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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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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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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Korean finance minister meets with Fitch delegation
South Korea's finance minister held a meeting with the delegation head of global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Inc. to exchange their views on the recent economic situation and the country's macroeconomic policies, the finance ministry here said Friday.In a meeting with Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho in Seoul, Thomas Rookmaaker, head of Asia-Pacific sovereigns at Fitch, said South Korea has seen steady economic growth and maintained fiscal soundness, along with its efforts to push forward with
Aug. 26, 2016
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Lotte Group shocked by No. 2 man's suicide
Employees at Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, were shocked Friday by the news that its No. 2 man had died ahead of his planned appearance before prosecutors for questioning over his role in a series of scandals.Lee In-won, the group's vice chairman, was found dead in Yangpyeong, south of Seoul, earlier in the day in an apparent suicide, according to the police.Lee has been regarded as one of the closest aides to Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin."He might have been put und
IndustryAug. 26, 2016
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Samsung, LG to unveil latest gadgets at trade show in Berlin
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. will showcase their latest developments, gadgets and smart home appliances at next month's consumer electronics fair in Berlin, according to company officials on Friday. The annual IFA fair, to be held in Berlin from Sept. 2-7, will bring together about 240,000 participants from around the world. The weeklong exhibition "will offer a great platform for professionals working in the field of consumer electronics and home appliances to exchange knowle
TechnologyAug. 26, 2016
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N.K. opens first youth congress in 23 years
North Korea on Friday opened the congress of a youth association for the first time in 23 years as the country's leader Kim Jong-un is seeking to solicit support from young people to cement his power.The Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League held the ninth congress in Pyongyang, the North's state media said, without elaborating.It marked the country's first congress by the youth league since February 1993. The congress was never held under the regime of the current leader's
North KoreaAug. 26, 2016
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Seoul's anti-debt steps not to weigh on builders: analysts
South Korea's latest measures against soaring household debt are unlikely to impact large private builders much as they are focused on curbing the supply of new apartments by a state housing developer, analysts said Friday.In a bid to tackle snowballing household debt, Seoul announced a package of measures Thursday that calls for the development of fresh residential areas and scale down of the supply of new apartments by state-owned Korea Land and Housing Corp., among others.In a note to clients
Aug. 26, 2016
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UNSC working on statement condemning Pyongyang's latest missile provocation
The U.N. Security Council has asked its member countries to review a draft version of a press statement condemning North Korea's latest missile provocation, diplomatic sources said Friday. The UNSC held an emergency behind-closed-doors meeting on Wednesday (local time) at the request of South Korea, the United States and Japan to discuss counteractions against the North's test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile earlier on the same day. The missile flew some 500 kilometers before la
North KoreaAug. 26, 2016