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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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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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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Park arrives in Laos to attend ASEAN, EAS summits
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Laos on Tuesday to attend a series of summits with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where she is expected to call for stronger international unity against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.Her four-day visit to the Laotian capital of Vientiane comes amid Pyongyang's continued provocations, including Monday's launch of three mid-range ballistic missiles. It is the third and last leg of her three-nation trip that also to
Foreign AffairsSept. 6, 2016
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Korea's economic recovery still remains stuttering: think tank
The South Korean economy is experiencing feeble recovery momentum in recent months as exports and facility investment continue to falter amid a slowdown in domestic consumption, a state-run think tank said Tuesday."Other than the rapid increase in construction investment, overall economic activities have shown little signs of improvement," the Korea Development Institute said in its monthly evaluation of the country's economic conditions."With the expiry of the excise tax cut, retail sales moder
Sept. 6, 2016
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Korean rhythmic gymnast to perform with Rio Olympics champion in local show
Son Yeon-jae will perform with the world's top rhythmic gymnasts, including the Rio Olympics gold medalist, at a local rhythmic gymnastics gala show next week, her agency said Tuesday.Galaxia SM said Son and Margarita Mamun, the Russian who won the individual all-around title at the Rio Games, will perform at an event named "Rhythmic All Stars 2016." It will be staged at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 16 and 17.The agency said world No. 3 Alexandra Soldatova of Russia will
Olympic GamesSept. 6, 2016
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LG Electronics to unveil new smartphone V20 Wednesday
LG Electronics Inc. will unveil a new premium smartphone this week as it seeks to revive its struggling handset business. The V20 smartphone, to be announced on Wednesday in Seoul, is the first smartphone in the world to run on Google's latest Android mobile operating system called "Nougat." A teaser image of the LG V20 (Yonhap file photo)Following disappointing sales of another premium smartphone, the G5, earlier this year, LG's handset business division posted its fifth consecutive quarterly
TechnologySept. 6, 2016
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Stars mull fourth Bridget Jones film at London premiere
LONDON (AFP) - The stars of “Bridget Jones's Baby” took to the pink carpet on Monday for the film’s London premiere, contemplating shooting another episode in the misadventures of cinema‘s most hapless singleton.Crowds gathered in Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the cast of the third Bridget Jones film, in which Renee Zellweger plays the disaster-prone, chardonnay-swigging heroine.Ahead of the screening Zellweger suggested she would be open to a fourth film in the series. “I think it woul
FilmSept. 6, 2016
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Toronto film festival looks back at US politics
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - The race for the Oscars intensifies this week at the Toronto film festival, where a spotlight will be shined on American politics, youth radicalization, racism, feminism and alien arrivals.Nearly 400 feature and short films from 83 countries will be screened at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, the largest such event in North America, which opens Thursday and runs through Sept.18.The event is crucial for Oscar-conscious studios and distributors, attracting hun
FilmSept. 6, 2016
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The biggest what? Dubai seeks glory in obscure world records
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The 6,148 whiskey shots perched atop glasses of energy drink waited for the push that might send them tumbling into the record books -- just another night in Dubai, and another chance to make a certain kind of history.Superlatives like “the world's biggest” and “the world’s first” are almost as ubiquitous as the skyscrapers and mega-projects that have come to define this city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, home to the tallest building and the busiest internati
CultureSept. 6, 2016
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Big Bang to appear on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’
In line with the 10th anniversary of its debut, K-pop global sensation Big Bang will appear on the upcoming episode of CNN’s “Talk Asia,” the group’s management company YG Entertainment said Monday. The weekly program features in-depth conversations with prominent social, political and cultural leaders. It has interviewed individuals such as former Korean ice skater Kim Yun-a, Filipino professional boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao and Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. In anticipation
PerformanceSept. 6, 2016