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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Korea's exports to China dip for 12th consecutive month
Korean exports to China fell 9.4 percent on year last month, marking the 12th straight month of declines, data showed Wednesday. Shipments to China declined to $10.2 billion in June, compared with $11.3 billion for the same month last year, according to the data from the Korea International Trade Association.China grappling with slow growth is South Korea's biggest export destination. The pace of declines in exports to China has slowed since May with exports dipping 9.1 percent on year during th
July 20, 2016
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Korean-made trainers to be supplied to Senegalese air force
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that it will export its basic trainer to Senegal, the first such deal in the African market. "We decided on Friday to supply four KT-1 basic trainers to the Senegalese air force," KAI, the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, said in a notice released late Tuesday. (Yonhap)The export will increase the accumulated number of the propeller-driven trainers shipped abroad to 81 as it has already sold 17 to Indonesia, 40 to Turkey and 20 to Peru."Talks b
IndustryJuly 20, 2016
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Koreans gear up for 2nd International Crown
Four Korean golfers competing in an international match play event this week said they will try to erase disappointing memories.Korea is the top seed at the second edition of the International Crown, an LPGA's match play competition taking place at Merit Club in Gurnee, Illinois, near Chicago. (Yonhap)Eight countries are competing with four players apiece. The field of 32 players was determined by the world rankings as of June 13, with the four highest-ranked players representing each nation.Aft
GolfJuly 20, 2016
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Korean firms in Vietnam falling short in profitability: KOTRA
Korean firms operating in Vietnam have yet to yield profits expected of the amount of investment they have made in the emerging market, a trade report released Wednesday said.Korean companies invested an aggregate total of $15 billion in Vietnam as of the end of last year, the third-largest amount in a foreign country, according to the Korea Trade-investment Promotion Agency. The rate of operating profit was 2.3 percent and net profit 0.6 percent, falling short of the 3.4 percent average for ope
IndustryJuly 20, 2016
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Seoul stocks open weak on economic uncertainty
Korean shares started lower Wednesday as investors opted to cash in part of recent gains amid increased economic uncertainties.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index slipped 7.04 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,009.85 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Most large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics falling 0.20 percent.Top automaker Hyundai Motor shed 0.77 percent, and top steelmaker POSCO also fell 1.82 percent.In contrast, Naver, the operator of the country's top I
July 20, 2016
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N. Korea says it staged missile drill to practice striking S. Korean ports, airfields
North Korea on Wednesday said it conducted its recent missile launch drill with the aim of practicing pre-emptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields. On Tuesday, Pyongyang test-fired three ballistic missiles -- two Scuds and one Rodong -- in an apparent "armed protest" against South Korea's decision early this month to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile system in the country to counter growing threats from the North. "The drill was conducted by limiting the firing range under the
North KoreaJuly 20, 2016
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Nearly 100 U.S. foreign policy experts issue joint statement opposing Trump
Nearly 100 foreign policy and security experts in the United States released a joint statement opposing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's foreign policy views that they said would "weaken America's alliances and erode its power."One of the reasons they cited in the statement was Trump's long-running threats to "walk" from the longstanding alliances with Korea and Japan that they said "have strongly supported America's postwar Pacific presence and play a vital role in shaping China
WorldJuly 20, 2016
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin headed back to DL after one start
Los Angeles Dodgers' Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is headed back to the disabled list after one start.The Dodgers on Tuesday (local time) placed the left-hander on the 15-day DL with left elbow tendinitis, retroactive to July 9.Ryu had been scheduled to start against the Washington Nationals on the road on Wednesday.Ryu made just one start after returning from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. On July 7 against the San Diego Padres, Ryu was touched for six runs on eight hi
BaseballJuly 20, 2016
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to feature 64GB memory only
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics is expected to release the upcoming Galaxy Note 7 with a 64-gigabyte internal storage capacity only, ditching its existing marketing strategy of offering two storage options. According to industry sources, Samsung has decided to do so considering the latest trend of bigger smartphone storage as mobile users are increasingly enjoying multimedia functions, including high-resolution photos and videos. Its predecessor Galaxy Note 5 came with 32GB and 64GB memory op
TechnologyJuly 20, 2016
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Drunk driver kills 3 family members
A drunk driver who crashed and killed three members of a family and injured another was arrested and passed to the prosecutors for indictment, Incheon Seobu Police said Tuesday. According to the police, the 32-year-old rammed the back of an SM3 vehicle idling at a traffic light at 135 kph on June 10 around 11 p.m. (YTN News Capture)The 42-year-old driver of the SM3, her 5-year-old son and 66-year-old mother died in the crash. The driver’s 39-year-old husband was severely wounded. The accused, a
Social AffairsJuly 20, 2016
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Samsung to offer 12,500 Galaxy S7 Edge phones to all Olympic athletes
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics said on July 19 it will offer 12,500 Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones to all athletes participating in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. The phone model to be offered is the company’s latest Olympics-themed Galaxy S7 Edge. It will be offered together with the Gear Icon X, the new wireless Bluetooth earbuds. The total amount is estimated at about 15 billion won (US$13 million). Samsung’s Olympics-themed Galaxy S7 EdgeDuring the 2014 Sochi Winter
TechnologyJuly 20, 2016