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While searching for the mysterious Planet X that some astronomers believe lurks on the edge of our solar system, While searching for the mysterious Planet X that some astronomers believe lurks on the edge of our solar system, researchers found an extremely distant object dubbed "the Goblin." The Goblin is located far beyond Pluto and orbits the sun in an oblong loop. It provides compelling evidence for the existence of Planet X. The discovery has been called something of a fluke because for 99% of its orbi..
More than six years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the radioactive substance cesium has been detected in fruits and vegetables distributed in Seoul. More than six years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the radioactive substance cesium has been detected in fruits and vegetables distributed in Seoul. During the course of a four-year investigation, nearly three percent of cases were found to have up to nine times the allowable amount of cesium. Cesium has similar properties to potassium, which makes it easy to accumulate in muscles..
Korea's ratio of household debt to gross domestic product increased at the fastest clip after China and Hong Kong. Korea's ratio of household debt to gross domestic product increased at the fastest clip after China and Hong Kong. The dubious distinction comes despite the government’s efforts to rein in ballooning household debts with tougher lending policies. According to recent data, South Korea's household debt accounted for 95.2 percent of the GDP at the end of March this year, up 2.3 percentage points fr..
The death toll in Indonesia's twin earthquake-tsunami disaster has climbed above 1,400. HEADLINE 1 An official from the South Korean Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae announced that the second Pyeongyang-Washington summit could take place before the U.S. midterm elections. HEADLINE 2 The government of Seoul is considering raising the base taxi fare to up to 4,000 won next year. HEADLINE 3 Disparity in adopting the recently raised minimum wage is brewing concerns again in the lab..
An international group of researchers has released the most in-depth wide-field map of three-dimensional distribution of matter in the universe ever made. An international group of researchers has released the most in-depth wide-field map of three-dimensional distribution of matter in the universe ever made. The study suggests that the clumping of matter in the universe has happened more slowly than suggested in earlier estimates. From the Earth to superclusters of galaxies, the distribution of matter is not even but it is clumped with a vast void..
Korea has improved its quality of life to become the world's 18th best this year, a survey by a U.S. non-profit organization showed Thursday. Korea has improved its quality of life to become the world's 18th best this year, a survey by a U.S. non-profit organization showed Thursday. According to the survey conducted by the Social Progress Imperative, Korea earned an overall score of 87.13 out of 100 in its "social progress index" survey for 2018, making it 18th of 146 nations surveyed across the globe. Last year, Korea ranked 26th. Th..
the proportion of people aged 65 or older exceeded 14 percent of the total population, including foreigners, for the first time in the country. According to the latest data for this year, the proportion of people aged 65 or older exceeded 14 percent of the total population, including foreigners, for the first time in the country. The UN categorizes a population over 65 into an aged society if it accounts for more than 7 percent of the population, 14 percent into an aged society, and over 20 percent into a super-aged society.The number o..
Following the Fed’s raise of its interest rate, other Asian markets are also announcing similar moves. HEADLINE 1 Starting today it becomes mandatory for all passengers of motor vehicles on all roads to wear seat belts. HEADLINE 2 Following the Fed’s raise of its interest rate, other Asian markets are also announcing similar moves. HEADLINE 3 The government has approved the introduction of duty free shops at airport arrival areas as early as May next year. HEADLINE 4 China strongly refuted U.S. P..