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Military parade pressures Biden to take North Korea seriously
Military parade pressures Biden to take North Korea seriously
North Korea used a Thursday evening military parade marking its latest party congress as a fully calibrated warning to the incoming Joe Biden administration in an attempt to keep its focus on its nuclear program and extract concessions from the United States, according to diplomatic experts. On the occasion of the eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party that ended on Tuesday, the Kim Jong-un regime staged a military parade in Pyongyang, highlighted by the unveiling of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that was labeled as the Pukguksong-5, possibly an upgraded version of the Pukguksong-4 that was showcased at another parade in October to mark the party's 75th founding anniversary.
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Korea, Japan urged to take next steps after court ruling
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Bank of Korea warns against steep rise in leveraged lending
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Book review: Authors explore unconventional superpowers
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Debate intensifies over pardons of 2 ex-presidents
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'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho to head Venice film festival jury
'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho to head Venice film festival jury
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, whose "Parasite" movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture last year, was named Friday as jury president of the 2021 Venice Film Festival.
Doosan Group's successful restructuring is now up to Hyundai Heavy
Doosan Group's successful restructuring is now up to Hyundai Heavy
Doosan Group's efforts to sell its construction equipment unit Doosan Infracore and finish its restructuring program now hinge on Infracore's preferred bidder Hyundai Heavy Indus...
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Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA
President-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator and has tappe...
LVMH to raise prices of its luxury brands
LVMH to raise prices of its luxury brands
Only a week after LVMH raised prices of Louis Vuitton products, the French multinational corporation decided to increase the product prices of other affiliated luxury brands such...
'Pandemic worsened gender inequality,' says Korea Image Awards winner Delphine O
'Pandemic worsened gender inequality,' says Korea Image Awards winner Delphine O
Delphine O, left, the secretary general of the United Nations Generation Equality Forum, received the Korea Image Stepping Stone Bridge Award at the 2021 Korea Image Awards held ...
iKON's Bobby to make solo comeback
iKON's Bobby to make solo comeback
K-pop boy group iKON member Kim Ji-won, better known by his stage name Bobby, will make his return as a solo artist, the singer's agency YG Entertainment said Friday. The detaile...
Kia removes 'Motors' from its corporate name
Kia removes 'Motors' from its corporate name
Kia has removed “Motors” from its corporate name as the firm attempts to break away from its traditional manufacturing-driven business model, the company announced, Friday.
Coupang to change landscape of logistics market
Coupang to change landscape of logistics market
Coupang got the green light on Wednesday to run its own parcel delivery service. With the approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the company will start...
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Mirae Asset founder shares long-term investment insights on YouTube
Mirae Asset founder shares long-term investment insights on YouTube
Mirae Asset Financial Group founder Park Hyeon-joo, who is also global investment strategy officer (GISO) of the group's brokerage arm Mirae Asset Daewoo, made a rare appearance ...
Chang Uc-chin's love for family, nature revisited
Chang Uc-chin's love for family, nature revisited
Artist Chang Uc-chin (1917-90) is one of the most popular Korean modern painters, best known for pursuing childlike innocence throughout his career. Gallery Hyundai is presenting...
Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds
Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the country's meteorological agency warning of the risk o...
Philippines' Duterte says presidency not a job for a woman
Philippines' Duterte says presidency not a job for a woman
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared that the presidency was no job for a woman because of their emotional differences to men, and dismissed speculation that hi...
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Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon blacklisted in US
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Gov't replaces top envoy to Nigeria amid unfair hiring investigation
The foreign ministry appointed a new ambassador to Nigeria on Friday, replacing the former envoy under a probe over alleged misconduct in the hiring of an ex-embassy employee. Ki...
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Turkey starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese jab
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Asian shares follow Wall St lower as traders mull Biden plan
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China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk
China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk
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Head of commerce chamber asks court for leniency in Samsung heir's bribery case
Head of commerce chamber asks court for leniency in Samsung heir's bribery case
The head of South Korea's leading business lobby group on Friday sent a letter to a Seoul court asking for leniency in the upcoming sentencing of the Samsung Group heir in a brib...
Hana Bank pushes for English-language documentation
Hana Bank pushes for English-language documentation
Hana Bank will introduce documents written in both English and Korean in the latter half of 2021, as part of a group-wide globalization vision, the lender said Friday.
Koo Kwang-mo's 'New LG' initiative pays off
Koo Kwang-mo's 'New LG' initiative pays off
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Why treatments unlikely to be 'game changer' in COVID-19 battle
Why treatments unlikely to be 'game changer' in COVID-19 battle
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AI developer to discard data used in controversial 'female' chatbot
AI developer to discard data used in controversial 'female' chatbot
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Calls mounting to punish deepfake porn distributors
Calls mounting to punish deepfake porn distributors
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UN Asia-Pacific fund to support female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia
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