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Society
Chinese VP asks Bill Gates to have close cooperation with China
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met Wednesday (May 30) with Bill Gates, chairman of the Microsoft Corporation where Jinping called for closer cooperation between China and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A statement from the Chinese government observed Jinping and Gates had discussed closer cooperation between China and the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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Society
Density of radioactive remains alarming in Fukushima
The radioactive detector, at right, set up at the flowerbed to measure radioactive density in the Fukushima station shows 6.36 μSv(micro mili siverts) at 9 a.m. Wednesday (May 30) while another detector, at left, installed in eastern Seoul displays 0.17 at the same time. The density of radioactivity in Fukushima…
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Indonesia boosts sanitation facilities
JAKARTA, May 29 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian Public Work Ministry has started projects of building sanitation infrastructure in some parts of the country as an effort to boost the level of sanitation in Indonesia, senior official of the ministry said here on Tuesday. The projects included the waste water processing…
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Society
Buddhist leader vows to behave
The country’s Buddhist leader expressed deep regret Monday over the gambling scandal that hit the largest Jogye Order. In a speech commemorating the anniversary of Buddha’s birth, Ven. Jaseung, head of the order, said the scandal has provided a serious test to Korean Buddhism. “I’m here with a heavy heart…
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Society
‘Attachment parenting’… umm
Jane Han, The Korea Times’ New York correspondent, writes her column Jane’s Americanology in order to fill the gap between cultures of the two countries. ― ED. American moms prize independence and self-sufficiency when raising their kids ― or so we thought, until Time magazine’s latest provocative cover of a…
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Why do US colleges reject Korean applicants?
New York University American colleges and universities mailed out their admissions decisions in the past weeks, leaving many competitive and qualified Korean students puzzling over why they were rejected. The truth is, in the eyes of admissions officers, students from Korea look as if they came off an assembly line.…
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Politics
NK stays mum on UK refugee policy: envoy
North Korean refugees and their human rights is a touchy issue which often provokes a stormy reaction from the reclusive Stalinist state whenever South Koreans address it. Yet, according to Ambassador Scott Wightman, the North’s regime has yet to complain about the political refugee policy of the United Kingdom, a…
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Society
UN Chief: “Situation in Syria Remains Serious”
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council that the situation in Syria “remains extremely serious” and UN efforts to end the political crisis in the country have seen only “small progress,” Al Arabiya reported. “There is a continuing crisis on the ground, characterized by…
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Society
6 Syrians Brought To Turkey For Medical Treatment
Six people including one baby, who were injured in popular uprising in Syria was brought to Turkish city of Hatay for a medical treatment. Syrians were injured after a canon fire from government forces’ plane in Jebel Karat Neighborhood of Latkia arrived to Hatay and were taken under medical treatment.…
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Speech fee limit recommended for civil servants
The country’s anti-corruption agency called for restrictions in fees paid to civil servants for speeches made at private firms, especially high-ranking officials. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced a set of recommendations Thursday outlining the appropriate amount for fees depending on the rank of the official. The maximum hourly…
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