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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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Tumbler market shows exceptional growth
Sales of insulated cups and tumblers have jumped at a fast pace in South Korea on the back of increased demand for coffee and changes in consumer pattern, industry analysts said Tuesday.Thermos LLC, a global manufacturer of insulated cups and tumblers, said it has logged an annual 30-percent sales jump here since establishing a local company in 2011.Founded in 1904, Thermos is now operating in about 120 countries, including Japan and Canada, and capable of producing more than 60 million insulate
IndustrySept. 20, 2016
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At least 40 N. Korean overseas workers dead amid worsening work conditions
At least 40 North Korean overseas workers have died so far this year in work-related accidents and suicides following greater pressure by Pyongyang on its people to send back more money, a report said Tuesday.Workplace accidents in foreign countries like Russia, China and Angola, as well as suicides and diseases resulted in the high death toll, a report on human rights conditions of North Korean workers abroad showed. The data was exclusively obtained by Yonhap News Agency."Excessive labor, insu
North KoreaSept. 20, 2016
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US investigators fail to find link between car fire and Galaxy Note 7
The American authorities have failed to find a causal relation between a controversial car fire in Florida on Sept. 5 and its owner's Galaxy Note 7, a US newspaper reported on Monday, in the latest development that may vindicate Samsung Electronics' position in its ongoing global recall of the smartphones.According to the US media report, the exact cause of the Sept. 5 fire that ripped through a car with a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone reportedly being left inside in St. Petersburg, a southeastern ci
TechnologySept. 20, 2016
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N. Korean workers in Russia clash with locals in Vladivostok: report
A group of North Korean workers in Russia clashed with their Russian counterparts at a shipyard in Vladivostok over construction materials, a US-based news media report said Tuesday.According to Radio Free Asia, dozens of North Korean workers were seen engaging in a fight with Russian laborers in a video clip released by the Russia's Far East news portal Deita.The 26-second video showed the North Koreans hurling abuses at the Russians with some strangling and kicking them. The incident occurred
North KoreaSept. 20, 2016
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Korea's GDP per capita to top $30,000 in 2018: report
South Korea will likely see its gross domestic product per capita touch the landmark $30,000 level in 2018, a parliamentary report predicted Tuesday.If the $30,000 plateau is attained in two years, it will have taken 12 years since South Korea reached the $20,000 level in 2006.Other leading economies of the world have spent 8.2 years on average in raising their per capita income from $20,000 to $30,000.Switzerland needed only two years to make the jump and Japan spent five years, while it took 1
Sept. 20, 2016
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Gov't to require earthquake-proof designs for smaller buildings
All new buildings in South Korea that are higher than one story will be required to be earthquake-resistant from next year, while those with 16 floors or more must have their earthquake-proof designs verified, the government said Tuesday.The measure was set following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the nation's southeastern region on Sept. 12, the most powerful tremor to be recorded here, and the nearly 400 aftershocks since.The region was again struck by an aftershock measuring magnitude 4.
Social AffairsSept. 20, 2016
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Tax revisions to result in 4.7 tln won in additional corporate tax: report
Local businesses are expected to pay an additional 4.7 trillion won ($4.2 billion) per year in corporate tax due to tax revisions over the past four years, a study showed Tuesday, amid growing calls from the opposition bloc to further hike corporate tax.Since the incumbent administration came into office in early 2012, the government has enacted 14 separate revisions to various tax-related laws that have resulted in a significant increase in the amount paid by local firms, according to the Feder
Sept. 20, 2016
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Number of Koreans living abroad affected by accidents, crimes on the rise
The number of South Korean nationals living abroad who have been affected by accidents and crimes has spiked over the past five years, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.According to data submitted by the ministry to the National Assembly, 8,298 South Koreans were involved in accidents and crimes in 2015, up 86.1 percent from what was tallied in 2011.The number also remained high this year, with 4,136 Koreans involved in such cases as theft, murders, and traffic accidents as of Aug. 2. Of this ye
Social AffairsSept. 20, 2016
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Over 800 traffic law violations committed by foreign diplomats in 5 yrs: data
More than 800 traffic law violations by foreign diplomats stationed in South Korea have been reported over the past five years, with Russian diplomats accounting for the largest proportion, police data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by the National Policy Agency, a total of 838 traffic violations by foreign diplomats have been reported from 2011 to now. Russian diplomats broke traffic laws in 107 cases during the cited period, the largest number by any group stationed in the count
Social AffairsSept. 20, 2016