Articles by Jo He-rim
Jo He-rim
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Highest supertide in 19 years expected on west coast
A maritime research agency Monday forecast a supertide on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, predicting sea levels to reach the highest in 19 years between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2. These supertides take place every 18.6 years when the moon is closest to the Earth in orbit. At these times, the sea level increases 20 to 50 centimeters, the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency said. The Korea Coast Guard will reinforce inspections on ship mooring facilities for safe ship navigation and condu
Social Affairs Oct. 17, 2016
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Kookmin University celebrates 70th anniversary
Kookmin University on Friday celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding, underlining the importance of practical value in education.“The teaching philosophy of our university is practicality,” the university’s President Yu Ji-soo said during a ceremony at the Administration Hall of the school’s Seoul campus.Kookmin University President Yu Ji-soo gives an opening speech in celebration of the school’s 70th anniversary Friday. (Kookmin University)“Education needs to focus more on practical tra
Social Affairs Oct. 16, 2016
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Nexen beats LG to even baseball postseason series
The Nexen Heroes beat the LG Twins 5-1 to even their Korea Baseball Organization postseason series on Friday.Starter Andy Van Hekken gave up just one run over 7 2/3 innings, and light-hitting outfielder Lim Byeong-uk blasted his first career postseason home run at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The clubs are now tied at 1-1, as the best-of-five first round series moves to LG's home, Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, for Game 3 at 2 p.m. Sunday.After getting blanked 7-0 Thursday, the Heroes scored their first
Baseball Oct. 14, 2016
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NK urges Britain to cancel military drill with S. Korea, US
North Korea pressed Britain Friday to cancel its plan to conduct its first joint air operations drill next month with South Korea and the United States, condemning it as a hostile act."This is a never-to-be pardoned serious challenge to peace and security," an unidentified spokesman for the North's Foreign Ministry said in comments carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.Britain should "immediately withdraw its decision to take part in the military drills for aggression."He al
North Korea Oct. 14, 2016
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min named top Premier Leaguer for Sept.
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min was named the Premier League's Player of the Month for September on Friday, becoming the first Asian winner of the honors.The league announced on its website that Son beat out Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and Arsenal's Theo Walcott. (Yonhap)Son scored four goals and set up another as the Spurs won all three matches in September. He netted four goals all of last season, his f
Soccer Oct. 14, 2016
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Beijing to merge chemicals giants: Bloomberg
BEIJING (AFP) -- Beijing is planning a mega-merger of chemicals giants Sinochem and China National Chemical Corp. in a massive deal that would reshape the chemicals industry, Bloomberg News reported Friday. The companies together would control assets worth more than $100 billion, it said. The deal comes as authorities attempt a vast restructuring of China's economy intended to weed out inefficient, debt-saddled firms by forcing them to combine with healthier rivals or face bankruptcy.But the tra
World News Oct. 14, 2016
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East Sea labeled ‘Sea of Japan’ in int’l school textbooks
Over 70 percent of the textbooks used at international schools here labeled the East Sea -- the body of water between South Korea and Japan -- as the “Sea of Japan,” research showed Friday, leading the government to start a correction campaign. The Ministry of Education conducted a survey of the textbooks used at 47 international and foreign schools in the country from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2 and found that 24 of 33 textbooks had used only the term Sea of Japan. The nine others had both terms written
Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
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Korea has lowest ratio of doctors among OECD members
(Yonhap)South Korea has fewer medical doctors per person than other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a lawmaker revealed Friday. According to Health Ministry data released by Rep. Nam In-soon of The Minjoo Party of Korea, Korea ranks last in terms of the number of doctors, along with Mexico, in the OECD’s ranking of 28 member states. The nation had 2.2 doctors per every 1,000 people as of 2014. Austria has the highest ratio of doctors at 5.1 for every 1,000 p
Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
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Police to deploy team to investigate deaths of nationals in Philippines
South Korea decided Thursday to dispatch four police investigators to the Philippines to participate in the local authorities’ probe into the deaths of three Koreans in the country. “We decided to send four professional examiners to the country. The matter has been settled with the Philippines national police” an official at the Korean National Police Agency said. The investigation team includes three police detectives and a forensic expert for gun analysis, the official added.(Herald DB)Two man
Social Affairs Oct. 13, 2016
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Seoul metro proposes to raise age limit for free subway rides
Seoul’s metro operator is seeking to raise the age limit for free subway rides, citing the growing number of elderly passengers and its impact on the firm’s already-weak balance sheet, a lawmaker revealed Wednesday. In a petition submitted to the Finance Ministry on Sept. 7 and released by Rep. Shim Jae-chul of the ruling Saenuri Party, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp. asked the government to adjust the minimum age of passengers entitled to free rides from the current 65 to 70. It also pr
Social Affairs Oct. 12, 2016
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Seoul vows tougher actions against illegal fishing boats
South Korea will introduce stronger measures, including naval gunfire and shock tactics, to combat illegal Chinese fishing in its waters, the government said Tuesday. The measures also involve the active usage of force and firearms such as cannons and crew-served weapons to deal with unauthorized vessels poaching in Korean waters, the government announced after an emergency meeting held at the government complex in Seoul earlier in the day. The move comes after a Chinese fishing vessel attacked
Social Affairs Oct. 11, 2016
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Restaurants, hotels expect sales drop after anti-graft law: poll
Small business owners in Seoul expect a sales decline due to a sweeping anti-graft law that took effect two weeks ago, a poll shows. According to the survey, released Tuesday by the Seoul Credit Guarantee Foundation, 15.6 percent of the small corporations and micro-enterprise owners polled said that their businesses would be affected by the law, with 70.2 percent of them forecasting a grim outlook.By industry, accommodation and restaurants had the highest number of respondents anticipating an im
Social Affairs Oct. 11, 2016
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Truckers go on strike, but no major disruptions reported
Unionized cargo truck drivers started a general strike midnight Monday, but no major disruptions were reported as of early afternoon due to lower than expected participation. Local authorities and the industry are on high alert for a possible crisis in freight handling nationwide, as a separate strike by rail workers has been hampering railway transportation for the past two weeks. “Cargo transportation is processing smoothly despite the strike,” said a task force team under the Transport Minist
Social Affairs Oct. 10, 2016
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Chinese fishing boats sink a Korean coast guard vessel
South Korea on Sunday filed a protest against China after two Chinese boats illegally fishing in Korean waters sank a Korean coast guard boat in their attempt to flee. According to Incheon Coast Guard, the vessels, assumed to be 100-plus ton steel ships, on Friday deliberately crashed into an Incheon coastguard’s 4.5-ton speed boat, which was patrolling the area for illegal fishing in waters off Incheon in the western side of the peninsula, and fled the scene. A 50-year-old marine officer fell i
Social Affairs Oct. 9, 2016
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Second-language helps multicultural children identify as Korean: study
Using both languages of the parents helps children from multicultural families to identify as Koreans, research revealed Sunday. “Many multicultural families in Korea seem to believe that sticking to the Korean language and Korean culture helps their children better adjust here and develop a Korean identity. But our findings tell otherwise,” said Woo Young-kyeong, a senior researcher at Korea Internet and Security Agency, and Kim Eun-ha, a professor at Dankuk University, in a paper published in
Social Affairs Oct. 9, 2016
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