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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Festival to celebrate world’s oldest metal-type book
CHEONGJU, North Chungcheong Province (Yonhap) -- An international festival centered on the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type will kick off in Cheongju in September to shed new light on its creative value, bringing together world-renowned writers and scholars, organizers said Tuesday.The Jikji Korea Festival will open Sept. 1 in the central South Korean city, some 130 kilometers south of Seoul, for an eight-day run under the theme of “Jikji, Enlightening the World,” with
CultureAug. 23, 2016
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Kindergarten teacher accused of using syringe to punish kids
A kindergarten teacher has been allegedly abusing children by sticking syringe needles into them and duct-taping their mouths and arms to enforce discipline, police said Tuesday. According to Yesan Police Station in South Chungcheong Province, the 51-year-old female teacher, whose identity has not been released, was booked without detention for habitually abusing children in a kindergarten attached to an elementary school in Yesan. It was reported by the police that the teacher had been poking a
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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Smaller firms' exports dip 4.5% in first half: data
Outbound shipments by the country's small and medium-sized enterprises sank 4.5 percent in the first half of the year from a year earlier amid a protracted slowdown in the global economy, data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by the Small and Medium Business Administration, smaller firms' exports reached $90.55 billion in the January-June period, while outbound shipments by large companies dropped 12.9 percent to $150.8 billion over the cited period.Overall, local companies' exports
IndustryAug. 23, 2016
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N. Korea urges allegiance to Kim Jong-un ahead of youth congress
North Korea urged its young people to pledge allegiance to leader Kim Jong-un three days before a rare youth congress, a state-run daily said Tuesday, as the country moves to solidify its one-man rule through support from the youth.In an editorial on Tuesday, North Korea's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun said the 9th Congress of the Kim Il-sung Youth League which opens on Friday is the start of a new history for young Korean heroes, claiming that "now is the most golden time for the youth movement.
North KoreaAug. 23, 2016
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Special inspector seeks investigation into President Park's estranged sister
A special inspector charged with looking into allegations of corruption involving presidential aides and close family members has sought a formal investigation into President Park Geun-hye's estranged younger sister over fraud, state prosecutors said Tuesday.Lee Seok-su, the inspector under the presidential office, filed the report on Park Geun-ryoung with the country's top prosecutor Kim Soo-nam last month. The case has been allocated to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, according
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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Korea's terms of trade improve in July
South Korea's terms of trade improved from a year earlier in July due to bigger declines in import prices compared with drops in export prices, central bank data showed Tuesday.The terms of trade index for products came to 100.09 last month, up 0.4 percent from a year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.The index measures the amount of imports a country can purchase for each unit of its exports, showing how the country's exports are doing in comparison with those of oth
Aug. 23, 2016
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Korea confirms first cholera case in 15 years
South Korea has confirmed its first case of cholera in 15 years, local health authorities said Tuesday.A 59-year-old man from the southern city of Gwangju was confirmed to have been infected with the water-borne disease, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, adding the man doesn't have any records of overseas travel this year.It marks the first time that a South Korean national has been infected with the disease on local soil since 2001, the KCDC said. In 2001, an outbreak h
TechnologyAug. 23, 2016
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Civic group chief indicted over protest at Japanese Embassy
State prosecutors on Tuesday said they have indicted a local civic group chief on charges of carrying out an illegal protest against a controversial deal reached by Seoul and Tokyo on former sex slaves last year.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the defendant, identified only by her surname Kim, is accused of unlawfully entering the building where the Japanese Embassy is located in central Seoul in December.(Yonhap)Prosecutors said the 24-year-old defendant allegedly occupied t
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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PM vows to improve safety of school meals
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn vowed to make efforts to improve the safety and quality of school meals throughout the country on Tuesday, as a recent investigation hinted at some irregularities among food suppliers and lunch operators."School meals are directly connected to the dietary life and health of 6.14 million students," Hwang said, adding the government rolled out a full-fledged investigation to uncover any problems regarding food regulations.The investigation, carried out by the prime min
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016
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Samsung and Mexico's Yucatan to promote tourism
Samsung Electronics Co. signed a business pact with the tourism board of Mexico's Yucatan state to implement a project that will utilize the South Korean electronics giant's virtual reality technologies to help develop the Mexican state's tourism industry, the Mexican unit of Samsung said Monday.It marks the first time for the Yucatan state government to use VR technologies to promote the tourism of the region, home to the Mayan civilization.Under the pact, Samsung plans to link the tourism proj
TravelAug. 23, 2016
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Fewer disabled face discrimination in job market: survey
Fewer disabled people say they feel discrimination from employers but more from schools, a survey showed Tuesday.The survey, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, reported that 35.8 percent of the respondents with a disability said in 2014 they were discriminated against while seeking a job, compared to 39.1 percent in 2005.However, the number of disabled people saying they have experienced discrimination in school increased during the cited period, according to the sur
Social AffairsAug. 23, 2016