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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Yoon's Prague visit sets stage for W24tr nuclear power plant deal
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3-D memory war intensifies
[THE INVESTOR] The world’s memory sector is sizzling as more global chipmakers are vying to take the upper hand in the development of a more advanced vertical, or 3-D NAND flash memory chip.First mass-produced by Samsung Electronics in 2013, the 3-D NAND memory, which stacks cells vertically inside for the sake of space efficiency, has gone through a technical makeover in the past three years.Samsung Electronics’ V-NAND memory chipThe first generation chip has 24 layers of cells while the second
TechnologyJuly 28, 2016
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Prosecutors open probe into Samsung chairman’s prostitution case
[THE INVESTOR] South Korean prosecutors have launched an investigation into a video clip that captured Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee allegedly buying sex from prostitutes.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said on July 27 that the case is being allocated to a division specializing in crimes against women and children. So far, three complaints related to the case have been filed by a civic group and an Anyang resident surnamed Park who asked prosecutors to clarify the suspi
IndustryJuly 28, 2016
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Naver’s Q2 earnings surge 44% on upbeat overseas sales
[THE INVESTOR] South Korean Internet giant Naver on July 28 posted its second-quarter operating profit of 272.7 billion won (US$240 million), up 44 percent from a year ago, largely buoyed by soaring overseas sales of its immensely popular LINE mobile messenger. Revenue also soared 26.3 percent to 987.3 billion won during the April-June period.Overseas sales saw a whopping 43.1 percent growth to 349.7 billion won compared to a year ago, making up 35 percent of the company’s total quarterly earnin
TechnologyJuly 28, 2016
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HHI to have idle docks from H2 2017
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Heavy Industries will have idle docks from the second half of 2017 due to the shortage of orders, the company’s chairman Choi Kil-seon said on July 27.In an open letter to the employees, Choi said that work is dwindling across the board, and called on the union to call off its strike. “Some of the docks becoming idle will be a reality from the second half of next year,” Choi said. Ships are being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries' docks. / The Investor“From September, the
IndustryJuly 28, 2016
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Korea's car exports sink 13.1% in Q2
Exports of South Korea-made cars sank 13.1 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier due mainly to contracted demand from emerging countries and intensified market competition, customs data showed Thursday.The total value of car exports reached $9.6 billion over the April-June period, down 13.1 from $11.1 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data by the Korea Customs Service.Meanwhile, that of imports jumped 21.5 percent on-year to $3 billion from $2.4 billion over the cited
MobilityJuly 28, 2016
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Seoul shares open tad higher on FOMC meeting
South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Thursday as the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting results were in line with market expectations, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 2.29 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,027.34 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Tech shares were mixed, with Samsung Electronics inching down 0.20 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix remaining unchanged. LG Electronics also remained unchanged.As widely expected, the Federal Reserve deci
July 28, 2016
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First batch of Korean Olympic delegation arrives in Rio
The first contingent of South Korea's 331-member Olympic squad arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday.The group, consisting of 97 athletes and 23 sports officials, departed from Incheon International Airport aboard a chartered flight. They stopped over in Dubai before landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio. The Korean Olympic Committee said it took 24 hours and 35 minutes to arrive in Brazil. The first batch of the delegation was welcomed by some 90 South Korean residents in Bra
Olympic GamesJuly 28, 2016