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Reporter : Lee Yeon-woo
Sun, February 5, 2023 | 06:22
Professor combs through trash for clues about North Korea
Busan- Kang Dong-wan, 48, a professor of political science at Dong-A University based in the southern port city of Busan, carefully takes out product packaging each kept in plastic bags, just like an enthusiastic archeologist handles newly excavated artifacts.
Society | 2022-10-25 15:39
US issues first student visa for N. Korean in 7 years
The United States government has issued a student visa to a North Korean national this September for the first time in seven years, Radio Free Asia (RFA), a U.S. government-funded private non-profit news service in Asia, reported on Monday.
Foreign Affairs | 2022-10-25 13:54
Storyteller turns dream into international festival
Many people have fond childhood memories of their parents reading to them before they went to bed. Based on the stories they were told, young kids can expand their imagination and also learn from fables. Narrating stories is an age-old performing art and there are professional storytellers who tell stories before crowds at festivals or other interactive events. One of them is...
People & Events | 2022-10-19 15:28
Nurses face job insecurity with closure of COVID-19 wards
Nurses, along with other healthcare workers, have been lauded as heroes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as they have been at the forefront of the fight against the virus that has continued for nearly three years.
Health & Science | 2022-10-17 15:02
Arrest warrant issued for serial child rapist
The court issued an arrest warrant for serial child rapist Kim Geun-sik, Saturday, one day before he was set to be released from prison, after a woman filed charges that she was raped by Kim 16 years ago when she was a minor.
Society | 2022-10-16 15:47
Life without internet unthinkable to Koreans: survey
A survey has found that Koreans spend 40 percent of their lives using the internet for streaming content or shopping online.
Society | 2022-10-13 15:57
23 Russian nationals fleeing Putin's draft order on yachts attempt to enter Korea
After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization on Sept. 21, resulting in an estimated 200,000 Russian nationals fleeing Russia for other countries, some of them have attempted to enter Korea on yachts.
Foreign Affairs | 2022-10-12 15:43
Where did all the young taxi drivers go?
Seven out of 10 taxi drivers are in their 60s and 70s, according to data released by the Korea National Joint Conference of Private Taxi Association. Korea is indeed a rapidly aging society, but this time, there is a special factor behind the numbers: an exodus of young drivers. When the pandemic broke out, young drivers left the job to seek work in delivery and courier servi...
Society | 2022-10-11 16:45
Rival parties divided over military exemption for BTS
Military exemptions for the members that make up the K-pop behemoth BTS has pitted the ruling People Power Party (PPP) against the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) during the National Assembly audit on the Ministry of National Defense on Friday.
Politics | 2022-10-08 08:00
Higher-risk sex offenders will wear enhanced electronic anklets: justice minister
Higher-risk sex offenders will wear an enhanced electronic device, according to Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon on Thursday.
Law & Crime | 2022-10-06 17:10
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