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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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N. Korean shooting medalist imagines 'one Korea'
North Korean shooter Kim Song-guk took the bronze medal in the men's 50m pistol at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, while South Korea's Jin Jong-oh won the gold.And Kim believes one Korea would have made these medals a much bigger deal. Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald"If the two become one, then we'd have one big medal at hand," Kim said at a press conference at Olympic Shooting Center, after winning North Korea's third medal at these Games. "And if we have the gold medal and the bronze medal both ca
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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Korea's Jin Jong-oh wins gold in men's 50m pistol shooting
South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh captured gold in the men's 50m pistol at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Wednesday.Jin scored an Olympic record 193.7 points in the final at Olympic Shooting Centre, rallying to defeat Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam by 2.4 points.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldJin became the first shooter, male or female, to win a single event in three consecutive Olympics.It was South Korea's fourth gold medal in Rio, and first medal of any kind in shooting. Jin had finished fifth in the
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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Hyundai, Kia log decent sales in European countries in July
South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. saw their sales rise more than 8 percent in five European countries last month, driven by its diversified product portfolio, despite Britain's vote in late June to exit the European Union, industry sources said Thursday.The corporate duo sold a combined 50,069 units in the five key markets -- Germany, Britain, Italy, France and Spain -- last month, up 8.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the sources
MobilityAug. 11, 2016
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Former Olympic medalist takes early exit in foil fencing
Two-time Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee took an early exit from the women's individual foil at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday.Nam lost to Shiho Nishioka of Japan 15-12 in the round of 32. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldNam opened a 6-2 lead early in the second period, but Nishioka scored six straight points to build an 8-6 lead.Leading 10-8 in the final frame, the Japanese contender reeled off four consecutive points to reach the brink of a victory. Nam hung tough and closed it t
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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Samsung acquires U.S. premium kitchen appliance maker
South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said it has signed a contract to acquire a U.S. premium kitchen appliance maker, Dacor, in a move to bolster Samsung's presence in the American luxury home-appliance market. The financial terms of the contract were not revealed, but Yoon Boo-keun, head of Samsung's consumer electronics business, said the deal allows Samsung to own a luxury brand that "gets recognition by the American people." Samsung plans to make "steady investments t
CompaniesAug. 11, 2016
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Park hosts luncheon with new Saenuri Party leadership
President Park Geun-hye will host a luncheon with the new Saenuri Party leadership on Thursday to congratulate them on their election and call for their support for her government's management of state affairs, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.The gathering will be attended by new party leader Rep. Lee Jung-hyun, floor leader Rep. Chung Jin-suk, policy chief Rep. Kim Gwang-lim and other members of the party's decision-making Supreme Council.President Park Geun-hye (right) shakes hands with new Saen
PoliticsAug. 11, 2016
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N. Korea sold fishing rights in East Sea to China: gov't source
North Korea has sold fishing rights in the East Sea to China, in addition to the ones it sold in the Yellow Sea, to raise funds for its leaders, government sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The North earns about 82 billion won ($75 million) annually from the sale of the fishing rights to its biggest ally in its coastal waters. All earnings have been funneled to prop up Kim Jong-un's leadership, according to the sources. "It has been confirmed that Pyongyang has rolled up its sleeve
North KoreaAug. 11, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Rise of Park ally to reopen Saenuri divide
Rep. Lee Jung-hyun, the newly elected chairman of the ruling conservative Saenuri Party, may have vowed an end to factionalism and regionalism, but his obvious intimacy with President Park Geun-hye is expected to deepen the crack between the pro-presidential and non-Park cliques.While the pro-Park group set to tighten its bond with Cheong Wa Dae during what remains of Park’s term in office, the fringe group is expected to struggle for power recovery, especially with next year’s presidential elec
PoliticsAug. 11, 2016
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Swimmer Park Tae-hwan to head home after withdrawing from last Rio race
Slumping South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has pulled out of his last race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Park will not compete in the 1,500m freestyle, an official with the South Korean delegation said Wednesday, and will leave Rio on Thursday. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe 1,500m was scheduled for Saturday.Competing in his fourth Olympics, Park failed to get out of the heats in his first three races: the 400m free, 200m free and 100m free. Park is the 2008 Olympic champion and 2012 silver
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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China should welcome THAAD deployment in Korea: U.S. expert
China and Russia should welcome the decision to deploy the U.S. THAAD missile defense system in South Korea because it helps lessen the need for Seoul to seek other defense options, including development of its own nuclear weapons, a U.S. expert said Wednesday.Richard Weitz, director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute in Washington, made the point in an article, titled "Better THAAD than Dead," arguing that South Korea has ample reasons to shore up defense and
DefenseAug. 11, 2016
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Economic recovery, not FTA, led to increase in U.S. imports from Korea: official
U.S. imports from South Korea have risen in recent years mainly because the U.S. economy has picked up, a senior Korean official said Wednesday, rejecting Donald Trump's claims that the free trade deal between the two countries is to blame for U.S. trade deficits with South Korea.In an attempt to rally support from voters struggling with economic woes, the Republican presidential nominee has slammed free trade deals as a source of American economic problems. He has denounced the agreement with S
Aug. 11, 2016
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Golf returns to Olympics after 112 years
Golf will make its long-awaited return to the Olympics on Thursday, as the first round of the men's competition gets underway with two South Koreans in the field.Golf was last contested at the Olympics in 1904. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe men's competition has lost much of its luster with the absence of the world's top four players -- Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. South Korea will be represented by two youngsters: the 24-year-old An Byeong-hun, the 2015 Europea
Olympic GamesAug. 11, 2016
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Religious freedom 'non-existent' in N. Korea: annual U.S. report
The exercise of religious freedom continued to be "non-existent" in North Korea last year as the regime continued to deal harshly with those involved in any religious practices, the U.S. State Department said in an annual report Wednesday.The 2015 International Religious Freedom Report reconfirmed human rights abuses the North has long been accused of, including its denial of the right to "freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as well as of the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, a
North KoreaAug. 11, 2016