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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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Homeplus vows to create fair business environment
Homeplus, a local discount store chain, said Tuesday that it would create an environment for fair trade and improve the quality of products and services to restore its brand value and woo customers.In a show of confidence, the retail company has changed its foundation day from May 1999 to Sept. 4 1997 when it opened its first store in Daegu. Homeplus was established in 1999 by British retail giant Tesco in coordination with Samsung C&T. Homeplus‘ Gangseo branch opened after renovation last Apri
IndustryAug. 30, 2016
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Time ripe for Korean traditional music venue
The new Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater is opening its doors Thursday, with the aim of becoming one of the nation’s top-tier concert theaters specializing in Korean traditional music. Situated between Changdeokgung and Jongmyo, the site of a former gas station has been completely transformed. The Seoul Metropolitan Government acquired the property in 2009 and built the stunningly picturesque and quaint performance theater house, which takes reference from traditional “hanok” -- traditional K
CultureAug. 30, 2016
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Former professor who fed employee feces gets 8 years in prison
The former university professor who forcibly fed human feces to his pupil-turned-employee was convicted with eight years in prison Tuesday. The Supreme Court found Jang, 53, guilty of abusing his 30-year-old pupil for two years since March 2013.Jang was indicted in August 2015 under charges of feeding human feces to the victim, as well as beating him with an aluminum bat and spraying tear gas over his face which was covered by a plastic bag. (Yonhap)The first trial gave Jang 12 years in prison,
Social AffairsAug. 30, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Freshmen lawmaker accuses elites of advocating ‘faux security’
Freshman lawmakers are not typically respected as sources of expertise at the National Assembly. But Rep. Kim Jong-dae is an exception, especially on a topic that often dominates debate among prominent politicians or presidential hopefuls: national security. “My decades-old journey for security issues culminates here,” Kim said in an interview with The Korea Herald at his office in the 20th Assembly, where he serves as a member of a parliamentary committee dealing with national defense and mili
PoliticsAug. 30, 2016
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Samsung SDI to build EV battery factory in Hungary
Samsung SDI, the battery-manufacturing unit of Samsung Group, will build an electric car battery factory in Hungary, securing a key base in Europe for its global expansion. The battery maker will renovate an existing plasma display panel factory it had run in Goed, 25 kilometers north of Budapest, the company said in Seoul on Tuesday. An artist’s impression of Samsung SDI’s electric vehicle battery factory in Goed, Hungary(Samsung SDI)Samsung announced the plan at the Hungarian government office
TechnologyAug. 30, 2016
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Cheong Wa Dae says aide Woo will stay in post
Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday reconfirmed its stance that it will not dismiss the feud-ridden presidential aide Woo Byung-woo, refusing to elaborate further.“Nothing has changed,” presidential spokesperson Jung Youn-kuk told reporters, in an answer to a question on whether the resignation of special investigator Lee Seok-su the previous day would affect Woo.Lee Seok-su (left) and Woo Byung-woo (Yonhap)The Blue House has repeatedly expressed its reluctance to dismiss Woo or accept his resignation, cla
PoliticsAug. 30, 2016