Healthy job growth in the United States has reached a level of consistency unseen in nearly two decades. In the same week that voters signaled discontent with the U.S. economy, the government issued a report that showed employers have added at least 200,000 jobs for nine straight months -- the longest such stretch since 1995.Combine it with an unemployment rate that has slid to 5.8 percent -- the lowest since 2008 -- and the picture that emerged Friday was of a job market gaining increasing dist

The United States on Friday welcomed a breakthrough agreement between China and Japan that calls for the two Asian rivals to put a territorial dispute aside and seek better ties through various dialogues.The agreement significantly raised the possibility of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of next week's annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum."We would welcome this statement between China and Japan

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss ways to use a "mix of diplomacy and sanctions" to end North Korea's nuclear program when  they hold summit talks next week, a senior White House official said Friday.Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council, made the remark during a briefing at the Foreign Press Center previewing Obama's trip to China next week, saying the U.S. believes the North's denuclearization should be the "pa

사이버 시대 학생들의 정보 노출에 대한 불안이 커져만 가는 가운데 국내 보안 전문가와 시민 단체 회원들은 지난달 31일 관련 주제에 대한 세미나를 열었다.전문가들은 각 학교가 교육 행정 서비스는 물론, 학교 홍보를 위한 어플리케이션을 도입하는 등 학교 운영체계의 IT화 추진하면서 학생들의 개인정보 노출 가능성도 그만큼 커지고 있다며 우려를 표했다. 특히 최근 최동욱 전 검찰총장과 관련된 사건에서 최 전 총장의 혼외 자식의 정보를 전산망을 통해 조회했다는 사실 등으로 볼 때 외부 해킹을 통한 정보 유출뿐만 아니라 교육 당국의 허술한 학생정보 관리도 큰 문제라는데 동의했다. 세미나에 참석한 카이스트 정보보호대학원 한상근 교수는 학생들의 정보가 외주 회사에서 관리되고 있는 점에 대한 문제제기를했다. 그는, “학생들의 정보가 민영화 되고 있다”라고 말하며, 학교 정보 시스템을 운영하는 회사들이 학생들의 정보가 이익을 추구하는 사기업의 손에 들어가는 갈 수 있다고 전했다. 한 교수는 또, 학

The presidents of the International Olympic Committee and soccer's world governing body FIFA have made an agreement the 2022 World Cup in Qatar won't overlap with the Winter Olympics, IOC vice president Craig Reedie said.FIFA may reschedule the soccer tournament, which is usually held when major European soccer leagues break in June and July, to another date because of stifling summer temperatures. Last month, European soccer official Umberto Gandini suggested the Winter Olympics should make way

South Korea’s gender equality level worsened this year, a report said Tuesday. According to the Global Gender Gap report by the World Economic Forum, Korea ranked 117th among 142 countries in terms of gender equality, six steps down from last year and far behind other emerging and developed countries. The report tracks gender equality situations across the world, rating countries based on their economy, education, health and politics.Much of Korea’s disparity in gender equality during the cited

A district court on Friday temporarily released four family members of the late owner of the doomed ferry Sewol to attend his funeral this weekend, officials said.The move by the Incheon District Court allows the family members to attend the funeral of Yoo Byung-eun to be held in a compound owned by Yoo's Christian sect in Anseong, about 80 kilometers south of Seoul, on Saturday and Sunday, they said. About 20 prosecution investigators and police officers oversaw the release. The four family mem

The World Health Organization says the past week has seen the highest increase of Ebola cases since the outbreak began, more evidence that the crisis is worsening.In an update Friday, the U.N. health agency said more than 500 cases were recorded over the past week, by far the worst toll of any week so far. The vast majority of the cases were in Liberia, but the agency said it was also the highest number of cases in one week for Guinea and Sierra Leone.WHO warned Thursday that the outbreak in Wes