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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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Midfielder on his way to becoming game changer for Korean football
South Korean midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon is already considered a promising starlet with his energetic performance. And now at the Summer Games, he is trying to become a game changer for South Korean football. Kwon netted the only goal of the football match between South Korea and Mexico at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday and delivered his side a 1-0 victory. Kwon's goal also lifted South Korea to the quarterfinals in the men's Olympic football tournament as the Group C winners with two w
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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Convenience stores, fast food chains flourishing from solo diners
Convenience stores and fast food chains have rapidly grown in South Korea in line with a rising number of people who dine or drink alone, while pubs have been on a steady decline, data showed Thursday. Among 1.46 million who owned small retail businesses, 32,096 operated convenience stores as of May, up 11.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the National Tax Service.Industry officials attribute a continuous rise in single-person households to their fast expansion, ci
IndustryAug. 11, 2016
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Korea's exports jump 16.4% in first 10 days of Aug.
South Korea's exports expanded more than 16 percent in the first 10 days of the month from a year earlier on the back of increased business days and rising demand for chips and auto parts, customs data showed Thursday.Outbound shipments totaled US$9.7 billion from Aug. 1-10, up 16.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the Korea Customs Service.Exports of semiconductors jumped 18.8 percent on-year and those of automobile components soared 41.3 percent over the cited period.The on
Aug. 11, 2016