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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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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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Toxin fears ramp up consumer complaints in July: data
Widespread fear about toxic substances being found in drinking water has led to a spike in consumer complaints regarding water purifiers in July, according to data from the Korea Consumer Agency Monday.The agency released numbers from its consumer call centers for July, showing that 2,100 people called in with questions about water purifier rentals, making up approximately 3 percent of all consumer complaints.Over one-fourth of those complaints were concerned with ending rental contracts of prob
IndustryAug. 29, 2016
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New NK kidnap warnings sent on S. Koreans in China
The South Korean Embassy in Beijing has warned its citizens in China about the possibility of an attack or abduction attempt by North Korean agents amid growing safety concerns following recent high-profile defections, Seoul officials said Monday. Since late July, Seoul and the South Korean Embassy in China have issued a multitude of safety and travel advisories for those who live or plan to visit regions near the North Korea-Chinese border. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to have is
North KoreaAug. 29, 2016
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DSME bribed chief news editor: lawmaker
A lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party claimed Monday that troubledSong Hee-young, chief editor of Chosun Ilbo (Yonhap)shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering sent the chief editor of a top local daily on a luxurious overseas tour, apparently seeking favorable news coverage.According to Rep. Kim Jin-tae, the chief journalist was Song Hee-young, the chief editor at South Korea’s top daily newspaper Chosun Ilbo. Song allegedly went on a tour in 2011 involving a private jet flight, yac
PoliticsAug. 29, 2016
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[Contribution] Financial order established by tackling illegal practices
The Financial Supervisory Service recently announced that 77 scammers were arrested in collaboration with police. The scammers pocketed approximately 150 billion won ($133.6 million) by cheating individual investors with the promise of high returns -- as much as 230 percent. Most fraud victims were housewives or retirees in their 60s or 70s. They pursued relatively higher interest rates in a low interest rate environment. Lured by the scammers, they ended up losing considerable amounts of money
Aug. 29, 2016
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Exports of Hallyu-related consumer goods rise 15.2% in H1
Consumer goods related to Korean pop culture were a bright spot in this year’s exports so far, rising 15.2 percent in the first half of 2016, data showed Monday.According to a report from the Korea International Trade Association’s Institute for International Trade, exports of Hallyu-related consumer goods rose for both emerging and advanced markets. (KBS2)The basket of so-called “K-consumer goods” includes food, pharmaceutical, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and sports products whose exports can
IndustryAug. 29, 2016
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Saenuri hawks renew call for nuclear submarine after NK SLBM launch
Ruling party lawmakers have renewed calls to deploy nuclear-powered submarines on the battlefront, refueling debate about using the advanced weapons against North Korean ballistic missile threats.The communist state marked its first successful firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile last week, undermining South Korea’s resolve to neutralize threats via land-based missile defense systems.“The SLBM launch is a grave threat not only to South Korea, but also to the security of Northeast Asi
DefenseAug. 29, 2016
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Views mixed over house prices growth
Measures announced by the government last week to curb the country’s soaring household debt showed the dilemma policymakers face in handling the local housing market.The government plans to reduce the supply of new apartments and residential plots by the state-funded Korea Land and Housing Corp. in a bid to hold down mortgage loans seen as the main culprit for the rapid increase in household debt.But it stopped short of implementing more effective and fundamental measures to cut borrowing by hom
Aug. 29, 2016
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‘Majority of female doctors pressured not to get pregnant'
About 70 percent of South Korean female resident physicians, as well as 40 percent of women nurses are pressured not to get pregnant by their employers to minimize the number of workers on maternity leave, a report by a local human rights watchdog showed Monday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said it is issuing recommendations to the Ministry of Health and Welfare as well as the Ministry of Employment and Labor to improve working conditions for female health care workers to preven
Social AffairsAug. 29, 2016
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[INTERVIEW] ‘Public art should be defined by citizens’
Citizens are perhaps the most important factor in defining public art, said Ahn Kyu-chul, a formative arts professor at Korea National University of Arts. “Citizens can call hanging love locks at N Seoul Tower in Namsan public art if they like, why not?” said Ahn during a lecture to a hundred participants who had gathered at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Saturday for Seoul City’s project to uncover public art. Ahn, 61, is a Korean sculpture and installation artist, writer and teacher who has been l
Social AffairsAug. 29, 2016
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Citizens gather to uncover Seoul’s public art
About 100 Seoul residents gathered at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Saturday to embark on a two-month long journey to uncover public art on the city’s streets.Under the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s project “Arts on Seoul’s street found by citizens,” participants find and promote lesser-known public art and landmarks in groups of 10, joined by field experts and art connoisseurs. They range from those in their 20s to 70s and have various occupations and nationalities. Participants for the Seoul Me
Social AffairsAug. 29, 2016
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Prosecutors raid firm run by presidential aide's wife
Prosecutors on Monday raided a company headed by the wife of scandal-marred senior presidential aide Woo Byung-woo, as well as a branch of the Seoul police. The raid came six days after prosecutors launched a task force to investigate corruption allegations involving the civil affairs presidential secretary Woo and the suspected info leak by special inspector Lee Seok-su who had probed the suspicions. A special team of prosecutors probing allegations surrounding senior presidential secretary Wo
Social AffairsAug. 29, 2016
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What to expect from Samsung, LG at IFA
South Korea’s two tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ready to show off their latest display and imaging technologies at the annual IFA technology show in Berlin at the beginning of September. Samsung Electronics said on Monday it plans to unveil three types of curved quantum dot monitors at the event. This is the first time that Samsung has applied quantum dot technology for computer monitors since it unveiled the quantum dot super ultra-high definition television at the US c
TechnologyAug. 29, 2016
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Park calls for effective measures against NK nuke
President Park Geun-hye on Monday called on the military to prepare practical measures against North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities, and to maintain readiness so that any attempt or provocation can lead to the collapse of the communist regime.“The government and the military should maintain a firm posture to retaliate so as to make sure that any provocation may lead to the self-destruction of the North Korea regime,” Park said at a meeting with senior secretaries.Such posture, accordin
PoliticsAug. 29, 2016