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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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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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S. Korea mulling unveiling list of N.K. human rights violators: source
South Korea is studying a plan to unveil a list of North Korean violators of human rights as a new law aimed at improving the North's rights situation is set to take effect next month, a government source said Wednesday.Seoul is carefully reviewing whether to make public its own list of North Korean perpetrators following Washington's latest move to impose sanctions on the North's human rights offenders and agencies, the source said.Last month, Washington blacklisted North Korean leader Kim Jong
North KoreaAug. 17, 2016
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Auto firms make 50 won for every 1,000 won sold in 2015
The operating profit of automakers and their vendors in South Korea came in at a disappointing level last year with each firm making only about $0.05 for every $1 in sales, industry data showed Wednesday.According to the data compiled by a local research institute, combined sales of 1,079 South Korean auto companies, including auto parts makers, came to about 234.8 trillion won ($213.96 billion) in 2015.Their combined operating profit came to some 12.18 trillion won, less than 5.2 percent of the
MobilityAug. 17, 2016
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Banned Korean wrestling coach permitted back in seat
A ban on two South Korean Greco-Roman wrestling coaches was partially lifted on Tuesday, allowing one of them to take his usual seat by the mat for competitions.Coach An Han-bong (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Coach Park Chi-ho (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Head coach An Han-bong and his assistant Park Chi-ho were sanctioned on Sunday for going up on the mat in protest of a call during a round-of-16 match between South Korean Kim Hyeon-woo and Roman Vlasov of Russia in the men's 75kg. The S
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Soda drinks gain growing popularity in Korea
Carbonated drinks have enjoyed rising popularity in South Korea over the past three years as younger customers are drinking more soda with fast food and Westernized meals, industry data showed Wednesday. The carbonated drink market was estimated at 936.2 billion won ($856.1 million) in 2015, up from 848.6 billion won in 2013 and 884.1 billion won in 2014, the beverage industry data showed. The market expanded 4.2 percent in 2014, and 5.9 percent in 2015, and rose 5.6 percent in the first five m
IndustryAug. 17, 2016
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Samsung's share in mobile DRAM market hits record high in Q2
South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. garnered an all-time high presence in the global mobile DRAM market in the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, apparently helped by increased orders from smartphone makers, in particular, Chinese players.According to the data compiled by industry tracker DRAMeXchange, Samsung Electronics took up 61.5 percent of the mobile DRAM market in the April-June period, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.Samsung sold $2.42 billion worth of
TechnologyAug. 17, 2016
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First day of competition for taekwondo, women's golf
Taekwondo and women's golf, in which South Korea is counting on multiple medals, will get underway on Wednesday.A pair of two-time world champions will be in action in taekwondo: Kim Tae-hun in the men's 58kg and Kim So-hui in the women's 49kg.Kim Tae-hun won the 2013 and 2015 world titles in addition to the 2014 Asian Games gold medal and the 2014 Asian championship. An Olympic gold is the only missing piece in his glowing resume.Kim So-hui was a teenage sensation when she won her first world c
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Trade minister asks automakers to invest in renewable energy-fueled vehicles
South Korea's trade minister on Wednesday called on the local automobile industry to make a big investment in renewable energy-powered vehicles, such as hydrogen and electric cars, as a way to seek a new growth engine for Asia's fourth-largest economy, the trade ministry here said."The paradigm of the global car industry is changing rapidly as China has emerged as a leading country in the electric car sector," Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan said in a breakfast meeting in Seoul with the heads of f
MobilityAug. 17, 2016
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N.K. condemns Park's address calling on Pyongyang to give up nukes
North Korea on Wednesday condemned President Park Geun-hye's latest speech calling for Pyongyang to end its nuclear and missile programs, saying that she is to blame for worsening inter-Korean ties.On Monday, Park gave a speech to mark the 71st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.In her address, Park urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear and missile programs while defending Seoul's planned deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system on its so
North KoreaAug. 17, 2016
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Exports to China drop for 13th consecutive month: data
South Korea's exports to China dropped for the 13th consecutive month in July, the longest losing streak, data showed on Wednesday, as a slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy is showing no signs of a recovery.According to the data compiled by the Korea International Trade Association, shipments to China, South Korea's largest trading partner, dropped 9.4 percent on-year to reach US$10.13 billion last month, marking the 13th straight month of decline.China, grappling with slow growth, is South Ko
Aug. 17, 2016
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Korean shares open lower on Wall Street losses
South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 0.38 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,047.38 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The decline followed overnight losses on Wall Street.The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.45 percent, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index decling 0.66 percent.Large-cap stocks were mixed across the board. Market bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. lost 0.32 percent.Top automa
Aug. 17, 2016
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North Korea's Choe didn't meet with Brazilian interim president: report
A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Choe Ryong-hae, did not meet with Brazil's interim President Michel Temer during his stay in Rio de Janeiro, a U.S.-based media report said Tuesday, in another testimony to North Korea's false report of Choe's activities there.The Voice of America quoted former Brazilian Ambassador to North Korea Roberto Colin as saying that Choe and Temer never met.Brazil's interim president Michel Temer (AP Yonhap)On Aug. 5, Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Card firms' earnings edge down in H1
South Korean credit card companies saw their first-half earnings inch down from a year earlier due mainly to a cut in their fee rates imposed on member stores, the financial watchdog said Wednesday.The combined net income of eight stand-alone card firms stood at 1.05 trillion won ($960 million) in the January-June period, down 0.88 percent from a year earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.The slight drop was attributed to the fee-rate cut conducted in late January. The card iss
Aug. 17, 2016
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Korea to set up solar schools in 3 African countries next year
South Korea plans to set up solar schools, equipped with solar panels to power learning equipment based on information and communications technologies, in Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe next year, the Education Ministry said Wednesday.A solar school is a solar-powered installation at any type of school or educational center that uses a solar energy system as a teaching tool, which is very practical in the African region that is often short of electricity.Under the solar school project, a classroo
InternationalAug. 17, 2016
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New top Japanese envoy to arrive in Seoul next week: sources
The new Japanese Ambassador to South Korea, Yasumasa Nagamine, is expected to arrive in Seoul next week, multiple sources knowledgeable about Seoul-Tokyo relations said Wednesday.Nagamine, 62, will take over for former Japanese top envoy Koro Bessho after coming to Seoul around Aug. 25 and presenting his letter of credentials to South Korean President Park Geun-hye.His arrival comes after the Japanese government on July 15 appointed Nagamine, who served as deputy foreign minister in charge of ec
InternationalAug. 17, 2016