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Samsung dominates 2020 foldable smartphone market: reportTechnologyMar 9, 2021Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone vendor, was the dominant player in the global foldable smartphone market last year, a report showed Tuesday, with its leading status expected t... -
Samsung to reclaim No. 1 spot in Q1 smartphone production: reportTechnologyMar 9, 2021Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to recapture the top spot in global smartphone production in the first quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday, with the release of its new flagship smartphon... -
Moon calls for speedy housing supply despite LH land speculation scandalPoliticsMar 9, 2021President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Tuesday for the government to go ahead with plans to expand the housing supply in spite of alleged speculative land purchases by employees of the state housing... -
S. Korea to begin memorial wall construction in Washington to honor Korean War veteransForeign affairsMar 9, 2021South Korea plans to hold a ceremony to break ground for the construction of a memorial wall in Washington later this year to honor US veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans affa... -
Preorders for BLACKPINK member Rose's debut solo album tops 400,000K-popMar 9, 2021K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Rose's upcoming solo album has sold 400,000 units in global preorders, the singer's management agency said Tuesday. The number comes in just four days since the com... -
Bond issuance soars in Feb.MoneyMar 9, 2021Bond issuance in South Korea rose by more than 11 trillion won in February from the previous month due mainly to increased state and corporate debt sales, industry data showed Tuesday. The value of ... -
S. Korea, US supposed to stage joint outdoor drills throughout year: defense ministryDefenseMar 9, 2021South Korea and the United States are supposed to stage combined outdoor military drills throughout the year, not during specific periods of time, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday. Ministry spo... -
Ministry finalizes guidelines on leafleting ban to clarify scope of applicationNorth KoreaMar 9, 2021The unification ministry on Tuesday announced finalized guidelines on a legislated ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea in an effort to ensure better interpretation of the law. Th... -
Sluggish job market weighs on S. Korea's economic recovery: KDIEconomyMar 9, 2021South Korea's economic activity remains stagnant as the country has continued to suffer heavy job losses despite improving consumption and robust exports, a state-run think tank said Tuesday. Revive... -
Private education spending slips in 2020 amid pandemicSocial affairsMar 9, 2021Spending on private education for children declined nearly 12 percent last year amid the fallout of the pandemic, data showed Tuesday. Total expenditures on private education for primary, middle and... -
S. Korea to revitalize agricultural segment by lifting set of regulationsEconomyMar 9, 2021South Korea said Tuesday it plans to lift a set of regulations in the agricultural sector to harness more state-of-the-art technologies and foster new growth engines for the industry. Under the blue... -
Samsung Heavy bags w794b order for 5 container shipsIndustryMar 9, 2021Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Tuesday that it has obtained a 794 billion-won ($695 million) order from an Asian company. Under the deal to build five 15,000-twenty foot equivalent unit (TEU) con... -
Korea Shipbuilding wins w835b orders for 8 shipsEconomyMar 9, 2021Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Tuesday that it has signed a combined 835 billion won ($731 million) worth of orders from Liberia, Oceania and Europe to build eight ships. The ord... -
Police arrest 40 members of drug trafficking ringSocial affairsMar 9, 2021Police said Tuesday they have arrested about 40 members of a drug trafficking ring including its key figure. They were found to have smuggled methamphetamine from Cambodia and other Southeast Asian ... -
Haemi martyrdom shrine proclaimed as Vatican's int'l pilgrimage siteSocial affairsMar 9, 2021The Haemi Martyrdom Holy Ground, a Catholic sacred place in Seosan, central South Korea, has been proclaimed as an official international pilgrimage site by the Vatican, the city government said Tues...
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