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BTS set to heat up year-end festivities with performances at home, abroad
K-pop sensation BTS will heat up year-end festivities with a series of high-profile performances in its home country of South Korea and outside. With the 2019 Melon Music Awards scheduled for Saturday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, BTS will begin its run of performances throughout December, providing an unusually entertainment-packed month.Appearing at the Melon Music Awards last year as well, BTS dazzled fans by staging specially remixed versions of its songs, featuring elements of traditional K
Performance Nov. 26, 2019
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Ambassador hopes GSOMIA decision helps strengthen S. Korea-US ties
WASHINGTON -- South Korea's ambassador to the United States voiced hope Monday that Seoul's decision to tentatively extend a military information-sharing pact with Japan will bolster its ties with Washington.Ambassador Lee Soo-hyuck was referring to Seoul's decision last week to postpone the termination of the General Security of Military Information Agreement following Tokyo's willingness to hold working-level talks on each country's export control measures.Washington had pressed both of its al
Foreign Affairs Nov. 26, 2019
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US senators remind Moon, Abe of importance of trilateral cooperation
WASHINGTON -- A group of 40 US senators sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last week, underscoring the importance of trilateral cooperation in the face of rising challenges posed by North Korea and China.The letter, dated Thursday, was sent before a military intelligence-sharing pact between Seoul and Japan was set to expire at midnight Friday.South Korea later postponed the termination of the General Security of Military Information Agreem
Foreign Affairs Nov. 26, 2019
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박경 "사재기" 실명거론 가수들, 줄줄이 법적 대응 예고(종합)
바이브·임재현·송하예 "사재기 사실무근… 강경 대응할 것"가수 박경이 SNS에서 '음원 사재기' 의혹이 있다며 실명 거론한 가수들이 근거 없는 주장이라며 법적 대응을 예고했다.박경이 의혹을 제기한 가수들은 바이브, 임재현, 송하예 등 6명이다. 이 중 25일 낮 12시 현재 공식 대응에 나선 가수 혹은 밴드는 셋이다.남성 듀오 바이브(류재현·윤민수) 소속사 메이저나인은 이날 공식 입장을 내 "충분한 시간을 주었음에도 불구하고 해당 가수로부터 전혀 진심 어린 사과를 받지 못했다"면서 "해당 논란을 바로잡기 위해 앞으로 법적 절차에 따라 강경 대응할 것"이라고 밝혔다.그러면서 "당사 아티스트는 씻을 수 없는 심각한 명예훼손과 정신적 고통을 당했다"며 "사실관계를 확인하지 않고 아니면 말고 식의 루머를 퍼트린 것에 대해 깊은 유감을 표한다"고 덧붙였다
한국어판 Nov. 26, 2019
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'로맨스 때문에'…이탈리아 40대 수녀 수도원 떠난 사연
'로맨스 때문에'…이탈리아 40대 수녀 수도원 떠난 사연이탈리아 토스카나주(州)의 산세폴크로 지역에 있는 400년 역사의 파드리 카푸치니 수도원.산 중턱에 안기듯 자리 잡아 토스카나의 아름다운 전원 풍경을 내려다보는 이 유서 깊은 수도원은 지난 수십 년간 버려지다시피 방치됐다가 2015년 베네딕트 수도회에 배정되면서 제모습을 되찾았다.이후 지역사회에 생기를 불어넣으면서 주민들의 안식처로서 기능해왔다. 수녀들은 올리브와 과일 등을 재배하고 수도원 내 많은 방을 순례자들을 위한 보금자리로 내놨다.수도원 내 넓은 공간은 세례성사 등의 종교 활동과 결혼식 장소로 활용됐다.이처럼 수도원과 지역사회가 한데 어우러진 데에는 마리아 테레사 수녀의 공이 컸다.올해 40살인 테레사 수녀는 넘치는 에너지로 수도원을 지역사회의 '허브'로 만들었다는 찬사를 받았다.하지만 이 수도원은 어렵게 문을 연 지 4년 만에 최근 다시 폐쇄되는 운명에 놓였다.테레사 수녀가 지역의 한 남성과 사랑에 빠졌다는
한국어판 Nov. 26, 2019
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Prosecutors file for arrest warrant for Busan's ex-vice mayor on bribery charges
State prosecutors filed for a warrant to arrest Yoo Jae-soo, former vice mayor of Busan, on Monday on charges of bribery.The prosecution requested a Seoul court issue the warrant for the 55-year-old Yoo over allegations he took kickbacks when he served as director-general of the financial regulator Financial Services Commission in 2017.Prosecutors have widened their probe into allegations surrounding Yoo since late last month, raiding the FSC as well as financial companies. Yoo was questioned fo
Social Affairs Nov. 25, 2019
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Funeral to be held for defector mother, son despite opposition from defector groups
A state-run foundation supporting North Korean defectors said Monday it will press ahead with a funeral for a defector and her six-year-old son this week, about four months after they were found dead, apparently from starvation.The 42-year-old Han Sung-ok and her son, surnamed Kim, were found dead at their home in southern Seoul in late July, sparking widespread suspicion they starved to death two months earlier. Defectors groups launched strong protests, accusing the government of not taking pr
North Korea Nov. 25, 2019
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Seoul completes checkups for cracks on 151 B737-NGs
South Korea's transport ministry said Monday it has completed checkups on the country's 151 B737-NG planes for structural cracks, while aiming to finish the repair and replacement work on 13 faulty planes by January.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport discovered structural cracks on 13 B737-NG planes and immediately grounded them. A team of Boeing engineers flew to Seoul on Oct. 31 to help fix the problems.The 13 planes include five from Korean Air Lines Co., three from Jin Air Co
Industry Nov. 25, 2019
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AB InBev names new CEO for S. Korea unit
Belgian brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has named a new chief executive for its South Korean operations, Oriental Brewery Co. said Monday.Ben Verhaert, president of AB InBev's South Asian operations, will be replacing OB CEO Bruno Cosentino who will move to the Belgian beverage firm's African operations as chief marketing officer, OB said in a statement. He will start in the new post in January,Verhaert, 41, a native of Belgium, has built up his career mainly in the sales and logistics fields
Industry Nov. 25, 2019
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BTS picks up American Music Award for 2nd consecutive year
K-pop sensation BTS picked up three American Music Awards on Monday to mark the second consecutive year that the band has won honors at the mainstream US award show.Early in the show, the septet was announced as the winner of Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock in the 2019 AMAs ceremony held at Microsoft Theater in California on Sunday night (US time).BTS then lifted two other awards for Tour of the Year and Favorite Social Artist, winning all three categories in which the band was nominated for th
Performance Nov. 25, 2019
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Cheong Wa Dae: Japan apologized for 'distorted' GSOMIA deal announcement
BUSAN -- The office of President Moon Jae-in stressed Monday that Japan has apologized to South Korea for a controversy over its announcement on an agreement related to the suspension of Seoul's decision to end a bilateral military intelligence-sharing accord.Cheong Wa Dae was defending itself from criticism that it has made unilateral concessions to Japan apparently in a bid to avoid an impact to the Seoul-Washington alliance.Making public its decision to conditionally and temporarily extend GS
Foreign Affairs Nov. 25, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] S. Korea-ASEAN summit to open in Busan, prologue to 'New Southern Policy 2.0'
BUSAN -- A special group summit between South Korea and the 10 Southeast Asian nations will get under way in Busan on Monday, which Seoul views as another milestone in bilateral partnerships amid its signature New Southern Policy.President Moon Jae-in has invited the leaders of the ASEAN member states to the two-day event in Busan, his hometown, meant to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their dialogue relationship.Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has canceled his plan to attend it, saying his m
Foreign Affairs Nov. 25, 2019
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NK leader inspects military unit on border islet
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a front-line military unit on an island just north of the western sea border with South Korea, Pyongyang's official news agency said Monday, in his third trip to military installations this month. Kim "inspected the Changrin Islet defense detachment on the western front," according to the Korean Central News Agency in English. The islet lies just north of the Northern Limit Line, a de facto maritime border with South Korea, which was the si
North Korea Nov. 25, 2019
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Railway workers end strike with deal with management
Unionized railway workers ended their no-time-limit strike Monday following a five-day walkout, as they reached a deal with the management over a pay raise and better working conditions.After marathon talks, the labor union and the Korea Railroad Corp., the operator of train services, struck an agreement to withdraw a work stoppage that started Wednesday. As of 9 a.m., the striking workers had returned to work.Bullet KTX train operations and other services nationwide will be put on the normal tr
Social Affairs Nov. 25, 2019
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S. Korean Kim Sei-young wins LPGA season finale, hits $1.5m jackpot
South Korea's Kim Sei-young has captured the final tournament of the 2019 LPGA season, for her third title of the year and 10th of her career, hitting the jackpot with the largest purse in women's golf history.With a lengthy birdie putt on the 72nd hole, Kim completed a wire-to-wire victory at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, on Sunday (local time). The finishing birdie gave Kim a final round of two-under 70 for a four-day total of 18-under 280, one better than Charley Hull of
Golf Nov. 25, 2019
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