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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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Morocco marks Throne Day, thriving ties with Korea
The Moroccan embassy celebrated the 17th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s enthronement and burgeoning ties with Korea at a reception in Seoul last week. “More than just a festive event, Moroccans are commemorating the longstanding tradition of the ‘act of allegiance,’ a binding contract between the king and the people,” Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Chraibi said in a speech on Aug. 1. “The Throne Day is a unique tribute to the millennial attachment between the king and the people. It represents
Foreign AffairsAug. 7, 2016
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Bolivia welcomes investment amid industrialization boom
The Bolivian embassy commemorated the 191th anniversary of national independence last week, also highlighting opportunities in the course of a decade-long social and economic progress.The event on Aug. 6, 1825 liberated the Latin American nation from the grip of colonial Spain that had started in the 16th century. Through unrelenting guerilla resistance by revolutionaries since 1809 -- chiefly Venezuelan general and politician Simon Bolivar, whose name gave birth to “Bolivia,” and Venezuelan fre
Foreign AffairsAug. 7, 2016
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Students of Asia envisage integrated future at workshop
For Bruneian student Noorlela M.D. Yassin, her trip to Korea in early August was an intellectually rocking exercise. An undergraduate at the University of Brunei Darussalam majoring in marine biology, she had long coveted researching microplastic pollution in waters off the coast of her home. Her aspiration found a dose of inspiration when she participated in the 2016 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop in Korea last week, an annual program that gathered some 80 university students from 13 countr
Foreign AffairsAug. 7, 2016
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[Graphic News] Public sector’s financial health improving: report
The financial health of South Korea’s public sector is improving for the second consecutive year, showed a report by the Bank of Korea last week. The total revenue of the general government sector and public corporations stood at 735.6 trillion won ($659.4 billion) in 2015, up 3.4 percent from the previous year. The public sector’s total expenditure recorded 701.8 trillion won, a 1.1 percent on-year increase. The outpacing revenue growth produced a 33.8 trillion won surplus last year, nearly dou
Aug. 7, 2016
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Cheong Wa Dae says China's criticism of THAAD unreasonable
South Korea's presidential office on Sunday urged China to raise questions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, instead of criticizing the planned installation of an advanced anti-missile system on South Korean soil.In a statement, Cheong Wa Dae said Chinese media's criticism of the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea is unreasonable.The statement from the office of President Park Geun-hye also asked six lawm
InternationalAug. 7, 2016
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[FEBC - Korea] ‘Never stop growing in faith’
Although I cannot imagine baptism for 5,000 people, I am sure that I will have a deep sense of involvement from the Holy Spirit. In order for me to share this experience with others, my mind will be open to what is happening around me.Message for Korean youthKeep it up and never stop growing in faith in the Lord. Never short-circuit your vision for how much difference Koreans can make in the world. I believe the U.S. was once a key leader in the role of being a Christian nation. However, as I se
CultureAug. 7, 2016
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[FEBC - Korea] 'Baptizing thousands is special'
It is powerful even when one person is baptized, but baptizing thousands is special. It shows that the gospel is worldwide. As an American witnessing this take place in Korea, I feel this is a powerful demonstration that Jesus really is for all nations.Message for Korean youthProbably half of the first 12 disciples were only teenagers at the time. Some students in America want to have fun in their younger years and wait until they are older to become Christians. However, in order to have a more
CultureAug. 7, 2016
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[FEBC - Korea] FEBC - Korea celebrates 60 years with large-scale military baptism
Roughly 5,000 Korean and U.S. soldiers and American Christian broadcasting personnel gathered together at the Yeonmudae Military Church in South Chungcheong Province on Saturday to take part in the country’s largest-ever baptism ceremony. The ceremony was held as part of the 60th anniversary of the Far East Broadcasting Company’s establishment in Korea and was officiated by FEBC - Korea’s chairman, the Rev. Kim Jang-hwan, also known as Billy Kim -- one of the country’s most prominent Christian e
CultureAug. 7, 2016
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[FEBC - Korea] Rev. Billy Kim committed to military mission work
Far East Broadcasting Company - Korea is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founding this year with several events at home and abroad, including Saturday’s mass baptism of some 5,000 military personnel. Following is a Q&A with the Rev. Billy Jang-hwan Kim, FEBC - Korea chairman.What was the reason for the mass baptism ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of FEBC - Korea? For the past 60 years Far East Broadcasting Company - Korea has been leading efforts to spread the gospel among Koreans
CultureAug. 7, 2016
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Spending on overseas tuition down 7.6% in H1
The amount of money South Koreans spent on education abroad dropped 7.6 percent in the first six months of this year from a year earlier, central bank data showed Sunday, amid the declining number of South Koreans studying abroad.South Koreans studying abroad spent a total of US$1.57 billion in the January to June period, compared with $1.7 billion in the first half of last year, according to the data released by the Bank of Korea.The reading -- which includes spending by exchange students and l
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2016
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Korean Navy to resume exchange program with Japan
The Korean Navy will resume its exchange activities with Japan next month, a local military official said on Sunday."A delegate of 600 Navy sailors and senior-year cadets of the Korea Naval Academy will make a port call to Japan in early September," said a military official in Seoul. The group is set to leave on Sept. 5.Japan will be one of the 12 countries that the sailors and cadets visit during their global training cruise, along with Russia, Australia, Singapore and the United States, accord
InternationalAug. 7, 2016
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[Editorial] No cure
The confrontation between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the central government over the municipality’s cash subsidy program for young jobless people offer a few things to ponder. First, would it be effective to improve the life of the nation’s young people who are struggling with the toughest job market in decades? The answer should be negative. The plan devised by Mayor Park Won-soon calls for the city government to provide a monthly cash subsidy of 500,000 won ($450) to 3,000 unemplo
EditorialAug. 7, 2016
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[Editorial] Bad neighbor
Not many had expected that South Korea could deploy the U.S. advanced missile defense system as easily as it brings in an American-made automobile. But the allies’ decision to deploy it here is facing increasingly formidable challenges. There are two major fronts the Park Geun-hye administration are confronting regarding the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system – opposition from China and within South Korea. China’s protests had long been anticipated, but latest developme
EditorialAug. 7, 2016
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[Shawn Hubler] Competence isn’t sexy, but it’s needed in the White House
In 2003, the year Californians swept Arnold Schwarzenegger into the governor’s office, a Democratic friend shared a theory on why poor Gov. Gray Davis had been recalled. “Some years, people want a plumber,” he shrugged, “and some years, they want glamour. Some years, it’s not enough merely to have competence in the job.” Ouch. Poor Davis, who, in retrospect, was surely more than a Roto-Rooter among public servants. Certainly it wasn’t as if the capitol became Cannes after Schwarzenegger slept he
ViewpointsAug. 7, 2016
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[David Ignatius] When lies become immune to the truth
How did Donald Trump win the Republican nomination despite clear evidence he had misrepresented or falsified key issues throughout the campaign? Social scientists have some intriguing explanations for why people persist in misjudgments despite strong contrary evidence. Trump is a vivid and, to his critics, a frightening present-day illustration of this perception problem. But it has been studied carefully by researchers for more than 30 years. Basically, the studies show that attempts to refute
ViewpointsAug. 7, 2016
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Foreigners net buyers in July despite THAAD row
Foreigners were net buyers of South Korean stocks last month, data showed Sunday, an indication that concerns on Beijing's possible economic retaliation against Seoul over an anti-missile system did not scare off foreign investors. Seoul and Washington announced last month that they have officially decided to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery, an advanced U.S. antimissile system, in South Korea to cope with the ever-growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. The dec
Aug. 7, 2016
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Chief warns against linking ‘comfort women’ issue, girl statue
Despite persistent controversy over the fate of a memorial for the survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement, Japan ought not to raise the issue as a precondition for the transfer of the pledged 1 billion yen ($9.8 million) for a newly created fund, its chief warned Sunday. Kim Tae-hyeon, president of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation, was adamant that last December’s settlement with Seoul would be annulled if Tokyo insisted on removal of the statue in front of its embassy in Seou
Foreign AffairsAug. 7, 2016