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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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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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'Running Man' cast to meet fans in China
The entire cast of the popular Korean variety show "Running Man" will meet with their fans in China this fall, the program's broadcaster said Tuesday.SBS will organize the fan meetings in five or six cities across China between September and November, the first time the broadcaster has done so since the program launched in the country. (Yonhap)"We organized this fan meeting tour because 'Running Man' has been steadily popular in China," an SBS official said. "We're currently in the process of ch
TelevisionJuly 19, 2016
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Pokemon Go success helps fuel OTC market boom
[THE INVESTOR] The popularity of Pokemon Go -- a mobile, augmented reality game -- is convincing more investors to see the money-making potential of unlisted firms trading in South Korea's over-the-counter stock market. According to Korea Financial Investment Association, an average daily trading value at the OTC has nearly doubled during the past seven months to 674 million won (US$ 591,400) in July from 390 million won in January. Monthly trading volume also has surged to 11.46 million shares
July 19, 2016
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Film academy diversifies leadership with new governors
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The film academy is taking more steps to diversify, with three women and two black filmmakers newly elected to leadership positions.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its newly elected board of governors on Monday. The list includes six first-time representatives: director Steven Spielberg, actress Laura Dern, costume designer Sharen K. Davis, documentarian Roger Ross Williams, composer Laura Karpman and sound engineer Kevin Collier. Each of the academy'
FilmJuly 19, 2016
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Korea holds team launching ceremony for Rio Olympics
Korea set out on its quest for a top-10 finish at next month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a team launching ceremony on Tuesday.Some 300 athletes and officials were on hand at Olympic Hall, inside the Olympic Park in Seoul, along with Kim Jung-haeng and Kang Young-joong, co-heads of the Korean Olympic Committee, Kim Jong-deok, minister of culture, sports and tourism, and Chung Mong-gyu, head of the delegation.Korea is eyeing its fourth consecutive top-10 showing at a Summer Games in Rio by winn
SportsJuly 19, 2016
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Celine Dion back with album as she mourns husband
NEW YORK (AFP) - Canadian superstar Celine Dion is ready with a new album, the first since her husband's death, that will feature collaborations with French stars and uplifting lyricism, her label announced Monday.The album, which will come out on August 26, is entitled “Encore Un Soir.” Dion released the title track -- which means “One More Night” in English -- in May.The pop diva, 48, had dedicated the ballad to her late husband Rene Angelil, who died in January from throat cancer at age 73.An
PerformanceJuly 19, 2016
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Two worlds collide in MBC mini-series ‘W’
From romance to comedy to suspense, it is difficult to categorize MBC’s upcoming 16-episode drama “W.” Featuring model-turned-actor Lee Jong-suk and actress Han Hyo-joo, “W” follows the romance that develops between a man and a woman living in two different dimensions, unknowingly “helping each other discover life’s purpose,” according to director Jung Dae-yoon at the press conference held at MBC headquarters in Sangam-dong, Seoul, Monday.Riddled with doubts about her competence, the female prot
TelevisionJuly 19, 2016
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Kakao, K Cube Venture to invest W30b in emerging game start-up
[THE INVESTOR] Mobile messenger operator Kakao and K Cube Venture, an early-stage venture capital, will jointly invest 30 billion won ($26.4 million) in Shiftup, a game company.Shiftup was established by art director Kim Hyeong-tae, who participated as an art director in the development of mobile game “Blade & Soul.” The game start-up has recently received the limelight with a hit trailer for mobile game “Destiny Child” which it is currently developing with game firm Nextfloor. Well-known illust
TechnologyJuly 19, 2016
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Kakao invests in POS system developer
[THE INVESTOR] Mobile messenger operator Kakao said July 19 that it has acquired 20 percent of start-up CNT Tech, which develops systems that receive orders from customers and transfer them to POS systems at the nearby stores.The start-up has also developed its own POS system which is compatible with any network environment and can be utilized for any business in an easy manner, the mobile messenger firm said.The 10-year old start-up which has built up its expertise in e-commerce and POS sector
TechnologyJuly 19, 2016
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Korea Navy to build 1st dedicated training ship by 2020
Korea's Navy will build a dedicated training ship by 2020 to help sailors become accustomed to various weapons systems, sensors and tactics before they are sent to front-line warships, the state defense procurement agency said Tuesday.On June 28, Defense Acquisition Program Administration placed a 260 billion-won ($228 million) order with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. on behalf of the Navy. The country's top shipbuilder plans to deliver the 4,500-ton training vessel by 2020."The training ship wil
DefenseJuly 19, 2016
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Virtuoso launches concerto for Instagram
NEW YORK (AFP) -- In an experiment that acknowledges the modern era's shortening attention spans, mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital on Monday launched a concerto for Instagram with movements of 15 seconds.The Israeli artist, who has led a revival of his instrument and regularly plays premier classical venues, posted the first of five movements of his “InstaConcerto.”Avital plans to post the subsequent movements of the concerto -- composed by Slovak-born conductor and pianist Peter Breiner -- each day
PerformanceJuly 19, 2016
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Netflix to stream new ‘Star Trek’ series across world
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Netflix said Monday it would beam the new series of cult sci-fi franchise “Star Trek” to 188 countries across the world, excluding the United States and Canada.Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its premiere on the paid subscription service of the U.S. network CBS.“‘Star Trek’ is one of the most iconic shows in television history and we’re thrilled to partner with CBS to bring the beloved series to Trekkies around the world,” Sean Ca
TelevisionJuly 19, 2016
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Treasures of Versailles to go on display in Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) - Riches from the Palace of Versailles including a harp belonging to Marie Antoinette will travel to Australia, the country‘s national gallery said Monday, as part of a display never seen outside France.More than 130 paintings, tapestries, pieces of furniture, statues and other objects from Versailles, one of France’s grand museums, will be on display in the Australian capital Canberra from December.“The Palace of Versailles has never before lent a collection like this, drawn from a
CultureJuly 19, 2016
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Angels' Choi Ji-man belts first major league home run
Choi Ji-man of the Los Angeles Angels has finally gone deep in the majors.Choi hit his first career big league home run off the Texas Rangers starter A.J. Griffin at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Monday (local time).The Korean first baseman led off the bottom of the fifth with the Angels down 4-2, and crushed Griffin's first-pitch fastball over the right field wall to make it a one-run game.The home run came in Choi's 34th at-bat.It was also Choi's only hit of the game. He was 1-for-4 and is now b
BaseballJuly 19, 2016
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Iraq marshlands named UNESCO world heritage site
BAGHDAD (AFP) - UNESCO has named Iraqi marshlands once ravaged by dictator Saddam Hussein as a World Heritage Site, a bright spot for a country where jihadists have repeatedly sought to wipe out history.The area named “is made up of seven sites: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq,” UNESCO said.“The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form part of the remains of the Sumerian cities and settlements that developed in sout
CultureJuly 19, 2016
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Korean man gets 4-year jail term for Yasukuni bombing
A Tokyo court handed down a four-year jail term to a Korean man Tuesday for detonating a bomb in a public restroom at a controversial Tokyo war shrine last year, according to media reports. The Tokyo District Court found the 28-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Chon, guilty of breaking into the premises of the Yasukuni Shrine on Nov. 23 and setting up the bomb in the public restroom, Kyodo News said. Photo shows a South Korean man, identified only by his surname Chon, who has been
Social AffairsJuly 19, 2016