Gov't Must Focus on National Interest in Dealing with Japan
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has approved the latest school textbook revisions requiring Japanese elementary schoolchildren to learn that Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo are "Japan's original territory," which some will claim is "illegally occupied" by K...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 4:56 pm(NZT)
Seoul Mobility Show Returns in Full Force After Pandemic
Korea's biggest car showcase opens on Friday at KINTEX in Goyang north of Seoul and runs until April 9.The Seoul Mobility Show, which is held in alternate years with the Busan International Motor Show, is double the size compared to locked-down 2021 and features 160 domestic and foreign automakers, ...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 4:53 pm(NZT)
More Young Koreans Owe Money to Multiple Lenders
People in their 20s and 30s make up the biggest proportion of Koreans who owe money to three or more financial institutions.According to the Bank of Korea, 4.47 million Koreans had taken out multiple loans as of late last year, up 76,000 from a year earlier. The number of young borrowers increased m...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 4:41 pm(NZT)
Seoul to Make Report on N.Korean Rights Abuses Public
The government will for the first time make its report on North Korea's human rights abuses public on Friday.President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, "The reality of the appalling violations of the North Korean people's human rights must be fully revealed to the international commu...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 4:38 pm(NZT)
Boys-Only High School Turns Co-ed as Population Dwindles
An all-boys high school in central Seoul turned co-ed this year for the first time in its 90-year history because there were not enough boys. Last year, 121 boys enrolled at Jangchung High School, but this year it accepted 73 boys and 78 girls as the school resigned itself to demographic change...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 3:42 pm(NZT)
New Girl Group Fifty Fifty Make Billboard Hot 100 Debut
Girl group Fifty Fifty debuted at No. 100 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with their first single "Cupid."Billboard said on Monday that Fifty Fifty are "officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting act, as the quartet [achieve their] first entry on the latest list."The girls, who debuted j...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 2:14 pm(NZT)
Korean Stars Dominate Global Album Sales
Eight of the world's top 10 bestselling albums last year were by Korean musicians, the global album sales chart released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry on Monday shows.Super boy band Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, ranked second with their compilation album "Proof."&nb...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 2:10 pm(NZT)
Solo Single by Ji-min of Bangtan Boys Debuts at No. 30 on Billboard Hot 100
Ji-min of Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, debuted at No. 30 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with his first solo single, "Set Me Free, Pt. 2."Billboard said on Monday that Ji-min "becomes the first member of BTS to score an unaccompanied solo top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 1:41 pm(NZT)
Fine Dust Pollution Thickens
The air quality across Korea is expected to remain poor at least until the end of this month as more ultrafine or PM2.5 dust blown in from China stagnates over the peninsula.The Korea Meteorological Administration on Tuesday said more fine dust will blow in from China on Wednesday to deepen the haze...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 1:23 pm(NZT)
Korea Loses to Uruguay in Friendly
Korea lost to Uruguay 2-1 in a friendly match in Seoul on Tuesday.With Korea losing 1-0 in the 51st minute, midfielder Hwang In-beom equalized off a pass from defender Lee Ki-je initiated by striker Lee Kang-in, who performed impressively throughout the match, but Uruguay scored the winning goal fro...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:52 pm(NZT)
Ford Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech Raises Alarms in Congress
Ford Motor Company's plan to create batteries for the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) market could encounter congressional speed bumps because of the carmaker's plan to use technology created by a Chinese company with ties to the communist government.Ford executive chairman William Clay Ford...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:23 pm(NZT)
Netanyahu Delays Plans for Israeli Judicial Overhaul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed on Monday his plan to overhaul the country's judiciary in the face of massive street protests and a nationwide workers strike opposing it.Netanyahu said he was ordering the "timeout" on the controversial legislation -- until the summer session of t...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:22 pm(NZT)
Today's Photo: March 29, 2023
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Portugal: 2 Dead, Several Injured in Muslim Center Stabbing
Portuguese police shot and injured a man suspected of stabbing two women to death Tuesday at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, authorities said.The women were Portuguese staff members at the center, Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told Portuguese TV channel S.I.C.Police were called to the ce...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:18 pm(NZT)
China's Alibaba to Break up Empire into 6 Units as Jack Ma Returns Home
Alibaba Group is planning to split into six units and explore fundraisings or listings for most of them, it said on Tuesday, in a major revamp as China vows to ease a sweeping regulatory crackdown and support its private enterprises.The U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate, whic...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:15 pm(NZT)
French Government Rejects Union Demand to Rethink Pension Bill
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Tuesday rejected a new demand by unions to rethink a deeply unpopular pension bill, infuriating labor leaders who said the government must find a way out of the crisis.Meanwhile, as protesters across France staged generally peaceful marches on a tenth nation...Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:07 pm(NZT)
To clean a pillow
To clean a pillow, wash it with neutral detergent on a delicate cycle in the washing machine.Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:07 pm(NZT)
Today's Photo: March 29, 2023
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Today's Photo: March 29, 2023
Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:06 pm(NZT)
Today's Photo: March 29, 2023
Source: The Chosun Ilbo | 29 Mar 2023 | 12:06 pm(NZT)
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