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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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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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[MONITOR] Industrial output gains 1.6% on-year in July
South Korea‘s industrial output advanced for the third month in a row in July on a rise in chips and chemical production, according to a report by Statistics Korea. Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rose 1.6 percent last month from a year ago while that in the service sector added 2.7 percent from a year earlier.
Aug. 31, 2016
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‘Korea to safeguard logistics from Hanjin fallout’
South Korea’s Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said the government will deal with companies under creditor-led restructuring programs by the book and those that do not come up with reasonable self-rescue plans will not receive any state support.“The government will strictly and rapidly execute its restructuring policy on the principle that debt-laden companies share the burden and try to find solutions to stay afloat and regain competitiveness,” Yoo said in an industry-related ministerial meeting Wedn
Aug. 31, 2016
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Seoul Media Art Biennale explores new languages to define future
The Seoul International Media Art Biennale is looking to make a radical bet on the future, amid a deluge of disasters and crises worldwide that have cast a grim shadow over society. Taking place at the city-run Seoul Museum of Art since 2000, the biennale is the biggest international showcase of media art in Korea. Now in its ninth edition, this year’s event has brought together multimedia works from 61 teams of artists from over 20 countries, including Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, Brazil and
PerformanceAug. 31, 2016
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[팟캐스트](160) 정부 2017년 예산안 발표 외 1건
진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry 1. 정부 2017년 예산안 발표 기사요약: 정부는 30일 2017년 예산안을 400조7천억원으로 편성했다. 정부 본예산이 400조원을 돌파한 것은 이번이 처음이다. 정부는 SOC예산과 R&D 비중을 줄이고 복지 및 청년 창출에 대한 지원을 늘렸다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638'2017 budget focuses on welfare, jobs' [1] The South Korean government will increase its spending to 400.7 trillion won next year, up 3.7 percent from this year, with a primary focus on boosting social we
PodcastAug. 31, 2016
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SKT unveils voice-controlled AI service
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, unveiled an artificial intelligence service based on voice recognition technology Wednesday, saying it will be the starting point to the popularization of AI which will lead the fundamental changes in the daily lives of humans.“The input system evolved from keyboard to mouse and then to touchpad,” said Park Il-hwan, head of device supporting division of the company. “Starting with NUGU (meaning who in Korean), we will lead dramatic changes in our
TechnologyAug. 31, 2016
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Herald Phil to hit stage with Gummy, JK Kim Dong-wook
The Herald Philharmonic Orchestra will take stage alongside a number of special guests, including K-pop ballad powerhouses Gummy and JK Kim Dong-wook and soprano singer Shin Della.The orchestra’s upcoming sold-out “Nalrari Concert” is being held Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. at the Inje Haneulnaerin Center’s Grand Theater in Inje-gun, Gangwon Province. Seats to the concert sold out within the first week of ticket sales. On Feb. 1, the Herald Phil signed a cultural exchange partnership agreement with the Inj
PerformanceAug. 31, 2016
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Hyundai Merchant may take over Hanjin Shipping assets
As the days of Hanjin Shipping seem numbered, officials in Seoul are already talking about ways to have its local rival take over any valuable assets the beleaguered shipping firm still has. Jeong Eun-bo, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, floated the idea in an emergency meeting early morning Wednesday, while Hanjin’s board of directors voted to file for court receivership. “With Hanjin Shipping filing for court receivership, there is a worrying view that Korea’s shipping indus
IndustryAug. 31, 2016
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Yongsan police runs mobile counseling booth for foreign women
Yongsan Police Department has been running a special counseling program every Friday evening this summer to help foreigners visiting Itaewon, one of the city’s most popular nighttime hangouts, feel safer.Throughout August from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday, the counseling service was provided via a mobile booth set up near areas populated with bars and clubs. The service is offered in English, German and Russian, and is especially catered to women.“There were about 40 foreign women in their 20s
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2016
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Parents abandon children at restaurant after fight
Police said they are looking into a case in which a married couple in their 20s left their young children at a restaurant after a fight, only to take them back after police got involved.The Bundang Police Department in Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday that the couple got into a fight at a restaurant in Seongnam at around 8 p.m. on Aug. 27. The husband left the scene after paying the check. Soon after, the wife also left, leaving behind their two children, a boy aged 5 and a girl aged 2. Some half
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2016
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30% of Koreans feel basic rights violated
Three out of 10 surveyed South Koreans said they have been violated of their basic rights protected by the Constitution at least once, a survey showed Wednesday.The Constitutional Court said it surveyed 6,552 citizens to ask whether they have experienced being violated of their basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution and 1,997 responded yes.The survey was conducted from July 15 to Aug. 15 on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the July 17 Constitution Day. Most violation, or 30.5 percent
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2016
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Mayor unveils Yongsan park plan
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday denounced the central government’s overlapping plan to utilize the land in Yongsan following the scheduled relocation of the US troops next year. He said the city will continue to draw up detailed plans to create an urban park upholding the historical value of the site.After several rounds of talks stretching decades, South Korea and the US agreed in 2004 to relocate the US military headquarters in Yongsan to an expanded military base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeongg
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2016