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[Editorial] Multicultural era
N. Korean troops may deploy to Ukraine-Russia front ‘sooner than expected’: Yoon
FIFA President Infantino visits KFA
Trump, Harris lean on traditional bases eight days before US vote
NATO chief says he can confirm North Korean troops are in Russia's Kursk
S. Korea to use homegrown transmission for K2 tanks
Yoon's foreign policy adviser visits Australia for frigate project
Chinese provincial govt. officials in S. Korea amid push for improvement in bilateral ties
Police crack down on fake police uniforms during Halloween celebrations
Watchdog finds denial of space rental for LGBT festival infringes on right to equality
[Contribution] Advancing justice for the DPRK's human rights abuses
Teen charged in deadly assault of senior citizen in family dispute
[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ Jungkook logs record 2 billion Spotify streams
After 3-year hiatus, JTI Korea reenters e-cigarette market
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Seoul shares rise over 1% on strong Samsung Electronics
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[Newsmaker] Haley, DeVos first women on Trump cabinet
World News
Nov 24, 2016
Injecting the first diversity into his Cabinet-to-be, Donald Trump selected two Republican women on Wednesday who had unflattering things to say about him during the presidential campaign: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as US ambassador to the United Nations and charter school advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education.Gov. Haley has little foreign policy experience, yet Trump praised her as “a proven dealmaker.” DeVos, like Trump, is new to government but has spent decad
[Newsmaker] Recapping a month of Choi scandal
Social affairs
Nov 23, 2016
One month ago today, a local TV station released a bombshell report that shed light on the veiled relationship between President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil. Since then, the entire nation has been gripped by a barrage of shocking revelations and allegations that revealed a network of corruption involving Park, Choi, her daughter Chung Yoo-ra, former presidential aides, government officials and a once-prominent TV commercial director. The scandal effectively unearthed how those
[Newsmaker] Governor, lawmaker bolt from Saenuri Party
Politics
Nov 22, 2016
Calls mount for ruling party to choose between Park and voters
[Newsmaker] Trump, Pence discuss cabinet nominations
World News
Nov 21, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he had ``made a couple of deals‘’ after spending the weekend meeting with a long list of potential administration appointees, but he did not reveal any more picks. Trump and the vice president-elect, Mike Pence, did drop some hints. Pence said that Mitt Romney was ``under active and serious consideration‘’ to become the nation‘s next secretary of state. Trump said retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was an ``impressive’‘ prospect for defense secre
[Newsmaker] Trump signals shift to right in US security policy
World News
Nov 20, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA, signaling a sharp rightward shift in US security policy as he begins to form his Cabinet. Trump on Friday also named retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn as his national security adviser. A former military intelligence chief, Flynn has accused the Obama administration of being too soft on terrorism and has cast Islam as a “political ideology” and driver of extremism.The s
[Newsmaker] Hansik champion talks on Michelin success
Food&Beverage
Nov 18, 2016
One man’s tireless crusade for fine Korean cuisine earns his restaurants Michelin stars
[Newsmaker] Merkel to be the new ‘leader of the free world’?
World News
Nov 17, 2016
The shock election of Donald Trump as US president has forced greater responsibility for defending Western values and interests onto German Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s shoulders, analysts say, with some even crowning her the new “leader of the free world.”While the last decade has been defined by Britain, France, Germany and the US showing a largely united front on issues ranging from NATO affairs to defense of basic freedoms, the coming four years may present a more fragmented picture.During his
[Newsmaker] Unlikely next act for ' America's Mayor'?
World News
Nov 16, 2016
Rudy Giuliani guided New York through its darkest days after 9/11 as the Big Apple’s mayor with his signature tough-guy style, but he has not held office in 15 years. Now, the man once known as “America’s Mayor” is reportedly atop the list of hopefuls to be the country’s next secretary of state, in what would be a stunning political comeback to reward his loyalty to Donald Trump during a brutal presidential campaign.The 72-year-old Giuliani’s resolve during the aftermath of the worst terror stri
[Newsmaker] Samsung's Lee bets big on smart cars
Technology
Nov 15, 2016
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong surprised the market by acquiring Harman International Industries for $8 billion in cash Monday, pushing forward the tech giant’s ambitions in the connected car business.The deal, which came less than a month after his boardroom debut, appears to be carried out under Lee’s vision of turning Samsung’s focus from the declining smartphone business to high-value added future businesses such as auto components and biopharmaceuticals. Lee Jae-yongThe acqu
[Newsmaker] Pribus: A man with many friends
World News
Nov 14, 2016
In the year of the outsider, Reince Priebus was the face of the Republican establishment.Yet the Republican National Committee chairman would come to earn the trust and confidence of President-elect Donald Trump, who on Sunday named Priebus as his chief of staff, along with flame-throwing media executive Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist.The position puts Priebus at the power center of the new Trump administration. The 44-year-old Wisconsin political operative will help guard access to the
[Newsmaker] Thousands rally, march in anti-Trump protest
World News
Nov 13, 2016
Tens of thousands of people marched in streets across the United States on Saturday, staging the fourth day of protests of Donald Trump‘s surprise victory as president. The protests -- held in big cities like New York and Chicago as well as smaller ones, such as Indianapolis, Indiana, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Iowa City, Iowa -- were largely peaceful Saturday.Protesters rallied at New York’s Union Square before taking their cause up Fifth Avenue toward Trump Tower, where they were held back
[Newsmaker] Clinton’s concession speech
World News
Nov 10, 2016
It was meant to be a day of celebration. Instead, Hillary Clinton brought down the curtain on her historic run for the White House -- the likely coda to a decadeslong career in the public eye.The former first lady, senator and secretary of state had hoped Tuesday would catapult her to the Oval Office, capping a lifetime of public service. Instead, Republican rival Donald Trump pulled off a political upset for the ages.The 69-year-old Clinton -- so close to breaking through the glass ceiling and
[Newsmaker] Donald Trump: the unpredictable populist
World News
Nov 9, 2016
Impulsive, immoderate and politically untested, Donald Trump did not exactly seem to fit the profile of a candidate for the most powerful job in the world. But with his boundless energy and outsized ego, the 70-year-old billionaire Republican defied all predictions, defeating the far more experienced Hillary Clinton to win the White House. (AP-Yonhap)On Tuesday, Trump had promised a "Brexit plus plus plus" and voters gave it to him, denying Clinton her place in history as the first woman presid
[Newsmaker] Fall from grace for ‘crown prince’
Social affairs
Nov 9, 2016
At the center of the spiraling influence-peddling scandal engulfing South Korea is Cha Eun-taek, who has been dubbed “crown prince” in the local culture scene for wielding great influence over various state-led cultural projects.Cha, who was arrested upon his return to Korea from China late Tuesday night, is believed to be a core member of the Choi Soon-sil’s clique attending a secretive meeting to discuss state affairs. His professor and uncle served President Park Geun-hye as culture minister
[Newsmaker] Prosecutors raid Samsung over Choi scandal
Industry
Nov 8, 2016
South Korea prosecutors raided the headquarters of Samsung Group on Tuesday to investigate the extent to which the conglomerate was implicated in a political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil. Around 20 investigators searched the office of Park Sang-jin, who is chief of Samsung Electronics and chairman of the Korea Equestrian Federation, and the offices of other executives located in the company’s Seocho office building that is the group’s headquart
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