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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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Banks to introduce iris recognition system for mobile banking
Two of South Korea's major banks on Wednesday said they will use iris recognition as a biometric identification system for those who use mobile banking in the latest move to strengthen security.KEB Hana Bank and Woori Bank said they plan to introduce the system later this month in time with the launch of the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung's latest phablet that has an iris scanner.The two banks said the biometric identification system will be available only for those who will use the Galaxy Note 7.Samsun
Aug. 3, 2016
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Gov't to spend 168 bln won for science research institutes
South Korea's science ministry said Wednesday that it will spend over 160 billion won ($144 million) on developing government-funded research institutes in the field of science and technology.Under the plan, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning will allocate the budget next year to assist the research institutions.The ministry said it will first select some 170 research institutions out of more than 4,800 across the country that have the most growth potential.The selected institutes
TechnologyAug. 3, 2016
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N.K. missile provocation bolsters case for THAAD deployment: foreign minister
North Korea's latest missile provocation will bolster the case for South Korea and the United States to place an advanced missile defense system on the peninsula as it demonstrates the threats from Pyongyang's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, Seoul's top diplomat said Wednesday.Earlier in the day, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the North test-fired a mid-range Rodong missile from the western area of the country into waters off its east coast. The U.S. later said that the No
DefenseAug. 3, 2016
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Opposition parties agree to set up panels over THAAD controversy, prosecution reform
The three opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to set up two special parliamentary panels to address an ongoing controversy over the deployment of an advanced U.S. antimissile system and reform the prosecution.The agreement was reached after the floor leaders of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea and two minor parties -- the People's Party and Justice Party -- held talks over an array of pending issues, including the planned deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery.Th
DefenseAug. 3, 2016
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2 N.K. missiles fired, 1 exploded mid-air: U.S.
North Korea on Wednesday fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles, one of which exploded mid-air, U.S. Strategic Command said. According to USSTRATCOM, its systems detected what was assessed to be simultaneous launches of two No Dong missile launches at 7:53 a.m., near the western city of Hwangju, Hwanghae Province.(YTN News Capture)“Initial indications reveal one of the missiles exploded immediately after launch, while the second was tracked over North Korea and into the (East Sea) Sea o
DefenseAug. 3, 2016
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Korea's e-commerce exports up 83% in Q2
South Koreans' direct purchases from foreign countries edged up in the second quarter of this year, with online purchases of Korean products by overseas shoppers nearly doubling, government data showed Wednesday.Koreans' direct purchases of foreign goods via overseas online shopping malls reached 411.8 billion won ($369.3 million) during the April-June period, up 5 percent from 392 billion won a year ago, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.At the same time, internet-based direct
IndustryAug. 3, 2016
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New law set to take force to harness Korea's public diplomacy
Dutch middle-school textbooks on history and geography had depicted South Korea as a cheap-labor economy dependent on fish processing. This was up until South Korean diplomats successfully persuaded the publishers to update their texts two years ago, officials at the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. Now, South Korea is portrayed as a "rich country" that produces cutting-edge smartphones and digital televisions.In another similar case, 11 Spanish middle- and high-school course books were rev
Foreign AffairsAug. 3, 2016