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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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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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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Assembly manages to reopen session for extra budget
The National Assembly managed to reopen the plenary session on Friday evening to pass the 11 trillion won ($9.8 billion) supplementary budget, after an overnight protest and boycott by the ruling Saenuri Party over the speaker’s controversial remarks.Speaker Chung Sye-kyun and Saenuri floor leader Rep. Chung Jin-suk agreed after hours of confrontation to prioritize the passage of the budget bill over a telephone conversation. Vice speaker Park Joo-sun was chosen to preside over the session in pl
PoliticsSept. 2, 2016
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Building collapse caused by downpour kills 34 in N. Korea: source
A five-story apartment building collapsed in North Korea's northern region after heavy rains and claimed the lives of 34 people, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.The building located in Samjiyon county in Ryanggang Province bordering China collapsed on Wednesday due to a torrential downpour, according to the source, who declined to be identified.Seoul's intelligence agency confirmed that Ryanggang was hit by heavy rains in recent days."We are checking whether 34 North Koreans were k
North KoreaSept. 2, 2016
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Samsung to announce recall of Galaxy Note 7 at 5 p.m.
Samsung Electronics Co. said it will announce the results of its investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 phablet, a few of which caught fire while being charged, and its global recall at its office in Seoul later Friday.The announcement will be made at 5:00 p.m. in Seoul by Koh Dong-jin, head of Samsung's handset business division, the company said. (Yonhap) (Samsung)
TechnologySept. 2, 2016
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Hanwha steps up efforts to curb desertification in China
Hanwha Group is stepping up its efforts to create more forests in Chinese desert areas to prevent desertification and sand dust, officials said Friday.Top officials from the nation’s business conglomerate on Thursday had a tree planting ceremony in Maowusu desert in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwestern part of China. Hanwha Vice President Choi Sun-mok (right) receives an appreciation plaque from an official from the nature reserve agency in Ningxia province Wednesday. (Hanwha Group)A
IndustrySept. 2, 2016
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‘Nothing superior than quantum dot’
BERLIN -- Amid heated rivalry on next-generation TVs, the head of Samsung’s consumer electronics division expressed confidence Thursday in its quantum dot technology that it believes will dominate the market in 10 years.“There’s no display product that excels quantum dots in terms of user environment for TVs,” said Yoon Boo-keun, president and CEO of Samsung’s Consumer Electronics division at a meeting with Korean reporters in Berlin. “We will innovate and develop the technology, and at least fo
TechnologySept. 2, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Pop Music“Andra Day”: American rhythm and blues artist Andra Day, who was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards, will be performing in Korea on Sept. 23 at the Yes 24 Live Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul. The singer-songwriter soul diva, with hit songs like “City Burns,” originally rose to fame with her groove-filled covers of songs by Eminem, Jessie J, Florence and the Machine and Lionel Richie. Her debut LP “Cheers to the Fall,” which contains a rich blend of doo-wop, jazz
PerformanceSept. 2, 2016