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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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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Man gets life for murdering two teenage girls
A man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her friend has been sentenced to life, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Wednesday. The high court decision confirmed the previous rulings of the lower courts that had sentenced the man, convicted for killing two teen girls, to life in prison.The 31-year-old man, known only by his surname Lee, met the 18-year-old girl through a dating app and started dating her in October 2015.The teenage girl soon broke-up with Lee which led him to get furious. Ang
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2016
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Controversy-ridden Busan film fest to open next month as scheduled
Busan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest film fest which has for the past two years been mired in controversy with the Busan Metropolitan Government, is set to take place Oct. 6-15 in Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan.The festival’s organizers announced this year’s lineup and addressed the latest developments in the festival’s fight for autonomy at press conferences in Busan and Seoul on Tuesday. “My main focus was that (BIFF) must open this year, and that we must preserve its ide
FilmSept. 7, 2016
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‘La Boheme’ to kick off Daegu opera festival
Giacomo Puccini’s masterful tale of tragic love, “La Boheme” will kick off this year’s 14th annual Daegu International Opera Festival.This year’s opera festival, taking place Oct. 16 to Nov. 5 at the Daegu Opera House in North Gyeongsang Province, will feature the timeless works of Beethoven, Georges Bizet and Christoph Willibald Gluck.Highlights this year include “Fidelio,” a Korea-Germany joint production, “Orfeo ed Euridice,” “Tosca” and the finale program “Carmen,” looking to continue to exp
PerformanceSept. 7, 2016
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Song Joong-ki, Shin Min-a to attend Seoul International Drama Awards
Global K-drama stars Song Joong-ki and Shin Min-a will attend this year’s Seoul International Drama Awards, according to Seoul Drama Awards on Wednesday. Song was in the hit series “Descendants of the Sun,” while Shin was in “Oh My Venus.” “Our hope is that this event, which invites drama lovers from all over the world to share the value of TV dramas, will further raise the global profile of the Korean drama industry,” said the SDA Organizing Committee in a statement. Organized by SDA and the K
TelevisionSept. 7, 2016
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Sistar to collaborate with Italian producer Moroder
K-pop girl group Sistar is collaborating with Italian musician and producer Giorgio Moroder on a special project, according to the group’s management agency Starship Entertainment on Wednesday.An established name in the global music industry, the three-time Academy Award winner received his fourth Grammy Award in 2014 for his contribution to French electronic duo Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” album. In addition to working with international pop icons, Moroder wrote the official anthem for
PerformanceSept. 7, 2016
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AFP opens new bureau in Pyongyang: AFP report
The France-based news wire Agence France-Presse (AFP) announced Wednesday the opening of a new overseas bureau in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. With the opening of the Pyongyang bureau on Tuesday, AFP will primarily provide videos and photos to thousands of clients around the world, the news outlet said in a report dispatched from Pyongyang. AFP is the fourth foreign media company that has established a presence in the isolated country, following the US-based Associated Press, China's X
North KoreaSept. 7, 2016
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[Monitor] 12 of 38 Hanjin firms are ‘zombie’ firms
Among the nation’s top 10 largest conglomerates, Hanjin Group ranked first in percentage of “zombie” firms among its subsidiaries, at 31.6 percent, according to online corporate research firm Chaebul.com. Lotte was found to have the most zombie firms. A zombie firm has paid-in capital already impaired by losses or is unable to cover interest costs with what the company earns.
IndustrySept. 7, 2016
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CCF delegates point to Korea’s modern adaptions of traditional culture
This year's Cultural Communication Forum organized by Corea Image Communication Institute invited 20 leading cultural figures from 18 countries to experience Korean culture and to discuss ways to promote cultural communication across national borders. Following is an excerpt from interviews with some of the delegates who attended the three-day program.Benson PuahAfter building a notable career in hotel construction and management, Benson Puah reached a turning point in his life. “I asked myself,
CultureSept. 7, 2016
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[Photo News] Shinhan branches in Hanoi
Shinhan Bank Vice President Yoon Seung-wook (left), Korean Ambassador to Hanoi Lee Hyuk (center) and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong (fourth from right), director general for finance at the State Bank of Vietnam, hold a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the 16th and 17th Shinhan Bank branches in Hanoi on Tuesday. (Shinhan Bank)
Sept. 7, 2016
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Korean population surpasses 50 million
South Korea’s population reached more than 50 million for the first time last year, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday.After including the population of foreigners residing in Korea, the country’s population stood at around 51.07 million as of Nov.1, 2015, up 2.7 percent from the 49.71 million five years ago.The male population stood at 25.61 million, 150,000 more than the female population.The number of foreigners in Korea also surpassed 1 million for the first time, reaching 1.36 milli
Sept. 7, 2016