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Get in, lean back, relax - travelling in a car could one day be as easy as that. Scientists in Germany are conducting experiments that may boil down to driverless vehicles. In a few decades transport might be possible without the need for human oversight behind the steering wheel. It may smack of pure science fiction but it is founded on some solid research. A car stands in a ..

Out of the 11.8 trillion won ($10.4 billion) in the supplementary budget bill submitted by the government last week to parliament, 5.6 trillion won has been earmarked to make up for this year's tax revenue shortfall. In recent years, tax revenues have consistently fallen short of government-set targets. Under these tightened fiscal conditions, the importance of budgetary effic..

The number of multicultural residents in the country has more than tripled over the past decade to 1.74 million this year, according to government data released Sunday. The figure accounted for 3.4 percent of Korea's total population of 51.33 million. The figure included naturalized Koreans and their children, migrant workers, foreign students and immigrant spouses. Their numb..

With food experts predicting a possible famine in North Korea as a result of prolonged drought, Unification Minister Hong YP told the National Assembly that the government stood ready to cooperate with Pyungyang in tackling the emergency. The entire Korean Peninsula has been hit by a drought this year as aresult of El Nino weather phenomenon and Pyongyang last month said that ..

The Minister of Strategy and Finance revised down key economic indicators last week when it announced its plan for the economy in the second half of this year. The ministry slashed its growth outlook for 2015 to 3.1 percent from an earlier projection of 3.8 percent,citing slumping exports and the negative implact of the MERS outbreak on consumer spending and business sentiment..

The National Assembly on Monday sent the National Assembly Law revision bill to President Park GH after making a change mediated by National Assembly Speaker Chung UH. When the parliment passed the bill, which allows the legislative body to "demand" changes to government ordinances, Park said in no uncertain terms that she would veto the bill if it ever came to her. Citing the..

It certainly sounded like a better, lighter way to pack for the trip to Germany : a Kindle with a Lonely Planet travel guide in lieu of an 844-page brick of a book. Yet to my surprise, the 10-day visit to Munich, Dresden and Berlin turned into a lesson about the pitfalls of cramming an old medium - the book - into a new one - the eclectronic reading device. It's a good thing t..

A perfect weekend for Lee Jeong-eun, a 35-year-old office worker, is not about striding in shopping malls to grab the last summer dress on sale, having her nails done or watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster in an air-conditioned movie theater. All she has to do is to go to a campsite in Jamsil Park, one of 12 parks open on the banks of the Hangang river. A book, a bottle ..

The World Health Organization(WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare's joint mission Saturday characterized the MERS outbreak that began here last month as "large and complex" and recommended continued vigilance. The joint mission said strengthening of contact tracing, monitoring and quarantine as well as expanded lab testing will prevent the further spread of the MERS co..

President GH Park postponed her U.S. visit originally scheduled for June 14-18 as controlling the further spread of the MERS outbreak became the top national issue. The decision to postpone the visit was made because the president needs to take care of people's safety amid the continued anxiety about MERS, according to the BH. Indeed, public opinion is against Park embarking o..