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K-pop boy band BTS blasts onto Billboard Hot 100 at No. 8 with latest single
South Korean boy band BTS have made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the gold standard in the American music industry. Billboard says, on the new chart to be released Tuesday, U.S. time, they're at number 8 for the song "Boy With Luv." This is the group's second top ten song on the Hot 100 it's the highest-ch...
2019-04-23 13:14:50 KST -
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No. of people caught drunk driving falls 28% since implementation of Yoon Chang-ho Act
The number of people caught drunk driving has fallen by 28 percent since the implementation of tougher punishments last December. And according to the Korean National Police Agency on Tuesday, there were 3-thousand-2-hundred-12 traffic accidents caused by drunk driving from January to March this year --- a 35 percent...
2019-04-23 09:50:58 KST -
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Life & Info: Korean gov't to boost recycling through easy-to-recycle packaging
There are two types of labels that go on plastic bottles. One is the traditional adhesive label,… and the other comes with perforated lines, making it easier to remove. It would seem that the latter is better for the environment, but consumers must remove the labels in the recycling process as recycling companies...
2019-04-23 07:12:16 KST -
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Life & Info: More bank branches to be open late, over weekend in Korea
More bank branches will be open in the evenings and on weekends, …and people will be able to open a new bank account more easily. The Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service announced earlier this month that …the number of branches that provide services during the evenings and on weekends, …o...
2019-04-23 07:12:14 KST -
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Life & Info: S. Korea to open support centers for migrant women suffering domestic, sexual violence
Support centers will be opened in South Korea to help migrant women enduring domestic or sexual violence. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has selected three locations in Daegu, Incheon and Chungcheongbuk-do Province… to provide counseling, medical and legal support and temporary shelter to victims. The c...
2019-04-23 07:12:13 KST -
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Experiencing an Esports stadium in Korea
It's now time to take a look at some of the digital media content available on Arirang's various social media platforms. And Justin from When in Korea, or WINK, shows us somewhere a little different today an e-sports stadium. take a look....
2019-04-22 16:16:22 KST -
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Air purifiers can reduce over 81% of fine dust indoors
Local Researchers have found that air purifiers can reduce indoor fine dust by over 81 percent when windows are closed. The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health & Environment also found that purifiers are most effective when the power is turned to the maximum level for the first ten minutes, and then to a normal level af...
2019-04-22 16:14:49 KST -
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Look back at Korea's environment policies on 49th Int'l Earth Day
Over the past few years, South Korea has had one of the highest plastic usage rates in the world. The government has recently stepped up efforts to confront the environmental issue, introducing measures aimed at reducing the use of plastic. Last August, the Environment ministry announced a ban on serving drinks in d...
2019-04-22 16:09:54 KST -
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BTS' new video sets 3 Guinness World Records
BTS's latest music video, Boy With Luv, has broken several world records after it was viewed 74-point-6 million times on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release. The Guinness World Records organization has confirmed that the South Korean boy band has broken three major records in total. The song, which was upl...
2019-04-22 16:09:53 KST -
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Life & Info: Lowering speed limit on urban roads by 10 km/h reduces accidents
In downtown Daegu, three taxis are headed to the same destination at different speeds - 70, 60 and 50 kilometers per hour. The difference in time it took to drive the ten-kilometer route ranged from just 20 seconds to three minutes. In fact, …the Korea Transportation Safety Authority last year found that lowering t...
2019-04-22 12:59:38 KST -
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BTS' new music video sets 3 Guinness World Records
K-pop stars BTS keep breaking world records. The band's new music video, Boy With Luv, has broken three Guinness World Records after it was viewed 74-point-6 million times on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release. The song, which was uploaded to YouTube on April 12th, broke the records for the 'Most viewed ...
2019-04-22 09:35:32 KST -
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Life & Info: Seoul City steps up efforts against closed tents, trash at Hangang parks
Seoul City is looking to clean up the parks along the Han River. The city government says tents will only be allowed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. …at 13 specified zones in 11 riverside parks, including Yeouido and Banpo Hangang Park. Tents must be under two meters wide, …and at least two sides of the tents must remain...
2019-04-22 07:32:54 KST
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