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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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Trump taunts GOP, refusing to back Ryan, McCain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is openly taunting the leaders of his own party by refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Sen. John McCain of Arizona in their GOP primaries. Yet thus far, McCain, Ryan and other Republicans who've reluctantly declared that they plan to back Trump for president appear to be sticking with him. Trump's stunning slap at two of the nation's most prominent Republicans dramatically escalated GOP turmoil barely a week after a convention intended to
World NewsAug. 3, 2016
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Potter script sells more than 2 million copies in 2 days
NEW YORK (AP) -- Not even "Hamilton" can keep up with these numbers.The script to the London stage production "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two" sold more than 2 million print copies in North America in its first two days of publication, Scholastic announced Wednesday. That's well below the 8.3 million copies sold in 2007 for the first day of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," J.K. Rowling's then-presumed finale for her fantasy series. But it's still among the fastest-sel
World NewsAug. 3, 2016
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Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai
DUBAI (AP) -- An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East's busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers were evacuated safely. Dubai-based Emirates said the accident happened around 12:45 p.m. local time as Flight EK521 was arriving from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram. It confirmed there were no fatalities and said "all passenger
World NewsAug. 3, 2016
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Army unveils reconnaissance drill near DMZ amid growing N.K. threats
PAJU (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Army spotlighted a tactical drill conducted by one of its reconnaissance teams near the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday amid a steady rise in cross-border provocations that were punctuated by North Korea firing off two missiles earlier in the day.The exercise was carried out by the Army unit located just a few kilometers south of the DMZ and took place one day before the first anniversary of the North Korea-planted land mine blasts that maimed two South Korean sold
DefenseAug. 3, 2016
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Beijing revokes visa agency license of Chinese firm in Korea
A Chinese visa agency that handled South Korean business travelers was stripped of its business license, a move that could be seen as a retaliatory measure undertaken by Beijing after South Korea's decision to deploy an advanced United States missile defense system on its soil, a local source here said Wednesday. The source said the closed agency handled Chinese letters of invitation for South Koreans, which is a key piece of paperwork needed to get multiple entry visas for business trips and cu
Foreign AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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Park's planned visit to Russia aims to ease friction over THAAD
President Park Geun-hye's planned visit to Russia aims to address tensions between Seoul and Moscow over the decision to deploy an advanced U.S. antimissile system to South Korea and further bolster economic ties, analysts here said Wednesday.Park will fly to Vladivostok on Sept. 2 for a two-day visit during which she will attend an annual economic forum on the development of the Russian Far East and hold a summit with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.Her tri
Foreign AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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N.K. defector family files suit against S. Korean gov't over spy probe
A family of North Korean defectors has filed a suit against the South Korean government, saying they were illegally investigated by the state intelligence agency, a liberal civic group said Wednesday.The husband, identified only by his surname Ji, his ex-wife and two sons filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking a total of 218 million won ($195,000) in compensation.Ji and his ex-wife, identified only by her surname Pae, said they were unlawfully investigated by the National
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Abe taps hawkish ally for defense minister
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea.Lawyer-turned-politician Tomomi Inada, 57, becomes the second woman to oversee the defence ministry after Yuriko Koike, who served briefly in 2007. Koike was elected governor of Tokyo on Sunday.Inada, a four-term lawmaker, was formerly policy chief of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and shares his hawkish vie
World NewsAug. 3, 2016
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Hyundai Oilbank marks over 1,000 accident-free days
Hyundai Oilbank, one of Korea’s major oil refiners, said Wednesday that the company had recorded more than 7 million man-hours of accident-free work since late October in 2013 -- equivalent to 1,007 days of operation. This is the first time that a Korean oil refiner has surpassed 1,000 days without accident. Hyundai Oilbank‘s previous record was in 1989, when it succeeded in making 810 accident-free days. “Over 1,000 days of accident-free work is the fruitful result made by employees who thoroug
IndustryAug. 3, 2016
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[Photo News] Hyundai Motor chairman Chung calls workers patriots
Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo (center) inspects the quality of the carmaker’s new compact sport utility vehicle Creta, during his visit to its factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday. Chung encouraged the employees to persevere despite difficult market conditions, calling them “patriots.” (Hyundai Motor)
MobilityAug. 3, 2016
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[Graphic News] H2 contraction forecast for major industries
Korea’s major industries are projected to contract in the second half of this year, a report showed Wednesday. According to the state-invested Korea Development Bank, the amount of orders that local shipbuilders receive will plummet by 88.2 percent in the second half of this year. In the first half, they fell by 94.6 percent on-year. The bank also forecast that construction firms’ orders will shrink by 7.4 percent this year, with a decline both locally and overseas.The display industry is also a
IndustryAug. 3, 2016
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Winfrey picks Whitehead novel for book club
NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick, Colson Whitehead's “The Underground Railroad,” a historical novel that imagines the network of safe houses and passages that helped slaves escape to free territory is an actual train.Winfrey told the Associated Press during a recent telephone interview that she knew from the first sentence that she would want to share her passion with her audience, an impulse she has relied on with uncommon success for 20 years.“I was blown away by it,” Win
BooksAug. 3, 2016
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Deep into the mind of a psychopath
“The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror” By Joyce Carol OatesMysterious Press (336 pages, $24)When not writing fat, complicated novels that are some of the finest of our time, the ever-prolific Joyce Carol Oates churns out mysteries, often in the form of short stories or novellas. Sometimes those lesser works read like careless afterthoughts; other times, they’re quite good. “The Doll-Master” falls into the latter category. Its six stories are especially bone-chilling because they contain no
BooksAug. 3, 2016