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북중미 허리케인 25명 사망...2천만의 30% 대피령

Sept 10, 2017

초대형 허리케인 '어마'가 카리브 해 섬들을 쑥대밭으로 만들고 9일(현지시간) 미국 남동부로 접근하면서 '첫 관문'인 플로리다 주(州)가 공포에 휩싸여 있다.국립허리케인센터(NHC)에 따르면 쿠바를 거쳐 미국 플로리다주를 향해 이동 중인 어마는 이날 오전 현재 시속 205㎞의 강풍을 동반한 3등급 허리케인으로 약화됐다.어마는 카리브 해를 초토화시키면서 현재까지 최소 25명의 목숨을 앗아갔다.카리브 해에 있는 영국령 버진 아일랜드에서 5명, 앵귈라에서 1명이 각각 숨졌고, 미국령 버진 아일랜드도 수많은 건물과 시설이 파손된 가운데 4명이 사망했다.미국령 푸에르토리코에서는 최소 3명이 숨졌으며 6천 명의 이재민이 임시 대피소에 머물고 있다. 상당수 주민은 정전으로 불편을 겪고 있다. 1명이 사망한 바르부다에서는 전체 건물의 95%가 파손됐다. 현지 당국은 1억 달러의 재건축비용이 들 것으로 추산했다.어마가 이동 초기에 강타한 프랑스·네덜란드가 분점하는 생 마르탱과 생 바르텔레미 섬은 사
Gift preorders surge ahead of long Chuseok holiday: data

IndustrySept 10, 2017

Preorders for gifts to relatives and acquaintances are surging ahead of this year's very long Chuseok holiday, industry data showed Sunday.The 10-day holiday, the longest in decades, starts on the Sept. 30 weekend, runs through the three-day long Chuseok holiday and ends with Hangeul Day, which commemorates the invention of the Korean alphabet that falls on Oct. 9. The government earlier designated Oct. 2, which is a normal working day as a one-off holiday in the hopes it will spur domestic cons
No Korean casualties reported in powerful quake in Mexico

Social affairsSept 9, 2017

No South Korean casualties have been reported in a powerful earthquake in Mexico, the foreign ministry in Seoul said Saturday.Mexico was hit by the most powerful earthquake in a century Thursday, leaving more than 60 people dead. Officials check the safety of Korean citizens living in Mexico (Yonhap)South Korea's embassies in Mexico and Guatemala have confirmed there are no South Korean casualties so far, though Korean firms suffered minor property damage, such as cracks in warehouse walls, acco
[Newsmaker] S. Korea closely watching N. Korea for signs of provocations on founding anniversary

North KoreaSept 9, 2017

South Korea's military is watching North Korea closely for signs of provocations, officials said Saturday, amid concern the regime could undertake a missile launch or even another nuclear test on its founding anniversary.The anniversary, which marks the 1948 establishment of the North's communist government, comes about a week after it carried out its sixth nuclear test and claimed the device was a hydrogen bomb designed to fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the Uni
Philippines suspends trade with N. Korea

North KoreaSept 9, 2017

The Philippines has suspended trade with North Korea as part of efforts to enforce a UN Security Council resolution against the regime, according to news reports.On Friday, Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters in the capital of the decision in the wake of North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test over the weekend. Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (AP-Yonhap)"We can say we have suspended trade relations with North Korea," Reuters quoted the minister as saying. "We wi
N. Korea warns it will watch every US move

North KoreaSept 9, 2017

North Korea warned Saturday that it will watch every move of the United States as Washington pushes to impose new UN sanctions on the regime for its latest nuclear test.Choe Hui-chol, a vice minister of foreign affairs, met with foreign ambassadors in the country on Friday to brief them on Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test conducted over the weekend, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency.During the meeting, he said the test of what North Korea claims was an H-bomb wa
Korea's food price inflation fifth highest among OECD states

IndustrySept 9, 2017

South Korea's food prices rose at the fifth-highest rate among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in July partly on the back of unfavorable weather conditions, a report showed Saturday.The prices of foodstuffs and non-alcoholic beverages in South Korea were up 5.6 percent from a year before, behind 10.1 percent for Turkey, 9.7 percent for Mexico, 6.6 percent for Latvia and 5.8 percent for the Czech Republic, according to the OECD report. The OECD average w
S. Korea president says THAAD deployment inevitable but temporary

North KoreaSept 8, 2017

South Korean President Moon Jae-in defended the government's decision to fully deploy the U.S.Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system here Friday, saying it was an inevitable decision to protect his people from evolving nuclear and missile provocations from North Korea. The president, however, hinted at possible changes in the future, calling it only a temporary decision. (Yonhap) "While ignoring our government and the international community's repeated demands and warnings, Nort
Traces of xenon detected in S. Korea following N. Korea's nuke test

North KoreaSept 8, 2017

Traces of xenon gas, a radionuclide, were detected in South Korea, the nuclear safety agency said Friday, five days after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test. The the radioactive material, the xenon-133 isotope, was found in the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission's analysis of ground, air and maritime samplings that were collected locally after the latest nuclear test by the North, according to the agency. (Yonhap) Defying international warnings, North Korea conducted i
Former salt farm worker awarded state compensation for forced labor

Social affairsSept 8, 2017

A Seoul court ordered the government on Friday to pay some 37 million won ($32,800) in compensation to a victim with intellectual disabilities for being forced to toil at a salt farm and suffering physical abuse by his employer.The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the defendant identified only by his last name Park.In 2014, Park tried to run away from a salt field in Shinan, some 400 km south of Seoul, after long being exploited for labor and repeatedly physically assaulted by his
Gov't to inspect for pesticides before HACCP certification

Social affairsSept 8, 2017

The government said Friday it will test for pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, as well as residual medicines, such as antibiotics, before issuing egg farms the state-administered food safety certification.The announcement by the Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services (KAHAS) comes amid growing public anger over sales of eggs contaminated with harmful insecticides, such as bifenthrin and fipronil, in recent months. (Yonhap)The state-run KAHAS is authorized to issue Hazard Anal
Korea to provide $200,000 in aid to flood-hit Bangladesh

Social affairsSept 8, 2017

South Korea will provide $200,000 in humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh, hard-hit by recent heavy rains and floods, the foreign ministry said Friday. (AFP-Yonhap)Heavy downpours that started in mid-August devastated the central and northern regions, leaving 173 people dead and forcing some 6.9 million others out of their submerged homes. The flood believed to be the worst in 40 years for the country also affected Nepal and India. Earlier, the ministry said that it will provide $200,000 in aid
Chief organizer of PyeongChang 2018 still optimistic about N. Korean participation

Olympic GamesSept 8, 2017

The chief organizer of the PyeongChang Winter Games said Friday that he believes North Korea will participate in both the Olympics and the Paralympics south of the border next year despite its continued provocations. North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test Sunday, further escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. With the international community moving to toughen sanctions on North Korea, Lee Hee-beom, who leads the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic
Galaxy Note 8 preorders hit nearly 400,000 on first day

TechnologySept 8, 2017

Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday the combined preorders for its Galaxy Note 8 in South Korea reached nearly 400,000 units on the first day, far outpacing its predecessor.The South Korean tech giant said around 395,000 consumers applied to purchase the phablet Thursday. The figure eclipses numbers for the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7, which managed to draw in 380,000 preorders over a 13-day preorder period. The previous device was removed from the market altogether due to faulty batteries that caus
US lawmakers defend Samsung, LG in safeguard hearing: report

IndustrySept 8, 2017

South Korean officials defended the country's makers of washing machines against the US safeguard action during a hearing in Washington, the foreign ministry said Friday. In June, the US government started a safeguard investigation into foreign washers, mostly from South Korean companies, at the request of Whirlpool Corp. A safeguard action is taken to protect the domestic industry from a sudden jump in imports causing or threatening damage on domestic production. (Korea Herald DB)A team of Kore