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S. Korean rookie upsets reigning US Open champ in Presidents Cup singles

South Korean rookie Im Sung-jae defeated the reigning US Open champion Gary Woodland in the singles match at the Presidents Cup on Sunday, though Im's effort wasn't enough to get his International Te...

Senior diplomats of S. Korea, China, Japan met ahead of trilateral summit

BEIJING -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan met in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu last week to prepare for the countries' trilateral summit later this month, China's forei...

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Foreign Affairs
LG Uplus to invest W2.6tr after takeover of No. 1 cable TV operator

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier, on Sunday said that it plans to invest 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) over the next five years to offer upgraded services after the country's scie...

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Industry
Govt. approves merger of LG Uplus-CJ Hello merger

The merger between South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. and cable and budget phone operator CJ Hello Co. received final approval from the government Sunday in a development that could lead to m...

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Industry
Top US negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks arrives in S. Korea

The top US negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a fresh round of negotiations this week over the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of American tro...

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Defense
2 pending S. Korean WTO complaints affected by dispute-body impasse

Two out of South Korea's six complaints pending at the World Trade Organization will be left in limbo due to the suspended operation of its dispute settlement body, according to a local think tank Su...

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Industry
One-on-one talks between S. Korean, Japanese FMs in Spain seem unlikely: officials

One-on-one talks between S. Korean, Japanese FMs in Spain seem unlikely: officials A bilateral meeting between the top diplomats of South Korea and Japan is unlikely to take place on the sidelines o...

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Foreign Affairs
Samsung to supply 4G, 5G telecom solutions to Canada

Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has won a deal to supply fourth-generation and fifth-generation network equipment to Videotron, a Canadian telecom firm. "Starting in early 2020, Samsung will ...

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Industry
Demand for luxury cars increasing in S. Korea: data

The demand for luxury cars in South Korea increased sharply in 2019 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, despite the overall decrease in the sales of imported cars here. Sales of imported luxury...

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Industry
KT to offer WiFi service with upgraded privacy protection

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunication company, said Sunday its WiFi service will have upgraded security with encryption-based privacy protection technology. KT said it will apply a techno...

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Industry
N. Korea raps officials for 'leadership flaws' amid economic drive

North Korea's cabinet has rapped officials for "flaws" in leadership and strategies that undermine its national push for economic development, urging them to work hard to achieve goals set in a five-...

December 14, 2019
North Korea
N. Korea conducts 'another crucial test' at satellite launch site

North Korea said Saturday that it will use the new technologies it recently tested to develop a strategic weapon to counter the US nuclear threat, escalating tensions with the US ahead of its year-en...

December 14, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Multiple pileups on highway kill at least 7, injure more than 30

Two massive pileups occurred within moments on a highway in the country's southeast early Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 32 others, officials said. The first crash occurred at ...

December 14, 2019
Social affairs
Single-member families account for nearly 30 pct of S. Korean households

The number of one-person families continued to rise last year, accounting for nearly 30 percent of all households in South Korea, amid the fast-spreading trend of people remaining single, government ...

December 14, 2019
Economy
LG honorary chairman dies at age 94

LG Group Honorary Chairman Koo Cha-kyung died Saturday at age 94, the company said. Born in 1925, Koo took the helm at LG at the age of 45 following the death of his father and LG founder, Koo In-hw...

December 14, 2019
Industry

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