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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 14:27

Medical tourists return to Korea as pandemic ebbs

Medical tourists return to Korea as pandemic ebbs

코로나19 사그라들자 한국 찾는 의료 관광객

The medical tourism industry was one of the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic as countries around the world imposed travel restrictions. 코로나19 팬데믹으로 국가들이 여행 제한을 시행하면서 의료관광 산업은 큰 타격을 받은 분야 중 하나였다.

2022-10-18 10:50

Kakao service disruptions cause nationwide mayhem

Kakao service disruptions cause nationwide mayhem

카카오 서비스 장애, 전국적 혼란 일으켜

President says network disruptions can pose grave threat to national security 윤 대통령, “네트워크망 교란은 국가 안보에 심각한 위협 야기할 수 있어”

2022-10-17 13:28

Burning waste shouldn't be only solution: Mapo District head

Burning waste shouldn't be only solution: Mapo District head

마포구청장:“쓰레기 소각만이 유일한 해결책 아냐”

The head of Seoul's Mapo District - where the Seoul Metropolitan Government wants to erect a new household waste incineration plant despite local residents' fierce objections - has proposed an alternative to treat the city's brimming waste problem. 주민들의 강력한 반대에도 서울시가 생활 폐기물 소각장을 신설하고자 하는 마포구의 구청장이 넘쳐나는 쓰레기 문제를 해결하기 위한 대안을 제시했다.

2022-10-14 11:13

12 international schools found using textbooks that do not contain East Sea name

12 international schools found using textbooks that do not contain East Sea name

국내 외국인학교 12곳, '동해’ 아닌 '일본해’ 표기 교과서 사용

Twelve international schools in Korea have been found to be using textbooks that refer to the body of water that lies to the east of the Korean Peninsula only as the Sea of Japan, without mentioning East Sea, which is the name used by Korea. 국내 외국인학교 12곳이 한반도 동쪽에 위치한 바다를 한국이 공식적으로 사용하는 '동해’가 아닌 '일본해’로 단독 표기한 것으로 나타났다.

2022-10-13 15:26

Where did all the young taxi drivers go?

Where did all the young taxi drivers go?

젊은 택시 기사들, 어디로 떠났나?

Low profits, excessive hours drove them into delivery, courier services 낮은 수입, 과다한 근무시간에 배달 및 택배 업계로 이직

2022-10-12 14:25

Is Kim Jong-un emulating Putin's saber-rattling?

Is Kim Jong-un emulating Putin's saber-rattling?

김정은, 푸틴의 무력 과시 모방하나?

Effectiveness of US-led deterrence against North Korea called into question 미국 주도 대북 억제 정책의 유효성, 의구심 불러일으켜

2022-10-11 14:46

South Korea faces growing calls to acquire nuclear weapons

South Korea faces growing calls to acquire nuclear weapons

한국, 핵무장 요구 증가에 직면

Growing threat from North Korea, Ukraine war makes some South Koreans rethink nuclear-free policy 북한의 위협 증가와 우크라이나 전쟁, 일부 국민 비핵화 정책에 의구심 가져

2022-10-06 17:49

Korea, US begin biggest joint naval drills in 5 years

Korea, US begin biggest joint naval drills in 5 years

한미, 5년 만에 대규모 연합 해상훈련

Warships, fighter jets, nuclear-powered submarine send warning to N. Korea 군함, 전투기, 핵추진 잠수함으로 대북에 경고 메시지 발신

2022-09-27 15:43

Why does COVID-19 spread continue despite 97% antibody rate among population?

Why does COVID-19 spread continue despite 97% antibody rate among population?

국민 97% 코로나19 항체 보유, 왜 계속 유행하나

While a recent government study found that almost all Koreans have developed antibodies against the coronavirus either by vaccination or natural infection, this finding does not mean that the population has achieved herd immunity, according to health officials. 최근 정부 연구에 따르면 국민 대부분이 백신 접종이나 자연감염을 통해 코로나19 항체를 가지고 있지만, 보건 당국자들은 이런 결과가 국민이 집단 면역을 얻었다는 의미는 아니라고 말했다.

2022-09-26 10:55

[Editorial] First step toward thaw

EditorialFirst step toward thaw

[사설 읽기] 해빙을 위한 첫 걸음

President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed on the need to mend Seoul-Tokyo ties soured by a dispute over wartime forced labor. 윤석열 대통령과 기시다 후미오 일본 총리는 전시 강제징용을 둘러싼 분쟁으로 악화된 한일 관계를 개선해야 한다는 데 의견을 같이했다.

2022-09-23 15:13

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