Articles by 윤민식
윤민식
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Japan's farm minister resigns amid political funds questions
Japan's agriculture minister stepped down Monday following questions over political funding contributions, the latest in a series of such resignations. Koya Nishikawa resigned as head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries saying he wanted to avoid disruptions to parliamentary proceedings.Questions arose over an alleged 1 million yen ($8,400) donation to a ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter headed by Nishikawa from a company run by a sugar manufacturers association that had
World News Feb. 23, 2015
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U.S. military worker suspected in hit-and-run
Police said Monday that a civilian worker with the Eighth U.S. Army has been charged with violating a drunken driving inspection and injuring a police officer on duty.The U.S. national contractor, whose name was withheld, is suspected of hitting the police officer while dodging a crackdown on drunken drivers late Sunday in the Seoul district of Yongsan where the Army base is located, according to police.During questioning, the 31-year-old said he was searching for a hospital to get medication fo
Social Affairs Feb. 23, 2015
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SK Telecom wins patent suit against Viber
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier, on Monday won a patent lawsuit against global mobile messenger Viber, a court ruling that could shut out the messenger service from local smartphones.The Seoul Central District Court said Viber has infringed on four patents held by SK Telecom and that the company should not distribute its application in the South Korean market.In the lawsuit filed last year, SK Telecom had claimed that Viber's feature of reorganizing selected information from c
Industry Feb. 23, 2015
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S. Korea replaces Navy chief over ship controversy
The government on Monday accepted the resignation of the Navy chief who offered to quit over alleged corruption and named a vice admiral as his successor, the defense ministry said.Adm. Hwang Ki-chul expressed his will to step down from the post in December, two weeks after the state audit agency announced the outcome of an investigation into alleged graft involving the country's indigenous salvage ship, the ministry said in a statement.Chung Ho-seop, vice chief of naval operations, will replace
Defense Feb. 23, 2015
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‘Ansan murderer raped stepdaughter, planned killing’
Kim Sang-hoon, who murdered two people after taking four people hostage on Jan. 13., planned the crime and raped his stepdaughter before killing her, the police said Wednesday.Kim Sang-hoon(Yonhap)The 46-year-old is accused of murdering his stepdaughter and her biological father after an hourslong standoff with the police at a residence in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.Kim insisted that he had not planned the murder or the hostage situation in advance, claiming he was provoked by police and killed hi
Social Affairs Jan. 21, 2015
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George Mason to host open house for students in Korea
George Mason University Korea will host an open house event for Korean high school students on Saturday, school officials said.The school will invite students in second and third year in high school for a campus tour and introduction to the application process at the university, which is part of the Incheon Global Campus. “We are offering this open house to allow third-year high school students the ability to expand their range of choices for college and second-year students to learn about and p
Social Affairs Dec. 18, 2014
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EU court takes Hamas off terrorist list
A European Union court on Wednesday ordered the Palestinian group Hamas removed from the EU terrorist list for procedural reasons, but says the bloc can maintain asset freezes against Hamas members for now.The Islamic militant group, which calls for the destruction of Israel, hailed the decision. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the EU to reverse it.Hamas was put on the EU terrorist list as part of broader measures to fight terrorism in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. It w
World News Dec. 17, 2014
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Seoul FM meets with U.S. congressman critical of Japan’s sex slavery stance
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se met Wednesday with a U.S. congressman who spearheaded an effort for the passage of a landmark 2007 resolution on Japan’s wartime sex slavery in the U.S. House of Representatives, officials said.Rep. Michael Makoto Honda, a California Democrat whose district includes the Silicon Valley, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a five-day stay to meet government officials to discuss an alliance between Seoul and Washington and situations in Northeast Asia.
Foreign Affairs Dec. 17, 2014
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N. Korea boycotts protest letter over Kaesong wage
North Korea has refused to accept a protest letter from South Korea over its unilateral decision to amend the wage system for its workers at a joint industrial zone in its border city of Kaesong, a Seoul official said Tuesday.The North earlier said it has scrapped the 5-percent cap on the annual increase rate in minimum wages for around 53,000 employees at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. It also announced plans to relax requirements for overtime and severance pay for them.The South said the Nort
North Korea Dec. 16, 2014
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N. Korea eager for dialogue with South Korea: lawmaker
North Korea has a strong will for dialogue with South Korea but it continues to set a halt to the cross-border spread of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets as a precondition, a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday after a rare visit to the communist nation.Rep. Park Jie-won of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy met with Won Dong-yon, vice chairman of the North's Asia-Pacific Committee, during a visit to an inter-Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong.P
North Korea Dec. 16, 2014
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Taliban attack Pakistani school, kill at least 84
Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 84 people, officials said, in the worst attack to hit the country in over a year.The overwhelming majority of the victims were students at the army public school, which has children and teenagers in grades 1-10.The horrific violence, carried out by a relatively small number of militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban group, a Pakistani militant group trying to overthrow the govern
World News Dec. 16, 2014
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1998 World Cup winner Thierry Henry retires
Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 20-year career in which he earned a place in the pantheon of modern greats. The 37-year-old Henry, a member of the France teams that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship, was linked to a potential coaching role with the Gunners after ending his career at the New York Red Bulls, but announced he will become a TV analyst.Henry, who holds the French record of 51 goals in 123 internationals
Soccer Dec. 16, 2014
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수능 오류 논란 김성훈 평가원장 “스스로 물러나겠다”
올해 수능 출제 오류 논란에 대한 책임을 지고 김성훈 한국교육과정평가원장이 사퇴한다고 밝혔다. 김 위원장은 24일 오전 11시 정부세종청사에서 브리핑을 열고 2015 대학수학능력시험 문제 중 중 영어 25번 문항에 대해서는 4번 외에 5번도 정답으로 판정하였고, 생명과학Ⅱ 8번 문항에 대해서도 4번 외에 2번도 정답으로 최종확정했다고 밝혔다. 김 위원장은 이 과정에서 생긴 논란에 대해 “스스로, 모든 책임을 지고 한국교육과정 평가원 직에서 물러나고자 한다“며 사의를 표명했다. 이어 올해는 작년 세계지리 출제 논란과 같은 사태를 막기 위해 출제 및 검토에 최선을 다했다면서도 “그러나 또 다시 흠결 가진 문항을 출제해. 수험생 여러분, 학부모, 선생님 여러분에게 혼란과 불편을 드렸다”며 ”평가원을 대표해 깊이 사과드린다“고 밝혔다. 한편 평가원 관계자는 출제 담당자의 추가 징계가 있느냐는 물음에 대해 ”출제 과정에서 논란이 있다손쳐도 출제된 문항에 대한 책임을 출제위원에 물으면 누
한국어판 Nov. 24, 2014
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주인을 자살 위기에서 구한 반려견, 황우석이 복제한다
투병중인 애완견 부스터와 함께 있는 데이비스 혼 씨미국 미시시피 출신의 데이비스 혼 씨는 5일, 수암생명공학연구소를 방문해 자신의 개를 복제하기 위한 과정의 일부를 지켜보았다. 시술을 담당한 황우석 박사는 혼 씨의 개 부스터의 세포 핵이 인식된 수정란이 대리모 역할을 하는 개의 체내에 수정되는 과정을 조심스럽게 진행했으며, 시술 후 혼 씨를 만나 과정에 대해 자세히 설명했다. 황우석 박사 (가운데)가 개 복제를 위한 시술과정인 핵이 이식된 수정란을 대리모 견에 이식하는 과정을 끝마친 후 대리모 견을 관찰하고 있다.황우석 박사(좌측)가 데이비스 혼 씨와 대화하고 있다.미국에서 공수된 혼 씨의 애완견 부스터의 세포가 페트리 집시에 담겨있다.애완견을 복제하는 것은 단순히 내릴 수 있는 결정이 아니다. 한번 개를 복제하는데 드는 비용은 십만달러(한화 약 1억850만원)에 달한다. 이와 같은 비용과 지구 반대편으로 떠나는 노력에도 혼 씨가 흔쾌히 이런 결정을 한 이유는 부스터가 단순한 애완견
한국어판 Nov. 6, 2014
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N Korea shows dual behaviors of provocation, cordial gesture: Park
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that North Korea has shown provocative and conciliatory gestures as a North Korean vessel violated the western maritime border only days after ranking officials made a surprise visit to the South.Park made the remarks in a meeting with Le Luong Minh, secretary general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at her office, requesting that ASEAN play a role in prodding the North into giving up its nuclear weapons.As North
Foreign Affairs Oct. 8, 2014
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