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N. Korea bristles at S. Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons

North Korean propaganda media outlets bristled Monday at South Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons, saying the move is no different from the confrontational attitude of the previous conservative administration.South Korea has recently announced plans to purchase Israeli-made Green Pine Block C radar systems for nearly $300 million, as well as US-made P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and other foreign-made weapons and military hardware. Kang Hwan-seok, spokesman for the Defence Acq

Korail resumes KTX Gangneung service

The Korea Railroad Corp. resumed normal operations of the KTX Gangneung Line on Monday morning, as work to restore the line was completed three days after a derailment. According to Korail, a KTX train bound for Seoul from Gangneung Station departed at 5:30 a.m. with 102 passengers. The train safely arrived at Cheongnyangni station. A KTX train bound for Seoul from Gangneung Station (Yonhap)Ahead of the departure, Korail operated test rides from Gangneung Station and Jinbu Station simultaneously

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Social affairs
Koreas to meet this week for talks on cooperation in medical, health sectors

Officials of South and North Korea will meet this week to discuss cooperation in medical and health sectors, including exchanging information on infectious diseases, the unification ministry said Monday.The meeting will be held Wednesday at the joint liaison office in the North's border town of Kaesong. This follows up on an agreement in November to cooperate in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and exchange information on such diseases on a trial basis this year. Kwon Jun-wook (Yonha

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North Korea
E-cigarette makers using aggressive marketing tactics

Makers of e-cigarettes are employing an active marketing strategy, reaching out directly to consumers, industry officials said Monday.KT&G, Philip Morris Korea and British American Tobacco Korea have all set up departments to exclusively promote sales of their e-cigarettes and are increasing the number of their street stores. (Yonhap)Philip Morris was the first of the pack, opening a shop in June last year with the launch of its IQOS. It has since launched four more independent stores nationwide

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Industry
Park Ji-sung offers to resign as KFA youth strategy chief

South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung has offered to resign from his post at the national football governing body, officials said Monday.Park decided to step down as the Korea Football Association (KFA)'s youth strategy department chief and the football body is currently mulling over his resignation offer, according to the KFA officials. (Yonhap)The former Manchester United midfielder took the KFA post in November 2017. It was the first time Park had taken an official position within the KFA.

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Soccer
LG installs digital signage in Delhi's largest shopping mall

LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has installed a large digital signage at the largest shopping mall in Delhi in the latest move to promote its organic light-emitting diode displays.The new signage, built at Ambience Mall, located in the capital city, utilizes a whopping 63 units of 55-inch OLED display. (Yonhap)Standing 8 meters tall, the signage are installed in a ring so that they can be observed at any angle, the company said. The displays will show off various advertisements, including th

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Technology
Samsung Bioepis' Humira biosimilar gains ground in Europe

Samsung Bioepis' Imraldi, a biosimilar for Humira, has earned more than 60 percent of the market in Germany, solidifying its landing in the European market, industry data indicated Monday.The tally, as of Nov. 13 by market researcher IQVIA, showed Imraldi accounted for 62 percent of the biosimilar market for Humira in Germany. The figure was reached less than a month after the South Korean drug company launched Imraldi in Europe on Oct. 17. (Yonhap)The Samsung affiliate had competed with Sandoz

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Industry
3 South Korean shows to watch on Netflix in December

‘SKY Castle,’ ‘Memories of the Alhambra’ and ‘Clean with Passion for Now’ mark one of the best months for Korean TV on Netflix this year

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Television
Dengue fever accounts for third of all cases of contagious disease contracted abroad: KCDC

Dengue fever accounted for a third of all contagious diseases contracted by people entering South Korea from abroad, a state report said Sunday.According to the findings by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were a total of 529 people diagnosed with infectious disease in 2017, with 171 cases involving the fever caused by the dengue virus transmitted by mosquitoes. (Yonhap)The disease is mostly found in tropical climates and is not indigenous to South Korea.The KCDC said

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Social affairs
KBS talk show under fire for ‘glorifying’ Kim Jong-un

‘Tonight, Kim Je-dong’ faces criticism after segment describes NK leader as ‘capable and talented’

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Politics
ICT exports in actual figures fall short of projection

South Korea's actual exports in the information and communications technology sector fall way short of the projected amount the government has announced, a report submitted for parliamentary audit showed Monday.Some $2.51 billion worth of ICT exports were expected from 2014-2018 through consultation sessions held both at home and abroad, according to the report from the Ministry of Science and ICT. The government spent 10.04 billion won ($8.94 million) to support the consultations during the per

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Technology
Normal operations resume on KTX Gangneung line 3 days after derailment accident

Normal operations resumed on the KTX bullet train Gangneung line three days after a derailment accident, the Korea Railroad Corp. said Monday.The public railway operator said the first train departed Gangneung, about 240 kilometers east of Seoul, at 5:30 a.m. (Yonhap)The normalization comes after a KTX train with 198 passengers that was left for Seoul derailed five minutes after leaving Gangneung station early Saturday morning. The incident resulted in 16 people getting injured. Since the derail

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Social affairs
S. Koreans embark on trip to N. Korea for talks on forestry cooperation

A group of South Korean officials and experts embarked on a trip to North Korea on Monday for talks on forestry cooperation.A 10-member team led by Lim Sang-seop, a senior official with the Korea Forestry Service, left for Beijing early in the day from which it will fly to the North on Tuesday for a three-day stay in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)The trip is part of efforts to implement an agreement reached in October to jointly combat pine tree pests and other forestry diseases until March next year, the

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North Korea
N. Korea on diplomatic offensive indicates desperation: experts

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s trips to the communist state’s allies -- China, Syria and Vietnam -- show the North’s desperation amid stalled denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington, experts say. Ri met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday for talks, during which Xi reaffirmed his country’s strong relations with Pyongyang, North Korea’s state-run media reported Sunday.Xi was quoted as saying by North Korea’s state-run media that he regards Pyongyang-Beijing tie

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North Korea
Trump wants South Korea to double funding for US troops: report

US President Donald Trump is reportedly demanding South Korea pay as much as double its current funding for American troops stationed in South Korea, as Seoul and Washington negotiate how to shoulder defense costs in the coming years. (Joint Press Corps)The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump wants South Korea to pay roughly double the current amount, equivalent to $1.6 billion per year for the next five years, citing people familiar with the talks. Other sources cited in the report say the

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