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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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S. Korea to issue travel ban on Haiti amid intensifying gang violence
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Leaders of S. Korea, Angola agree to boost economic, trade cooperation
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[Newsmaker] Trump, Pence discuss cabinet nominations
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
World NewsNov. 21, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Trump signals shift to right in US security policy
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
World NewsNov. 20, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Hansik champion talks on Michelin success
Extending his hand in a handshake, Cho Tae-kwon, chairman of KwangJuYo, smiles broadly. Cho Tae-kwonCho has every reason to be smiling. His two restaurants had been awarded much coveted Michelin stars earlier in the week: Gaon, a Korean fine-dining restaurant in Sinsa-dong helmed by chef Kim Byeong-jin, received three stars while Bicena, the more casual sister to Gaon in Hannam-dong, where chef Bang Ki-su presides, was given one star.For those familiar with Cho’s passionate and relentless effort
FoodNov. 18, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Merkel to be the new ‘leader of the free world’?
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
World NewsNov. 17, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Unlikely next act for ' America's Mayor'?
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
World NewsNov. 16, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung's Lee bets big on smart cars
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
TechnologyNov. 15, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Pribus: A man with many friends
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
World NewsNov. 14, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Thousands rally, march in anti-Trump protest
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
World NewsNov. 13, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Clinton’s concession speech
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
World NewsNov. 10, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Donald Trump: the unpredictable populist
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
World NewsNov. 9, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Fall from grace for ‘crown prince’
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
Social AffairsNov. 9, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Prosecutors raid Samsung over Choi scandal
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
IndustryNov. 8, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Park's 'personal' secretariat key in scandal
While the prosecution’s investigation is still in progress over the Choi Soon-sil scandal, the general perception is that President Park Geun-hye’s confidante would never have retained a grip on state affairs, if not for active assistance from inside Cheong Wa Dae.At the very heart of such suspicions is the president’s personal secretary office, a now-defunct branch which allegedly functioned as an undercover task force for the “shadow broker” Choi.When President Park announced a partial reshuff
PoliticsNov. 7, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Family, youth take center stage at anti-Park rally
Families and youths took center stage at the massive anti-President Park Geun-hye rally at the heart of Seoul on Saturday, signaling continuing public anger over a scandal involving Park’s confidante Choi Soon-sil. Middle school, high school and university students -- some of them in school uniform -- took to the streets, vowing to “save” democracy. “I am mad that an unelected individual ruled the country behind the scenes. It is a regression of the democracy that we have learned,” said Cho Ji-h
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Film fest shifts focus to North Korean defectors’ soul-searching
According to director Lee Min-yong, this was a watershed year for the North Korean Human Rights International Film Festival, with a record number of audiences and films offering diverse perspectives on the lives of both North Koreans and defectors. The sixth edition of the film festival, which took place at the Daehan Cinema in central Seoul from Oct. 21-23, was launched in 2011 to inform the world of the gross human rights violations occurring in the North.In the beginning, the films had a “cle
FilmNov. 4, 2016
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[Newsmaker] The next US president's N. Korea dilemma
Among the many challenges facing the next occupant of the White House, few will be more pressing, or more complex, than that posed by North Korea‘s seemingly inexorable drive to nuclear statehood.As adamant as Washington is about never accepting the North as a nuclear weapons state, the ground reality is of a country rapidly closing in on its strategic goal of possessing a direct and credible nuclear strike threat against the US mainland.Pyongyang’s weapons program has accelerated sharply in thi
World NewsNov. 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Will ex-Roh aide be Park’s savior?
At first glance, Kim Byong-joon appears to be a long-shot for becoming the prime minister tasked with pulling the Park Geun-hye presidency from its biggest crisis sparked by a scandal involving her longtime friend. Their checkered relationship began in 2004 when the 62-year-old nominee was policy chief for late President Roh Moo-hyun. Park was chair of the then-main opposition Grand National Party, the predecessor of the current ruling Saenuri Party. They clashed over real estate, welfare and ot
PoliticsNov. 2, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Choi scandal explained
Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the center of a scandal dominating South Korean politics, is now in custody and faces allegations of exerting undue influence over President Park Geun-hye in state policies and projects. The scandal is South Korea’s biggest political crisis in years, with citizens demanding Park’s removal from office. Here’s what we know so far. Q. Who is Choi Soon-sil?A. She is a 60-year-old woman who has never held a government post. She has been a close friend of President Park fo
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Blue House agonizes over next move
Hard pressed by public anger over the so-called Choi Soon-sil scandal, Cheong Wa Dae had little choice but to dismiss top presidential confidants in a gesture of communication and reform.However, the move has created a fiasco for the already-struggling presidential office which has largely been losing its grip over state governance, with only 14 months of President Park Geun-hye’s single five-year term remaining. Skepticism also continues to linger on the efficacy of the measure, a decision whic
PoliticsOct. 31, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tesla surprises with quarterly profit
Electric car maker Tesla Motors posted its first quarterly profit in three years on Wednesday, giving investors reason to cheer after months of doubt.Tesla's shares have fallen since the summer as some investors questioned the company’s proposed merger with solar panel maker SolarCity Corp. Goldman Sachs recently downgraded Tesla's shares from "buy" to "neutral" and lowered its price target, saying the potential merger could delay the release of Tesla’s much-anticipated Model 3.But Tesla CEO Elo
World BusinessOct. 27, 2016