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[팟캐스트](175) AI 대책, 서울 시내 면세점 특허

PodcastDecember 21, 2016

진행자: 원호정, Julie Jackson 1. 서울시 AI 확산 방지대책 발표 기사요약: AI라고 불리는 조류인플루엔자가 무서운 속도로 확산하며 이제 서울까지 위협하고 있다. 이제까지 도살처분된 가금류가 1900만마리가 넘 으면서 가금류 농가의 피해가 심각하다. 서울시에서 추가 확산을 막기 위 한 방지대책을 발표했다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): http...
NK likely to conduct nuke test early next year: think tank

North KoreaDecember 21, 2016

A South Korean state-run think tank said Wednesday that North Korea may heighten tensions with new nuclear and missile tests early next year as the Donald Trump administration takes over. "The North...
UN chief Ban shows strongest indication of his presidential ambition

PoliticsDecember 21, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that he is willing to fully devote himself to his home country, the strongest signal yet that he would run for president in South Korea next year. "If w...
5 firms picked for fast-track restructuring program

IndustryDecember 21, 2016

Five South Korean firms, including LG Chem Ltd., the country's largest chemicals manufacturer, received government approval to carry out voluntary corporate restructuring through fast-track legal and...
Seoul shares up in late morning trading on Samsung's rally

December 21, 2016

South Korean shares traded higher late Wednesday morning, led by gains in top market cap Samsung Electronics and other market heavyweights, set to extend their winning streak to two second consecutiv...
Undersea tunnel built by Korean firm opens in Turkey

IndustryDecember 21, 2016

SK Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Wednesday that an tunnel that goes under the Bosporus Strait has opened connecting the Asian and European continents. In 2008,...
Utility bill payment linked to personal credit rating

December 21, 2016

More than 5,500 South Koreans have their credit ratings lifted this year by paying utility bills and communication service fees on time, government data showed Wednesday. Starting in 2016, the finan...
Korea's exports up 12% in first 20 days of Dec.

December 21, 2016

South Korea's exports rose 11.6 percent in the first 20 days of this month from a year earlier, raising hopes that the country may post positive growth for two straight months for the first time in m...
Gov't, mobile carriers unite to monitor infectious disease

Social affairsDecember 21, 2016

South Korea's health authorities and one of the nation's three mobile carriers launched a collaboration on Wednesday to monitor and further prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Under an agreem...
Independent counsel team raids pension service

Social affairsDecember 21, 2016

Special prosecutors raided the state-run pension service and the health ministry's pensin division Wednesday as they started a full-fledged probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving Presiden...
Health care scams to cost Korea big this year

Social affairsDecember 21, 2016

False health insurance claims in South Korea are expected to flirt with 600 billion won this year despite a crackdown on scammers, data showed Wednesday. According to the data by the National Health...
Key Saenuri dissenters to leave ruling party

PoliticsDecember 21, 2016

Ruling Saenuri lawmakers who have been at odds with President Park Geun-hye announced their intent to leave the party within the year on Wednesday, citing the incumbent leadership's reluctance to emb...
Navy conducts military exercise to defend Dokdo islets

DefenseDecember 21, 2016

South Korea's Navy on Wednesday conducted a maritime drill to defend the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea, officials said, as Japan has laid persistent claims to the sovereign te...
Surplus cash of 100 big-cap firms doubles over one year

IndustryDecember 21, 2016

South Korea's top 100 large-cap companies have seen their surplus cash more than double over the past year as they are reluctant to invest amid the economy's prolonged sluggishness, data showed Wedne...
Lotte Mart opens 46th store in Indonesia

IndustryDecember 21, 2016

Lotte Mart, a discount store chain operated by retailer Lotte Group, said Wednesday it has opened its 46th store in Indonesia in line with its global growth strategy. With floor space of 5,572 squar...