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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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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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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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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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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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North Korean army sergeant kills company commander's family: report
A North Korean army sergeant killed two family members of his company commander last month after harboring hatred for receiving public criticism of his misdeeds, a Seoul-based news outlet said Monday.Citing a source from the North's Ryanggang Province, the Daily NK reported that the master sergeant of a border garrison unit in Hyesan city suffocated the mother of the company commander to death and then killed his daughter by throwing her into a water tank.According to the news outlet specializin
North KoreaAug. 8, 2016
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Korean shares up in late morning trading
South Korean shares traded higher late Monday morning, backed by positive U.S. job data that eased concerns about the pace of an economic slowdown. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 4.77 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,022.71 as of 11:20 a.m.Large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics adding 0.19 percent, and global chipmaker SK hynix down 0.86 percent.Top carmaker Hyundai Motor was flat, and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors traded 0.12 percent higher.POSC
Aug. 8, 2016
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Korean gymnast picked among Vogue’s 5 most stylish Olympic stars
South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has been listed among the “five most stylish Olympic stars” charted by international fashion magazine Vogue last week, according to its Internet edition on Sunday.(LG Electronics)The 22-year-old star was placed on the fashion magazine‘s stylish Olympic athletes’ list with four others -- American track and field star Allyson Felix, Canadian tennis champion Eugenie Bouchard, American sabre fencer ace Ibtihaj Muhammad and British track and field star Jazmi
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016
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Park takes swipe at opposition lawmakers
President Park Geun-hye on Monday took a swipe at a group of opposition lawmakers who left for China to discuss the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. antimissile system, pleading again for bipartisan cooperation in countering North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.Six first-term lawmakers from the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea flew to China on Monday for a three-day visit.During the trip, they plan to meet with Chinese officials and scholars, among others, to discuss Seou
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2016