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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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[Newsmaker] Probe of prosecutor scandal quickens
The prosecution said Wednesday it had formed a special team tasked with investigating allegations that an incumbent prosecutor received kickbacks from a businessman in exchange for influence peddling in court proceedings. According to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the special inspection team -- consisting of four prosecutors and 10 investigators -- will look into bribery allegations involving senior prosecutor Kim Hyung-joon. “In regard to the case, the special inspection team will thoroughly
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2016
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[Photo news] Hanwha showcases weapon systems
Hanwha Techwin’s K9 self-propelled howitzer (right) and Hanwha Corp.’s Korean ballistic aerial target system are displayed at the Defense Expo Korea 2016 held from Wednesday through Sunday at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. The four defense units of Hanwha Group -- including Hanwha Defense systems and Hanwha Thales -- featured a joint booth at Korea’s biggest defense industry exhibition to demonstrate their weapon systems. They include the Chunmoo multiple rocket launching system and the lon
DefenseSept. 7, 2016
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[Editorial] Premature idea
The issue of turning the current conscription service into a volunteer military system has resurfaced, with Gyeonggi Gov. Nam Kyung-pil taking the lead. Nam, a potential presidential candidate for the ruling Saenuri Party, suggested in a forum earlier this week that South Korea should transition to a payment-based voluntary military by 2022. Nam and other advocates argue that the current conscription-based military should give way to a voluntary military in consideration of, among other things,
EditorialSept. 7, 2016
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[Editorial] Real reform
It seems there is no end to corruption scandals involving state prosecutors. The latest case involves a senior prosecutor who allegedly received dubious money from a businessman facing fraud charges. Kim Hyung-joon, who was suspended Wednesday pending internal investigation, is suspected of receiving 15 million won ($13,500) from the businessman on two occasions and trying to solicit favors from his fellow prosecutors investigating the case. The prosecutor and the suspect went to the same middle
EditorialSept. 7, 2016
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[Larry Tye] Kennedy campaign exhibited how to rise above nastiness
The more distraught we get about the name-calling, wall-building tone of this year’s presidential campaign, the more it helps to revisit a national campaign of half a century ago, which started out mired in similar meanness but then demonstrated how to rise above it.America was as riven in 1968 as we are today. Then, it was over a war that roiled racially torn cities, and tensions between the old and new in everything from electioneering to hairstyles. The question was: Which presidential aspira
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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[Jonathan Zimmerman] Becoming more diverse but missing the point
Affirmative action has reached middle age.It has been almost 40 years since the US Supreme Court ruled that universities could consider race in admissions as a way to enhance student diversity. Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke (1978) barred schools from giving an advantage to minority students if the purpose was to compensate for historic discrimination against them. The only constitutionally acceptable rationale for affirmative action was to improve the education of all student
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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[Leonid Bershidsky] Russian deal with Japan finally may be possible
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be more open than ever to a compromise with Japan that would end the two countries’ post-World War II territorial dispute. Both sides have been making tentative moves toward reconciliation since May, and a deal may finally be in the works after decades of false starts. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Putin explained why Russia and Japan haven’t come to an agreement: “We are talking about finding a solution under which neither side will feel put
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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[Kim Yoon-mi] Chuseok, a time for gratitude
Whenever Chuseok, or the Korean thanksgiving, comes around, I ponder how my father helped me witness the true meaning of the holiday during my teenage years.Born and raised in Seoul, Chuseok was the most painful time of year for me. Traveling to Buan, North Jeolla Province, meant going through the crazy traffic incurred by the massive exodus of Seoulites visiting their parents’ homes in rural areas. The more challenging part was that I had to spend several days at my grandma’s place doing “nothi
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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[David Ignatius] Clinton should embrace her experience
WASHINGTON -- Despite Hillary Clinton’s recent slip in the polls, she has a big political opportunity, even though some of her advisers might regard it as a curse: She can run as the candidate who represents the “mainstream” leadership of both parties and knows how to fix our broken political system. In a year when anti-elitism has been a dominant theme in both parties, donning this establishment mantle might appear to be a mistake for Clinton. But let’s be honest: Her strength is that she’s the
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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Self-driving cars come with complex issues
If you’re stopped by the police in your self-driving vehicle, would you need to show a driver’s license? This is not a riddle, it’s a legitimate question to be debated by lawmakers when they begin to address the reality of a world where not all cars and trucks have humans at the wheel.Yes, the driverless car is coming -- much sooner than you think. Ford says that within five years it will have a fully self-driving vehicle without steering wheel, gas or brake pedal for sale to ride-hailing compan
ViewpointsSept. 7, 2016
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[팟캐스트](161) 대법원장 사과 / 산타 테레사
진행자: 임정요, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. 대법원장 10년만에 대국민 사과기사요약: 현직 부장판사 뇌물 혐의 구속 사건과 관련해 대법원장 양승태가 국민에게 사과했다. 대법원장이 법관 비리로 공개 사과를 한 건 10년 만이다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/66381. Chief justice apologizes for corruption scandal[1] Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae on Tuesday offered a public apology over an incumbent senior judge who was arrested last week on suspicions of taking bribes from a scand
PodcastSept. 7, 2016