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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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Korean electronics firms rush to open plants in Vietnam
South Korean tech firms are rushing to expand their investment in Vietnam in line with their effort to build a new production base in the Southeast Asian country.South Korea's Seoul Semiconductor Co. has won a license to invest $300 million to build a semiconductor production factory in northern Vietnam, industry sources said Tuesday.Last week, the provincial government of Ha Nam gave the green light to Seoul Semiconductor to build the 750,000-square-meter production site that will house a semic
TechnologyAug. 9, 2016
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Irritated by heat wave, schizophrenic man slaps passerby
Police nabbed Tuesday a schizophrenic man who slapped a woman in the face and attacked a police officer after he “felt irritated by the heat wave.” (Herald Business Database)A Gwangju resident surnamed Kim assaulted a 23-year-old passerby waiting to cross the street at around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province.Kim was also accused of hitting a traffic officer on his arms and legs. The suspect told police that irritation from the heat wave led to the violence. Kim reportedly work
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2016
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KOTESOL gears up for international English teaching conference
English education association KOTESOL has opened registration for its 24th international conference this year, focusing on “Shaping the Future with 21st Century Skills.”The two-day Korea TESOL International Conference at Seoul’s Sookmyung Women’s University from Oct. 15-16 will explore the challenges that both teachers and English language learners face in the 21st century, particularly from advances in technology and the growth of global media. KOTESOL -- Korea Teachers of English to Speakers o
Expat LivingAug. 9, 2016
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Applications open for October TOPIK exam
Applications opened Monday for those wanting to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean on Oct. 16.Test-takers can choose to sit for the lower-level TOPIK I in the morning or the higher level TOPIK II in the afternoon at one of nine test centers across the country.The TOPIK I test runs from 9:20-11:40 a.m., awards grades 1 and 2 and consists of listening and reading sections. The TOPIK II, covering grades 3-6, has listening and writing sections followed by a separate reading exam, with the whole
Expat LivingAug. 9, 2016
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Seoul Players auditioning for actors for 10 minute play fest
Seoul Players will hold auditions on Aug. 27-28 for its sixth 10-Minute Play Festival and Competition.The festival runs across two weekends each fall and features 15 scripts from Korea and overseas that will vie in competition, with monetary prizes going to the top three groups. This year’s festival will take place in mid-November.Actors of all ages, races, nationalities, genders, physical types and experience levels are invited to take part. The auditions will involve cold reading, so no prepar
Expat LivingAug. 9, 2016
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Seoul book club hosts panel with three illustrators
Seoul Book and Culture Club will be hosting a panel session with three up-and-coming illustrators on Saturday. The group will be joined by Salgoo, Aeppol and Tokki -- three popular Naver Grafolio illustrators who attended the French International Book Fair in Paris earlier this year, when Korea was the featured guest country. The three illustrators have thousands of fans here in Korea and around the world, and will talk about their work in a panel session that will be in Korean and English, work
Expat LivingAug. 9, 2016
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South Korea, U.N. aviation body to discuss reaction to North Korea's unannounced missile launches
South Korea and the United Nations' air navigation regulator, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will discuss this week ways to respond to North Korea's recent launches of ballistic missiles that came without the necessary declaration of no-fly zones, the foreign ministry said Tuesday."North Korea's unannounced launches of ballistic missiles will surely be discussed," spokesman Cho June-hyuck said in a briefing, referring to the meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and I
North KoreaAug. 9, 2016