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iPhone 7 to hit S. Korean shelves on Oct. 21
U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. said Saturday the iPhone 7 series is slated to reach the South Korean market on Oct. 21, and is set to compete with other local rivals in the high-end handset market.Apple said the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus, each with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays, respectively, will officially set sail here, along with the wireless earphones, called Airpod.The local price for the devices, however, has not yet been announced by mobile carriers here. Industry watchers here have been e
Technology Oct. 8, 2016
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Samsung head's shares valued over 14 tln won
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee saw his stakes value surpass 14 trillion won (US$12.5 billion) for the first time, data showed Saturday, as shares under Samsung Group soared after U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management urged the tech giant to split into two.According to the data compiled by industry tracker Chaebul.com, the combined value of shares held by Lee advanced 25 percent on Friday compared to the first trading session of 2016.Market watchers said the increase came after Elliott als
Oct. 8, 2016
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US court reinstates $120 million victory for Apple in patent battle with Samsung
Overturning an earlier decision, a U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a lower-court verdict that Samsung Electronics pay Apple US$120 million for violating three iPhone patents.In February, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington ruled that Samsung did not infringe upon the patents on "quick links," "slide-to-unlock" and "auto-correct" technologies, and therefore does not need to pay $120 million ordered by a lower court.Apple appealed that de
Industry Oct. 8, 2016
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S. Korea's veterans minister express regrets over THAAD controversy
The South Korean minister for veterans affairs expressed regrets over the public outcry that erupted over the decision to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula."I feel very sorry over the controversies caused by the South Korean and U.S. governments' decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system," Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Sung-choon said during Korean-American Friendship Night, an annual gathering of former a
Politics Sept. 22, 2016
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Strategic bombers made closest-ever flight to N. Korea: U.S. military
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers this week made the closest-ever flight to North Korea to warn the communist country against any further provocations, the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) said Thursday.North Korea conducted its fifth underground nuclear test on Sept. 9, despite international condemnations and sanctions imposed after the previous nuke detonation in January. The latest provocation came on the heels of the launch of three ballistic missiles four days earlier. One of the tw
Defense Sept. 22, 2016
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Labor union of public enterprises hold rally in central Seoul
Union workers in the public sector held a massive rally in central Seoul on Thursday in protest of the government's push to expand a performance-based pay system, police said.About 2,000 members of the Federation of Korean Public Industry Trade Unions gathered in front of Seoul Station, according to police. The number of participants that the rally organizer said took part in the event stood at around 5,000.During the protest, the federation said its members will put utmost efforts towards preve
Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016
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Govt designates quake-hit Gyeongju as special disaster zone
The government said Thursday it has designated quake-stricken Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, as a special disaster zone, in the aftermath of the country’s strongest recorded quake that hit the historic city last week. Gyeongju is set to be granted emergency relief and the financial support needed to restore the area. Its residents will receive tax benefits and cuts in utility bills, as well as counselling services to help them overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. Members of a civic e
Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016
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Number of students from multicultural families hit a record in South Korea
[THE INVESTOR] The overall number of students in South Korea decreased amid the continuing low birthrate, while the number of students from multicultural families hit a record high this year, government data showed Tuesday. According to statistics released annually by the Education Ministry in August, the number of students in nationwide preschool, elementary, middle and high schools reached 6.63 million as of April 1, down 2.7 percent from the previous year. The number of middle school students
Aug. 31, 2016
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US nominates Kim for World Bank second term
The United States on Thursday threw its support behind World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim for a second term at the helm of the multilateral development lender."I am proud to announce that today the United States has nominated World Bank President Jim Kim for a second term," said US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in a statement."President Kim has used his first term to focus the World Bank on effectively addressing today's most pressing global development challenges in innovative ways, from ending extr
World News Aug. 25, 2016
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Three held in Belgium anti-terror raids: prosecutor
Anti-terror police detained three people for questioning following raids overnight in the Belgian capital Brussels, prosecutors said Friday.The arrests took place as Belgium remains on high alert following deadly jihadist bombings in March and a machete attack against police officers a week ago."Three persons were arrested and taken for questioning," the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding a judge would decide later Friday if there is enough evidence to keep them in custody.T
World News Aug. 12, 2016
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Trump says comment on Obama founding IS was sarcasm
Donald Trump backtracked Friday from his assertion that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State group, saying he was just being sarcastic.As he often does, the Republican presidential nominee accused the news media of misconstruing something he said.In this case he targeted CNN, although his comments on the jihadist group and the president were picked up across the news spectrum."Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) "
World News Aug. 12, 2016
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N. Korea to hold congress of youth in late Aug.
North Korea will hold a youth congress in Pyongyang on Aug. 26, its official news agency said Friday, as the country continues to rally support behind leader Kim Jong-un and solidify his one-man rule.The Central Committee of the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League decided to convene its 9th congress in Pyongyang later this month, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The report did not specify the details of the event's schedule and venue.It will be the country's first congress for
North Korea Aug. 12, 2016
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Electricity consumption hits fresh record high again amid heat wave
South Korea's electricity use set a new record two days in a row on Friday as the country is being hit hard by a sweltering heat wave, the government said.The maximum electricity load soared to 85.18 million kilowatts as of 5 p.m., passing the previous record of 84.97 million kilowatts set on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The electric power reserve ratio went down to 8.5 percent, or 7.22 million kilowatts, marking the fifth single-digit ratio throughout the ye
Industry Aug. 12, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy worker dies in work accident
[THE INVESTOR] A South Korean worker hired by the world’s biggest shipbuilderHyundai Heavy Industries died on July 19 while working on a shipbuilding project for Norwegian oil company Statoil. The 55-year-old man, surnamed Shin, died after falling off scaffold at 2:20 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead two hours later. He sustained injuries to his face and neck as well as fractures in his arms and both legs.This year alone, eight workers have lost their lives in occu
July 20, 2016
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한달에 230만원 버는 ‘빅사이즈 모델’
남들보다 도드라지게 큰 엉덩이 둘레로 놀림 받던 여성의 성공 스토리가 주목을 받고 있다. 지난 30일(현지시각) 영국 일간 미러는 인터넷 방송에서 ‘아름다운 빅사이즈 모델’로 활동하며 한 달에 고수익을 올리는 여성을 소개했다. 보도에 따르면 미국 펜실베이니아 주에 살고 있는 여성 보비-조 웨슬리(Bobbi-Jo Westley)는 2m가 넘는 엉덩이로 과거 상처를 많이 받아온 경험이 있다. 그럼에도 그녀는 자신의 콤플렉스를 극복하고 자신감 넘치는 모습으로 인터넷 방송에서 큰 인기를 끌고 있다. 매체는 그녀가 한 달에 230만 원 이상의 수익을 올린다고 보도했다. 한편, 보비는 인터뷰를 통해 “사람들은 나의 엉덩이에 대해 악담을 한다”며 “옛날에는 그런 말에 상처를 받았지만 지금은 나의 모습을 있는 그대로 인정하고 내 방송을 보는 사람들과 소통을 하고 싶다”고 말했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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