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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 Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Man caught masturbating at women’s university
A man is being accused of “engaging in masturbation” at a women’s university, police said on Thursday. According to Seoul Seongbuk Police Station, the 31-year-old man, whose identity has not yet been revealed, violated laws against indecent exposure of genitalia and engaging in masturbation in public. (123rf)The immediate arrest of the offender came after police received reports from witnesses that a man was masturbating on a bench at Sungshin Women’s University in Seongbuk-gu, as graduation ph
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2016
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Will LG Chem supply battery for BMW’s hybrids?
[THE INVESTOR] Battery firm LG Chem has reportedly inked a supply deal with German luxury sedan maker BMW. The deal is reportedly the second of its kind with the German firm, following the previous one in the latter half in 2015.“LG Chem has stricken a deal to supply its 48-volt lithium-ion battery to BMW with the aim to produce the battery from 2019,” an industry official was quoted by online news outlet News 1 as saying.“I cannot unveil the exact amount, but the deal will be worth, as far as I
MobilitySept. 1, 2016
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Prosecutors summon Lotte founder's son over alleged embezzlement
The elder son of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho was summoned by prosecutors Thursday as they resumed an investigation into the embattled retail giant after one of its senior executives was found dead in an apparent suicide last week.Shin Dong-joo appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office as a suspect on charges of embezzling some tens of billions of won from the group's major affiliates.Prosecutors suspect he received the money as a stipend by just being listed as a board
IndustrySept. 1, 2016
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Korea's exports rise for first time in 20 months
South Korea's exports posted the first on-year rise in 20 months in August on the back of brisk demand for chips and flat displays, the trade ministry said Thursday.Outbound shipments came to $40.1 billion last month, up 2.6 percent from the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The upturn snapped a record 19th straight months of negative growth that began in January 2015.Imports also made a turnaround to edge up 0.1 percent on-year to $34.8 billion, recor
Sept. 1, 2016