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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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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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Godzilla comes back to Japan, in ways fresh and familiar
TOKYO (AP) - Godzilla is back in its homeland of Japan after a 12-year absence, still breathing fire and mercilessly stomping everything in its way. The Associated Press noted four ways the new film “Shin Godzilla,” or “New Godzilla,” breaks from its past, and other ways it is reassuringly familiar. It's now showing in theaters in Japan and is promised for the U.S. and other countries later this year. What's different:The Americans: Japan's most important ally sends scientists and other advisers
FilmAug. 3, 2016
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Big Bang chosen to promote national slogan ‘Creative Korea’
Globally recognized K-pop group Big Bang will be representing Korea’s new slogan “Creative Korea” as a “Creative Icon,” the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday.“Big Bang will be promoting the ‘Creative Korea’ brand worldwide in its new role as a Creative Icon,” said the Culture Ministry. “The group will have a big impact on promoting Korea’s image.”Created ahead of the South Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, the longtime nation brand “Dynamic Korea” was replaced with the new sl
PerformanceAug. 3, 2016
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Astro to hold first Asia showcase in Thailand
Rookie K-pop band Astro will hold its first Asia showcase in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 29, according to the group’s management agency Fantagio on Wednesday. This will be an opportunity for Astro to showcase its music and get to know international fans, the company said. Taking place at the Muang Thai GMM Live House, Central World, the performance will also feature an opening act by award-winning illusionist Kim Hyun-joon. Within six months of its debut, Astro has already garnered wide global
PerformanceAug. 3, 2016
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Top-selling edition of Constitution by conservative press
NEW YORK (AP) - Since Khizr Khan held up a copy of the U.S. Constitution last week at the Democratic National Convention and offered to lend it to Republican nominee Donald Trump, sales for the government’s founding document have soared, with two editions in the top 10 on Amazon.com.But the most popular text comes from a publisher as far from the Democratic Party as can be imagined. “The Constitution of the United States,” trailing only the new Harry Potter book on Amazon as of Tuesday evening,
BooksAug. 3, 2016
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Restoring medieval Tibetan shrines in Nepal's Himalayas
LO MANTHANG, Nepal (AFP) - Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal's remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing.Tsewang Jigme is among the artists toiling to safeguard the unique cultural heritage of this former Buddhist kingdom high on the Tibetan plateau, which escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution in neighboring China.“These murals are irreplaceable ... I feel nervous every time I touc
CultureAug. 3, 2016
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Ewha axes disputed career college plans
Ewha Womans University caved in to the seventh consecutive day of student protests Wednesday, announcing it would scrap its plans for the disputed lifelong education college.The school convened an emergency meeting Wednesday morning and decided to call off the government-sponsored project Future LiFE College, which aimed to provide higher education to working women. Ewha Womans University dean Choi Kyung-hee visits the student protest at the campus on Wednesday. (Yonhap)University dean Choi Kyu
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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Nurse at Samsung hospital diagnosed with tuberculosis
A nurse working at a pediatric unit at one of the major general hospitals in Seoul has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, just weeks after another TB case was reported among nurses at a different hospital in the city, raising concerns over the nation’s control of the disease.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 27-year-old nurse was diagnosed with the disease Monday during a regular health examination provided by her employer -- the Samsung Medical Center in sout
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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Ministry, municipalities join hands for cleaner air
The Ministry of Environment said Thursday it joined hands with the mayors of Seoul and Incheon and the governor of Gyeonggi Province to control the number of worn-out diesel cars to create a cleaner atmosphere in the metropolitan area. Following the accord signed by the municipalities with the ministry, some 1.4 million diesel cars registered before 2005 in metropolitan areas that are under air pollution control will be restricted on the road.But old diesel cars that have passed an inspection co
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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Unattended deaths most common in middle age
Elderly Koreans -- those aged 70 or older -- only accounted for 21 percent of all reported unattended deaths in Korea last year, defying general perception that it is mostly the elderly left alone in life and death. According to data released by the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, the number of reported unattended deaths increased from 719 in 2012 to 1,245 last year, and those who lived in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province accounted for 53.1 percent of cases in 2015. Among t
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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[Editorial] N.K. cyberattacks
North Korea is stepping up cyberattacks on the South, increasingly targeting national security officials, critical infrastructure and large corporations. As the North’s cyber threats to national security increase, the government needs to bolster preparedness and push for the enactment of a law on cyber terrorism.The North’s latest cyberattacks targeted some 90 diplomats, defense officials, journalists and researchers specializing in North Korean issues.The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said Monda
EditorialAug. 3, 2016
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[Editorial] Excess surpluses
Korea continues to register a large current account surplus despite a prolonged export slump. Data released by the Bank of Korea shows the nation’s current account posted the largest-ever monthly surplus of $12.17 billion in June, extending the surplus streak to a record 52 months. The June figure boosted the aggregate surplus for the first half of the year to $50 billion, surpassing the central bank’s forecast of $48 billion. The bank expects the surplus to reach $95 billion by the end of the y
EditorialAug. 3, 2016