한국, 초대형 원전 사업 수주

 

 

 

Korea wins landmark nuclear deal

 

 

Korean companies yesterday won one of the world's largest nuclear power plant (원자력 발전소) deals, estimated to be worth $40 billion (47조원 규모로 추정되는), in the United Arab Emirates.

Korea Electric Power Corp. and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. signed a $20 billion deal to build four nuclear power plants (200억 달러 규모의 원전 건설 계약을 체결했다) by 2020. It would generate additional $20 billion contract for operation and maintenance (추가적으로 운영과 유지를 위한 200억 달러 규모의 계약을 가져올 것이다) for 60 years, Seoul officials said...

 

 

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[영어뉴스 따라잡기] 외국인 노조 국내 두번째 설립

 

 

Second labor union of foreigners approved

 

 

2009-12-09

The nation's second trade union (노동조합) consisting of only foreigners (외국인들로만 구성된) was approved (승인 받다) recently, a local district office said yesterday....

 

 

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동대문 vs 남대문 쇼핑!

 

 

Koreans' knack (솜씨) for fine needlework and craftsmanship has been a boon (혜택)  to the country's tourism. Moderate prices added, the country counts among Asian tourists' favorite shopping destinations...

 

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한국, 관광객도 인종타별

 

 

한국, 관광객도 인종차별

Koreans tend to (~하는 경향이 있다) show greater hospitality (친절, 환대) to Western tourists than to their Asian neighbors (주변 아시아 국가보다 서양에서 온 관광객들에게), the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute (한국 문화관광연구원) said yesterday....

 

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e-book을 향한 한국의 도전

 

 

 

 

Korea's e-book market has long been dormant(휴면상태). Even though there have been a handful of attempts to kick-start the potentially huge market in the past few years, the parties involved - writers, readers and publishers - did not pay much attention.

 

 

read full article:   Korea grapples with shift to e-books

한국 바베큐의 미래

 

Two-star chef Bottura sees promise in Korean barbecue

 

2009-11-05

Two-Michelin Star chef Massimo Bottura sees great potential in Korean barbecue. "The thing you have to focus on, I think, is the Korean barbecue," said the 47-year old Modena native...

 

 

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그림, 그려보아요

 

'Anyone can draw'

 

 

2009-11-05

Chang Seok-won, better known by his pen name "Bob Chang," belongs to a small, exclusive group of artists who have achieved celebrity status in a fairly short period of time. How fast? He is a widely regarded as an illustrator but he started drawing in 2005...

 

 

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국내 최고의 레스토랑?

 

 

 

 

Korea's best restuarant

 

 

국내 최고 레스토랑은?

Pierre Gagnaire Seoul, the French restaurant at Lotte Hotel Seoul, was selected as Korea's best restaurant (피에르 가니에르가 국내 최고 레스토랑으로 선정 됐다) by The Miele Guide (밀레가이드-아시아 전 지역을 아우르는 레스토랑 가이드북) 2009/2010 edition, according to a press release by the hotel...

 

 

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