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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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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Park visits local firms to promote flextime system
President Park Geun-hye on Friday visited two local companies as part of her efforts to promote a flextime system, a core element of a broader program that her government has implemented to help workers maintain a work-family balance.Park visited "Smart Work Centers" of the two firms -- Shinhan Bank and Hana Tour. The firms have adopted the flextime system under which their employees flexibly decide their work schedules to spend more time with their families.The Park administration has been carr
Social AffairsAug. 5, 2016
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Korea pound Fiji 8-0 to open Olympic football tournament
South Korea pounded Fiji 8-0 for a rousing start to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic football tournament on Thursday.Midfielder Ryu Seung-woo picked up the first hat trick in South Korean Olympic history, while midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon and forward Suk Hyun-jun each grabbed a brace in Group C action at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, some 1,600 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro. Seven of the eight goals came in the second half.It was the most goals ever scored by South Korea in an Olympic football mat
Olympic GamesAug. 5, 2016
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Powervoice in the spotlight for its speaker verification solution for e-payments
Powervoice, a voice recognition company, announced on Aug. 1 that the company and BC Card would be releasing a mobile speaker recognition service within the year.The speaker recognition service is a program that uses voice biometric software to certify e-payments through a sample of the user’s voice saved on a smartphone instead of a PIN number.Founded in 2002, Powervoice is a voice and speaker recognition solution company with annual revenues of 5.2 billion won ($4.7 million) as of 2015. Until
TechnologyAug. 5, 2016