Bird flu detected in another farm in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua) – Two days after the detection of bird flu in a poultry farm, the flu virus has been found in another farm in the same place in Lalitpur district in Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley. The farm has been sealed after the confirmation of the virus on Sunday. The fresh detection came two days after […]
China: Rebalancing or end of miracle?
High-rise buildings in the central business district are seen in the backdrop in Beijing, China. China lowers growth target to 7.5%. What does it say about the economy? China’s downgrade of its 2012 real GDP growth forecast to 7.5 percent from 8 percent, the target for the previous eight years, has increased global growth anxiety […]
I was like an animal living with animals: woman
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted at the third General Assembly session of the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948. At the outset, it came as repentance for infringements on human rights during World War II, but included the official abolition of slavery. Now, there is no country with slavery on this planet […]
23 children under nine have HIV in Fiji
Some 23 children under 9 years old in Fiji are HIV positive, according to the Fiji Network for Positive People on Wednesday. The network’s advocacy coordinator Joeli Colati told media that the major mode of transmission is from mother to child for these cases while a case reported in 2000 was through sexual abuse. The child […]
Students in Nepal appear for school graduation test
The School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination which is the final examination of high schools students in Nepal started from Tuesday. A total of 528,257 students are appearing for the examination. Out of the total number, there are 229,751 boys and 216,233 girls who will appear the exams as regular examinees. The remaining number of students […]
Discount stores face obligatory shutdowns on Sundays, holidays
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) plans to force discount stores to close two days per month on either Sundays or holidays in line with the revision of a related law. The city government said Tuesday it had recommended its 25 district offices to designate these days to order large-sized discount chains and “super supermarkets (SSMs),” or […]
Horse-drawn carriages to go electric in Istanbul
Visitors to Istanbul’s Prince’s Islands will find a small change in the horse buggies that trot along the seashore — they are now electric. ISTANBUL (Cihan) – The Transportation Coordination System (UKOME) has decided to regulate transportation on the islands — where motorized vehicles are not allowed — and exchange the horse-drawn carriages with battery-operated […]
No. of young part-time workers reaches all-time high
The number of part-time workers in their teens and 20s reached an all-time high of 440,000 last year, indicating the quality of youth employment deteriorated amid the prolonged sluggish job market. Those employed on an hourly-basis receive low wages and are mostly engaged in simple manual labor in restaurants, convenience stores and other services businesses. […]
Minister Kim talks on coming Nuclear Security Summit
Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung-hwan speaks in a luncheon he hosted for the Ambassadors of the countries attending to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. <Photo: Seoul NSS site> Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kim Sung-hwan said that Korea’s strong resolve toward nonproliferation and exemplary observance of the principle of peaceful use of nuclear energy were some of […]
‘Subway engineers vulnerable to panic disorder’
A subway engineer steers a train into a station in Seoul in this file photo. Subway engineers work in enclosed spaces for long hours and are under greater risk of developing panic disorders. The recent suicide by a subway engineer has shed light on the mental health of those who operate underground trains, as unions […]
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