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Trump dismisses NYT report on N. Korea's hidden missile bases as 'inaccurate'
North Korea
Nov 14, 2018
US President Donald Trump has dismissed a news report on North Korea's hidden missile bases as "inaccurate," amid growing skepticism over Pyongyang's willingness to follow through on its denuclearization commitment.Citing a report issued by Beyond Parallel, a group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, The New York Times said earlier this week that the North is continuing its ballistic missile program at more than a dozen "undisclosed" sites identified in commercial satellite im
PM voices concern over Canada's steel safeguard measures
Foreign affairs
Nov 14, 2018
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon voiced his concern over Canada's provisional safeguard measures against the country's steel products in a meeting with the Canadian Senate Speaker on Tuesday. Lee met George Furey at his office in Seoul and told the senator that concerns are growing in South Korea regarding Canada's steel safeguards."We need to pay attention to continuing free and fair trade between the two nations," Lee said. "I also want to ask Canada to expand its quota for its working
Koreas, UNC discuss ways of allowing tourists to access JSA
Defense
Nov 13, 2018
Military officials from South and North Korea and the United Nations Command held another round of working-level consultations at the border truce village of Panmunjom Tuesday on disarming the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone and allowing civilians to travel freely inside the restricted area.According to a government source, the three sides conducted a joint on-site inspection to further discuss the operation of surveillance equipment at the JSA along the inter-Korean border, as wel
[Newsmaker] Heir's big birthday: 70 candles lined up for Prince Charles
World News
Nov 13, 2018
Prince Charles turns 70 Wednesday and is still heir to the throne _ a role he has served since he was a young child.He's not lacking in things to do and shows few signs of slowing down _ he is wealthy, extremely active in matters of great importance to him, and preparing to welcome his third grandchild into the world when Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gives birth next spring.His destiny, however, is to be king, a position he will automatically assume with the death of his 92-year-old mother, Qu
UK says Brexit deal 'almost within touching distance'
World News
Nov 13, 2018
Britain and the European Union are "almost within touching distance" of a Brexit deal after another late-night negotiating session, a close ally of Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday.Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington _ effectively the UKcs deputy prime minister _ said it's "possible but not at all definite" that the two sides can reach agreement this week."We are not quite there yet," Lidington told the BBC. "This was always going to be an extremely difficult, extremely complex negoti
Internet-related disputes on rise: data
Social affairs
Nov 13, 2018
The number of disputes in Internet-related sectors surged 44.1 percent on-year in 2018, data showed Tuesday, mainly on the back of an increase in e-commerce transactions.According to the data by the Korea Internet and Security Agency, a total of 18,966 complaints were filed with the agency's ICT mediation committee between January and October of this year, compared with 13,162 grievances in the same period a year earlier. (Yonhap)The KISA attributed the surge to a growing number of people buying
Korean Air Q3 net more than quadruples on long-haul demand
Industry
Nov 13, 2018
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's flag carrier, said Tuesday its third-quarter net profit more than quadrupled compared to a year earlier on increased demand for long-haul routes.For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, net profit jumped to 257.25 billion won ($227 million) from 61.63 billion won a year earlier, Korean Air said in a statement.In May, Korean Air and Delta Air Lines, Inc. launched a joint business to allow Korean passengers to use multiple routes when traveling to the United
Boy band member sued by own fans over fraud, embezzlement
Music
Nov 13, 2018
A member of a popular South Korean boy band in the 1990s has been sued by his own fans over fraud and embezzlement, court officials here said Tuesday. Kang Sung-hoon, the main vocalist of the boy band Sechs Kies, and his fan club, "Hoony World," are facing investigation from legal authorities after 70 of the band's fans lodged a complaint with Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office claiming that the two misappropriated fan donations, according to the officials. The fans said that Hoony World
South Korea to test launch space rocket engine on Nov. 28
Social affairs
Nov 13, 2018
South Korea is planning the first test flight of its locally developed rocket engine for Nov. 28, the government said Tuesday.The 75-ton thrust, single-stage rocket, developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute Province (KARI), was originally set to be launched on Oct. 25 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, the Ministry of Science and ICT said.The ministry said it convened a meeting of experts earlier in the day to fix the date, with an extended launch window set
Seoul to ban ads with drinking scenes
Social affairs
Nov 13, 2018
Seoul said Tuesday that it plans to ban ads with scenes of people consuming alcohol, in its latest initiative to promote safe drinking and prevent drinking-related illnesses and injuries.As part of the initiative, most public properties and spaces, as well as educational and recreational institutions for teenagers, will be designated alcohol-free zones, starting as early as 2020. All alcohol commercials will be banned from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day, including those for TV and radio. (The Korea
Moon begins ASEAN, APEC trip
Foreign affairs
Nov 13, 2018
Peace on Korean Peninsula, New Southern Policy to be raised at summits
Stalled nuclear negotiations to result in bleak outlook for inter-Korean projects: experts
North Korea
Nov 13, 2018
With what seems like stalled nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang and signs of possible discord between Seoul and Washington on North Korea issues, experts forecast a cloudy outlook for inter-Korean cooperation projects. On Monday, the two Koreas held a second meeting of their joint roads research group for the modernization of cross-border roads, but failed to produce noteworthy results, such as dates for joint surveys of their roads. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (Yonh
[Graphic News] S. Korea's suicide rate drops but still tops OECD
Social affairs
Nov 13, 2018
Despite declining in recent years, the suicide rate in South Korea remains the highest among developed nations, according to statistics. An analysis of health data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service, showed that as of 2016, 25.8 out of 100,000 South Koreans had taken their own lives. The number is the highest among member countries of the OECD, whose average suicide rate was 1
VMware partners with KT for increased hybrid-cloud deployment
Technology
Nov 13, 2018
VMware, a US-based company that leads the world in virtualization and cloud-computing software, has partnered with South Korean telecommunications firm KT as part of efforts to address growing demand among client companies for “hybrid clouds,” or a multi-cloud environment. VMware announced Tuesday that it plans to launch a computing solution called “VMware on KT Cloud” in Korea within this month. It will make VMware’s solutions compatible with KT’s public cloud services. The collaborative soluti
Nissan Leaf returns with longer driving range, improved connectivity
Transport
Nov 13, 2018
Nissan’s best-selling electric vehicle, the Leaf, has made a comeback in South Korea this month, with improved battery capacity and a sleeker look. The All-New Leaf, unveiled at the Daegu International Future Car Expo, is the second-generation model of the pure electric vehicle that debuted in December 2010. All-New Leaf (Nissan Korea)As the best-selling EV brand in the world, this car has played a crucial role in dispelling concerns over electric vehicles and a lack of energy-supply infrastruc
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