Articles by 임정요
임정요
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'세계 최악의 동물원'…팔레스타인 동물원의 굶주린 동물 구하기
‘세계 최악의 동물원'이라는 별명이 붙은 팔레스타인 가자지구 동물원의 병들고 굶주린 동물들을 위한 구출작전이 진행됐다.국제동물보호단체인 포포즈(Four Paws)는 지난 23일(현지시간) 가자지구 남부에 있는 칸 유니스 동물원에 있던 동물 15마리를 다른 나라의 보금자리로 이송했다고 AP·AFP통신 등이 최근 보도했다.포포즈는 성명에서 "'세계 최악의 동물원'은 이제 역사 속으로 사라졌다"며 "마침내 동물원이 폐쇄돼 기쁘다"고 말했다.지난 2007년 문을 연 칸 유니스 동물원은 한때 리비아와 수단, 이집트, 남아프리카공화국 등 각지에서 공수해온 100마리 이상의 동물들이 살던 '정상적인' 동물원이었다. 그러나 지난 2014년 이스라엘과 팔레스타인의 7주간의 전쟁 이후 재정난이 심해지면서 동물 먹이를 사기조차 빠듯해졌고 제대로 된 관리도 받지 못한 동물들은 하나 둘 굶주림과 병으로 죽어나갔다.동물원 소유주는 동물 사체를 박제나 미라로 만들어 전시하기도 했지만 관람객의 관심을 끌기는커녕
한국어판 Aug. 28, 2016
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아동·청소년 눈병 유행…환자 2주새 22%↑
개학철을 맞아 영유아와 청소년 사이에서 유행성 각결막염, 급성출혈성결막염 등 눈병이 유행하고 있어서 주의가 요망된다. 예방을 위해서는 손을 깨끗이 씻고 환자는 학교나 어린이집 같은 집단생활 시설에 가서는 안된다. 질병관리본부(KCDC)는 28일 안과감염병 표본감시체계 분석 결과 유행성 눈병 환자가 증가하고 있어 각별히 주의해야 한다고 당부했다. 질병관리본부는 80곳 안과 의원을 대상으로 유행성 각결막염과 급성출혈성결막염 환자를 집계하는 표본감시체계를 운영 중이다. (123RF)분석 결과에 따르면 지난 14~20일 유행성 각결막염 환자는 총 진료 환자 1천명 당 24.8명으로 2주 전(7월31일~8월6일) 20.3명보다 22.2% 급증했다. 유행성 각결막염은 특히 영유아에게서 심했다. 0~6세의 1천명당 환자는 80.6명 이었고 7~19세도 36.8명이나 됐다. 20세 이상은 18.9명으로 집계됐다. 유행성 각결막염 환자는 매년 7월 중순부터 9월까지 계속 늘어난 뒤 감소하는 경향을
한국어판 Aug. 28, 2016
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Korea confirms 11th Zika virus infection
South Korea has confirmed an additional case of Zika infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 11, local health authorities said Saturday. The 64-year-old man came back from a recent trip to Vietnam on Aug. 20 and was confirmed to have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.He remains in stable condition and is currently receiving an additional test at a hospital, KCDC officials said. The latest
Technology Aug. 28, 2016
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Korea, Japan agree to resume currency swap deal
South Korea and Japan on Saturday agreed to resume a currency swap deal, which expired last year, as part of their efforts to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation amid a global slowdown and a possible US rate hike."The two countries agreed to start negotiations to reopen the currency swap deal," South Korea's Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said after a finance ministers' meeting with his counterpart Taro Aso in Seoul."It represents the strong economic cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo amid ri
Aug. 28, 2016
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Choo Mi-ae elected as new Minjoo head
Members of South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea elected Rep. Choo Mi-ae as their new head on Saturday, signaling "progressive-leaning" changes in the party's major policies.Choo, a five-term lawmaker who represents the Gwangjin District of Seoul, was officially named as the new chairwomen to replace Kim Chong-in, the party's interim head who has been maintaining an overall neutral political stance."We must break away from factional division, defeatism and outdated politics," Choo
Politics Aug. 28, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping submits new self-rescue plan to creditors
Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co., under growing pressure from its creditors to secure more money to tide over a deepening cash shortage, submitted a stronger self-rescue plan, which may include the sales of more assets and a capital infusion by its major shareholders, industry sources said Thursday.But details of the self-rescue scheme were not immediately known.According to the sources, Hanjin Shipping, the country's No. 1 shipping line, initially proposed raising some 400 billion won ($353 mi
Industry Aug. 25, 2016
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Korea's urban population continues to rise in 2015
South Korea's urban population continued to increase last year with more than 90 percent of the total population living in less than 17 percent of the total land here, a government report showed Thursday.According to the report from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the number of people living in urban areas came to just short of 47.73 million as of end-2015, up nearly250,000 from the previous year and accounting for 91.79 percent of the total population.The total size of land
Social Affairs Aug. 25, 2016
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Korea to sell 6.5 tln won worth of state bonds in September
South Korea plans to sell 6.5 trillion won ($5.8 billion) worth of state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday.The government will issue 1.6 trillion won worth of bonds with a maturity of three years and 1.4 trillion won worth of five-year bonds.It also plans to sell 1.8 trillion won worth of 10-year bonds and a combined 1.7 trillion won of bonds with a maturity of between20 and 30 years.The finance ministry said the government will repay state debt worth a combined 1.95 trillion
Aug. 25, 2016
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Park meets WIPO chief
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday met with a UN intellectual property agency chief to discuss cooperation between South Korea and the international agency, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.During their talks, Park and Francis Gurry, the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, exchanged views on cooperative projects, including one to support developing countries in the realm of intellectual property, the presidential office said.Park used the meeting with Gurry to highlig
Politics Aug. 25, 2016
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50 Beijing high schoolers arrive at Seoul schools, aspire to study at Korean universities
As many as 50 students from a Beijing high school have transferred to four separate high schools in Seoul en masse as they aspire to study at South Korean universities, school officials said Thursday, amid Chinese parents'increasing zeal for a high level of education in their neighboring country.The third-year students majoring in the Korean language at Beijing Newbridge Foreign Language High School have been recently enrolled in the four schools -- Myungduk and Daewon foreign language high scho
Social Affairs Aug. 25, 2016
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T'way Air tops consumer survey among budget carriers
T'way Air Co. has taken the top spot in a customer satisfaction survey for budget carriers, with high scores in facilities and staff service, a consumer watchdog said Thursday. According to the survey conducted by the Korea Consumer Agency on 1,000 consumers, T'way Air garnered the highest score of 3.52 points out of 5, slightly ahead of Air Busan Co. and Jin Air Co. each with 3.49. Eastar Jet and Jeju Air followed with 3.45 and 3.42 points, respectively. T'way Air, a Seoul-based budget carrier,
Industry Aug. 25, 2016
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Gov't announces measures to tackle low birthrate
The government on Thursday rolled out a set of measures to tackle the nation's chronic low birthrate, aiming to increase the number of newborns by additional 20,000 next year.Under the measures finalized in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the government will provide subsidies for infertility treatments to couples from all income brackets starting next October. Also, the government will provide up to 2 million won ($1,80
Social Affairs Aug. 25, 2016
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‘황제교육’받는 3살, 한달 골프수업 340만원
교육열의 치열한 정도가 둘째가라면 서럽다는 중국에서 ‘CEO 지망 아동 특화’ 교육 프로그램이 소개되었다고 지난 23일 온라인 매체 ‘상하이이스트’가 보도했다. 중국 광저우에 열린 ‘CEO 강습’ 이라는 이 사교육 기관에선 적게는 세살배기들을 대상으로 승마, 골프등의 ‘상류층’ 계발학습을 제공한다는 내용이다. 일주일에 2회 수업하며 연간 강습료는 한화 850만원가량 된다고 한다. (123RF) 팀워크 능력을 길러주기 위해 세명내지 여덟명 학생들로 조를 짜 함께 협력해 문제를 풀도록 한다던지 블록을 쌓게 하는 수업도 있다. 아동용 골프 수업은 숙박비를 제외하고 일당 17만원 가량이라 한달 수업을 신청할 시 약 340만원의 수강료가 청구된다. 이는 광저우 직장인의 평균 월급인 116만원의 세 배가 넘는 액수다. 홍콩 신문 사우쓰차이나모닝포스트 (South China Morning Post)는 이처럼 과열된 교육열의 원인이 “동료집단으로부터 받는 압력” 때문이라며, 주변
한국어판 Aug. 25, 2016
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어린이 대공원에서 스타크래프트 축제
라이브 소셜 미디어 아프리카TV는 25일 스타크래프트 II: 공허의 유산(StarCraft® II: Legacy of the Void, 이하 스타2)과 스타크래프트: 브루드워(StarCraft®: Brood War™, 이하 스타1)의 결승전을 서울 광진구 어린이 대공원 ‘능동 숲속의 무대’에서 오는 9월 10일 동시 개최한다고 밝혔다. (트위터) ‘능동 숲속의 무대’는 지난 2011년 GSL 월드 챔피언십과 작년 스타크래프트 II 스타리그 2015 시즌3 결승이 성황리에 열리면서 새로운 스타크래프트 II의 성지로 떠올랐다. 뿐만 아니라 교통 접근성이 뛰어나고, 공원 내 무대가 위치한 만큼 스타1 리그에 향수가 있는 가족 단위 관람객들도 현장에서 스타크래프트 축제를 즐길 수 있다는 장점이 있어 선정됐다. ASL 시즌1 결승전은 오후 2시 30분부터, GSL 시즌2 결승전은 같은 날 오후 5시 30분부터 경기가 치러질 예정이다. 자세한 관람 방법에 대한 내용은 아프리카TV 공식
한국어판 Aug. 25, 2016
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Korea's seaport cargo grows 2% on-year in July
Cargo processed at South Korean seaports rose nearly 2 percent in July from a year earlier on a gain in container freight, government data showed Thursday.The volume of cargo handled at the country's seaports came to 124.3 million tons last month, up 1.9 percent from 122.1 million tons tallied in the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.The July figure marked a turnaround from a 3.7 percent on-year fall in June.The monthly increase was attributed to a rise in c
Industry Aug. 25, 2016
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