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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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School meals marred by graft, poor ingredients
A government’s investigation found Tuesday that poor management of school food ingredients and corrupt practices have marred the quality of school meals in South Korea. Led by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the government taskforce aimed at combating corruption, released a report on the condition of school meals and a set of measures to improve the situation at a ministerial meeting. During the inspection from April to July, the taskforce uncovered a total of 677 cases in which the School Meals
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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[Editorial] Similar path
The leadership race of The Minjoo Party of Korea is following the path taken by the ruling Saenuri Party, which in its recent leadership contest ended up consolidating the hegemonic power of its mainstream faction that is largely unpopular outside the party. None of the Minjoo candidates — Choo Mi-ae, Lee Jong-kul and Kim Sang-kon — offer a vision for the party, which many liberals hope will be able to win back power at next year’s presidential election by defeating the conservative ruling party
EditorialAug. 23, 2016
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[Editorial] Heed warnings
North Korea poses a constant security threat to South Korea, yet recent developments call on us -- government and public alike -- to take extra caution against possible provocations from the rogue regime. Tension had already been running high on the Korean Peninsula since the UN imposed the harshest-ever sanctions on the North over its nuclear and missile provocations early this year. Adding to the tension is Seoul and Washington’s decision to deploy an advanced missile defense system in the Sou
EditorialAug. 23, 2016
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Hoegaarden Rosee releases bottle, draft versions
Hoegaarden Rosee is now available in 250-milliliter bottles and on tap. Since its release in August las year, the raspberry flavored beer has proven to be a hit with female beer drinkers. The pink-tinted drink was originally released in a 750-milliliter champagne bottle aimed at female drinkers who were looking for something sweet and light.The Hoegaarden Rosee line. From left: the 750-milliliter bottle, the 250-milliliter bottle, and draft beer. (Oriental Brewery Company)With just 3 percent alc
IndustryAug. 23, 2016
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[Kim Seong-kon] Is Korea still a country of scholars?
As Korea has traditionally been a Confucian society with respected scholars and writers, education has always been important in Korean society. While the ruling class of Japan was the samurai, primarily a warrior class, the Korean ruling class was made of intellectuals called “seonbi” or virtuous scholars. The spirit of seonbi valued decency and integrity, transcended materialism and emphasized the importance of studying and learning. However, in contemporary Korean society, if one poses the que
ViewpointsAug. 23, 2016
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[Justin Fox] What exactly is it that we‘re all so polarized over?
The political history of the US from the late 1830s through the 1850s is one long tragedy. President after president struggled to hold together an increasingly polarized nation. None served more than one term, two died in office -- and by 1860 the country was falling apart.We hear a lot these days that we’re in a new age of polarization, with measures of partisanship showing a divide greater than at any time since the Civil War. But there’s a striking difference: It’s pretty clear what the polar
ViewpointsAug. 23, 2016
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[Noah Smith] Why ideologues so rarely admit that they‘re wrong
“Communism would have worked, if the Soviet Union had only tried it for real.” I must have heard this argument a dozen times from die-hard leftist friends. Marxist economists such as Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick even wrote a book making exactly this claim. No doubt, true believers will be just as unwavering in the face of Venezuela’s collapse. That country, which embarked on a misguided “Bolivarian revolution” under Hugo Chavez and his successors, has imploded almost as spectacularly as the
ViewpointsAug. 23, 2016
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[Pankaj Mishra] Myanmar‘s second experiment in self-rule
Yangon is suddenly a city of phablets. Nowhere in Asia, let alone Europe, have I seen so many supersized smartphones in public spaces, and with such egalitarian appeal: Pavement vendors selling early 20th century British guides to English grammar seem as transfixed by them as Yangon’s smart set playing Pokemon Go.For many in an isolated country, a 4G smartphone is their first taste of modern consumer luxury. Its proliferation, in a country where a SIM card once cost more than $2,000, seems an ex
ViewpointsAug. 23, 2016
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Index shows Korea's exports slowing
South Korea’s terms of trade slightly improved last month, according to preliminary data by the Bank of Korea on Tuesday.The terms of trade -- an index that measures a country’s trade performance by comparing the amount of exports and imports -- stood at 100.09 in July, up 0.4 percent from a year ago, indicating that the country is exporting more than spending on imports.However, the central bank noted that the improvement was mostly due to “a bigger drop in import prices than export prices” on
Aug. 23, 2016
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BNK Busan Bank opens first Vietnam branch
BNK Busan Bank, a Korean commercial lender based in the southern port city of Busan, launched a branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Aug. 18, becoming the first Korean regional bank to operate there, its parent BNK Financial Group said Tuesday.“Our Vietnam branch means a lot, because it has opened a channel for us to support small and medium-sized Korean companies conducting business in the country,” said Sung Se-whan, the chairman and CEO of BNK Financial, at the opening ceremony. The offici
IndustryAug. 23, 2016
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Korean shares close higher on tech gains
South Korean shares advanced 0.38 percent Tuesday, partly aided by gains in top cap Samsung Electronics and other tech shares. The local currency sharply gained ground against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,049.93, gaining 7.77 points from the previous session. Trading volume was slim at 355.7 million shares worth 4.35 trillion won ($3.9 billion) with losers outnumbering gainers 414 to 388.Market behemoth Samsung Electronics spiked 1.32 percent to a rec
TechnologyAug. 23, 2016
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Korea, Japan see heightened possibility of resuming swap line
Speculation has been raised here that Japan may propose to reopen a currency swap line with South Korea that was closed in February 2015, during a meeting of finance ministers from the two countries in Seoul this weekend.Observers say it is possible for Tokyo to make the proposal as part of efforts to draw Seoul closer to it at a time when South Korea sees relations with China fraying over its decision to introduce an advanced U.S. missile defense system.Tokyo announced earlier this month it wou
Aug. 23, 2016
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Wife charged with murder by nicotine overdose
A 47-year-old woman and a man thought to be her lover are being held responsible for the death of her late husband, police in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, said Monday.The victim, 53, was found dead on April 22, two months in to his first marriage. (Yonhap)Autopsy revealed he had died of a nicotine overdose. Sleep-inducing zolpidem was also found in his system.In the following investigations, the police learned that the first action the deceased man’s wife took upon discovery of his abrupt death
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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Seoul's mobile Internet speeds world's fastest: report
Mobile Internet speeds in Seoul are the fastest among seven cities in the world, a survey by a US mobile analytics firm showed on Tuesday. In Seoul, a median download speed for the wireless network run by mobile carrier LG Uplus is 74.7 Mbps, followed by Madrid with 44.6 Mbps and Tokyo with 39 Mbps, according to the survey by RootMetrics. London came fourth with 29.8 Mbps, followed by Paris with 29.7 Mbps, Dublin with 28.7 Mbps and New York with 23.7 Mbps. The download speed by LG Uplus means th
TechnologyAug. 23, 2016