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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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Ruling party officially backs THAAD deployment plan
The ruling Saenuri Party on Tuesday adopted an official stance to support the planned deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system to South Korea, saying it is the "least" Seoul can do to counter Pyongyang's evolving nuclear and missile threats.The party lawmakers' unanimous backing for the plan to station a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery on the peninsula by end-2017 came as opposition politicians are largely opposed to the plan.(Yonhap)"Adopting the official stance despite political di
PoliticsAug. 30, 2016
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Korean, Indian think tanks to conduct joint research on bioresources exploration
A South Korean think tank on freshwater organisms and biodiversity conservation agreed on Tuesday with India's Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development to make preparations toward initialing joint research on the exploration and use of bioresources, the think tank said.The state-run Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources and the Indian research center signed a business pact on the agreement in Imphal, a city in India's northeast province of Manipur.The IBSD, based in
TechnologyAug. 30, 2016
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BOK chief cites heightened possibility of rate hike in US
The head of South Korea's central bank said Tuesday that there is a heightened possibility that the US Federal Reserve could raise its interest rates.Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol made the comment in a meeting with leading economists and scholars on the current economic conditions, citing recent remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.Last week, Yellen said the Federal Open Market Committee continues to anticipate that gradual increases in the federal funds rate will be appropriate over t
Aug. 30, 2016
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Korea to build network of smart expressways by 2020
South Korea unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to build a network of smart expressways that will include new sections of road that charge electric vehicles as they go.Under the envisioned plan, the government will also build an additional 1,000 kilometers of expressway, extending the total length in the country to 5,131 kilometers by 2020, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The new expressways will create what the ministry called a complete network of roads where nea
Social AffairsAug. 30, 2016
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Korean stocks open higher on Wall Street gains
South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight rise.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 13.51 points, or 0.66 percent, to 2,045.86 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The advance was apparently helped by gains in the New York stock exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 107.59 points, or 0.58 percent, to 18,502.99, led by the banking sector being boosted by expectations that the Fed's interest-rate hikes will increase their lending margins
Aug. 30, 2016