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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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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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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge outsells its flat-screen sibling
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics said on July 28 that sales of the curved-screen Galaxy S7 Edge made up more than 50 percent of its total flagship S7 sales in the April-June period. The Korean tech giant didn’t reveal the specific sales figure of the S7 phones during the conference call on the day. Industry watchers estimate a combined 270 million S7 and its Edge variant phones have been sold in the first half of this year since their March launch. Running on the upbeat mood, Samsung has also
TechnologyJuly 28, 2016
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Samsung far outpaces Apple in smartphone shipments
[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics said on July 28 it has shipped about 90 million handsets in the April-June period with smartphones making up more than 80 percent of the total. Samsung’s second-quarter smartphone shipments are estimated at about 72 million units, almost doubling its archrival Apple’s iPhone shipments of 40.4 million units during the same period.The Korean tech giant unveiled the sales figure in a conference call after announcing its second-quarter earnings earlier in the day.
TechnologyJuly 28, 2016
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[팟캐스트](155) 결혼이주여성 고용 외 1건
진행자: 이다영, Paul Kerry 1. 일하는 결혼이주여성 절반이 계약직, 혹은 일용직 종사 기사요약: 국내에 거주하는 취업상태의 결혼이주여성의 절반 이상 (53.9)이 일용직 혹은 계약직에 종사하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638'Majority of working migrant wives have limited job security in Korea: research'[1] More than half of employed foreign-born migrant wives in Korea work as either temporary or day laborers, while 9.5 percent of them work for free for thei
PodcastJuly 28, 2016
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Sales at department stores, discount retailers up in June
South Korea's major department stores and discount chains saw their sales rise in June from a year earlier due to an increase in holidays, government data showed Thursday.The combined sales of three department stores -- Hyundai, Lotte and Shinsegae -- increased 11.8 percent on-year last month, while those of major discount retailers -- E-Mart, Lotte Mart and Home Plus -- edged up 0.9 percent during the same period last year, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and E
IndustryJuly 28, 2016
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Korean firms' business sentiment worsens for Aug.
A majority of large South Korean firms expect their business conditions to further deteriorate next month due to weak demands at home and abroad, a survey showed Thursday.The business survey index came to 89.5 for August, down from 90.5 for this month, according to the Federation of Korean Industries.The monthly index is based on a survey of top 600 companies here in terms of sales. A reading below 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists while a reading above the benchmark means the opposite.Th
July 28, 2016
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SKT's bid to take over No. 1 cable TV operator officially terminated
Top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co.'s bid to buy the country's leading cable TV operator was officially terminated following the antitrust watchdog's earlier decision to reject the plan, the science ministry said Thursday.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said it reached a decision not to allow SK Telecom's bid to purchase CJ Hellovision Co. from its parent firm CJ O Shopping, officially terminating the evaluation process of what would have been one the country's biggest mergers and
IndustryJuly 28, 2016
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Korea's top diplomat to visit Italy, Malta for talks this week
South Korea's top diplomat Yun Byung-se will fly to Europe this week to hold talks with his counterparts in Italy and Malta as part of an ongoing effort to drum up international pressure against North Korea's nuclear program, the foreign ministry said Thursday.The trip will allow Yun to sit down for talks with Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and his Maltese counterpart George William Vella on Friday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The trip will mark the first time in 13 y
Foreign AffairsJuly 28, 2016
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Man’s murder plans go awry
A man with the intent of murder realized halfway through the act that he was strangling the wrong woman and tried to escape, but was arrested by the police for attempted homicide.Busan Bukbu Police said Thursday that the 48-year-old surnamed Oh was under investigation for trying to strangle the 50-year-old victim and trespassing in her house in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Busan Bukbu Police Station (Yonhap)Oh told the police he had been looking for a woman who allege
Social AffairsJuly 28, 2016
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CJ O’Shopping, Baozun to bring Korean goods to Chinese online shoppers
[THE INVESTOR] CJ Group’s shopping network CJ O’Shopping will join hands with China’s Baozun to launch e-commerce solution business in China for South Korean brands, it announced on July 28. The two companies will invest a total of US$6.7 million and establish a joint venture named BCJ (Baozun-CJ E-commerce) next month, set to start operating in September. CJ will own 49 percent stake and its Chinese partner 51 percent stake.CJ O'Shopping president Heo Min-heoiBased on its local platform network
IndustryJuly 28, 2016
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LG Display to benefit from rising panel demand
[THE INVESTOR] Korean panel maker LG Display may continue to show improved results due to increased prices and strong technology demand, a local brokerage house Eugene Investment & Securities said on July 28. “LG Display’s second-quarter earnings have improved boosted by OLED and quickly stabilizing prices, sporting events, increasing sales of newly launched panels and improved demand in China,” said Lee Jung, an analyst at Eugene Investment. LG Display’s 65-inch Curved Ultra HD OLED TV Panel T
July 28, 2016
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Lower grade bonds soar in H1
[THE INVESTOR] The value of unsecured corporate bonds of BBB or lower ratings issued during the first half of the year has nearly doubled from a year ago, Financial Supervisory Service data showed on July 28.According to the data, the value of BBB or lower bonds issued during the period came to just under 1.39 trillion won (US$1.23 billion). In comparison, the figure for the same period last year is 757 billion won. The rise in BBB or lower corporate bonds is thought to have been fueled by the 1
July 28, 2016
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Man arrested for kicking pregnant cat, killing three kittens
A man who kicked a pregnant cat which resulted in three stillbirths was arrested for violation of animal protection law on Wednesday. Gyeonggi Siheung Police said the 63-year-old had kicked a cat on July 6 around 6:00 p.m., killing three of the ten kittens it was pregnant with. (YouTube Capture)The accused told the police that he kicked the cat because it had “suddenly sprung out on the street.” He was not aware that it was in gestation. The cat belonged to the owner of the supermarket in front
Social AffairsJuly 28, 2016