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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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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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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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4 of 10 Korean firms expect worse business conditions in H2
Nearly 4 out of every 10 major South Korean companies expect their business conditions to further deteriorate in the remainder of the year, while more than 4 in 10 said their H1 earnings fell short of earlier expectations, the outcome of a recent survey released Sunday showed.In a survey conducted by the Federation of Korean Industries, 38.7 percent of respondents said they expected their annual earnings to fall short of earlier expectations.The survey was conducted on the country's top 600 comp
July 31, 2016
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N. Korean students are required to study more Korean, English, math than S. Koreans peers
North Korean students are required to spend more time studying Korean, English and math than their counterparts in South Korea, a report by the state-run educational think tank said Sunday.The report by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation showed that a close examination of the reclusive country's publicized curriculum showed kids were required to allocate more time to the three key subjects compared with students in the South.The mandatory education system and its assessment report
North KoreaJuly 31, 2016
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Samsung chairman couple's equities soar 1.6 tln won in past 7 months
Equity assets owned by Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee and his wife soared 1.6 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the past seven months helped by gains in its chipmaking affiliate, an industry tracker said Sunday. The value of equity assets, including shares in Samsung Electronics Co., held by the Samsung chief and his wife, Hong Ra-hee, jumped 13 percent to 14.13 trillion won as of July 29 from 12.51 trillion won on Jan. 4, data provided by Chaebul.com showed.The sharp gain in their combined equ
July 31, 2016
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S. Korea's Navy chief to visit U.S. to coordinate response to N. Korean provocations
South Korea's Navy chief will visit the United States to discuss ways to coordinate joint responses to North Korea's provocations, the military said Sunday.Adm. Jung Ho-sub will leave for the United States for a weeklong trip and hold talks with top leaders in the U.S. Navy, the country's Navy said.It said the chief of naval operations will meet U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, his counterpart Adm. John Richardson and head of the U.S.' Pacific fleet Scott Swift."During the talks, Jung will
DefenseJuly 31, 2016
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Korea to host int'l ground weapons exhibit in Sept.
South Korea will host an international ground forces arms exhibition in September that will showcase the latest high-tech advances in weapons systems, organizers for the upcoming event said Sunday.The DX Korea 2016 hosted by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army will be held at the Korea International Exhibition Center, northwest of Seoul, from Sept. 7-10. It said 220 arms manufacturers from all over the world, as well as top military brass from 35 countries, are expected to tour the fai
DefenseJuly 31, 2016
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S. Korean, Japanese students connect through dance
An event will take place this week to help students from South Korea and Japan better understand each other's culture through dancing. The organizers -- the Soorim Cultural Foundation and the Japan Global Cultural Exchange Foundation -- on Sunday said they will hold a cultural exchange program titled "Seoul-de Dance, Dance, Dance" from Thursday to Monday.In the fifth iteration of the festival, 36 students will form six dance teams and practice before performing a show on Sunday at the Hi Seoul Y
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2016
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Hyundai Motor Group ranks No. 1 in percentage of vehicles made in home country
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group topped global rivals in terms of vehicles produced in its home country last year, with nearly 45 percent of all cars produced locally, a carmakers' business lobby said Sunday. The combined ratio of domestic output at Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Motors Corp. marked the highest of 44.8 percent among the world's top five carmakers by sales, according to data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. Hyundai Motor and its 34 percent-owned
MobilityJuly 31, 2016
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N. Korean defectors' wages are 67% of national average: data
The average wage of a North Korean defector in South Korea stands at 67 percent of what local workers in general take home each month, data by the National Assembly Budget Office showed Sunday.The parliamentary office said North Korean escapees earned 1.54 million won ($1,380) per month in 2015, much less than the 2.29 million won for the country as a whole in the one-year period.The latest findings showed that while overall economic circumstances of defectors have been improving, a gap still ex
North KoreaJuly 31, 2016
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Malta has stopped issuing work visas for N. Koreans: foreign minister
Malta has stopped issuing work visas to North Koreans and is effectively ejecting those already in the country, South Korea's foreign minister said, as countries around the world are taking steps to halt the flow of money into the communist country's nuclear and missile programs. Speaking to Yonhap News Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of heads of overseas diplomatic missions in Rome on Saturday, Yun Byung-se said the Maltese government has decided to take firm steps in relation to human rig
North KoreaJuly 31, 2016
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Credit loans for stock purchases reach yearly high
Credit loans extended to local stock investors continued to rise this week, reaching the highest level since the start of the year, industry data showed Saturday.Outstanding loans to stock investors reached over 7.53 trillion won ($6.7 billion) as of Thursday after the amount increased for eight consecutive sessions since last Tuesday, according to the data from the Korea Financial Investment Association.The sharp increase apparently follows recent advances in the stock market.The benchmark Kore
BusinessJuly 30, 2016
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France church attackers 'smiled' and spoke of Koran
RENNES, France (AFP) -- One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Koran.The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the altar, said the men appeared aggressive and nervous during the attack at the Eglise Saint-Etienne in Normandy on July 26.Then, one of the attackers seemed pleased."I got a smile from the second (man). No
WorldJuly 30, 2016
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Seven out of 10 S. Koreans play video games: survey
Nearly seven out of every 10 South Koreans enjoy playing some type of video game, a survey showed Saturday, explaining the growing size of the country's game industry.In a recent survey conducted by the state-run Korea Creative Content Agency, 67.9 percent of those surveyed said they regularly played one or more types of video games.The survey was conducted on 3,045 people aged between 10 and 65 years.Stock image(123rf)Out of the total, 60.2 percent said they played mobile games, mostly on their
NationalJuly 30, 2016
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Clinton campaign: Computer service used by campaign hacked
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A computer service used by the campaign of Hillary Clinton was hacked as part of a broader breach of the Democratic National Committee, an intrusion for which the Russian government is the leading suspect, the campaign said Friday.The breach affected a DNC data analytics program used by the campaign and a number of other organizations, according to the campaign. It said outside security experts reviewing the campaign’s computer system have found “no evidence that our internal
WorldJuly 30, 2016
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S. Korea halts some U.S. GM wheat imports on safety concerns
South Korea said Friday it has suspended customs clearance for some genetically altered wheat from the United States due to safety concerns.The measure came as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed Seoul that an unapproved strain of genetically modified wheat was found in the western state of Washington, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.It said the distribution and sales of wheat already imported from the state will
IndustryJuly 29, 2016
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N.K. student defects to S. Korean diplomatic mission in Hong Kong
A North Korean student has taken refuge in South Korea’s consulate in Hong Kong after breaking away from a team taking part in an international math contest, local news reports said Friday.The 18-year-old male student, whose identity remains unknown, reached the diplomatic mission on July 16, according to local newspaper Ming Pao. A North Korean student delegation participates earlier this month in the International Mathematical Olympiad at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (Yo
North KoreaJuly 29, 2016
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Government plans to combat domestic abuse
The South Korean government announced Friday additional measures to combat domestic violence and child abuse, in response to recent high-profile cases that caused public outrage.“People are growing increasingly anxious due to the series of child abuses and sexual violence in remote regions,” said Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at a national policy coordination meeting.“We will strengthen our sexual violence prevention programs in remote regions nationwide, as well as our investigative efforts.” Pr
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2016
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[EYE] Author writes on her ‘right not to date’
Throughout her 20s, Lee Jin-song has received unwanted advice on how to “improve” herself so she can enjoy dating. The advice came from friends, both male and female, as well as acquaintances of different ages. “Some told me to grow my hair longer (so I can look more feminine), some told me not to talk too much,” the 27-year-old author told The Korea Herald.“Some even told me, ‘Make sure you look impressed when talking to a man -- use phrases like “Really?” “I had no idea!” Be sweet when you lis
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2016
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Ministry releases SK No. 2 on parole
The Justice Ministry on Friday released exemplary prisoners on parole, including the top executive member of a local conglomerate, according to officials.“I will provide whatever support I can to revitalize the economy and create jobs,” said Chey Jae-won, the vice chairman of the nation’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, upon leaving Gangneung Prison on Friday morning.Chey was one of 574 exemplary prisoners to be released on parole that day. He was the only top corporate executive member amo
Social AffairsJuly 29, 2016
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[Editorial] Amendment needed
Last year, local journalists as well as private school organizations filed four separate petitions, asking the Constitutional Court to review the antigraft law, also called the Kim Young-ran Act. However, the court had said the law does not put direct restriction on contact between journalists and their sources, or on their legal rights to report and to inform the public. The petition filed by private school teachers was dismissed for similar reasons. Under the law, journalists and private schoo
EditorialJuly 29, 2016