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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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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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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Park visits front-line unit
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday visited a front-line Army unit to offer her encouragement and to call for a robust readiness posture, her office Cheong Wa Dae said, amid a spike in tensions triggered by North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile launch and its menacing rhetoric.Accompanied by Defense Minister Han Min-koo and dozens of senior military and government officials, the commander-in-chief met with border troops who are participating in the ongoing annual military drills jo
DefenseAug. 24, 2016
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[Newsmaker] PR legend questioned on lobbying
Working in public relations in South Korea has often been favored by college graduates, particularly among women concerned about the male-centered hierarchy of the corporate world.In such positions, English fluency and well-rounded communication skills are required, as the primary job function is dealing with clients and the press. Over a short period, a few figures have built up the reputation of PR professionals, portraying a general image of them being vibrant, career-seeking women. News Comm
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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[Editorial] Food safety
The government’s 5.6 trillion-won ($5 billion) free school meals scheme has been found to be supplying improper lunches to many of the nation’s 6.14 million students.A government task force inspected between April and July some 2,400 food suppliers and lunch operators and visited 274 of the nation’s 11,700 elementary, middle and high schools that provide students with hot lunches.The team’s findings, released Tuesday, were disappointing and shocking. It has uncovered a total of 677 violations of
EditorialAug. 24, 2016
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[Editorial] Political gridlock
Escalating inter-party hostility threatens to kill the 11 trillion-won ($9.7 billion) extra budget bill, which is intended to ease the pain of corporate restructuring and stimulate the sluggish economy.The ruling Saenuri Party, the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea and the minor opposition People’s Party at first agreed to pass the bill on Aug. 12. Then they delayed its passage to Aug. 22. As things stand now, they may not be able to act on it until the ongoing parliamentary session ends
EditorialAug. 24, 2016
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Over 40 foreign currencies available for online exchange from October
Banks will expand their online foreign currency exchange services to more than 40 different currencies, starting from October. According to the Financial Supervisory Service on Wednesday, the financial wachdog will work together with the lenders to increase the variety of foreign currencies available for online exchange and pick-up at the Incheon International Airport. Currencies that are considered rare to get here, including the Vietnamese dong, Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit and Russian
Aug. 24, 2016
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[Photo News] Honorary award for Merck
Michael Grund (right), managing director of Merck Korea, poses with professor Choi Jong-seon, president of the Korean Information Display Society, after receiving an honorary award on behalf of Merck during the International Meeting of Information Displays 2016 on Jejudo on Tuesday. (Merck Korea)
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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Korea Eximbank holds EDCF camp for students
The Export-Import Bank of Korea, or Korea Eximbank, held a three-day camp starting Wednesday for college students providing them an opportunity to share ideas and visions about international development and cooperation. According to the bank on Wednesday, about 50 local university students took part in the camp dubbed “Economic Development Cooperation Fund Camp,” being held for the 13th year at the bank’s headquarters in Yeouido and employee training center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Korea E
Aug. 24, 2016
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[Daniel Pipes] Worry about IS threat, not about burkini
France has been seized by a silly hysteria over the burkini, prompting me to wonder when Europeans will get serious about their Islamist challenge.For starters, what is a burkini? The word (sometimes spelled burqini) combines the names of two opposite articles of female clothing: the burqa (an Islamic tent-like, full-body covering) and the bikini. Also known as a halal swimsuit, it modestly covers all but the face, hands and feet, consisting of a top and a bottom. It resembles a wetsuit with a h
ViewpointsAug. 24, 2016
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Hanwha E&C signs MOU with Suwon for development project
Hanwha Engineering and Construction has signed an memorandum of understanding with Suwon City to build and develop auxiliary and support facilities for a new multi-purpose convention center to be built in the city, the company said Wednesday. Hanwha E&C and its retail affiliate Hanwha Galleria were selected in April to build the envisioned Suwon Convention Center’s commercial complex that includes a hotel, an aquarium, a department store and more on 30,836 square meters of land in the city’s ne
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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[Cass R. Sunstein] Campaign against immigrants echoes Red Scare
In the summer of 1954, during hearings prompted by his investigation of Communism in the U.S. Army, Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy hit his professional nadir. Speaking to Joseph Welch, chief counsel for the Army, McCarthy accused a young lawyer who worked in Welch’s law firm of having been “a member of an organization which is named, oh, years and years ago, as the legal bulwark of the Communist Party.”Welch was stunned. “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty, or yo
ViewpointsAug. 24, 2016
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Samsung Display forms alliance with Chinese makers for curved display market
Samsung Display Co., Samsung Electronics’ display business affiliate, joined hands with dozens of Chinese television and monitor makers to develop the fledgling curved display market, the company said on Wednesday. The “Curved Alliance,” formed during a forum co-hosted by China Electronics Chamber of Commerce and Samsung in Beijing on Tuesday, includes Hisense Co., TCL Corp. and nine others. It aims to conduct joint research on curved screens and expand the market. Han Gab-soo, director of Sam
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping struggles to right itself
Financially troubled Hanjin Shipping is struggling to come up with a self-rescue plan that meets the expectations of its creditors, amid growing concerns over a possible court receivership. Korea’s largest shipping company was asked by its creditors to submit a rescue plan by Thursday, the second deadline after the company failed to meet the first deadline of Saturday. A Hanjin Shipping-owned ship carries containers. (Hanjin Shipping)This is projected to be the last call as the company is slated
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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Kakao launches online job search service
South Korean internet company Kakao rolled out a new job information search service Wednesday ahead of the start of major companies’ fall recruiting season.Kakao, the operator of Korea’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk and portal website Daum, has partnered with local job information website Jobplanet to introduce a new search page that displays information on some 15,000 companies registered under Jobplanet.Screenshots of Kakao and Jobplanet’s new job information search service accessed via Kaka
TechnologyAug. 24, 2016
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GS Caltex banks on human capital
The most important source of competitiveness of GS Caltex is human resources, Huh Jin-soo, CEO of the South Korean oil refiner, emphasized on many occasions. In an effort to attract talent with work ability rather than good ‘specifications’, the energy firm eliminated minimum grade and foreign language requirements in 2015 and 2016, respectively. GX Caltex new employees sing during New Year`s kick-off ceremony on Jan. 4, 2016. Photo: GS CalTexIn addition, GS Caltex has launched various training
IndustryAug. 24, 2016
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[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Changes that are needed to make the euro work
NEW YORK -- To say that the eurozone has not been performing well since the 2008 crisis is an understatement. Its member countries have done more poorly than the European Union countries outside the eurozone, and much more poorly than the United States, which was the epicenter of the crisis.The worst-performing eurozone countries are mired in depression or deep recession; their condition -- think of Greece -- is worse in many ways than what economies suffered during the Great Depression of the 1
ViewpointsAug. 24, 2016