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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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Korean boxer earns last-minute ticket to Rio
Korean boxer Ham Sang-myeong has earned his ticket to the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games despite his elimination at the Olympic qualifiers, the national amateur boxing governing body said Tuesday. The Boxing Association of Korea said it received a document from the International Boxing Association, the amateur boxing governing body, early Tuesday morning that says Ham, who fights at bantamweight (under-56kg), can compete at the Rio Games. Ham, the 2014 Asian Games gold medalist, was eliminated in t
SportsJuly 19, 2016
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'Uncontrollably Fond' debuts at No. 1 on CPI chart
A new romance featuring two of Korea's heartthrobs opened at the top of a TV popularity chart earlier this month, data showed Tuesday.The KBS TV series "Uncontrollably Fond" tells the love story of an arrogant top star (Kim Woo-bin) and a shameless documentary producer (Bae Suzy) who meet again after surviving various trials in their personal lives. They thought they'd put their painful past behind them, but find themselves falling for each other again.The drama, which premiered on July 6, score
TelevisionJuly 19, 2016
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[EQUITIES] HI Investment expects complete turnaround by Doosan Heavy Industries in Q3
[THE INVESTOR] HI Investment & Securities said on July 19 that Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction would continue into the black in the third quarter of this year after posting positive earnings in the second quarter.The firm is likely to continue to post profit as it initiates the orders it reaped in 2014 and 2015, the brokerage said.In the second quarter of this year, Doosan Heavy Industries’ operating profit rose 16 percent to 262.4 billion won (US$ 230.25 million). By Kim Ji-hyun (jemmie@
July 19, 2016
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BOK chief warns of fallout from monetary expansion
The head of Korea's central bank emphasized the need Tuesday for an accommodative monetary policy to cope with a drawn-out economic slump but cautioned against its potential adverse impact causing financial instability."It's necessary to implement monetary policy in a direction that supports the recovery of a growth trend and also to pay keen heed to risks to financial stability," Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol said in an international forum here. (Yonhap)He cited the vulnerability of a "small o
July 19, 2016
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Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Heavy workers stage simultaneous strike
Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co., Korea's top automaker, walked off the job for four hours on Tuesday demanding a pay raise and better working conditions.Last week, a majority of the automaker's some 48,000 unionized workers voted for a strike as their talks with the company's management over a wage increase and other issues were ruptured. (Yonhap)Their partial walkout was staged for two hours from 1 p.m., and unionized workers will go on another two-hour strike from 10:30 p.m.The workers
IndustryJuly 19, 2016
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Food, beverage shares lose early luster
Food and beverage shares that were bullish earlier in the year have slumped back on concerns that domestic demand will be subdued, market analysts said Tuesday.The composite index for food and beverage industry stocks on the main bourse ended 0.27 percent down on Monday from the previous closing, marking a third consecutive day of losses. Monday's closing of 4,733.17 is 17.49 percent lower than 5,736.92 at last year's end.The sector received attention when it started recouping early in the year
July 19, 2016
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Former Lotte Chemical chief summoned over irregularities
A former chief of Lotte Chemical Corp., the chemicals maker of retail giant Lotte, was summoned by prosecutors Tuesday to face questioning over the company's alleged fake accounting books.Ki Joon appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office as a suspect as prosecutors widened their investigation into the country's fifth-largest conglomerate early last month."I will tell everything based on facts," he told reporters before entering the prosecutors' office. "Please wait until the
IndustryJuly 19, 2016
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Korean mobile users more engaged on Facebook than Kakao Story
[THE INVESTOR] Korean mobile users spend more time on Facebook than any other social network services here, including the most popular Kakao Story. According to a recent survey by local market research firm WiseApp, Facebook users here spend a combined 5 billion minutes per month, which compares to 1.2 billion minutes of Kakao Story and 1.7 billion minutes of Band that is owned by Naver. The firm conducted the survey on 14,439 Android smartphone users in June. The number of Facebook users in Kor
TechnologyJuly 19, 2016
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Doosan posts profit in Q2 on restructuring efforts
[THE INVESTOR] Doosan Group, led by chairman Park Jeong-won, posted a profit in the second quarter of the year on the back of stringent restructuring measures.The nation’s 12th largest conglomerate recorded sales of 4.25 trillion won (US$3.72 billion) and an operating profit of 306.3 billion won on a consolidated basis, according to its regulatory filing on July 18. Net profit stood at 181.2 billion won, up 767 percent from the same period in 2015. Sales were down 1.5 percent, but operating prof
IndustryJuly 19, 2016
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Fencer named Korean flag bearer at Rio Olympics
Korean fencer Gu Bon-gil has been named Korea's flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Korean Olympic Committee announced Tuesday. The KOC said Gu, who is a member of the gold medal-winning men's sabre team at the 2012 London Games, will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony for the 31st Summer Games which will be staged at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 5. Gu, 27, is currently ranked world No. 4 in men's sabre. He also has three A
SportsJuly 19, 2016
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U.S. confirms N.K. missile launches, identifies one as Rodong missile
The U.S. Strategic Command on Monday confirmed North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles, saying two of them were short-range Scud missiles and the third was a Rodong intermediate-range missile."U.S. Strategic Command systems detected and tracked what we assess were three North Korean missile launches," the command said in a statement. "The near back-to-back launch of two presumed Scud tactical ballistic missiles, followed by the presumed launch of a No Dong (Rodong) intermediate-range ba
North KoreaJuly 19, 2016