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KH디지털2
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상반기 마약 공급사범 33% 증가
상반기 마약류 단속 결과 공급 사범이 33% 증가한 것으로 나타났다.특히 국제 거래조직이 마약 세탁을 위한 중간 경유지로 우리나라를 이용하면서 필로폰 등의 밀반입량이 크게 늘어난 것으로 집계됐다.대검찰청 강력부(김해수 검사장)는 상반기 단속된 마약류 사범은 총 4천601명으로 전년 동기(4천392명) 보다 4.8% 증가했다고 18일 밝혔다.필로폰 등 향정신성의약품 사범이 3천863명으로 전체의 84%를 차지했고, 대마 사범 501명(10.9%), 양귀비 등 마약사범 237명(5.2%) 등으로 집계됐다.유형별로는 사용(투약)사범이 2천326명으로 전체의 절반(50.6%) 가량을 차지했고, 밀매사범 1천533명(33.3%), 밀수사범 164명(3.6%) 등의 순이었다.지난해 같은 기간과 비교해보면 사용 사범은 9%가량 감소했지만, 밀조•밀수•밀매 등과 관련된 공급사범은 1천704명으로 33.4% 급증했다.공급사범이 늘어나면서 상반기 압수된 마약류 규모는 30.6kg으로 전년 동기(24.
한국어판 Aug. 18, 2013
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S. Korea, U.S. to launch two-week joint war drills this week
SEOUL-- South Korea and the United States will launch their annual two-week joint war exercise this week, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said, amid North Korea's unusual low-key stance to the war game that they strongly condemned in the past.The computer-aided Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will kick off on Monday for a 12-day run, mobilizing about 50,000 South Korean forces and approximately 30,000 U.S. servicemen, including some 3,000 from the U.S. and other bases in the Pacific region.The CF
Defense Aug. 18, 2013
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S. Korea considers mandatory use of energy storage system
SEOUL--The South Korean government on Sunday announced plans to encourage the use of energy storing equipment as well as an overhaul of electricity rates in order to prevent possible power shortages.The move follows a series of power shortage warnings, including the year's first level-3 warning, last week.Under its plans, the government will first encourage the use of the so-called energy storage system (ESS) and energy management system (EMS) by large private companies and public offices that c
National Aug. 18, 2013
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Sharp rise in suppliers of illegal psychoactive drugs: prosecution
SEOUL -- South Korea saw crimes of supplying illegal psychoactive drugs increase by over 33 percent in the first half of this year from a year ago as an increasing number of foreigners used the country as a route to circulate illegal drugs, prosecutors said Sunday.The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said they caught 4,601 people using or circulating locally banned psychoactive drugs, including methamphetamines and marijuana, in the first six months of this year. The number marks a 4.8 percent increa
Social Affairs Aug. 18, 2013
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S. Korean consortium secures approval to build test reactor in Jordan
DAEJEON -- A South Korean consortium has secured approval from Jordan's nuclear watchdog to build a research reactor in the Middle Eastern country following a two-year review, the South Korean developers said Sunday.The Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave its final approval for the construction of the Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR) on Saturday, according to the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The consortium includes South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Constructi
National Aug. 18, 2013
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Gov't debt from bond sales tops W800 tln
South Korea's outstanding debt from bond issuance exceeded 800 trillion won (US$719 billion) for the first time in its history, related data showed Sunday, indicating that the government's expenditures have grown while tax revenues have significantly dropped.According to the data from the Korea Financial Investment Association, the combined amount of state bonds that need to be repaid breached the 800 trillion won mark on Tuesday and reached 800.34 trillion won as of Friday.The country's outstan
Aug. 18, 2013
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Mexico detains key leader in Gulf Cartel
MEXICO CITY -- A major military operation in northeast Mexico near the Texas border Saturday has netted another major drug trafficker, a leader of the Gulf cartel, the government said. The army captured Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino, a former drug boss in Reynosa who has been vying for the top leadership since the Mexican government arrested top capo Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias ``El Coss,'' last September. Tamaulipas state government spokesman Rafael Luque said there was a major opera
World News Aug. 18, 2013
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Kim Jong-un inspects construction site for ski resort
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the construction site for the country's project to build a world-class ski resort, the state-run news agency said Sunday. The latest visit, reported by the (North) Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), marks the leader's first inspection of the ski resort construction site in about 80 days.Since taking office in December 2011, Kim has highlighted the need to prop up the welfare and the livelihoods of North Koreans.The ski report construction in the Masik m
North Korea Aug. 18, 2013
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China's share in Samsung Electronics' net sales falls
Samsung Electronics Co. is struggling in the Chinese market, despite its steady sales growth in other parts of the world, according to company sales data released on Sunday.Samsung's net sales amounted to 77.2 trillion won (US$69.4 billion) in the first half of this year, its regulatory filing showed.The Americas accounted for 26.7 percent, or 20.6 trillion won, of the electronics giant's half-year turnover, followed by 23.3 percent for Asia and Africa, excluding China, and 21.5 percent for Euro
Technology Aug. 18, 2013
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Frequent SNS use linked to unhappiness: study
People who spend more time on social networking sites, feel less happy, a recent study showed.The research conducted by a neuroscience study team of University of Michigan, revealed that the amount of time spent on SNS, such as Facebook, is correlated to the level of happiness of its users. During the two-week study on 82 young U.S. adults who have both smartphones and Facebook accounts, researchers sent text messages five times a day to estimate the participants‘ psychological well-being.“On th
World News Aug. 16, 2013
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Prosecution searches national archives for summit transcript
State prosecutors began searching the national archives Friday as part of their ongoing probe into the disappearance of a 2007 inter-Korean summit transcript that has become a major political issue.The move comes after a Seoul court earlier this week allowed the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to see all presidential records of the Roh Moo-hyun administration of 2003-2008 that are supposedly kept at the National Archives of Korea (NAK).With the court-issued search and seizure warrant,
National Aug. 16, 2013
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Ex-NIS, Seoul police chiefs grilled at parliamentary hearing
Former chiefs of the National Intelligence Service and Seoul police took a battering from lawmakers Friday in a parliamentary hearing over their involvement in a smear campaign against the opposition during last year’s presidential election and subsequent cover-up attempts. Opposition lawmakers slammed Won Sei-hoon, former NIS head, and Kim Yong-pan, former commissioner of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, pushing them to open up about the scandal. They denied all allegations and traded harsh wo
Politics Aug. 16, 2013
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Ex-Seoul police chief refuses to swear at parliamentary hearing
A former Seoul police chief accused of meddling in last year's presidential election refused to take an oath at a parliamentary hearing Friday, citing an ongoing trial on the case.Kim Yong-pan is one of two key witnesses in a parliamentary probe into allegations that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) conducted an online smear campaign to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling Saenuri Party ahead of December's presidential election.Kim, the then Seoul police chief, has been accused of r
Social Affairs Aug. 16, 2013
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Seoul shares down 0.47 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.47 percent lower late Friday morning due to losses in techs and brokerages, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 9.08 points to 1,914.83 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech shares continued to fall, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics losing 0.85 percent and its domestic rival LG Electronics decreasing 2.24 percent. Top chipmaker SK hynix shed 1.54 percent.Brokerage houses also traded lower, with Samsung Securities losing 0.66 percent and
Aug. 16, 2013
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Seoul shares up 0.57 pct on abated U.S. woes
South Korean stocks closed 0.57 percent higher Wednesday as the U.S. is anticipated to keep its economic stimulus for the time being, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 10.88 points to finish at 1,923.91. Trading volume was moderate at 357.1 million shares worth 4.06 trillion won ($3.62 billion) with gainers outpacing losers 447 to 338.The Atlanta Federal Reserve president, Dennis Lockhart, implied Tuesday
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