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• Technology

  

  How Facebook addresses beautification controversy

  Facebook art producer Gulaya Pizarro says company takes great care to stop biased beauty standards from infecting new camera technologies

• Technology

  

  LG launches world’s first capsule-type beer brewing machine

  LG Electronics announced on Tuesday the commercial launch of the world’s first capsule-type automated beer maker in line with the growing home-brewing trend. The LG HomeBrew machine will be rolled out with a retail price tag of 3.99 million won ($3,390) in South Korea, including the price of receiving after-sales service for up to three years and 10-year warranty for the core inverter compressor. After inserting one capsule and water into the double-metal cylindrical machine, consumers can

• Travel

  

  Korail launches travel package to Chuncheon for foreigners

  Korail is launching a travel package deal for foreigners that includes a round-trip train ticket, a taxi ride and admission to major tourist spots in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. According to Korail, the “Dream Tour Cheongchun” package, which will be launched Saturday, will operate until the end of the year. It was jointly developed by the state-run railroad service, Gangwon Province and Chuncheon City.Priced at 36,000 won ($30.50) per person on weekdays and 44,000 won on weekends, t

• Technology

  

  SKT launches 5G roaming service in Switzerland

   　After South Korea became the first country to launch commercial services of the 5G wireless network in April, the country’s biggest mobile carrier has taken it a step further by working with a Swiss counterpart to launch international roaming service on the platform. 　SK Telecom announced Tuesday that it will launch “the world’s first” 5G roaming service with Switzerland’s biggest mobile carrier, Swisscom. Those visiting Switzerland will be able to use the se

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  Foreign Policy

  Cheong Wa Dae: Japan's arbitration process offer unacceptable

  A couple of days ahead of the deadline set by Japan for South Korea to respond to its offer of a formal arbitration process over historical disputes, the office of President Moon Jae-in made clear Tuesday that it won't accept the call.Cheong Wa Dae’s stern stance came amid Tokyo‘s threat of additional trade measures against South Korean companies. It heralds a possible deepening of the rift between the neighboring countries.　"There’s no change in the government‘s pos

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  North Korea

  N. Korean envoy seems alive despite report of execution: S. Korea‘s spy agency

  　A North Korean nuclear negotiator, reported to have been executed as punishment for the failed summit in Hanoi with the United States, appears to be alive, South Korea‘s state intelligence agency told lawmakers here Tuesday.　　Citing multiple sources, a Seoul-based newspaper reported in late May that the negotiator, Kim Hyok-chol, had been executed by gunshot in a purge by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of some officials involved in preparations for his Hanoi meeting with U.S. President D

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  North Korea

  N.K. says planned S. Korea-U.S. military drill will affect working-level nuclear talks

  North Korea warned Tuesday that the agreed-upon resumption of working-level nuclear talks with the United States would be affected if the U.S. goes ahead with joint military exercises with South Korea.A spokesman of the North‘s foreign ministry made the remark, referring to the 19-2 Dong Maeng exercise slated for next month.The remark indicates the North could reconsider the agreement to resume working-level talks if the planned exercise takes place. The North has long denounced such exerc

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  Foreign Policy

  New top U.S. diplomat for East Asia visits Seoul

  David Stilwell, the new top U.S. diplomat for East Asia policy, arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for talks with top Seoul officials over the bilateral alliance and ongoing diplomacy for North Korea‘s denuclearization.The three-day visit by the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs came amid rising tensions between Seoul and Tokyo over the latter’s recent export restrictions, which are seen as a retaliatory step following last year‘s top court rulings

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  Defense

  2 Japanese defense attaches recalled after secretly obtaining military secrets: report

  Two Japanese defense attaches in South Korea have returned back to their home country after they were found to have obtained classified military information, a local daily reported Tuesday. According to Dong-A Ilbo, the Japanese defense attaches obtained 54 classified military documents on information related to North Korea from a former official of the Korea Defense Intelligence Command and 20 documents from a North Korean defector.  Following the prosecution’s indictment of the info

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  Arts&Design

  Seo Dong-joo wins 2019 LMoA Young Artist Award

  Artist Seo Dong-joo has won the 2019 LMoA Young Artist Award, the Lotte Museum of Art’s annual award for an up-and-coming artist in South Korea. Seo, the winner of the inaugural award, will be given 20 million won ($16,949) toward his next projects. He will also hold a preview exhibition later this year at the Lotte Museum of Art, where he will introduce new works. Next year, Seo will have two separate exhibitions where his new and past works will be shown. Seo, 37, received a bachelor&rsq

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  World News

  UN: 464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017

  　A UN report says some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks.　The Global Study on Homicide 2919, published Monday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, also had good news. 　While the total number of people who suffered violent deaths has increased over 25 years, the global population has grown faster, so the risk of being killed in a homicide has declined.　The report says there were 7.2 homicides per 100,

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  Travel

  Sol Beach Hotel & Resort Jindo opens

  Sol Beach Hotel & Resort Jindo, Daemyung Resort’s latest and 17th resort branch, is opening on Friday. Located in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, it is the third of Daemyung’s Sol Beach brand, which is themed as a beachside resort. This particular resort is themed after the Provence region of southeastern France, which sits by the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea. The new resort has 576 guest rooms, four restaurants, a cafe, five ballrooms, and an infinity pool.The hotel section ha

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  Columnists

  Improving relations between South Korea and Japan

  South Korea and Japan are at it again. On July 1, the Japanese government decided to restrict exports to South Korea of three products used in semiconductor and smartphone manufacturing. It argued that the products could be used for making weapons if they fell into North Korean hands. The action caused an uproar in South Korea, and people accused Japan of using the issue to weaken the Korean economy. Neither country appears willing to negotiate a solution to address complaints on both sides.Rela

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  Columnists

  Five things we should do to overcome crisis

  Watching Korea helplessly caught in the vortex of international crises and domestic turbulence these days, one cannot but ponder how Korea can survive in these difficult times. Of course, it will not be easy to overcome the hardship, and yet we should try hard to survive and even thrive, turning the crisis into an opportunity. What, then, should we do? First, we should promote and maintain good relationships with neighboring countries and allies, especially with Japan and the United States. This

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OPINION

• Columnists

  

  Improving relations between South Korea and Japan

  South Korea and Japan are at it again. On July 1, the Japanese government decided to restrict exports to South Korea of three products used in semiconductor and smartphone manufacturing. It argued that the products could be used for making weapons if they fell into North Korean hands. The action caused an uproar in South Korea, and people accused Japan of using the issue to weaken the Korean economy. Neither country appears willing to negotiate a solution to address complaints on both sides.Rela

• Columnists

  

  Five things we should do to overcome crisis

  Watching Korea helplessly caught in the vortex of international crises and domestic turbulence these days, one cannot but ponder how Korea can survive in these difficult times. Of course, it will not be easy to overcome the hardship, and yet we should try hard to survive and even thrive, turning the crisis into an opportunity. What, then, should we do? First, we should promote and maintain good relationships with neighboring countries and allies, especially with Japan and the United States. This

THE INVESTOR

• Mobile & Internet

  

  Netmarble shares weighed down by double whammy

  For South Korea’s leading mobile game maker, Netmarble, when it rains, it pours. When it came out with BTS World, a story-based mobile game in which players become BTS’ managers -- responsible for growing the K-pop band and promoting its music -- the market got excited. When Beijing granted licenses to overseas game makers after a 13-month hiatus in April, it also raised investors’ hopes that Netmarble might release new games on the world’s largest market. And then the mo

• Retail & Consumer

  

  Cafe24 provides Vietnamese language service to online shopping platform operators

  South Korean e-commerce platform builder cafe24 announced on July 16 that it has started providing Vietnamese language service to its online shopping platform operators.“The Vietnamese e-commerce market is growing fast. Also due to Hallyu, more Vietnamese customers are demanding Korean products,” cafe24 CEO Lee Jae-suk said in a statement. According to research from the Korea International Trade Association, over 90 percent of Vietnamese customers have experience buying more tha

• Startups & Investors

  

  Why this Korean startup sees YouTube as its biggest competitor

  If you’re dying to boast how good you are at meeting new goals and even get paid for it, check out South Korea’s new app Chlngers -- pronounced as “challengers.” Chlngers was launched only seven months ago by Seoul-based startup Whitecube. As of July 14, it has attracted 200,000 downloads and 130,000 users. Considering how hard it is to get people to download new apps, this is more than promising. Whitecube was founded by Choi Hyuk-joon and three others who started a club

• Startups & Investors

  

  Kakao Ventures invests in AI data platform

  Kakao Ventures, an early-stage focused venture capital firm based in South Korea, said on July 16 that it has invested 400 million won ($339,000) in cloud-based artificial intelligence data platform SelectStar. SelectStar collects and analyzes data via its app Cash Mission in which users get rewards for their tasks. The results of missions are collected as data and verified through AI technology and then used to provide services to corporate clients. The company has so far served more than 30 co

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  Meet songwriting duo behind Red Velvet’s ‘Zimzalabim’

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  Playlist: A look back at EXO’s history through 10 songs

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  Super Junior’s Kyuhyun would choose Changmin as travel buddy

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• Finance

  

  Mirae Asset stands tall on Wall St. amid strong rivals

• More sports

  

  Diver Woo Ha-ram eyes 1st medal after strong performance in preliminaries

• Life&Style

  

  Chef goes on shining without star

• Industry

  

  RISE co-host Paddy Cosgrave says in-app translation service may bring more CEOs onstage

PHOTO NEWS

• Culture

  

  Making science fun for kids

  With the summer vacation season now upon us, parents with school-aged children can visit city-run science centers for kids instead of crowded indoor playgrounds and shopping malls. The Seoul Metropolitan Government runs a center in Hagye-dong, Nowon-gu, where children and teens can have fun learning about science. The Seoul Science Center is a three-story building on 12,330 square meters of land, with four exhibition halls. It is the first city-run science museum in the northern part of the city

VIDEO

• Food

  

  Behind jewelry shops, pairing pork, kimchi and oysters in Jongno

• Food

  

  Tender, sweet spareribs at Seongsu-dong

• Social affairs

  

  Partisanship pauses for Lee Hee-ho’s funeral

• Industry

  

  Big buyer NHIS signals real estate market trend shift

FEATURES

• Technology

  

  KT seeks to leverage 5G tech in global fight against diseases

  　After South Korea became the first country to launch commercial service for the fifth-generation network in April, hopes are high that the hyperspeed network will transform everyday lives. 　Ranging from ultrafast downloading of lengthy movies to driving autonomous vehicles on connected urban highways, the 5G network is expected to enable futuristic technologies. 　With telecom companies around the world seeking to maximize benefits of the advanced network technology, Korea’s leading mobile

• Social affairs

  

  Working-age population falls to 2013 level

  SEJONG -- South Koreans have expressed significant fears about the nation’s workforce and growth potential in the coming decades, and it appears that recent demographic changes lend weight to those concerns.Two or three years ago, people aged between 15 and 64 began declining in number after a long period of continuous growth.People in this age group are classified as members of the working-age population, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development criteria. At pres

• Industry

  

  Korea vitalizes redeveloping harbors on 3 sides

  SEJONG -- Earlier this year, South Korea pledged to foster “smart harbors” across the country as part of a move in a variety of sectors preparing for the coming era of the “fourth industrial revolution.”The futuristic harbors will likely be equipped with state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things and robotics, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.Officials said the project’s focus will be 31 harbors designated

• Industry

  

  LG’s health unit eyes acquisition of biopharma Hugel

  LG Household & Health Care, an affiliate of LG Group that manufactures cosmetics and household goods, has considered acquiring South Korean botulinum toxin maker Hugel as part of efforts to expand its “cosmeceutical” business, sources told The Korea Herald on Sunday. The LG affiliate was seeking financial investors early this year to acquire the domestic biopharmaceutical firm, which is developing patch-type BTX, an innovative alternative to the conventional injection form of the