The process of recycling plastics is most widely known to be about breaking used plastics into little pieces, washing, sorting and drying them before turning what’s left of them into new plastics.Chemical recycling, the more sophisticated method, invo…
Day: September 17, 2023
(LEAD) Gaya Tumuli gains UNESCO World Heritage status
The Gaya Tumuli, which consists of seven tomb clusters dating back to Korea’s ancient Gaya confederacy, will be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.The decision was made during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh on Sund…
(LEAD) Presidential office slams Moon administration as ‘deceptive government’ for data manipulation
The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday slammed the preceding Moon Jae-in administration as a “deceptive government” after a state audit agency said the previous administration manipulated various economic data to support its key economic and …
(LEAD) N. Korea’s Kim leaves Russia on armored train to return home: Russian media
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Russia on his armored train Sunday to return home following a six-day visit to the country, Russian media said.The train carrying Kim departed the railway station in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Artyom as Russian o…
(2nd LD) N. Korea’s Kim leaves Russia on armored train to return home: Russian media
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Russia on his armored train Sunday to return home following a six-day visit to the country, Russian media said.The train carrying Kim departed the railway station in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Artyom as Russian o…
Opposition leader refuses to be taken to hospital despite worsening health amid hunger strike
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung refused to be taken to a hospital Sunday despite his failing health caused by a weekslong hunger strike, officials said.Lee of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) entered the 18th day of his fast the same day to p…
S. Korea offers US$2 mln in aid to flood-stricken Libya
South Korea will send US$2 million in humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Libya, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The aid will be sent via the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Federation of Red Cr…
Gaya Tumuli gains UNESCO World Heritage status
The Gaya Tumuli, which consists of seven tomb clusters dating back to Korea’s ancient Gaya confederacy, will be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.The decision was made during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh on Sund…
Yoon sends letter to Pope Francis on anniv. of S. Korea-Vatican relations
President Yoon Suk Yeol sent a letter to Pope Francis on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Vatican City, expressing his hope to deepen the friendly and cooperative partnership, hi…
BTS member Suga to begin military service on Friday
Suga, a member of the K-pop sensation BTS, will begin his mandatory military service this week, his agency announced Sunday.BigHit Music said Suga, 30, will fulfill his military duty by doing an alternative service beginning Friday.Suga will be the th…