Koo Ja-cheol of Mainz 05 left for Germany on Monday to complete his transfer to FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga.
Koo arrived in Korea last weekend to join the national team for a home match against Laos on Thursday in the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, but flew back to Germany as his … …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
Anchor: Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se had a bilateral meeting with his U.S. counterpart …
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Half of young graduates are either living with their parents or depend on them financially after leaving university or finding jobs.
The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training surveyed 17,376 people who graduated from university or vocational college in 2010 and 2011 and fou… …read more
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[Inter-Korea] :
The South Korean military has downgraded its defense posture to its usual level while the North is also said to have lifted its special alert order for its forward units.
Source:: KBS World Radio
[Inter-Korea] :
North Korean media are urging improvements in inter-Korean relations following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s remark about implementing the breakthrough deal reached with South Korea earlier this week.
Source:: KBS World Radio
[Sports] :
Striker Son Heung-min has officially become South Korea’s 13th footballer in the English Premiere …
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A U.S. appeals court has reversed a ruling that said the National Security Agency’s program to collect phone records from millions of Americans in an effort to locate terrorist plots was illegal.
In 2013, a lower court ruled the program was probably unconstitutional because it likely violates the Co… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
The ruling Saenuri Party has decided to unilaterally introduce bills for deliberation on the ratification of pending free trade agreements with China and other countries.
Source:: KBS World Radio
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vanished from public view since he called an urgent meeting of the Workers Party’s Central Military Commission a week ago.
Kim was pointedly absent from an event marking the 55th Songun Day on Monday, which commemorates his father Kim Jong-il’s military-first doct… …read more
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The agreement between North and South Korea following marathon negotiations is receiving contrasting reviews. The government stresses that it is extremely rare for the North to express “regret” for any provocation, but critics say regret is nowhere near adequate for the severe maiming of two soldier… …read more
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[Politics] :
Typhoon Goni died out on early Wednesday morning after causing some minor damage to the …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Donald Trump has made sufficient waves with his noisy appearances on U.S. television to become the frontrunner in the presidential primaries for the Republican Party. But on the way he has managed to upset just about every minority with his boorish remarks, insulting among others women and Latin Ame… …read more
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Typhoon Goni
Typhoon Goni has made landfall in the Kumamoto prefecture on the Japanese Island of Kyushu just before 6 a.m. Tuesday (Japanese time).
Goni has maintained a strong core as it tracks into southern mainland Japan, where strong, damaging winds are likely on Kyushu Island. A wind gust to 102 mph was reported at Makurazaki early Tuesday morning and Mount Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture broke its all-time one-hour rainfall record when 134.0 mm, 5.28 inches, of rain was measured in one hour on Tuesday morning.
According to the U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Typhoon Goni was located about 82 miles west-southwest of Iwakuni, Japan, and had maximum estimated sustained winds of 90 mph as of Monday night, U.S. time. That makes it the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The weakening trend will continue as it tracks into the Sea of Japan due to land interaction and increasing wind shear.
         Posted : 2015-08-24 14:56 Updated : 2015-08-24 14:56 Powerful typhoon Goni nears S. KoreaHeavy rainstorms are forecast for the southern part of South Korea Monday as Typhoon Goni heads toward the Korean Peninsula, weather officials said. The typhoon, packing winds of up to 49 meters per second, is expected to reach about 430 kilometers southeast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, by around 9 p.m. Monday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). It will then likely position itself in waters 80 kilometers southeast of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and weaken, according to the KMA. Weather officials expect Goni to bring heavy rains nationwide starting Monday afternoon, first on Jeju Island and then in the southern parts of the nation by late night. The weather agency issued a watch for heavy rains taking effect as of noon in Jeju, saying that a special typhoon alert is likely to be issued for the rest of North and South Gyeongsang Provinces and some part of Gangwon Province by Tuesday. “Please pay attention to maintaining facilities in areas in Jeju Island, North and South Gyeongsang Provinces and as well as Gangwon Province where the course of Typhoon Goni is near,” said a KMA official. Goni has already blown though the northern Philippines, leaving at least 15 people dead and several others missing, and also battered southwestern Japanese islands. (Yonhap) |
