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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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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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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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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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CJ’s 4DX theaters make inroads in U.S.
LOS ANGELES -- CJ CGV, the multiplex chain operating arm of CJ Group, said Wednesday it has signed a contract with Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theater operator in U.S., to increase the number of the homegrown 4DX theaters to 20 by the end of 2018.The 4DX theaters, developed by CJ in 2009, provide various sensory effects, including scented mist, seat motion and vibration, as well as splash of water while watching the film. Moviegoers enjoy watching film at 4DX theaters. (CJ CGV)
IndustryAug. 3, 2016
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[GALAXY NOTE] Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 7 in New York
[THE INVESTOR] NEW YORK -- Samsung Electronics took the wraps off the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at its annual Samsung Galaxy Unpack event in New York on Tuesday.Although the latest large-size smartphone -- often called a “phablet,” a combination of phone and tablet -- is the sixth in the Note lineup, it has been dubbed the Note 7 to align the numbering with the Galaxy S lineup.It comes with a slew of new features that will probably provide reason enough for those currently using
TechnologyAug. 3, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 7 in New York
Tech giant Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Note 7, the sixth of the phablet lineup, in New York on Aug. 2. (Samsung Electronics)
TechnologyAug. 3, 2016
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S. Korea hoping to capitalize on favorable matchup in men's football opener
South Korea will try to capitalize on a favorable matchup when they open the men's football tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics against Fiji on Thursday.South Korea's first Group C match will kick off at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, more than 1,200 kilometers north of Rio, at 8 p.m. Thursday, or 8 a.m. Friday in South Korea. It will be held on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Olympics.South Korea, making their eighth straight Olympic appearance, will try to win their sec
Olympic GamesAug. 2, 2016
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Motorboat knocks Oxford student dead in Yangpyeong
A motorboat accident killed one and injured four on Saturday in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The victims were students from The University of Oxford having a summer retreat at a private villa.According to the Gyeonggi Yangpyeong Police, a speedboat carrying four students crashed into the pier on Saturday around 4:50 p.m. as it was making a sharp turn. Nine people on the pier were swept-up in the collision. (YTN YouTube capture)The deceased, Kim, 24, was one of the nine on the pier. He fell in
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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Man arrested after stalking woman he saw on Facebook
A man who menacingly approached a woman he claimed to have fallen in love with over Facebook pictures was arrested on Tuesday for violating the information protection law. The Seoul Seongdong Police said the 28-year-old, surnamed Jeon, had searched for the victim’s private number, bombarded her with over 500 text messages in a week and stalked her in her residential neighborhood and at her workplace. (123RF)According to the police, Jeon started expressing his one-sided affection for the 27-yea
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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Japan Cabinet OKs new stimulus package to pump up growth
TOKYO (AP) – Japan's Cabinet approved a fresh economic stimulus package on Tuesday worth more than 28 trillion yen ($275 billion), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest effort to get the stalling recovery back on track.Abe called the package, part of a supplementary budget for the parliament to approve in an extraordinary session starting in September, ``an investment for the future.'' It focuses on Japan's agriculture and tourism, and on providing support for the child and elder care industry to e
Aug. 2, 2016
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Park pledges better support for overseas S. Korean adoptees
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said her government will strive harder to support overseas South Korean adoptees through an array of programs, including those to help them better understand the language and culture of their motherland.In her video message to the 2016 International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) Gathering in Seoul, Park also called on the adoptees to play a "bridging" role in connecting South Korea to the rest of the world."(The Seoul government) will provide the overseas
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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US army secretary will focus on upgrading Patriot system in S. Korea
The United States will focus on upgrading the Patriot PAC-2 missile systems in South Korea to the more advanced PAC-3 anti-missile shield to better protect the Seoul metropolitan areas by 2018, the U.S. Army's senior civilian official said Tuesday."Right now, we are focusing on upgrading the Patriot system that we have here in Korea," United States Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning told Yonhap News Agency in a group interview held in the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul
DefenseAug. 2, 2016
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[Graphic News] Korean firms’ lifespans shrinking : survey
The average duration Korean manufacturers expect their firms to last is growing shorter, as they suffer from falling profitability amid the prolonged economic slowdown at home and abroad, a survey showed Monday.Korean firms’ average expected longevity was 8.4 years, according to a poll by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry of 2,400 manufacturers across the nation Electronics-makers forecast the shortest lifespan, while textile producers had the longest. Nearly half of the respondents sai
IndustryAug. 2, 2016