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Dongwon Industries' US unit fined in tuna price-fixing case

A US federal court has ordered Dongwon Industries' US unit StarKist Co. to pay a $100 million (118 billion won) fine in a canned tuna price-fixing case, the Korean tuna company said Monday. StarKist...

After early tournament exit, half Korean tennis player turns eyes to business

Jessica Pegula's campaign at the Korea Open tennis tournament lasted just one match, but the American player of Korean descent still has much on her plate during her stay in the country -- namely, fi...

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Seventeen explores solitude, fear in 3rd full album

K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday dropped its third full-length album, "An Ode," a collection of dark, charismatic numbers. The 11-track album marks a sharp turnaround from the characteristic energ...

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Music
Korean-American tennis player feels on cusp of reaching next level

Kristie Ahn's quest for her maiden WTA title got off to a rousing start in Seoul on Monday, as the Korean-American star enjoyed a breezy victory in the land of her parents' birth. Ahn overwhelmed Ti...

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Main opposition leader has head shaved to demand justice minister's resignation

The leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party had his head shaved Monday in a show of protest, calling for the resignation of the justice minister, whose family is embroiled in corruption all...

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Politics
Hyundai Heavy unit to sell assets, shares to improve financial status

Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., a power equipment maker under Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, said Monday it will sell assets and shares to improve its financial status. The company said it p...

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Industry
N. Korea expects talks with US likely to take place in a few weeks

A North Korean official said Monday that working-level talks with the United States will likely take place "in a few weeks" but emphasized that discussions on denuclearization will be possible only a...

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North Korea
Wrapping up 1-month vacation, BTS resumes career with overseas trip

Bringing its first official vacation to an end, boy band BTS on Monday resumed its global music career by traveling away from its home country. "Wrapping up its extended vacation, BTS departed overs...

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Music
DMZ trail to host special group of foreign tourists this week

A special group of foreign students will walk a trail along the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone this week during a government event designed to mark a historic inter-Korean summit a year earlier...

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Social affairs
S. Korea names former vice FM as new ambassador to UN

South Korea on Monday named former Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun as its new ambassador to the United Nations, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Cho, who served as first vice foreign minister from Sept...

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Foreign Affairs
S. Korea will push for transfer of wartime operational control as planned: ministry

South Korea is committed to pushing for the retaking of the wartime operational control of its troops from the United States and the relocation of the combined forces command headquarters as planned,...

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Defense
[Newsmaker] Main opposition leader to have head shaved to demand dismissal of justice minister

The chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party will have his head shaved Monday to call for the dismissal of the justice minister, whose family is embroiled in corruption allegations, party off...

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Politics
Hyundai Engineering wins $2.2b order in Indonesia

Hyundai Engineering Co., a major South Korean industrial plant builder, said Monday it has won a $2.17-billion deal to upgrade a refinery plant in Indonesia. Under the deal with Indonesia's state-ru...

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Industry
Seoul city to pump in 482b won to become music hub

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Monday plans to invest 481.8 billion won ($407.1 million) to make the city a music hub in a move seen as building on the K-pop momentum spurred by boy band...

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Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Moon issues 'grave warning' against public agencies for wrong naming of East Sea

President Moon Jae-in ordered disciplinary action against three government-affiliated agencies Monday for their description of the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan, not the East Sea...

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