
Nov 29, 2021
South Korea's military reported 13 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the total caseload among its personnel to 2,305. Among the new cases, three Army conscripts stationed in Seoul tested positive after one of them contracted the virus during a vacation. A civilian employee of the Air Force based in Osan, 55 kilometers south of Seoul, tested positive while in self-quarantine. An Army officer stationed in Yangju, north of Seoul, contracted the virus after a family member was infected.
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