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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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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Hyundai to release new hydrogen-powered car in 2018
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, on Friday said it plans to release its new hydrogen-powered cars in 2018.The second-generation hydrogen fuel cell cars are set to debut in February 2018, when South Korea's alpine city of PyeongChang hosts the Winter Olympics, the carmaker said.The move is aimed at, among other things, promoting Hyundai's technological prowess to foreign reporters, who will visit South Korea to cover the Winter Olympics.Still, the carmaker declined to elaborate
MobilityJuly 29, 2016
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Companies go on special routine for workers to battle summer heat
Companies in the southeastern city of Ulsan, marked by major shipyards and manufacturing plants, are on a special operational routine from early July to help their employees beat the summer heat worsened by fiery working environments, officials said Friday.Hyundai Heavy Industries, a leading shipbuilder headquartered in the city 414 kilometers from Seoul, has set July 10-Aug. 31 as the summer heat period, during which employees can receive cooling clothes and equipment, special food and extended
IndustryJuly 29, 2016
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Senior prosecutor, Nexon founder indicted over stock purchase scandal
State investigators on Friday indicted a high ranking prosecutor and the founder of South Korea's leading online game maker Nexon Co. for their suspicious stock transactions and bribery allegations.Jin Kyung-joon is suspected of receiving over 900 million won ($800,600) worth of bribes from Kim Jung-ju, the chairman of Nexon's holding firm NXC Corp., from 2005 to 2014, said an ad hoc probe team, wrapping up its three-week investigation.The case involving Jin came to light early this year as the
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2016
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South Korea to strengthen monitoring against North Korean jamming
South Korea will beef up its system to counter North Korea's attempts in recent years to jam GPS signals in the South, the science ministry said Friday.Under a set of comprehensive measures approved at a Cabinet meeting, the Seoul government will redouble efforts to develop technology that can deal with the North's attempts and upgrade the system, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said.Following the North's attempts to disrupt South Korea's GPS signals across the border between 20
DefenseJuly 29, 2016
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Pyongyang publicly executed 6 officials responsible for April
North Korea publicly executed six officials in charge of supervision of its workers overseas in May following the defection of 13 workers at a North Korean-run restaurant in China a month earlier, a local Pyongyang watcher said Friday. "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered six officials, including intelligence officials, to be executed publicly on May 5 due to their lack of control over overseas (North Korean) workers," Choi Seong-yong, chairman of the Abductees' Family Union, claimed, citing
North KoreaJuly 29, 2016
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Korea readying for final Olympic football tune-up
The South Korean men's Olympic football team will face Sweden in their final tune-up for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games as they aim to test their tactics and push players to regain their form.The match will take place at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo at 8 p.m. Friday (8 a.m. Saturday in Seoul). The men's team led by Shin Tae-yong arrived in Sao Paulo on July 19 and set up a base camp there.South Korea, the 2012 bronze medalists, are making their eighth straight Olympic appearance. They've been
Olympic GamesJuly 29, 2016
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Kim Ki-duk’s ‘The Net’ to be shown at Venice Film Festival
Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has been invited to the annual Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere of “The Net.” Scheduled to be screened under the festival’s noncompetitive program, “The Net” will be presented alongside Kim Ji-woon’s historical thriller “The Age of Shadows” and American actor Mel Gibson’s first directorial production in a decade, “Hacksaw Ridge,” among others. Featuring actor Ryoo Seung-bum, “The Net” follows a North Korean fisherman who finds himself driftin
FilmJuly 29, 2016
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Cakes with a novel twist at Vanilla Cloud
At first glance, the cakes at Vanilla Cloud -- a “dessert boutique” in Cheongdam-dong -- look predictable. There are colorful layer cakes and dainty mousse-like affairs, mouthwateringly displayed in a pristine, climate-controlled case. Nothing is over-the-top or flashy. Nothing screams cutting-edge. Yet, each forkful reveals that owner-chef Park Yena’s desserts are far from run-of-the-mill. “I wanted to create desserts that encapsulated my own visions,” said the former designer. Park started her
FoodJuly 29, 2016
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Naver to offer digital platform for Michelin’s Seoul guide
[THE INVESTOR] Michelin guide’s Seoul edition will be available online through South Korea’s portal giant Naver.Michelin Korea has signed an agreement with Naver for digital partnership, it said on July 29, in time for the release of Seoul edition. Naver headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.Based on Naver’s free mobile homepage-making platform modoo!, the digital version of the world’s oldest and most recognized guide on Seoul will be published in Korean and English. In addition to the di
IndustryJuly 29, 2016
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[Box Office] Latest movie releases
Operation Chromite(Korea)Opened July 27War, Drama. Directed by Lee Jae-hanThe story of the famed Incheon landing operation during the Korean War is told through the stellar cast of Liam Neeson, who plays Gen. Douglas MacArthur of the U.S. Army, and Lee Jung-jae, an undercover South Korean Navy lieutenant. Jason Bourne(U.S.)Opened July 27Action, Thriller. Directed by Paul GreengrassThis direct sequel to 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum” and the fifth installment of the “Bourne” film series features M
FilmJuly 29, 2016
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‘Jason Bourne’ is a ripped-from-the-headlines thrill
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. That’s if the dog is super-soldier former CIA agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), and the trainer is director Paul Greengrass, who helmed Bournes “Supremacy” and “Ultimatum.” After the misfire that was “The Bourne Legacy,” a misguided attempt to pass off the franchise to Jeremy Renner, Damon and Greengrass ably right the ship, delivering a Bourne film that looks and feels like the kind we’ve always loved.“Jason Bourne” delivers everything we expect
FilmJuly 29, 2016
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Pyeongchang’s Yongpyong Resort has all one’s summer needs
Although it is located in the country’s mecca of winter sports, the iconic Yongpyong Resort is pulling out all the stops celebrating the summer season. Opened in 1975, the resort located at the foot of Mount Balwangsan in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, was the first ever modern facility of its kind in Korea. With an annual snowfall of around 250 cm, and the site of the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics, the surrounding area of the resort allows for the enjoyment of a wide array of winter sports incl
TravelJuly 29, 2016
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[Home Cooking] Mul naengmyeon (noodles in cold broth)
Naengmyeon is a cold noodle dish of thin, chewy noodles made with buckwheat and potato or sweet potato starch. Mul naengmyeon is served in a clear, refreshing broth that’s typically made with beef broth, dongchimi (radish water kimchi) broth or both.To make mul naengmyeon, you will need to prepare the broth ahead of time and chill it. You can use a combination of beef broth and dongchimi broth, if available. Otherwise, simply use beef broth.Another item you will want to make ahead is the naengmy
FoodJuly 29, 2016
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[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news
Taste of Peru at Grand Hyatt SeoulHosted by Grand Hyatt Seoul, a special Peru Food Festival promotion will take place at the hotel’s buffet restaurant The Terrace from July 29 to Aug. 11. In collaboration with the Peruvian Embassy, the event will offer some of the most iconic Peruvian dishes, including ceviche (raw seafood), chicharron (fried pork rind), Seco de Cordero (lamb stew) and aji de gallina (creamy chicken curry), all prepared by a visiting native chef. Diners can get a taste of Peru f
TravelJuly 29, 2016
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Bermuda’s gentle beauty, easygoing lifestyle makes being shipwrecked enticing
HAMILTON, Bermuda — This small island — only 55 square kilometers in size and 1,000 kilometers off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina — gave the world its eponymous shorts (still used as part of the island uniform), onions (still used in island cuisine), and grass (still used on the island’s ubiquitous golf courses). Bermuda has earned literary cred as well. An early chronicler of its infamous Triangle, William Shakespeare used it as the shipwreck setting for his play “The Tempest,” maki
TravelJuly 29, 2016
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Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book
NEW YORK (AP) -- Songs Bruce Springsteen recorded in the 1960s and early ’70s will be released in September.Five previously unreleased tracks from the Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon’s autobiography, “Born to Run,” which will be released Sept. 27. The compilation album “Chapter and Verse” will include the unreleased songs “Baby I” and “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover,” recorded in 1966 and 1967 when Springsteen was a teenager in the band the Castiles. The
PerformanceJuly 29, 2016
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HyunA returns to spotlight as solo artist
HyunA, a former member of the disbanded K-pop group 4Minute, is getting ready to unleash new releases.After marking her debut as a solo artist at the Viral Fest Asia 2016 in Bali, Indonesia earlier this month, the 24-year-old singer is scheduled to perform the track “How Is It?” from her upcoming mini album “A’wesome” on KBS2’s “Music Bank” on Aug. 5, according to her management agency Cube Entertainment on Thursday. “Starting with ‘Music Bank,’ HyunA will continue to make more broadcast appear
PerformanceJuly 29, 2016