Articles by KH디지털2
KH디지털2
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563억 투입된 NEAT 수능 대체 백지화
교육부가 고등학생용 국가영어능력평가시험(NEA T)을 대학수학능력시험과 연계시키지 않기로 함에 따라 수백억원의 재정을 투입해 개발한 NEAT가 좌초될 위기에 놓였다. 28일 국회 교육문화체육관광위원회 소속 민주당 유기홍 의원실에 따르면 지난 정부는 해외 영어 시험 의존도를 낮춘다며 NEAT 개발•운영에 들어가 2008∼2013년 총 563억원의 예산을 투입했다.유 의원실은 이 예산은 모두 국고 일반회계와 특별교부금으로 집행됐으며 2013년 한 해만도 169억원의 예산이 집행되고 있다고 지적했다.유 의원은 “교육부가 이명박 정부의 공약사업으로 시행해온 NEAT가 교육부의 계 륵 사업이 됐다”며 “교육부가 NEAT를 대입에 연계하지 않기로 한 것에 대한 피해는 고스란히 학생과 학부모의 몫이며, 정책 비일관성의 표본이 NEAT 정책”이라고 비판했다.이어 2008년부터 지금까지 NEAT에 응시한 사람은 성인용인 1급에 4천572명, 고교생용인 2급(기초학술영어)과 3급(실용영어) 응시자가
한국어판 Aug. 28, 2013
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Seoul shares almost flat amid Syria risks
South Korean stocks closed almost flat Wednesday, shrugging off geopolitical risks in Syria as firm foreign demand for local equities offset external worries, analysts said. The local currency rose slightly against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 1.32 points to finish at 1,884.52. Trading volume was moderate at 371.3 million shares worth 3.35 trillion won (US$2.99 billion) with decliners outpacing gainers 531 to 241.The KOSPI started off tumbling so
Aug. 28, 2013
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Seoul shares down 0.56 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.56 percent lower late Wednesday morning, as shares of financial companies continued to drive down the index, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slid 10.52 points to 1,875.32 as of 11:20 a.m.Shinhan Financial Group, the country's No. 4 banking firm sank more than 2 percent, with top player Samsung Life Insurance dipping nearly 1 percent. But autos moved upward. Hyundai Motor shot up 1 percent, and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors cl
Aug. 28, 2013
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Spy agency raids homes of left-leaning party officials over security law breach
The state intelligence agency on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of several officials of a minor progressive party over an alleged security law breach, prosecutors said.With a court-issued warrant, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) agents began searching the homes and offices of 10 officials and lawmakers of the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) including Rep. Lee Seok-ki, they said."(The UPP officials) are charged with conspiracy to stage a rebellion and violating the National Securi
Social Affairs Aug. 28, 2013
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Emerging market turmoil unlikely to grow into big crisis: BOK head
South Korea's top central banker said Wednesday that global central bankers mostly agreed that current jitters in emerging markets are not likely to flare up into a major crisis although those countries could undergo difficulties in coping with turmoil.Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Kim Choong-soo delivered remarks by the world's central bankers over rout in emerging markets including India and Indonesia after joining the annual Jackson Hole policy retreat held in Wyoming, U.S., on Aug. 22-24.He said
Aug. 28, 2013
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Seoul shares open sharply lower on Syria woes
South Korean stocks sank nearly 1 percent at the opening bell on Wednesday as a possible U.S.-led military strike on Syria jolted the global financial market, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dropped 18.63 points, or 0.99 percent to 1,867.21 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Most shares lost ground across the board, with large-cap tech and financial companies leading the decline. Samsung Electronics dipped 0.8 percent and banking giant Shinhan Financial Gr
Aug. 28, 2013
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Hagel promotes US focus on Asia as Syria looms
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel meets with his Asian counterparts on Wednesday as the US promotes its shift to the region, but a potential showdown with Syria looms over the talks.Hagel plans to call for restraint in the disputed South China Sea and underscore America's strategic tilt to the Asia-Pacific at the gathering in Brunei of defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China and elsewhere, officials said.The two-day ASEAN meeting is the main event of Hagel's wee
World News Aug. 28, 2013
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Envoy to seek release of American held in N. Korea
WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. envoy will travel to North Korea this week to seek the release of an American sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the authoritarian country, the State Department said Tuesday. The visit by Bob King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will be the first public trip to North Korea by an administration official in more than two years and could provide an opening for an improvement in relations severely strained by Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclea
North Korea Aug. 28, 2013
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NYTimes site inaccessible, 2nd disruption in Aug.
SAN JOSE, California -- Readers who tried to click on the New York Times' website got nothing but error messages Tuesday afternoon in its second major disruption this month, with a group calling itself “The Syrian Electronic Army'' claiming responsibility.Within minutes of the attack, the New York Times announced in a Twitter message that it would continue to publish the news. The site published two reports over two hours on chemical attacks in Syria. The news organization also set up an alterna
World News Aug. 28, 2013
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Think tank: Seized jets likely for N.Korean use
An arms control institute says fighter jet parts seized from a North Korean ship by Panamanian authorities were likely intended for use by North Korea, an apparent violation of U.N. sanctions. The findings by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute contradict Cuba's claim that it was not violating the sanctions as it was sending jet parts, missiles and other equipment to North Korea for repairs and expected it all to be returned. U.N. sanctions are imposed because Pyongyang's pursui
North Korea Aug. 28, 2013
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직장인의 가장 큰 추석 고민, ‘과도한 지출’
추석이 얼마 남지 않은 상태에서 직장인의 가장 큰 걱정거리는 ‘과도한 지출’인 것으로 27일 밝혀졌다.다음 달 추석 연휴를 앞두고 온라인 여행사 익스피디아는 20∼40대 기혼 직장인 1천여명을 대상으로 추석 연휴관련 설문 조사를 실시했다. 그 결과 조사대상자의 33.2%가 부모님 용돈, 차례상 준비 등으로 지출이 많아진다는 점을 꼽았다.또한 추석 상여금의 용도를 묻는 질문에 비상금으로 숨겨두겠다는 답변이 25.9%로 가 장 많았고 저축(25.5%), 밀린 카드값 청산(18%), 부모님 용돈(16%)이 뒤를 이었다.(임우정 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)<관련영문기사>Workers concerned over big spending on ChuseokWith only a few weeks left until Chuseok, South Korean office workers’ biggest concern was “excessive expenditure” during the Korean tha
한국어판 Aug. 27, 2013
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SK컴즈, 폐쇄형 SNS 데이비 출시
SK커뮤니케이션즈가 폐쇄형 모바일 사회관계망서비스(SNS) 데이비(Daybe)를 아이폰과 안드로이드 버전으로 출시했다고 26일 발표했다.데이비는 사용자가 친구 50명을 선택해 이들의 소식만을 받아볼 수 있도록 하는 폐쇄형 SNS이다. SK 컴즈 정간채 미래사업본부장은 “사람이 신뢰를 가질 수 있는 가장 적당한 친구 규모가 50명이라는 연구 결과에 따라, 인맥을 50명으로 제한, 관리하는 새로운 SNS의 방향성을 제시했다”고 밝혔다.최근 페이스북, 트위터와 같이 개방되어 있는 SNS와 달리, 데이비가 국내 사용자들에게 솔직하고 진정성 있는 소통 공간을 만들어 줄 것이라는 기대를 사고 있다.(임우정 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)<관련영문기사>SK rolls out new social networkSK Communications, which runs the country’s major social media Cyworld, has launched a new social network ser
한국어판 Aug. 27, 2013
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Seoul proposes Mount Geumgang tour talks on Oct. 2
The Ministry of Unification said the date reflects the need to first concentrate on ongoing efforts to arrange reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War and reopen the inter-Korean factory park in Kaesong.Seoul had originally proposed holding Mount Geumgang talks on Sept. 25, but the North wanted negotiations to be held in late August of early September."Seoul feels that there is no need to rush the talks," said the official, who declined to be identified. He stressed that the to
Social Affairs Aug. 27, 2013
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Seoul shares little changed amid signs of momentum
South Korean stocks closed almost flat Tuesday, as investors took a breather following previous rallies amid signs of growth in China and Europe, analysts said.The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 2.02 points, or 0.11 percent, to finish at 1,885.84. Trading volume was moderate at 403 million shares worth 3.71 trillion won (US$3.33 billion) with decliners outnumbering gainers 535 to 256. Analysts said the KOSPI's marginal dr
Aug. 27, 2013
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Seoul shares up 0.18 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.18 percent higher late Tuesday morning, paring earlier losses with gains led by builders and state-run firms, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 3.48 points to 1,891.34 as of 11:20 a.m. Hyundai Engineering & Construction, one of the nation's top builders, jumped more than 2 percent, with state-run electricity provider Korea Electric Power Corp rising 1.8 percent. Top-cap Samsung Electronics also gained 0.3 percent. The local
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