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• Culture

  

  3 YouTube Vloggers show glimpse into biracial marriage life

  Biracial couples who speak in Korean are gaining subscribers and viewers on YouTube, carving a niche for themselves amid the staggering number of videos that appear on the online video platform daily.It is a noteworthy feat considering that 50 million users upload 300 hours of videos on YouTube every minute. In addition, the world’s largest online video platform attracts over 30 million visitors who watch around 5 billion videos every day, according to YouTube. Here are three such couples who ar

• Culture

  

  K-pop star sparks ‘cow intestines’ craze in Korea

  Cow intestines, or gopchang, have always been favored by Korean drinkers, but the popularity of the dish is soaring throughout the country these days. Many local gopchang restaurants are packed with customers every night, and some eateries are even temporarily shutting down due to an inadequate supply of gopchang nationwide. Mamamoo`s Hwasa eats gopchang on the MBC show "I Live Alone." (MBC)At the center of the craze is Hwasa of K-pop group Mamamoo. The 22-year-old diva recently ate mouthwaterin

• Food

  

  Pickled seafood with salt, jeotgal

  Many Korean dishes contain jeotgal whether we realize it or not. Jeotgal refers to a category of seafood pickled with salt. When naming a specific type of jeotgal, the word “jeot” is used as a suffix. A wide variety of seafood can be used as a jeotgal ingredient, including oysters, clams, fish, roe and tiny shrimps, as well as fish gills and intestines. Depending on the ingredient, fermentation period may differ, from a few days to three months. But most Koreans these days purchase jeotgal at lo

• Film

  

  ‘Sunset in My Hometown,’ a well-acted feel-good flick

  Lee Joon-ik caps off “youth trilogy” with drama packing plenty of heart and laughterThis is why people love Director Lee Joon-ik. Even when telling stories of a doomed tyrant and a pack of clowns, a poet who met his death through human experiment, a has-been pop star down on his luck and fortune, he always brings that warm, fuzzy feeling and hopes about humanity in his pieces.The director‘s latest movie “Sunset in My Hometown” tells the story of a wanna-be rapper with no talent and daddy issues

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  North Korea

  Moon vows to enhance trilateral economic cooperation with North Korea and Russia

  South Korean president expresses hope for linking Trans-Siberian Railway to Busan at his speech before the Russian parliament.

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  North Korea

  Easy as A, B, Xi: China gives economic lessons to North Korea

  Chinese President Xi Jinping has coached his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un on high-stakes diplomacy. Now he seems poised to give the young autocrat another lesson: how to reform a state-controlled economy while keeping an iron grip on power.   Beijing has long pushed for Pyongyang to adopt similar measures to those that fuelled China's dizzying ascent from a communist backwater to one of the world's largest trading powers.   But while the highly secretive, nuclear-armed North has been qui

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  North Korea

  North Korean airline plans new route to China's Xian

  North Korea's national airline Air Koryo plans to open a new route linking Pyongyang and Xian in China, a staff member said Thursday, in the latest sign of the nuclear-armed state's possible emergence from isolation.   An Air Koryo representative told AFP "there is a plan" for flights to the central Chinese city, a major tourist destination famous for its ancient Terracotta Warriors.   But the staffer said he "did not know" whether the route would begin in July, as reported by the Xian Evening N

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  Social affairs

  Abuse cases against seniors on the rise

  　The number of seniors being abused has increased in recent years, with most perpetrators being their own family members, a government report showed.　According to the annual report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there were 4,622 cases of abuse carried out against seniors in 2017, up 8 percent from a year earlier. The findings showed that most of the assaults were committed at home.　The number has steadily increased from 3,502 in 2013, 3,532 in 2014, 3,818 in 2015 to 4,280 in 2016, the mi

• Columnists

  Too many of America’s smartest waste their talents

  A high-profile court case about meritocracy and college admissions has captured much attention. A group called Students for Fair Admissions alleges that Harvard University uses highly subjective personality ratings to penalize Asian applicants. The former tend to outperform white applicants on every measure except for so-called personality, but the number of Asian-American students at Harvard has fallen relative to the Asian-American population, while the number for white students has risen, dur

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  Columnists

  China’s master plan: How the West can fight back

  In the first three installments of this series, I’ve explored the changing nature of China’s challenge to US interests and the existing international order, with a particular focus on three issues: China’s progressively more global military ambitions, its promotion of authoritarianism and subversion of democratic practices abroad, and its efforts to build new international institutions more responsive to its own interests.American officials have known for many years that China would eventually b

• Columnists

  Europe and the US could make migration manageable

  As the global number of asylum seekers continues to increase, migration is now a political lightning rod on both sides of the Atlantic. And yet politicians don’t seem interested in solving the problem so much as wielding it against opponents.　According to a new European Union report on the asylum situation, 954,000 asylum applicants were awaiting decisions in Europe at the end of 2017, 16 percent fewer than a year earlier. Fewer new applications were lodged, and more of them were rejected as the

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  Columnists

  Trump’s ‘deal’ with Kim is far from closed

  President Trump boasted last weekend that his “denuclearization deal” with Kim Jong-un could “save potentially millions & millions of lives!” He even proclaimed in the exhilaration of his return from Singapore: “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.” But as the Great Dealmaker should know, it’s important to read the fine print. And after a week’s reflection, the Singapore joint communique, for all the dramatic television coverage that surrounded it, looks like what real-estate ma

• Columnists

  China should listen to US trade complaints

  President Donald Trump and the Democrats can’t agree on anything, except one big thing: China. After the administration announced plans on June 15 to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, Charles Schumer, the Democrats’ Senate leader, called the decision “on the money.”　 That was a startling statement on a startling fact: China has few friends left in Washington, on either side of the political aisle. The bipartisan vote to block Trump’s compromise on ZTE Corp. sanctions is further e

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  Economy

  FTC meets archnemesis -- prosecution

  The prosecutors’ latest search and seizure of the Fair Trade Commission was purportedly to look into its suspected backscratching ties with top-tier business groups and to check on potential power abuse by the antitrust watchdog. But the abrupt action was also viewed as a chronic power struggle between the prosecution and the FTC -- often dubbed “prosecutors in the economic realm” -- over the latter’s expansive range of rights concerning fair trade rule violations.On the sidelines, concerns were

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OPINION

• Columnists

  

  China’s master plan: How the West can fight back

  In the first three installments of this series, I’ve explored the changing nature of China’s challenge to US interests and the existing international order, with a particular focus on three issues: China’s progressively more global military ambitions, its promotion of authoritarianism and subversion of democratic practices abroad, and its efforts to build new international institutions more responsive to its own interests.American officials have known for many years that China would eventually b

• Columnists

  

  Trump’s ‘deal’ with Kim is far from closed

  President Trump boasted last weekend that his “denuclearization deal” with Kim Jong-un could “save potentially millions & millions of lives!” He even proclaimed in the exhilaration of his return from Singapore: “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.” But as the Great Dealmaker should know, it’s important to read the fine print. And after a week’s reflection, the Singapore joint communique, for all the dramatic television coverage that surrounded it, looks like what real-estate ma

THE INVESTOR

• Samsung

  

  Samsung to miss 350 million smartphone shipment goal

  Samsung Electronics is likely to miss its annual smartphone shipment goal of 350 million units, according to those close to the matter. “Samsung's goal this year is 350 million units, which is higher than originally reported, and considering the lower-than-expected sales of the Galaxy S9 and its struggling mobile business in China, the figure appears to be a far-fetched goal,” an industry source briefed on the matter told The InvestorSamsung’s initial plan was to ship 320 million

• Blockchain

  

  Korea to launch K-pop coins, blockchain platform for hallyu fans

  Korea Fintech Industry Association Network Alliance on June 20 said it will out a blockchain platform targeting K-pop fans around the world. On the app platform called Ko-fun K-pop star fans can sell their goods ranging from fan-fiction to images and videos, and also purchase materials from other sellers. Fans can also celebrate their favorite celebrity's birthday on Ko-fun. All this can be done using using cryptocurrency especially dedicated to the platform. The association plans

• Deals

  

  Big Hit investor SV Investment to make KOSDAQ debut next month

  Korean venture capital firm SV Investment that is enjoying juicy earnings growth on its investment in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global sensation BTS, will make its KOSDAQ debut early next month, according to industry sources on June 21.The firm, established in 2006, has invested in diverse sectors ranging from IT, contents and more recently bio and health care. It is also seeking a US$100 million fund along with US-based VC Kensington Capital Ventures.  BTSStill, th

• Deals

  

  CJ considers IPO of Schwan’s after acquisition: report

  CJ CheilJedang is considering an initial public offering of Schwan’s Co., the US food processor that it is seeking to acquire for a whopping 3 trillion won (US$2.80 billion), according to The Bell on June 21.The report said the IPO is aimed at attracting financial investors like private equity firms to join the bid -- the largest-ever purchase by the Korean food giant. Related:CJ out to acquire US food processor Schwan’sThe firm recently participated in a preliminary bid to acquir

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• Social affairs

  

  Greeting summer

  The summer solstice fell on Thursday, marking the start of haji, one of 24 divisions of the year on the lunar calendar.The sun reaches its highest altitude in the Northern Hemisphere on this day, resulting in the longest period of daylight of the year. High temperatures were felt around the country Thursday, topping 30 degrees Celsius in some inland regions including Daegu, Andong in North Gyeongsang Province and Chuncheon in Gangwon Province.  A heat haze over the streets of Yeouido in Seoul A

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• Fashion

  

  Private perfume pioneer aims to bring solace through scents

• Soccer

  

  South Korean team trains for World Cup in Russia

• Food

  

  Satisfying sweet tooth with red beans, patbingsu

• Culture

  

  Small bookstores draw book lovers with specialty-driven curation

FEATURES

• Defense

  

  South Korea, US defense chiefs to discuss details of joint drills next week

  　South Korean and US defense chiefs will hold talks in Seoul next week to discuss the future of the allies’ joint military drills following the suspension of the scheduled Freedom Guardian exercise, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. 　The meeting between Defense Minister Song Yong-moo and his US counterpart Jim Mattis will take place Thursday during the Pentagon chief’s one-day trip to South Korea, according the ministry. 　Scheduled to visit China ahead of his visit to Seoul, Mattis will meet w

• Culture

  

  Korea’s cultural heritage brought to life via VR

  State-run cultural heritage bodies on Thursday launched an online exhibition of the tangible and intangible cultural assets of Korea through virtual reality technology. In cooperation with Google, the National Intangible Heritage Center and the National Palace Museum of Korea established the Korean Heritage project via Google Art and Culture, an online platform that exhibits data on over 6 million art pieces and relics from 1,500 organizations across 70 countries. The NPMK provided the data for

• Automode

  

  Hyundai, Kia sweep top 3 spots in US initial quality study

  Affiliates of South Korea’s No. 1 automaker Hyundai Motor Group swept the top three positions in an initial quality study conducted by the US institute J.D. Power, outstripping German and Japanese rivals, the auto group said Thursday. , Genesis ranked highest in overall initial quality with a score of 68, followed by Kia in second place with 72 and Hyundai in third place with 74. The industry average was 93 this year. Initial quality is measured by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehi

• Industry

  

  Microbiologists discuss solutions to energy problems in Seoul

  Members of academia and businesses gathered in Seoul on Thursday to discuss how to tackle environment and energy problems through microbial waste management at the 2018 Daesung Haegang Microbes Forum.With the theme of “From Waste to Energy,” the forum was attended by around 120 participants. It is aimed at having experts contribute to the joint development of both the environment and energy fields through discussions about the technical challenges and potential commercialization of cutting-edge