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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Outbound travelers jump over 40% in July
The number of South Koreans going overseas for vacation jumped more than 40 percent on-year in July as more people flock to foreign destinations despite a prolonged slump in domestic demand, industry data showed Tuesday.Hana Tour Co., the nation's leading tour agency, said the number of its clients going abroad came to 289,000 last month, up 43.3 percent from the same month last year.China was the destination that saw the biggest on-year jump with 92.3 percent, followed by Japan with 48.3 percen
IndustryAug. 2, 2016
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Canada warns 'extreme risks' for travelers wanting to visit N. Korea
Canada has urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to North Korea, warning of "extreme risks" for those entering the communist country, a U.S-based media said Tuesday.Canada's foreign ministry recently re-designated the North as a country for which its people should "avoid all travel," according to Radio Free Asia. The move is based on updated travel information issued by Ottawa. The alert level is deemed to be the highest among the North American country's four-tier system. The RFA said th
North KoreaAug. 2, 2016
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Parliamentary speaker urges more reunions of separated families
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday said the parliament must speed up efforts to hold reunion events of separated families from the two Koreas, adding the time is running out as those that experienced the Korean War (1950-53) are becoming older."We do not have much time. More than 3,000 people are dying every year without fulfilling their dreams of meeting their families. In a humanitarian manner, we must seek to hold a reunion next month for Chuseok," Chung said. Chuseok is the
North KoreaAug. 2, 2016
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Korea sends officials to Brazil to run temporary consular office
South Korea will send its first contingent of officials to Rio de Janeiro to help run a temporary consulate office that will be tasked with providing better protection for its citizens and athletes, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.The team consisting of ministry officials and a doctor will leave for the Brazilian city later in the day, according to the ministry.They are an advance team that will help run a temporary consulate office which will operate around the clock from Thursday until Aug.
Foreign AffairsAug. 2, 2016
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Seoul shares open lower on falling oil prices
South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday as falling oil prices pressured down chemical stocks and gave pause to rallies in local equity prices. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 6.3 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,023.31 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Petrochemical shares slid as U.S. crude on Monday fell below $40 per barrel for the first time since April on concerns over a supply glut. Top refiner SK Innovation decreased 1.33 percent, and No. 3 S-Oil retreated 1.41 percent
Aug. 2, 2016
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Korea's employment growth stalls amid weak economy
South Korea's job market recovery stalled in the first quarter of this year amid weak economic growth despite improvements in other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Tuesday.South Korea's employment rate for people aged 15-65 stood at 65.9 percent for the January-March period, unchanged from the three months prior, according to the OECD data cited by the Korea Institute of Public Finance.The average employment rate for all OECD members came to 66.8
Aug. 2, 2016
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Builders fare poor in H1 on weak overseas business
Major South Korean construction companies posted lackluster orders in the first half of this year as they fared poor in overseas markets amid low oil prices, industry data showed Tuesday.According to the data, eight out of the country's top 10 construction firms by building capacity posted first-half orders that hovered well below half their yearly targets. The remaining two have not disclosed their 2016 order goals.Of the eight builders, six registered orders that amount to some 30 percent of t
IndustryAug. 2, 2016