러시아에서 에이즈(AIDSㆍ후천성면역결핍증)를 일으키는 인간면역결핍바이러스(HIV) 감염자가 급속도로 늘면서 올해 100만 명을 넘어선 것으로 집계됐다.미국 일간 뉴욕타임스(NYT)는 28일(현지시간) 러시아 연방 에이즈센터 바딤 포크롭스키 소장의 말을 인용해 이같이 전했다.감염자 수는 1억4천300만 러시아 인구의 1% 정도에 해당한다. 포크롭스키 소장을 비롯한 일부 전문가가 에이즈가 전염병 수준이 됐다고 말하는 이유다. 지난달 29일(현지시간) 러시아 수도 모스크바에서 에이즈 확산에 관한 기자회견을 하는 바딤 포크롭스키 러시아 연방 에이즈센터 소장. (사진=연합뉴스)포크롭스키 소장에 따르면 러시아에서는 1980년대 말 이래 지금까지 22만 명이 에이즈로 사망했고, 이들을 제외한 85만 명이 감염됐다.이들 외 드러나지 않은 미확진자가 최소 50만 명일 것으로 추산되고 있다.포크롭스키 소장은 "이미 에이즈는 러시아 전체에 대한 위협으로 간주할만하다"고 경고했다.올해에만도 신규 감염자

Seongnam mayor Lee Jae-myung, a potential contender for next year's presidential race, on Thursday said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon does not deserve to run for the country's top office, claiming he took advantage of his public post for personal gain.Lee, who is a member of the main opposition Democratic Party, also said although the party's former head Moon Jae-in is capable, he is better in terms of the determination to fight against the corruption and the privileged. Seongnam mayor Lee

여성이 미래의 남편에게 기대하는 연봉은 약 5천만원인 것으로 조사됐다. 그 외 이상적인 남편의 조건으로는 자산 2억7천만원, 키 178㎝, 4년제 대학 출신, 3~4세 연상, 공무원 등이 꼽혔다.또 학력과 소득이 높을수록, 여성보다는 남성이 결혼을 반드시 해야 한다고 생각하는 경우가 많은 것으로 나타났다.결혼정보회사 듀오와 서울대학교 심리학과 최인철 교수가 공동 운영하는 듀오휴먼라이프연구소는 지난달 10∼21일 전국의 25∼39세 미혼남녀 1천명(남성 502명·여성 498명)을 대상으로 이상적 배우자상(象)을 조사해 28일 발표했다.(사진=듀오)조사 결과 미래의 남편에게 바라는 연소득은 평균 4천997만원, 미래의 아내에게 바라는 연소득은 4천211만원으로 집계됐다.지난해 같은 조사(남편 5천417만원·아내 4천631만원) 대비 각 420만원(남편 7.8%·아내 9.1%) 줄어든 액수다.다만, 증가폭을 보면 여성들이 신랑감에게 바라는 연봉은 5년 전인 2011년(4천348)보다 64

South Korean savings banks have seen their "uninsured" deposits almost double over the past two years as people seek higher returns amid low interest rates, data showed Thursday.According to the data by the Korea Deposit Insurance Corp., deposits of 50 million won ($41,200) or more per account at local savings banks totaled 5.7 trillion won as of end-September, with people and firms holding such accounts numbering 45,000.Of the total, deposits exceeding the 50 million-won mark stood at 3.56 tril

South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday the government will employ all possible means to cope with the faltering economy."To make a turnaround from the recent slowdown soon, it is important for the government and public sector to actively boost the economy by mobilizing all available resources," Hwang said during a meeting of finance and economic ministers to discuss policy priorities for 2017. Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during

Daelim Industrial Co., a major construction firm here, said Thursday that it has secured a 2.3-trillion-won ($1.9 billion) deal to expand refinery facilities in Iran.Daelim said it has received a letter of award on the contract to improve and expand the facilities of Iran's Isfahan Oil Refinery, located around 400 kilometers south of Tehran. The headquarters of Daelim Industrial Co. in a file photo. (Yonhap)The two sides plan to sign a formal contract next month for the four-year construction pr

Mobile stock trading in South Korea has soared more than 30 percent in 2016 from a year ago, helped mainly by brokerages' stepped-up marketing for smartphone users, data showed Thursday.According to the data by the Korea Exchange, a daily average of 250.5 million shares were traded via the mobile trading system in the nation's secondary KOSDAQ market as of Wednesday, up 37.6 percent from the previous year. This undated file photo shows an investor monitoring share prices on a smartphone. (Yonhap

The government said Wednesday that it plans to spend 4.22 trillion won ($3.48 billion) to upgrade seaport facilities and strengthen logistics functions on the country's southern resort island of Jeju and the eastern port city of Donghae.According to the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries, a total of 2.45 trillion won will be poured into building more cruise berths and sea walls at the port of Jeju by 2030, to attract more cruise passengers, with 1.77 trillion won to be spent for the port of Donghae

The outbreak of bird flu and the subsequent massive culling of poultry in South Korea have sent local egg prices skyrocketing 20 percent this month, industry data said Thursday.In contrast, however, demand for chicken nosedived apparently due to growing safety concern among consumers, pushing down poultry prices, they said.The price of a carton of 30 eggs has spiked by some 20 percent this month compared with the previous month to over 7,200 won ($5.96) at Homeplus, one of the major retailers in

BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of BMW cars, will recall a total of 2,100 cars sold here for various problems, including a defective oil filter casing that could allow coolant to mix with engine oil, damaging the engine, the transportation ministry said Thursday.The recall affects 1,135 units of four BMW models, including the 528i, produced between Sept. 1, 2011, and Jan. 31, 2012, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.In 965 cars of eight different BMW mo

South Korean retail investors have net-sold more than 8 trillion won ($6.6 billion) worth of stocks this year amid a stagnant market, retaining their net-selling position for the eighth consecutive year, data showed Thursday.Individual investors sold a net 8.76 trillion won worth of shares between Jan. 4 and Dec. 28, the largest net selling among market players, according to the data by the Korea Exchange.Institutions sold a net 4.91 trillion won during the cited period, while foreign investors

South Korea's electricity consumption has shot up to the highest in three months as temperatures dropped to the lowest so far this winter, the operator of the country's power market said Thursday.According to the state-run Korea Power Exchange (KPX), peak power demand reached around 79.2 million kilowatts (kW) on Wednesday, the highest since Aug. 25, mainly due to increased power consumption amid a drop in temperature.The country's reserve electricity stood at 11.3 million kW, with the electrici