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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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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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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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Union of GM Korea votes to strike over wages
Thousands of unionized workers of GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., voted in favor of a strike, an official said Thursday, a move that may set the stage for a walkout.The official said 71 percent of more than 13,600 unionized workers voted for the strike, though they could not immediately stop working.By law, a union cannot go on strike during mediation by the state-run National Labor Relations Commission which usually lasts 10 days.The company official sa
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2016
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US claims for jobless aid fall, sign of employer resilience
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that U.S. workers still have job security despite recent tremors in the global economy.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications fell 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 254,000. The 4-week average, which is less volatile, dipped slightly to 264,750.Unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs. The 70-week streak of claims staying below 300,000 is the longest since 1973. It's evidence that employers v
InternationalJuly 7, 2016
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Nat'l Olympic body schedules emergency meeting over swimmer's status
The national Olympic body has scheduled an emergency meeting for Friday to discuss the status of banned swimmer Park Tae-hwan.The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) said Thursday the agenda at its board of directors meeting will include Park's eligibility for this year's Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. A KOC rule bars athletes from competing for the country for three years after the end of a doping suspension. And Park, whose international doping ban ended in March this year, was kept off the provision
SportsJuly 7, 2016
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[Graphic News] College graduates’ top choice in job hunt: Naver
For the second consecutive year, college graduates who are seeking jobs have picked the nation’s Internet portal giant Naver as the employer they most want to work for, according to a survey by Internet recruiting service Incruit on Thursday.Naver was followed by food giant CJ Cheiljedang, cosmetics maker AmorePacific and Samsung Electronics.Incruit officials said respondents seem to think that when it comes to job seeking, a company’s vision and job stability are more important than high wages.
July 7, 2016
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Thriving underground economy presents terrorism financing threat
[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s growing underground economy may pose vulnerability to terrorism financing, according to experts. “The size of the Korea’s underground economy is large, about 30 percent of the total gross domestic product,” Kang Kyung-hoon, a professor at Dongguk University, said at a public hearing on the danger of money laundering in Korea, hosted by the Korea Institute of Finance on July 7. “Terrorism funds have been rarely generated (in Korea), but the danger still persists.”The
July 7, 2016
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LG Household shares hit record high
[THE INVESTOR] LG Household and Health Care shares closed at a record high of 1.181 million won (US$ 1,023) on July 7.With this rise, up 2.2 percent from the previous day, LG Household shares rose for the ninth consecutive trading day. The latest increase pushed up the company’s market capitalization to over 18.44 trillion won, placing it in 10th place on the benchmark KOSPI.The rise is thought to be fueled by LG Household’s stable base in China and steady performance. By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@he
July 7, 2016
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CJ head again seeks custody suspension for hospital treatment
The chairman of the food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group has again requested a suspension of the execution of his 30-month jail term, citing the need for medical treatment, court officials said Thursday.Lee Jay-hyun is currently in the hospital waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling on embezzlement, breach of trust and tax evasion charges. His confinement has been suspended on several occasions since August 2013.Lawyers representing the industry mogul submitted an application for Lee's c
IndustryJuly 7, 2016
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Police ignored children’s report of found body
The body of a man who allegedly hanged himself was discovered only two days later on Wednesday, as the police had initially not followed up on a report made by children. South Chungcheong Police said Thursday that the police emergency hotline received two calls on Monday from a group of elementary school children who claimed they had found a dead man. (Yonhap)The children, aged between 7 and 9, told the police where they had discovered the body -- at a defunct supermarket in the region’s Nonsa
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2016