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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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Lotte founder's third wife owns large amount of property
The third wife of the embattled Lotte Group founder owns real estate worth tens of millions of dollars, data showed Tuesday, a revelation that comes as she faces a prosecution probe over suspected tax evasion.Prosecutors are widening their probe into the country's fifth-largest conglomerate on suspicions of embezzlement, tax evasion and the creation of slush funds through dubious deals among affiliates and companies with links to the family of 93-year-old founder Shin Kyuk-ho.According to data b
IndustryAug. 30, 2016
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Cate Blanchett and Josh Groban lead Broadway's fall season
NEW YORK (AP) – “Cats” is back on Broadway, purring along. “Hamilton” tickets are still hard to get. What else is new this fall? Some big celebrities are coming, including Cate Blanchett, Diane Lane, Janet McTeer, Josh Groban and Liev Schreiber. Some old writers are also showing up, like Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy. Here’s a look at some highlights of the first half of the 2016-2017 Broadway season:Old school tunesProducers raided the golden age of movie musicals to pull out a stage adaptation
CultureAug. 30, 2016
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Ratio of short-term debt to foreign reserves edges up in Q2
South Korea's ratio of short-term foreign debt to foreign reserves rose in the second quarter on increased borrowings by local banks, data showed Tuesday.The country's short-term external debt, with a maturity of one year or less, totaled $106.8 billion as of the end of June, up $2.7 billion from three months earlier, according to the data by the Bank of Korea.The end-June figure accounted for 27.3 percent of the country's total external debt, up 0.5 percentage point from the previous quarter, t
Aug. 30, 2016
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Lost heritage: Quake deals blow to Italy’s art treasures
ROME (AP) -- Within hours of last week’s devastating earthquake in central Italy, members of the national police squad of art experts were already exploring the mounds of rubble in several medieval hill towns.They have photographed hundreds of centuries-old churches with missing roofs, torn-away frescoes or gaping holes where stained glass once filtered sunlight. The quake and several powerful aftershocks dealt the latest blow to Italy’s long-deteriorating abundance of art and architecture.Even
CultureAug. 30, 2016
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London's Notting Hill Carnival turns 50
LONDON (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of revelers took to the streets to celebrate London‘s Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, as police made more than 400 arrests during the festival’s 50th anniversary.Feathered dancers, steel bands and earth-shaking sound systems featured in the vibrant celebration of British Caribbean culture, with many festival-goers sporting glittery face paint and waving Jamaican flags.“It‘s excellent! We are loving the free spirit of everyone and we have all been dancing,” s
CultureAug. 30, 2016
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Vice foreign minister to pay respects to victims of Italian earthquake
South Korea's vice foreign minister will visit the Italian Embassy in Seoul Tuesday to offer his condolences to the victims of the 6.2-magnitude quake that rocked the European country last week, the ministry said.The death toll from the earthquake, which hit central Italy on Aug. 24, reached about 290 with the number expected to rise as more bodies are being found in the rubble.The disaster also left thousands of people homeless.Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam plans to express his condolences
PoliticsAug. 30, 2016
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US State Department submits report on N. Korea's labor exports to Congress
The US State Department has turned in a report to Congress that details North Korea's abuse of its people through overseas labor, including the list of countries and individuals that accept or use such labor, diplomatic sources said Monday.The report, which was submitted recently, is seen as the latest in a series of measures by Washington to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights record. In July, the US imposed its first-ever sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his ro
North KoreaAug. 30, 2016
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Galaxy S7 waterproof feature saves lives
South Korea's major department stores and discount chains saw their sales rise sharply in July from a year earlier on improved consumer sentiment and an increase in holidays, government data showed Tuesday.The combined sales of three department stores -- Hyundai, Lotte and Shinsegae -- advanced 7 percent on-year last month, while those of major discount retailers -- E-Mart, Lotte Mart and Homeplus -- gained 2.1 percent during the same period last year, according to the data compiled by the Minis
TechnologyAug. 30, 2016
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Sales at department stores, discount retailers up in July
South Korea's major department stores and discount chains saw their sales rise sharply in July from a year earlier on improved consumer sentiment and an increase in holidays, government data showed Tuesday.The combined sales of three department stores -- Hyundai, Lotte and Shinsegae -- advanced 7 percent on-year last month, while those of major discount retailers -- E-Mart, Lotte Mart and Homeplus -- gained 2.1 percent during the same period last year, according to the data compiled by the Minis
IndustryAug. 30, 2016
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Chip equipment makers buoyed by prospects of Samsung investing in NAND memory
South Korean chip equipment manufacturers are likely to see their earnings rise in the second half of the year amid market speculation that Samsung Electronics Co. may plan to heavily invest in production lines for 3-D NAND flash memory chips. Samsung, the world's largest maker of memory chips, has not revealed how much it will spend on boosting the production capacity of 3-D NAND chips, which are widely used for smartphones and other smart devices. But market watchers have speculated that Samsu
TechnologyAug. 30, 2016
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New competition scheduled for Korea's top archers
The national archery governing body said Tuesday it will hold a new competition pitting the top homegrown archers against each other this fall.The Korea Archery Association said the event, tentatively titled "Korea Archery Competition 2016," will be held from Oct. 20 to 22. After the official practice on Oct. 20, the auxiliary stadium at Jamsil Sports Complex will host the preliminaries the following day. The finals will be held at Olympic Park's Peace Square on Oct. 22. All venues are in Seoul.
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