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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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Korea unveils plan to raze Pyongyang in case of signs of nuclear attack
South Korea has already developed a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital of Pyongyang through intensive bombing in case the North shows any signs of a nuclear attack, a military source in Seoul said Sunday."Every Pyongyang district, particularly where the North Korean leadership is possibly hidden, will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosive shells as soon as the North shows any signs of using a nuclear weapon. In other words, the North's capital city will be red
DefenseSept. 11, 2016
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US aircraft carrier to take part in Korean drills in mid-Oct.
The United States plans to dispatch a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea next month in a show of force to deter further military provocations by North Korea following its latest nuclear test, a military official here said Sunday.The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the flagship of the Yokosuka, Japan-based Carrier Strike Group Five of the US Navy, will sail to South Korea's Yellow and South Seas to participate in a joint naval exercise with South Korea, slated for Oct. 10-15, the officia
DefenseSept. 11, 2016
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S. Korea, China to maintain communication, cooperate on N. Korea issue
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and China agreed to communicate and work with each other in regards to North Korea's nuclear ambitions that were again highlighted by Pyongyang's latest nuke test, the foreign ministry here said Saturday.Kim Hong-kyun, Seoul's special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at the foreign ministry, spoke with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei on the phone and discussed countermeasures in response to the North's fifth nuclear test conducted
North KoreaSept. 11, 2016
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Fire at construction site kills 4 workers
Four people were killed Saturday after a fire broke out at a construction site in the western city of Gimpo, rescue workers said.The fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. at the construction site of a residential building here, according to officials from the Gimpo fire station.What exactly started the fire will be determined through a later investigation, but the officials believe exposed insulation may have caught sparks from a welder as workers at the construction site have said they were welding
Social AffairsSept. 10, 2016
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Stronger sanctions necessary against N. Korea: foreign minister
More and stronger sanctions should be in place against North Korea as its nuclear capability has been upgraded in the past decade, South Korea's top diplomat said Saturday, calling on the international community to make concerted efforts to put further pressure on the communist state.His remarks came as Pyongyang conducted its nuclear test in its northeastern region early Friday claiming that its detonation test was "successful."“Over the past decade, North Korea's nuclear capability has highl
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Galaxy Note 7 users advised to stop due to fire risk
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones, on Saturday urged local users of its Galaxy Note 7 to stop using the phablet as the company is recalling its flagship smartphone due to a battery problem.In an online statement, Samsung said Galaxy Note 7 users are advised to visit its service centers nationwide to exchange their phones for other Samsung smartphones before receiving a new Galaxy Note 7 with a safe battery from Sept. 19. (Yonhap)Earlier this month, Samsung
IndustrySept. 10, 2016
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US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
The United States and Russia early Saturday announced a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed a week later by an unlikely new military partnership targeting the Islamic State and al-Qaida as well as the establishment of new limits on President Bashar Assad's forces.After a daylong final negotiating session in Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry said shortly after midnight Saturday that the plan could reduce violence in Syria and l
World NewsSept. 10, 2016
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S. Korea, US start to look for traces of N. Korea's nuclear test
South Korea and the United States on Saturday started their search for any traces, including radionuclides or radioactive materials such as xenon, that could come from North Korea's latest nuclear test, military officials said.North Korea conducted its fifth and largest-yet nuclear test in its northeastern region early Friday, sending ripples through the international community.“The investigation team will engage in collecting and analyzing radionuclide exposure in the water and atmosphere,” a m
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping allowed to unload cargo at US ports
Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. was given provisional court protection in the US on Friday to unload cargo at some ports without worrying about its ships being seized by its creditors, industry sources said Saturday.Hanjin Shipping, currently under receivership in South Korea, has sought court protection in the US as four of its ships have been stranded off the coast of the US out of fears that they will be seized by creditors.According to the sources, US Bankruptcy Judge John K. Sherwood on F
IndustrySept. 10, 2016
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Park says N. Korean leader uncontrollable, calls for stronger U.S. extended deterrence
President Park Geun-hye on Friday excoriated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the country’s fifth nuclear test, calling him "uncontrollable" and stressing the need to strengthen the U.S. extended deterrence.During a meeting of top security and foreign policy officials, Park underscored that the communist state's evolving nuclear threats are "urgent and existential" for South Korea, and that the international community's response to them must be "diametrically different" from what it has been
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Carter calls for ramping up pressure on N. Korea
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter called for ramping up pressure on North Korea and stressed the importance of China’s role in reining in the provocative regime after Pyongyang carried out its fifth nuclear test.“This nuclear test constitutes a direct challenge to the entire international community. It is another destabilizing and provocative act by North Korea that further heightens anxiety on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the vital Asia-Pacific region,”Carter said during a visit to Oslo, a
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Clinton: Time for ‘rethinking’ of US approach to North Korea
Hillary Clinton said Friday it was time for a “rethinking” of America’s strategy for North Korea following the regime’s latest test of a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump’s campaign chief, meanwhile, refused to outline the Republican presidential candidate’s plans for defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Speaking after meeting with a bipartisan group of national security experts in New York, the former secretary of state said she would seek to impose tougher sanctions on the communist nation. Sh
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Obama warns of new sanctions after N. Korea nuclear test
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to push for new international sanctions in retaliation for the “grave threat” posed by North Korea’s latest nuclear test.The US leader consulted by telephone with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following news of the reclusive country’s fifth and most powerful test.“We agreed to work with the UN Security Council, our other Six-Party partners, and the international community to vigorously implement existing measures i
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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Timeline of North Korea nuclear tensions
The Latest on North Korea's nuclear test7:30 a.m.The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea's latest nuclear test and says it will start discussions on “significant measures'' against Pyongyang including new sanctions.The council quickly agreed to a press statement after an emergency closed-door meeting late Friday afternoon called by the United States, Japan and South Korea. Just three days ago, the council condemned the North's latest ballistic missile test.In Friday's statem
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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UN Security Council condemns NK nuclear test, vows to begin work immediately on sanctions resolution
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea's fifth nuclear test and pledged to begin work immediately to put together a new resolution of sanctions punishing the communist nation.“The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a clear violation and a flagrant disregard of Security Council resolution,” Security Council president and New Zealand Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen told reporters after urgent discussions, reading a press statement.“The me
North KoreaSept. 10, 2016
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N.K. nuke test strengthens case for stronger global unity, anti-Pyongyang sanctions
North Korea's surprise nuclear test this week has further strengthened the rationale for stronger international unity and tougher sanctions against the provocative state, analysts here said Friday.President Park Geun-hye cut short her overseas trip to take care of the aftermath of the North's fifth nuclear test, but her summit diplomacy helped create fresh momentum for global efforts to pressure Pyongyang into renouncing its nuclear and missile programs, observers said."Pyongyang's nuclear test,
North KoreaSept. 9, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. underline need for 'tough' action against N.K.
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States agreed on the need for "swift" and "tough" measures against North Korea, promising to closely cooperate in making Pyongyang give up its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at the foreign ministry, held talks with his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim via phone and exchanged views on necessary steps in response to the North'
North KoreaSept. 9, 2016