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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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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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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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British-American TV series wins top prize in Seoul Drama Awards
The British-American TV series “The Night Manager” on Thursday triumphed and megahit South Korean military romance “Descendants of the Sun” captured three prizes in the local drama category at this year‘s Seoul International Drama Awards. Producers of the series received the Grand Prize at the 11th Seoul International Drama Awards during the ceremony at the KBS Hall in Seoul’s Yeouido. “The Night Manager” is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carre about a former British soldie
TelevisionSept. 8, 2016
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Korea not to ban use of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on planes
South Korea said Thursday it has no plan to ban the use of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy Note 7 on planes following the company’s global recall of the smartphones for battery problems. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that it has been reviewing whether to prevent people from carrying the devices onto planes over concerns they could pose a risk to the operation of flights. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (Samsung Electronics) “We have not seen the need to ban the use of the smartp
TechnologySept. 8, 2016
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Korea, Japan fall short of forging military info sharing
South Korea shied away from forging a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan during talks between the leaders of the two countries in Laos, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The long protracted issue of signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) was discussed during the summit meeting between President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vientiane, on Wednesday, Cho Jung-hyuck, spokesman of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, said during
Diplomatic CircuitSept. 8, 2016
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[Contribution] What is Myeongri theory?
Myeongri theory is a philosophy that studies fortunetelling that has been passed down from ancient times in the East. Just as tarot card readings in the West, Myeongri theory in the East reads the combination of the Chinese sexagenary cycle and yin and yang with Five Elements. It teaches that the logos of the universe resides in the earth, that of earth in humans and that of humans in their bright mind. Therefore, since long ago, because humans and nature coexist in Eastern philosophy, people se
PeopleSept. 8, 2016
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[Graphic News] Cargo transportation hit by Hanjin crisis
Hit by the Hanjin Shipping crisis, the damage of cargo transportation has escalated. According to the Korea International Trade Association, a total of 161 export damage cases have been reported as of late Wednesday. The number is five times higher than when the association started to receive damage reports on Sept. 1. The financial losses are estimated to have reached about $70 million so far, the agency said. By types of damage, ship arrest accounted for the most, with 58 cases, followed by do
IndustrySept. 8, 2016
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Online shopper embezzles corporate funds
An online shopper was handed a one-year suspended sentence with probation Thursday, for allegedly embezzling corporate funds to pay her personal purchases through online shopping. Court records of the Uijengbu District Court in Gyeonggi Province revealed that the 29-year-old bookkeeper took advantage of her access to a corporate bank account. (123rf)The accused had been working at a construction firm since 2009. From April 2010, she started making transactions with the company’s bank account to
Social AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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[Photo News] Spreading Korean language
Asiana Airlines Vice President Cho Young-seok (third from left, back row), Korean Consul General to Almaty Jeon Seung-min (fifth from left, back row) and related officials pose with a group of students learning Korean at a school in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after delivering 3,737 Korean books donated by the company and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. (Asiana Airlines)
IndustrySept. 8, 2016
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[Monitor] Household debt rises in August
South Korea’s household debt rose in August despite the government’s efforts to curb mortgage loans extended by banks, central bank data showed Thursday. The balance of household loans amounted to 682.4 trillion won ($623 billion) as of the end of August, up 8.7 trillion won from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea.
Sept. 8, 2016
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GOT7 to release new album
K-pop boy band GOT7 is getting ready to unveil new releases. The seven-member act is currently working on a new album, scheduled to be announced at the end of the month or beginning of October, the group’s management agency JYP Entertainment told local media outlets Thursday. The upcoming album will be the group’s second studio release after the 11-track album “Identify.” Its lead track “Stop Stop It” received positive reviews globally, landing at No. 4 on Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart.
PerformanceSept. 8, 2016
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Se7en, Lee Da-hae open up on relationship
Singer Se7en, 31, and actress Lee Da-hae, 32, confirmed they have been romantically involved for over a year through their respective agencies, Eleven9 Entertainment and JS Pictures. Local media had previously reported sightings of the two at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The two stars have stood by each other during difficult times, according to Eleven9. Reports say they met through friends, and the actress stood by Se7en when he was investigated in 2013 after visiting a massage parlor allegedl
TelevisionSept. 8, 2016