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Appeals court raises prison term for ex-President Lee Myung-bak, bail canceledSocial affairsFeb 19, 2020An appellate court on Wednesday delivered a heavier prison term of 17 years to former President Lee Myung-bak on bribery and embezzlement charges, and ordered the cancellation of bail permitted to hi... -
BTS to unveil teaser for its new song 'ON' ahead of official releaseK-popFeb 19, 2020A sample of "ON," the lead track of K-pop super band BTS' upcoming album "Map of the Soul: 7," will hit the popular video-sharing service TikTok half a day ahead of the song's official release this w... -
S. Korea's IPOs up 22% in 2019EconomyFeb 19, 2020The value of South Korea's initial public offerings rose 22.8 percent in 2019 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday. IPO proceeds came to 3.21 trillion won ($2.69 billion) last year, compared w... -
Hyundai still lacking parts, full operation likely next weekIndustryFeb 19, 2020Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday its passenger car plants will fully recover next week following two weeks of partial operation as the spreading coronavirus disrupts the parts supply from China. H... -
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[Newsmaker] Transgender soldier files petition against discharge decisionSocial affairsFeb 19, 2020A former noncommissioned officer forcibly discharged from the military after sex reassignment surgery has filed an appeal seeking reinstatement, sources said Wednesday. Byun Hee-soo, 22, filed the p... -
Samsung Display announces commercialization of glass cover for foldable devicesIndustryFeb 19, 2020Samsung Display Co., an affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co., said Wednesday it has commercialized a glass cover for foldable devices. Samsung Display said its ultra thin glass cover window that is ... -
S. Korea reports 5 more cases of novel coronavirus, total now at 51Social affairsFeb 19, 2020South Korea confirmed 5 more cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections here to 51, amid growing concerns that the respiratory illness is spreading across the c... -
'Parasite' wins prestigious Italian awardFilmFeb 19, 2020South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's film "Parasite," which won four Academy Awards this month and the Cannes Film Festival's top honor, the Palme d'Or, last year, captured a prestigious Italian awar... -
US flies surveillance aircraft to monitor N. KoreaNorth KoreaFeb 19, 2020A US surveillance aircraft has flown over South Korea on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea, an aviation tracker said Wednesday. The US Air Force's E-8C, or JSTARS, was spotted in the skies ... -
Samsung signs partnership with BTS to boost marketingIndustryFeb 19, 2020Samsung Electronics Co. signed a partnership with K-pop super band BTS for marketing of its new smartphones, company officials said Wednesday. Samsung will first work with BTS for the boy band's glo... -
Korean-made geostationary environment-monitoring satellite successfully launchedTechnologyFeb 19, 2020The world's first geostationary environment-monitoring satellite built by South Korea has been successfully launched, the country's state-run aerospace research institute said Wednesday. The Ariane-... -
S. Korean presidential plane arrives back from Japan with 7 evacuees aboardSocial affairsFeb 19, 2020A South Korean presidential plane with six nationals and a Japanese spouse onboard arrived back from Japan on Wednesday, completing the mission to evacuate them from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship. T... -
Burberry cancels invitations of Korean celebs to London show over coronavirus concernsSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020British luxury brand Burberry has cancelled its invitations of South Korean celebrities and branch workers to its show at London Fashion Week due to coronavirus concerns, the company said Tuesday. A... -
Man died of pneumonia not linked to novel coronavirusSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that the death earlier in the day of a man who recently visited China was not related to the novel coronavirus. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and... -
Samsung maintains dominant status in Q4 DRAM market despite sales drop: dataTechnologyFeb 18, 2020Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its dominant status in the global DRAM market in the fourth quarter of 2019 despite a decline in revenue, industry data showed Tuesday. Samsung's market share in t...
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