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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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Korea's consumer prices gain 0.7% on-year in July
South Korea's consumer prices rose by less than 1 percent for the third consecutive month in July, government data showed Tuesday, amid a flaccid economic recovery.The country's consumer price index rose 0.7 percent last month from a year earlier, marking the lowest on-year gain in 10 months, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.The figure grew 0.8 percent on-year both in June and May, after rising 1 percent or more during the February-April period.From a month earlier, the index e
Aug. 2, 2016
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HyunA says she has more growing to do
Despite having spent significant time in the spotlight, singer-songwriter HyunA says she still has a long way to go. “I often get asked where I see myself in 10 years,” said HyunA during an interview at the office of her management agency Cube Entertainment in Seoul last Friday. “I just want to focus on becoming a better person and artiste than I was the previous day.”HyunA, a former member of defunct K-pop group 4Minute, returned as a solo artist with her first album “A’wesome” launched on Mon
PerformanceAug. 2, 2016
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FM Yun, U.S. House lawmaker reaffirm strong Seoul-Washington alliance
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and a visiting U.S. House lawmaker reaffirmed Monday that the alliance between Seoul and Washington will remain firm, Seoul's foreign ministry said."The S. Korea-U.S. alliance remains firm more now than at any other time amid growing threats such as missiles and nukes," Yun said during a meeting with Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT).Yun also expressed the hope that the two countries would further strengthen ties in a comprehensive way, according to the ministry.The minist
Latest NewsAug. 1, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike
TOKYO (AFP) -- Veteran politician Yuriko Koike was elected Sunday as Tokyo’s first woman governor, partial results showed, and immediately vowed to get a grip on the megacity’s troubled 2020 Olympic preparations.The 64-year-old former TV anchorwoman, defense minister and environment minister was some 700,000 votes ahead of her nearest rival with almost two thirds of ballots counted. Former defense minister Yuriko Koike (center) and her supporters celebrate her gubernatorial election victory at
World NewsAug. 1, 2016
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[Graphic News] Hyundai-Kia tops domestic output proportion
Hyundai Motor Group beat global rivals in terms of the percentage of vehicles produced in its home country last year, with nearly 45 percent of its cars produced locally, a carmakers’ business lobby said Sunday. The combined proportion of domestic output for Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Motors Corp. was 44.8 percent, the highest among the world’s top five carmakers by sales, according to data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. Hyundai Motor and its 34 percent-ow
IndustryAug. 1, 2016
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Police officer fired for taking up-skirt photos
A police officer was fired on Monday for taking up-skirt photographs. The Jinan Police of North Jeolla Province said the 48-year-old officer had been arrested on July 7 for taking inappropriate photographs under the skirt of a female university student at a grocery store in Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si at around 1:50 p.m. (Yonhap)The accused was passed to prosecution for indictment. The police dismissed him for dishonoring his position as a police officer and promised to bolster tougher actions against
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2016
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Floating oil on Busan beach delays public access
Swimming on Busan’s Haeundae beach was put on hold for 50 minutes on Monday after floating oil was detected on the water surface. A thin layer of oil, presumed to have leaked from a ship embarked nearby the beach, covered an area 100-meters in length and 10-meters in width between the first and the second watchtower.(Yonhap)After the discovery at 6:35 a.m., the maritime police dispatched nine boats and water motorcycles to remove the oil by 9:45 a.m.The beach, originally slated to open to the pu
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2016
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Feminism debate roils progressive party
While factional strife has often dominated debate among major parties in South Korea, the nation’s minor progressive party has recently found itself embroiled in an unusual political debate here: feminism. Over the past couple of weeks, the Justice Party has been engulfed in a heated internal division over their official stance on a recent laborer dismissal controversy involving a radical feminism online community “Megalian.com.” The website has gained prominence for its harsh attack against the
PoliticsAug. 1, 2016