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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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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Scandal-hit Lotte Homeshopping faces staff exodus
Lotte Homeshopping Inc., the TV channel of retail giant Lotte Group, is facing a staff exodus as many employees are poised to leave the company following a series of negative incidents, industry sources said Thursday.Major local headhunters have been flooded with resumes of Lotte Homeshopping employees wanting to change jobs since mid-June, when the prosecution launched a full-fledged probe into irregularities involving the renewal of its business license last year."It seems that Lotte Homeshopp
IndustryAug. 18, 2016
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Fire breaks out at Japanese consulate in Busan
A fire broke out on the premises of the Japanese Consulate in the southeast coastal city of Busan on Thursday, blackening a wall, with no other damage reported, police said. (Yonhap)The blaze, which erupted around 6:00 a.m. at a spot that is off-limits to the public and where wooden delivery boxes to the consulate are stored, was put out in seven minutes. (Yonhap)The police are investigating what caused the fire, including the possibility of an arson attack. (Yonhap) (Yonhap)
Foreign AffairsAug. 18, 2016
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Venture firms' exports fare well: data
Exports by South Korean venture companies have fared relatively well this year, although the country's overall outbound shipments continued to suffer a setback, stung by the continued sluggishness of the global economy, data showed Thursday.Overseas shipments by local startups came to $9.99 billion in the first seven months of the year, up 0.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the data by the Korea International Trade Association.In July alone, their exports rose 1.7 perc
IndustryAug. 18, 2016
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Medal pressure too much for S. Korean badminton player
The pressure to deliver a badminton medal for South Korea at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics was too much to bear for Son Wan-ho on Wednesday.The world No. 8 was eliminated in the men's singles quarterfinals, as Chen Long of China, world No. 2, beat him 2-1 (21-11, 18-21, 21-11). Badminton player Son Wan-ho (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Son was the last South Korean player alive in the singles. On Tuesday, Sung Ji-hyun was knocked out of the quarterfinals in the women's singles. These results leav
Olympic GamesAug. 18, 2016
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Korean man eliminated in badminton singles quarters
South Korean Son Wan-ho was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's badminton singles on Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Badminton player Son Wan-ho (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Chen Long of China defeated Son 2-1 (21-11, 18-21, 21-11) at Riocentro-Pavilion 4, stripping South Korea of its last player left in the singles.On Tuesday in women's singles, Sung Ji-hyun lost her quarterfinals to world No. 1 Carolina Marin.Chen scored the first three points of the opening game and quic
Olympic GamesAug. 18, 2016
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London taekwondo silver medalist to pursue gold in Rio
South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon settled for silver at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's -58kg class, despite his favorite status. left: Taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)For the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Lee moved up to -68kg, and is still the title favorite. He will have a chance to finally live up to the tag on Thursday.Lee has often said he struggled so much to keep his weight down in London that he barely remembers anything else about his first Oly
Olympic GamesAug. 18, 2016
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Fencer promotes 'I can do it' mantra in his homeland
Sabre fencer Kim Jung-hwan (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)South Korean fencer Park Sang-young said Wednesday he wants to see more people using the "I can do it" mantra to overcome troubled situations, just like he did at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Fencer Park Sang-young (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Park defeated Geza Imre of Hungary 15-14 in the thrilling final to win an unexpected gold medal in men's individual epee at the Rio Games. Down 14-10 with less than three minutes remaining, he r
Olympic GamesAug. 18, 2016
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4 in 10 listed units of top groups see H1 sales drop
Nearly 4 out of 10 listed units of South Korea's top 10 conglomerates saw their sales drop in the first half of 2016 from a year earlier due mainly to falling exports, data showed Thursday.According to the data by the Korea Exchange, 26 out of 68 listed affiliates of the 10 largest family-controlled conglomerates, or 38 percent, suffered on-year falls in revenue for the January-June period. Those underperformers include leading steelmaker POSCO, major shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., ch
Aug. 18, 2016
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Korea's overseas plant orders nearly halved in 2016: report
Overseas orders for industrial plants clinched by South Korean builders so far this year are down by nearly half from a year earlier, a report showed Thursday, suggesting an apparent failure by local companies to adapt to changes in the global market.Local builders have so far bagged $17.06 billion worth of orders between Jan. 1 and Aug. 15, down more than 40 percent from the same period last year, according to the report compiled by the Korea Economic Research Institute.The report attributed th
IndustryAug. 18, 2016
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U.S. calls for protection of N.K. refugees, asylum seekers after high-profile defection
The United States on Wednesday called for protecting North Korean refugees and asylum seekers around the world after the No. 2 diplomat at the North's Embassy in Britain was confirmed to have defected to South Korea.Thae Yong-ho, 55, minister at the North's mission in London, recently arrived in South Korea with his family, Seoul's Ministry of Unification announced earlier Wednesday without unveiling further details. He is one of the highest-ranking North Korean diplomats to defect to Seoul."We
North KoreaAug. 18, 2016
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State Deparment: N. Korea's nuclear reprocessing 'clear violation' of UN resolutions
The United States said Wednesday North Korea's resumption of nuclear fuel reprocessing for plutonium production is a "clear violation" of UN Security Council resolutions.Pyongyang's Atomic Energy Institute said in an interview with Japan's Kyodo News published earlier Wednesday that the communist nation has "reprocessed spent nuclear fuel rods removed from a graphite-moderated reactor." It was referring to the five-megawatt reactor at the North's Yongbyon nuclear complex.It marked the first time
North KoreaAug. 18, 2016