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Mon, December 11, 2023 | 05:33

South Korea's boycott rejection unlikely to damage alliance with US: experts

South Korea's boycott rejection unlikely to damage alliance with US: experts

전문가들, “한국의 보이콧 거부, 한미동맹 훼손 가능성 없어”

In the wake of President Moon Jae-in's decision not to join the U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, concerns have been rapidly mounting that the decision may harm the nation's strategic partnership with the United States. 문재인 대통령이 미국 주도의 베이징 동계올림픽 외교적 보이콧에 불참하기로 한 결정에 따라 한미 양국의 전략적 협력 관계가 훼손될 수 있다는 우려가 급속히 고조되고 있다.

2021-12-20 11:25

Notorious child rapist attacked at home

Notorious child rapist attacked at home

아동성폭행범 조두순, 집에서 피습

Notorious child rapist Cho Doo-soon, 69, was attacked at his home by a vigilante, police said, Friday. The injury was not serious. 아동성폭행범 조두순 씨(69)가 본인을 응징하겠다며 자신의 집에 침입한 이에게 피습됐다. 부상 정도는 크지 않은 것으로 전해졌다.

2021-12-17 16:25

Korea halts 'return to normalcy' scheme

Korea halts 'return to normalcy' scheme

한국 일상 회복 '멈춤’

The government has decided to halt its "return to normalcy" plan and reinstate strong social distancing measures, as the country continues to grapple with its worst ever COVID-19 crisis. 정부는 국가가 최악의 코로나19 위기와 지속해 씨름하고 있는 가운데 '일상 회복’ 계획을 중단하고 강력한 사회적 거리두기 조치를 재개하기로 결정했다.

2021-12-16 13:20

Health experts call for toughest social distancing measures yet

Health experts call for toughest social distancing measures yet

전문의들, 가장 강력한 사회적 거리두기 조치 촉구

Epidemiologists are calling on the government to implement its toughest-yet social distancing measures, as the current COVID-19 situation is growing beyond the nation's medical capacity. 현재 코로나19 상황이 국가의 의료 역량을 넘어서면서 전염병학자들은 정부에 가장 강력한 사회적 거리두기 조치 시행을 촉구하고 있다.

2021-12-13 10:02

Man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend's mother

Man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend's mother

전 여자친구의 어머니 살해한 남성 체포

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday after killing his ex-girlfriend's mother and injuring her younger brother, police said. 전 여자친구의 어머니를 살해하고 남동생을 다치게 한 26세 남성이 금요일 체포됐다고 경찰이 밝혔다.

2021-12-12 15:04

Attention grows on main opposition candidate's wife

Attention grows on main opposition candidate's wife

국민의힘 후보 부인에 대한 관심 증가

With the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) having officially launched its presidential election committee, the party is now focused on when the wife of its presidential candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, will join her husband's campaign. 주요 야당 국민의힘이 공식적으로 선거대책위원회를 출범시키면서 이제 당은 윤석열 대통령 후보의 부인이 캠페인에 언제 동참할 것인지에 대해 관심을 모으고 있다.

2021-12-10 10:23

'No Professor Zone' bar in Busan instigates debate on discrimination

'No Professor Zone' bar in Busan instigates debate on discrimination

'노 교수 존’ 부산 술집 차별 논란 일으켜

A bar near the Pusan National University has discouraged professors from visiting the place due to their alleged hierarchical abuse of power. 부산대학교 근처 술집에서 교수가 위계적 권력 남용을 한다는 이유로 해당 가게 방문을 가로 막았다.

2021-12-09 11:10

Foreign professor flees while being investigated for embezzling research funds

Foreign professor flees while being investigated for embezzling research funds

외국인 교수 연구비 횡령으로 수사 받던 중 도피

A foreign professor at Seoul National University (SNU) fled to his home country while being investigated on suspicions of embezzling more than 100 million won ($84,638) in research funds. 서울대학교의 한 외국인 교수가 1억원이 넘는 연구비를 횡령한 혐의로 수사를 받던 중 본국으로 도피했다.

2021-12-08 13:14

Parents cry foul over 'forced' vaccination

Parents cry foul over 'forced' vaccination

'강제’ 백신 접종에 부모들 항의 커져

Anxious parents are protesting the government's de facto "forcible" measure to get children aged between 12 and 17 vaccinated against COVID-19 through its extended vaccine pass program, which included cram schools, or "hagwon," and libraries in the list of public places subject to the program. 불안한 부모들은 입시 기관, 즉 '학원’과 도서관을 프로그램의 영향을 받는 공공 장소 목록에 포함한 연장된 방역패스 프로그램을 통해 12세에서 17세...

2021-12-07 11:20

More Koreans frustrated by 'broken social ladder'

More Koreans frustrated by 'broken social ladder'

'무너진 사회이동 사다리’에 좌절하는 한국인 늘어

A growing number of Koreans in the low- and middle-income brackets are becoming increasingly frustrated by the so-called broken social ladder, as chances to ascend in the hierarchical structure of society continue to diminish amid a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots. 빈부 격차가 점점 커지며 사회의 위계적 구조에서 상승할 기회가 계속 줄어들어 소위 무너진 사회이동 사다리에 좌절감을 느끼는 한국의 저소득 및 중산층 인구가 증가하고 있다.

2021-12-06 10:34

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