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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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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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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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Veteran sports photographer honored
Kim Min-jae, a veteran sports photographer well known in the international sports community, has received a government medal for his contributions to the development and promotion of Korean sports. Sports photographer Kim Min-jae poses with the Sports Merit Medal he received in Seoul on Thursday for contributing to promotion of Korean sports.Kim, who started his sports photojournalism in the 1980s, is now an official photographer of two leading international organizations -- the Olympic Council
World NewsAug. 11, 2016
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Man kills himself with hunting rifle at gun shop
A man killed himself with a hunting rifle when he visited a gun shop in the central South Korean city of Daejeon on Thursday in an apparent suicide case, police said.Around 11:25 a.m., the 50-year-old man, one of the shop's regular customers, took a gun out of its showcase, loaded it with a bullet that he brought with him, and then pointed the gun at himself while the shop owner's attention was elsewhere.According to witnesses and footage from a CCTV camera located in the shop, the customer, who
Social AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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Xi Jinping loses ground in popularity poll among S. Koreans amid THAAD row
Fewer South Koreans said they think positively of Chinese President Xi Jinping this month compared to early July, a local public opinion poll showed Thursday. The result has been attributed to the growing diplomatic row between South Korea and China over the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. missile shield in the country. The survey conducted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies from Aug. 1-3 showed the Chinese president received 4.47 points on the 0-10 scale designed to gauge the favor
Foreign AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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THAAD aimed at N.K. not China: U.S. MD chief
The upcoming deployment of a U.S. advanced missile defense system here is strictly for the protection of South Korea against North Korea‘s ballistic missile threats and will not be used against China, U.S. Missile Defense Agency chief reiterated Thursday.Visiting Vice Admiral James D. Syring, the director of the MDA, addressed concerns about the negative repercussions on having the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the Korean peninsula. Vice Admiral James D. Syring/ Joint Press Corp.
DefenseAug. 11, 2016
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Korea to cut use of antibiotics
South Korea’s health authorities on Thursday announced their plans to reduce antibiotics use for common viral infections -- such as colds and sore throats -- in response to concerns on the growing resistance of diseases to antibiotic medicine.South Korea currently has an unusually high usage of antibiotics -- a group of drugs used to treat bacterial infections -- compared to other countries, partly because of inadequate public health education on antibiotics and antibiotics resistance. “Antibiot
Social AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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Used LPG gas tanks explode, devastate village
More than 2,000 used LPG gas tanks exploded at a tank waste treatment plant in the city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, Thursday morning. The flames from the explosion flew nearly 400 meters, igniting the adjacent mountains in flames.The affected area includes a small village of nine families. There were no casualties, though farmers said the some 200 village cattle were noticeably shaken and the ancestral tombs in the mountains were destroyed. (Yonhap)Helicopters from Korea Forest Se
Social AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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Minjoo reels from THAAD visit backlash
Internal strife over the deployment of a U.S. advanced missile system continued to roil the main opposition party on Thursday, as the party leader and a group of first termers clashed over the latter’s controversial trip to China earlier this week.During the party’s general assembly, The Minjoo Party of Korea Chairman Rep. Kim Chong-in rebuked the party members for causing a stir by visiting the neighbor state amid growing concerns about Beijing’s assertive attitude toward Seoul’s decision to in
PoliticsAug. 11, 2016
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Man gets 16 years for murdering women who owed him money
A man in his 70s received a 16 year jail term on Thursday for strangling a women who owed him money.The Chuncheon District Court said the 72-year-old man, surnamed Kim, was charged with homicide for impulsively killing the 51-year-old victim out of fear that she would not return his money. Kim worked as a gas station worker for 13 years and saved 20 million won ($18,000) which he lent to the victim in March to expand her restaurant. (Yonhap)Kim worked with the victim until she reportedly quit h
Social AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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iKON to release 1st album in Japan
K-pop boy band iKON will release a singles album in Japan on Sept. 28, according to its management agency YG Entertainment. The four-track album “Dumb & Dumber” will be the group’s first Japanese release and it will be unveiled alongside a DVD of music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. Those who preorder the deluxe CD and DVD set online by Aug. 22 will stand a chance to attend the group’s meet-and-greet event at either Pacifico Yokohama on Oct. 22 or at the Kobe Convention Center on Oct. 23
PerformanceAug. 11, 2016
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[Industry 4.0] How will Industry 4.0 impact jobs?
It took a weeklong match in March this year between 18-time world Go champion Lee Se-dol and Alphago for it to hit South Koreans hard: Human beings could actually be replaced by artificial intelligence.Alphago, the AI Go program developed by Google DeepMind, won four out of five games. The initial anticipation of Lee’s sweeping victory soon turned into self-assuring consolation that he at least managed one win. “After the match, I was actually fearful of my own arrogant assumption that a man-mad
Social AffairsAug. 11, 2016
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New release from C Jamm and BewhY tops charts
Within hours of its release, the single “Puzzle,” from rappers C Jamm and BewhY, topped eight local music charts -- MelOn, Mnet, Olleh Music, Soribada, Genie, Bugs, Naver Music and Monkey3.Rather than holding special promotional events or media announcements prior to the release, the duo quietly lifted the veil on “Puzzle” through BewhY’s personal social media outlet Tuesday. Released at midnight Wednesday, the new track ended the three-day streak of new K-pop girl group BlackPink in the top sp
PerformanceAug. 11, 2016
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Korea to cut power bills for summer
The government and the ruling Saenuri Party agreed on Thursday to drastically cut electricity bills between July and September, hours after President Park Geun-hye called for a solution to the excessive bills in the midst of record-breaking summer heat. The decision was made during an emergency afternoon meeting involving key Saenuri Party members and relevant government officials to seek for ways to change the current electricity rates. The progressive rating system, which imposes a different r
PoliticsAug. 11, 2016
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‘Dramaworld’ parodies K-dramas
The fictional realm of “Dramaworld” very consciously parades out every K-drama cliche: It weaves in trademark tropes such as the immaculate, not-lived-in homes, ferocious kimchi slaps, excessive product placement, overbearing mother-in-laws and, of course, the male lead who, though an heir to vast wealth forges his own path as a restaurateur.The lead character is Park Joon, played by British-Korean actor Sean Dulake. There are two women fighting for this ideal man’s affections: gold-digging rest
TelevisionAug. 11, 2016
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Brotherly dispute at Kumho ends with less than reconciliation
A dispute between Kumho Petrochemical and Kumho Asiana Group that also placed strain on the two brothers that run the companies has apparently come to an end after the former withdrew its legal complaint against the latter, the companies said Thursday.Kumho Petrochemical, run by young brother Park Chan-koo, said it has dropped all legal suits against Kumho Asiana Group, which is run by Park's older brother Sam-koo.The companies have been mired in a number of legal disputes.The latest suit raised
CompaniesAug. 11, 2016
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A vote we can stand behind
Dedicated analysts, casual observers and of course the politicians are struggling to decipher precisely the outcome of Sunday’s referendum in Thailand, in which a majority of voters backed the draft constitution and agreed that military-nominated senators should for at least five years be allowed to help elected MPs choose the prime minister.While the primary vote pertained to the content of the draft, the added question on empowering senators to select the head of government has been widely int
ViewpointsAug. 11, 2016