U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been ticketed $50 for failing to clear the sidewalk outside his Boston home after a snow storm pummeled the northeastern United States this week.
After a blizzard dumped 60 centimeters of snow on his city, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh vowed to crack down… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Sports] :
South Korea lost to Australia 2-1 after extra-time showdown at the Asian Football Confederation …
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Apple now dominates the global smartphone market after rival Samsung lost market share last year, a shift clearly evident in fourth-quarter earnings announced Wednesday.
Apple posted record revenues, profits and smartphone sales volume in the last three months of 2014, widening its lead o… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[International] :
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that the summit between South Korea and Japan …
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An economist who has been an outspoken critic of Greece’s bailout deal with international lenders was named Tuesday as the country’s finance minister in the new leftist government.
Anti-austerity Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras picked Yanis Varoufakis for the key economic portfolio as … …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[International] :
A Japanese news network has reported that a hostage exchange deal has been made to free a Japanese …
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[Inter-Korea] :
North Korea has warned that it will deal with South Korea with stern punishment if the South continues to challenge the North’s historic measures aimed at improving inter-Korean relations.
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[Inter-Korea] :
North Korea’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun has called for substantive talks that can contribute …
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All crew involved in making the hugely successful film “Ode to My Father” were given employment contracts, a rare move in an industry that relies heavily on casual work.
This added W300 million (US$1=W1,084) to the production cost, but the working conditions of staff saw considerable impr… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Domestic] :
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling of nine years in prison against former representative …
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[Politics] :
The Russian Foreign Ministry has revealed that the North Korean
government responded positively to …
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[Domestic] :
Police have concluded that an owner of a motorcycle caused an apartment fire in Uijeongbu City, …
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[Domestic] :
Residents of South Korea’s western border islands again called on the government to come up with …
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Korean Air will be fined for issuing a ticket under someone else’s name to singer Bobby Kim, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Thursday.
The fine can go up to W10 million (US$1=W1,082), but that amount is usually imposed only for repeat offenders, so the carrier is e… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Culture] :
KBS launched a full-scale web drama service through its web portal page on Thursday. …
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North Korea has drastically shortened the time it takes to prepare for missile launches by improving liquid fuel quality for ballistic missiles, a government source here claimed Monday.
This could virtually incapacitate South Korea’s current missile defense system.
“It used to be th… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
The presidential office and the ruling Saenuri Party are mired in a fresh round of controversy …
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[International] :
China has denounced the United States for rejecting North Korea’s proposal to temporarily suspend …
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The United States says it will close more than a dozen bases in Europe in a move the Defense Department expects to save $500 million per year when fully implemented, with no impact on the military’s ability to respond across Europe.
The list of European base closures announced Thursday inc… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Inter-Korea] :
Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported Saturday that North Korea’s envoy for the six-party nuclear talks, Ri Yong Ho, is expected to meet with former U.S. diplomats in Singapore next week.
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[Inter-Korea] :
A U.S. analyst on North Korean defense and intelligence affairs said Thursday that new evidence has indicated that the conning tower of a new North Korean submarine is housing possible vertical launch tubes for either ballistic or cruise missiles.
Source:: KBS World Radio
The children of big business owners usually join the family firm before they are 30, and within three years they have reached a top position, a study shows. That is faster than the four years it usually takes for an ordinary employee to rise to the position of assistant manager.
Nine of the… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Makers of hybrid cars are bolstering their marketing campaigns at the start of the year with extended warranties and other special offers.
Toyota said Monday it is extending the warranty period for the main batteries of hybrids from five years or 80,000 km to 10 years and 200,000 km… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Economy] :
The number of airplanes owned by the nation’s two flag carriers have steadily increased over the …
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[Politics] :
Military authorities of South Korea and the United States are at odds over compensation for a …
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[Domestic] :
The government has produced an English version of the verbal statements of the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery.
Source:: KBS World Radio
Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock group U2 who was injured in a cycling accident last year, said on Friday his recovery has not been easy and he may never play guitar again.
In a blog on the group’s website, the 54-year-old rocker described how he blanked out on impact during the cyclin… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Domestic] :
Police Superintendent Park Gwan-cheon, suspected of being the central figure behind the leak of the …
Source:: KBS World Radio
[Economy] :
South Korea posted a new high last year in terms of exports and trade surplus.
Source:: KBS World Radio
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raised the possibility of an inter-Korean summit in his televised New Year’s address on Thursday.
“Depending on the mood and circumstances to be created, we have no reason not to hold the highest-level talks,” he told his audience on state TV.
The New… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Philippine officials say the death toll has risen to 53 from Tropical Storm Jangmi, which caused landslides and floods in the central and southern parts of the country.
Most of the deaths occurred Tuesday as the storm moved away from southern Mindanao Island, where a day earlier its heavy … …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Inter-Korea] :
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his willingness for an inter-Korean summit.
In a …
Source:: KBS World Radio
