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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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Korea enters full election mode
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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[Graphic News] Record number of people repatriated from IS camps in Syria
Repatriations of foreign women and children affiliated with Islamic State from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said. Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to Syria to live in IS' so-called "caliphate" until 2019, when US-backed Kurdish forces snatched the last pocket of Syrian territory from the jihadists. Fleeing women and children were housed in overcrowded detention camps run by Kurdish authorities and in
World NewsDec. 1, 2022
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Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96
BEIJING (AFP) -- Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests. Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which the military used deadly force to end the uprising, and led China towards its emergence as a global economic powerhouse. The major bodies of China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) bodies announced his death through a
World NewsNov. 30, 2022
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[Newsmaker] Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concerns
WASHINGTON -- Twitter's owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a "hellscape," but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft. Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after recent layoffs cut half the company's 7,500 staff and fake accounts proliferated following its botched rollout of a paid verification system. Further thr
World BusinessNov. 20, 2022
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China's Xi confronts Canada's Trudeau at G20 over media leaks
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person over alleged leaks of their closed-door meeting at the G20 summit, a rare public display of annoyance by the Chinese leader. In video footage published by Canadian broadcasters, Xi and Trudeau can be seen standing close to each other and conversing via a translator at the summit on the Indonesian island of Bali. "That is not appropriate, and we didn't do it that way," Xi said in Mand
World NewsNov. 17, 2022
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Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the country's east, killing two people, though US President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” it was fired from Russia. The blast, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried as “a very significant escalation,” prompted Biden to call an emergency meeting of G-7 and NATO leaders. A deliberate, hostile attack on NATO member Poland could trigger a collective military response by t
World NewsNov. 16, 2022
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Biden calls 'emergency' meeting after missile hits Poland
NUSA DUA -- President Joe Biden convened an "emergency" meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a "Russian-made" missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border. Biden, who was awakened overnight by staff with the news of the missile explosion while in Indonesia for the Group of 20 summit, called Polish President Andrzej Duda early Wednesday to express his
World NewsNov. 16, 2022
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Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid ‘conflict’
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) -- President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised human rights concerns about Beijing’s conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong during his first in-person meeting on Monday with President Xi Jinping, the White House said. In a news conference following the meeting, Biden reiterated U.S. support for its longstanding “One China” policy. He also said that despite China&rsq
World NewsNov. 14, 2022
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[Arvind Subramanian] New global race may spark green revolution
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27, in Egypt, which kicked off Nov. 6 and runs through Friday -- highlights the growing consensus that multilateral cooperation is necessary to avert environmental catastrophe. But with geopolitical tensions spiking and the US-China rivalry heating up, such efforts seem doomed to fail, much like previous efforts to promote global coordination on vaccines, trade, technological innovation and macroeconomic policy. The good news is that the consen
World NewsNov. 14, 2022
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[Graphic News] Qatar Airways named world’s best airline
Qatar Airways was named the world’s best airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022, while Singapore Airlines and Emirates landed in the second and third spots respectively. In a strong showing for Asia-Pacific carriers, Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Australia’s Qantas Airways rounded out the top five. Korean Air, South Korea’s largest air carrier, was named the world’s ninth best air carrier. The World Airline Awards were determined by an online custom
World BusinessNov. 11, 2022
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[Newsmaker] Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP’s uneven election
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run. Instead, Tuesday night’s disappointing results for the GOP are raising new questions about Trump’s appeal and the future of a party that has fully embraced him, seemingly at its peril, while at the same time giving new momentum to his most potent potential rival. Indeed, some allies were call
World NewsNov. 10, 2022
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[Graphic News] More than 29,000 migrants to Europe have died since 2014
More than 29,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014, with 5,000 deaths in the last two years, the International Organization for Migration said in a report. The UN agency's Missing Migrants Project spoke of "increasing numbers of deaths seen on routes across the Mediterranean, on land borders to Europe and within the continent.'' According to the report, the deadliest migration route continues to be the Central Mediterranean, where 2,836 people have died since Januar
World NewsNov. 10, 2022
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Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Better catch the moon's disappearing act Tuesday -- there won't be another like it for three years. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours -- the farther west, the better -- and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible just a finger's width above the moon, resembling a bright star. Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours -- from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a
World NewsNov. 8, 2022
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[Newsmaker] Biden, Obama, Trump target key state in midterms countdown
PHILADELPHIA -- US President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged in Pennsylvania on Saturday to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy. The battle of the serving and two former presidents marked the start of a final crescendo before Tuesday when Americans will decide who controls Congress during the last two years of Biden's first term. Polls put Republica
World NewsNov. 6, 2022
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[Graphic News] What do you do if you get caught in a crowd crush?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency responsible for the public health of the American people, has detailed guidelines for travelers' behavior in places where mass gatherings are held. Here are the steps to follow if you are stuck in a crowd crush:
WorldNov. 3, 2022
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Intruder attacks Pelosi’s husband, calling, ‘Where is Nancy’
SAN FRANCISCO — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer by an assailant who broke into the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday, searching for the Democratic leader and shouting, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” The assault on the 82-year-old Paul Pelosi injected new uneasiness into the nation’s already toxic political climate, just 11 days before the midterm elections. It carried chilling echoes of the Jan. 6,
World NewsOct. 29, 2022
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[Newsmaker] Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
GENEVA -- The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the UN weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. “More bad news for the planet,” the World Meteorological Organization said in a statement along with its latest annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. It’s one of several r
World NewsOct. 27, 2022
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[Graphic News] Britain's shortest-serving prime minsters
British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who announced her resignation on Oct. 20 after just six weeks in power, goes down as the shortest-serving premier in the last 100 years. The shortest-serving prime minister in UK history leaves lasting scars on the economy after her botched budget rocked markets, spiked borrowing costs and tanked the pound. Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is Britain's third leader in seven weeks and the first prime minister of color in its history. Here is the list o
WorldOct. 27, 2022
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[Graphic News] Gray whale population off US west coast continues to decline
US researchers say the number of gray whales off western North America has continued to fall over the last two years, a decline that resembles previous population swings over the past several decades. According to an assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the most recent count put the population at 16,650 whales - down 38 percent from its peak in 2015-16. The whales also produced the fewest calves since scientists began counting the births in 1994. An
WorldOct. 25, 2022
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Korean Air plane overshoots runway, shuts Philippine airport
MANILA, Philippines -- A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a central Philippine airport Monday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before. No injuries were reported among the 162 passengers and 11 crewmembers who escaped from the aircraft using emergency slides. Dozens of flights have been canceled and Mactan-Cebu International Airport, one of the country's busiest, remained closed due to the stalled aircraft at the end of its lone usable runway. Th
World NewsOct. 24, 2022
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World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping’s third term
BEIJING — The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, awarded himself another term as leader of the ruling Communist Party. Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its influence abroad. Washington accused Beijing this month of trying to undermine US alliances, global security and economic rules. Activists say Xi&rsquo
World NewsOct. 24, 2022