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Hyundai Motor Group’s plan to build a new headquarters called Global Business Center, or GBC, as a landmark in southern Seoul still faces bumps after having already undergone decade-long obstacles as it continues struggling with the Soul Metropolitan Government to find common ground on height. The dispute was recently reignited when it was reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Government intended to reject Hyundai Motor’s new plan to build two 55-floor main buildings instead of the ea
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Prosecutors grill pastor involved in Dior bag graft case
A Korean American pastor accused of gifting a luxury Christian Dior handbag valued at 3 million won ($2,210) to first lady Kim Keon Hee in September 2022 was summoned and questioned by prosecutors for the first time Monday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office sought to investigate the motive behind Choi Jae-young’s decision to hand the luxury bag to Kim, while using a spy cam to secretly film the meeting, according to officials. Whether Choi violated the nation’s Improper S
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Kazakhstan needs drones with Korean expertise: vice minister
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Korean NGO vows $10m medical donation to Sudan
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Top prosecutor vows probe into first lady according to principles
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S. Korea to stage drills against large-scale aerial attack
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Yoon proposes law protecting nonunion workers
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Business
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
Samsung Electronics has pledged to increase its annual spending in Vietnam to $1 billion as the Southeast Asian country emerges as a strategic base for manufacturing in the region. According to industry sources on Monday, Samsung Electronics Chief Financial Officer Park Hark-kyu on Thursday met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi to discuss business collaborations. During the meeting, the Samsung CFO noted how the company has invested $22.4 billion in Vietnam so far and share
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[Photo News] Taste of luxury in the sky
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[Photo News] Hankook Tire in Europe
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[H.eco Forum] Orsted drives Taiwan's renewable push with Asia's largest offshore farms
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Seoul shares open almost flat ahead of US inflation data
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Import prices up for 4th month in April on higher oil prices
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Samyang shares soar on upbeat sales of Buldak ramyeon in US
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Life&Culture
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Kimsooja expands Bottari philosophy with vast mirror installation
PARIS, France -- The building in the heart of Paris that once housed the Paris Chamber of Commerce and the Paris Stock Exchange was transformed into a contemporary art museum, the Pinault Collection, in 2021, with renovations by architect Tadao Ando. At the center of the building is a rotunda 29 meters across whose floor is covered a total of 418 mirrors. The mirrors are an installation entitled "To Breathe -- Constellation,” by South Korean artist Kim Soo-ja, who professionally goe
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Rain to meet fans in Korea, Japan
May 14, 2024
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Pianist Baik Kun-woo releases first-ever Mozart album
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[Latest Read] Bora Chung on crafting utopia amid dystopian worlds
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[Herald Review] 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' offers meticulously crafted scenes, layered characters
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[Media Art Now] HWI’s vocals possess ambient but absorptive power
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Herald CEO named chief of foreign language newspaper association
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