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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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Murder suspect found hanged in a mountain
The boyfriend of a mysteriously dead woman, who went missing around the time of her death, was found hanged in a nondescript mountain in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province on Sunday, deepening the riddle of the case.The police presume the man, surnamed Kim, died about a month ago on July 25, which is the day he disappeared in the same clothes he was found dead in. No suicide note was found. (Yonhap)The Sujeong Police in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province said that Kim, 60, had been the prime suspect behind t
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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Man kills great-aunt for ‘not cooking’
A man who beat his great-aunt to death is being pressed for detention, the Gochang Police said Monday. The 58-year-old surnamed Kim is being accused of stomping on his 85-year-old great-aunt’s head and neck which resulted in her death on Sunday around 2 p.m. (Yonhap)Kim, who lived by himself in the same village as the victim, occasionally visited her for home-cooked meals. Kim told the police that on the day of the crime however, the victim had declined to prepare a table, and that he was infuri
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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Man accused of stealing 1,400 pieces of female underwear
A 37-year-old man was arrested under charges of stealing around 1,400 female underwear, the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Police said Monday.The alleged thief, surnamed Kim, was caught after taking pieces of underwear worth 120,000 won ($106) from some laundry that was drying in the yard of a house in Pyeongtaek on Aug 7 at around 4 p.m.1,156 pieces of underwear (Yonhap)The police confiscated nearly 1,400 stolen pieces of underwear, which were reportedly neatly organized according to color and design, at
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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Filicidal mother claims daughter was ‘possessed’
The police on Monday brought in four profilers to investigate the case of a girl who was brutally murdered by her mother and brother who claim the victim was possessed with the spirit of their “demonic” dog. The mother, 54, and brother, 26, allegedly murdered the 25-year-old victim on Aug. 19, at their residence in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)According to the police findings, the three family members had been fasting together for five days since Aug. 15 for a so-far unexplained reason.Th
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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Drug crime reaches record high in 2015: data
The number of drug offenders in South Korea hit a record high last year on the back of the rising use of social networking sites and the internet, the prosecution said in a report Monday. According to the report released by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on drug use, the number of people arrested for drug-related crimes stood at 11,916 in 2015, up 19.4 percent from the previous year. The figure has been rising gradually. It was 9,174 in 2011, 9,255 in 2012, 9,764 in 2013 and 9,984 in 2014. From
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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State weather forecaster blasted for inaccuracy
The Korea Meteorological Administration’s error in reporting that the abnormal heat wave would soon end has led to questions over its ability to forecast the weather.The KMA said last week that heat would subside over the weekend and the tropical night phenomena will also diminish.However, the daytime high hit 36.5 degrees Celsius in Seoul on Monday, while a heat wave warning and advisory were announced for cities across the nation throughout most of last week.As of Monday, Seoul saw 23 days wit
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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[Monitor] Refiners show decent profitability in H1
South Korean refiners, such as S-Oil and SK Innovation, made decent profits in the first half of the year, driven by better-than-expected sales and relatively high cracking margins, according to data compiled by market researcher CEO Score on Monday.
Aug. 22, 2016
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White collar workers retire earlier
A report showed Monday that employees with desk jobs retire earlier, by as much as eight years, compared to those in manufacturing posts, with an even bigger gap for those in larger businesses.The report by the Korea Labor Institute surveyed 272 businesses with at least 100 employees in the manufacturing, finance and public sectors. It showed that the average retirement age of workers with desk jobs was 55.7. Those with manufacturing jobs retired at the age of 58.7 on average.The prescribed reti
Social AffairsAug. 22, 2016
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[Photo News] The new Soul
Models pose with Kia Motors’ new compact SUV New Soul released Monday in Seoul. It comes with both gasoline and diesel engine options and is a revamped version of the second-generation Soul unveiled in 2013. (Kia Motors)
IndustryAug. 22, 2016
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Central bank, regulator at odds over household debt
Contrary to the International Monetary Fund’s assessment that South Korea’s household debt is manageable in part due to increased regulations, the central bank sees the rapid growth of borrowings as a serious problem that could further undermine Korea’s economic structure.In direct conflict with the Financial Services Commission, which has provided industry guidelines to curb borrowings, the Bank of Korea suggested that the country would need additional measures as the government’s regulatory gu
Aug. 22, 2016
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Park’s approval rating unshaken by aide scandal
President Park Geun-hye’s approval rating was not significantly affected by a corruption scandal involving her aide, a pollster said Monday.According to the survey conducted by Realmeter on 2,018 adults, Park’s approval rating stood at 34.6 percent, a 0.2 percentage point increase from a week earlier. Her disapproval rating was 58.8 percent, 1.3 percentage point up from last week. Realmeter attributed the outcome to a surprise defection of a high-profile North Korea diplomat overshadowing the is
PoliticsAug. 22, 2016
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Defense Ministry to review alternative site for THAAD
The Defense Ministry said Monday it will review alternative sites for the deployment of the advanced US missile defense system in Seongju, upon the county’s official request for a reconsideration earlier in the day.“We will closely cooperate with the municipality to evaluate alternative locations currently being discussed at an imminent future,” the ministry said. It added that the review, however, does not mean an immediate withdrawal of the original decision to install the Terminal High Altitu
DefenseAug. 22, 2016
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Heat wave boosts profits of coal-fired power plants
Five Korean coal-fired power plants operated by a state-run company have seen a sharp rise in their profitability amid the weeks-long heatwave, data showed Monday. According to the Financial Supervisory Service and power industry sources, the five coal-powered plants run by Korea Electronic Power Corp. recorded profit rates – operating profit as a proportion of total sales -- of about 15 percent to 22.5 percent from January to June this year. Korea East-West Power saw the highest increase to 22.
IndustryAug. 22, 2016
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Seoul, Washington kick off joint military drills
The South Korea and US militaries have commenced the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise that will continue through Sept. 2, the Combined Forces Command said Monday.A total of 50,000 South Korean troops and 25,000 US troops are taking part in the exercise, with about 2,500 US soldiers coming from off the peninsula. The nine UN states participating in the drill include Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Italy, the Philippines, the UK and New Zealand. Switzerland and Sweden will moni
DefenseAug. 22, 2016
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Demand diversifies for direct purchases from overseas
The proportion of Korean consumers who seek luxury fashion brands when buying directly from overseas sellers has dropped significantly over the past two years, according to a survey by the national consumer agency released Monday.The survey by the Korea Consumer Agency was conducted on 1,000 consumers who shopped directly from overseas sellers in the past year. It asked questions similar to a 2014 survey about consumers’ preferences and habits when buying products directly from abroad.In 2014, 4
IndustryAug. 22, 2016
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[News Analysis] Naver, Kakao accused of copying start-ups’ software
Local startups are speaking out against South Korean IT giants that have allegedly plagiarized their services, saying that such unfair practices further marginalize smaller companies in the country’s highly competitive tech sector. Naver, the operator of Korea’s largest portal website, and Kakao, which runs the country’s leading mobile messenger KakaoTalk and portal website Daum, have been accused of copying software originally developed by local tech ventures. Last week, the chief of Korean sp
TechnologyAug. 22, 2016