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[Graphic news] S. Korea's children get taller      The average height of South Korea's elementary school students (ages 7-11) has increased by 4.3 centimeters for boys and 2.8 centimeters for girls compared to ten years ago. According to a survey by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, the peak growth period for children was identified as 14-15 years old for boys and 13-14 years old f..

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has audience with Pope Francis in Vatican     Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Pope Francis during his recent business trip to Europe, marking his first encounter with the pontiff. The meeting last Saturday was reportedly mediated by Korean Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik. Photos of Lee and the pope were uploaded on Getty Images, a visual con..

[Drama Tour] ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’ spotlights remote villages of Pohang POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province -- Pohang, a coastal city in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province, is a popular New Year’s celebration spot, drawing hundreds of people to Homigot, the main venue for the annual sunrise festival at the easternmost point of the Korean Peninsula. While Homigot is a beloved tourist desti..

[Graphic News] International marriages up 18% The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign national spouses rose more than 18 percent in 2023, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The number of international marriages fell sharply to some 15,300 cases in 2020 from the previous year's 23,600 and further to about 13,000 the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the ..

[Graphic News] Over 8,500 migrants died worldwide last year A total of 8,541 migrants perished on land and sea routes worldwide in 2023, the UN migration agency said, the highest figure since it began counting such deaths a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration said the biggest increase in deaths last year came amid the treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing: reaching 3,129 fr..

[Graphic News] History of moon landings The successful landing of lunar probe Odysseus, developed by Houston, Texas-based private space company Intuitive Machines, on the moon on Feb. 22 has rekindled a race of space powers to explore the moon. With Odysseus’ successful landing, the United States began its Artemis program to reestablish a human presence on the moon for the first time in more tha..

Real or not? What to know about new 'superconductor' claim The Korean scientists behind the viral, debunked superconductor LK-99 that swept the scientific community last year is going for a second run with PCPOSOS — a new material they insist exhibits superconductivity in room temperature and ambient pressure. Is the second time the charm? Not according to the scientific community — or the stock..

Giant panda Fu Bao to be shown to public until March 3 Giant panda Fu Bao, who has been the darling of animal lovers in South Korea, will be on display for the public at Everland until March 3, the South Korean amusement park said Monday. Fu Bao will then be kept in a separate space at the park's Panda World for a month to undergo preparations for her overseas transfer to the China Conservation ..

S. Korean kids' screen time 3 times WHO recommendation: study South Korean kids aged between three and four spend about 184.8 minutes a day watching screens of electronic devices such as smartphones, TVs and computers, which is three times more than the recommended amount for the same age group by the World Health Organization, a recent study showed. The Korea Press Foundation surveyed 2,675 chi..

[오늘의 보안 영어] on hand “The quake rocked Uchturpan county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m., the China Earthquake Networks Center said. Rescue crews rushed to the area, with about 1,000 on hand by midday.” -AP통신- - on hand라고 하면 얼른 ‘손 위에’라는 의미로 받아들여집니다. 아주 틀린 건 아닙니다만, 거기서부터 의미를 조금 더 발전시켜야 현재 시점에 on hand의 정확한 뜻을 알 수 있습니다. - 손 위에 있다는 건 곧바로 쥐고 사용할 만한 거리에 있다는 뜻이지요. 그렇기 때문에 뭔가 유용한 것, 나에게 도움을 줄 수 있는..