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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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White House says it's aware of seismic activity near NK nuclear site
The White House said it is aware of seismic activity near North Korea's nuclear site as the communist nation is strongly suspected of conducting what would be its fifth nuclear test."We are aware of seismic activity on the Korean Peninsula in the vicinity of a known North Korean nuclear test site. We are monitoring and continuing to assess the situation in close coordination with our regional partners," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said.He did not provide further details.South K
North KoreaSept. 9, 2016
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Pirates' Kang Jung-ho stays hot with two-run double
When you're hot, you're hot. Just ask Kang Jung-ho, the third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Kang hit a two-run double against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday (local time), helping the Pirates to a 4-1 victory.Kang entered the game having belted three homers in his past two games. And in his first at-bat against the Reds in the bottom of the first, Kang sent a two-out double to left center, bringing two runners home to give the Bucs an early lead.Kang moved to third
BaseballSept. 9, 2016
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Sales of mobile gift cards surge ahead of Chuseok holiday
Online retailers have reported a surge in sales of mobile gift certificates ahead of the Chuseok holiday, according to the retailers on Friday. Thanks to their convenience, mobile gift cards have rapidly gained popularity in South Korea and become a staple of gift-giving before major holidays such as Chuseok or Christmas. According to an online shopping website, 11th Street, sales of mobile gift certificates jumped about six times more during the first seven days of this month, compared with the
IndustrySept. 9, 2016
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IKEA recalls dressers in Korea on tip-over concerns
Swedish furniture group IKEA on Friday said it will recall 15 dressers sold in South Korea over concerns they could pose a safety risk to children, months after similar products caused deaths in North America.IKEA recalled 36 million dressers in the US and Canada in June after six children were crushed to death when Malm chests toppled on them. The company has since stopped selling the drawers in North America but continued to sell similar products in South Korea as there were no regulations on
IndustrySept. 9, 2016
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Korean workers to spend average 520,000 won for Chuseok: poll
South Korean workers plan to spend an average of 526,000 won ($477) during the Chuseok holiday next week, a survey showed Friday.It marks a 40,000-won increase from the same poll by Hunet, a local education service institute, in 2014.On their spending plans, many of the 970 respondents in this year's survey cited pocket money for parents and expenditures for ritual services for ancestors, called "charye" in Korean.Chuseok is one of the biggest and most important annual holidays in Korea, during
Social AffairsSept. 9, 2016
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NK nuclear test 'most powerful to date': military
South Korea's military said Friday it believed the North had conducted its "most powerful" nuclear test to date, Yonhap news agency said."We believe that the North conducted a nuclear test today," it quoted an unidentified defence ministry official as saying. (Yonhap)"The blast is believed to be about 10 kilotons -- the most powerful one by the North so far," the official was quoted as saying.The North's third nuclear test, staged in February 2013, was previously considered the most powerful to
Latest NewsSept. 9, 2016