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Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
WTO to examine China complaint over US electric vehicle subsidies
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Presidential office rejects possibility of Yoon's solo meeting with PPP leader this week
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[Editorial] At a crossroads
Editorial
Nov 18, 2018
NK’s latest weapons test intended to pressure US
Driver gets 4 years in prison for leaving crash victim to die
Social affairs
Nov 18, 2018
A man in his 40s was sentenced to four years in jail recently for dumping a severely injured man in an isolated area after running him over with his vehicle. The victim later died.According to authorities on Sunday, the Seoul High Court sentenced the man, identified by his surname, Park, to four years in prison for intentionally leaving the man to die after he couldn’t find a hospital that was open. (Yonhap)In April, the 46-year-old man had been driving a van when he hit the victim, who had walk
‘Isu station’ assault case triggers online gender war in South Korea
Social affairs
Nov 18, 2018
A recent assault case involving three men and two women at a bar near Isu Subway Station in Seoul -- better known as the “Isu Station assault” case -- has triggered an unexpected gender war online, after the women said they were attacked by men for their feminist choices, while others accused them of fabricating the account. More than 350,000 Koreans signed an online petition asking for the presidential office to punish the three men after one of the two women claimed online that she and her si
Midfielder leaves nat'l team with injury
Soccer
Nov 18, 2018
BRISBANE, Australia -- Veteran midfielder Koo Ja-cheol will leave the South Korean national team due to an injury suffered during a match in Australia, officials said Sunday.Koo injured his lower back and right hip during South Korea's 1-1 draw with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. And instead of playing South Korea's next match against Uzbekistan on Tuesday, Koo will return to his Bundesliga club, FC Augsburg, for precautionary reasons, team officials said. South Korean national team midfield
KOEN supports young Pakistani patient with cleft lip, palate
Industry
Nov 18, 2018
Korea South-East Power Co. has donated 18 million won ($16,000) to a young patient from Pakistan with a cleft lip and palate as the first beneficiary of its medical social contribution service, the company said Sunday. The firm helped with the surgery expenses while paying a visit to the 7-month-old patient at the Dental Hospital of Gangneung-Wonju National University.The donation was part of the KOEN Miso-Dream project jointly launched with the Seoul Medical Service Foundation in April this yea
China not likely to play active role in US-NK nuclear talks: experts
North Korea
Nov 18, 2018
Expectations are mounting over how China will use its clout to push North Korea back to dialogue with the US, after the leaders of China and South Korea agreed to cooperate to bring about a possible second US-North Korea summit. But experts are skeptical that China will play an active role, considering its ongoing trade war with the US. On the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart,
Seoul, Washington to launch working group on N. Korea this week: sources
North Korea
Nov 18, 2018
South Korea and the United States are expected to launch a new consultative body to coordinate their efforts on denuclearization of North Korea this week, diplomatic sources here said Sunday.They said Seoul and Washington have agreed in principle to hold the first meeting of the bilateral "working group" during an upcoming visit to the US capital by Lee Do-hoon, Seoul's top nuclear envoy. Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs (left), and US special r
Moon stays away from NK sanctions relief at ASEAN, APEC meetings
Foreign affairs
Nov 18, 2018
President Moon Jae-in calls for ‘inclusive growth’ among APEC countries
Middle-school students arrested in classmate’s death
Social affairs
Nov 18, 2018
The police said on Saturday that one of four middle-school students arrested in the death of a classmate Friday had worn the victim’s jacket at the time of the arrest and throughout the police investigation. Four teenagers were booked on charges of causing death from bodily injuries after the other boy fell from the roof of a 15-story apartment building on Tuesday afternoon. The Incheon Yeonsu Police Station confirmed that the jacket one of the suspects wore to court on Friday belonged to the vi
Korean American narrowly defeated in US Congress election
World News
Nov 18, 2018
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON -- Republican candidate Young Kim, who was expected to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress, has been defeated by Democratic rival Gil Cisneros in California's 39th district, a report said Saturday.The South Korea-born politician took the lead in initial vote counting in the Nov. 6 election. But she lost to Cisneros by 1.6 percentage point as of 8:00 p.m. after mail-in ballots were counted, according to the Associated Press. Republican candidate for
[Feature] Poor preparation or clickbait? Korean Black Friday draws criticism
Industry
Nov 18, 2018
For Kim Yo-han, a 32-year-old office worker in Seoul, November has always been the month to shop for products with big discounts offered on e-commerce websites. From high-tech gadgets to designer clothes from luxury brands, Korean e-commerce companies run up to 80 percent discount promotions this month, mimicking Black Friday in US and Singles Day in China. Limited price flash deals usually lead to a huge increase in sales and traffic, creating buzz among online shoppers. Korean e-commerce giant
Amid trade tensions, RCEP to open broader market access for Korea
Industry
Nov 18, 2018
Mega trade pact expected to diversify export destinations, increase shipments to India in particular
Korea's mid-sized cosmetics firms report weak earnings in Q3
Industry
Nov 18, 2018
South Korea's mid-sized cosmetics companies suffered losses in the third quarter of this year as they strived to reform their business structures in the face of tough competition at home, industry sources said Sunday.Able C&C, which operates budget cosmetics brand Missha, swung to the red in the July-September period, posting a net loss of 9.4 billion won ($8.3 million), it said. Its sales dropped 12.1 percent to 73.1 billion won and operating income swung to loss of 13.2 billion won. (Yonhap)T
[News Focus] State-sponsored ‘Zero-Pay’ scheme brings sustainability into question
Markets
Nov 18, 2018
South Korea’s capital city is poised to set up a state-sponsored financial infrastructure project aimed at lowering card payment-processing costs for small merchants. But there are already doubts about the plan’s sustainability due to the lack of a revenue model.The operation of what is called “Zero-Pay,” referring to near-zero payment-processing fees, will start in December, but the date of the launch has yet to be confirmed, according to state sponsors the Ministry of S
[On the Bar] Recent changes in accounting and audit practices in Korea
Industry
Nov 18, 2018
On the Bar is a regular column written by attorneys at Yoon & Yang LLC on various laws and regulations that affect running a business in Korea. The content provided here is general legal information. -- Ed.The Act on External Audit of Stock Companies has undergone numerous amendments since its enactment in 1981.The latest amendment, which took effect on Nov. 1 this year, contains the most sweeping reform measures affecting all stakeholders in the accounting industry -- companies, auditors and re
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