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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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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Bruce J. Dickson] What ‘democratic’ means in China
China watchers in the West have been fruitlessly searching for signs of democracy for more than 25 years. But there has not been a sustained democracy movement in China since the tragic end of protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in 1989. Most outside observers agree that the People’s Republic remains what it has been since its founding in 1949: a one-party authoritarian regime.Most Chinese citizens do not see it that way, however. In a nationwide survey in 2014, more than 4,000 urban Chin
ViewpointsAug. 17, 2016
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[Andrew Malcolm] If Trump and Clinton both hate them, are all media bad?
In the early hours of D-Day 1944, the Allies landed 156,000 troops on the beaches of France, spelling doom for the Third Reich. In Berlin, 1,000 kilometers away, night-owl Adolf Hitler slept peacefully through the largest invasion in history. No aide dared awaken the boss with such bad news.Being a messenger can indeed be unpopular, even dangerous. Ask any member of the modern-day political media covering a most bizarre presidential race. Neither side, nor much of the audience, likes or helps th
ViewpointsAug. 17, 2016
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[Kim Myong-sik] Olympians prod compatriots to strive once again
Our Olympic athletes are doing well in Rio de Janeiro toward their “10-10” goal of at least 10 gold medals and a top 10 finish in the overall medal standings. It is a modest goal considering the past records since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, when South Korea ranked fourth. For one of the “middle powers” of the world with a population of 50 million on a land of less than 100,000 square kilometers, Korea certainly has an impressive Olympic medals log, which ranked it 5th in London four year
ViewpointsAug. 17, 2016
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Hacking the Democrats: What is Putin’s motive?
Democrats are bracing for another wave of embarrassing disclosures unleashed by what the US intelligence community asserts is a Russian-engineered hacking attack. Guccifer 2.0, the hacker (hackers?) believed to be tied to Russian intelligence, posted on Aug. 12 internal Democratic Party documents with email addresses and cellphone numbers for nearly 200 lawmakers. Guccifer also talked of plans to turn over to WikiLeaks another trove of sensitive material hacked from Democratic Party computers. “
ViewpointsAug. 17, 2016
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[Kim Hoo-ran] Human drama plays out at Olympics
Every two years, we are privileged to witness the great human drama that is the Olympics. The 31st Summer Olympics underway at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are no exception, as records are broken, an underdog rises to the top, champions continue their reign and the defeated shake hands with their rivals.The more than 11,000 athletes from 207 national teams competing in Rio de Janeiro, including the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team, have trained for years, dedicating the prime of their youth, sometimes
ViewpointsAug. 17, 2016
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Korean stocks, currency fall on possibility of US rate hike
The Seoul stock market took a dive Wednesday following overnight losses on Wall Street after one of the key members of the US Federal Open Market Committee sent a clear message to the world that it could raise its interest rates next month.Based on strong employment data and positive growth forecast, New York Fed Reserve President William Dudley spoke in a televised interview about the possibility of a rate hike in September. It sent the Dow Jones Industrial down more than 84 points at 18,552.02
Aug. 17, 2016
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Celltrion draws closer to debuting Remicade biosimilar in US by October
South Korean biopharma developer Celltrion is drawing closer to its stated plans to debut its Remicade biosimilar in the US by October, as a major patent suit is showing signs of coming to an end. The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday commenced its hearing over the validity of Janssen Biotech’s US-based formulation patent on Remicade, the firm’s top-selling rheumatoid arthritis treatment. The hearing is set to continue until Thursday. The trial over Janssen's US-base
IndustryAug. 17, 2016
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[Photo News] New home IOT service
KT and Samsung SDS introduce a specialized home monitoring service that uses Internet of Things technology in South Korea on Wednesday. The GiGA IoT Home Premium Pack connects a wall pad installed inside a home to a smartphone, allowing users to monitor the status of their homes. (KT)
TechnologyAug. 17, 2016
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Show's popularity soars on revelation of dating stars
A variety show featuring single middle-aged stars shot up to No. 1 on a TV popularity chart early this month after revelations of that two of its stars were dating.For the week of Aug. 1-7, the SBS TV show “Burning Youth” scored 256.8 points on the Content Power Index (CPI) as two of its cast – comedian Kim Gook-jin and singer Kang Soo-ji – revealed that they had been dating in real life.The 51-year-old Kim and 49-year-old Kang have been called the “chihuahua couple” because of their large eyes
TelevisionAug. 17, 2016
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A North Korean defector’s life in webtoon
Seoul (AFP) -- When North Korean defector Choi Sung-Guk decided it was time to go public with his experiences, he avoided the well-trodden “harrowing memoir” route in favor of a cartoon strip. Drawing skills and some online space provided Choi with everything he needed to reach a young Korean-speaking audience that might otherwise have little attention to spare for a 36-year-old escapee from over the border.Choi, who spent eight years making cartoons at Pyongyang’s SEK animation studio, now post
CultureAug. 17, 2016
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Kospi and Kosdaq-listed firms performed better in H1: KRX
The overall performances of Kospi-listed firms improved in the first half of 2016, announced Korea Exchange on Wednesday. The average growth of operating profits of 633 companies that closed their books in December stood at 14.4 percent, while their net profit rose 20.2 percent on average compared to the same period last year. As for manufacturers, sales fell 1.66 percent during the period, while operating profits and net profits climbed 5.04 percent and 9.55 percent, respectively. Except for Sa
Aug. 17, 2016
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Foreign subscribers to national pension program tops 260,000
The number of foreign residents in South Korea subscribing to the country's national pension program has reached over 260,000, but the number represents only a fraction of foreigners here, a lawmaker said Wednesday.As of end-May, the number of subscribers with foreign citizenship came to 264,651, the highest number since the national pension program was launched in 1988, Rep. Kim Sang-hoon of the ruling Saenuri Party said, citing related data from the National Pension Service.The government bega
Aug. 17, 2016
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Samsung says automotive is next big thing in ICT
A senior researcher at Samsung Electronics said automotive is the next big thing in the information technology sector, at a tech seminar in Seoul on Wednesday.“Automotive will ultimately be the next big thing in the information technology sector and it‘s just a matter of time,” said Kim Do-kyun, a senior researcher at Samsung Electronics’ memory business division, at the Mobile & IoT Forum held in Yangjae, southern Seoul. Automotive has a vast array of electronic components, which include system
TechnologyAug. 17, 2016