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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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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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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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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Female brokers paid far less than male colleagues: data
Female workers at South Korea's major brokerage firms got paid nearly half the salaries of their male colleagues in the first half of 2016, official data showed Friday.The average pay of workers at the 20 largest brokerages by asset stood at 48 million won ($43,000) during the six months, according to the regulatory filing system of the Financial Services Commission.By gender, male workers earned an average of 61 million won, while female ones earned 35 million won.It means men made more than 4
Social AffairsAug. 19, 2016
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Korean tourist accidentally falls to death in Philippines
A South Korean tourist has died during his visit to the Mambukal Resort in Negros Occidental Province, the central Philippines, the South Korean Embassy in Manila said Friday.The 64-year-old man, identified only his surname Kim, fell into a ravine on Thursday as he was trekking up the falls of the resort with two other tourists and a tour guide.Local police believe Kim lost his footing at the time of the accident. (Yonhap)
Social AffairsAug. 19, 2016
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NK diplomat directly flew into S. Korea for defection: source
A Britain-based senior North Korean diplomat directly flew to South Korea after expressing his wish to defect to the Seoul government, a source said Friday.Thae Yong-ho, who served as a minister at North Korea's embassy in London, and his family arrived in South Korea late last month without going through a third country, according to the source familiar with the matter.The 55-year-old Thae, known as the No. 2 man at the North's embassy, has become one of the highest-level North Korean diplomats
North KoreaAug. 19, 2016
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K-fashion shop opens on Southeast Asia's top fashion portal
An online pop-up store featuring leading South Korean fashion brands has been opened on the largest online fashion-focused portal in Southeast Asia to help Korean design houses enter the Southeast Asian market, industry officials said Friday.The "Premium Korean Fashion" pop-up shop was launched in Singapore the previous day and will be open till October in Zalora sites in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to the officials at the Korea Trade-Investme
IndustryAug. 19, 2016
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Stock rally underscores hopes for Samsung's earnings recovery
Powered by better-than-expected market responses for the new Galaxy Note phablet, expectations for a continued recovery of earnings have propelled shares of Samsung Electronics Co. to an all-time high, after surging more than 30 percent this year. Shares of Samsung, the world's largest maker of smartphones, jumped 4.7 percent on Thursday to close at 1,640,000 won ($1,480), a record closing high, and traded at a new intraday record of 1,643,000 won per share in early Friday trade. The stock rally
Aug. 19, 2016
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Samsung Heavy moves to increase capital via rights offering
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipyard, is seeking to raise much needed funds for its ongoing restructuring efforts by issuing additional shares, amending its own rules to allow new offerings, company officials said Friday.At a meeting held earlier Friday, the company's shareholders agreed to revise the company's article of association and raise the number of shares allowed to be issued to 500 million from the current 300 million.The move came as the company has already issu
IndustryAug. 19, 2016
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Korean Lee Dae-hoon wins taekwondo bronze
South Korea's Lee Dae-hoon won a bronze medal in men's taekwondo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.Lee defeated Jaouad Achab of Belgium 11-7 in the men's -68kg bronze medal match at Carioca Arena 3.Earlier in the day, Lee lost in the quarterfinals to Ahmad Abughaush of Jordan 11-8. The South Korean moved into the repechage stage when Abughaush reached the final. (Yonhap)Lee, who won the 2012 silver in the -58kg, needed to win two matches to claim one of the two bronze medals at stake. H
Olympic GamesAug. 19, 2016