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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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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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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Lotte Homeshopping fined W200m for selling customer data
Korea Communications Commission, the state telecom and media regulator, on Thursday handed Lotte Homeshopping a fine of 200 million won ($182,000) for mishandling customers’ personal data. Lotte Homeshopping is a television shopping channel under South Korean retail giant Lotte Group, which is currently under heavy investigation on charges of embezzlement and bribery.Woori Homeshopping Co., the operator of the Lotte-based TV channel, was found to have sold the personal data of some 29,000 custom
TechnologyAug. 12, 2016
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[Weekender] Confused businesses prepare for anti-graft law
With the looming effectuation of the antigraft law, most South Korean companies are suffering from confusion about how they can prepare for promotional and other events.The Improper Solicitation and Graft Act basically bans businesses from offering meals over 30,000 won, gifts over 50,000 won and congratulatory or condolence money over 100,000 won to selected groups of people. Employees show a gift set priced below 50,000 won for the upcoming Chuseok holidays at the Ritz-Carlton, Seoul. (Yonhap)
IndustryAug. 12, 2016
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North Korean weightlifter Om Yun-chol may have falsified age: report
North Korean Olympic weightlifting champion Om Yun-chol may have falsified his age, a report said.Om, the 2012 Olympic champion in the men's 56kg who took silver at the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Games, is listed as 24, born on Nov.18, 1991.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldHowever, The New York Times reported on Thursday that a book titled "Olympic Champions Who Bring Glory to the Motherland," published in Pyongyang in 2014, cites Om's birth year as 1990.The newspaper said it could have been a simple m
Olympic GamesAug. 12, 2016
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Korea gets two medals Thursday from archery;shut out in judo, fencing
Both of South Korea's medals on Thursday at the Rio de Janeiro Games came from archery, which became the country's most successful Olympic sport.Chang Hye-jin captured the women's individual gold medal over Lisa Unruh of Germany, bringing home its 22nd Olympic archery title. Archery has overtaken short track speedskating, where the country has won 21 gold medals.Chang defeated her teammate Ki Bo-bae in the semifinals. Ki, the 2012 individual champion, settled for the bronze medal this time.Park
Olympic GamesAug. 12, 2016
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Korea defense chief to visit THAAD site next week for dialogue
South Korea's defense chief plans to visit Seongju county, which was selected to host the advanced U.S. missile defense system, to hold talks with residents angered with the "unilateral" deployment decision, the defense ministry said Friday. "We are fine-tuning the defense minister's schedule for the visit that will probably take place next week," said a ministry official, who declined to be identified.The remarks come after some media outlets speculated that Han may visit the rural county, 296
DefenseAug. 12, 2016
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Seoul stocks retreat from yearly highs on weak China data
South Korean shares traded lower late Friday morning, retreating from fresh yearly highs a day ago, after China's latest data showed its factory production and investment slowed. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 2.15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,046.65 as of 11:20 a.m.China, South Korea's No. 1 export destination, reported that its July factory output rose six percent on year, missing analysts' expectation. After starting slightly higher, the KOSPI stock index swung between g
Aug. 12, 2016
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CJ to step up global expansion following chairman's release
CJ Group, South Korea's leading food and entertainment conglomerate, said Friday it will step up its global expansion following the release of its ailing chairman on special pardon.Lee Jay-hyun was indicted in 2013 on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion and was given two and a half years in jail last year, along with a fine of 25.2 billion won ($22.8 million). His confinement has been suspended a number of times because the 56-year-old suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which involves
CompaniesAug. 12, 2016