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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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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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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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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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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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Ruling party condemns 'outsiders' for violent anti-THAAD protest
Korea's ruling Saenuri Party on Monday said "outsiders" were behind the violent protest against the prime minister in Seongju county last week, after the government announced it will deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system there."Those that incite violent protests for a living should be punished," said Rep. Chung Jin-suk, the party whip. "We need to distinguish reasonable opinion-gathering of residents from the violence done by the outsiders."Last week, angry protesters who opposed the de
PoliticsJuly 18, 2016
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Automated translation app available for PyeongChang Olympics
The state-run telecommunications research institute said Monday that it will provide an automated translation application for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.Co-developed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and local software firm Hancom Interfree Inc., "Genie Talk" translates Korean into English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Arabic. (Yonhap)The ETRI first launched the free translation app in Korean-English in 2012 and has since added
SportsJuly 18, 2016
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Shipyard workers set to stage strike this week
Workers at the country's major shipbuilders will stage a joint strike this week, demanding that tough restructuring moves currently underway be scrapped.According to the sources, unionized workers at the country's Big Three shipyards -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. -- and five other smaller shipbuilders plan to launch a partial strike for four hours on Wednesday. (Yonhap)An estimated 30,000 workers may join the walkou
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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[EQUITIES]Low real estate transactions dent Hanssem’s Q2 earnings
[THE INVESTOR] Hanssem, South Korea’ s No. 1 furniture maker, failed to meet profit and revenue expectations in the second quarter, a local brokerage firm Mirae Asset Securities said on July 18. “Hanssem posted 435.1 billion won (US$382.81 million) in sales and 30.2 billion won in operation profit which lagged far behind market expectations,” said Lee Gwang-soo, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities. The biggest reason for the lackluster performance is dropped sales in kitchen interior items whic
July 18, 2016
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Audi Volkswagen to recall cars over child lock problems
Audi Volkswagen Korea Ltd., the local importer and distributor of the German car brand, will recall 1,320 units over defects in their automatic child safety locks, the Korean transport ministry said Monday. The problems related to the child lock function were detected in Volkswagen Tiguan sports utility vehicles and three other models manufactured from Nov. 25 to Feb. 4, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. Free replacement services will be available starting on Monday at the
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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Nearly one-third of Korean adults overweight as they consume more fat
More Koreans have become overweight than 10 years ago, with their daily calorie intake now exceeding the recommended amount, a study showed Monday.Conducted by the livestock economic research center of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup), the study found 31.5 percent of South Koreans aged 19 and over were overweight as of the end of 2014. This is an increase from 30.3 percent in 2001. People with a body mass index of 25 or above are categorized as overweight.The average d
Social AffairsJuly 18, 2016
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K-food boom catches on outside of usual customer groups
From instant noodles to bread and beef broth soup, Korean food is gaining interest overseas from consumers outside of the usual group of Korean residents and a handful of Korea followers, a leading trade body said Monday.Korea's instant noodles, ramyeon, ranks second after Taiwan in the Chinese market for the product, but the speed of its growth in China's imports is obvious, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Wuhai. China's imports of ramyeon increased 65.5 percent in 2
Social AffairsJuly 18, 2016
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Software maker Hancom eyes 100 bln won in sales in 2016
Hancom Inc., a Korean software maker, has said it is targeting annual sales of 100 billion won in 2016 by reforming itself and moving more aggressively into new emerging markets.The homegrown software firm said it has logged a surplus in sales for 53 quarters in a row and posted 84.9 billion won in sales last year. (Hancom Inc.)"I want to say with confidence that Hancom will achieve the goal of 100 billion won in sales by the end of the year and generate profits worth 15 percent of the total fro
IndustryJuly 18, 2016
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Hyundai Motor Group’s BRIC output tops 20 million
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Motor Group’s accumulated output at its plants located in BRIC nations broke the 20-million mark this year, the carmaker said on July 18.According to the conglomerate, the combined accumulated output at its 12 plants in Brazil, Russia, India and China came to 20.64 million units at the end of the first half of the year. Hyundai Motor Group headquarter in southern SeoulOf the overseas plants, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors’ plants in China accounted for the largest proportion
MobilityJuly 18, 2016
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Seoul stocks start lower on profit-taking
Korean shares opened weak Monday as investors opted to cash in part of recent gains.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index slipped 0.67 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,016.59 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Most large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics falling 0.33 percent.Top automaker Hyundai Motor remained flat, and top steelmaker POSCO rose 0.22 percent.Naver, the operator of the country's top Internet portal, shed 0.14 percent.The local currency was trading
July 18, 2016