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  North Korea

  S. Korea’s loudspeakers along DMZ silenced

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  Industry

  Korean Air family under siege despite father’s apology

  Scandal reveals common weak point of chaebol governance structures

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  Automode

  GM Korea, labor union make last minute adjustments in deal

  GM Korea and the labor union reached a dramatic agreement just an hour before the extended deadline on Monday afternoon, narrowly escaping court receivership and taking a step toward restructuring the local unit.Although the carmaker has avoided “the worst,” hurdles lie ahead in the coming days with GM headquarters and the government calling on each other to bring viable support programs. After the prolonged standoff due to conflicting stances on job security of 680 workers at Gunsan factory, th

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  Politics

  Opposition parties push for special probe of Druking opinion-rigging

  Three opposition parties agreed Monday to jointly propose a bill for an independent counsel probe and request a parliamentary investigation into an opinion-rigging scandal involving former members of the ruling party. The main opposition Liberty Korea Party, the Bareunmirae Party and the Party for Democracy and Peace said they would normalize the legislature if the ruling Democratic Party of Korea accepts their proposal for a special probe. The Liberty Korea Party and the Bareunmirae Party have

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  Technology

  Mobile carriers prepare cutting-edge ICT tech to support upcoming inter-Korean talks

  South Korea’s mobile carriers on Monday are preparing their cutting-edge network infrastructure to make the historic third summit between South and North Korea via the fifth-generation network as immersive as possible to viewers around the world. KT has been installing broadcasting and telecommunicating network systems at Panmunjeom. The company said Monday it signed an agreement with Cheong Wa Dae’s preparatory committee for the summit to provide technological support for the inter-Korean talks

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  North Korea

  Trump lashes back at media concerns over NK decision on nuke program

  US President Donald Trump hit back against concerns over North Korea’s recent announcement of ending its nuclear program. On Sunday evening by Korean time, Trump tweeted that the US has made no concessions, and refuted media concerns that Pyongyang appears to be gaining more from engaging the US and its allies.  US President Donald Trump. Yonhap“Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake News NBC just stated that we have given up so much in our negotiations with North Korea, and they have given up nothing.

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• Politics

  

  Professor accused of sexual assault sues alleged student victim for defamation

  ‘I was hospitalized in mental institution after being assaulted by the professor’: alleged victim

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  North Korea

  N. Korea halting loudspeaker broadcasts toward S. Korea: gov't source

  North Korea's military has been switching off its loudspeaker broadcasts directed at South Korea in the border area in response to a similar decision by the South ahead of an inter-Korean summit this week, a government source said Monday."The North Korean military had about 40 loudspeakers for anti-Seoul propaganda in the vicinity of the military demarcation line (MDL), and has turned off a considerable number of them as of Monday afternoon," the source said. (Yonhap)Another source also said it

• Today

  

  Film

  'Rampage' wins second weekend in South Korea

  The Hollywood sci-fi action flick "Rampage" ruled the South Korean box office for the second consecutive weekend, data showed Monday.Dwayne Johnson's arcade game-inspired "Rampage" sold 363,703 tickets from Friday to Sunday, bringing its domestic total to 1.26 million, according to the real-time based box office tally from the Korean Film Council.A new documentary film on a tragic 2014 ferry sinking jumped four spots to No. 2 in its second weekend, adding 108,961 to its cumulative figure of 385,

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  Politics

  Prospects of early constitutional revision dim amid partisan standoff

  The prospects of an early constitutional revision further dimmed Monday, with the National Assembly paralyzed by a standoff over an escalating opinion rigging scandal.The ruling Democratic Party had hoped to complete all procedures to pass and promulgate a revision to the national referendum act, a required step towards the constitutional change, by Monday, so as to deliver on its pledge to hold a plebiscite on the charter's amendment at the same time as the June 13 local elections.But its plan

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  Television

  Korean version of ‘Suits’ set to air

  Veteran Jang Dong-gun and hotshot Park Hyung-sik to show off ‘bromance’

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  Foreign Policy

  US, North Korea not on same page on denuclearization

  Since North Korea announced it was willing to negotiate over its nuclear weapons program and offered to sit down for talks with the US, there has been lingering skepticism that it is a typical ploy from the North to weaken sanctions or buy time to perfect its nuclear and missile technology. Now, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to hold a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, as well as with US President Donald Trump by early June, with the North’s “denuclearization” expecte

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• Social affairs

  

  1 in 3 Koreans feel office cafeterias unsafe: survey

  About 1 out of 3 South Koreans are worried about dining in office cafeterias or restaurants, a survey showed Monday.According to the survey on perception of food safety from the Office for Government Policy Coordination, 35.3 percent of 967 respondents answered they were “worried” about eating at office cafeterias. The figure for restaurants came in at 33.9 percent.  (Yonhap)As for imported food and “adulterated food” on sale near schools, about 40 percent of respondents answered similarly said

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  Film

  Another ‘Black Panther’ statue destroyed in Busan

  Following the vandalism of a “Black Panther” sculpture at Gwangbok-ro in March, another statue of the Black Panther superhero in Busan near Gwangalli Beach was found toppled over with its head damaged. The Walt Disney Co. had initially sent a pair of Black Panther sculptures to be displayed in Busan, one in Gwangbok-ro and one along Gwangalli Beach, to commemorate the first time for Marvel Studios to shoot at the southern coastal city of Korea. A “Black Panther” statue is seen vandalized at Gwan

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  Music

  World-class DJs to land in Korea for Ultra Korea 2018

  The Chainsmokers, Above & Beyond, David Guetta, Axwell & Ingross and Steve Angello on preliminary lineup

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  Social affairs

  Seoul to remove plastic umbrella sleeves from metro, state offices

  Seoul Metropolitan Government will stop providing plastic umbrella sleeves at subway stations and government offices, starting next month. Seoul said Monday that starting on May 1, plastic umbrella sleeves, which have been provided at the entrance of buildings on rainy days, will be replaced by umbrella dryers or carpets that can absorb water.Used plastic umbrella sleeves are littered on the ground near the entrance of a building. (Yonhap)This move comes as an attempt to cut down on the use of p

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• Mountain of allegations

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  NK announces suspension of nuclear, missile tests

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  Industrials

  I’m firing my kids: Korean Air’s Cho Yang-ho

  Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Hanjin Group and Korean Air, on April 22 issued a public apology on the behalf of his younger daughter Hyun-min. He also said both Hyun-min and her sister Hyun-ah would be removed from their executive posts, and that Korean Air would adopt more professional managers. For those who may not know, Hanjin is a Chaebol business that operates Korea’s largest airliner Korean Air. His elder daughter Hyun-ah made headlines globally back in 2014 for the so-called ”n

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  Samsung

  Focus on root of all problems: Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong

  Samsung Group Vice Chairman and de facto leader Lee Jae-yong has emphasized taking a long-term approach to address a range of fundamental problems facing the conglomerate.The vice chairman, who overlooks more than 60 affiliates and subsidiaries, told top brass at a recent meeting that Samsung needs to focus on rooting out problems instead of resorting to stopgap measures, according to Korea Economic Daily on April 23. Related:'Samsung reports contain crucial national technologies'

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  Yoona to kickoff fan tour

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  Korean ‘Suits’ set to air

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  Sunmi's scent from Paris

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• Diplomatic Circuit

  

  ‘Korea wise to embrace ASEAN’s unity-in-diversity mentality’

  “If we constantly hustle in hurly-burly, we lose sight of the big picture. In contrast, what took me by surprise during my Southeast Asia tenure is that people there often live harmoniously and beautifully together, while respecting group differences.”

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  Culture

  Artists duo fascinated by nomadism of island

  The Korea Herald interviewed Jane and Louise Wilson by e-mail. Following is an excerpt of the exchanges.The Korea Herald: What kind of project are you currently working on? Jane and Louise Wilson: We‘re here on Gapado Island to research a new photographic, film and sculpture project that will lead us to create a new installation and at the moment we have a working title “Undoings.” The work will inevitably represent an extension of our working practice already but we hope to eventually show the

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  Industry

  Kayak targets Korea’s travel market with one-stop solution

  Kayak’s Asia-Pacific Vice President Amy Wei says years of metasearch data at Kayak can read cycle of price ups and downs

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• Culture

  

  Back to the Joseon era

  While time machines are the stuff of movies and fairy tales, it is possible to get a taste of what life was like in the Joseon era (1392-1910) at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, this spring.The living history museum is holding the “Welcome to Joseon” festival until June 24, under the pitch “Would you time travel to Joseon Dynasty with us?” vThe Korean Folk Village, which was once most commonly associated with school field trips, found a new lease of life in 2013 when it sta

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• Culture

  

  Take a break with ‘Space-out Competition’

  The “2018 Space-out Competition” took place at Yeouido Han River Park on Sunday, under the pitch “Let your exhausted brain relax for a while.” Despite the rainy weather on Sunday morning, about 150 contenders seen in the park stayed blank-faced for 90 minutes without talking, sleeping, eating or checking their phones. The contest rule is simple, a person who maintained the most stable heartbeat rate becomes the winner.(Related article: Seoul City to hold ‘space-out’ contest on April 22)(Shot and

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  Arts&Design

  MMCA show asks how much we know about Asia

  ‘How Little You Know About Me’

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  Economy

  Strengthening won cushions rate reversal with US

  Concerns over the possibility of capital outflow amid a widening gap between interest rates in Korea and the US are being eased by the strengthening of the won against the dollar.Earlier this month, the Bank of Korea held steady its key rate at 1.5 percent despite a decision by the US Federal Reserve in March to raise its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent.A weakening increase in consumer prices, growing household debt and worsening conditions for

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  Culture

  Not leaving anything to chance

  Before tying the knot, check marital compatibility

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  Industry

  Asian Forest Cooperation Organization to be launched with 14 nations

  The long-awaited Asian Forest Cooperation Organization will be officially launched on Friday as an intergovernmental regional organization with the aim of strengthening regional forest cooperation to address the impact of climate change, according to ASEAN-Korea Forest Cooperation Secretariat on Monday. The AFoCO will be established to strengthen regional forest cooperation in Asia which is vulnerable to forest degradation and climate change and to contribute to achieving the sustainable develop

WEEKENDER

• Culture

  

  Slurping cold bowl of nostalgia

  Cold noodle dish popular for the unique texture and taste, also tugs at the heartstrings of Koreans