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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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Sales of OEM vehicles plunge in July
Vehicles produced in other countries and sold here by South Korea-based automakers dropped sharply from a year earlier last month amid advances by their local competitors, industry data showed Monday.In July, Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., sold 1,066 units of the QM3 crossover SUV, down 55.5 percent from the same month last year, according to the data.QM3 cars are imported to South Korea after being produced overseas through the so-called original eq
MobilityAug. 8, 2016
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More investors join race to take over Tongyang Magic
SK Networks Co. and some local investors have expressed their interest in buying local home appliance vendor Tongyang Magic Co., a deal estimated at some 500 billion won (US$448 million), industry sources said Monday.A consortium of homegrown private equity fund Glenwood and NH PE has put Tongyang Magic up for sale. The consortium took over the home appliance vendor in 2014 for 280 billion won.According to the sources, the consortium is planning to receive preliminary bids from potential investo
IndustryAug. 8, 2016
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Weightlifter Om Yun-chol wins silver for North Korea's 1st medal in Rio
Weightlifter Om Yun-chol won silver for North Korea's first medal at the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Om finished second in the men's 56kg at Riocentro-Pavilion 2, lifting 134 kg in the snatch and 169 kg in the clean and jerk for 303 kg total.Long Qingquan of China won the gold with a world record total of 307 kg, denying Om his second straight Olympic title. Long lifted 137 kg in the snatch and an Olympic record 170 kg in the clean and jerk.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldOm is one o
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016
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South Korea won't settle for draw vs. Mexico in football: coach
Despite blowing a late lead to end in a 3-3 draw with Germany in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic men's football competition on Sunday, South Korea can still clinch a quarterfinals berth with a draw against Mexico in the final group match.Head coach Shin Tae-yong said, however, he won't take anything less than a victory when his team faces Mexico on Wednesday in Brasilia."If we try to take a draw (in a tied game), we may end up losing with one minute remaining," he said at a press conference at Fonte
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016
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Seoul stocks start higher on Wall Street
outh Korean shares opened higher Monday following improved sentiment over recent days on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 7.48 points, or 0.37 percent, to 2,025.42 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics gaining 0.19 percent.Top automaker Hyundai Motor fell 0.38 percent, and major chipmaker SK hynix rose 0.38 percent. Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor, rose 0.61 percent. The local currency was tra
Aug. 8, 2016
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1 in 10 Korean stocks hit new high this year
One out of every 10 companies traded on South Korea's main bourse hit a new high this year on the back of a solid gain in the key market index, data showed Monday.According to the data by the Korea Exchange, 89 stocks, or 10 percent of the 889 firms listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, renewed their all-time highs between Jan. 3 and Aug. 3. During the cited period, the benchmark index KOSPI climbed 3.96 percent from a year earlier.The number, however, marks a 47.6 percent drop from t
Aug. 8, 2016
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South Korea ends in draw with Germany in men's football
South Korea were held to a 3-3 draw by Germany in men's football at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday, blowing a chance to clinch a quarterfinals berth.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldForward Suk Hyun-jun gave South Korea a 3-2 lead in the 86th minute at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, some 1,600 kilometers north of Rio, but Serge Gnabry scored the equalizer in added time to foil South Korea's bid for a knockout spot.South Korea remained atop Group C with four points. They won the first match ov
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016
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South Korean Yoon Jin-hee wins bronze in women's weightlifting
South Korean weightlifter Yoon Jin-hee won bronze in the women's 53kg at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Yoon lifted 88kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk for a total of 199kg, finishing 1kg behind Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines for the bronze.Hsu Shu-Ching of Chinese Taipei won the gold with 212kg total.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThis was Yoon's second career Olympic medal, after silver in 53kg at the 2008 Beijing Games.She came out of retirement in 2014 to make the national team
Olympic GamesAug. 8, 2016