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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Korea to evaluate alternative site for THAAD deployment
South Korea's defense ministry on Monday said it will check alternative sites for the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system after residents of Seongju county formally requested that other locations be examined for suitability.The announcement came as residents living near a state-chosen site for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense asked Seoul to review different sites within their county to deploy the defensive system, instead of the original site, which is currently used as a
DefenseAug. 22, 2016
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Samsung to show off new smart washing machine at fair in Berlin
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will showcase a new smart washing machine at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin early next month. The new "AddWash" washing machine allows users to put extra items of laundry into the machine after a wash cycle is started, through a little window on the upper part of the main door. (Yonhap)In addition, the new machine enables users to deodorize their clothes with heated air, using a technology called "Air Wash." Using anoth
TechnologyAug. 22, 2016
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Foreign shopping sites preferred for cheaper price tags: poll
South Koreans, who make direct purchases of foreign goods, prefer overseas online shopping malls over local retailers to get better deals, especially on luxury goods, and baby and health products, a survey showed Monday.According to the survey conducted by the Korea Consumer Agency on 1,000 consumers, 80 percent used international online stores to buy cheaper products, considering their price tags are an average of 31.7 percent lower than those offered by domestic retailers. The respondents used
Aug. 22, 2016
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Increase in shipments to China helps food exports growing: report
South Korea's food exports to China are on the rise, helped by shipments of new products that recently found their way to Asia's largest economy, a report said Monday.In the first five months of the year, shipments of farm products to China gained 7 percent from the same period last year, while the country's overall food exports gained 2.9 percent on-year over the cited period, the agriculture ministry said earlier.Such an increase compares with a prolonged slump in the country's overall exports
IndustryAug. 22, 2016
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Korean-German play ‘Walls - Iphigenia in Exile’ comes to Asia Culture Center
Inspired by 18th century German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s take on ancient playwright Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Tauris,” “Walls - Iphigenia in Exile” will be performed at the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju from Oct. 14-16. A modern interpretation of an ancient Greek tragedy, the 120-minute play is a co-production by a team of four Korean directors, Choi Zin-A, Lee Kyung-sung, Yi Kon and Yang Jung-ung, and Tilmann Kohler, a German director. Each director will present a contemporary take o
PerformanceAug. 22, 2016
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‘Take Off 2’ opens in US
Director Kim Jong-hyeon’s latest film “Take Off 2” opened in theaters across the US, distribution company Megabox Plus M said Monday. Starring Soo Ae, Oh Yeon-seo and Oh Dal-su, the sports comedy is about a seemingly mismatched group of women from different walks of life who come together to form a national ice hockey team. Inspired by director Kim Yong-hwa’s 2009 production “Take Off,” the film made its international debut in major cities across the US, including Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago,
FilmAug. 22, 2016
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FNC Entertainment unveils first boy dance group
Talent management agency FNC Entertainment announced its first male dance group Sensational First 9, or SF9, on its official social media channels on Monday at midnight. The nine members are Young-bin, In-seong, Jae-yoon, Da-won, Ro-woon, Zu-ho, Tae-yang, Hwi-young and Cha-ni. They all made their first public appearance earlier this year as the Neoz dance team on Mnet’s survival reality show “d.o.b : Dance or Band,” which features participants competing for a chance to join FNC Entertainment.
PerformanceAug. 22, 2016