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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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[Monitor] China-related Korean firms suffer from THAAD plan
The market capitalization of the top 10 Korean companies related to consumption in China, such as cosmetics, travel and food, contracted from 61.8 trillion won on July 7 to 50.6 trillion won on Aug. 5, showed a report by Samsung Securities on Monday. Their stock prices continued to drop after South Korea and the U.S. announced on July 8 a plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system here.
Aug. 10, 2016
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Korea's jobless rate drops to 3.5% in July
South Korea's jobless rate dropped slightly in July from a year earlier, with the unemployment rate for young adults also declining, a government report showed Wednesday.The unemployment rate in Asia's fourth-largest economy stood at 3.5 percent last month, compared with 3.6 percent tallied in June, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea.The number of employed people stood at 26.6 million in July, up 298,000 from a year earlier, with the monthly gain contracting from the previous m
Aug. 10, 2016
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N. Korea calls for resumption of bilateral cooperation with Angola: U.N. report
North Korea appealed to Angola earlier this year to resume their negotiations on bilateral cooperation which have been put on hold for the last 11 years, the African country said in a recent sanctions implementation report submitted to the United Nations.The report, dated July 25 and posted recently on the website of the United Nations, was Angola's first submission of a formal document on how well the country is implementing a punitive U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea.Before
North KoreaAug. 10, 2016
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BMW Korea to recall nearly 12,000 cars in Korea for defective baby seat latch
BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of the luxury German brand, will recall nearly 12,000 BMW cars sold here for a faulty baby seat latch that might break under repeated stress, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.The recall affects 11,968 BMW cars of 11 vehicle models, including 8,233 units of the BMW X3 xDrive20d crossover SUV, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The car's ISOFIX baby seat latch may become detached from the car due to a welding defe
MobilityAug. 10, 2016
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Korea offers citizenship to freedom fighters' descendants
South Korea's government said Wednesday it has offered citizenship to 38 descendants of 10 independence fighters who fought against Japanese colonial rule in the early part of the 20th century.The country is preparing to mark the 71st anniversary of its liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) on Aug. 15.The Ministry of Justice said the selected people include descendants of diplomat Yi Wi-jong, who was chosen to attend a peace conference of major nations at The Hague in 1907, although h
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2016
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China cannot punish Korea over THAAD without hurting own interests: U.S. expert
China would hurt its own economic and strategic interests if it takes retaliatory measures against South Korea for Seoul's decision to deploy the U.S. THAAD missile defense system, a U.S. expert said Tuesday.China has strongly protested the decision to place a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense unit in South Korea, claiming the system could be used against the country, despite repeated assurances from Seoul and Washington that the battery is aimed only at defending against North Korean missile
Foreign AffairsAug. 10, 2016
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Trade data shows fallacy in Trump's claims about Korea-U.S. FTA
About two-thirds of the increase in South Korea's exports to the United States over the past four years came from the trade in items that did not benefit from the free trade agreement between the two countries, data showed Tuesday.That belies Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's repeated claims that the trade pact, which has been in effect since 2012, is to blame for the increase in U.S. trade deficits with South Korea.In an attempt to rally support from voters struggling with economic
InternationalAug. 10, 2016
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White House seeks 'additional ways' to move Obama's nuclear-free world vision forward: official
The United States continues to look for "additional ways" to move President Barack Obama's vision for a nuclear-free world forward, the White House said Tuesday, amid reports the administration is considering adopting a nuclear "no first use" policy."The president during his landmark 2009 speech in Prague detailed a trajectory to place us on the path to a world without nuclear weapons. In the intervening years, this administration -- through our own actions and by galvanizing the international c
InternationalAug. 10, 2016
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U.S. deploys 3 B-2 bombers to Guam amid tensions with North Korea
The United States deployed three B-2 stealth bombers to Guam on Tuesday, the Strategic Command said, as tensions are running high on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of North Korea's latest missile launches.The nuclear-capable bombers, which were deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, will conduct local and regional training sorties and integrate capabilities with key regional partners, ensuring bomber crews maintain a high state of readiness and crew proficiency, the command said in
DefenseAug. 10, 2016