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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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USITC finalizes massive antidumping duties on Korean steel products
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday endorsed massive antidumping and countervailing duties that the Commerce Department imposed on steel product imports from South Korea. In July, the department decided to impose 64.7 percent of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea's POSCO and 38.2 percent of duties on imports from Hyundai Steel, saying their products were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value
IndustrySept. 3, 2016
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Climate pact: After years of talk, focus shifts to action
PARIS (AFP) -- Eight months after 195 nations concluded a hard-fought climate rescue pact, pressure is mounting to put its carbon-cutting promises into action as world leaders gather at G20 and UN meetings this month.The historic deal reached in Paris in December has been signed by 180 countries, but will only take effect after 55 nations responsible for 55 percent of greenhouse gas emissions have ratified it -- making it binding.China -- responsible for around 25 percent of global carbon emissi
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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Uzbekistan set to bury late strongman Karimov
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Uzbekistan will bury President Islam Karimov Saturday, as his death plunges the Central Asian nation into the greatest period of uncertainty in its post-Soviet history with no clear successor to the iron-fisted ruler.Karimov was pronounced dead late Friday after he suffered a stroke last weekend and fell into a coma, following days of speculation that authorities were delaying making his death public.The strongman's funeral will be held in his home city of Samarkand, central Uzbe
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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Deadly Philippine bomb attack 'terrorism': Duterte
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday branded the bombing of a night market in his home town that killed at least 14 people an act of terrorism, and announced extra powers for the military to combat the threat.Duterte said there were no confirmed suspects for the attack in the southern city of Davao just before 11:00pm on Friday, although he named two Islamic militant groups and drug lords as the potential culprits."We will treat this as a police matter abo
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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Colombia peace deal to be signed Sept. 26
BOGOTA (AFP) -- Colombia's peace deal with FARC rebels will be formally signed on September 26, in a new milestone towards ending the half-century conflict, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday."Peace will be signed on September 26 in Cartagena," announced Santos, ahead of an October referendum on final ratification of the historic accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.The emotional president called it "perhaps the most important announcement" of his life.Minutes later, FARC
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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FBI releases Clinton email probe files
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The FBI on Friday poured fresh fuel on the fire sparked by Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, releasing heavily redacted notes on its probe, which White House rival Donald Trump seized on to attack her fitness for office.The 58 pages -- 14 of which were entirely blacked out -- showed that the FBI found no evidence her email system was compromised but decided it could not be ruled out because some of her mobile devices were not recovered."Th
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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Obama's Asian pivot leaves closer ties, new challenges
BEIJING (AP) -- As Barack Obama embarks on what is likely to be his final trip to Asia as president, attention is returning to what is known as the U.S. ``pivot'' to the continent launched during his first term. The policy adjustment aimed to reinforce alliances and shift military assets to a region that has grown in importance alongside the rise of China as a global economic and political power. A look at some of the impacts on different countries in the Asia-Pacific region:CHINA: KEY ECONOMI
WorldSept. 3, 2016
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15 missing after North Korean flood
North Korea's state-run news agency said Saturday the country was struck by a massive flood in the northern part of the country, with 15 residents missing.The Korean Central News Agency said this week's heavy rain led to the overflow of the Tumen River bordering China, resulting in "severe" damage in nearby cities.It said 44,000 people in North Hamgyong Province were evacuated after their houses were damaged.Fifteen others went missing in the northern city of Hoeryong, it added.A source familiar
NationalSept. 3, 2016
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Assembly passes extra budget plan
The National Assembly passed the 11 trillion won (US$9.92 billion) supplementary budget on Friday after an overnight protest and boycott by the ruling Saenuri Party over the speaker’s controversial remarks.Speaker Chung Sye-kyun and Saenuri floor leader Rep. Chung Jin-suk agreed after hours of confrontation to prioritize the passage of the budget bill over a telephone conversation. Vice speaker Park Joo-sun was chosen to preside over the session in place of Chung upon the Saenuri’s request.Natio
PoliticsSept. 2, 2016
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Park arrives in Russia for economic forum, summit with Putin
Vladivostok (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, on Friday to attend an economic forum and a summit with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as part of her eight-day trip that also includes visits to China and Laos.In the eastern Russian port city, Park will attend the annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), a venue to discuss ways to bolster regional cooperation in developing Russia's resource-rich Far East.President Park Geun-hye waves as she boards her plane at
Diplomatic CircuitSept. 2, 2016
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Samsung announces global recall of Galaxy Note 7
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Friday it has decided to recall all of its new large-size Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that had rolled out in 10 nations, due to the recent explosions. “We decided to stop selling Galaxy Note 7 and to replace all the products rolled out in 10 nations, including South Korea,” said Koh Dong-jin, the head of the company's mobile business, at the press briefing held in its headquarters in Seoul. It is the first time that Samsung has decided on a large-sc
TechnologySept. 2, 2016
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[Editorial] Brutal executions
Ruthless North Korean leader Kim Jung-un is continuing his bloody reign of terror. The South Korean government confirmed Wednesday that the North recently executed a vice premier and sent two other senior officials to rural farms for re-education on the revolutionary spirit.The executed official was Kim Yong-jin, 63, an expert in educational administration. According to the South’s Unification Ministry, Kim was initially investigated by the North’s intelligence agency for his bad sitting posture
EditorialSept. 2, 2016
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[Editorial] Justice system in crisis
The public’s confidence in the nation’s justice system was further eroded Thursday when an incumbent senior judge was arrested over allegations he received bribes from a disgraced businessman.Kim Su-cheon, a judge of the Incheon District Court, is suspected of having received 170 million won ($152,000) from Jung Woon-ho, the former head of cosmetics company Nature Republic who is serving time for illegal gambling overseas.Kim is alleged to have acquired an imported vehicle from Jung at a giveawa
EditorialSept. 2, 2016
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[Editorial] Weak spot in North Korea‘s weapons program
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping have obvious disagreements over how to handle North Korea’s illicit weapons program. China is angry about US plans to deploy advanced missile defenses in South Korea to counter the threat, while Obama faces pressure to sanction Chinese banks and companies that help sustain Kim Jong-un’s nuclear ambitions. But the two presidents still have plenty of room to cooperate on this issue, if they can zero in on actions that are in both countries’ interests.North Korea’s succe
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2016
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[J. Bradford DeLong] Economic trend is our friend
These are days of grave disillusionment with the state of the world. Sinister forces of fanatical, faith-based killing -- something that we in the West, at least, thought had largely ended by 1750 -- are back. And they have been joined by and are reinforcing forces of nationalism, bigotry, and racism that we thought had been largely left in the ruins of Berlin in 1945.In addition, economic growth since 2008 has been profoundly disappointing. There is no reasoned case for optimistically expecting
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2016
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[Weekender] Do hangover cures actually work?
On the morning after a night of heavy drinking, many hungover Koreans feel better after having a bowl of hearty, spicy soup. There is a plethora of choices -- soybean sprout soup and ox bone spicy soup, to name a few -- which all belong under the category of “haejangguk”: any soup that is eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine. For Kim Ji-hwan, a 31-year-old office worker in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, his favorite haejangguk is a bowl of potato soup with Korean red pepper powder. “It’s heart
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2016
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Increase household income, former BOK governor says
In Korea’s export-oriented economic model, domestic households have been largely neglected. In order to support large corporations to sell more cars, ships and TVs to global consumers and earn more precious dollars, consumers at home were reduced to a mere source of labor. Using low wages and high savings to channel ample funds into the corporate sector was seen beneficial for the economy. This, according to former Bank of Korea Governor Park Seung, is the root cause of many of Korea’s current e
Sept. 2, 2016
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Will Korean battery makers’ struggle in China affect Hyundai?
South Korea’s largest automotive maker Hyundai Motor may face a setback in China with its new plug-in hybrid cars as the issue surrounding battery certification remains unclear. Samsung SDI and LG Chem, which supply car batteries to Hyundai and Kia Motors, have failed to win certifications in June and are yet to resubmit the applications. If they fail to get their batteries certified in China, Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors’ new plug-in hybrid cars may not receive subsidies up to $26
MobilitySept. 2, 2016