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Korea seeks to expand free trade networks
Economy
Nov 29, 2017
South Korea needs a balanced and sophisticated strategy to cope with efforts by China and Japan to take the lead in building a free trade framework for Asia and the Pacific amid the US’ strengthening protectionism, experts here say.At a summit in Manila earlier this month, the leaders of 16 countries involved in talks on launching the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreed to complete the negotiating process by the end of 2018.RCEP encompasses the 10-member Associatio
[Photo] Camel is the new black
Fashion
Nov 29, 2017
Female celebrities pulled off a chic but relaxed look with camel coats at a fashion event. Italian fashion house Max Mara held an exhibition named “Max Mara, Coats!” at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Tuesday. Many of the stars at the scene donned camel-colored coats, the signature item of the brand.Irene, a fashion model, showcased a unique style by wearing two coats at once. She wore one as a dress, slinging the other one back on her shoulders. Model Irene (Herald DB)Actress Kim Ock-b
Kyobo Life Insurance chief awarded Legion of Honor
Markets
Nov 29, 2017
Shin Chang-jae, Kyobo Life Insurance chairman and chief executive, will be awarded the French Legion of Honor Thursday for his contribution to fostering cultural exchanges between France and South Korea, the firm said Wednesday. Shin will receive the Chevalier merit from French ambassador to Korea Fabien Penone at French Embassy in Seoul.Shin, 64, was recognized for establishing the Daesan Foundation in 1992 and serving as a chairman of the nonprofit organization, designed to translate and promo
[PyeongChang 2018] Safety of Winter Olympics reviewed following NK missile launch
North Korea
Nov 29, 2017
Rattled by the latest missile launch from the North early Wednesday, South Korean authorities have called for tighter safety measures to address heightened security concerns over 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.At the National Security Council meeting held shortly after the missile launch, President Moon Jae-in brought into attention safety issues at the upcoming Winter Games. Moon told the organizers to closely monitor the impact of the recent provocation in relation to the Olympics and take appropri
S. Korea, US vow close coordination against NK threats
Defense
Nov 29, 2017
The top military officers of South Korea and the United States agreed Wednesday to strengthen close coordination against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats after the North's launch of a long-range missile.Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, held phone talks with his US counterpart, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, hours after North Korea's provocations, the South's military said. This photo, provided by South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Oct. 14, 2017
Actor Jung Woo-sung to visit Rohingya refugee camps
People
Nov 29, 2017
South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung will visit refugee camps for Rohingya people in Bangladesh early next month in the capacity of a national goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said Artist Co., the actor’s agency, on Wednesday.The actor’s destination is Cox’s Bazar, a city near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where approximately 307,500 people sought asylum after fleeing violence in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar.According to a UN report, they suffer from a chronic
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Podcast
Nov 29, 2017
(Yonhap)진행자: 조혜림, Paul Kerry1. 북한 미사일 발사 기사요약: 북한이 11월 29일 오전 3시 17분께 평남 평성 일대에서 대륙간탄도미사일인 화성-15형을 발사했다. 지난 9월 중장거리미사일(IRBM)급 ‘화성-12’형을 발사한 지 75일만에이며 북한 측에 따르면 이번 미사일의 최대 고도는 4,475km, 비행 거리는 950km다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638NK launches ICBM in possibly its longest-range test yet[1] North Korea abruptly ended a 10-week pause in its weapons testing Tuesday by launching what the Pentagon sai
Football legend Cha Bum-kun inducted into Korean Sports Hall of Fame
Soccer
Nov 29, 2017
South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun was inducted into the country's Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.Cha joined other sporting legends in a ceremony in Seoul organized by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee.KSOC has been naming "Korean Sports Heroes" each year since 2011. Previous inductees include Sohn Kee-chung, the 1936 Olympic marathon champion who ran under the Japanese flag, former wrestling Olympic champion Yang Jung-mo, ex-International Olympic Committee Vice President Kim Un-yong
Corporate watchdog chief urges cooperation between retailers, suppliers
Industry
Nov 29, 2017
The chief of South Korea's corporate watchdog said Wednesday that business cooperation between retailers and their suppliers is critical if all sides want to stay competitive."Retailers and their suppliers should seek cooperation for growth and their survival," Fair Trade Commission Chairman Kim Sang-jo said in a meeting with representatives from the local retail and distribution industries.The FTC chief also urged retailers to continue their reforms to root out unfair business practices and str
PM: NK missile launch might not have been full success
North Korea
Nov 29, 2017
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Wednesday that North Korea's latest test of a long-range missile might not have been a full success as it lost contact with the control center on the ground in the middle of the flight.That contrasts with North Korea's claims that it successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called the Hwasong-15, saying Wednesday's launch proved that the missile can strike anywhere in the United States with a nuclear warhead."Radio communication e
[Photo News] Peninsula verging toward wintry days
Travel
Nov 29, 2017
As the trees shed their foliage, the cold winter looms over mountains across the country.Seemingly disappointed in winter coming so early, the leaves did not fall so quickly.A snow-covered mountain peak welcomes the change of the seasons.The first snowfall of winter arrived in Gangwon Province on Nov. 3 and the first big snow storm dropped up to 16.2 centimeters of snow in the Daegwallyeong distirct, Pyeongchang-gun, on Sunday.A blueberry farm located in Yanggu-gun, a northern district of the pr
Spy agency seeks to change name, delegate investigative authority
Politics
Nov 29, 2017
South Korea's spy agency will seek to change its name and relinquish all of its investigative authority this year as part of efforts to revamp the institution long accused of political interference and to restore public trust, officials said Wednesday.The National Intelligence Service said it will push for a revision to the law governing its operations."We will do our best to be reborn as a national security agency that will dedicate itself to the nation and citizens, and can be loved by citizen
Yongsan US base shows high water pollution level above threshold: govt.
Defense
Nov 29, 2017
The US military base in central Seoul has groundwater contaminated with harmful petroleum chemicals up to hundreds of times above the permissible limit, government reports showed Wednesday. The Ministries of Environment and Foreign Affairs revealed the environmental reports on the US Yongsan base conducted twice earlier in the year, a move that followed an appellate court ruling made early this month in favor of civic groups that sought the public disclosure of the reports.The reports are based
KAIST to host ‘AI World Cup’ in Korea
Technology
Nov 29, 2017
South Korea’s leading science and technology research university KAIST said Wednesday that it will host an “AI World Cup” in which teams of artificially intelligent robots compete in a miniature soccer tournament. The AI soccer tournament, which the university says will be the first of its kind to take place internationally, will be held Friday at the KI Building in Daejeon. Teams of five bots employing AI-based machine learning algorithms including Q-Learning -- a reinforcement learning techniq
Artificial intelligence should be better harnessed, not feared: chief Google engineer
Technology
Nov 29, 2017
Tech giant takes lead in machine learning as it eyes ‘AI-first world’
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