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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 16:31

[NATIONAL] Income gap widening among workers

NATIONALIncome gap widening among workers

근로자 간 소득 격차 커져

Salaried workers' income gap has been widening over the past couple of years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. 수요일 발표된 자료에 따르면 지난 2년 동안 코로나19 팬데믹이 발생한 가운데 급여생활자의 소득 격차가 벌어진 것으로 나타났다.

2023-02-02 14:56

[WORLD] Korean Lunar New Year vs. Chinese Lunar New Year

WORLDKorean Lunar New Year vs. Chinese Lunar New Year

한국 음력설인가, 중국 음력설인가?

'Culture has no nationality' '문화에는 국적이 없다’

2023-02-01 16:48

[NATIONAL] Juvenile, foreign drug offenders triple in Korea

NATIONALJuvenile, foreign drug offenders triple in Korea

한국 내 청소년, 외국인 마약사범 3배 증가

The number of drug offenders aged 30 or under has increased threefold in five years, as Korea's arrests for narcotic crimes hit an all-time high last year, according to the latest police report. 최신 경찰 발표에 따르면 지난해 마약 사범 수가 역대 최다를 기록하면서 30세 이하 마약 사범 숫자가 3배 증가했다.

2023-02-01 14:04

[NATIONAL] Over 76% of South Koreans support development of nuclear weapons

NATIONALOver 76% of South Koreans support development of nuclear weapons

국민 76% 이상, “한국 독자적 핵 개발 필요”

Survey suggests widespread skepticism over denuclearization of North Korea 여론조사, 북한의 비핵화에 대한 의구심 큰 것으로 밝혀

2023-01-31 16:15

[Editorial] Lifting of mask mandate

EditorialLifting of mask mandate

[사설 읽기] 마스크 착용 의무 해제

Korea reported 9,277 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total caseload caseload to 30,008,756. The country broke the unwelcome record of 30 million three years and unwelcome three days after it reported its first confirmed case on Jan. 20, 2020. 월요일 신규 코로나19 확진자 수 9277건이 보고되어 한국 누적 확진자는 3천만 8756명이 되었다. 2020년 1월 20일 첫 확진자가 나온 지 3년 3일 만에 3천만 명이라는 반갑지 않은 기록을 깼다.

2023-01-30 15:47

[NATIONAL] Na Kyung-won passes on PPP's leadership race, Ahn Cheol-soo to benefit

NATIONALNa Kyung-won passes on PPP's leadership race, Ahn Cheol-soo to benefit

나경원, 국민의힘 전당대회 불출마, 수혜자는 안철수?

Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leadership hopeful Na Kyung-won on Wednesday said she will not run for the party's chairman election slated for March 8, after ongoing discord with the presidential office and President Yoon Suk Yeol's party loyalists. 집권여당인 국민의힘의 유력한 당 대표 후보인 나경원 전 의원은 대통령실과 윤석열 대통령 핵심 관계자들과의 계속된 갈등 이후 3월 8일로 예정된 당 대표 선거에 출마하지 않을 것이라고 수요일 밝혔다.

2023-01-27 15:06

[CULTURE] New breed of female characters takes center stage in Korean dramas

CULTURENew breed of female characters takes center stage in Korean dramas

각광 받는 한국드라마의 신유형 여성 인물들

The classic plot of a rich man falling in love with a poor girl was a popular theme in Korean dramas a decade ago. 돈 많은 남자가 가난한 여자와 사랑에 빠지는 전형적인 줄거리는 십 년 전 한국 드라마의 인기 소재였다.

2023-01-26 15:53

[CULTURE] Entertainment industry races to buy rights to web novels, comics

CULTUREEntertainment industry races to buy rights to web novels, comics

엔터테인먼트 산업, 웹소설 및 웹툰 지식재산권 확보 대전

Web-based comics, novels prove to be useful in franchising stories across platforms 웹 기반 만화 및 소설, 플랫폼 초월한 콘텐츠화에서 유용성 증명해

2023-01-26 14:36

[NATIONAL] Koreans stunned by spike in heating costs

NATIONALKoreans stunned by spike in heating costs

한국, 난방비 폭탄 직격탄 맞아

Planned gas, electricity rate hikes in Q2 to increase burden on households, businesses 2분기에 가스 및 전기 요금 추가 인상 예정, 가정 및 사업체 부담 늘 것으로 보여

2023-01-26 10:58

[LIFESTYLE] Young shoppers flock to luxury goods

LIFESTYLEYoung shoppers flock to luxury goods

명품 소비에 몰리는 한국 MZ세대

Millennials, Gen. Z lead buying trends, making Korea one of the biggest luxury markets in the world 소비 트렌드 이끄는 MZ 세대, 한국을 전세계 최대 명품 소비국으로 만들어

2023-01-25 17:13

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