All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • Citizens walk on a road in Yeouido, central Seoul, on Aug. 1, 2014, after the first heat wave warning of this year was issued in the capital area. The warning is usually issued if the daily high temperature is expected to rise above 35 C for two days in a row. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea is building more air-conditioned shelters to beat heat

    The government is increasing the number of air-conditioned shelters before the predicted sweltering summer. It is one of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security’s measures to minimize harm from heat waves. The shelters will be excluded...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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    S. Korean cars earn top quality rankings: JD Power

    By Brian Han Automobile manufacturers in South Korea can now call themselves the makers of the highest quality cars according to the latest report by J.D. Powers. The automotive research firm bases their findings primarily on U.S....

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • Samsung has achieved record speeds after testing its new 5G mobile network technology. (Courtesy of Samsung)
    5G network defined by ITU as 20 GBs per second, demo by 2018 Olympics

    By Yoon Sung-won The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has agreed on the definition of fifth-generation (5G) networks, a key technological requirement and its schedule to commercialize the technology by 2020. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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    S. Korea’s energy-independent island gives glance at clean way of life

    GASADO, South Korea, June 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea may have found an answer to its problems of energy shortages and an unstable power supply on an energy-independent island off the south coast, which could also help...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • Women wear masks as a precaution against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus as they walk on the Myeongdong, one of the main shopping districts, one of the main shopping districts in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The death toll continued to mount in South Korea's MERS outbreak on Tuesday even as schools reopen and people recover from the virus. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    How MERS is changing daily life in S. Korea

    By Kim Bo-eun People are shunning hospitals, cutting public transport use and buying products to protect themselves from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Sales of medicines at convenience stores have soared as people avoid hospitals. According to...

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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    Over 10,000 quarantined already in S. Korean MERS outbreak

    The number of quarantine orders in the midst of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak has shot up past 10,400 in South Korea as of Wednesday. Although the country’s health officials have stated that the spreading...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • A worker wearing protective gears sprays antiseptic solution as a precaution against the spread of MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus at an art hall in Seoul, South Korea. The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome has caused panic in South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    WHO criticizes S. Korea’s handling of MERS virus, warns other countries

    The World Health Organization (WHO) made an example of South Korea’s handling of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak while warning to other countries. Reasons for the difficulty of containing the virus were attributed to “lack...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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