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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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Murder lurks deep in the mind
“Hell Fire” By Karin Fossum, translated from the Norwegian by Karl DixonHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (272 pages, $24)With Scandinavian crime fiction all the rage and enormous attention paid to writers like Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, it’s almost, well, criminal, that Norway’s Karin Fossum isn’t better known.Translated into dozens of languages and winner of the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel, Fossum’s exceptional qualities are on view in her new novel, “Hell Fire,” the
BooksSept. 7, 2016
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Law firm Yoon & Yang opens public interest legal center
Korean law firm Yoon & Yang launched the Public Interest Legal Center on Wednesday, aiming to expand its corporate social responsibility programs for legally underrepresented people.Under the Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundation, the legal aid center plans to provide legal assistance on various issues to the socially marginalized, including single parent households, victims of sexual and domestic violence, the homeless, the disabled, migrant workers and North Korean defectors. Participants of the ope
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2016
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Hanwha E&C shares Chuseok spirit
Executives and workers at Hanwha Engineering and Construction Corp. visited a community center in Jung-gu, central Seoul, to share the spirit of the upcoming Korean Thanksgiving holiday Chuseok with minority groups, the company said Wednesday.“I am glad to share the holiday spirit with those in need,” said Choi Kwang-ho, CEO of Hanwha E&C, adding that he hopes the food and presents delivered could be helpful. Employees and executives from Hanwha E&C make Korean rice cake songpyeon to share with
IndustrySept. 7, 2016
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Cargo chaos spreading worldwide over Hanjin fiasco
Cargo disruptions triggered by the cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping deepened worldwide Wednesday, with shippers holding both the parent company and the government responsible for failing to come up with preventative measures.Of 128 Hanjin Shipping carriers owned by the company, 85 or about 66 percent of the total are in abnormal status, according to the company’s latest data released late Tuesday. Abnormal status refers to ships standing by on the high seas or banned from loading and unloading at p
IndustrySept. 7, 2016
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How far will you go for your autistic child?
Being a parent is always full of ups and downs, of course, but being the parent of an autistic child, Carolyn Parkhurst writes in her splendid new novel, is a lot like riding a roller coaster that never stops to let you off and catch your breath. Sometimes you marvel at your child’s brilliance. Often, though, you are exhausted by her behavior. You may be prone, like Alexandra Hammond in Parkhurst’s “Harmony,” to compare your growing helplessness to the proliferation of bedbugs in your house.“It’
BooksSept. 7, 2016
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[FEATURE] Light pollution causes sleepless nights in Seoul
This is the third installment of a three-part series on Seoul’s battle against three types of urban pollution: smell, noise, and light. -- Ed.Office worker Wi, 26, often plays soccer at a public field near Gangnam, but he recently faced resistance from some residents who live nearby. An official from the district office asked Wi and his teammates to avoid playing soccer there at night, as there had been complaints that the bright lights at the field disturbed residents. “But it doesn’t make sens
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2016
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People’s Party leader slams Park’s governing style
The third-biggest People’s Party’s interim leader criticized President Park Geun-hye’s handling of the government in a parliamentary address Wednesday, blaming her administration for worsening cross-border relations and fueling public anger over South Korea’s politico-economic system. Describing the president as the only change agent to national reform, the central-left floor leader Rep. Park Jie-won urged the president to hold a summit with North Korea and pursue constitutional amendment to cha
PoliticsSept. 7, 2016
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Poetic French tale ‘A Woman’s Life’ captivates Venice
VENICE (AFP) - The beautifully crafted “A Woman’s Life” by French director Stephane Brize about the tormented life of a baroness seduced the Venice film festival Tuesday, as it entered the race for the coveted Golden Lion.Brize, whose last film “The Measure of a Man” (2015) competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, winning best actor, here adapts the first novel written by 19th century author Guy de Maupassant into a rich period drama.Dark-haired Jeanne (played by Judith Chemla) is still brimming w
FilmSept. 7, 2016
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Brooks to introduce ‘Young Frankenstein’
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- “Young Frankenstein” will come alive in theaters once again on Oct. 5, with a live introduction from writer-director Mel Brooks, who will pay tribute to the classic spoof’s late star Gene Wilder. The intro will be broadcast from the 20th Century Fox Lot in 500 theaters nationwide, according to an announcement by Fathom Events on Tuesday. In addition to touring the studio lot, where much of the movie was filmed, Brooks is expected reminisce about his friend and collaborator W
FilmSept. 7, 2016
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China quick to join UNSC condemnation of NK
The UN Security Council on Tuesday managed to promptly condemn North Korea’s latest test of ballistic missiles, propelled by China’s endorsement despite its opposition to the plan to deploy US anti-missile assets in South Korea. The 15-member body issued a press statement from New York, “deploring” Monday’s launch that marked its 22nd missile experiment this year alone and was “in flagrant disregard” of multiple UNSC resolutions. The projectiles, presumed to be the intermediate-range Rodong, fle
North KoreaSept. 7, 2016
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Raised in California and living in Seoul, novelist Krys Lee wrestles with Korean identities
Standing in the heart of Koreatown, novelist Krys Lee turned around.Was this direction to the Korean market where her family made a pilgrimage every weekend and her mother would rent her cache of Korean videotapes? Which way was the tofu restaurant she and her pastor father walked to countless times after her mother died and there was no one to cook him Korean food?And where was her father’s final apartment where he lived, broken, until he suffered a heart attack mid-sermon at the pulpit?The gle
BooksSept. 7, 2016
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Children’s author, illustrator of Llama Llama stories dies
MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) -- Best-selling children’s book author and illustrator Anna Dewdney, who gained fame with her series of Llama Llama stories, has died at age 50.Dewdney, who had a 15-month battle with brain cancer, died Saturday at her home in Chester, publisher Penguin Young Readers said. “The entire Penguin Young Readers family is heartbroken,” Jen Loja, president of Penguin Young Readers, said in a statement. “And as we grieve, we also celebrate Anna’s life, in dedicating ourselves to
BooksSept. 7, 2016
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LG's V20 targets audiophiles, camera enthusiasts
LG Electronics unveiled its new premium large-size smartphone V20 equipped with high-end audio capabilities and wide-angle lens cameras in South Korea and the US on Wednesday, as it seeks to revive its struggling handset business.The LG V20 -- categorized as a “phablet,” a combination of a phone and tablet -- is a follow-up model to the V10, a part of the “V Series” which stands as one of LG’s flagship premium smartphone lines alongside the “G Series.”LG’s new smartphone is designed to provide u
TechnologySept. 7, 2016
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NK threats, maritime dispute to headline defense forum
High-ranking defense officials from 33 countries and five international organizations gathered Wednesday to discuss regional and international security issues, namely the ongoing challenges involving North Korea and maritime disputes involving the US, China and Japan.The Seoul Defense Dialogue 2016, held from Sept.7-9, will kick off with a plenary session Thursday on the denuclearization of North Korea and international cooperation. Seoul Defense Dialogue 2015 (SDD)During the session, the partic
DefenseSept. 7, 2016
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Locals voice rejection of THAAD
Citizens of Seongju and Gimcheon in North Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday met with opposition party leader Choo Mi-ae and visited the US Embassy in Seoul to voice discontent about the government’s plan to locate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the southern towns.The visit came after the residents’ committee in Gimcheon visited Defense Minister Han Min-koo last week to assert that they do not want the US missile defense system in their neighborhood citing health concerns.The Mi
DefenseSept. 7, 2016