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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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HyunA returns to spotlight as solo artist
HyunA, a former member of the disbanded K-pop group 4Minute, is getting ready to unleash new releases.After marking her debut as a solo artist at the Viral Fest Asia 2016 in Bali, Indonesia earlier this month, the 24-year-old singer is scheduled to perform the track “How Is It?” from her upcoming mini album “A’wesome” on KBS2’s “Music Bank” on Aug. 5, according to her management agency Cube Entertainment on Thursday. “Starting with ‘Music Bank,’ HyunA will continue to make more broadcast appear
PerformanceJuly 29, 2016
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Hollywood honors Michael Keaton's rollercoaster career
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Michael Keaton capped a glorious late-career return from the wilderness Thursday when he finally received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, almost four decades after his first movie. The 64-year-old actor gave a crowd-pleasing but political speech, mixing self-effacing jokes with a show of support for efforts to improve relations between black communities and police in the United States.Dressed in a green sports jacket and open-neck shirt in the steamy California sunshi
FilmJuly 29, 2016
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Asset-backed securities issued in H1 down 44%
[THE INVESTOR] The amount of asset-backed securities issued in the first half of the year plunged 43.9 percent from a year ago, the Financial Supervisory Service said on July 29. According to the FSS, the figure for the first six months of 2016 came to 27 trillion won (US$24.02 billion), down 43.9 percent from 48.2 trillion won recording during the same period last year. The FSS said that the fall was mainly due to the Korea Housing Finance Corporation issuing less mortgage-backed securities com
July 29, 2016
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SK Networks’ Q2 earnings dented by oil prices
[THE INVESTOR] SK Networks, SK Group’s trading and retail arm, said on July 29 that its consolidated second quarter revenue and operating profits fell 9.7 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, from a year ago. In a regulatory filing, the company said that its preliminary second quarter sales came to about 4.66 trillion won (US$4.15 billion), while operating profit came to 35.3 billion won. The company attributed the drop to falling oil and raw materials prices.The company said that the drop in
IndustryJuly 29, 2016
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FTC fines Baedal Minjok for manipulating online reviews
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s antitrust watchdog has fined the hot-selling food delivery app Baedal Minjok and five other similar firms for slyly manipulating online user reviews.The Fair Trade Commission announced on July 28 that it imposed a combined fine of 17.5 million won (US$16,000) on the six food delivery app companies for hiding negative online reviews and ordering their employees to post positive ones.Baedal Minjok is the No. 1 food delivery app in Korea.The companies were also found to have
TechnologyJuly 29, 2016
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Hyundai to unveil new fuel-cell Tucson in 2018
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Motor is planning to roll out the second-generation fuel-cell version of its Tucson ix sport utility vehicle in 2018, just in time for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics taking place in South Korea, local news reported on July 29. Hyundai Motor's fuel-cell Tucson ix, the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle in the world.Since 2013, South Korea’s largest automaker has been producing the first fuel cell version of its Tucson sport utility vehicle, known as Tucson FCEV -- which
MobilityJuly 29, 2016
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Daelim Industrial price raised on earnings surprise
[THE INVESTOR] Analysts raised their target price for Daelim Industrial, South Korea’s major builder, on July 29 as the firm posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue and earnings. For the quarter ending in June, Daelim Industrial logged 2.56 trillion won (US$2.27 billion) in sales, up 9 percent year on year and operating income of 136.2 billion won, up 115.9 percent from a year earlier. An apartment complex built by Daelim Industrial in Ulsan, South Korea.“The earnings surprise was led by i
July 29, 2016
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SK Group vice chairman released on parole
[THE INVESTOR] SK Group vice chairman Chey Jae-won was released from prison on parole on July 29. Chey was imprisoned along with his brother SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won in February 2014 for embezzling 45 billion won (US$40 million) from the company. "The economy is struggling, and (I) will add (my) small effort to revive the economy and creating jobs," Chey said. SK Group Chey Jae-won bows as he is released on parole on July 29. Chey was imprisoned along with his brother SK Group chairman Ch
IndustryJuly 29, 2016
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Samsung to invest W17tr in smartphone chips, OLED
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics is expected to pour a whopping 17 trillion won (US$15 billion) into 3-D NAND flash memory chips and organic light-emitting diode panels, both key parts for smartphones, this year in a bid to widen the gap with its smaller rivals. The Korean tech giant had hinted it would invest about 26 trillion won this year, slightly up from last year’s 25.52 trillion won. In the first half of the year, it spent 8.8 trillion won. “We will focus on 3-D NAND and OLED this year
TechnologyJuly 29, 2016