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Iran snubs Doha proposal, won‘t freeze oil output

World NewsFeb 18, 2016

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran appeared Wednesday to back a plan laid out by four influential oil producers to cap their crude output if others do the same, though it offered no indication that it has any plans to follow suit itself. The agreement reached in Doha the day before by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Venezuela is aimed at stabilizing global oil prices, which recently plunged to less than $30 a barrel, a 13-year low. But Iran is keen to ramp up exports to regain market share now that sanctions
Park, Obama, Abe to cooperate for strong sanctions on N. Korea

North KoreaFeb 9, 2016

President Park Geun-hye and her U.S. and Japanese counterparts agreed Tuesday to cooperate to ensure that the U.N. Security Council can adopt a resolution for strong sanctions on North Korea for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.The Security Council has vowed to “expeditiously adopt a new resolution” with significant measures against North Korea.(Yonhap)North Korea said the rocket successfully put an Earth observation satellite into orbit on Sunday as part of its space develop
S. Korean FM embarks on trip to push for N.K. sanctions

North KoreaFeb 9, 2016

South Korea‘s foreign minister on Tuesday embarked on a five-day trip to the headquarters of the United Nations and Germany to drum up international support to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test and missile launch.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to make a two-day visit to the U.N. headquarters in New York to ask the U.N. Security Council to slap stronger and more effective sanctions on North Korea.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se talks to reporters at the Incheon International Airpo
N. Korea‘s satellite achieves orbit: Defense Ministry

North KoreaFeb 9, 2016

North Koreans gather at the Kim Il-sung Square to celebrate a satellite launch held on Monday. (AP/Yonhap)The satellite North Korea launched into space earlier this week has achieved orbit, but whether it is operating normally has not been verified, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.On Sunday, the North launched a rocket carrying the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite, but the outside world viewed it as a cover for testing the country's intercontinental ballistic missile technology.The North Korean rock
N. Korean satellite ‘tumbling in orbit’: U.S. reports

DefenseFeb 9, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The North Korean satellite put into orbit after a widely condemned rocket launch over the weekend is not functioning properly, U.S. reports said Monday.Both CNN and CBS cited unidentified U.S. defense officials as saying that the “Kwangmyongsong-4” satellite is “tumbling in orbit,” meaning that the purported Earth observation satellite is not working properly. (Yonhap)CBS reported that signals from the satellite had also yet to be detected.Earlier in the day, Pentagon press secreta
U.S. hopes to deploy THAAD in S. Korea ‘as quickly as possible’

DefenseFeb 9, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The United States hopes to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea “as quickly as possible” and the two countries will begin formal discussions on the matter “in the next few days,” the Defense Department said Monday.“We would like to see this move as quickly as possible. We‘re beginning the consultations now in the coming days with the South Koreans and we expect that this will move in an expeditious fashion,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said at a briefing.
Chaebol under fire for humiliating waitress’ looks on Instagram

IndustryFeb 1, 2016

Shinsegae Group vice chairman Chung Yong-jin has come under fire for an Instagram post that appeared to poke fun at a waitress. Chung is the eldest son of Lee Myung-hee, chairman of South Korea’s second-largest retailer Shinsegae Group. He is also the grandson of Samsung Group Founder Lee Byung-chul and a cousin of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong. He had uploaded a photo of him and a waitress with the accompanying caption in Korean, “I look tiny and my neck looks longer. Getting t
Top 3 places to avoid during Christmas in Seoul

TravelDec 14, 2015

With Christmas just around the corner, people are wondering where and how to spend some quality holiday time with their loved ones. Some of you may get some ideas from Korean dramas in which couples watch the ball drop at a hotel party or walk on streets aglow with the Christmas spirit.But try that in real life, and there’s a good chance that you won’t be able to recover by the New Year, getting shoved and bumped by the huge crowds. So, if you happen to be in Seoul during the holiday season, for
Psy’s new MV is 100% going to go viral

MusicNov 30, 2015

A captured image from Psy's "Daddy" music video. (The Korea Herald)Psy released music videos for his long-waited seventh album “Chiljip Psy-da,” and we think this is going to go viral worldwide, and live up to the “Gangnam Style” fame. During a press conference held in Seoul on Monday, Psy unveiled music videos to “Napal Baji” and “Daddy,” both of which have a bouncy techno beat and a wacky mix of Korean and English lyrics. The album title plays on the name of a popular beverage in South Korea,
Footage of Paris terror attacks at restaurants revealed (video)

World NewsNov 19, 2015

A collection of CCTV footage showing diners diving for cover as an Islamic State jihadist sprayed the cafe with bullets last week was revealed by British newspaper the Daily Mail on Thursday. The video shows an Islamic State member believed to be Salah Abdeslam, one of two Belgium-born brothers linked to the atrocity and who remains at large, mercilessly shooting civilians. CCTV footage from attacked restaurants. (Youtube)The footage also shows a young woman who could have died at end of the ter
Eight militants killed in Paris attacks: investigation source

World NewsNov 14, 2015

Police officers secure the area near La Belle Equipe, rue de Charonne, at the site of an attack on Paris on November 14, 2015 after a series of gun attacks occurred across Paris as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. More than 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at a Paris concert hall and many more were feared dead in a series of bombings and shootings, as France declared a national state of emergency. (AFP)A total of eight militants wer
France mourns, seeks clues those behind attack

World NewsNov 14, 2015

PARIS (AP) _ Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth, while investigators questioned relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence in decades. People attend a vigil outside the French consulate in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered "all of Canada's support" to France on Friday night in the wake of "deeply worrying" ter
Superstitions and cheering squads on ‘Suneung’ day

Social affairsNov 12, 2015

More than 630,000 South Korean 18-year-olds began the “Suneung” college entrance exam at over 1,000 exam sites Thursday morning. Korea’s education fever is most evident on exam day, with mothers praying outside school gates and younger students wishing good luck to the seniors in the brutally competitive daylong exam. Scroll down to see the typical scenes from this year’s exam day. 1. Police motorbikes This will the first and last chance that most students will get to ride a police motorbike. So
코스트코 온라인몰, ‘제가 한번 사봤습니다’

Nov 10, 2015

코스트코 온라인몰에서 구매를 시도하는 기자 (The Korea Herald)세계적 창고형 할인매장 코스트코가 10일 오전 10시 공식 온라인몰을 드디어 문을 열었다. 　주로 양재점과 양평점을 이용하는 기자는 매 방문 교통체증에 시달리는 사람 중에 한 명으로 누구보다도 이 소식을 반가워했다. 보통 주말에 장보고자 코스트코에 가면 주차하는데만 최소 30분, 나오는데 10-20분 정도 소요된다. 하지만, 얼마나 편한가. 비록 코스트코 피자 냄새를 맡을 기회는 없겠지만 줄 서서 주차할 일도 없이, 치이는 사람 없이, 카트에 발이 찍히는 일도 없이 코스트코에서만 파는 물건들을 구매할 수 있다는 것이. 　온라인몰이 오픈한지 한 시간이 지난 오전 11시. 간단한 식료품을 주문해보기로 했다. 　Costco website (Costco)　접속자가 많아 온라인몰 홈페이지도 구경 못 해볼 것이라는 우려와 달리 사이트 접속은 원활했다. 　온라인몰 판매 품목은 디지털/가전, 가구/홈 인테리어/ 유아동/
AmorePacific in controversy over ‘inappropriate job interview question’

IndustryNov 2, 2015

South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Group has been embroiled in a controversy over political questions asked during job interviews.An anonymous interviewee, who recently failed the final interview for the firm’s internship with guaranteed employment, wrote online that he was asked to talk about his opinion on the government’s attempts to reintroduce state-authored history textbooks. The history textbook issue has become a particularly sensitive one in Korea with the progressives and conse