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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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Chinese newspaper's criticism of THAAD not based on objective facts: gov't official
A recent decision by South Korea and the United States to place an advanced missile defense system on Korean soil is aimed at countering threats from North Korea, a government official said Thursday, saying that it's regrettable to see criticism by a Chinese state-run newspaper not based on objective facts.In an editorial dated on Wednesday, People's Daily claimed that the planned deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system poses a serious threat to China's strategic security inte
DefenseAug. 4, 2016
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Economy still faces bumpy road: think tank
The South Korean economy will unlikely gain recovery momentum in the short-term as faltering exports and flaccid production offset a modest rise in domestic consumption, a state-run think tank said Thursday."Despite continued favorable growth in domestic demand, including retail sales and construction investment, the economy is showing little signs of an overall recovery," the Korea Development Institute said in its monthly evaluation of the country's economic conditions."Moreover, a rapid impro
Aug. 4, 2016
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Police clear Maestro Chung of embezzlement allegations
Police on Thursday said Maestro Chung Myung-whun, embroiled in a rumor scandal over the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, has been cleared of suspicions he embezzled orchestra's assets for personal expenses.Last year, two civic groups filed a petition with the Jongno Police Station after local broadcaster MBC reported allegations of the conductor siphoning off some tens of millions of won by exaggerating the cost of plane tickets he purchased. After analyzing the 63-year-old's travel records and rec
Social AffairsAug. 4, 2016
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Korea condemns Pyongyang's criticism of THAAD deployment
South Korea on Thursday lashed out at North Korea for criticizing Seoul's move to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system, saying that Pyongyang is trying to drive a wedge among its citizens over the issue.North Korea's committee handling inter-Korean affairs said Wednesday that if the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is deployed in South Korea, the country will become the stage for nuclear confrontation by regional powers.Seoul's unification ministry said that North Korea shoul
North KoreaAug. 4, 2016
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N.K. leader stresses higher morale, combat readiness at military meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the need to strengthen the military's morale and boost combat readiness at a military gathering for exemplary servicemen, the North's media said Thursday.The leader made a speech at the meeting for commanding officers and soldiers from military units, which won the title of the O Jung-hup-led 7th Regiment, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The O Jung-hup-led 7th Regiment served as the military unit that defende
North KoreaAug. 4, 2016
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Ruling party lawmaker summoned over illegal political funds
Prosecutors on Thursday summoned a ruling party lawmaker for questioning over charges of using illegal political funds by siphoning from wages meant to be given to his aides.Rep. Lee Koon-hyon of the ruling Saenuri Party appeared before the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office over allegations that he spent some 244 million won ($218,000) of illegal political funds between July 2011 and December 2015 while he was a member of the previous National Assembly. The money, which was originally
Social AffairsAug. 4, 2016
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Ice cream sales drop despite unusual heat wave
Despite an unusual heat wave, sales of South Korean ice cream makers fell in July from a year earlier due to a growing market for alternative products, an excessive price war and other factors, industry sources said Thursday.Lotte Confectionery Co., a key food unit of South Korean retail giant Lotte Group, saw its sales of ice cream products slump 7 percent from a year ago to 60 billion won ($54 million) last month.Sales of Binggrae Co. declined 6 percent on-year to 37 billion won in July, with
IndustryAug. 4, 2016