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Thu, February 2, 2023 | 17:48

Soaring home prices trigger population decline in Seoul

Soaring home prices trigger population decline in Seoul

집값 폭등으로 서울 인구 감소

Park Min-seong, an employee at a global petrochemical manufacturer in Seoul's western Mapo District, lived in an apartment in Gangnam District that his family rented on a jeonse contract. 서울 마포구 서쪽에 위치한 글로벌 석유화학회사 직원 박민성 씨는 전세 계약으로 임대한 강남구 아파트에 가족과 함께 살았다.

2022-06-08 15:22

4 out of every 10 underage drinkers are binge drinkers: report

4 out of every 10 underage drinkers are binge drinkers: report

보고서, 음주 청소년 10명 중 4명 폭음

The number of minors who drink alcohol has gone down to 10 percent, while four out of every 10 of such underage drinkers are binge drinkers. 술을 마시는 미성년자의 비율은 10%로 줄어든 반면 음주 청소년 10명 중 4명은 폭음을 하는 것으로 드러났다.

2022-06-07 13:41

Ex-presidential candidates return to politics as lawmakers

Ex-presidential candidates return to politics as lawmakers

전 대선 후보들, 국회의원으로 정치 복귀

Former presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung and Ahn Cheol-soo have renewed their positions in politics as lawmakers. 지난 대선에 출마한 이재명과 안철수가 나란히 국회에 입성하며 정계에서 새로운 터전을 잡았다.

2022-06-02 17:26

Ruling party to send delegation to Ukraine after local elections

Ruling party to send delegation to Ukraine after local elections

국민의힘, 지방선거 직후 우크라이나에 특별대표단 보낼 예정

The ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) will send a delegation to Ukraine right after the June 1 local elections, the party said Monday. PPP leader Lee Jun-seok will lead the delegation. 여당인 국민의힘이 오는 6월 1일 지방선거 직후 우크라이나에 대표단을 보낼 예정이라고 월요일 밝혔다. 대표단 단장은 국민의힘 이준석 대표이다.

2022-05-31 16:25

Animal abandonment increases amid eased social distancing

Animal abandonment increases amid eased social distancing

사회적 거리두기 완화에 동물 유기 증가

While pandemic isolation and loneliness led to an increase in pet adoptions over the past two years in Korea, the trend seems to be coming to an end, as the country is seeing a surge of animal abandonment amid the eased social distancing measures. 코로나19 확산에 따른 (사회적) 격리와 외로움으로 최근 2년간 국내 반려동물 입양이 급증했지만, 사회적 거리두기가 완화되고 유기견이 급증하면서 이러한 추세는 막을 내리는 듯 보인다.

2022-05-31 14:28

President Yoon says he's late learner on gender equality

President Yoon says he's late learner on gender equality

윤 대통령, "젠더 갈등 늦깎이"

President Yoon Suk-yeol's nominations of two women on May 26 to fill the remaining two Cabinet minister positions - in the education and health ministries - out of 18 Cabinet posts were announced a day after his dinner with the outgoing National Assembly speaker and vice speakers. 5월 26일 윤석열 대통령이 내각 18명 중 교육부장관과 보건복지부 장관에 여성 2명을 지명한 것은 퇴임하는 국회의장 및 국회 부의장과의 만찬 다음날인 것으로 알려졌다.

2022-05-31 10:15

Yoon, Biden broaden alliance, reaffirm NK deterrence

Yoon, Biden broaden alliance, reaffirm NK deterrence

윤 대통령-바이든, 한미동맹 확대 및 북한 핵억제 재확인

President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden reaffirmed the allies' determination, Sunday, to deter North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats and the importance of the bilateral alliance during their visit to a key Air Force operations center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, the final stop of the American leader's three-day trip to Seoul. 일요일 윤석열 대통령과 조...

2022-05-23 13:51

Wealth gap expands among young generations

Wealth gap expands among young generations

청년 세대 빈부격차 확대

The wealth gap among the country's 20somethings and 30somethings has widened, following fast-rising asset prices over the past couple of years. The top 20 percent asset bracket of people in their 20s and 30s hold 35 times more wealth than those in the lowest 20 percent asset bracket. 최근 몇 년간 자산가격이 급등하면서 2030세대 청년 세대 간 빈부격차가 벌어졌다. 2030세대의 자산 상위 20%는 하위 20% 자산보다 약 35배 더 많은 자산을 ...

2022-05-17 16:34

Next step in COVID response uncertain

Next step in COVID response uncertain

코로나19 대응 다음 단계 불확실

The government's next step toward a return to normalcy from the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain with the appointment of a new health minister still in limbo. 코로나19 팬데믹에서 일상으로 회복하기 위한 정부의 다음 조치는 여전히 불확실한 상태에 있다.

2022-05-17 16:26

N. Korea fires 3 missiles in 1st major provocation after Yoon's inauguration

N. Korea fires 3 missiles in 1st major provocation after Yoon's inauguration

북한 탄도미사일 3발 발사, 윤 대통령 취임 후 첫 도발

North Korea fired three suspected ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, Thursday, marking the first major provocation since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office two days earlier. 목요일 북한은 동해상으로 탄도미사일로 의심되는 3발을 발사해 윤석열 대통령 집권 이후 처음으로 중대한 도발을 감행했다.

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