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Wildland fire forum to kick off in Pyeongchang
The world’s leading authorities in nature, forest and culture will kick off the sixth International Wildland Fire Conference next month, the South Korean forest agency said Tuesday. With the theme “Fire of the Past, Fire in Future,” the international fire summit will run from Oct. 12-16 in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, to discuss ways to protect natural and cultural heritage from fire. The five-day event will also address international cooperation for a cohesive global fire management strateg
Sept. 29, 2015
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MIKTA ministers urges N. Korea to follow U.N. resolutions
The top diplomats of South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia on Saturday (local time) said North Korea must follow the United Nations' resolutions and refrain from making provocations in their meeting in New York. The five middle-power countries formed a cross-regional caucus, dubbed "MIKTA" from the initials of their English names, in 2013. In a statement, MIKTA cheered the two Koreas' agreement that defused heightened tensions on Aug. 25, adding Pyongyang should resume the den
Politics Sept. 27, 2015
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China vows billions of development dollars, debt forgiveness
China's president on Saturday pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world's poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek the trillions of dollars needed to help achieve sweeping new development goals. President Xi Jinping spoke at a global summit that on Friday launched the non-binding goals for the next 15 years. Xi and others spoke as the U.N. gathering began to shift focus from development to the high-powered General Assembly
World News Sept. 27, 2015
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[Newsmaker] New VW boss tries to save carmaker
Volkswagen's new boss began trying to pull the embattled carmaker out of the wreckage of a pollution test rigging scandal Saturday, as the United States and Switzerland halted the sale of the group's new diesel cars. The 62-year-old former Porsche chief Matthias Mueller was tapped Friday to replace Martin Winterkorn, who resigned over stunning revelations by US environmental authorities that the German carmaker had fitted some of its diesel cars with software capable of cheating environmental
World Business Sept. 27, 2015
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Business and bureaucracy: Ethiopia entrepreneurs overcome hurdles
The large open plan office with staff behind sleek computers looks like any newly-started modern business. But Ethiopia's first online restaurant delivery service, Deliver Addis, must contend with major hurdles that would stall many entrepreneurs in more developed nations. Setting up any business is a challenge, but in Ethiopia, those range from daily operating headaches such as on-off Internet -- stalling the highly time-sensitive orders on which it depends -- to even more fundamental busin
World News Sept. 27, 2015
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'Uberization' of economies pinching state tax revenues
With "sharing economy" services like Uber, Blablacar and Airbnb spreading among consumers, state tax collectors risk experiencing a revenue pinch as these new collaborative players capture market share from traditional businesses. The so-called "Uberization" of commerce is both rising in volume and spreading across an ever-larger number of sectors -- ranging from apartment, car and power tool sharing to money lending and food services. Increasingly popular trade directly between individuals
World News Sept. 27, 2015
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Pop stars, world leaders rally to end poverty
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim speaks at the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival in Central Park Manhattan on September 26, 2015 in New York. The Festival is part of the Global Poverty Project, a UN-backed campaign to end extreme poverty by 2030. (AFP)Some of the biggest names in music and politics from Beyonce to European prime ministers rallied Saturday in a concert aimed at mobilizing action to eradicate extreme poverty. Before thousands of people in New York's Central Park and a
World News Sept. 27, 2015
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Pope electrifies Philadelphia with advice on family, immigration
Pope Francis embraces a young man in a wheelchair during the World Meeting of Families in the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)Pope Francis addressed a festival of families attended by tens of thousands of Catholics, offering a frank assessment of the difficulties of life and a prescription for love on the penultimate day of his U.S. tour. The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff rode through downtown Philadelphia waving to ecstatic crowds, after endearin
World News Sept. 27, 2015
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Mobile carriers' profitability improves in Q3
(123RF)South Korea's three mobile carriers are estimated to have posted an improved ratio of operating income to total revenue in the third quarter, industry sources said Sunday, as the firms reduced marketing expenditures. The combined sales posted by SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. are estimated to have reached 12.5 trillion won ($10.46 billion) in the July-September period, while the operating profit is expected at 1.67 trillion won, the data compiled by industry tracker FnGuide
Technology Sept. 27, 2015
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Almost 700 North Korean defectors' whereabouts unknown
South Korea's Ministry of Unification on Sunday said almost 700 North Korean defectors' whereabouts are unknown, casting concerns over the country's settlement support system. The ministry said it has failed to locate 688 North Korean defectors, which accounts for 2.6 percent of the 26,000 defectors in South Korea, with 664 of them currently presumed to be overseas. The ministry's data also showed the number of North Korean defectors seeking to resettle in another country came to 22 this yea
North Korea Sept. 27, 2015
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South Korea to donate $200m in aid to poor countries
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with South Korea president Park Geun-hye during a conference on A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive Sustainable New Communities Model, Saturday, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP)President Park Geun-hye announced Saturday that South Korea will donate US$200 million in aid to poor countries as part of Seoul's efforts to boost contributions to sustainable development. South Korea plans to launch the "Better Life for G
Sept. 27, 2015
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Wearable mobile device users near 240,000 at end-July
(123RF)The number of South Koreans using wearable telecommunications devices reached nearly 240,000 at the end of July, data showed Sunday, amid the rising popularity of smartwatches in the country. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, the number of subscribers of wearable telecommunication devices soared 67 times to 239,042 in Julycompared with the 3,542 posted in October last year. The number of subscribers of mobile phones, on the other hand
Technology Sept. 27, 2015
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Korea’s senior population hits record-high 6.6 million
(123RF)The senior population in South Korea hit a record high in 2015, showing that Asia’s fourth-largest economy is about to become an aged society, the state-run statistics agency reported on Thursday. According to Statistics Korea’s report on senior population in 2015, the number of senior citizens of 65 and over hit a record high of 6.62 million. This is the highest since the statistics agency started began collecting the data in 1960, when it was as low as 2.9 million. This year’s senior po
Sept. 24, 2015
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Hyundai Card launches fashion mileage event
(Hyundai Card)Hyundai Card launched a special mileage point event that applies to a variety of global fashion brands, the card issuer said Thursday. Dubbed “50% M point Special -- Fashion,” the mileage event enables Hyundai Card users to pay up to 50 percent of the shopping expenses at assorted fashion apparel stores with “M points,” or Hyundai’s mileage points. The event runs from Sept. 24 through Oct. 11. The participating fashion brands range from casual wear to premium jeans, including Theo
Sept. 24, 2015
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Shinhan listed in global index for 3 years straight
Shinhan Financial Group chairman Han Dong-woo shakes hands with officials at Shinhan’s Creative Financial Plaza in April. (Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group has become the first Korean finance firm to be listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World for three consecutive years, the group said on Wednesday. As the longest-running global sustainability benchmarks worldwide, the DJSI World is the global leg of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, launched in 1999. It is used to
Sept. 23, 2015
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