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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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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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Pakistan-Korea ties celebrated on Independence Day
The independence days of Pakistan and Korea are just one day apart, on Aug. 14 and 15, respectively. The two countries also have in common experiences of colonialism, emancipation and partition, which have inspired their postwar international engagement. The Pakistani Embassy hosted a reception earlier this month to celebrate its 70th Independence Day and expanding ties with Korea, as the two middle power nations seek to cooperate with one other for regional and global initiatives. “The Independ
Foreign AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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Singapore lays down sustainable future with Korea
Over the last few years, Singapore has navigated through a rough sea of global financial unpredictability, making structural reforms to secure its footing. The small island state at the foot of Malaysia, acclaimed for international competitiveness and openness, is moving past nearly six decades of guidance under national founder Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away last year in March. Amid the uncertainties of low growth in economy and population, it is searching for innovative solutions to ensure the
Foreign AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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Pakistan bids to join Nuclear Suppliers Group
Pakistan, one of nine states worldwide to possess nuclear weapons, aspires to be a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, an association of 48 nations that oversees the international trade of atomic and atomic-related materials and technologies with a shared commitment to global nonproliferation. Although not a signatory of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons or the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the country’s experience in civil nuclear program warrants attention of the NSG, s
Foreign AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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[Graphic News] Monthly household spending stays flat in Q2
South Korea’s monthly household real income and spending stayed flat in the second quarter compared to last year amid a protracted economic slowdown, a government report showed Friday.According to Statistics Korea, household disposable income showed a 1 percent increase year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, however its real income had no change during the same period.Consumer spending remained unchanged over the same period, pushing down the proportion of disposable income to consumpti
Aug. 21, 2016
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1 in 4 children at state-run shelters victims of abuse: study
The largest proportion of South Korean children who were placed under public foster care last year were domestic abuse victims, followed by children from broken homes and those born to unwed, single mothers, a government study showed on Sunday. It is the first time since 2008 -- the year that South Korea started documenting data on children in foster care -- that young abuse victims accounted for the largest proportion of all children who have been placed at either public shelters or foster care
Social AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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Residents’ group to request alternate location for THAAD
Residents of Seongju-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, on Sunday reached a consensus to request the Defense Ministry to consider an alternate spot other than the area's Seongsan-ri to locate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.The local committee on the retraction of the THAAD deployment in Seongju held an emergency meeting in the afternoon and voted on the “alternate location” option, backing down from their initial position that the government should scrap the plan completely.Banners
DefenseAug. 21, 2016
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Yantai looks to bridge Korea-China economic cooperation
“Choose Yantai and head for the future,” reads a Korean billboard in Yantai, Shandong province, facing the Korean Peninsula across the Yellow Sea.The phrase represents the Chinese government’s resolve to foster the city into an economic hub to support growing economic relations with Korea.The relationship between South Korea and China relations has had its ups and downs, most recently with the two neighbors failing to see eye-to-eye on the deployment in Korea of the US Terminal High Altitude Are
DefenseAug. 21, 2016
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Police chief nominee was pardoned for drunk driving
Police said Sunday that the National Police Agency chief nominee Lee Chul-sung was pardoned in a presidential amnesty in 1995 for a drunk driving offense, responding to growing allegations about his ethical standards. The agency’s deputy chief Lee has been grilled over his drunk driving history and attempt to hide his identity as a police officer at the time of the accident. He is to succeed retiring NPA chief Kang Sin-myeong, who steps down Monday. Lee Chul-sung, nominee for the National Police
Social AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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Second-time Suneung takers on the rise
The proportion of those who sat for South Korea’s college entrance exam for the second time has increased among the total number of test takers over the past three years, a report said Sunday. According to a report submitted by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation at the request of Rep. Ahn Min-suk of The Minjoo Party of Korea, 136,900 high school graduates last year sat the College Scholastic Ability Test, also known as Suneung. The figure accounted for 21.56 percent of the total te
Social AffairsAug. 21, 2016
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North Korea likely to carry out provocation to counter defection, UFG: gov't
North Korea may carry out some sort of provocation following the high profile defection of a senior diplomat and as the joint South Korea-U.S. drill gets underway, a government source said Sunday."There is a considerable chance that the North confronted with difficulties may implement some sort of provocation to help rally its people and consolidate the regime's hold on power," an official at Seoul's unification ministry said. Such a move can also divert attention from Pyongyang's other troubles
North KoreaAug. 21, 2016
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Outgoing main opposition party chief calls for discussion on constitutional reform
Main opposition Minjoo Party's interim leader Kim Jong-in on Sunday called for renewed attention to the controversial topic of constitutional reform."We need constitutional reform so a political party that wins parliament can take responsibility and achieve economic democracy as well as promote sound security," Kim said in a press conference ahead of him stepping down from his post. He assumed the chairmanship shortly before the April 13 general election and will officially step down at the part
PoliticsAug. 21, 2016
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[Editorial] Independent think tank
A private think tank aspiring to become Korea’s answer to the Brookings Institution of the United States has been launched. The Future Consensus Institute was founded by Cho Chang-geol, the founder and honorary chairman of Hanssem Co., Korea’s leading interior company that provides furniture, appliances and household accessories. Cho has promised to contribute 400 billion won ($357 million) worth of his shareholdings in Hanssem to the institute to ensure its financial independence. In March las
EditorialAug. 21, 2016
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[Editorial] Futile defense
The row over Woo Byung-woo, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs who is dogged by accusations of corruption, has taken a new turn as the powerful presidential aide was referred to the prosecution for investigation last week. Lee Seok-su, the special inspector general who has inspected Woo for a month, wrapped up his inspection Thursday, filing with the prosecution a request for a formal probe into the presidential secretary, who oversees law enforcement agencies, including the prosecu
EditorialAug. 21, 2016
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Parties hold ground over extra budget bill
The legislative progress for an 11 trillion won ($9.8 billion) supplementary budget was caught up in an Assembly standoff over the weekend, posing last-minute challenges to its passage, which was slated for Monday.While the ruling Saenuri Party urged a swift passage of the bill, the opposition parties insisted on clarifying suspicions of back-scratching between the government and the shipbuilding industry.The Saenuri Party on Sunday blasted The Minjoo Party of Korea and the People’s Party for go
PoliticsAug. 21, 2016