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Group for N. Korean defectors to make major announcement this week
North Korea
Feb 26, 2019
Cheollima Civil Defense, a group that claimed to have rescued a nephew of the North Korean leader, said Monday it would make a major announcement this week, possibly related to defectors who fled from the communist state. “We have received requests for assistance from comrades in a Western country. The situation was very risky but we managed it,” the humanitarian group said in a short note posted on its website. It did not elaborate on what the “major announcement” would be, but speculations wer
North Korea calls for unconditional ties with South
North Korea
Feb 26, 2019
A North Korean propaganda outlet urged South Korea on Tuesday to separate inter-Korean relations from denuclearization issues, a day ahead of the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.Voicing dissatisfaction over slow progress in building ties between South and North Korea, Meari blamed Seoul for dealing with inter-Korean relations within the framework of sanctions by linking ties to Pyongyang’s denuclearization. In this April 27, 2018 file photo, N
Exhibition features alternative ways to approach history
Arts&Design
Feb 26, 2019
A train of cartoonish drawings by Lee Woo-sung encircles the gallery space of Ilmin Museum of Art. The small, square drawings, which look like cuts from a webtoon, or Instagram pictures, are fragments of the artist’s memory of photographs stored in his cellphone, the artist said.“Years ago, I started asking questions about the ways in which people store photographs on online social media and in their cellphones. Then, I thought I could just draw the photographs stored in my own one. I thought I
[Newsmaker] Police target Seungri in sex-trade investigation
Music
Feb 26, 2019
Seoul police on Tuesday said they had launched an investigation into an allegation that K-pop star Seungri of Big Bang ordered his employees to procure sexual favors for his investors at a nightclub.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, its special crime squad will seek to verify a recent report by SBS funE showing text messages it claimed the singer had written. The messages indicated that he and his employees had attempted to procure prostitutes for two men accompanying an investo
Kim Jong-un may visit N. Korean embassy: source
North Korea
Feb 26, 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to visit the country's embassy in Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon, multiple diplomatic sources here said.Local police have become suddenly busy in controlling traffic near the embassy, a source said. (Yonhap)Kim arrived in the Vietnamese capital earlier in the day, wrapping up a nearly 70-hour train and road journey from Pyongyang."There's a possibility that he will visit the North Korean Embassy at around 5 p.m.," another source said.He may also meet with
UAE prince’s visit to Samsung casts light on sale of GlobalFoundries
Technology
Feb 26, 2019
A second meeting between Samsung Electronics’ chief and the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates raised speculations Tuesday that the South Korean tech titan could take over ownership of the world’s third-biggest foundry business, GlobalFoundries. UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan was scheduled to visit Samsung’s production facilities in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday during his visit to Seoul. Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong greeted the UAE prince and took him on a
[Kim Seong-kon] Drivers of a bus named Korea
Viewpoints
Feb 26, 2019
Koreans often enjoy mocking their ex-presidents by parodying their governing styles and characteristics. Recently on the internet, I came across a funny poster featuring photos of our ex-presidents with brief descriptions that metaphorically compared their leadership to driving. The metaphor seems appropriate because the leader of a nation is like the driver of a bus or the captain of a ship, both of which could be a microcosm of a country. On the poster, our first President Syngman Rhee was ide
[Robert J. Fouser] Focusing on what works with North Korea
Viewpoints
Feb 26, 2019
The race for the Democratic nomination for US president in 2020 grows by the week, and more potential candidates are waiting in the wings. Each week also brings a new round of grand proposals: universal health care, free public college, the Green New Deal, universal child care, infrastructure, and reparations for slavery. The energetic left and its friends in the media are enjoying the proposals in the hope of “reshaping” American society. Candidates promise much, but offer few specifics other t
[Editorial] Falling productivity
Editorial
Feb 26, 2019
Efforts urgently needed to boost competitiveness of manufacturing sector
[Feature] NK claims of denuclearization steps so far need to be verified
North Korea
Feb 26, 2019
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to negotiate their respective offers when they meet Wednesday and Thursday, with both sides expressing a commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. While speculation is rampant as to what might be on the negotiating table, Washington is expected to try to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile programs and facilities. In return, analysts say, the communist regime is likely to demand measures to
Kim arrives ahead of Hanoi summit
North Korea
Feb 26, 2019
US, NK leaders to hold private dinner Wednesday, meeting on Thursday
Conductor Vladimir Jurowski appreciates ‘DNA’ of orchestra
Music
Feb 26, 2019
When conductor Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance at the Seoul Arts Center on March 7, it will likely be his last appearance here as the principal conductor of the orchestra founded in 1932. Jurowski, who has led the London Philharmonic Orchestra since 2007, will be stepping down at the end of the 2020/21 season, heading to the Bavarian State Orchestra in Munich where he will take up the post of music director. In a recent email interview, he described his
Nexon to start paying staff by the hour for overtime
Industry
Feb 26, 2019
South Korea’s biggest game company, Nexon, will scrap the practice of paying fixed overtime wages starting in August, the company announced Tuesday.Paying employees a fixed overtime wage is a widespread practice among game companies here, and has been blamed for causing game developers to work an excessive number of hours. “The most palpable difference is that we will now be paid for our overtime hours,” said Bae Soo-chan, the chief of Nexon’s labor union, called Starting Point. Negotiations bet
Despite controversy, Huawei pledges to further invest in 5G
Industry
Feb 26, 2019
LG Uplus’ chief vows to accelerate verification of Huawei equipment
Huawei the central topic at MWC 2019
Industry
Feb 26, 2019
BARCELONA, Spain -- With debate swirling around Chinese tech giant Huawei and security concerns about the use of its equipment in other countries, the matter was also high on the agenda for global telecom companies this week at the world’s largest mobile gathering.Members of the body running the annual MWC events, the GSM Association or GSMA, had engaged in “heated debate” over the extent to which they should get involved in the controversy in the face of growing pressure, according to insiders.
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