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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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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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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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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
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U.S. Strategic Command: N.K. fires two Rodong missiles, one of them explodes right after launch
The U.S. Strategic Command said it detected North Korea's launch of two Rodong intermediate-range ballistic missiles and one of them exploded right after launch."U.S. Strategic Command systems detected what we assess were two North Korean missile launches," the command said in a statement. "The simultaneous launch of two presumed (Rodong) intermediate range ballistic missiles occurred near the western city of Hwangju."Initial indications showed that one of the missiles "exploded immediately afte
North KoreaAug. 3, 2016
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Seoul city starts providing allowances to young job seekers
The Seoul city government started a controversial program that provides allowances to thousands of young job seekers Wednesday, which it said aims to help people maintain basic living standards while they try to find work.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it has selected a total of 3,000 applicants and will provide them with 500,000 won ($448) per month, for up to six months. The plan, which has been opposed by the central government, is designed to support people from ages 19 to 29, who ha
Aug. 3, 2016