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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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[Editorial] Tripartite ties
Culture ministers from South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to work together to coordinate cultural activities throughout the upcoming Olympic Games in East Asia. The three countries will hold non-sport events -- dubbed the “Culture Olympics” -- during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea said the “Cultural Olympics” may comprise of events focused on East Asian culture an
EditorialAug. 29, 2016
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[Editorial] Currency swap
The currency swap between South Korea and Japan will likely resume in the coming months as the two countries’ finance ministers reached a consensus on Saturday to promptly start negotiations on the bilateral financial pact.The two countries’ previous currency swap deal expired in February 2015. The new swap is designed to prepare for currency volatility arising from negative external factors - effectively acting as a buffer against sharp currency swings.A currency swap is an accord between two p
EditorialAug. 29, 2016
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KB Financial aids young people with disabilities
Participants of this year’s KB Hope Camp pose for photographs. (KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group continues to reach out to underprivileged youth through various annual programs. Some 120 young people with disabilities took part in a three-day camp earlier this month, a highlight of the group’s eight-month program that began in May to help participants plan for their future careers and build social skills. The KB Hope Camp offered job counselling, mock interviews and other activities. The p
Aug. 29, 2016
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Nexon to target global markets with localized marketing
Korea’s largest game maker Nexon is gearing up with marketing strategies tailored for locals to take on the international mobile game market, the company said Monday. According to the head of Nexon‘s domestic mobile business division Noh Jung-hwan, Nexon will take active measures to expand its presence overseas through “localized marketing,” in line with the release of its new games slated for the second half of this year. Chinese advertisement of Nexon‘s mobile action role-playing game Heroes o
IndustryAug. 29, 2016
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[Mac Margolis] Waging peace in Colombia
In the coming weeks, Colombians will be asked to cast a vote like none other in the country’s history. The sole question on the ballot will be whether Latin America’s third most populous nation should ratify a historic peace agreement to end the longest-running guerrilla insurgency in the Western Hemisphere. It seems like a silly question: After a conflict that has raged for half a century, taken 220,000 lives and uprooted more than 6 million people, what’s to decide? And yet, it’s a measure of
ViewpointsAug. 29, 2016
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[Frank-Walter Steinmeier] Nobody will win if EU does not revive arms control
European security, to the surprise of many, is under threat once again. So, once again, Europe’s security must top our political agenda.Even before the Ukraine conflict began in 2014, there were growing signs of a brewing confrontation between rival blocs. This new confrontation, however, is not defined by antagonism between communism and capitalism, but by a dispute over social and political order -- a dispute about freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights -- as well as by a struggl
ViewpointsAug. 29, 2016
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[Virginia Postrel] When what you buy is who you are
The bearded guys in muted-plaid shirts and the lean women with low-maintenance hair may look like they’re on vacation, but they’ve come for serious business: the Outdoor Retailer show, which this month drew 29,000 attendees to Salt Lake City. There, deals get done for mosquito-resistant shirts and night-vision scopes, along with every imaginable form of hiking shoe, water bottle, tent, kayak, lantern and backpack, as well as the materials to make them.Although the National Park Service is celebr
ViewpointsAug. 29, 2016
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[Betsey Stevenson] Progress toward gender equality
It’s easy to get the impression, as the US celebrated the 45th annual Women’s Equality Day on Sunday that the march toward equality has slowed to a crawl. Allow me to disagree.True, the usual statistics tell a story of stalled progress. Women’s labor force participation stands at less than 57 percent, down from a peak of 60 percent in the late 1990s. The rapid improvements in the gender wage gap that occurred in the 1980s and early 1990s show little sign of returning. And mothers — particularly
ViewpointsAug. 29, 2016
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[Rachel Marsden] Data leaks are symptom of a sick democracy
From WikiLeaks to DCLeaks, there‘s no shortage of leaked data popping up online, some of it highly classified. When such information is leaked, much of the attention focuses on the identity of the source. But the source is largely irrelevant if the data is credible. (Typically you’ll know the data is credible if the subject of the breach complains about it to authorities.) Rather, we should ask ourselves whether we really want a culture of total transparency and accessibility to be the new norma
ViewpointsAug. 29, 2016
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Eugene Tech expects upward momentum from 3-D NAND memory
This is the 20th in a series of articles analyzing major companies by market capitalization traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. – Ed As devices evolve quickly and consume more and more memory, chipmakers are rushing to expand their production of 3-D NAND, the latest high-density memory chip that stacks layers of storage cells like a skyscraper. Eugene Technology, a 1.1 billion won ($978,000) local wafer process tool provider, stands to benefit from the trend. Established in 2000, Eugene Tec
Aug. 29, 2016
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Performance artist explores female sensuality
Jeong Geum-hyung conducts CPR on a medical mannequin as if the male dummy were in an urgent life-or-death situation. Her body moves in the fast, yet steady, rhythm required for the life-saving action. The scene, however, invokes a rather erotic image to the audience, who watch the artist perform the action nude.“I don’t intend to cause voyeurism here, but it’s just how things turn out in my performance and that puts the audience in a voyeuristic situation,” said Jeong, winner of the 16th Hermes
PerformanceAug. 29, 2016