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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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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Korea's seaport cargo grows 2% on-year in July
Cargo processed at South Korean seaports rose nearly 2 percent in July from a year earlier on a gain in container freight, government data showed Thursday.The volume of cargo handled at the country's seaports came to 124.3 million tons last month, up 1.9 percent from 122.1 million tons tallied in the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.The July figure marked a turnaround from a 3.7 percent on-year fall in June.The monthly increase was attributed to a rise in c
IndustryAug. 25, 2016
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Bottled water, milk in short supply amid summer heat
Some South Korean producers of bottled water and milk are struggling to meet the rising consumer demand as an unprecedented heat wave has affected the supply chain, industry officials said Thursday.Sales of bottled water have sharply surged this summer as more people drank water to fight the scorching heat that has settled in South Korea since July.E-Mart, the nation's largest discount store chain, said sales of bottled water jumped 14.2 percent on-year between June 1 to Aug 23. GS25, a major co
IndustryAug. 25, 2016
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PM pledges constant efforts to tackle low birthrate, promote work-family balance
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday pledged "constant efforts" to tackle the low birthrate and promote a work-family balance, outlining the government's comprehensive package of programs to back the efforts.During the government's policy coordination meeting, Hwang stressed that the government would strive harder to resolve "structural problems" that have caused the nation's birthrate to fall, such as unemployment, high education costs and housing-related issues.The country's fertility rate
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2016
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North Korea airs SLBM footage via state TV
North Korea's central television broadcasting station on Thursday aired the footage of the latest launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.In the footage running for one minute and 47 seconds, the broadcaster showed the launch of the missile from various angles.Pyongyang's state-run media, including the Rodong Sinmun, the country's main paper and organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, also has been promoting the launch as a huge success.North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a SLBM in
North KoreaAug. 25, 2016
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Household debt jumps 11% in Q2
South Korea's household debt jumped 11 percent from a year earlier in the second quarter despite stricter lending rules, its central bank said Thursday.The country's overall household debt climbed to 1,257.3 trillion won ($1.122 billion) in the April-June period from 1,131.5 trillion won from the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.Quarter-on-quarter, household debt, which includes credit-card spending, rose 2.7 percent, it said.Lower rates have pushed up
Aug. 25, 2016
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Korea's childbirths slide to 6-month low in June
The number of childbirths in South Korea dropped to a six-month low in June on a low birthrate and late marriage trend, government data showed Thursday.About 32,900 babies were born in June, down 7.3 percent, or 2,600, from 35,500 a year earlier, marking the lowest monthly tally since December last year, when it hit 31,900, according to the data from Statistics Korea.The June figure also recorded the steepest on-year drop since January 2014, when the number of new babies declined 3,000 on-year.T
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2016
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Korea expresses deep condolences to quake-stricken Italy
South Korea on Thursday expressed "deep condolences" for the victims and their families affected by a deadly quake that recently hit central Italy.In a spokesman's statement, the country's foreign ministry also hoped that they can move past the sorrow and shock of the natural disaster as soon as possible through a swift recovery of their lives. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the central region of Italy on Wednesday (local time). Foreign media reports showed that the death toll has risen to 1
InternationalAug. 25, 2016
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UNSC seeking to adopt statement to condemn N. Korea's SLBM launch
The United Nations Security Council is seeking to adopt a press statement to condemn North Korea's latest launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, officials said Wednesday following an emergency meeting on the issue.Member countries of the UNSC agreed to push for the press statement after the council held an emergency meeting to discuss North Korea's latest SLBM launch at the request of South Korea, the US and Japan, the officials who attended the close-door meeting said."There was a ge
North KoreaAug. 25, 2016
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Prosecution to question former Saenuri publicity official over free campaign videos
State prosecutors will question a former publicity official of the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday over his alleged breach of the Political Fund Act, investigators said.Cho Dong-won, who was in charge of the party's publicity headquarters ahead of the April 13 parliamentary elections, is alleged to have demanded an advertisement firm produce election campaign videos, worth 80 million won ($71,498), for free, which is in violation of the funding act.The prosecutorial probe opened after the Natio
PoliticsAug. 25, 2016
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US civic group to provide medical assistance to N. Korea
A US private humanitarian group will send medical aid to North Korea next month as part of its efforts to help the impoverished nation, a Washington-based radio station said Thursday.AmeriCares, a nonprofit organization based in Connecticut, will ship medicine and sanitary goods to seven hospitals and health clinics in Pyongyang, Nampo, North Hwanghae Province and South Pyongan Province, the Radio Free Asia reported.According to RFA, the medical goods include antibiotics, medicines for allergy,
North KoreaAug. 25, 2016
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Seoul court orders Japanese firm to compensate forced labor victims
A Seoul district court on Thursday ordered a Japanese firm to compensate 14 South Koreans subjected to forced labor during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.The Central District Court ruled in favor of the South Korean victims who filed a suit in 2013 based on their claim that they were forced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to work at a Hiroshima-based weapons factory for about a year from September 1944. The court ordered the Japanese firm to pay 90 million won ($80,292) each to the victims.Mitsubi
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2016