Day: September 17, 2023

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Myanmar’s Opposition Riven by Internal Divisions

Anti-junta forces in Myanmar, facing a common enemy in the country’s post-coup rulers, are divided internally, and the leaders of dozens of ethnic armies aligned with the opposition cannot agree on a common political strategy, all of which has its cost…

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(Yonhap Feature) ‘Waste to resources’: SK gets ball rolling in high-tech plastic recycling

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, invol…

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(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…

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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…

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(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 …

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(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…

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(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…

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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…