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Thu, November 14, 2019 | 12:13

Preschool building collapse narrowly misses disaster

Preschool building collapse narrowly misses disaster

유치원 붕괴, 가까스로 대참사 피해

Around 11:20 p.m. Thursday night, residents living near Sangdo Kindergarten in Dongjak-gu in Seoul heard a series of sharp crashing sounds. 목요일 밤 11시 20분에 동작구 상도유치원 인근 주민들은 굉음을 들었다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-09-08 09:00

Pro gamers, dream job amid esports boom

Pro gamers, dream job amid esports boom

프로게이머, e스포츠의 인기 속에 꿈의 직업으로 각광

Becoming a professional gamer has become a dream for many tech-savvy young Koreans as esports have grown into the mainstream on the popularity of online strategy game "StarCraft." 온라인 전략게임 '스타크래프트프'의 유행을 타고 e스포츠가 발전하며, 프로게이머가 되는 것이 최신 기술에 밝은 젊은 한국인들의 꿈이 되었다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-30 10:29

Coffee to be banned from schools from September

Coffee to be banned from schools from September

9월부터 교내 커피 판매 금지

Selling coffee will be banned in all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide starting mid-September. 9월 중순부터 커피 판매가 전국의 모든 초등학교, 중학교, 고등학교에서 금지될 예정이다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-27 09:05

Reunited after 65 years

Reunited after 65 years

65년 만의 상봉

Relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War tearfully reunited at Mount Geumgang in North Korea, Monday, for the first time in 65 years. 1950~53년 한국 전쟁에 의해 떨어지게 된 이산가족들이 월요일 북측의 금강산에서 65년 만에 눈물 젖은 상봉을 했다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-21 10:30

'So fortunate to be alive to see this day come'

'So fortunate to be alive to see this day come'

"이런 날을 맞이할 만큼 오래 살아 정말 다행"

Park Ki-dong, 82, recalls the appearance of his younger siblings, from whom he was separated during the 1950-53 Korean War. “My younger sister had different features from the rest of us - she looked like a Western person so we called her Russian and nicknamed her Lossky,” he said. Park was a middle school student, while his sister was six, and his brother two at the time they...

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-16 13:51

Retailers, airlines alarmed over arrival duty free

Retailers, airlines alarmed over arrival duty free

유통사와 항공사, 입국장 면세점에 비상

The Moon Jae-in administration's move to set up arrival duty free shops has become a cause for concern among duty free store operators and air carriers, according to industry analysts Tuesday. 화요일 업계전문가에 따르면, 입국장 면세점을 도입하려는 문재인 정부의 행보가 항공사들과 면세점 업체들 사이에 불안을 조성하고 있다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-15 14:24

Government 'mukbang' regulation stirs debate

Government 'mukbang' regulation stirs debate

정부의 '먹방'규제로 논란 촉발

Opinion is split over the government's recent move to set up guidelines against what it deems “unhealthy eating habits,” primarily targeting “mukbang,” binge-eating shows that are available online. 건강하지 않은 식습관인 폭식을 하는 방송 '먹방'을 규제하는 가이드라인을 제시하려는 정부의 조치에 대해 여론이 찬반으로 나뉘었다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-08-03 09:48

Military halts operation of all Surions

Military halts operation of all Surions

국방부, '수리온' 운항 전면 중단

Operations of the armed forces' 90 Surion helicopters were suspended Wednesday, following a deadly crash in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. 경상북도 포항에서 일어난 화요일의 끔찍한 사고로, 90대의 군부대 수리온 헬리콥터 운항이 수요일에 중단되었다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-07-19 09:17

Asiana Airline apologizes for no in-flight meal disruption

아시아나항공, 기내식 부족 사태 사과

Asiana Airlines apologized for the ongoing shortage of in-flight meals, Tuesday. 화요일, 아시아나항공이 현재 지속되고 있는 기내식 부족 사태에 대해 사과했다.

Hong Ji-min | 2018-07-04 11:11

Why people choose to leave Facebook?

Why people choose to leave Facebook?

사람들은 왜 페이스북을 떠나는가?

Kim Kyu-eun, a 27 year-old office worker in Seoul, does not log onto Facebook as often as before. Instead, she goes to Instagram to communicate with her friends. For information on shopping for clothes, cosmetics or books, she uses other specific applications such as Zigzag, Glowpick or Goodreads. 서울에 사는 회사원 김규은 씨(27)는 페이스북에 예전만큼 접속하지 않는다. 대신에 그녀는 친구들과 소통하기 위해 인스타그램에 들어간다. 쇼핑...

Hong Ji-min | 2018-06-28 13:08

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