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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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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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SHINee gears up for comeback
After a 16-month-long hiatus, K-pop group SHINee is ready to unveil new material. The five-member boy band is scheduled to release a new album in September, the official date depending on how the group’s currently scheduled events pan out, a local media outlet reported quoting an industry insider. To promote its fourth Japanese studio album “D×D×D,” SHINee performed 20 concerts throughout Japan from January to May, attracting a total of over a million fans.The group’s entertainment agency S.M. E
PerformanceJuly 27, 2016
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Beyonce, Adele lead MTV Video Music Award nods
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her film-album “Lemonade.”The pop diva was in the running for 11 awards at MTV‘s annual extravaganza, which will take place Aug. 28 in New York’s Madison Square Garden, a shift from the more common venue in Los Angeles.Adele came in second with eight nominations. All but seven were for the chart-topping English balladeer's “Hello,” which with more than 1.6 billion views is the fifth m
PerformanceJuly 27, 2016
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Museum sketches bright future for art in Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) -- From Jakarta to Bali and Yogyakarta, the Indonesian art world is flourishing. Buoyed by a growing, affluent middle class at home as well as interest from international buyers, numerous boutique galleries and artists' communities have sprung up, while events such as the Jakarta Biennale, the annual ArtJog fair, and Bazaar Art Jakarta have fuelled interest.But critics warn a lack of government funding and high-quality art museums means many Indonesians are missing out. Businessman
CultureJuly 27, 2016
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‘Pokemon Go’ players stumble on hidden history
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Historical markers have long dotted the landscape, often barely noticed by passers-by -- until they became treasure-filled stops this month on the "Pokemon Go" trail.Players hunting for fictional creatures on their smartphones are now visiting real-life memorial plaques, statues, mosaics and landmarks, ranging from a Civil War battlefield in Chancellorsville, Virginia, to a Hells Angels clubhouse on New Zealand’s North Island.Some don't bother to linger at these
CultureJuly 27, 2016
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Samsung Electronics widens share lead in U.S. home-appliance market
Samsung Electronics Co. raised its share of the U.S. home-appliance market for the second quarter of this year, widening its lead over competitors, according to a market estimate on Wednesday. Samsung accounted for 16.7 percent of the U.S. market for five major household appliances -- refrigerators, washing machines, ovens, microwave ovens and dishwashers -- for the April-June period, according to the estimate by market researcher TraQline. It marked a 2-percentage-point increase from the previo
July 27, 2016
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Rosy picture for LG Household's Q3 earnings: analysts
[THE INVESTOR] LG Household & Health Care more than met the expectations for its second-quarter earnings and will perform even better in the future, analysts said. Its April-June operating profit hiked 34.1 percent to 225.4 billion won (US$198.78 million) and earnings came in at 1.55 trillion won, rising 18.5 percent from the same period last year, according to Financial Supervisory Service’s data released on July 27.The Q2 figures are the highest ever for the company that also broke record for
IndustryJuly 27, 2016
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Korea to carry out feasibility study on port project in Egypt
South Korea will conduct a feasibility study on redeveloping the historic port city of Alexandria in Egypt, the maritime affairs ministry here said Wednesday.The research will be into the technical feasibility of the development of the Egyptian seaport, along with detailed plans to raise funds, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.Alexandria, on the Nile Delta, is one of the oldest seaports in world history, linking trade between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Currently, the
IndustryJuly 27, 2016