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Mon, January 30, 2023 | 10:09

Spy agency monitoring foreign nationals who threatened Afghan evacuees: report

Spy agency monitoring foreign nationals who threatened Afghan evacuees: report

보도 자료, “국정원, 국내 아프가니스탄 특별기여자 위협한 외국인들 추적 중”

Korea's spy agency is monitoring foreign nationals residing here who have posted threats on social media against Afghan evacuees, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. 수요일 동아일보 보도에 따르면 국정원은 아프가니스탄 특별기여자들을 위협하는 글을 게시한 국내 거주 외국인들을 추적하고 있다.

2021-10-24 08:44

Doctors at top hospitals spend only 4 minutes per patient: data

Doctors at top hospitals spend only 4 minutes per patient: data

통계 자료 “외래환자 평균 진료 시간 4분에 불과”

Patients who go to the top hospitals in Korea usually wait for more than an hour but they usually see their doctor for only about four minutes - and this situation is only getting worse. 국내 대형 병원 외래환자들 대다수가 1시간 이상 대기하지만 실제 진료 시간은 약 4분에 불과하며 이런 상황은 점점 악화하고 있는 것으로 확인됐다.

2021-10-22 13:59

Weather forecaster warns of disappearing spring and fall

Weather forecaster warns of disappearing spring and fall

기상 전문가 “봄과 가을 사라질 것”

Many Koreans cite "four distinct seasons" as uniquely characterizing the country, but this historical climactic character may change soon. 대다수 한국인들이 한국만의 특징으로서 '뚜렷한 사계절’을 꼽지만 이런 전통적인 기후 특징은 머지않아 변할 것으로 보인다.

2021-10-20 18:35

Drug smuggling attempts through USFK postal service increasing

Drug smuggling attempts through USFK postal service increasing

주한미군 우편물 통한 마약 밀수 증가세

Over the last four years, the customs authorities detected illegal drugs worth over 24 billion won ($20 million) smuggled through the postal service of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) into the country, according to government data. 국정감사 자료에 따르면 관세청은 지난 4년에 걸쳐 주한미군 군사 우편물을 통해 밀반입된 240억원이 넘는 불법 마약류를 발견했다.

2021-10-14 10:38

2 men hit with international travel bans for not paying child support

2 men hit with international travel bans for not paying child support

양육비 안 준 아빠 2명 첫 출국 금지

The government has imposed an overseas travel ban on two men who refused to pay child support expenses to the respective custodial parents after their divorces, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Tuesday. 이혼 후 양육권이 있는 부모에게 양육비 채무를 이행하지 않는 2명의 남성에 대해 정부가 출국 금지 조치를 내렸다고 여성가족부가 화요일 밝혔다.

2021-10-13 12:35

Local governments conduct fight against smell of ginkgo nuts

Local governments conduct fight against smell of ginkgo nuts

지자체들, 악취를 유발하는 은행나무 열매 집중 정비

Local governments here are collecting nuts from roadside ginkgo trees before they fall naturally, following continuous complaints every autumn about the pungent stench released when they are crushed on the streets. 은행나무 열매들이 거리에서 으깨질 때 내뿜는 자극적인 악취에 대한 민원이 매 가을마다 계속 발생하자 지자체가 열매들이 자연스럽게 떨어지기 전에 열매들을 수확하고 있다.

2021-10-10 17:14

Exhibition of products with fonts developed by 5 elderly women marks Hangeul Day

Exhibition of products with fonts developed by 5 elderly women marks Hangeul Day

칠곡할매서체 5종으로 만든 전시회, 한글날을 빛내다

An exhibition has opened displaying products inscribed with fonts developed by five elderly women in Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang Province, who have belatedly learnt how to write and read Hangeul (Korean letters), in commemoration of Hangeul Day which falls on Oct. 9. 10월 9일 한글날을 기념해 뒤늦게 한글을 쓰고 읽는 방법을 배운 경상북도 칠곡군 할머니 다섯 명의 서체를 새긴 상품을 진열한 전시회가 열렸다.

2021-10-08 19:54

89 pets test positive for COVID-19

89 pets test positive for COVID-19

코로나 확진 반려동물 89마리

A total of 89 dogs and cats have tested positive for the coronavirus in Korea as of September, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Tuesday. 화요일 농림축산식품부 자료에 따르면 코로나19 양성 판정을 받은 반려동물은 총 89마리다.

2021-10-06 17:14

Microplastics penetrate into everyday life

Microplastics penetrate into everyday life

일상에 침투한 미세 플라스틱

Plastics have long been a visible and alarming environmental issue, but they are ever more present at the microscopic level in our everyday lives in the form of microplastics, or tiny plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters in size. 플라스틱은 오랫동안 빈번하게 뉴스에 등장하는 시급한 환경 문제였으나 이제는 일상 생활의 미시적인 수준에서 미세 플라스틱 혹은 5mm보다 더 작은 플라스틱 입자 형태로 그 어느 때보다 많이 존재하고 있다.

2021-10-05 17:07

Salary is No. 1 factor in career choice for young workers, followed by work-life balance

Salary is No. 1 factor in career choice for young workers, followed by work-life balance

젊은 직장인들에게 직업 선택의 1순위는 급여, 일과 삶의 균형은 그 다음

Salary is the key factor that people in their 20s and 30s here consider the most when making career decisions, a recent survey shows. 최근 설문조사에 따르면 국내 20~30대들이 직업을 결정할 때 가장 많이 고려하는 사항은 급여다.

2021-10-03 22:55

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