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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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[Adam Minter] How big can China’s cities get?
By any measure, Shanghai is one of the world’s biggest cities. It‘s home to more than 24 million people. Its subway system is the longest ever built, extending to its rural limits. Crowds are so thick that burly “shovers” get paid to help pack the trains. Now the local government is saying enough is enough: Documents released this week reveal that Shanghai intends to admit a mere 800,000 new residents over the next 24 years, on its way to becoming an “excellent global city.” A population cap on
ViewpointsAug. 28, 2016
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[Ed Zhang] Asian Editors Circle
This is the ninth article in a series of columns on global affairs written by top editors from members of the Asia News Network and published in newspapers across the region. Ed Zhang is editor-at-large of China Daily. -- Ed. In early September, China will host the 2016 G-20 Leaders’ Summit in the scenic city of Hangzhou. But soon afterwards, it will hold a high-level event with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to take place in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The big power club is for
ViewpointsAug. 28, 2016
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[Noelle Lenoir] The burka and French values
Many Western media outlets were highly critical of France’s 2010 law banning face coverings, such as burkas that cover a woman’s face and entire body, and local decrees adopted this year banning full-body “burkini” swimsuits on public beaches have drawn further negative attention. French-bashing in the press is nothing new, but those who criticize these measures ignore the historical and sociopolitical reasons for why most French people support them.For starters, secularism — or “laicite” — is a
ViewpointsAug. 28, 2016
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Transatlantic squabble over Apple’s taxes
The US Treasury thinks it’s bad enough that companies such as Apple park piles of cash overseas to avoid paying tax. What’s worse is when foreign authorities change the rules that attracted the money in the first place, and tax those holdings for themselves.In effect, the European Commission is threatening to do just that. Apple and other US companies could soon be hit with retrospective demands for tax running into the billions of dollars. This week the Barack Obama administration objected, acc
ViewpointsAug. 28, 2016
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Passengers leave taxi driver to die
Two taxi passengers Thursday abandoned their driver, who had suffered cardiac arrest while driving, flaring up a nationwide morality discussion. Daejeon Dunsan Police on Thursday said the driver, 63, passed away after sudden heart failure while driving at around 8:40 a.m. on Thursday in Seo-gu, Daejeon. Whether he passed away while still behind the steering wheel or after, due to lack of prompt emergency measures, has yet to be discerned. The late man, unconscious after the incident, reportedly
Social AffairsAug. 28, 2016
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North Korea rejects UNSC statement
North Korea on Sunday rejected the statement by the United Nations Security Council condemning its recent ballistic missile launches, threatening to take "eventful action steps" in retaliation.In a foreign ministry spokesman's statement, Pyongyang accused the United States and its "followers" of posing threats to its dignity and right to existence at the UNSC."The US and its followers committed a serious hostile act of finding fault with the DPRK's measures for bolstering nuclear deterrence for
North KoreaAug. 28, 2016
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Korea, China, Japan agree to push for 'Culture Olympics'
Cultural ministers of South Korea, China and Japan agreed Sunday to push for co-hosting various academic and cultural events timed for the Summer and Winter Olympics to be held in the three countries, Seoul officials said.South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jong-deok and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts reached the agreement at the end of a two-day meeting in this South Korean resort island of Jeju, they said.South Korea is the host nation of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter
CultureAug. 28, 2016
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Teacher given probationary sentence for sex with minor
A court ruled Sunday that consensual sex between a teacher and an underage student still applied as sexual abuse of a minor.The Bucheon branch of the Incheon District Court gave a female cram school instructor an eight-month prison term with two years of probation for cultivating a sexual relationship with her 13-year-old pupil. Under Korean law, the teacher would only serve the prison term if she ran afoul of the law again within two years. (123RF)The instructor, 32, was indicted for having se
Social AffairsAug. 28, 2016
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Memorial stones set up in Japan to remember Korean victims of forced labor
A South Korean civic organization on Sunday said it has set up a memorial stone in Japan to remember Korean victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial rule.Steppingstone for Peace said it installed several "stepping stones for peace" at three locations on Japan's Hokkaido, where Korean workers suffered from forced labor and many of them died, in cooperation with a Japanese private organization on Aug. 21-22.The Korean nongovernmental organization has sought to heal the "historical sca
InternationalAug. 28, 2016
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Daily card spending hits record high in first half
South Koreans spent 2.03 trillion won ($1.82 billion) on a daily basis with their credit cards in the first half of the year, as they opted for a convenient payment tool, data showed Sunday.According to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea, the first-half tally marks the first time that credit card spending on a daily basis exceeded 2 trillion won, and represents a 12 percent rise from a year earlier.The figure includes spending by credit cards, debit cards and prepaid ones.By type, credit car
Aug. 28, 2016
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Gangwon Province seeks to legalize rights to be digitally forgotten
A South Korean province is seeking to legalize the rights to be digitally forgotten in a move to protect personal information on the Internet. Gangwon Province, east of Seoul, has joined hands with Rep. Pak Hong-geun of the main opposition Minjoo Party to submit a bill to make the rights to be digitally forgotten legal, according to the province's website. "The bill is aimed at allowing the so-called digital rights to include the rights to erase personal information and data at any time one want
Social AffairsAug. 28, 2016
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KEPCO inks deal to buy US solar power plant
The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. on Sunday said it has signed a deal to buy a US solar power plant, making inroads into the US electricity market.Under the deal with Cogentrix Energy Power Management, part of the Carlyle Group LP, KEPCO will buy a 30 megawatt solar power plant in Alamosa, Colorado.The deal is estimated at $34 million.KEPCO said it will be able to generate $230 million in sales over a 26-year period by selling electricity there. The Alamosa plant started its operations in
Aug. 28, 2016
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Auto imports halve in July on end of tax favors, VW woes
Imports of foreign cars in South Korea more than halved in July due to a large cut in sales of Volkswagen and Audi cars mired in the fake emissions scandal and the end of tax favors on car purchases, industry data showed Sunday.According to data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, a total of 17,897 foreign vehicles were imported into the country last month, down 51 percent from the previous month.By country, a total of 6,423 German cars were imported in July, sharply down 58 per
MobilityAug. 28, 2016