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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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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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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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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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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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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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Smoker slaps woman with baby for asking him stop puffing in no smoking area
A mom with a 7-month-old baby was slapped in the face after she asked a man in 50s to “put out a cigarette” in a no smoking area.Seoul Seobu Police said Saturday that a man in his 50s was accused of slapping a mom in the face while she was pushing a stroller carrying her baby. According to the police, the man was smoking at around 5 p.m. on July 30, near the entrance of Eungam Station in Seoul, when the woman asked him to put out his cigarette or go elsewhere.They were caught on CCTV, with the m
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2016
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New movie to explore bizarre hunt for the Boston Strangler
BOSTON (AP) - It took a half-century for DNA sleuthing to finger Albert DeSalvo as the Boston Strangler. Now a new movie is revisiting one of America's most notorious serial killer cases and the bizarre involvement of a man who claimed psychic powers to help police investigate. “Stranglehold” will tell the story of the Boston Strangler Task Force -- a special unit assembled by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office to capture the man behind nearly a dozen unsolved murders of women between
FilmAug. 8, 2016
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J-Yo returns as solo artist under new name
Rhythm and blues singer J-Yo is debuting as a solo artist under a new stage name: Jero.Jero plans to perform throughout Asia, the U.S., Europe and other places, according to his management agency Echo Global Group on Monday. Entertainers including American actor-model Daniel Henney and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” actress Kim Soo-hyun are also signed with Echo Global Group. The global management company additionally partners with music publishing and production company Iconic Sounds, which has wor
PerformanceAug. 8, 2016
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Woody Allen’s Amazon series gets fall debut date, title
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- Woody Allen’s first small-screen series will debut on Amazon this fall.The streaming service announced the Sept. 30 debut date as well as the title for Allen’s project: “Crisis in Six Scenes.” The comedy, set during the upheaval of the 1960s, focuses on a suburban family dealing with the chaos brought by a visitor. The cast includes Allen, Miley Cyrus and Elaine May. It is one of several new comedies to be released this fall, Amazon said Sunday, beginning with c
TelevisionAug. 8, 2016
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‘Train to Busan’ smashes records
Director Yeon Sang-ho’s “Train to Busan” has been setting records since its opening here nearly three weeks ago. The apocalyptic thriller is the first film of the year to attract more than 10 million viewers at local theaters, according to distribution company Next Entertainment World. In Korean film history, only 13 other movies have surpassed the 10 million viewers. In a press interview, the movie’s lead actor Gong Yoo said that he would be thrilled if the film even surpassed 5 million viewers
FilmAug. 8, 2016
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Abandoned Sinchon underpass reborn as local haven
Built in 1978, the underground passageway that countless Yonsei University students used daily to cross the broad Seongsanro, the road that stands between the campus and Sinchon, became more or less abandoned when a pedestrian crossing was created above ground in 2014.Last year, Seoul Metropolitan Government and Yonsei University decided to breathe new life into the obsolete space, taking ideas suggested by Yonsei students. On July 24, the 54-by-7-meter underground space reopened after some four
CultureAug. 8, 2016
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Malaysia’s dying art: Traditional kite-making in peril
PANTAI CAHAYA BULAN, Malaysia (AFP) - Shafie Jusoh loves traditional Malaysian kites so much that he cannot get a good night’s rest unless he works on them daily. “I need to make kites every day, if not I can’t sleep,” the 69-year-old said. He began making them when he was a young boy, skipping classes to entertain his flights of fancy.“If you don’t do it every day, you will lose the technique,” he added.Shafie is among a diminishing group of Malaysian master kite-makers who have dedicated their
CultureAug. 8, 2016
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At ancient Syria site, IS discovers then destroys treasures
TAL AJAJA, Syria (AFP) - When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria's most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old statues and cuneiform tablets, and then they destroyed them.The extremist group, which has ravaged archeological sites under its control in Syria and Iraq, was chased from Tal Ajaja in northeastern Hasakeh province in February by Kurdish fighters.But the destruction IS wrought there over two years remains.Perched on a large h
CultureAug. 8, 2016
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War tourism in Afghanistan: adventure or reckless hedonism?
KABUL (AFP) -- Thousands of people are fleeing the conflict roiling Afghanistan, but American backpacker John Milton recently made the reverse journey to the war-ravaged country -- for a holiday.Armed with little more than travel guidebooks and an unflagging spirit of adventure, hardy bands of “war tourists” such as Milton visit Afghanistan’s pristine mountains and medieval ruins every year, ignoring warnings of kidnappings and bombings.A Taliban attack on Thursday on a group of American and Eur
TravelAug. 8, 2016